Bowie News Briefs Highlight Local Figures and Cheer
Community notes praise C E Hill for long service and high sales with his company. Mayor Gage helps a resident and third graders by aiding fuel and food. local merchant Warren Lambert laments a dry year and promotes rain gear. Bowie plans a Jim Bowie Days edition seeking old photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Hill
C.E
U.S
Nixon
Gage
Decatur
Bowie
Terry Morgan
Lambert
Jim Bowie
Dance Recital Thursday Nite
Mrs. Lynn Garlington will present her students of the dance Thursday night at 8 p.m. at the city auditorium. The program will be entitled "Signs and Sounds." A total of forty numbers will be presented.
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Lynn Garlington
City Auditorium
Bowie ISD Plans Title I Summer Program Start
The Bowie Independent School District will operate a Title I summer program at East Ward School beginning on June 7, 1971. The program targets students needing additional academic support and aims to extend learning through structured sessions conducted this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Independent
East Ward School
Jim Bowie Days set to be biggest three day event yet
Jim Bowie Days returns with a NASA Float replica of the LEM, WBAP stage coach, Navy and Owens County Sausage Floats, and a big three day rodeo. Adrian Parker to supply livestock. exhibits open all three days. Bob Boudreaux, chamber manager, promotes a larger parade.
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Jim Bowie
Bob Boudreaux
Chamber of Commerce
NASA
WBAP
Sheppard Air Force Band
Bowie
Navy
Owens Country
Adrian Parker
Bowie Band Concert At Junior High Friday
The Bowie Bands will be presented in concert Friday night at the Junior High Auditorium. The program begins at 7 30 with the 6th grade performing first. The Junior High School Band and the famous Bowie Jack Rabbit Band will perform. Ann O Neal presented as Band Sweetheart with other awards.
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Ann O‘neal
Bowie High School
Beverly Garrett
Merwin Turner
First United Methodist Church of
Bowie
Jesse Cassle
First Baptist Church
Glenn Weber
Lutheran Church
Aeron Oden
Bible Baptist Church
the Lord
Jan Mulloy
Carol Warner
Beckie Wilson
T.A. Harbon
Peggy Patterson
Tim Phillips
Lee Ray Massey
Tim Brian Brinkley
June Norris
Hubert Bower
Charles Blanton
Rainfall and Temperature Notes
Weather summary notes rainfall totals for the week and month, with a high of 95 degrees on May 18 and a low of 45 on May 14.
Cattle Prices Hold Brisk Buying At Bowie Auction
Local cattle market in Bowie signals a strong week ahead if rain fills stock tanks. John Treadwell of Stoneburg Highway firm reports last week’s auction passed 1170 head, up from 500 a year earlier, with prices steady to strong including stocker calves 250 to 300 pounds around 45 cents.
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Bowie
John Treadwell
Stoneburg Highway
Treadwell
Bowie Boy Secures Amateur Championship Qualifier Spot
Gusty winds push scores as top Bowie golfers chase six spots for the Texas Golf Association Amateur Championship in Midland. Kent Deaver of Bowie, a Bowie High School alumnus now at Texas Tech, shot 78 to place high in the qualifier, continuing his streak into a third straight appearance. The event runs June 3 through 6 with handicap eligibility at four and under.
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Texas Golf Association
Midland
Texas
Kent Deaver
Bowie
Deaver
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Dry Spell Hits Crops and Cattle Prices This Year
The report notes a drought effect with limited rainfall—Texas A M Experiment Station at Montague reports 3.49 inches since January. Cattle selling in Bowie brings top dollars from Texas and Oklahoma buyers while local conditions vary.
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Treadwell
Bowie
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas A & M
Montague
Condon
Montague lieutenant earns DFC as Jackson praised for air support
ALEXANDRIA La U S Air Force First Lieutenant Charles H Jackson son of Montague County voters defeated all four constitutional amendments last Tuesday with about 844 votes counted County wide for Amendment 1 there were 174 for and 670 against Amendment 2 215 for and 612 against Mrs Ruby M Jackson Montague Tex has received the Distinguished Flying Cross and five Air Medals for aerial achievement in Southeast Asia The DFC was awarded for air support provided to friendly forces under attack about 70 miles north of Saigon during adverse weather conditions on a Southeast Asia mission
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Montague County
Ruby M. Jackson
Montague, Tex
Southeast Asia
Jackson
Saigon
Small Firm Moving Here to Bowie from Arlington
A small foundry that will employ about twenty people plans to move from Arlington to Bowie. Chamber of Commerce manager Bob Boudreaux confirmed arrangements and said details on the company will be released later. He also announced another small manufacturer plans to move from Wichita Falls to Bowie once Wichita Falls property is disposed of, employing about five people.
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Arlington
Bowie
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Boudreaux
Boudreaux
Er Boudreaux
Wichetta
Wichita Falls
C of C
Third Man Arrested in Chico Bank Robbery Case
Henry Buck Harris the third man named in the Chico bank heist was captured at the Hill Top Bar in Oklahoma near Burkburnett and jailed in Wichita County before transfer to Abilene for arraignment on the Woodson Bank robbery charge with bond set at 20000. He faces possible trial in Abilene for Woodson and Fort Worth for the Chico robbery along with Bryan E. Johnson and Edward Arnold Poe. Johnson has been released, Poe remains jailed on 20000 bond.
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Henry Buck Harris
Chico
Hill Top
Oklahoma
Burkburnett
Wichita County
Abilene
Woodson
Montague County
Howard Middleton
Harris
Fort Worth
Bryan E. Johnson
Edward Arnold Poe
Middleton
Johnson
Nocona
Poe
Gun Thiefs In Pokey Charged With Burglary
Montague County Sheriff reports two men Earl Kerr Jr and David Kerr 21 and 22 charged with burglary of Gibson’s Discount Store May 9 in Pampa Texas. Six of 26 guns recovered with suspects aiding in recovery efforts as Sheriff Middleton surmises Gray County jail likely.
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Montague County
Lake Treatment Postponed Again in Bowie
City Manager Howard Black reports the Old Bowie Lake treatment is delayed to next year after talks with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Estimated chemical cost runs about 1600 dollars. officials warn delays risk fish kill due to low oxygen. Council will decide at the June meeting. if denied, public fundraising would occur by March or April next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Howard Black
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Black
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