Watergate costs and Wounded Knee blockades noted in column
A local column laments taxpayer costs for the Wounded Knee siege at South Dakota and wider government spending, while joking about the Watergate era. It also recounts party gossip, club chatter at Top O The Lake CC, a note on newsprint shortages and rising prices, and a satirical telegram from a Texas cattle feeder critiquing government policy.
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Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Tony Fenoglio
Tony
Bowie High School Band Excels at Buccaneer Festival
The Bowie High School Band returned from Corpus Christi where they earned a Division II or Superior Rating at the Buccaneer Music Festival. Judges Wilson Foster and Holvik rated the group. The trip included Padre Island visits and a five hour Marlin Queen charter boat ride.
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Bowie High School
Corpus Christi
Geroge C. Wilson
Robert Foster
Karl Holvik
Padre Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi Bay
Nocona Man Named District Clerk in Montague County
Star Johnson of Nocona is appointed by District Judge Marvin London to replace Viola Hancock Landry as district clerk of the 87th District County in Montague. The appointment takes effect May 1 1972 after Landry’s resignation on April 30. Johnson, a county veteran's service officer, will serve until the 1974 general election.
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Marvin London
Star Johnson
Nocona
Viola Hancock Landry
Montague
Cecil Adkins
Adkins
Johnson
Shoe Factory Plans Forestburg Opening
An extension of the Linda Jo Shoe Company of Gainesville will open at Forestburg on or about May 21 as part of Gainesville production. The facility will start with about 20 employees and grow to about 36. nine Forestburg residents are already training at Gainesville and others will be trained before opening.
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Linda Jo Shoe Company
Gainesville
Forestburg
Silvan
Seminar Smash Hit in Bowie Spurs Local Shoplifting Briefing
Chamber of Commerce officials say the Bowie shoplifting seminar was a huge success drawing more than 60 merchants. Chief Bryan Wasson and Arlan Jackson of the SBA led the session with plans for future seminars. The piece notes a new plant site and talks with Gene Davenport of Cooke County Electric Co op about a branch plant. Principal factors cited include available female labor and community interest.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bowie
Bryan Wasson
Arlan Jackson
Small Business Administration
Dallas
Mr. Silvan
Gene Davenport
Cooke County Electric Co-op
Water Permit Still Pending For Bowie
A Bowie delegation traveled to Austin on Tuesday to present their case before the Texas Water Commission Board seeking a water permit. The hearing aimed to secure authorization for the city's water project and address related requirements.
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Bowie
Austin
Texas Water Commission Board
Bedford Man Treated After Accidental Gunshot Injury
A Bedford Texas man was treated and released from Bowie Memorial Hospital about 10:00 p.m. Saturday for a gunshot wound to the left foot. Bowie Police Chief Bryan Wasson said the injury occurred when he was accidentally shot with a .22 caliber pistol while target practicing on the Dickson Ranch in Clay County.
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Bedford
Texas
Bowie Memorial Hospital
Bowie
Bryan Wasson
Dickson Ranch
Clay County
Banquet draws 500 as Upper Elm Red Soil awards set in Bowie
More than 500 people are expected at the Upper Elm Red Soil and Water Conservation District Awards Banquet at the National Guard Armory in Bowie on Thursday May 10. The event begins at 7 30 p m with Gene Foster of Grayson County College as host. Five outstanding conservation farmers will be honored along with a comeback farmer and other local conservation awards. Tickets are limited and available from Bowie banks. The Bowie delegation met state legislators in Austin to discuss opposition and legal representation for a hearing.
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National Guard Armory
Bowie
Gene Foster
Grayson County College
Sherman
Denison
Bellevue Honors Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 1973
Carol Gill and Billy Glen Harrison head Bellevue High School's 1973 class honors. Gill carries a 96.44 four year average and excels in basketball tennis volleyball and track while participating in Beta Club FFA and school publications. Harrison earns top marks with strong academics and athletics.
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Bellevue
Carol Gill
Billy Glen Harrison
Gordon Gill
Carol
F.H.A
F.F.A
Little League Opens Monday With Four 6 45 Games
Four Little League games start Monday May 7 at 6 45 p m across four leagues. Roberts Radiator Hornets face Hargood Variety Store Broncos in the first game with managers Bill Lee and Glen Roth. Minor League pits Hutson Restaurant Brahmas vs Rotary Club Cardinals coached by A J Martin and Rusty Tasker. Junior Haney Oilers led by Wayne Randolph meet Reds Horses managed by Curtis Henson at 8 00 p m, while Pony League features Richardson Plumbing Eagles led by Roy Stom against Rocking J Pirates managed by Bill Caswell at the high school diamond. Games continue most nights next week at 6 45 p m or 8 00 p m.
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Roberts Radiator Hornets
Hargood
Broncos
Bill Lee
Hornets
Glen Roth
A. J. Martin
Hutson
Brahmas
Rusty Tasker
Rotary Club
Cardinals
Wayne Randolph
Haney Oilers
Ragsdale's Station
Red Horses
Curtis Henson
Roy Stom
Richardson Plumbing Eagles
Bill Caswell
Rocking J. Pirates
Sheriff Names New Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff Howard Middleton announced a new Deputy Sheriff, Robert Templeton, who began May 1 and will live in Nocona. Templeton comes from Burkburnett with 10 years police experience and training at Wichita Falls Police Academy FBI School and Mid-Western University Police School. He holds an Intermediate Certificate in Law Enforcement. He and his wife have three sons aged 6 9 and 12 and will move after Burkburnett school term ends.
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Nocona
Howard Middleton
Robert Templeton
Burkburnett
Templeton
Wichita Falls Police Academy
F.B.I. School
Mid-Western University Police School
California man held on burglary charges in Montague County
A California man is jailed in Montague County for burglary after being seen leaving Mrs. J. W. Ivey’s home with stolen goods. Sheriff Middleton said Mrs. Ivey provided the license number, and the suspect, who was wanted in California on burglary and parole violations, was arrested with his wife and five children nearby. the mother and children face no charges.
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California
Montague County
J. W. Ivey
Montague
Howard Middleton
Early start for Little League prompts questions from parents
A Bowie News reader writes about starting Little League a month early and asks why. The editor replies as a first year parent, noting season dates through June 26 with All Star games in July and August tournaments, and says no girl’s program yet while explaining coverage limits.
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Mr. Winters
Jacksboro
Henrietta
Bowie News
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