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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
1
Four Nocona youths aged 17 to 20 were arrested by Sheriff J L Jameson and Deputy Tom Lindsey for burglary of Bowie High School on March 3. Two typewriters and five horns were stolen. all but one horn were recovered. They were released on bond and face trial before the next Grand Jury.
Long extensions and larger mains are being laid in Bowie to ensure more water for hundreds of residents. Mayor David Major joins workers on a 2500 foot South Side extension while other crews upgrade Northeast lines and sewers.
At the Fruit Experiment Farm the trees and grape vines are loaded with fruit. Uriel Randolph prunes young peaches with a rubber hose to limit crop and improve quality. Officials expect a bountiful harvest with about 225 peaches per bushel and three favorable fruits per tree as a good yield.
The State committee on classifying and accrediting public schools issued a favorable report after inspection. Superintendent Walter B. Alexander and Board of Education President received letters noting added affiliation in choral music and two existing band units, with praise for the board, superintendent, and teachers. Recommendations urged district enlargement through the county board and Montague County superintendent, with Deputy Superintendent Harry W. Rice expressing thanks for cooperation.
Bowie News cooperation yields published trash and can pickup schedules. Friday and Saturday routes begin on Mason Lindsey and Cooper streets in East Ward. Next week service shifts southward finishing Mills Rock Miller and East Wise streets by week end.
Mr and Mrs J W Richardson of Forestburg visited their son Wayne at Grand Prairie Sunday.
Ernest Bowling 69 longtime Elmwood Cemetery custodian died suddenly while he and his son dug a grave for M. M. Huskey at Elmwood. Born May 10 1880 in Alabama he served 28 years as custodian. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. Burgess Chapel with Rev G B Bradshaw officiating. Interment Elmwood with Masonic graveside rites. Survived by his wife five sons Dewey Virgil Alton O Neal and E G all of Fort Worth and three daughters Mrs George Moyer Mrs C W Yates and Mrs Raymond Bell.
The second annual Dairy Show drew 54 head of dairy cattle at Pelham Park Bowie as judges worked. County Agent W J Young praised it as the best junior dairy show seen in Texas, with many Texas milk industry leaders in attendance. Winners to be published in the News. club boys received high praise for stock quality and showmanship.
Mrs Claude L Martin has been appointed County Commander of the Montague Educational Division of the American Cancer Society Texas District 13. The announcement was made by District Commander Mrs L E Dudley and Field Worker Mrs Linn during their Bowie visit. Martin is a trained nurse from St Pauls Hospital Dallas and active in health and civic groups in Bowie.
Mr and Mrs M F Farmer of Longview and Mr and Mrs E A McNatt of Fort Worth visited their parents Mr and Mrs C C McNatt and sister Miss Ermyn trudge McNatt over the weekend.
Farmers and ranchmen in the Bowie area welcomed a valuable rain Saturday night ranging from 1.14 inches to two inches. The rain boosted Lake Bowie water levels by four inches and supported planting, especially peanuts, with corn, small grain, and other crops also benefiting significantly.
Two poultry experts from A and M College will speak at City Auditorium Bowie at 8 p.m. on Tuesday May 17. Dr. Cecil Williams will discuss Production and Dr. W L Braddy will cover Marketing. Picture slides from real poultry operations will accompany their talks.
Commencement exercises at Stoneburg School are scheduled for Wednesday May 18 at 8 p.m. Honor students include salutatorian Lucy Fay Allison and valedictorian Betty Sue Williams. Dr James B BVgren to deliver the address. Baccalaureate services Sunday May 15 at Stoneburg Baptist Church led by Rev Lewis Kirkland.
Bowie Grocery operated by Mr and Mrs Joe Garlington and Lynn Garlington is undergoing extensive upgrades. A six foot refrigeration display case is added for meat sales and the rear has been redesigned to provide convenient customer parking and improved access. Ground at the rear has been graded and surfaced to create a special lot for loading and unloading country produce and groceries.
Good report on Bowie clay shows Miss Margaret VanVacter named valedictorian and Miss Lydia Hoeldtke as salutatorian for the 1949 graduating class. Alton Garner of Bowie Chamber of Commerce reports three favorable clays from seven samples with potential commercial value and invites landowners to submit five pounds of clean clay for further tests.
In Bowie area oil work was quieter this week with Continental skidding Fry No. 2 from Stewart Lewis to Susette Meyer No. 2 test location. Fry No. 2 yielded 91 barrels in five hours. Hughes No. 1 and Richardson No. 2 drill in shale at nearby sites. Continental-Texas Jackson No. 2 at Queen's Peak spuds at 6252 and is expected to produce a well. Dennis Walker visited Cartisbad Cav tel Saturday and Sunday.
Joel Mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mann, is improving following several days in the hospital due to an infection.
The Bowie News displays images of new homes under construction. Pictured is the modern ranch style residence of Mr and Mrs H D Bishop at 1100 North Jefferson Street. Also shown is the home of Mr and Mrs David Robertson with materials supplied by Shamburger Lumber Company.
Improvements at the First Methodist Church enhance interior appeal with extensive painting and floor finishing. A notable feature is carpeting laid over heavy felt base around the altar, aisles, and front quarters improving comfort and appearance.
Mrs. Fred E. Doane of Marshall Missouri forwards a Bowie News reader letter recounting a 20 year old seer’s claim that an oil pool lies beneath Bowie Texas Montague County and will not be found for decades.
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