Bowie News Highlights Local Happenings and Sports
Ohis and Ghat exhibit a 14 pound turnip in Bowie grown near Fruitland. Rep Tony Fenoglio notes rising interest in pending legislation. Masonic lodge backs School Week as Bowie’s first school was built by them. Montague cattle win prizes at Houston show. A Sunset farm plagued by stray cats as a police dog protects pheasants. Former Bowie Jackrabbit Monte Robicheaux earns AP all southwest second team. Temple Tucker posts record Rice freshman scoring. Local residents Gerald Brown praised for honesty. a mugging of a billfold near Terral noted. Jim Fenoglio receives humorous Cox trial tribute and a toaster. Bowie News gains 18 new subscribers this week.
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Bowie
Monte Robicheaux
Leon Robicheaux
Associated Press
Monte
Bowie High School
Rice
Temple Tucker
Annual Meeting of Mondagues March of Dimes Chapter
The Mon tague county chapter of the Infantile Paralysis organization will hold a dinner meeting at Cotton's Cafe on Tuesday night of next week. Dr C J Dodsworth, county chairman, announced the gathering.
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Montague County
The
Infantile Paralysis Organization
Cotton’s Cafe
C. J. Dodsworth
Bowie School Week and City Council Race Update
Bowie invites residents to visit the schools all next week for Public School Week with programs, posters, badges for visitors, and theatre passes for winners. City council race features Carl Russell and Thomas Evans for alderman East and North wards. several incumbents seek re election. Public School activities include junior and senior bands and a Abilene Christian College Glee Club concert with multiple assemblies and tours.
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Bowie
Majestic Theatre
Abilene Christian College Glee Club
FHA
FFA
Rotany
Lions Clubs
County School Board Election Set for April 2
Notices announce the annual county school trustees election on April 2 in precincts with expiring terms. Incumbents Mark High precinct 2 W O Childress precinct 4 and Hardy L Seay at large face terms expiry. Candidates must file ten days before the election in the County Superintendent’s office.
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Mark High
Mr. High
W. O. Childress
Capps Corner
Hardy L. Seay
Nocona
Johnson
Roy Garrett Buys L. D. Falls Building on Smythe Street
Roy Garrett purchased the L. D. Falls business building on Smythe Street next to Fryar plumbing shop. He also owns the adjacent vacant lot and has no definite plans to occupy the new property yet. T. H. Wheeler completed the sale.
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Roy Garrett
L. D. Falls
Smythe Street
Fryar
Mr. Garrett
T. H. Wheeler
Expect Garment Factory to be Completed Soon
The Bowie Industrial Foundation trustees stated the garment factory will be ready to turn over to the Dallas manufacturing company. They notified the Dallas firm and urged immediate payment of remaining pledges as construction bills will soon be due.
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Dallas Manufacturing Company
Bowie Industrial Foundation
Dallas
Wife Holds Bowie Tank Truck Business After Husband
The Bowie Tank Truck Service previously run by the late James M. Hensley now operates under his wife’s management.
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WIFE
Bowie Tank Truck Service
James M. Hensley
Annual Red Cross Drive planned in Bowie area this week
Roy D. Sanders Jr announces a two day Red Cross drive in Bowie with a business section solicitation and a bank booth Saturday. Montague county quota is 4600 with Bowie and Nocona assigned 1750 each. Drive chairs include Jeff Henderson in Nocona and local chairs in Spanish Fort Saint Jo and Montague.
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Bowie
Roy D. Sanders Jr
City Drive
Montague County
Nocona
Jeff Henderson
Red Cross
S. B. Stalleup
Montague
Cave Minor
Spanish Fort
Herman Bigbie
O. C. Mann
Saint Jo
Daniel Boone
Jim Henderson Named Head Of Bowie Rotary
Jimmie Henderson, a local monument factory operator, was elected president of the Bowie Rotary Club for the coming year at the Wednesday luncheon. Officers named with him include Frank Moss as 1st vice president Dr Berry N Squyres as 2nd vice president Errol Eggleston as secretary treasurer Col Oran Stovall served as program chairman and introduced guest speaker George Wakefield Fort Worth investment counselor Also attending were Bill Probasco Junior Rotarian of the month Lyle Montgomery from Denton and Rev Bill Davidson
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Jimmie Henderson
Monument
Rotary Club
Frank Moss
Berry N. Squyres
Errol Eggleston
Oran Stovall
George Wakefield
Fort Worth
Bill Probasco
Lyle Montgomery
Denton
Bill Davidson
Burns Brown Motor Co Holds Formal Opening Crowds
The Burns Brown Motor Co welcomed many visitors on Friday and Saturday for the formal opening after buying the Mercury agency from Joe Overstreet. New Mercury and Lincoln models were displayed and bouquets greeted guests. Four hampers were awarded to winners Mrs. H. H. Payne, Robert Liggett, B. E. McDonald, and Mrs. H. E. Tibbetts.
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Burns-Brown Motor Co
Mercury Agency
Joe Overstreet
Mercury
Lincoln
H. H. Payne
Robert Liggett
B. E. McDonald
H. E. Tibbetts
Mark High in Austin for Legislative Week
Mark High spent the first part of the week in Austin handling legislative matters.
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Mark High
Austin
Trouts Stay At Minera Wells For Short Visit
Mr and Mrs H I Trout are spending a few days at Minera Wells for a brief sightseeing visit and leisure stay in the area.
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Mrs. H. I. Trout
Minera! Wells
Bowie Girls Basketball Wins Bi District, Advances to Regional
Bowie high school girls basketball team defeated Seagoville 54 to 46 in Denton high gym to advance to the regional tournament in Denton. Carole Ann Smith scored 29 points on 19 of 21 free throws while Sue Jackson and Linda Campbell added 20 and 5 points respectively. The Bulldogs face Sherman Saturday at 1 15 pm in the Denton gym with a potential night game to follow.
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Bowie
Seagoville
Denton
Austin
Gregory
Carole Ann Smith
Carole
Sue Jackson
Linda Campbell
Jackson
Campbell
Mildred McCraw
Sherman
Bowie Girls Play Sherman in Regional Saturday
The Bowie girls basketball team faces Sherman in a regional game Saturday at 1 15 PM. If they win, they advance to a second game Saturday night at 8 45 PM.
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Bowie
Sherman
City Ordinance Enforces Public Safety and Livestock Rules
The city announces enforcement of ordinances addressing public safety incidents and stray animal control. It urges residents to keep chickens penned, bans keeping hogs in town, and reminds landowners of rights to reclaim stray poultry. By Order Mayor and Council.
Forestburg Girls Clinch Bi-District Class B Victory
Forestburg girls basketball defeated Northside of Vernon 53 to 30 in Wichita Falls to win the Class B bi district. Betty Meyers scored 20 points as Forestburg advances to the regional playoff in Dallas with a path to the State meet in Austin next week.
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Forestburg
Northside
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Austin
Betty Meyers
Bowie
Prairie Valley
Harris Not Candidate For School Board
The Bowie school board election will be held Saturday, April 2. Candidates must file ten days prior with Supt. Claude Thompson or with Orrie Garrett, chairman of the school board. Two terms expire, Bob Welch and Dr. E P Harris. Dr Harris will not seek re election. Welch will appear on the ballot.
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David Moyer
Carl Russell
S. L. Greenwood
Bill Myers
Lloyd Butler
Foy B. Cantrell Sr
Thomas Evans
Joe Overstreet
D. M
Max) Shelton
City Recorder
City Electrician
D. L. Etheredge
Bowie
Claude Thompson
Orrie Garrett
Bob Welch
E.P. Harris
Harris
Welch
Rice B. B. Coach To Be Speaker at Meth Banquet
Don Suman Rice basketball coach will be the principal speaker on March 14 as the Methodist Men Brotherhood hosts a banquet for Bowie basketball boys. Mrs J K Brite and Mrs Viola Powell were in Dallas Wednesday to see a Cinerama picture.
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Rice B. B
Don Suman
Rice
Methodist Men's Brotherhood
Bowie
J. K. Brite
Viola Powell
Dallas
Finals in County Spelling Bee Held April 1 at Montague
The Montague County spelling bee finals will be at the county courthouse in Montague on April 1 at 2 PM. Ten districts will send winners to the elimination contest in Montague. The champion earns an all expense trip to the Wichita Falls regional meet and a chance to reach Washington DC and the national bee.
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Montague
Montague County
Henry W. Johnson
Wichita Falls
Washington, D. C
Charles Howard
Nocona
Etta Dimock
C. J. Dogsworth
D. C. Berry Jr
Saint Jo
Thompson Earns All-Area 2A Basketball Honor
Bowie senior Horace Thompson, son of Mrs. Bertha Thompson, was named to the All-Area Class 2A first team after a season averaging 14 points per game for the Bowie quintet. Bennie Carver and J. D. Roach received honorable mention alongside other first team members Eddie Cooper Nocona Charles Coody Stamford Robert Nickerson Seymour and Derrill Nippert Childress.
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Horace Thompson
Bertha Thompson
Bowie
North Texas
Burkburnett
Childress
Electra
Quanah
Seymour
Wellington
Decatur
Jacksboro
Nocona
Stamford
Graham
Shamrock
Thompson
Bennie Carver
J. D. Roach
Eddie Cooper
Charles Coody
Robert Nickerson
Derrill Nippert
City Tax Collector Undergoes Major Operation
D T Wilson city tax collector had a major operation at Bowie hospital Wednesday morning. He is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected at press time.
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D. T. Wilson
Bowie Hospital
Annual Spring Gospel Meeting at Bowie Church of Christ
The Bowie Church of Christ begins its annual spring Gospel Meeting this Sunday March 6 through March 16 with Wesley Mickey of Pampa as principal speaker. Mickey, Abilene Christian College 1934, has served Ranger Odessa Northside Fort Worth and currently Mary Ellen and Harvester in Pampa. Attendance reaches about 500 for Sunday worship and 200 mid week, with two services daily at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm. Clifford Hancock directs the song service.
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Bowie
Clifford Hancock
Bowie Lake Project Jumps Ahead In Land Purchases
City council shifts to a unified land buying effort for Bowie's new lake. Deeds secured from Dean and Flynn Stewart W C Hudspeth and Sam Gambill. Hearing on Gandy land condemnation postponed. Bettis Coffield engaged to finalize deals or condemn high priced tracts. Dam pump house and filtration bids await land acquisition as lake water runs short.
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Bowie
New Lake
Dean Stewart
Flynn Stewart
W. C. Hudspeth
Sam Gambill
Gandy
City Bar Association
Chancellor
Roy Sanders
Bettis Coffield
Montague
Judge Mays
Two-Way Radio Installed for Wichita Construction Fleet
Mark High reports a two-way radio system installed by Wichita Construction Co. A sending and receiving unit is in the office and five cars are equipped. The gear will serve Wichita Construction work and also the C and H gas plant operated for Mark High and Hinds Clark.
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Mark High
Wichita Construction Company
C & H Gas
Hinds Clark
Hospital Admission List From Bowie Area
Admission notes list numerous patients and relatives from Bowie and surrounding towns including Mrs Steve Knight Booth Harris Mrs R F Hughes Ringgold and Forestburg. Several entries mention family connections with N Long names indicating newborns and named relatives among hospital entries.
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D. L. Etheredge
Harvey Hawk
R. E. Weeks
P. J. Hanson
J. E. Rogers
J. N. Kerr
B. T. Herridge
Park Shaw
H. B. Clark
H. B. Jr
Paul Boedeker
Steve Knight
Booth Harris
R. F. Hughes
R. G. Heinrichs
George Brashear
J. E. Cook
W. J. Romines
Dale Ratliff
B. J. Harrington
S. L. Lancaster
Charles Boswell
Mrs Josie Martin Visits Hunter Siblings Over Weekend
Mrs Josie Martin of McKinsley visited her sister and husband Mr and Mrs L T Hunter over the week end for a family gathering.
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Josie Martin of
McKinsley
L. T. Hunter
Five Report for Duty From Local Draft Board 93
Five registrants of Local Draft Board 93 covering three counties are ordered to report for induction on March 22. Named are Guy Willis Meekins David Stanley Seibold Donald Lee Bloom Nolan Ray Oldfield and T J Woods. Donald Bloom is son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bloom of Bowie and a University of Houston student.
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Guy Willis Meekins
David Stanley Seibold
Donald Lee Bloom
Nolan Ray Oldfield
T. J
VFW to Elect Officers and Delegates at Regular Meeting
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will elect officers and convention delegates at the regular meeting on Tuesday. The post is 47 members short of its 1955 quota, so every member is urged to collect dues from delinquent members or recruit new members.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Students Take Training Here
Two student teachers from A and M College will start practice teaching at Bowie High School Monday under N E Lewis and Kenneth Shackleford in the vocational ag department. The students are Joe C Garza and Frank Fichte.
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A &M College
Bowie High School
N. E. Lewis
Kenneth Shackleford
Vocational Ag
Joe C. Garza
Frank Fichte
Local Birth Announcements Include Three Bowie Hospital Babies
Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Garrett for a son Louis Talmadge Jr born March 3 at Bowie hospital weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents Henry Garrett and John Ogle of Bowie. Also H B Jr born to Mr. and Mrs. H B Clark of Sunset on Feb 20 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces with grandparents Charley Clark of Alvord and J J Boyett of Sunset. And Deborah Lynn born Feb 23 in Saint Jo to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen of Saint Jo with grandmother Earnest Barnhill. Debra Louise born Feb 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dee Shults of El Monte California weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces with grandparents Dee Shults of Forestburg. No births at Bowie hospital last week.
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H. B. Jr
H. B. Clark
Sunset
Bowie Hospital
Charley Clark
Alvord
J. J. Boyett
Earnest Barnhill
Dye Mound
Schmitt Hospital
Saint Jo
Richard Allen
Deborah Lynn
Billy Dee Shults
el Monte
Calif
Debra Louise
Mrs. Dee Shults
Forestburg
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Ohis & Ghat
By Harlow E. Tibbetts
W. L. Green
Fruitland
Tony Fenoglio
Tony
Masonic Lodge
Prof. Rosser
Olin Watson
John Ed Peeter
Houston
Threequarters
Gerald Brown
Higler
Montana
Terral
Okla
Gerald
van Haus
Cox
Jim Fenoglio
County Court House
Fenoglio
County School Board
Jim Henderson
Patterson
Church of Christ
Weslie
Mickey
Dam News
Hospital News
D. D. House
Booth
E. P. Harris
Mary Brandt
May O’neal
Sam Coffman
Talmadge Garrett
Dee Campbell
Kay Frances Walters
Charles
L. A. Boswell
H. B. Bradley
Minnie Watts
Ringgold
G. E. Middleton
Donald
Orval Shoemaker
Bellevue
Newport
R. E. Poynor
Michael
G. E. Harris
Stoneburg
VFW
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