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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
1
The Maids and Matrons club receives a Status of Women award for its past year activities. Miss Ermyn trude MecNatt served as president last year as the group pursues community efforts and recognition.
The Firemen's rodeo returns Friday and Saturday night highlighting the annual event. Volunteers respond to alarms without pay and often risk lives to save property.
Rotarians plan the installation of officers at a banquet to be held at the Methodist church at 7 30 Tuesday night. Maj Gen Edward H White commander of Sheppard AFB will speak. Wives and guests invited. tickets available by Monday 5 pm. The event includes a trip recap and confirms past and present district governors attendance.
The Bowie Volunteer Fire Dept responded to multiple grass and trash fires over the past week. Fires included Jefferson grass blaze, a chemical warehouse area on Ft. Worth and Denver tracks, a grass fire at R. A. Winton's, a garage and trash fire at Lester Barber's on Belcherville Road, and a blaze at lv2 Sanders yesterday.
City council meets in regular session with all members present. T. E. Hall seeks approval for opening acreage adjacent to Pelham park as a subdivision though a decision is deferred due to the planner’s absence. Auditor Joe Wagoner commends city books. Lake land condemnation for Coffield Ford land slated soon. Dam work likely not finished by July 1.
A big parade will form in front of the fire hall on Walnut street Friday at six p m to kick off the Firemen's annual amateur rodeo in Bowie. The event runs Friday and Saturday nights with bareback bronc riding saddle bronc calf roping steer wrestling Brahman bull riding and a girls barrel race. Local riders compete while riding clubs attend. Dances follow each night at the VFW hall with Clint Cozart Melody Boys Friday and Mack McCary and His Music Makers Saturday.
Pictures taken by various persons on the senior trip will be shown Monday night in the high school auditorium starting at eight oclock. The public is invited to attend the showing.
Supt. Claude Thompson left the local hospital Saturday after an operation and is showing good recovery according to officials.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Little moved to Grand Prairie today leaving Bowie after five years with the school system. Mr. Little served as principal of the Junior High and will teach in Dallas schools. Mrs. Little taught in East Ward and will teach in Grand Prairie.
Mr Elton Hill, manager, and Mrs Hill, checker at A and P Food Store, are on a two week vacation.
Final arrangements set for financing the remaining work on the city lake after a meeting with Dallas bond house representatives. The firm will accept city warrants for the balance, with two options to manage the warrants once issued: let them run as warrants or convert them to bonds.
Frank Underwood Director Golf Assoc and family attended the 28th annual Men's West Texas golf tournament at Midland Country Club. Greg Underwood reached the Championship flight with 41 43 qualifying, Bob White reached finals in the sixth flight 7 6, Bob Duvall in semis of the seventh, Paul Vinson played in the junior flight.
Attending Band Sch Milta Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Carter is among 279 high school band students at the three week Texas Tech Summer Band School in Lubbock. The course ends tomorrow with Mrs Carter in Lubbock accompanying her daughter.
Mr and Mrs W A Ragsdale visited Monday with her mother Mrs J S Smith and her twin sister Miss Ruby Smith both of Vernon. They were also in Crowell.
Bowie progress notes show the Dodson department store front enhanced with decorative brick. The Donald Bros. store is being roofed after a fire and Ameri can National Insurance Co offices will be ready by July 1. Irene Wood adds air conditioned offices beside Morrow Coffee Shop for the insurance firm. The Nathan Gary residence nears occupancy, a Bishop Heights house is for sale, and the John Bennett home should be ready in six weeks. Ray Stephens completes two Montague highway houses.
Bowie business houses will close all day Wednesday July 4th as part of a regular holiday observance selected by the Chamber of Commerce for members to close.
Four young men in the three county draft area have been ordered to report for induction into the armed forces on July 26. The draftees are Robert P. Sellman Arlen G. Ford Lee R. Case and Marvin L. Groves. Fifteen others will report for physical examinations including Arlen H. Nelon Billy D. Wynn Robert T. Sellers Jr Freddie Bilderback Raymond L. Groves Jr Edwin W. Williams Jerry L. Brammer Horace L. Harwell Henry D. Moore Charles E. MacGannon Don T. Durham Bill R. Ivins Joyce G. Autry William L. Fletcher and J C Roberts.
Ensign Sonny Ratliff of Bowie has completed U S Navy OCS in Newport RI and begins flight training in Pensacola FL. He will be known as Ensign John W Ratliff though friends will call him Sonny. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harve Ratliff of Bowie and his wife and baby stayed in Graham with her parents during his Rhode Island training.
Bowie Independent School Districts Board of Equalization explains a 10 percent blanket rise in property valuations for 1956 to offset losses from reduced oil revenue over two years. Some properties were lowered to maintain equity, and notices will mail the new assessments to owners.
Five Wichita Falls residents were seriously injured Sunday in a head on collision on highway 287 five miles south of Bowie. Mrs Jimmy Roy and Mr Roy from Wichita Falls suffered severe head and chest injuries. Their daughters Mona Sue Wynell and Joyce Nichols also injured with multiple lacerations and fractures. The five were in a Dodge sedan hit by an International trailer truck driven by James A Williams of San Benito and a Mack trailer driven by Billy Newton of Dallas. Williams faces aggravated assault charges.
About 1,000 people visited the Owens Brumley Funeral Home open house over Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 10 pm. The building featured floral decorations, organ music by Mrs. Julian Bowman and Mrs. C E Hill, and a Gospelaires quartet on Sunday. Guests were greeted by Owens Brumley staff and toured the facilities.
LeRoy Case sustained serious injuries to his arm and shoulder after a car accident last week and is being treated at a Wichita Falls hospital.
Mr and Mrs D L Etheredge host this week their sons Roy Church and family of Lamarque and Leo Church and family. Leo, stationed in Detroit, is being transferred to El Paso and his family will stay in Bowie during the move.
Ellis Stark of Newport was elected president of the Montague Farmers Co op at a Thursday night directors meeting. W F Robinson became vice president and E L Covey secretary. Bowie uses about 700000 gallons daily with over two thirds from the new lake and nearly 500000 from the lake itself. The ten city wells add 200000 gallons. water from wells bypasses the purification plant and goes to the standpipe. City Supt Elvin Robbins says the lake may last until Sept 1 but final duration is uncertain as seepage continues.
Bowie defeated Jacksboro by 20 to 16 in round robin play with Jacksboro leading, Bowie second, and Nocona and Decatur tied for third. Masters tournament concludes Sunday with early flights at Jacksboro and later flights at Bowie.
The Jaycees announce a political rally on Saturday night July 14 at 8 p m on Tarrant street inviting all candidates including Texas governor contenders. Jack Lovette and Clifford Collins chair the event with a committee of Pete Guthrie H M Huskey and George Hoeldtke handling details. The group also hosted a social for about twenty couples at the V F W hall last Thursday.
Bowie’s telephone exchange has grown from 698 connections in December 1945 to 2000 by early 1956, including ranch lines. Southwestern Bell plans a new building and dial-phone installation before December next year as the service area expands.
Sunday at 12 30 p m a 1951 Dodge pickup rear ended a 1951 Chevrolet sedan 10 2 miles west of Vernon on highway 70. Albert McQuerry and Maggie Casillas among injured. Mozelle Craft released after shock treated at Vernon hospital. Driver Solomon Casillas jailed for investigation. Damages estimated at 300 to 400 dollars for the pickup and 300 dollars or more for the Chevrolet.
A revival meeting starts this Thursday June 28 at the Free Will Baptist church with Rev. A L Hudson, pastor of the Midland Texas church, conducting services through Sunday July 8. Bowie pastor Rev Tiff Covington invites all to attend.
A long list of patients admitted to Bowie area hospitals appears, naming individuals from multiple towns including Bowie Forestburg Sunset Wichita Falls Byers Saint Jo Nocona Alvord Montague and others. The roster includes both adults and infants with some entries noting spouses or multiple family members.
Officers installed Tuesday night at Bowie Masonic Lodge with Orie Garrett assisting. Worshipful Master Dr. B. B. Evans named, Carl Russell as Past Worshipful Master, David G. Gregory Senior Warden, Joe Bruton Junior Warden, C. R. Garrett Secretary, J. J. Green Tiler, Harvey Wagoner Senior Deacon, Carl Richey Junior Deacon, Bill Fox Senior Steward, Mayon Dethloff Junior Steward, Maurice James Chaplain.
Mr and Mrs Roger Bishop and Steve reside in San Diego California where Roger serves in the Navy He is an honorman graduate of the U S Naval hospital corpsman school with a 958 average and now does ward duty at the U S Naval hospital San Diego He was drafted December 7 1955 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dick Bishop of Bowie
Mr and Mrs Bernard Wetsel of Bellevue announce the arrival of their first grandson June 11 in Norman Oklahoma. Jack Teague of Norman is the grandfather. Paula Nell weighed 4 pounds 8 1 4 ounces at Bowie Hospital on Friday June 22 to Mr and Mrs G R McDaniel of Sunset. Rhonda Sue was born June 22 to Mr and Mrs Gary Prater of Bowie weighing 7 pounds 18 ounces. Kenneth Lee born June 23 to Mr and Mrs H D Bell of Bowie weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. Michael Joe born June 27 to Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Rushing of Montague weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces.
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