Eastern Star elects officers for upcoming term
The Order of Eastern Star met in Mo onic Hall on May 15 to elect officers for the coming term. Public installation is set for June 9 at 8 am. Officers will meet April 2 for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Moonic Hall
Joe Cleveland
S. L. Keenwood
Marguerette Crockett
Weldon Elrod
Secetary
J. G. Reasoner
Warder
Abe Cline
Sentinel
Henry Stanfield
Abilene Christian College Senior Stambaugh Named BS Candidate
30th Stambaugh of Abilene will graduate as a Bachelor of Science candidate in business administration with a marketing concentration and psychology minor. He attended Bowie High School and held memberships in North Texas, Geographical, Gamma Epsilon, Phi Delta Psi, and other campus clubs. The degree is to be conferred Monday May 6 during ACC commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stambaugh
Abilene Christian College
Alva Stambaugh
ACC
Bowie High Ath
Northexas Club
Gamma Epsilon
Ircle K
Nd Phi Delta Psi
Purchase Residence by Mr and Mrs Virgil J Stone Lawton OK
Mr and Mrs Virgil J Stone of Lawton Oklahoma purchased the four room house at 1027 Madison. They plan to move to Bowie in about three months. They will remodel and redecorate before moving in. Mr Stone formerly lived in Decatur.
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Virgil J. Stone
Lawton
Oklahoma
Madison
Stone
Bowie
Mr. Stone
Decatur
Bowie Telephone Post Card Survey Reveals Customer Sentiment
The Bowie telephone company reports 250 comments from 1,891 post cards mailed over six weeks. Only 64 criticisms, about 3 percent, were received while 99 percent expressed satisfaction after addressing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Telephone
Theompany
Servce
Vacation Plans Depend On The Telephone
The article urges families to use the telephone to plan vacations to confirm reservations and secure overnight stops. It notes that calling home keeps everyone informed and compares station-to-station and person-to-person rates, suggesting faster, cheaper connections when calling by number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanning
Color phones in Bowie offer bright options and low costs
Local ad touts color extension telephones with choices like Cherry Red and Aqua Blue. Extension service costs $1 per month plus a $3.50 installation fee, with a one time color surcharge of $10 for color orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Seven County Students To Graduate at NTSC
Seven Montague county students are among 517 seniors applying for bachelor’s degrees to be awarded at North Texas State College in spring ceremonies. Local grads include Christine Canon Lorna Sue McLeland James Overstreet Connie McCarty Pitts Harry Johnson Helen Wilson Danville Brewer and Bobby Gene Chester. Baccalaureate services for degree candidates are slated for May 25 and commencement at Fouts Field on May 30.
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Denton
Montague County
North Texas State College
Bowie
Christine G. Canon
Anna B. Prater
N. Mason St
Lorna Sue McLeland
William R. McLeland
Newport Star
James Wilton Overstreet
Roy Overstreet
N. Mill St
Connie McCarty Pitts
Howard McCarty
Harry Lee Johnson
James L. Abel
Helen Wilson
Nocona
Prairie Valley High School
Danville Brewer
Posey Brewer
Bobby Gene Chester
Sunset
Chester
W. O. Chester
Future Business Leaders of America
Phi Delta Kappa
Fouts Field
Sunset Church of Christ Sunday Services May 25
The Sunset Church of Christ schedules Sunday school at 9 00 a m and morning worship at 10 00 a m on Sunday May 25 only. Local readers are advised to attend as listed in the notice.
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Sunset Church of Christ
Bowie Artists Honored At Wichita Falls Art Show
Two Bowie artists had works featured in the Texas Fine Arts Assoc spring competition in Wichita Falls. Mrs. Paul Taliaferro earned two selections for a traveling show, with a Still Life and a Lake Amon G. Carter landscape among the honored pieces. Other Bowie exhibitors included Mrs. Donald and Mrs. Morgan, with judges William Brigl of Chicago and Gene Bavinger of Norman, Okla.
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Bowie
Wichita Falls
Midwestern University At
Paul Taliaferro
Paul Donald
Texas Fine Arts Assoc
Taliaferro
Lake
Mrs Dave Clay 70 of Sunset Dies After Visit
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Clay 70 of Sunset died Sunday May 18 at her daughter Mrs Roy Finchums home near Dickens. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sunset Baptist Church with interment in Alvord cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Carl Rye of Spur and Mrs Roy Finchum. Her husband Dave Clay, three sons David Oma and B H, a sister and brother and 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Clay
Sunset
Roy Finchum
Dickens
Sunset Baptist Church
Alvord
Kenneth Nordin
Owens-Brumley
Clay
Dave Clay
Loncoke
Ark
Carl Rye
Spur
David
Oma
B. H
Arco
Idaho
Mattie Trickey
Jacksonville
B. F. Hammon
Dallas
Field Day At Fruit Farm Set for June 20
The Fruit Investigation Laboratory near Montague announces an all day field day on Friday June 20 led by A A Randolph. Morning orchard and vineyard tours are planned with an afternoon program under the grape arbor and attention on primary peaches as a featured crop.
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Montague
A. A. Randolph
Mr. Randolph
Rain Delays Jacksboro Golf Tournament Sunday
Bowie golfers led the Jacksboro event as heavy rain and hail halted play on the Jacksboro course Sunday afternoon. The tournament will resume at a later date with a makeup match planned here next Sunday between Decatur and Bowie golfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Jacksboro
Decatur
NTSC Debate Team Honors Mike Kunkel and Peers
Mike Kunkel son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Kunkel a freshman English major at North Texas State College Denton has earned his first letter on the debate and forensics team He is among 16 NTSC students receiving such awards during the 1957 58 session 27 NTSC speakers competed with 10 placing at least second in debates and the squad earned 16 first place or superior honors Mike belongs to Sigma Phi Epsilon the national social fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kunkel
Ernest Kunkel
North Texas State College
Denton
NTSC
Mike
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Patrolman Rents Home Near Bowie After Assignment
Thomas Brown, recently assigned as an extra patrolman in Bowie, has rented the former Cady residence. The property is owned by Col. Oran Stovall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Brown
Bowie
Cady
Col. Oran Stovall
Meeting on Livestock Diseases in Montague County
Montague County hosts a county-wide meeting in the district courtroom on Friday May 30 at 2 p m to discuss Leptospirosis and Brucellosis. Dr C M Patterson Extension Veterinarian Texas A M College will lead the program with a Q A session. County Agent Wylie Roberts notes the event is part of the County Extension Beef Cattle Committee outreach and urges all livestock producers to attend.
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Montague
C. M. Patterson
Texas A&m College
Wylie Roberts
County Extension Beef Cattle Committee
Roberts
Patterson
Oil Production Steady in Montague County Last Week
Oil output held near 18 385 barrels per day, essentially unchanged from 18 389 bpd prior week. New drill actions include Burk Royalty Co staking No 5 Childress near Saint Joan and No 1 Wis dom wildcat near Alma Strawn, plus completions such as Continental Oil Co No 35 J W Maddox in Montague Regular Field at 78 bpd.
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Montague County
Mrs Della Powell Dies at 81 in Bowie Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Ann Powell 81 were held at the Montague Church of Christ with Minister Roy Price officiating. She died Saturday night at her son Elmer Powell’s home in the Lone Star district near Bowie. Interment was in Montague cemetery. she had lived in Shamrock and Parker county previously and is survived by two sons Alvin and Elmer, eight grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Pallbearers were Hugh E. Miller Jewell Reynolds Elmer Ivins Tom Norvell Wiley Hopson and William Snow.
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Montague Church of Christ
Della Ann Powell
Elmer Powell
Lone Star District
Bowie
Roy Price
Wichita Falls
Montague
Owens-Brumley Funeral Home
Powells
Shamrock
Whitt
Parker County
Powell
Arkansas
Texas
Parker
Alvin Powell
Hugh E. Miller
Jewell Reynolds
Elmer Ivins
Tom Norvell
Wiley Hopson
William Snow
Mrs. Garlington Plans County Themed Dance Recital
Mrs. Lynn Garlington will present her dance pupils in the annual recital on Tuesday night May 27 at eight o'clock in the city auditorium. The program depicts Montague county early days and its development with all ages participating. The public is invited.
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Lynn Garlington
Montague County
Annual Music Recital by Elizabeth Mr Latham Pupils
The pupils of Elizabeth Mr Latham present their annual music recital at the First Methodist Church on Sunday May 25 at 3 o clock. Public is invited to attend.
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Elizabeth
Oil well tests disclose deposits in Mons tague County field
L. W. Powell completed No. 1 W. P. Graves in the Mons tague County Regular Field for 38 barrels of oil per day. The test lies 8 miles north of Saint Joan with a 242 acre lease. Total depth 6400 feet. gas oil ratio about 200 to 1. gravity 42. E. B. Wooten survey No. 8 A-840 330 ft FN and ELs of survey.
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Burk Royalty Co
Wichita Falls
Childress
Saint Joan
R. H. Grimes
Bobby M. Burns
Howard
Threadgill Strawn
Stoneburg
Jack Csl Survey
L. W. Powell
W. P. Graves
Monstague County
E. B. Wooten
Fn&. Els
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Irs
Abilene
Mose Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Rosa Brown
Henry J. Ray, Jr
Margin St
Grenada
Sam Ogletree
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Church OF Christ
W. F
Fruit Farm
Wisdom
Bonita
Regular Field
Alma Strawn Field
Continental Oil Co
J. W. Maddox
Fletcher O & G Corp
Lester Howard
Wildcat
Test
Della Powell
Threadgill Field
Limestone Csu
Jesus
Jesus Christ
House of Chloe
Paul
Apollos
Cephas
Christ
Apostle Paul
Peter
Bowie Church of Christ
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