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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1952
Page
6
The government on Wednesday night authorized 350 000 retail grocers to lift ceilings by about a penny on a wide range of food items. The move signals a shift in price controls affecting everyday groceries.
Patient admissions include Jessie Precise and O M Saunders in Bowie plus Kincer and Rhone. local families King Sawyer Kalhoefer and Kegley with children Steve Bobby Mike. others include Bill Flowers in Henrietta Shirley Moore in Forestburg C P Smith in Alvord J S Vanterburg in Terral J A Boykins in Sunset and C L Belcher in Bowie.
Mr and Mrs George Wright of Abilene spent the weekend visiting relatives in Bowie.
Young Germans, Mr and Mrs Hoch and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Schaefer, relocated to the Brite and Slaughter ranches near Sunset. They were aided by local churches, learned English rapidly, and faced uncertain fates as some family members remained in Germany or Russia after World War II.
Patterson's Studio will close Friday and Saturday May 30 and 31 and reopen Monday June 2. Rolls may be left at Bentley's Drug. For quality printing, see the Bowie News.
Multiple wells report drilling across Montague and surrounding areas. Medders and Huff test No C-3 Sue A Hill in Richardson Mueller Caddo while Engle advances No 1 Bryant Shackelford near Montague. Continental tests Salona field and recompletes Susette Meyer. A 6500 foot Brooks Wall test is filed in the Conglomerate field.
An all church event on the church lawn drew members of the First Baptist Church Monday evening. The Men's Brotherhood led by president George Curlee sponsored the gathering with fried chicken and other foods. Rev. Floyd Boulware spoke and a program from the Sunday School Intermediate Department followed. Also noted is a Fort Worth golf tournament audience and a weekend trip by local families visiting Denver City and Carlsbad Caverns.
The V F W and Auxiliary sponsor a dance at the V F W Hall from 8 p m to 12 o'clock Saturday night May 31. Members are urged to attend and bring guests. They also thank Bowie residents for a record poppy sale last Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Underwood of Fort Worth and formerly of Bowie spent Monday in town on a combined business and pleasure trip, stopping to visit local friends and enjoy the day.
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