Moving to Ovid Colo Marlatts buy Bowie paper
Community notes congratulate Earl and Mrs Marlatt on purchasing a newspaper in northeastern Colorado and moving from Bowie. Marlatt previously served on the Muenster paper staff while Mrs Marlatt worked at the Bowie telephone office. The item also recalls Roosevelt family visits and local church outreach promoting youth programs and donations to Dallas First Baptist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Marlatt
Bowie
Ovid
Colo
Marlatt
Muenster
Garrett attends tele vision Clinic in Dallas
R. V. Garrett traveled to Dallas on Wednesday to attend a television clinic. He participated in talks and observed demonstrations at the event, engaging with industry professionals and exchanging ideas on current broadcast practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Garrett
Dallas
Young Germans Find New Life Near Bowie Ranch
Victor Hoch and his wife Riene and their son Alexander arrived from Hasfort Germany under the displaced persons program. Ranchman J. K. Brite provided home and employment after months of planning. They traveled from New York to Bowie by train, greeted by locals including interpreter Fred Leonard, and began a new life among strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hoch
Riene
Alexander
Bowie
Hasfort
Bavaria
Germany
J. K
Salty) Brite
New York
Briar Creek Joins Bowie School District in Consolidation
The Briar Creek public school district is consolidated with the Bowie Independent School District. Starting September, Briar Creek students will attend Bowie schools, adding about 30 square miles to the district and increasing tax base for school purposes. Salona was also incorporated into Bowie after a two precinct election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Briar Creek
Bowie
Salona
Rotarians discuss Rights of Married Women at Luncheon
Marvin London spoke on the Rights of Married Women covering legal aspects and citizen voting as a sign of democracy. Claude Thompson presided in R. V. Garrett’s absence while Lu Ann Johnson played piano in Mrs. Will Young’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarians
Marvin London
Claude Thompson
R. V. Garrett
Will Young
Lu Ann Johnson
Picnic and fish barbecue at Staley Ranch in Clay County
John Black attended a Saturday event on the Staley Ranch in Clay County with Magnolia Pipe Line Company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Black
Staley
Clay County
Magnolia Pipe Line Company
Bowie Golf Flag Tournament Opens Sunday Afternoon
Bowie Golf and Country Club invites all players to a flag tournament at the Bowie course starting at 1 30 Sunday afternoon. Amateurs and members alike may compete with six prizes of golf balls awarded from first to sixth place. Ladies will offer ice cream and cake at the new Clubhouse to raise funds for the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie Golf and Country Club
Bowie Course
Vernon and Wichita Falls Families Visit El don Loveall
Mr and Mrs James Steven son of Vashti Mrs Verna Lov ell and Debra Kay of Vernon Mr and Mrs R L Hurst and Mr and Mrs Reggie Watkins and sons of Wichita Falls were guests in the home of Mrs Eldon Loveall Sunday.
School Tourists On Eight Day Northbound Trip
A Rock Island Rocket Pullman coach departs Bowie at 8 50 am carrying Bowie High School Travel Club members including seniors Ann Orr Ann Bradshaw Don Weston David Arnold Jerry Smith Rollins Roth Talmage Liggett Charles McGannon Dwight Whitaker and Don Beckham. The eight day itinerary covers Des Moines Iowa Kansas City Chicago and St Louis with four days in Chicago visiting museums and sites. Also aboard are Paul Taliaferro Willie Lee Dickerman Clara Hoeldtke Mrs Howard Williams Mrs Paul Donald Mrs Will Young and Mr and Mrs F A Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Rocket
Bowie
North
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Ann Orr
Ann Bradshaw
Don Weston
David Arnold
Jerry Smith
Rollins Roth
Talmage Liggett
Charles McGannon
Dwight Whitaker
Don Beckham
Paul Taliaferro
Willie Lee Dickerman
Clara Hoeldtke
Howard Williams
Paul Donald
Will Young
F. A. Weston
Summer Recreation Program For All Bowie Youth
The annual youth summer recreation program will start June 9 with Barron Mattingly and Massey from the High School leading groups and Miss Dorothy Tucker supervising. The program welcomes all Bowie children and expands with the Youth Center in City Auditorium basement, the new high school gym, and tennis courts. Activities include swimming and outdoor events with the All-City Youth Committee finalizing details soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Mattingly
Massey
Dorothy Tuckér
Austin College
City Auditorium
All-City
Garrett & Co Puts On Furniture Warehouse Sale
Garrett and Company Furniture of Bowie announces a warehouse reduction sale offering a wide range of home furnishings appliances and other merchandise at special prices during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett & Company, Furniture
Bowie
New Registrants for Local Board No. 93 Listed
A list of Montague County registrants recently registered with Selective Service through Local Board No. 93 Bowie includes Billy Hale Saint Jo Maxie Chester Rt. 2 Sunset James Bennett Bowie Lee Case Stoneburg Bobby Bird Bowie Gary Prater Stoneburg Luther Harbison Saint Jo O Turnnbow Bowie Gerald Sledge Montague Bobby Williams Bowie Teddy Maxwell Montague William McCracken Nocona Bobby Hudson Rt. 3 Nocona Jerry Thompson Nocona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County
Bowie
Billy B. Hale
Saint Jo
Maxie A. Chester
Rt. 2
Sunset
James L. Bennett
Lee R. Case
Stoneburg
Bobby L. Bird
Gary C. Prater
Luther E. Harbison
O. B. Turnnbow
Gerald W. Sledge
Montague
Bobby M. Williams
Teddy W
Maxwell
William M. McCracken
Nocona
Bobby A. Hudson
Rt. 3
Jerry L. Thompson
Southside Vacation Bible School Opens Monday
Plans are complete for the Southside Baptist Church vacation Bible School with enrollment Saturday and classes starting Monday Rev A D Seago pastor says about 100 children are expected to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church Vacation Bible School
A. D. Seago
Bowie Folks in the Dallas Markets
Mr and Mrs Ike Parks and Mrs Gayle Bradley attended fall and back to school market presentations in Dallas and Fort Worth with Mrs Jess Parrish and Mrs Ralph Porter. More than 5000 buyers from 17 states filled Dallas hotels for the five day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Parks
Gayle Bradley
Dallas
Fort Worth
Jess Parrish
Ralph Porter
Notable Visitors to Lewis Orr Home Reported
Recent callers include Mrs. C. W. Ault Mrs. J. E. Cole and Mrs. W. M. Martin all Graham Oklahoma and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Parkey of Mangum OK and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Orr and family of Wichita Falls Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Orr
C. W. Ault
J. E. Cole
W. M. Martin
Graham
C. J. Parkey
Mangum
Okla
Howard Orr and
Wichita Falls
Graduation trip to Annapolis for Son at U S Naval Academy
Mr and Mrs H C Jameson depart Sunday for Annapolis Maryland to attend the U S Naval Academy graduation exercises Midshipman First Class Henry C Jameson will be among the graduates They will be joined in Dallas by their other son M E Jameson and his wife who will travel with them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Jameson
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Henry C. Jameson
New Family Moves to Bowie From Wichita Falls
Mr and Mrs M K Threadgill and their two children have moved to Bowie from Wichita Falls. Threadgill becomes head of the A and P Food Store meat market replacing Warren Stockton who has been called into the U S Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Threadgill
Bowie
Wichita Falls
Mr. Threadgill
Warren Stockton
U. S. Air Force
Several New Locations For Deep Oil Drilling
New drilling sites emerged near Bowie with activity in the Viola area at Egenbacher No. 1 and 6802 depth after 6882 feet. Additional wildcats include Albig No. 1 northeast of Montague near Etter field and J. A. Cantwell four miles northwest of Bowie. Red Dillard began moving to drill Whitehead No. 1, five miles south to southeast of Bowie, near Fruitland, on a 140 acre tract in the W Bond survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Company
Bowie
Montague
Etter
Texas
Red Dillard
Whitehead
Russell Maguire
Fruitland
W. Bond
East Ward School Honors Best All Round Students and Citizens
Principal H R Greer and teachers awarded good citizenship medals at East Ward School. Greta Hancock and Danny Miller named best all round girl and boy. Grades 1 to 6 list recipients such as Louise Scruggs Jackye Glover Ronald Turpin Kay Coffield James Scruggs Eddie Jones Marsha Ann Welch L D Cox Sandra Forehand Bobby Cornielson Robert Baten Mary Bradshaw Richard Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
East Ward
H. R. Greer
Greta Hancock
W. E. Hancock
Louise Scruggs
Jackye Glover
Ronald Turpin
Kay Coffield
James Scruggs
Eddie Jones
Marsha Ann Welch
L. D. Cox
Sandra Forehand
Bobby Corneilson
Robert Baten
Mary Bradshaw
Richard Stephens
Mrs Walter Slaughter Returns From Southern Trip
Mrs Walter Slaughter came home Tuesday night after an extended trip through the old South and Tennessee and after attending the sessions of the Southern Baptist Convention in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Slaughter
Old South
Tennessee
Southern Baptist Convention
Miami
Fla
Lions Citizenship Awards Presented To Forty Students
Bowie High School held graduation exercises with Dr. Arthur Geyer delivering the commencement address. Superintendent Claude Thompson presented diplomas to 36 seniors and Principal Paul Taliaferro announced special awards for Best Manners to Jimmie Jones and Kathleen Watkins and Best Leadership to Don Weston and Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie High School
Ed Gossett
Dallas
Arthur Geyer
University Center
Midwestern University
Claude Thompson
Paul Taliaferro
Jimmie Jones
Kathleen Watkins
Don Weston
Ann
Heavy Rains Hit Bowie Area Supplying Water to Ranches
Heavy rains Tuesday night dumped from one and a quarter to over three inches in the Salona community. Stock water was added to low ranch tanks while hay and harvest plans were hindered. Some damage occurred to corn and grain fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Area
Salona
Progress Report On Bowie Swimming Pool Plans
Lions Club members in Bowie report very satisfactory progress on plans to build a public pool. The committee formed recently is preparing detailed proposals and may announce tangible steps soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Lions Club
Parrish’s Ladies Ready-To-Wear Store Improves
Parrish’s Ladies Ready-To-Wear added improvements this week. New rug covers the entire floor of the new location run by Mr and Mrs Jess Parrish and daughter Mrs Ralph Porter. New display cases and an attractive front sign enhance the storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrish’s Ladies Ready-To- Wear
New Place
Jess Parrish
Ralph Porter
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Chamber of Commerce of
U. S
Jerry Davis
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John
Adolphus Hotel
Jerry
Carrol Davis
G. Doc Jackson
Roosevelts
First Baptist Church of
Trout
Xsson
First Christian Church
William F. Davidson
Patterson Photo
Bowie School
A. F. Tinney
Edward Duke
Jinks Williamson
Tinney
Ala Lou Edgin
Donald Morton
Melba Lewis
Neely
Southside Vacation Bible School
Wichita
G. B. Bradshaw
East Ward School
Lions Citizenship
Parrish
Jimmie Don Freeman
Blake Freeman
Jimmie Don
Mrs. Freeman
R. S. Mann
H. S. Py
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