Oil Derrick Scrambles Near Bowie Readers Eye
Oil drilling activity intensifies around Bowie as An-Son plans a 600 acre block near Johnsons Poultry Ranch and Viola Bay prospects. Several operators push tests and new locations within miles of Bowie including Continental No. 2 F B Cook and J R James survey blocks in Montague County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
An-Son Company
Johnson's
Poultry Ranch
Viola Bay
Continental Oil Company No. 2
F. B. Cook
J. R. James
Montague
Cook Drilling Company
Hines Clark
Fanes
Tony Fenes Lio
Evansville
Ind
Bull Creek Oil Company
Flag Mountain
Bonita
Saint Jo
Texas Company
J. B. Zetzsche
S. W. Heard
Golightly
J. A. Cantwell
Humphrey's Oil Company
Old Potter Well
Wichita Falls Highway
Cantrell
Continental
H. G. Mann
Salona Field
Foster No
Bob Welch Expands Holiday House On Wast Wise Street
Bob Welch buys out his brother’s share in the Holiday House drive in on Wast Wise street and makes extensive improvements. A new aluminum lined kitchen enlarges the front and seating area to serve more patrons. Drive in service is expanded with a broader menu including lunches and hot weather items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Welch
Wast Wise Street
Pupils of Miss Rudy Presented in Recital
The music pupils of Miss Inez Rudy were presented in two recitals at the Baptist Church on June 18 and 19. The Primary group 5 to 12 performed patriotic solos duos and quartets. the advanced pupils showcased notable talent. Miss Charlene Grigsby could not perform due to an emergency appendectomy but will be featured in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Rudy
Baptist Church
Charlene Grigsby
Miss Rudy
Miss Grigsby
BIDS WANTED ON BOWIE RESIDENCE
In order to settle the estate of Mrs. J L Hamner the residence at 202 Strong St Bowie Texas is being sold to the highest bidder Interested buyers may submit bids to Joe Hamner or Mrs Audrey Macason.
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J. L. Hamner
Strong St
Powie
Texas
Joe Hamner
Audrey Macason
Want Ads Rent and Sale Items in Sunset Area
WANT ADS FOR RENT One 3 room tile house in Sunset on highway with 2 acres ground 10 month or 100 year Another 3 room house with 4 acre ground on highway 8 month or 75 year See Walter R Black 17-p WANTED Experienced cook and housekeeper Call 601 W or apply at 101 East Nelson St Powie 17-p FOR RENT Furnished house 2 rooms and bath Mrs C S Henderson phone 328 17-p FOR SALE 1946 Chrysler Royal 4 door sedan Fred Gardner phone 664 11 17-18-p FOR RENT 2 apartments furnished Bills paid Children welcome 308 Wichita St 17-p FOR SALE Beautiful full size Frigidaire electric range with deep well cooker very cheap Very clean and in excellent condition Can be seen at the small house between 410 and 412 Ussery St 17-p
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Sunset
Walter R. Black
Nelson St. Powie
Fred Gardner
Ussery St
Bowie
Bermuda
Drabia
New Home To Replace House 58 Years Old
Bowie's old Coffield Street residence built by John B. Hunt, about 58 years old, is torn down for Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wall who bought the property. The Walls plan a seven room ranch style home on two acres with white brick veneer, built by Price and Gren. bids are sought from local lumber yards. Wall also bought Gregory Feed and Seed Company.
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Bowie
John B. Hunt
Coffield Street
F. E. Wall
Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Price and Gren
Wall
Gregory Feed and Seed Company
Casting About- Teen Devotion And Local Tales
A local column reflects on teen activities like Bowie High Seniors on a multi state trip with bus Bible school and a prayer of thanksgiving on return. It notes Montague County Rep Tony Fenoglio’s visit counts and peanut habit, joking about his hat wear and oil prospects while praising religious restraint and community-minded youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High
Tony Fenoglio
Montague County
Texas
Hare
Bowie C. of C
Tony
Stokes Family Weekend Visit to Wichita Falls
Mr and Mrs Willis Stokes visited their son Larry C Stokes and family in Wichita Falls over the weekend, staying with them and sharing time together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Stokes
Larry C. Stokes
Wichita Falls
Week end visitors at the D E Smith home in Newport
Newport hosts a weekend gathering at the D E Smith residence with guests including R M Ezzell Oran Ezzell Billie Ezzell Joe Knowles of Oklahoma City Jess Haning Borger James Haning and family Roy Gene Haning recently returned from Korea S Sgt J O Smith H M Stanfield and Bowie niece Thurman Smith with Sonny of Fort Worth staying longer.
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D. E. Smith
Newport
R. M. Ezzell
Oran Ezzell
Billie Ezzell
Joe Knowles
Okahoma City
Jess Haning
Postoak
James Haning
Borger
Roy Gene Haning
Korea
J. O. Smith
H. M. Stanfield
Bowie
Death notices for David Seitz in Bowie Texas
David Seitz retired from the Chrysler agency Hancock Seitz Motor Company two years ago due to ill health. Born April 8 1905 in Terry County Texas he lived in Bowie 40 years. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. First Methodist Bowie with Rev Floyd Boulware officiating. Interment Elmwood Cemetery Owens Brumley directing. Survived by wife son David Michael Seitz Bowie four sisters and two brothers. Active pallbearers listed.
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W. E. Hancock
Chrysler
Hancock- Seitz Motor Company
Terry County
Texas
Bowie
First Methodist Church
Floyd Boulware
Elmwood Cemetery
Owens-Brumley Funeral Home
David Michael Seitz
Cecil Thomas
J. R. Lanier
Eastland
Joe Griffith
Phoenix
Ariz
Joe Lane
Roswell
N. M
Clarence
Robert Seitz
Flagstaff
Arizona
Bailey Taylor
Gordon Cady
Speck Dodson
Emmitt Hancock
C. A. Wilson
Vincey Sanders
Bill Koonce
Roger Giles
Mrs H J McClellan Visits Sister in Lubbock This Week
Mrs H J McClellan of Lubbock is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs T E Cowan this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. McClellan
Lubbock
T. E. Cowan
Health and sanitation guidance for restaurants and homes
The guidance recommends closing one or two days to allow staff to maintain high sanitation standards, avoid excessive excision in children, and restrict child visits to ill households. It notes early infantile paralysis signs as headache fever vomiting drowsiness and neck stiffness and urges immediate physician contact when symptoms arise.
Scout Leaders Prepare Court of Honor for Troop 116
Scoutmaster Stewart led 36 scouts from Troop 116 sponsored by the Methodist Church of Bowie to a camp trip. Twenty boys earned credits and will receive awards at an upcoming Court of Honor to be announced soon. Camp attendees included Richard Stewart and many others. George Blackman fell ill and could not go. Beatle Cantwell drove the boys to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church of
Bowie
Stewart
Richard Stewart
David
Richard Stephens
Joe Ritchey
Milton Dimmock
Gregory Underwood
Mike Seitz
James Cantwell
Max Latham
Millard Lane
Bill Probasco
Billy Leonard
Walter Brannon
Jack Waller
Ronnie Jones
Jimmy Hill
Ronnie Robicheaux
Danny Miller
Stanley Garrett
George Blackman
Phye Family Guests Visiting Dodsons in Texas
Mr and Mrs Howard Phye and baby and Mrs Phye s mother all of Memphis Tennessee were guests of Mr and Mrs H A Dodson on Wednesday The Phyes are vacationing in Texas
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Howard Phye
Baby
Pelham Park to Host Regular Tuesday Friday Softball This Summer
Pelham Park will host regular Tuesday and Friday night softball games for the rest of the summer. Montague County players join four teams as opening night saw Conoco defeat the F F A Aggies 10 to 1 and Latham’s beat Panhandle 3 to 2. A twilight baseball game for younger boys occurred at 6 p.m. and Miss Dorothy Tucker led overnight camp trips for 18 girls at Lake Bowie after an afternoon swim at Trout Lake.
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Pelham Park
M. L. Massey
Conoco
F. F. A. Aggies
Latham
Panhandle
Montague County
Monte Robicheaux
Monte
Mattingly
Dorothy Tucker
Lake Bowie
Trout Lake
Miss Tucker
Mrs Cane Guests with Angoves Over Weekend
Mrs W J Cane of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs L H Angove as a weekend guest staying at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Cane
Kansas City
L. H. Angove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holiday House
Rudy
C. S. Henderson
Wichita St
David Seitz
The
Bowie News
Beatle Cantwell
Paul Taliaferro
Hallie Collins
West Wise Street
Stoina
Mercury
Mercury Fame
JOE Overstreet Motor Company
Mason and Pecan
Bowie, Texas
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