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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1963
Page
2
Bowie High School Jackrabbits travel to Olney Friday to decide the district championship. Bowie holds a tie for first place after Seymour was edged by Olney last week.
Billy McKinley of Bowie tied for third in the pole vault and finished sixth in the high jump at the state track meet in Austin. He competed with athletes from over 200 Class AA schools.
Decoration Day events include prayers, songs such as Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace, and a flower placement for 1962 deceased. The Cemetery Association discussed markers for unmarked graves, sales of old lot spaces, and placing flags on veterans graves. Local attendees and notices from the Center community are noted.
Park Springs notes report Mrs G W Workman admitted to Fort Worth hospital in serious condition. Visits from the Ashford and Riddles families plus Crafton residents. Junior McKinney, nephew of Georgia Frank and Fred McKinney, died while residing in Oklahoma. Kenneth Monro family from Bowie visited Effie Monroe. Jo Ann Workman and McDaniel relatives took a Six Flags trip. Eula Seeson returned home from Decatur after visiting Bill Seeson family.
In Wichita Falls on Monday Tri County Dairy Show awarded blue ribbons to local youths. Attendees Mrs. R. M. McDonald Jane McDonald Nancy Liggett and Mrs. Comer Tuck later attended District 4H Day in Denton. Jane and Nancy earned red ribbons for second place in Foods and Nutrition with their Our Best Cookie honoring Mother.
Mr and Mrs Edward Orton of Bellevue announce the engagement of their daughter Cynthia Edrene to Freddie Wayne Erwin son of Mrs Jackie Erwin of Seminole Texas Miss Orton works at City Hall in Liberal Kansas and Mr Erwin is employed with Craft Products in Pampa The wedding will be held in Bellevue later this summer
Weekend visitors and social calls across Bowie Gainesville and Dallas are listed. Entries mention families such as the Boyds Huggins Hudspeths and McMillions visiting from Dallas Bowie and Fort Worth with rodeo attendance and church events noted. Several visits include relatives and friends like Hettie Gilbert Lillie Gilbert Inez Wolsey and Tina Brewer.
Complaints filed during the past week against named individuals include James Beasley for speeding E N Muller for running a red light Grace Youngblood for failure to yield Larry Durham for no driver license C H Gresham for no motor filer Donald Hancock for no driver license E L Simpson for no driver license and Jimmy Martin for following too close.
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