When the Drug Store Opens Late and Other City Quirks
A local column recalls a late Griffin Drug opening due to a communication mix up. It also notes a doctor visit incident and reflects on political views about North Vietnam. The piece praises Bowie Police but urges more funding and training, then muses on everyday annoyances and human quirks observed in daily life.
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Griffin
Ligon
Glenn
Donnie Cage
Harrell
Donnie
Harold
Old Red
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bryan Wasson
Bowie
Wasson
Bowie School Trustee Race Opens With Three Candidates
Filing deadline is March 7 1973 at 4 00 p m for Bowie school trustee race to elect two 3 year terms with incumbents Joe Pigg and Roy D Sanders Jr and newcomer Daryl Darland. A separate one year term is contested by Carl Fitzgerald to complete Joe Spray’s original term.
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Bowie
Joe Pigg
Roy D. Sanders, Jr
Daryl Darland
Carl Fitzgerald
Joe Spray
Charles Coffield
Fitzgerald
Spray
New Alcohol Abuse Office Opens In Bowie Texas
North Texas Regional Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism opens a Bowie office to serve Montague and Clay Counties. The full time facility will work with county courts to provide services and support.
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North Texas Regional Council On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Bowie
Texas
Montague
Clay Counties
North Texas Regional Council
American Medical Assoc
U. S. Dept. of Public Health
Montague County
Clay County
Paul Donald Dies In Bowie Hospital At 80
Paul Edwin Donald a longtime Montague County resident died at Bowie Memorial Hospital on Monday March 5 aged 80. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Owens Brumley Chapel with Rev. Jesse Cassel officiating. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery with Masonic rites.
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Paul Edwin Donald
Montague County
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Owens Brumley Chapel
Jesse Cassel
First Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Elmwood Cemetery
Bowie All-Sports Banquet Slated for March 29
Bowie High School will honor all players in all sports at the Jackrabbit Booster Club all-sports banquet on March 29. Rev Merwin Turner notes guest speaker Dr Gerald Stockton athletic director and head basketball coach at Midwestern University. National Guard Armory venue to be confirmed. dinner plans under way.
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Bowie
Jackrabbit Booster Club
Merwin Turner
Gerald Stockton
Midwestern University
National Guard Armory
Bowie High Student Council Attends Spring District Meet
Bowie High School along with 249 delegates attended the spring district convention of the Texas Associations of Student Councils at Burkburnett High School on February 24, 1973. Seymour High School and Quanah High School led as president and vice president, Bowie as secretary treasurer, Burk Burnett as parliamentarian, with Bowie set to host the 1973 fall district convention. Bowie attendees included Tricia Barnett JoJo Epley Jim Campbell Dean Sanders and sponsor Mrs. Cleta Fryar.
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Bowie High School
Texas Associations of Student Councils
Burkburnett High School
Maurice Crawford
Wichita Falls
Seymour High School
Quanah High School
Burk Burnett High School
Bowie
Tricia Barnett
JoJo Epley
Jim Campbell
Dean Sanders
Cleta Fryar
Vandals Strike At Bowie Junior High Over Weekend
Bowie police and school officials investigate a burglary and vandalism at Bowie Junior High over the weekend. About $500 in equipment stolen or damaged. paint chalk and papers scattered in three rooms and music department gear damaged. Principal J R Matlock reported the incident.
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J. R. Matlock
Bowie
Bowie Junior High
Bowie Band Parents Show Opens With Oh No Not Again
The Bowie Band Parents present the 20th annual show Oh No Not Again tonight at 8 in the Junior High School Auditorium. Tickets are sold by band students or at the door. A second performance is scheduled for tomorrow at 8 in the local auditorium to raise funds for the band program.
Bowie High School to Strictly Enforce Handbook Rules
Bowie High School assistant Jake Bridgewater says no changes to dress and grooming codes but the school will tighten enforcement of existing policies. Attendance is expected to receive particular attention.
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Jake Bridgewater
Bowie High School
Bridgewater
Rain records and hospital update in Bowie Fort Worth area
Weather observer Oran Stovall reports a wet start to 1973 with 6.34 inches in January and February and 1.08 inches since March 1. March readings include .08 on March 1 and .90 on March 6. temperatures ranged from 71 to 42. Dr Prentice Crumpler has been hospitalized in Fort Worth after a heart attack, resting comfortably.
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Oran Stovall
Bowie
Stovall
Prentice
Prentice Crumpler
Harris Hospital
Fort Worth
Crumpler
Gerald Free enters Bowie City Council race East Ward
Gerald W Free president of First Savings and Loan Association of Bowie announces his bid for City Council East Ward District. He cites six years in Bowie two in banking and nine in savings and loan management and notes community involvement including Rotary Club leadership and Camp Fire Girls.
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Gerald W. Free
First Savings and Loan Association of
Bowie
East Ward
Free
Mr. Free
West Texas State College
Canyon
Texas
Savings and Loan Association
Bowie Rotary Club
Campfire Girls
Top O' Lake
Brooks Breaks Leg After Horse Falls on Him
Duwayne Brooks lies in Wichita Falls hospital with a broken leg after a horse fell on him Monday afternoon. He is reported resting well at this time.
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Duwayne Brooks
Wichita Falls
Brooks
Jim Bowie Days Association Seeks Club Representation
The Jim Bowie Days Association calls all civic clubs to send representatives to the first year meeting at 7 30 p m Monday March 12 in the Community Room of The First National Bank. New officers and directors will be elected for the 7th annual June celebration as the three day event grows attracting statewide attention.
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First National Bank
S. L. Hanson
Bowie
Hanson
Moving Along U S 287 Highway Phase One Progress
The first phase of right of way buying on the proposed U S 287 highway north and south of Bowie is about 75 percent complete. About 4 6 miles of four lane construction are to be let in May. No condemnation suits have been filed to date. A state appraiser will visit Montague County this month to appraise land for the second leg from Vashti to Newport Highway. The final section will connect the present four lane to the Newport Highway area.
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Bowie
Montague County
Vashti
Newport Highway
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Jim’s
Don Hendrickson
Adv
City Auditorium
Paul Donald
Bowie City Auditorium
Clyde Henson
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Vernon Center
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Charles Blackmon
Gerald Free
Jim Bowie
Assn
U.S. Hwy
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