Bowie News Graduation Section Highlights Choir Trip and Notables
The Bowie News highlights the high school class with a prophecy and student news, notes 76 choir members on a Six Flags Over Tex trip, and features photographer Patterson's Studio credits. Jo Ann Greenwood earns praise for perfect attendance, while Frieda Bryan Hyatt and Pete Pickett contribute notable mentions. Speegle Berry addresses the Bowie Rotary on banking's role in community growth.
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Jo Ann Greenwood
Forestburg
Jo Ann
Highland Park Mayor to Address Seniors at 77-Graduates Event
Highland Park Mayor William A. Seay will deliver the commencement address for 77 seniors at the high school in an event Monday at 7 30 pm. Valedictorian Sandra McCracken and salutatorian twin Sarah McCracken speak as part of a ceremony featuring awards and diplomas. Baccalaureate services Sunday at 7 30 pm include minister Jimmie Cox and choir, with students and parents attending in Bowie.
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Bowie News
William A. Seay
Highland Park
Universal Life and Accident Insurance Company
Seay
Dallas Assembly
Metropolitan Ymca
Salesman’s Club of Dallas
Southwest Investors Corporation of Texas
University of Texas
Dallas
Sandra McCracken
Sarah
Don Dansby
Billie Robinson
Bobby McDonald
Janyth Kunkel
E. C. Lemons
Claude Young
Darrell Williams
Robbie Landers
Butch Swinson
Gary Evans
Jimmie Cox
Bowie Church of Christ
Cox
Susan Orton
D. L. Payne
First Baptist Church
Ronald Jenkins
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of
Bowie
Ann Brown
Paula Henderson
Billy Morton
Students Honored On Perfect Marks
Curtis Butch Swinson won the Bausch and Lamb Award at Bowie High School for top science scholastic standing and aptitude. He is eligible to compete for Bausch and Lamb Science Scholarships at the University of Rochester.
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Curtis
Butch) Swinson
Bausch and Lamb
Bowie High School
Swinson
Bausch and Lamb Incorporated
University of Rochester
Junior High Student Injured By Auto
A Bowie Junior High eighth grader James Gardner was struck by an automobile near the school around noon Tuesday and taken to Bowie Hospital for examination. The driver was Mrs. oe Ct Perry. His injuries are not believed serious.
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Bowie
Bowie Hospital
James Gardner
M. D. Gardner
Oe Ct Perry
Driving Classes To Open Tuesday At Bowie High Cafeteria
The first class for the summer driver education course will be held on May 28 in the Bowie High School Cafeteria at 2 p.m. Interested persons should attend the first meeting for information on subsequent lessons, instructor Jake Bridgewater said.
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Bowie High School
Jake Bridgewater
Baseball Underway In Bowie With Plumbers Hosting Granbury
Bowie seeks a third win in four starts as the Richardson Plumbers host Granbury Sunday at 2 45 p m on the high school diamond. The Plumbers opened 3 1 with Weatherford then lost 3 1 to Granbury and beat Cleburne 5 3 last Sunday. Cleburne leads the league with three wins and one loss.
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Bowie
Richardson Plumbers
Dry County League
Granbury
The
Plumbers
Cleburne
Weatherford
Ralph Gann
Charlie Vanpool
Wilburn Chaney
C. A. Thomas
Frenkie Ford
A. W. Ames
Roy Carter
Large turnout for Sabin polio vaccine drive Sunday
More than 2000 people in Montague county, including Bowie Nocona and St. Jo an, received Sabin Oral Vaccine on Sunday. Vaccination continues this week at Bowie Clinic with free doses and registration cards issued at the site.
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Bowie Clinic
Montague County
Nocona
St. Joan
Bowie
Go After Delegation Support To Clear Amon Carter Lake
Fishermen, boaters and land owners are urged to attend a City Council meeting next Monday night to discuss watershed treatment for Lake Amon G. Carter. N A Bryson of the Soil Conservation Service and the Big Sandy Creek Watershed Association will outline steps to build flood control structures and conserve the watershed. He warns easements may be compulsory if landowners refuse, and stresses local action before further federal steps. The plan centers on constructing five key features to clear the lake water.
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Amon G. Carter
N. A. Bryson
The
Soil Conservation Service
Big Sandy Creek Watershed Association
Bryson
Garlington School of Dance presents Les Saisons recital
The Garlington School of Dance stages a spring recital at the City Auditorium Tuesday May 28 at 8 pm. The program uses the four seasons with winter and spring tableaux and 28 groups totaling performances plus a novelty piece The Salesman and the Lady. Admission is free. Classes resume September 1.
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Pear
City Auditorium
Garlington School of Dance
Les Saisons
Leau
Mary Frances Garlington
Bowie to vote on $300000 sewer bonds June 11
Bowie city council passes an ordinance to issue 300000 in sewer revenue bonds with an election set for June 11 at city hall. Qualified voters are property owners who have filed tax renditions. Planned uses include 100000 for a new north disposal plant and other improvements totaling 219000, with the remainder as a contingency.
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H. I. Trout
The
Bowie
Trout
Joe Spears
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Bowie Texas by Mayor Spears
City of Bowie Texas declares Saturday May 25 as Poppy Day to honor disabled war veterans and support the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Mayor Joe A Spears urges citizens to wear and buy poppies to aid veterans in need.
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Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Joe A. Spears
Bowie
Texas
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Sunset Cemetery Association Homecoming Sunday
The Sunset Cemetery Association plans an annual homecoming at the Cemetery Arbor this Sunday with a basket dinner for attendees.
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Sunset Cemetery Association
Cemetery Arbor
Easter Seal Group II Organized in Montague County
Montague County joins nine counties to form an area Easter Seal board with Bowie National Bank as county representative. Meeting at Wichita Falls Country Club will formalize the 10 county group. Local attendees from Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo, Sunset and other towns discussed therapy services and survey plans to assess needs for crippled children and adults.
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Montague County
Speegle Berry
Bowie National Bank
Bowie
Saint Jo
Montague
Nocona
Berry
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Wichita Falls Country Club
B. R. Giles
Jack Wages
North Texas Cerebral Palsy Clinic
Wichita Falls
Charles Rowland
Chicago
Wages
Wichita Falls Clinic
P. M. Martin
Ned Purtell
Ray Fenoglio
Melvin Fenoglio
Jerry B. Hall
Sunset
Dan Hacker
Frances Brite
Mary Bennett
Piety Wilson
Anthony Thibodeaux
Elmer Caswell
Emerson Lynn
Churches Plan Vacation Bible School in Bowie Area
The Bowie Ministerial Alliance members announce Vacation Bible Schools for the first week of June with Red Cross Swimming classes postponed to the second week. A Vacation Bible School Parade is scheduled for Saturday June 1 at 10:00 AM with church sections and banners. Formation begins on East Pecan at Mason Street and proceeds through the business district.
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Bowie Miiisterial Alliance
Red Cross
Post Office to Observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day on Thursday May 30 will see the post office closed with no mail delivery and no routes. Sunday dispatch schedule will be observed. Postmaster Ernest Chandler announced the closure and holiday observance.
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Ernest Chandler
Dispatch
Professional Boat Races Set for Carter Lake July 7
The Bowie area hosts the Amon Carter Lake Regatta on Lake Amon G. Carter with 150 boats expected. National Outboard Association drivers will compete in 16 heats as crowds of 10 000 plus gather at Hudspeth Beach. The Bowie Chamber of Commerce backs the event and city council approval is sought.
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Bowie Area
Lake Amon G. Carter
Hudspeth Beach
Don Crow
Chamber of Commerce
Bowie Golf and Country Club
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Amon Carter Lake
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SS. E. Chandler
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