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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
3
Montague news highlights visits from families and friends across Texas and New Mexico. The column lists travels to Orange Houston Wichita Falls Denton Lawton and Carlsbad and notes local improvements including new fences asbestos siding remodeled baths and a new house under construction.
Immy Hayes of Wichita Falls visits Jimmie and Eddie Mills this week. Miss Jene Gettis of Stillwater Oklahoma was a guest in the C D Swinson home last week.
Miss Jeanetta Voyles daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Voyles Kilgore and Carl Jack Bradley of Bowie exchanged nuptial vows June 16 at First Baptist Church Longview pastor Dr John Ford officiated The bride wore an imported organdy dress with taffeta bodice and a conch net of sweetpeas The couple will reside at 209 North Martin Kilgore The bride is Kilgore High School and Kilgore College graduate The groom a Bowie High School graduate served in the U S Marine Corps and attends Kilgore College
Tom Beck of Seymour visits his sister Mrs W B Clark this week. A R Cable couple spent last Wednesday and Thursday in Electra visiting relatives. Joe Pippins and family visited Mr and Mrs W B Clark Wednesday night. Mrs Pippins and Mrs Clark visited Mrs Betty Aust. G C Rowe spent Wednesday with her mother Mrs M B Cable. Carmalita Rogers and Clarence Belcher of Stoneburg visited Peggy Clark. Harry Moore of Ben Franklin on business Saturday. Sid Cable visited J W Morrow Sunday night. Rosemary Clark and Leola Cable spent Sunday with Josephine Dunn. Anna Margaret Brown spent a few days with her parents.
Local notes list visiting family and friends across Texas and Oklahoma. Residents from Wichita Falls Snyder Mesquite and Duncan join gatherings in Megargle Burleson and Sunset. Wardrobe and clinic updates mix with illnesses in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Johnie IV born June 24 in Alvord to Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Smith III weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. Rebecca Jan born June 24 in Bowie to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiser weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Kathryn Mae born June 26 in Bowie to Mr. and Mrs. A F Brodie weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. Roy Wade born June 27 in Bowie to Mr. and Mrs. K W Roland weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Willett purchase an interest in the Bob White Motor Company on West Wise Street occupying the building and adjacent cafe lot The firm handles Cadillac Oldsmobile and GMC agencies with a large parts stock full service shop and service station Formerly White Overstreet until Joe Overstreet sold his stake to Bob White
Mrs. C. D. Swinson and Dale Jackson spent Tuesday in Denton visiting Weldon Swinson who is attending summer school there.
An Austin dispatch reports the Texas Supreme Court refused Kent Wagonseller leave to file a mandamus to compel placement of his name on Montage County’s July 22 Democratic primary ballot. Wagonseller had not yet received a law license, the county chairmen argued, though he had just earned a Bachelor of Law from the University of Texas and argued license would be issued before taking office.
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