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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1949
Page
1
The Bowie Better Government League nominated Fred L. Raborn Sr for Mayor Lynn Garlington for North Ward alderman L D Falls for East Ward alderman and Glynne L Griffin for South Ward alderman with one candidate per office. Other candidates seeking re election include T H Yarbrough for City Attorney Tandy Welch for City Marshal Barney Whitehead for Recorder and D T Wilson for City Secretary.
Bowie VFW chapter members elected officers for the new year at a Monday meeting. Re elected Raymon C. Western leads a slate that includes Paul Mitchell senior vice commander Carroll Bowden junior vice commander William K. Mitchell quartermaster Glenn Nichols service officer Alex Griffin officer of the day Carl Wright first year trustee Dr Whitehead three year trustee Avis Bowden chaplain Max Shelton public relations Ray Griffin. The group plans a busy year with a new hall already erected and a strong record of achievements.
The Rock Island Chamber of Commerce sets a public open meeting on Monday March 21 at 7 30 p m in City Auditorium. Murray Smith general passenger agent of the Rock Island Railroad will explain passenger service to Bowie and from Bowie. Members and the public may voice grievances during the session.
The Bowie News states subscribers must inform the office of any address change to avoid stoppage. If a subscriber moves, the paper will be mailed back to the publisher postage due until correctly addressed. Readers are urged to provide changes directly to the News office rather than the post office.
Fred L. Raborn reports the Red Cross campaign in the Bowie area has surpassed its quota. He thanks helpers for their work and notes additional volunteers are still being reported.
Continental's Statey A-1 located nine miles northwest of Stoneburg was drilling at 2300 feet on Thursday. Caraway-Bundy No. 1 Clingingsmith No. 1 one mile west of Minerpool near Montague was drilling at 3400 feet. Mr and Mrs F O Baker visited relatives in Wichita Falls after attending business in Silverton.
The Montague County Farmers and Ranchers Association invites interested farmers and business people to attend its annual meeting. Officers will be elected and plans set for a membership drive to raise funds for expenses of a trapper and other association work.
More than 250 visitors from North Texas towns converge on Bowie for the annual Order of the Eastern Star school of instruction. Mrs. Gova Faggard of Bowie, District 1, Section 1 Deputy Grand Matron, will deliver the welcome address, with sessions morning, afternoon and evening and a banquet at the First Methodist Church tonight.
The Oil Belt District Public Schools Unit 7 met in Wichita Falls for its annual convention with the theme Education for Democracy. Bowie representatives included Loyd Wood Walter B. Alexander and several spouses. Superintendent Alexander was elected as a delegate to the State Convention next November.
City Council ordered interior improvements in the City Auditorium including repainting the Women’s Club Room and auditorium walls. Carl Brooks, paint contractor, has the work under way.
Mrs. Mabel Goodwin owner of Goodwin's Beauty Shop will move from Bowie Drug Store into the first floor of the old post office building by April 2. The new site offers larger rooms, display windows, and expanded ready-to-wear, millinery, and beauty departments with planned improvements. Further announcements will follow next week.
Mrs Opal Barker Mrs Sara Holt and Mrs Bill Holt of Haskell spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Bailey Taylor.
A luncheon for 25 will be served Monday noon in the Bus Station Grill Room as Continental Trailways officials unveil the new silverline streamlined bus arriving for the first time. C of C officials will attend and the public may inspect the innovative bus transportation.
Mrs. M Posey was seen in Wichita Falls during the past week with neighbors noting her appearance and activities during a brief visit to the city.
Alton Garner of the Bowie Chamber met Wilbur Mailer of Waples Platters in Fort Worth to discuss a Blackeye pea market. A definite price will be set within ten days, with local purchase and a meeting to be called. Peas from Cross Timbers in Montague and Wise counties are said to be superior for canning. Acreage pledges may be sought soon. the crop could boost income and soil-building efforts.
Rev G B Bradshaw will preach at Central Baptist Church Wichita Falls starting Sunday. Rev W G Burton fills First Baptist pulpit Sunday morning and night after returning from Mobile Alabama Sunday School Clinic this week.
Dr. Bryan H. Keathly prominent Presbyterian minister and VA Chaplaincy Division chief will speak at the First Presbyterian Church Bowie in both services. He served as Legion chaplain and on the American Battle Monuments Commission and traveled with General Pershing to France to dedicate memorials for American dead. He served in both World Wars and holds multiple degrees. He is described as an unusually forceful speaker.
A large turnout is expected at a 7:30 PM mass meeting on Tuesday March 22 at City Auditorium Bowie with two male quartets a junior choir and adult choirs. The event features ten minute church representative talks and is free to attend as part of the Bowie laymen go to church program leading to an Easter sunrise service.
Jimerson opens his Wheel-In Snack Bar at the east edge of Bowie on Fort Worth highway as crews begin the new Snack Bar No 3 on Mason Street opposite the Post Office. He recently bought the lot and old building and plans a tile floored soda fountain type shop with new equipment. Also under construction is a three-bedroom home on eight acres off Montague highway by Thurmond Price and A L Kincer.
Mrs Glen Pribble of Montague and Mrs T A Stewart of Bowie were in Wichita Falls Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claudie H. Burke and son James Allen return to Bowie from Bryan where he worked in engineering at Texas A&M. Burke, who earned a Management Engineering degree in January, takes a post as Industrial Agent for the Katy Railroad, based in Dallas. The family will reside in Bowie until summer, then join him there as he travels weekly and spends weekends at home.
Robert Zetzsche and George Zetzsche, sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Zetzsche of Bowie, entered two prize beef calves from Nocona in the county club boys show. Robert fed the black Angus steer and Harold Kirby fed the white face calf. Purchasers included Horace Ayres and W. W. Higgs for local businesses, with Lynn Garlington and Logan Mills buying the other calf for Bowie Grocery and M. and M. Food Store.
The new Plymouth is shown at Raborn Motor Company Hancock Seitz and Walker Willett Motors in Bowie this weekend. The public is invited. The redesigned Plymouth features styling comfort roominess longer wheelbase reduced overhang easier parking and garage access and wider seats. The 97 horsepower engine offers improved performance and several other improvements are noted.
Mrs. Lester Tittle 66 suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at Morris Coffee Shop Tuesday night and died at Bowie Clinic Hospital before 4 a.m. Wednesday. Funeral services were held in Wichita Falls Thursday. A son Lt Col Norman Tittle and daughter Mrs Trene Hartman of Washington, D. C. arrived after the death. The Tittles had lived near Sunset for two years and she was an active Presbyterian church member.
A county wide plan in Mongtague proposes paving 175 miles of rural roads in Mon tague County with state help funding 75 percent of a 1.5 million bond issue. Maintenance costs would shift to the state, with ad valorem taxes retained locally after 1951 to repay the bonds. Community meetings in Bowie No cena and Saint Jo approved the plan, and 200 property owner signatures are sought to call the election.
Miss Virginia Johnson returns to Bowie after vacation in Houston. She visited her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Tom Willington there.
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