Nautical Junior Senior Banquet Opens With Sea Theme
The Saturday night event featured a nautical stage design with ship signs, model ships, and a gang plank. Toastmaster Willis Heard led the welcome as Miss Jean Stallings and Miss Christine King delivered class histories and prophecies. Captain Alexander spoke in the main address, and the celebration continued with a Pelham Park party, City Orchestra music, and a birthday bowl display from the Public Utility Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
George Rucker
Jean Stallings
Jones Robinson
Board of Education
Christine King
Connie Kendall
Alexander
P.T.A
Aileen Burgess
O ‘Hershel ‘Stephens
Pelham Park
Kunch
Public Utility Corporation
Boles Orphans Home Pickup Set for Bowie Monday
The Boles Orphans Home truck will be in Bowie on Monday May 8 to collect donations. All interested are asked to note the date and respond substantially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boles Orphans Home
Bowie
MacDowell Year Book Wins First Prize
The Bowie MacDowell Club won first prize for its year book in a state contest judged at the Texas Federation of Music Clubs convention in Austin in April 1922. Miss Inez Rudy offered the cash prize. fifty-plus books competed. the Bowie News printed the winning book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie MacDowell Club
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Austin
Inez Rudy
Education Department
Federation
MacDowell Chih
Bowie News
Lone Star District
Decoration Services At Salona May 6th
An Animal Decoration Day program is set for Salona Methodist Church on Saturday May 6. Events include songs led by H Knightstep J Aston Pollard duets by Mr and Mrs Clifford Hancock and Mrs Clyde Shaw readings by Phoneille Richardson Mildred Faulkenberry and others. Short talks by visitors and a Benediction close the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satoma Methodist Church
King Sisters
George S. Lee
Bert Roberts
Phoneille Richardson
J. Aston Pollard
Mildred Faulkenberry
J. B. Lewis Guest Speaker at Rotary Club
J B Lewis principal of Bowie High School addressed the Rotary Club at the Morrow Grill during the Wednesday noon meeting. J Lee Hanchey presided as president, W B Alexander gave the invocation, and Colleen McDaniel provided piano accompaniment for the sing song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lewis
Bowie ‘High
Truth about Advertising Good Will and Customer Trust
The piece argues good will is the key asset of a business, preserved by value and service and by advertising. It cites a fire at a factory where the president remains calm because insurance covers losses and goodwill can still be rebuilt by better machinery and continued good will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Barton
Burlingame
Bowie Citizens Pay Last Respects To W W Williams
Bowie honors W W Williams with funeral services and business closures during the hour. Williams, a Bowie resident for 21 years, died after a six month illness. Numerous out of town relatives and friends attended from Newport Vashti Wichita Falls Fort Worth Houston Fruitland Pooville Altus Breckenridge Graham Gurkburnett Arlington Denton Dallas Slaton Stoneburg and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Williams
Bowie
Williams
Newport
M. Shipp
W. A. Elmore
W. T. Vinson
al. Flock
al . Flock, Jr
George Crockett
Kay Crockett
Lola V Phagan
Weldon Phagan
Ft. Worth
Jim Masche
Betty
Bila Bransford
Houston
Dewitt Williams
Fruitland
W. B. Sills
Boyd Wynn
Pooville
William Baldridge
Altus
Okla
Clyde Hill
Breckenridge
D. C. Edwards
Ruby Nell
Graham
Mes
Ted Williams
Gurkburnett
John Rigby
Arlegton
John and
Laurie Burnett
Denton
Chalmers Shoemaker
Dallas
Knox Williams
Slaton
Texas
W. P. Williams
Stoneburg
Tulley Wetsel
Mass Meeting Sunday At Methodist Church
A mass meeting of all members and friends of the First Methodist Church is set for Sunday morning at 11:00 oclock. An evening program by Young People from Southern Methodist University will focus on Peace Action with special music. Church School gathers at 9:45 a.m.
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The
First Methodist Church
Southern Methodist University
Meeting of Sheep and Goat Raisers in Bowie May 6
Montague County Sheep and Goat Raisers call a short meeting Saturday afternoon May 6 at 2 30 in the basement City Hall Auditorium Bowie. The shearing crew and route or schedule will be discussed and attendees invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
City Hall
Bowie
Bowie High School Band Concert at Newport
The Bowie High School Band performed a concert Thursday night at Newport. Directed by George Rucker the ensemble traveled by school bus and received a large cake decorated in maroon and white in appreciation of their performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Newport
George Rucker
Reverend Westbrook Attends Methodist Conference in KC
Reverend J. H. Westbrook of the First Methodist Church left Thursday for Kansas City Missouri to attend the uniting conference of the Methodist Churches. He expects to return home mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Westbrook
First Methodist Church
Kansas City
Missouri
Uniting Conference of the
Methodist Churches
Community Singing Cancelled at Nazarene Church
Due to many activities the regular community singing scheduled for Sunday May 7 at the Nazarene Church will not be held. The June date will be observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Bowie Leather Products elects officers and outlines line
At the Bowie Leather Products Co Inc stockholders meeting on April 6 directors N B Gary T B Wilkes Floyd Garner W G Brice and Mrs Hazel Housman were elected. May 1 saw T B Wilkes as president Mrs Hazel Housman as vice president and Wade Bond as secretary treasurer. The plant began April 6 production May 1 with Floyd Garner supervising leather goods manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Leather Products Co. Inc
N. B. Gary
T. BR. Wilkes
Floyd Garner
W. G. Brice
Bowie
Hazel Housman
Kenmore
New York
T. B. Wilkes
Wade Bond
Joplin
Missuri
Tie
Garner
Joe Henry
Eula Bureh
Georgia
Wilpin
Wilkes
Nocent
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Lions Hear J P Kearby Jr Speak at Cisco Lions Club
J P Kearby Jr state highway engineer delivered a talk on Engineers and Highway Construction at the Cisco Lions Club weekly meeting. Visitors included J A Anderson and O L Stamey promoting W M LaRoque for Governor District 2 B. A stage night May 4 and a district band trip to Mineral Wells May 8 were planned. Directors elected Harry H Dreyfuss to fill Fred Fehsenfeld’s term through July 1 1940. A May 23 24 charity picture show at the City Auditorium was set with tickets twenty five cents adults ten cents children under twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Kearby, Jr
State Highway Dept
Lions Club
Doc) Jackson
Glenn Trout
Jack Anderson
Cisco Lions Club
O. L. Stamey
Cisco
R. V. Galloway
Fastland Lions Club
Mineral Wells
Harry H. Dreyfuss
Fred C. Fehsenfeld
Dreyfuss
Bowie business leader earns first Master Key for Lions Club
Harry Tr. Dreyfuss of Bowie becomes the first Bowie Lions Club member to receive the Master Key. The ceremony featured La Roque of Cisco presenting the key to Dreyfuss as twelve new members were added, including R. B. Fraley and Glenn Trout. Dreyfuss, with S. Danhe and Co., has been active since joining in 1936 and serves on the board, as past vice-president, and chairs finance for Boy Scouts and publicity for the Montague County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Tr. Dreyfuss
Bowie
Bowie Lions Club
W. M. la Roque
Cisco
Mr. Dreyfuss
R. B. Fraley
Glenn Trout
Marl
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scout Organization
Montague County
W H Clark to be buried Friday
Funeral services for W H Clark 86 will be held Friday at 2 00 PM at his daughter's home with Rev A J Quinn officiating and burial in Lindale Cemetery Burgess Funeral Home directed He died Thursday morning at his daughter's Bowie Texas born England February 19 1853 a 76 year Texas resident 33 years in Bowie Survivors include daughter Mrs Gallia RR E Clark of Overton Mrs Ida Vaught Hobart Okla Mrs O K E Tinsley Wichita Falls Mrs J P McGee McKamey Mrs Benton Lofling Bowie 25 grandchildren 5 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Clark
A. B. Gallia
A. J. Quinn
Lindale
Burgess Fneral
Clark
England
Texas
Bowie
Gallia
E., Clark
Overton
Ida Vaught
Hobart
Okla
KE. Tinsley
Wehita Falls
J. P. McGee
McKamey
Benton Lofling
Charley C Bias Burial Held At Tage Church
Funeral services for Charley C Bias were conducted at the Tage church with Rev. John Cox officiating and interment in Tage Cemetery. Bias died in Wichita Falls on April 27 and was born March 28, 1896 in Oklahoma. Survivors include his widow Gertrude Bias and five children all of Bowie, plus his father J L Bias of Bowie, a sister Lillian Parks of Paducah, and four brothers Bill Bias Nebraska Henry Bias Ft Worth Robert Bias Bowie and Claud Bias Marlow Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley C. Bias
Tage Church
John &. Cox
Montague
Tage
Burgess
Howe
Bias
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Gertrude Bias
Doris
Aubry
Weldon
Delma
Fern
Bowie
J. L. Bias
Lillian Parks
Paducah
Bill Bias
Nebraska
Henry Bias
Ft. Worth
Robert Bias
Claud Bias
Marlow
Okla
Montague High School Banquet Features New Ideas Talk
Principal speaker D M Majors addressed Montague juniors and seniors at the Tuesday night Junior-Senior banquet. He delivered an instructive talk titled You Must Have New Ideas. Miss La Rue Butler of Bowie performed the humorous reading At Recess, with Mrs Major also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Major
Montazgue High School
Bowie Lions start film project See Yourself and Your Town In the Movies
The Bowie Lions Club begins filming for a 1989 history project to be shown at the City Auditorium on May 23 and 24. Neva Peirsol arrives to plan the schedule for a cameraman arriving May 12, with about 1500 feet of film expected. Proceeds benefit the park fund and other charitable causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
City Auditorium
Neva Peirsol
Amateur Service V Productions
Bowie
M. A. Bryan
Som Lovette
M. Posey
Harry Dreyfuss
Lions Claib
City Auuditorium
Park Fund
Twilight Musicale Sunday at First Baptist Church
The MacDowell Club opens National Music Week with a Twilight Musicale at First Baptist Church Sunday at 4:30 PM. The program features Doxology, Gloria, Unfold Ye Portals, Finlandia chorale, Ave Maria, How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings, Day Is Dying in the West, and other hymns with Rev B B Breitenhirt, Rev A J Quinn, Miss Olive Meader, Mrs J A Wallender, and Mrs Ogden Clarke among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
MacDowell Club
First Baptist Church
B. B. Breitenhirt
Federation Hymn
Beautiful Saviour
A. J. Quinn
Olive Meader
Martha Ann Gibson
J. A. Wallender
E. W. Daley, Jr
God
Ava Maria
H. B. Latham
Finlandia
West
Bb. B. Breitenhirt
Ogden Clarke
Inez Rudy
H. T. Ayres
Bowie Baseball Club to Sport New Uniforms
Bowie Baseball Club receives new uniforms supplied by Bowie merchants. The club, recently organized, will play matched games at Pelham Camp Park Sunday afternoon. Members include Alden Williams Glenn Nichols Thurman McDonald Jesse Elliott Jr Barry Coffield Mack Endsley Wilburt Hyatt Joe Fincher Alton Bowling Louis Simmons Greer Dickey Clinton McDonald Kenneth Brite and manager Barney P Whitehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Barney P. Whitehead
Pelham Camp Park
Alden Williams
Glenn Nichols
Thurman McDonald
Jesse Elliott, Jr
Barry Coffield
Mack Endsley
Wilburt Hyatt
Joe Fincher
Alton Bowling
Louis Simmons
Greer Dickey
Clinton McDonald
Kenneth Brite
The Spirit of Culver and Big Name Westerns At Local Theatres
Friday and Saturday The Spirit of Culver features Freddie Bartholomew Jackie Cooper and Andy Devine. PreVue Sunday and Monday James Cagney stars in The Oklahoma Kid. Tuesday and Wednesday Dick Powell and Anita Louise in Going Places. Friday and Saturday Hopalong Cassidy in Sunset Trail. Sunday 2nd Monday Tuesday double feature Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco. Also Harlem on the Prairie a Negro western program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Powell
Anita Louise
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Jeanette MacDonald
San Francisco
Harlem On the Prairie
Tom Williams Sister Buried Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Susan Hoover aged 69 were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 at the home of her brother Tom Williams. O W Watson Church of Christ elder officiated with interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers included John C McNatt A A Sadler Bruce Sadler J W Biggerstaff and a Handley friend. Whitley Bowden Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Susan Hoover
Tom Williams
O. W. Watson
Church of Christ
Elmwood Cemetery
John C. McNatt
A. A. Sadler
Bruce Sadler
J. W. Biggerstaff
Handley
Rexall Sale Extended Through Monday at Griffin Drug
G L Griffin manager of Griffin Drug Store extends the Rexall One Cent Sale through Monday for customers who cannot visit town until Second Monday. The national sale began Wednesday and was to end Saturday night, but the extension aids regular patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Griffin
Griffin Drug Store
Rexall
Mr. Griffin
Mountain View Farris Family Guests Extended Visit
Mrs. May Farris and Miss Hazel Farris of Mountain View Oklahoma with Clarence Pennington of Carnegie Oklahoma were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wales. Mrs. Farris planned an extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Farris
Hazel Farris
Mountain View
Okla
Clarence Pennington
Carnegie
Dale Wales
Ellis Visits Grandparents in Henderson Texas
Herbert Wayne Ellis of Henderson Texas spent the weekend as a guest of his grandparents Mr and Mrs J F Yowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wayne Ellis
Henderson, Tex
J. F. Yowell
National Music Week Observed in Bowie Promoted
Bowie observes National Music Week with events from May 7 to 13 including a twilight musicale May 9 at First Baptist Church and Community Night May 9 at City Auditorium. Mayor J C McNatt proclaims the week and urges school and home participation to promote culture and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
MacDowell Club
First Baptist Church
Bovelig
City Auditorium
High School
MacDowell Clate
Beaiy
Los Angeles Herald and
Bisammer
Henry Foré
J. C. McNatt
John C. McNatt
Citzens
A.D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Macdowell
Salona
Rotary Club
Colleen McDaniel
Charles B. Roth
Charles Roth
W.W. Williams
Methodist Church
High Scool Band
Bowie Leather Products Co
Lions
J.P. Kearby Jr
D. M. Majors
Twilight Musicale
Bowie Baseball Club
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PreVue
James Cagney
Wm. Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Rexall Sale
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