Freeman earns praise for Forestburg precinct roads
Forestburg precinct one commissioner Blake Freeman, in his first term, is credited with improving county roads and replacing wooden bridges with tin horns. The piece notes his lifelong residence, rugged rural work ethic, and growing interest from Dallas Fort Worth outsiders in outdoor county life. The Bowie News urges reader feedback and discusses rural fire funding debates.
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Blake Freeman
Forestburg
Freeman
Dallas-Fort Worth
O. K
Bowie News
Unique Troop 115 Formed For Mentally Disadvantaged Boys
A new Boy Scout Troop 115 for mentally disadvantaged boys is organized in the Chisholm Trail District. The district committee accepted sponsorship on February 29 in Bowie. The troop will meet Mondays at 7:00 pm behind the First United Methodist Church with Carl Adkins as Scoutmaster and Prentice Burkhart as assistant.
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Chisholm Trail
Bowie National Bank
Clay
Montague
First United Methodist Church
Bowie
Carl Adkins
Pebble St
Prentice Burkhart
Lee St
Franklin Wilson
Wayne NeSmith
Bowie Goodyear
Tom Caldwell
Henrietta
Forrest Bruce
Chisholm
Leon Partridge
L. D. Falls
Jim Bowie Days Association Board Meeting Scheduled
The executive board of The Jim Bowie Days Association will meet Monday at 7 00 p m at The Bowie National Bank Association President S L Hanson urges all members to attend and reminds the public meetings are open to discuss making this year's Jim Bowie Days bigger and better.
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Bowie National Bank
S. L. Hanson
Hanson
Airman Whitfield completes basic training in Texas
San Antonio reports Airman Dwain L. Whitfield son of Mrs. Hubert Y. Clopper of Nocona Texas finished U S Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to Keesler AFB Mississippi for communications electronics systems training. Whitfield a 1968 Brewer High School graduate in Fort WorthTexas is married to Barbara daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall Gaddy of Dallas.
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San Antonio
Dwain L. Whitfield
Hubert Y. Clopper
Young St
Nocona
Tex
U. S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Lackland Afb
Keesler Afb
Miss
Whitfield
Brewer High School
Ft. Worth
Barbara
Marshall Gaddy
Monmouth
Dallas
Letters support free enterprise against China critique and Air Force update
A local letter from Mrs. Hardy L. Seay Jr. challenges Carl Kirksey's views on China and pollution, defending American progress and freedoms. The notice includes community remarks on Disneyland Six Flags and border liberty, then reports Airman James Cason Jr. has graduated at Lowry AFB and will be assigned to Udorn THA with PACAF after Bowie High School graduation in 1971.
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America
United States
Canada
China
Disneyland
Texas
Kirksey
Denver
James C. Cason Jr
James C. Cason
Rt. 4
Bowie
Tex
Lowry Afb
Colo
U. S. Air Force
Cason
Udorn Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Pacific Air Forces
PACAF
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific Area
Filing Deadline Ends Campaigning Ahead City and School Elections
Filing closed with four candidates bidding for city secretary seat to replace Roy Gene Williams. In council races Otto Mercer faces J W Cure and H Al Jones. George Hoel dtke draws Don Henderson as mayoral opponent. Bowie ISD trustees race includes Gordon Heard Dr Maurice Browder Ronnie Hawkins Cynthia Connell and John C Davidson Sr. voters will choose three.
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City Hall
Roy Gene Williams
Danny J. Miller
Aubrey
Jane) Horn
Gay C. Ostwalt
Phil Shaw
Otto Mercer
J. W. Cure
H. al Jones
Bowie
George Hoeldtke
Don Henderickson
Bob Boudreaux
Leon Garrett
Southward
Bowie Isd Board of Trustee
Gordon Heard
Maurice Browder
Ronnie Hawkins
Cynthia Connell
John C. Davidson
Hanna Calls One Term for Speaker and No State Paying for Primaries
Joe Hanna stated in Bowie that the Speaker should serve a single term due to concentrated power and that tax money should not fund primary elections. He predicted a possible special session to address primary elections and funding for next year.
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Bowie
Joe Hanna
Gus Mutschers
Abilene
Hanna
Chamber Members Face Two Bowie Growth Proposals
Bowie Chamber of Commerce members will receive a survey on two proposals. One outlines a North loop around Bowie and the other envisions a community center or coliseum type facility. Members are urged to read, sign, and return ballots to the Chamber office.
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Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Bowie
Chamber
Missing Lake Mishap search for former Vashti resident
Area residents continue efforts at Possum Kingdom Lake for Clifton Thomas 31 and Denny Fuller of Buffalo Springs reported missing since last Tuesday. A boat was found unoccupied an hour after they left Thomas' home. winds halted searches but are set to resume. Thomas worked at a boat motor repair shop and had moved to Mineral Wells after Vietnam service. his brother Marvin Thomas and family aided from Bowie.
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Vashti
Buffalo Springs
Possum Kingdom Lake
Virginia Harrington
Clifton Thomas
Thomas
Denny Fuller
Harrington
Mineral Wells
Vietnam
Marvin Thomas
Bowie
Bellevue Election Set For April 4
Bellevue voters will go to the polls on Tuesday April 4 1972 to elect three city councilmen Six candidates filed for the three seats including incumbents Dee Cozart E L Weisel and Paul Peyton Changing candidates are Elbert Lemons J W Horton and Edd Webb
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Bellevue
Dee Cozart
E. L. Weisel
Paul Peyton
Elbert Lemons
J. W. Horton
Edd Webb
Bowie Schools Dismiss Early for Curriculum Workshops
Classes in the Bowie system will dismiss at 2 30 p m Wednesday March 8 to allow teachers to attend school workshops. The sessions form part of curriculum development and Courses of Study upgrades begun in August and slated for completion April 7.
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Bowie
Nocona Man Held On Sodomy Charges
Bruce Wade Clary Jr of Nocona faces oral sodomy charges filed by Montague County Sheriff Howard Middleton. The alleged incident occurred near Saint Jo at about 8 30 p m last Wednesday. Clary Jr is jailed awaiting an examining trial this week after a statement was signed by a Lindsay, Texas woman.
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Bruce Wade Clary, Jr
Nocona
Montague County
Howard Middleton
Middleton
Saint Jo
Clary, Jr
Lindsay
Texas
Alvord Firemen Stop Grass Fire On Turkey Creek
Quick action by the Alvord Fire Department halted a large grass fire sparked by a Rock Island train Tuesday night near the Wise and Montague county line at Turkey Creek. M Hamilton and a Crawford youngster helped hold the blaze until crews arrived.
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Alvord
Rock Island
Wise and
Montague County
Turkey Creek
Crawford
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Rienhart Heinze
Robert White
Glen Jones
Olin Merrett
First Savings and Loan Association
Jim Bowie
Mr. Taylor
Carl Kirksey
Police
First National Bank
Roy Hartsell
Eddie Beer
Wichita Falls
T. F. Bland
Austin
Royce L. Calvert
R. D. Florey
W. T. Griffin
Childress
Department of Public Safety
Hardy L. Seay, Jr
Jackson Bowie
Larry King
Atkins
Walnut
Walnut Streets
Ford Ltd
Glee Poynor Jackson
Lake Mishap
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