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Garlington Shapes Bowie Stores and Community Roles
Lynn Garlington led Bowie Bank as cashier from 1944 and served as director since 1945, with previous vice president duties. He owned Bowie Grocery, moved it to cash and carry in 1959, ended delivery credit, and runs cattle, orchards, and local booster work with family ties to Bowie’s grocery history since 1882.
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Oklahoma
Bowie Bank
Garlington
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
First Methodist Church
Mary Frances Waltman
Bowie
Southwest
John Wesley Garlington
Lynn Garlington
Tarrant Street
Johnson Supply
West Wise Street
Joe Garlington
Henry Garlington
C. Y. Cosby
Mason Street
Babcock
First National Bank
Belcherville Road
The
Gulf