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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1973
Page
1
A reader column laments service complaints in Bowie and suggests the newly organized Jaycees tackle projects. Proposals include manned street signs powered with electricity and a Bowie children fishing derby, plus cleanup of junky lots with twenty strong volunteers.
Jan Mulloy, Bowie High School 1971 graduate, was crowned Armed Forces Queen at the Wichita Falls Air Show and Barbecue on May 9. She was among nine contestants introduced by Linda White Fitzner and received her trophy from Major General Robert L. Petit. Mulloy was 1st runner-up in Miss Wichita Falls and studies special education at Midwestern University.
Boy Scout Troop 117 from Bowie earned a blue ribbon of merit at the 1973 Scout-O-Rama in Wichita Falls. Their summer camp display outside Fed-Mart Building featured 40 booths with varied projects from coin collecting to rattlesnake cooking. Scouts Roy Dale Henry Gregg Lambert Mark Moore Daron Neeld and Monte Jett attended with Scoutmaster L T Fuller and Assistant Secoutmaster Billy Neeld aiding.
Bob Cornelison was injured late Friday at the Union Texas Petroleum Gas Plant in Bowie. He and two coworkers were exposed to an explosion and he received burns to his hands chest and face before being admitted to Bowie Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The Bowie Jackrabbits defeated Keller 10-4 to win the district title and advance to bi district play. Key performances came from Jerry Miller 4 for 5, Lee Harrington with a home run, Bruce Haile 2 for 4, and pitcher Earl Husfield who allowed four hits in Denton. Jeff Jackson notes a best of three series starting Monday with Barnes likely to start.
Bowie Jaycees gave boxes of candy to women at Bellmire Home and Bowie Convalescing Home for Mother's Day. Richard McMillion funded the gesture. members included Rowdy Settles Finis Bratcher Bill Duvall John Taylor Gary Cox Dan Wilson David Lewis and Gary Odle.
Saint Jo 20th Century Club hosts an art exhibit at Saint Jo High School Gym on Saturday June 2. All media including needlework and ceramics may compete in two divisions, adult and student. Entries run 7:00 to 9:30 a.m with labels. prizes awarded for first to third place and best of show. Entry fees apply.
A large crowd attended the 24th annual awards at Bowie National Guard Armory as Gene Foster hosted. Glen Lynch of Forestburg won top honors as outstanding conservation farmer of zone 1 and district wide, with multiple peers like Coy Mosley Nocona and Harold Bindel Muenster also recognized. The event highlighted soil and water protection efforts and praised the Upper Elm Red district as best in Texas for 1972.
All band parents are urged to attend the last meeting of the year on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the high school band hall. Election of officers will be held and slides of the Corpus Christi band trip will be shown.
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