Bowie News notes readers gifts and local happenings
Mrs Grace Adams sent a large amaryllis bouquet to the Bowie News office from 807 Jefferson Street. Penn Jones Jr writes from Midlothian about his wife taking charge of a mirror during his campaign for Lieutenant Governor. Local light features include memory of R C Cady planting a rambler rose, and readers share anecdotes about lost items returning for rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Adams
N.efferson Street
Penn Jones, Jr
Idlothian
Ife
Lotta Angove
Lirror
George
Fifty-Eight Senior Trip Set for New York and Beyond
Fifty eight students plan an annual trip leaving Bowie on June 28 visiting New York Chicago Niagara Falls Philadelphia and other destinations. Sponsors include Misses Clara Hoeldtke Willie Lee Dickerman Mrs Carrol Robertson Mrs Will S Young Paul Taliaferro Hershel Stephens and many local families listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Niagra Falls
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Bowie
Clara Hoeldtke
Willie Lee Dickerman
Carrol Robertson
Will S. Young
Paul Taliaferro
Hershel Stephens
Ronnie Jones
James Bateman
Johnny Reynolds
Robert Donald
Richard Stephens
Danny Miller
Don Roland
Kenneth Winn
Billy Green
Marzie Langford
Ovella Brunner
Jeanene Bradley
Jane Butler
Jane Brewer
Mary Nell Kerby
Glenda Duck
Nora Edgerton
Joyce Kennedy
Rita
Jury Dismissed In Continued Rail Case
The damage suit Letha Montgomery and others v. M E T Railroad Co was set for trial in district court but postponed causing the jury to be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Montgomery Et al
M.e.&t. Railroad Co
Mrs Crenshaw Burns Cleaning Levis With Gasoline
Jackie Crenshaw a 21 year old ranch resident near Belcherville was severely burned Friday morning when gasoline fumes ignited while she washed Levis in a washing machine and cooled them in a bathtub. Fire spread from the water heater area and she, wrapped in a rug, rolled on the ground to smother flames before the Nocona fire department arrived. She suffered burns totaling about 75 percent of her body and was transported first to Nocona then to Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Swinson
Teleone Co
Adv
Bowie Ws
Jackie Crenshaw
Levis
Lightning Strikes Benton Barn at Nocona Ranch
Lightning hit the Joe Benton ranch barn at the edge of Nocona on Sunday afternoon causing about a 20 percent fire loss. Several cows and a horse inside were removed unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benton
Nocona
Joe Benton III Ill at Major Hospital in Nocona
Joe Benton of Nocona is reported ill and receiving treatment at Major hospital in Nocona with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benton
Nocona
Fifty-Two Receive Diplomas At Bowie High Tonight
Fifty two seniors graduate from Bowie High School with eight o clock commencement in the school auditorium. Miss Waurine Walker will speak. Valedictorian Jeanene Bradley and Salutatorian Janice St. John lead the class as diplomas are awarded by Supt C D Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S
Bowie High School
James Eddie Bateman
Cecil George Cox
Robert Donald
Billy Green
Nathaniel Hamilton
Billy Henson
Charles Howard
Louie Jackson
Ronnie Rae Jones
Terry McCarty
Conroy McDaniel
John W. McShan
Andy Martin
Danny Miller
Johnny Reynolds
Don Roland
Richard Stephens
Kermit Webb
Jerry Williams
Kenneth Winn
Stanley Winton
Jeanene Bradley
Janice St. John
Ruby Robison
Jean Ann Lee
Charles Jackson
Pasty Posey
Linda Carol St. John
Linda Williams
Lou Ann Hill
Roulene Wagonseller
Barbara Walker
Kenneth Rowe
Bowie Junior High School Holds Commencement Friday Night
Bowie Junior High presents 105 graduates in the high school auditorium on Friday night May 23. Principal E C Lemons and Superintendent C D Allen lead diploma presentations as Minister J B Lamb delivers the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lamb
Bowie Church of Christ
Peggy Patterson
Kenneth Anthony
Jean Ann Lee
Charles Jackson
Ruby Robinson
Rotary Club
E. C. Lemons
C. D. Allen
Benediction
Jimmy Clark
Jerry Allen
Dale Andreasen
Jerry Barnett
Larry Biggerstaff
Gene Brown
Edward Bullard
Mika Carter
Teddie Clark
Robbie Faulkner
Charles Fox
Robert Fuller
Delilah Goodson
Ricky Green
Charles Gresham
Ligon Griffin
Industrial Foundation Meeting Set for June 24
Notices of the Bowie Industrial Foundation annual meeting have been sent to stock holders. The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce room on the night of June 24. Election of directors will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Industrial Foundation
Chamber of Commerce Room
Miss Eula Powell Visits Tulsa Relative Home
Miss Eula Powell of Tulsa is visiting this week in the home of her nephew J. P. Bradley and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Powell
Tulsa
J. P. Bradley
Fort Worth Visitor Comes to Aid Ill Sister
Mrs Rex Calaway travels to Fort Worth to stay with her sister Mrs G B Whitley whose husband is ill. Whitley formerly Miss Kitty Sigmon of Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Calaway
Fort Worth
G. B. Whitley
Whitley
Kitty Sigmon
Bowie
Bowie Plans Free Centennial Barbecue and HQ Move
Bowie officials plan a free barbecue for the Centennial on July 31 and set June 2 as the Bow ie Centennial committee office opening in the former telephone building. The city also targets a 5 000 visitor feed and outlines parade, decorations, float and Jamboree plans with local clubs and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Bowie Centennial Committee
Jo- Alan Spears
David Major
Homer Jackson
Jacksboro
Jack Bradley
Freeman Decorating Co
Thomas Ayres
Amity Club
George Hoeldtke
Jaycee
Harriet Morrow
Spears
C. A. Randolph
Earl Goodwin
O'Dell Quante
T. D. Beach
Alvin Baccus
L. B. Stephens
Julian Bowman
Dallas Kirby
JoAlan Spears
Billy Neeld
Lions Club
Swimming Pool Opens Regular Hours This Saturday
The pool will run regular hours from 1 30 to 10 00 p m starting Saturday the 24th for public use after 650 students used it during PE recreation classes last week. Pool manager Jess Stiles confirms the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Stiles
Service Pipeliners Honor F. J. Dixon Monday Night
Bowie district and guests celebrated Fritz Joa quin Dixon district clerk at a Service Pipe Line gathering in the Armory. Dixon retires tomorrow and will move to Shawnee Oklahoma with the Dixons home and acreage purchased in 1954. The program featured talks on weather atomic age safety a pantomime skit and gifts including a power mower stainless flatware and garden tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heltzel
Bowie
F. J. Dixon
Filace
John
Service Pipe Shine Co
Ranger
Texas
Fritz Joaquin Dixon
Armory
Dixon
Dixons
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Frank Willenburg
E. L. Hardy
Fort Worth
Weather Department
Pete Clark
Fred Bloom
Elton Winton
Ford
Ann Bowman
Jack Bradley
Division
Benson Brothers Sell Entire Hereford Herd to Hull Dobbs Ranch
Benson Brothers sold their registered Hereford herd to Hull Dobbs Ranch. The 59 head herd delivered to the Fort Worth area included 47 cows 11 heifers and one herd bull. Benson Brothers Bow ie attorneys have run the operation for 21 years with Jack Slayden as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson Brothers
Hull Dobbs Ranch
Dobbs
Fort Worth
Fred Slayden
Hull Dobbs
Ft. Worth
Mississippi
Bowie Attorneys
Queen’s Peak
Bowie
Jack Slayden
Benson
Vagabond Mischief
Prince Domino Return
Real Domino
Real Silver Domino
Mill Iron
North
Texas
Hospital Notes Admits List From Bowie and Nearby Areas
A hospital report records admissions including Charlie Lee Brazzill and many named patients from Bowie and nearby towns such as Bellevue Terral Duncan Montague Sunset and Duncan Okla. The list includes several spouses and infant listings among the admitted.
Births in Bowie Area Highlight Five New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs W S Roland of Bowie welcomed son Robert Kent at Bowie hospital weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces born May 15. Darwin Keith born May 16 to Mr and Mrs D W Litts of Bowie. James J Putts and wife welcomed daughter Shelly Jan May 19 with 8 pounds. Kelly Denise born May 19 to James D Spruill and wife in Duncan Oklahoma. Robert Willett and wife welcomed son Robert Curtis born May 12 in Arco Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Shackelford
F. E. Cordell
D. E. Hawkins
T. C. Barnett
Will S. Young
J. E. Tumbleson
Roy Slaughter
S. F. Bishop
A. E. Cutter
Lanita Ruth
J. B. Jackson
T. J. Stephens
Tom Garlington
W. A. Matthews
Evetts Eakman
H. L. Browning
Charlie Lee Brazzil
W. S. Roland
Bowie
Bowie Hospital
Robert Kent
J. W. King
Tom Roland
Darwin Keith
D. W. Litts
James J. Putts
Montague
Shelly Jan
Bob Ryan
George Pulis
Nocona
Kelly Denise
James D. Spruill
Duncan, Okla
Robert Willett
Arco, Idaho
A. R. Willett
Arco
Idaho
Elvin Chandler
Robert Curtis
Local Society Figures Named in Column
The list includes Darwin Keith, Mrs. M. EB Sloan, Mrs. Jake Bowman, Mrs. Leon Reed and Herman Moore among prominent society names in the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Keith
M. Eb, Sloan
Jake Bowman
Leon Reed
Herman Moore
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Ohis & Ghat
By Harlow E. TI
R. C. Cady
Chigo
Bowie News
Debe Dutton
Meyer-Dutton Furnie and Appliance
Bow- Dene
Chico
Bow Telephone
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Jey
Sam Ogletree
Orto Rico
Serant
Fort Kobbe
Co. M
Intrv
Army “Hall of Me
Fmil Ugatter
Dal
Fruitland
Los Angeles
Calif
Heuratter
Sstern Gear
Cotton’s Cafe
Ara Mayo
Ogue’s
Mrs. Crenshaw
Benton
Joe Benton III
Waurine Walker
The
Texas Educational Association
Joyce Crumpler
Bruce Coggin
A. E. Roberts
Will Young
Charles Coffield
Rotary
Marvin London
VFW
Supt C. D. Allen
Shirley Bell
Charlene Bennett
Jane Ann Brewer
Ovella Bruner
Norma Burris
Betty Jane Butler
Linda Campbell
Barbara Carpenter
Nita Coggins
Marjorie Dodsworth
Wanda Pauline Echols
Nora E. Edgerton
Greta Gay Hancock
Patsy Hayes
Shirley Hickman
Glenna Jackson
Mary Jameson
Gail King
Marzella Langford
Rita Love
Lynda McLeland
Barbara Neal
Teddie Lou Reed
Margie Teague
Joyce Thompson
Francis Trotter
Bowie Junior High
Industrial Foundation
Montague County
Sears
James Vanbebber, Jr
William Snow
Lone Star
Jerry McMahan
Billy Carver
Harvey Lambkin
Saint Jo
Junior Emmett
Ronald Riley
Curtis Tage
Wylie Roberts
Glenn Summers
Dee
Kenneth Applegate
Ronnie Green
Hyden Fatheree
Bob Godwin
Tim Howard
Prairie Valley
Bobby Tucknnes
Sunset
Centennial
G. L. Griffin
Griffin Rexall Drug Store
Wincy Sanders
Jameson Insurance Office
Patterson
Chas. Fraley
Grapevine
N. E. Woolf
Sam Anthony
H. C. Lockard
John Lockard
Vernon Archer
B. F. Blanton
Harry Erwin
M. E. Lewellen
Floyd Cooper
Lee McClure
F. R. Payne
Virgil Wall
O. B. Smith
W. W. Anthony
Hugh W. Rhone
Haskell
J. M. Connely
Wichita Falls
Lyle Brandt
Pauls Valley
Oklo
Jim Cook
Mexia
Clifton Baxter
Harold Yearwood
Albany
R. R. McAnear
ElDorado
Ark
E. H. Mitchell
John Swinney
Lloyd Garland
Dallas
Bill Colvin
Lubbock
J. J. Dougherty
Mineral Wells
J. E. Langhorn
Ketchum
O. D. Garland
P. N. Figley
Denver City
Ted Whitehead
Dave Mitchell
Bowie Lions Club
First Methodist Church
Thursday Club
Benson Ranch
Fred
Charlie Lee
C. A. Brazzill
Sam Coffman
C. G. Rivera
T. V. Hickey
R. C. Stockard
H. C. McGaughy
Talmadge Moore
Bill Fox
D. L. Wiggins
Wes Strickland
O. H. Rogers
Otis Spikes
T. P. Howard
Bellevue
M. E. Sloan
Terral
Okla
James Pults
W. J McMath
Emanuel Willett
J. D. Spruill
Duncan
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