The Hippies and Gold Crisis Roast in Jim's Gems
Jim Winter comments on the presidential race with a caricature of Robert Kennedy and a critique of Charles de Gaulle and the gold crisis. He jokes about Bowie city finances and praises local councilmen while closing with a dad joke about a girl admiring the stars and questioning heaven.
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New York
Robert Francis Kennedy
U.S.A
Vietnam
William Fulbright
Charles de Gaulle
France
U. S
Bobby K
de Gaulle
Sam
Easy
Everyohe
NATO
Bowie High All-Sports Banquet Tickets On Sale Soon
Bowie High School all sports banquet tickets go on sale this weekend. The event at Bowie Junior High School auditorium on March 30 at 7 30 p m features Chena Gilstrap UT Arlington athletic director as guest speaker. The booster club reports last year drew about 500 athletes dates parents and friends with plans for larger attendance this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Bowie Jackrabbit Booster Club
Chena Gilstrap
University of Texas At Arlington
Chester Wilson
Montague County Democrats Back Johnson for Presidency
The Montague County Democratic Executive Committee voted unanimously to support Lyndon B. Johnson for president with plans to place his name on the May 4 Democratic primary ballot. The meeting also set three nonbinding referendum questions on liquor sales, mutual betting, and a Texas Dairy Commission. Ballot order for governor includes Carr Whittenburg Hackworth Brisco Fort, while lieutenant governor lists Smith Gladden Barnes, and other state and local races are outlined. Also noted is Private Jerry Reeves deployed to Vietnam with the 8th Medical Detachment, inducted October 12, 1966, son of Myron and grandson of Floyd Specht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Democratic Executive Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Texas Dairy Commission
Waggoner Carr
Edward Whittenburg
Johnnie Mae Hackworth
Dolph Brisco
Dan Irborough
Alfonso al Leloz
Pat O’daniel
Eugene Locke
Preston Smith
John Hill
Gene Smith
Don Gladden
Ben Barnes
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Dallas Blankenship
Robert Calvert
Howard Middleton
Joe Pigg
Elton Winton
Jerry K. Reeves
Ban Methout Viet Nam
Jerry
Army
Fort Polk
Myron K. Reeves
Floyd Specht
Vashti
Texas
Easter Seal Drive starts in Bowie to aid North Texas Center
A door to door Easter Seal campaign in Bowie March 25 seeks funds for the North Texas Rehabilitation Center in Wichita Falls. Five Bowie children have received therapy there, funded by Easter Seals, with the center offering physical occupational and speech therapies and never turning away those unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
North Texas
Wichita Falls
Jack
Bettye) Wages
Bowie Junior Chamber of Commerce
Young Homemakers of Texas
Jerry Dean Hackler
Jaycee
Carl Ryden
Raymond Clement
Bob Rexrode
Gene Bennett
Dan Hacker
Ron Taylor
Class of 56 To Re unite
The Bowie High School class of 1956 holds a reunion on April 13 at 7 30 p m in the Gold Room of the Bowie National Bank. All former members are urged to attend and parents and friends are asked to contact those no longer living locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Bowie National Bank
Band Minstrel Money Sparks School Board Talk
A local Band Minstrel’s earnings trigger debate over school finances and potential board candidates. Community voices question funding and the need for stronger financial support for the district.
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Jack Daniels
Johnson-Kennedy
Planning Starts for Soil Banquet in Bowie
Plans for the Upper West Fork Soil and Water Conservation District banquet are underway in Bowie. Conservation farmers from five zones will be recognized at the April 16 event at the Dowling Lanes building, with John Wilson as master of ceremonies and welcomes by Mayor Lee Wylie Tucker and Kent Henry. The Bowie Chamber of Commerce sponsors the affair. The district includes Jack, Young, Archer, and parts of Wise and Montague Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper West Fork
Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Bowie Chamber
John Wilson
Lee Wylie Tucker
Kent Henry
Chamber of Commerce
Sc&wd
Jack, Young, Archer
Wise
Montague
Bowie Track Team Dominates Plano Meet
The Bowie track squad scored over 100 points at Plano led by Tommy Tomlinson in discus with 127 feet and John Kerr in high jump at 5 feet 10 inches. Joe Davis and Junior Vassar anchored the sprint relays while the mile relay edged Decatur and Plano. Davis won the 220, Vassar second in the 100 as Glenn King of Jacksboro took the sprint, with the Jackrabbits set to travel to Iowa Park for the annual Relays.
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Tommy Tomlinson
John Kerr
Junior Vassar
Ronnie Tucker
Tim Welch
Joe Davis
Bowie
Decatur
Plano
Larry Brown
Norman Winter
Bill Ray Roberts
Vassar
Glenn King
Jacksboro
Iowa Park
West Texas
Six Winners Share $100 Bingo Prize in Montague News
Six players split a $100 bingo prize after three weeks with no winners. Named winners are Barbara Robinson Leona Overby F C Deweber Mrs W T Culverhouse Ann Campbell and Mrs Olan Tomlinson. A new game begins today and orange cards are offered by local merchants. Montague School to hold trustee election April 6 for two vacancies with incumbent Robert Self and candidate Bobby Joe Tompkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Robinson
Leona Overby
F. C. Deweber
W. T. Culverhouse
Ann Campbell
Olan Tomlinson
Montague School
Montague Independent School District School Board
Robert Self
Bobby Joe Tompkins
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Arnold Barnett
Arnold
Sugar
Heaven
Stanley Airington
Charles Blanton
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Kiddie Park
Bowie News
Democratic Committee
Johnson
David Moyer
Carl Long
J. B. (Belve) Wood
Jack Crain
Blake Freeman
A. R
Ted) Jackson
Supreme Court
Matt Davis
Sears McGee
Tom Reavely
James Denton
A. Now
Billy Ray Roberts
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