Fifth Sunday Singing Held at Sunset
The Fifth Sunday Singing took place at First Baptist Church Sunset on April 30 starting 10:30 a.m. An all day event featured a noon basket lunch with master of ceremonies Roland Welch of Nocona and numerous performers from Bowie Nocona Sunset Brushy Jacksboro Henrietta Newport and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Sunset
Roland Welch
Nocona
George Brashear
Orie Garrett
Fred Wall
W. Doc Jackson
Gladys Monroe
Kenneth Wall
Jimmy Curry
Lucille Foster
Roy Lee Curry
Bowie
Mac Porter
Homer Ward
Brush
Curry
E. H. Marshall
the Baptist Church
Unset
Chickens Hatched at Oak Grove Hatchery Highlight Bowie Event
Mrs. W. T. Culverhouse hatched 41 chicks this week using eggs from Oak Grove Hatchery in Bowie, marking a notable poultry achievement for the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Culverhouse
Oak Grove
Bowie
Father of Mrs Shelby Reeves Dies in Wichita Falls
O. Q. Sampson age 71 died at home in Wichita Falls April 21 after three weeks illness. Funeral held April 23 at Owens & Brumley with Rev. Paul Savage. burial in Riverside cemetery. Survived by wife Sonia Williams? and children W. B. Sampson Denver J. L. Sampson Wichita Falls Mrs Shelby Reeves Bowie Mrs W C Browning and Mrs L S Riggles Wichita Falls. Also 25 grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens & Brumley Funeral Home
Wichita Falls
O. Q. Sampson
Paul Savage
Riverside Cemetery
Shelby Reeves
Bowie
Sampson
Tennessee
Texas
Sonia Williams
Hillsboro
W. B. Sampson
Denver
J. L. Sampson
W. C. Browning
L. S. Riggles
T. Sampson
C. P. Sampson
Fort Worth
G. B. Allen
Durant
Okla
A. W. Wiggins
Alvarado
Addie Koker
Edenburg
Holt Spain Family Relocates to Bowie Home
Mr and Mrs Holt Spain and their young daughter have moved to Bowie New home while Mr Spain expects to report for armed service soon. During his absence the family will reside in Bowie tying to the community here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt Spain
Bowie
Finds Brother By Air Search in New Guinea
Corporal Harold Medlen and Staff Sgt. Thomas C. Medlen, brothers from Bowie, both serving in U S forces, united after Thomas vanished in June 1941. They crossed 350 miles by air and jungle search in New Guinea before a joyful reunion seemed possible. Letters from home revealed their approximate locations and plans to meet with other Medlen relatives in the theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Harold Medlen
U. S. Infantry
Thomas C. Medlen
Army Air Service
Will A. Medlen
Bowie
Thomas
Air Corps
Glen
Air Naval Base
Pearl Harbor
Hery E. Lankford
Park Springs News Briefs From Betty Culverhouse
Mrs. Jim Chadwick lost one eye in a Wichita Falls hospital operation to save the other. Mrs. Will Monroe suffers gallstone pain in Rogers hospital at Decatur, recovering without surgery at home. Mrs. M. M. Cowley ill from kidney poisoning, being treated at home by Dr. Watson of Bridgeport. Lizzie McKinney bedbound eighteen years in her brother Bill McKinney’s home. Elmo Greer of San Diego and mother Mrs. J E Reed of Ringling visit Park Springs. related to Navy husband. Pvt James H. Richie from Aberdeen Proving Ground visits on furlough, nicknamed Jack. J E Powers visits daughter Ethel Copeland in Fort Worth. Jim Huckabee heads to Wyoming to work for Prairie Oil, linked to J L Ashford in Oklahoma. Roy Alexander visits sister T A Bonham in Alvord. Rose McKay of Bowie visits Callie McKay. LaVerne Allen Earp of Fort Worth visits parents M B Allen. W N Underwood returns from two weeks with son Raymond Crist’s family in Freeport. M B Allen spends weekend in Fort Worth. Rose McKay loses a milk cow struck by a train. Cerral Dobbs of Terral, Oklahoma visits grandparents J M Mitchum here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chadwick
Wichita Falls
Will Monroe
Rogers Hospital
Decatur
M. M. Cowley
Dr. Watson
Bridgeport
Lizzie McKinney
Bill McKinney
J. E. Powers
Ethel Copeland
Fort Worth
Jim Huckabee
Wyoming
Prairie Oil Company
J. L. Ashford
Oklahoma
Roy Alexander
T. A. Bonham
Alvord
Rose McKay
Bowie
Callie McKay
LaVerne Allen Earp
M. B. Allen
W. N. Underwood
Freeport
Texas
Raymond Crist
Cerral Dobbs
Terral
J. M. Mitchum
Social Roundup of Bowie Area Visitors and Guests
Local residents and visitors share weekends and visits across Bowie Dallas Fort Worth and surrounding towns. Rosa Bartlett visits her mother Mrs Ingram in Bowie while M A Younger spends a week in Jacksboro with son Rex Younger. Others include Miss Susie Loyd visiting the News office, Miss Dixie Whitehead vacationing with her parents, and multiple families hosting relatives from Fort Worth Dallas Wichita Falls and Big Spring. Estelle Lumpkin, last Japanese mission ejectee, spoke in Dallas via Oak Cliff Presbyterian church after returning from the Gripsholm voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Bartlett
Dallas
Mrs. M. Ingram
Bowie
G. E. Jocey
Barbara Jean
Iris June
Stoneburg Seniors Stage Annual Play Skippy Sees Things Through
The Stoneburg Senior Class presents its annual play on Friday evening May 5 in the school gym. Admission is twelve cents for pupils and twenty cents for adults. The comedy centers on Mrs Merrill and her daughters with Skippy saving Cerise from a villain and the family discovering 340000 found in an old grandfather. Cast includes Bettie Praetor Van Vacter Mary Lou Edwards Joline Gee Rosey Lee Brown Kenneth Morrow and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoneburg
Skippy
Merrill
Jim Jones
Cerise
Stella Merrill
Babe Merrill
Bettie Praetor van Vacter
Mary Lou Edwards
Jolene Gee
Rosey Lee Brown
Kenneth Morrow
David Middleton
Frances Winningham
Card of thanks for cemetery fund donations
The Lindale cemetery fund committee thanks donors Hallie F Prater of Healdton Rev Jim Wall of Nocona Frankie Faulkenberry of Bowie and Mrs C Noble treasurer of Bowie for generous gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindale Cemetery
Hallie F. Prater
Healdton
Okla
Jim Wall
Nocona
Frankie Faulkenberry
Bowie
C. Noble
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a fast acting antiseptic treatment for sore feet. It claims initial relief within minutes and significant improvement after several applications, urging customers to buy from Slaughter Drug Co. or other druggists and to demand satisfaction or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaughter Drug Co
Moone
Delayed Tasks Persist Into Tomorrow and Yesterday
A concise note observes that chores postponed today tend to remain unfinished tomorrow and lingering into yesterday, highlighting a timeless habit of procrastination.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mound City Paints
C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co. Inc
R. M. McPherson
Mgr
Bob White
West Wise St
Bowie, Texas
Sgt
Thomas Medlen
Cpl
Park Springs
Betty Culverhouse
M. A. Younger
Jacksboro
Rex Younger
Mrs. Younger
L. S. Southard
Electra
G. Doc Jackson
Susie Loyd
J. F. Cone
Z. H. Borden
Jack County
Dixie Whitehead
Mrs
Joe Whitehead
Chas. Miller
San Antonio
Ovus Sawyer
Alice Salazer
Roy Jones
D. K. Johnson
Vallejo
California
Mabel Beth Jackson
Ft. Worth
Raymond Henry
Little Dauhter
Virginia Rae
Harry Davis
Mamie Trotter
T. D. Denman
D. L. Baccus
Lee Bailey
W. D. Carter
Grand Prairie
Carters
Carter
Mr. Baccus
H. S. Trout
Truett Thomas
Ft. Sill
L. H. Thomas
Coy
Big Spring
C. W. Ford
Bernice McGahee
Lufkin
Maurice Wootan
Houston
K. D. Radio Service
Dr. Thurman
Depot
Cr. T. J. Watkins
Nocona, Texas
Seersucker
Crocus
Rayon
Phoenix
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