Community notes and events from Bowie News
A collage of small town items includes a truck incident on Wise Street, seniors receiving diplomas next Thursday, a humorous exchange about car repairs, a peep hole display drawing attention, Bert Cassle buying Aberdeen Angus cattle, tips on visiting the sick, Judge Earl Hall visiting, subscription renewal thanks, praise for a new baseball park, unusually large eggs, and lively local political conventions with active participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es E & A
Bert Cassle
Bowie
State X Ray TB Tests Set In Bowie May 27 28
Under the State Medical Service of Texas X ray equipment will be in the basement of the First Baptist Church Bowie on Tuesday and Wednesday May 27 28 from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m for free tuberculosis screening for residents age 15 or over. The service takes only a few minutes and all eligible persons are urged to participate.
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State Medical Service of Texas
Bowie
First Baptist Church
Blood Drive Call For May 21 At First Baptist
The Red Cross unit will collect blood on Wednesday May 21 from 9 am to 3 pm in the basement of the First Baptist Church. Trained technicians and nurses will ensure quick service to donors aiding soldiers in Korea. County chairman Mrs. E W Wright urged appointments via the Chamber of Commerce at 123.
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First Baptist Church
Korea
E. W. Wright
Call 123
Chamber of Commerce
Weekend Guests Visit Mrs. Eula Mayfield Household
Weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. E P Mayfield and son from Ranger, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nix and daughter from Olney, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Keith from Fort Worth.
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Eula Mayfield
E. P. Mayfield
Ranger
Joe Nix
Olney
Gilbert Keith
Fort Worth
Bowie Boys Named to State Government Program
Five Bowie high school students chosen by local civic clubs will attend Boys State in Austin starting June 8. Johnny Middleton Jake Bridgewater Wayne Turner Joe Wysong and Jimmie Jones are funded by VFW American Legion Lions Club and Rotary Club.
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Bowie
Austin
Johnny Middleton
Jake Bridgewater
Wayne Turner
American Legion
Joe Wysong
Lions Club
Jimmie Jones
Rotary Club
American le
Gion
Tommy Whitecotton
Polaroid
J P Roberts Joins Holder Company Auto Sales
Quinn Holder owner of Quinn Holder Motor Company announces J P Roberts joins the firm as a salesman for new and used cars. Roberts is well known locally and has long experience in similar work.
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Quinn Holder
Chandler Family Visits Fort Worth Kin in Weekend Stay
Mr and Mrs Turner Chandler and their sons Jerry and Thomas Chandler of Fort Worth spent the weekend with their mother Mrs Kate Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Turner Chandler
Jerry and
Thomas Chandler
Fort Worth
Kate Chandler
H R Lester Narrow Escape in Car Crash Near Decatur
H R Lester of Bowie survived a rollover near Decatur Saturday night while returning from Fort Worth. Blinded by lights from an oncoming car, his vehicle left the highway and rolled several times onto soft ground. he is at home recovering with injuries not considered serious.
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H. R. Lester
Bowie
Decatur
Lester
Fort Worth
Walker couple visits in Nocona with Mrs Gibbons
Mr and Mrs M E Walker visited in Nocona Sunday to see her mother Mrs R M Gibbons during the weekend.
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Mrs. M. E. Walker
Nocona
R. M. Gibbons
Two Die In Bowie Auto Crash Three Way Collision
A three vehicle crash on the Fort Worth Highway near Bowie killed Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Winsett. Airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base riding in a car were involved. Donald Schrader, the other driver, faced negligent homicide charges and posted bond. The truck driver and soldiers were uninjured. Mrs. Winsett died in Bowie Hospital after Mr. Winsett perished at the scene.
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Bowie
Mack B. Winsett
Fort Worth
Sheppard Air Force Base
Winsett
Bowie Hospital
Sheppard Field
Mack Winsett
Box Two Residences Sold by Burley Realtor
Box Burley reports the sale of two Bowie homes. Fred Leonard’s red brick Nelson Street residence was sold to T. M. Collier of Route 1 Montague and rented to a new resident. Another deal sold Mrs. Sam Lyons four room residence to Mrs. Rosa Stokes.
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Burley Box
Bowie Homes
Fred Leonard
Nelson Street
T. M. Collier
Rt. 1
Montague
Box
Sam Lyons
Rosa Stokes
Blackmon Implement Sold to New Owners Now F M Motor Co
Blackmon Implement Company has sold to new owners and operates as the F M Motor Company effective last Monday with C H McNatt as manager. G E Blackmon and his son Charles will devote full time to ranching and farming. The business will keep the building and continue Farmall tractors International farm implements trucks pickups and refrigerators. W B Brice will head the parts department and the Pontiac agency remains. The former owners thank patrons and Robert. The shop staff remains.
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Blackmon Implement Company
F. & M. Motor Company
C. H. (Clark) McNatt
G. E. Blackmon
Charles Blackmon
McNatt
Bowie
W. B. Brice
Pontiac
G. E
Plan For Swimming Pool In Bowie Faces Discussion
Discussions revived on a Bowie swimming pool as a recreational need with a committee of Ford Bradfield Mark High Paul Taliaferro and Bill Brewer to draft plans. The group will meet Youth Council and city officials Friday at 4 pm in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss supervision by the school system and financing via term bonds. A site on Mills Street near the baseball and football fields is proposed.
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Bowie
Lions Club
Ford Bradfiled
Mark High
Paul Taliaferro
Bill Brewer
Chamber of Commerce
Mills Street
Salona Paving Project To Start Soon In Montague County
County Commissioner Howard Middleton announces a 5.6 mile hot top paving strip from Montague highway two and a half miles from Bowie to Salona school house near the Salona Richardson oil field. Bid letting is planned for July with plans to finish before winter as part of a larger Sunset Forestburg connection. Also District Highway Engineer Partridge cites a new 4 lane US 287 sector from the Montague line through Bellevue to the Henrietta Bellevue stretch costing about 0.75 million dollars.
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Salona
Howard Middleton
Montague Highway
Bowie
Salona School House
Salona-Richardson
Sunset
Forestburg
Partridge
Montague County
Bellevue
Henrietta - Bellevue
Waurika to Play Here Sunday Deaton Holes Out Unusually
There was excitement at Bowie Golf and Country Club when James Deaton holed out from 160 yards on hole No 2 in two strokes, nearly a hole in one. R E Mattingly Bob White Wayne Coggin and Bob Duval played nearby. Waurika visits Bowie Sunday for its first home match of the year in a tournament series. A large crowd is expected and Bowie Women will sell sandwiches cake and ice cream at the club house.
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Bowie Golf and Country Club
James Deaton
R. E. Mattingly
Bob White
Wayne Coggin
Bob Duval
Waurika
Bowie
Bowie Club
Sunset Women Shop in Bowie on Monday Visit
Mrs Opal Green and Mrs John Ely of Sunset shopped in Bowie Monday. Their mother Mrs Ada Harris visiting with them returned to her Fort Worth home.
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Opal Green
John Ely
Sunset
Bowie
Ada Harris
Fort Worth
Garretts in Fort Worth on Tuesday Business
Mr and Mrs R V Garrett traveled to Fort Worth on Tuesday for business matters with no further details available.
Diplomas Awarded to 36 Bowie Seniors Thursday Night
Bowie High School will host commencement events May 18 and May 22. Baccalaureate services feature Paul S Gray and local church leaders with choir performances. Senior class members Ed Gossett Charles McGannon Ann Orr and Don Weston headline the exercises with a vocal duet and songs.
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Bowie
Paul S. Gray
Bowie Church of Christ
Henry
Blake
Floyd A. Boulware
First Methodist Church
Virginia Randolph
Malotte
Will S. Youn
Charles A. Tucker
First Presbyterian Church
Ed Gossett
U. S
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dallas
Terry Randolph
Charles McGannon
Ann Orr
Don Weston
Paul Worthen
Glenn Cunning
Rev and Mrs Vassar to land in New York July 2
T J Barnett reports Rev and Mrs Vassar will return to Bowie after five years in India with their children. They have led an orphanage and school at Junar before illness with an enlarged heart prompted an earlier homecoming. They were longtime Assembly of God church leaders in Bowie.
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T. J. Barnett
Ted Vassar
India
Vassars
Bowie
Junar
Vassar
Assembly of God Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wise Street
Earl Hall
Court of Civil Appeals
Judge Hall
Bowie News
Ntry
J. W. Foster
Hiro
City Park High
County
Ool Board
R. C. Goodman
Rt. 3
Red Cross
J. P. Roberts
Holder Company
MR. and
Mrs. Mack Winsett
F. & M. Motor Co
Deaton
Mrs. Vassar
Pecan Street
J. L. Carter
D. M. Duke
H. M. Shurbert
Dee Moore
Elvin Robbins
E .A. Sutton
Amos Noel
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