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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
1
Farm Bureau and extension agents plan a jam dinner under the arbor at Montague Experimental Farm Thursday night ahead of the county field day. Visiting experts from College Station will join Friday's field day activities.
A weekend Bowie storm dumped four to one and a half inches of rain, caused minor floods, and knocked out power with several appliances damaged by lightning. The Arthur Johnson home on Lamb Street saw a bolt ruin a TV, while other incidents included a shattered mirror in the W L Morris residence and water entering homes as floods swelled Denton Creek. Sunset logged three inches, Ringgold two, and Oz fields saw rain so heavy it stood a foot deep in places.
Water carnival coverage notes July 4 celebration and growth fund efforts in Bowie. Stock offerings for the Bowie Industrial Development Corporation remain brisk while officers seek more capital. Proceeds form a revolving fund to attract and expand local industries, financing buildings and other assets for ongoing development. Additions to the stockholder list include Cecil Allen and many local businesses with varied pledges.
Home Demonstration Clubs from Montague County hosted a two day Hillbilly gathering at the Spanish Fort community center. HD members and families shared a pot luck supper, camping over, with programs by Lone Star Valley Fort Pleasant Ridge Chapel Mound Peabody Forestburg Montague Caps Corner and Bonita clubs.
The American National Insurance Company of Galveston formed a Bowie District, with A. E. Chitwood as district supervisor. Bowie joins the Wichita Falls district after 25 years in that area. The new district includes Nocona Monroe Thomas Decatur Bridgeport Jacksboro Henrietta and Bowie offices with staff and an office in the Wood Building Bowie.
E. Chandler marshal and Carl Russell installation officer presided over the Bowie Masonic Lodge ceremony Tuesday night naming the 1961-62 officers B. B. Southward worshipful master David Moyer senior warden Odell Hatcher junior warden W T McWilliams senior deacon Conway Nale junior deacon R E Cozart senior steward J D Hudson junior steward Pete Guthrie tiler. Carry over officers are S. E. Chandler treasurer C O Garrett Chaplain and Royce Moore secretary.
The Senior Citizens will not meet Friday. Meetings will be held on the first and third Fridays in July July 7 and July 21.
Thieves broke into Twin City Bowling Lanes late Monday or early Tuesday, stealing cash, cigarettes, and tools valued at over 300 dollars. They forced the back door, cut lights, and halted the electric clock to obscure activity, then damaged machines including the cigarette and baseball units. A prior Saturday night loss of cash, 350 dollars, occurred under a car seat while employees bowled in Decatur, with no lock on the car leaving the money unprotected.
Specialists from Texas A&M College join Superintendent A A Randolph at the Montague Fruit Laboratory field day on Friday June 30. Extension Entomologist Connie F Garner will discuss insect problems in peaches and grapes with live samples and control methods shown. Horticulturist Bluefford G Hancock covers training pruning and fertilizer use in orchards. Plant pathologist Harlan E Smith from A&M will run a plant disease clinic and identify samples brought by visitors.
Four army officers from Far East nations will present the program Thursday night at the Bowie Rotary Club installation banquet at 7 p.m. in the First National Bank Community Room. Emerson Lynn Jr. will be president with N A Bryson and Bill Jack Evans as vice presidents, Ed Foster as secretary treasurer, and Horace Turns as sergeant at arms. Retiring president Charles Dougherty leads the program.
The News will be distributed Friday next week instead of Thursday due to a holiday on Tuesday. News and classified ads will be accepted through Wednesday. submissions encouraged by Monday.
Bowie's north east residents urged the City Council to end the smoky dump and smelly sewer plant. They presented 150 signatures and a health officer letter urging action. The council cited budget limits, proposed an engineer survey, and created a planning committee to craft a decade long master plan.
The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the July 4 Water Carnival at Hudspeth Beach with gates opening at daybreak for $1 per car. Events include land turtle races bull frog jumping beauty contest and queen parade with trophies for first and second place. Boat races and concessions will run all day with an ambulance on site.
Charles Leslie Howell 20 died in a Sunday night crash near Euless while returning to Dallas. Born October 1 1940 in Decatur he lived in Bowie 1952 55 attended Bowie Junior High then Bellevue before graduating Vernon High in 1959 and Mortician School in Dallas in 1960. Funeral held at Burgess Chapel Bowie with Rev Neil T. Jones officiating. Burial Bellevue Cemetery. Survivors include stepmother and family in Vernon Fort Worth and Fort Knox Kentucky. Pallbearers were Sparkman Funeral Home employees.
A Monday crash at the Highways 287 and 81 intersection left no injuries. Roulene Wagonseller of Bowie crossed from Highway 81 into 287 and collided with Marion Adkins’s truck, which climbed the curb to minimize impact. Both drivers faced city court complaints for turning too sharply. Public court records also list several speeding cases and other traffic violations.
The Social Security Administration representative will visit Bowie on Mondays at the City Auditorium from 9 30 a m to noon starting July 3. Residents may file claims or get information and assistance during the session.
Karin Einbrodt a German exchange student spent a year in the United States under the International Christian Youth Exchange program and spoke to the Lions Club. She is a senior in Monday schools guest at the Leon Partridge home and will return to Berlin in July.
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