Raymond Abbott wins State Fair Honor Award in District 4
Raymond Abbott a 16 year old 4-H member from Bowie Montague County is named District Four State Fair Honor Award winner for 1963. He is recognized for a record of steer and heifer wins from 1958 to 1963 and plans to study animal husbandry.
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Montague County
Raymond Abbott
Ralph Abbott
Bowie
Agricultural Extension Service of
Texas A&m College
Raymond
Young Abbott
Ted Martin
Denton
Abbott
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Montague
Pion Heiffer
Montague County Fair
Brooks Smith
Statler
Awards for Citizenship Honor 1962 63 Lions Club Recipients
The Lions Club awarded Best Citizenship Trophies and Certificates at year end assembly. Names span 1st through 12th grades with numerous students honored in each class and ward. Rotary and VFW also presented top student awards including valedictorian and manners prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Billy Ralph Morton
Susan Josephine Orton
Bennie Joe Walker
Doris L. Marchbanks
Dorothy L. Marchbanks
Lonnie Harold McGaughy
Nellie Irene Hollowell
Larry Burnett Evans
Linda Lou Lancaster
Richard Gregg
Lois Woolf
Preston Barry
Avis Cornelison
Fred Mills
Stella Strickland
Rotary Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Readers Demand Print Clarity and Stand on Whiskey Debate
Letters from Bowie readers express anger at editorial coverage and demand change. One writer threatens to leave town while another asks a congressman to reveal his stance on whiskey, contrasting moral warnings with calls for moderation and policy.
Local vote counts in county administration bill outcomes
The article notes 63 against the administration bill with an estimated 226 eligible voters in the county and about 92 votes needed for a two thirds majority. It also mentions a prior letter from Mrs. Lewis Hancock praising cake orders and Senator John Tower planning greetings for Bowie seniors in Washington.
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Blk
Henry D. Linds
Posey gets life term in Parker County habitual criminal case
Robert Posey of Bowie was sentenced to life in prison by a Parker County District Court after a jury found him an habitual criminal. He had earlier been arrested in Montague County in 1961 for cattle thefts across four counties, marking the last in a long series of theft arrests.
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Robert Posey
Bowie
Parker County
Howard Middleton
Posey
Montague County
Marion Bob Posey
Council advances bids for rural fire truck plan
The council near Johnson Poultry ranch votes to bid for a new fire truck but delays action after the fire department rejects current specifications. It will wait for department approved specs while insecticide use by ranch owners is noted as per Texas A&M and health department guidance.
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Johnson Poultry Ranch
Texas A&m
State Department of Health
Miss Eula McKay Dies at Home in Wise County
Miss Eula McKay 68 a longtime Park Springs resident died at her home Sunday from a heart attack. Services were held Tuesday at Park Springs Baptist Church with Rev Darius McKay officiating. Burial followed at Crafton Cemetery. She was born in Johnson County to Frank and (late) Mrs McKay. Survived by brother Jerry McKay of Park Springs and sister Mrs C S Reagan of Carrollton Missouri and two nephews.
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Eula McKay
Park Springs
Wise County
Park Springs Baptist Church
Miss McKay
Darius McKay
Bowie Southside
Frank McKay
Johnson County
Jerry McKay
C. S. Reagan
Carrollton
Missouri
Vera Legg Dies at Abilene at 64
Mrs. Vera Legg aged 64 of Abilene died May 24 at 7 30 p m. She was a sister of Mrs Joe Nance and a resident of the area with ties to local families and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Legg
Abilene
Joe Nance
Singing Planned at East Side Baptist Church
The East Side Bible Baptist Church on East Nelson Street invites the public to monthly singing events the first Saturday night, announced by Rev. Wells, the church pastor.
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East Side Baptist
East Side Bible Baptist Church
East Nelson Street
Rev. Wells
Decoration Day Services at Prairie Branch Cemetery
Decoration Day events planned for Sunday June 2 at Prairie Branch Cemetery with a basket lunch and singing in the afternoon. Mr Kimbrough of Bowie will serve as Master of Ceremonies and all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Branch Cemetery
Kimbrough
Bowie
Widow of H G Legg Laid to Rest in Oklahoma Cemetery
Abilene native widow of nursery man H G Legg died, after twenty years in Abilene, with services at Trinity Baptist Church Mangum Oklahoma. Pastor Jim Harvey led the funeral. burial followed at Brinkman family plot. Survived by son Delton Rotan in Oklahoma City, sister and four brothers, two granddaughters Linda and Trena Rotan.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Mangum
Oklahoma
Jim Harvey
Brinkman Cemetery
Delton B. Rotan
Oklahoma City
T. C. Herndon
Fort Worth
H. G. Herndon
Twin Lake
Michigan
M. H. Herndon
Muskegon
Linda
Trena Rotan
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North Ward
Dean Sanders
Robin Cox
Riley Harvis
Nancy Sue Richardson
Tim Winn
Sallie Heinze
Roy D. Sanders
Jeanine Walker
David Bodling
Beverly Garrett
South Ward
Ken Dell Reynolds
Karen Kay McManus
Lanny Hunt
Melanie Bridwell
Alfred Moore
Barbara Brannon
Rickey Russell
Phyllis Leek
East Ward
Steven Reed
Brenda Hutson
Pat Cleveland
Beverly Andreason
Michael
Mike) Woolf
Betty Mae Andrews
Angela Lynn
Juli Kunkel
Samuel Moore
Glenda Kay Cornelison
Danny Bell
Kathy Marshall
Charles Palmer
Billie Jean Nored
Kent Deaver
Cathy Coffield
Billy Lawson
Patsy Smith
Doug Bridwell
Donna Webb
Ronnie Heath
Rebecca Jones
Michael Wilhite
Barbara Walters
Lindale
Tony Quante
Jane Ann North
Nelson Glover
Debbie Martin
Stanley McDonald
Amy Cain
Rotary
Sandra Mce-Cracken
Sarah McCrack
En. Vfw
Jerry Clement
Gary Evans
Jackie Compton
Ist
Sharon Harris
Janet Young
Sandra Shaw
E.O. M
Brassiere
White Crew Sox
Doddsons
Bowie News
Emerson Lynn
E. G
E. EF. L
Congressman
Lewis Hancock
John Tower
Washington, D. C
Council
Impor
First Savings & Loan Association
Mason ST. sTe Uilg Wey
Bowie High
Cotton's Cafe
Don Cunningham
Gary Woolf
Fred Slayden
Gary Myrick
Don Dansby
Bobby Kalhoefer
Prairie Branch
H. G. Legg
Speed
Parker's
Ing
Barton Massey
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