Misidentification case clarified and school uniforms praised
The column notes a mistaken identity in a bad check case clarifying that Billie Cornelison is not Billy. It laments misidentification and extols uniforms as neat practical attire, reflects on school start, and recalls local anecdotes about Rev. Donald Ingram’s car crash injuries, the Bishop family Hawaii trip, and David Heard’s wrist injury from a fall.
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Billy
Billie Cornelison
Billie
Wichita Construction Company
Lord Fauntleroy
Europe
Mrs. Home Bishop
Honolulu
Redonna Jones
Redonna
Hawaii
Disneyland
Earl Gregory
Bowie Schools Report First Day Enrollment Rise
Bowie Schools opened with 1437 students across all classes, up from last year. High school enrollment reached 437, up from 420 in 1962, with shifts among wards and bus students affecting East Ward and Lindale totals.
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Bowie
South Ward
North Ward
Lindale
East Ward
Charlotte Jackson Secures 2400 NSF Research Fellowship
Charlotte Jackson, a 1959 Bowie High School graduate, won a $2400 National Science Foundation Research Fellowship. She will pursue a Master of Science at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, working with Dr. Robert Black on subcellular enzymes in marine crustacean embryos, related to cancer research.
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Charlotte Jackson
Bowie High School
National Science Foundation
Charlotte
Herbert Jackson
Bowie
Williamsburg
Virginia
College of William and Mary
Robert Black
North Texas State Universi
NTSU
Beta Beta Beta
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Mary Arden
Texas Collegiate Academy of Science
Bowie News Football Contest Opens Season With $20 Prizes
The Bowie News announces a weekly football contest offering 20 prizes totaling $20 with $10 for first place and $5 each for second and third. Readers predict winners from 20 ads and submit scores for the Jackrabbits opener against Azle by 5 p.m. Friday.
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News Grid
Bowie News
Azle
Bowie Rabbits Open Season at Azle in Preseason Preview
Bowie Jackrabbits travel to Azle to face Coach Johnny Kitchens Hornets in the opener. Coach Massey seeks consistency as returning lettermen Hawkins Swofford Evans Watson Moore Wade Pettigrew Case Hollowell lead a developing squad. Next week Bowie hosts Wichita Falls Rowdies in the first home game.
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Azle
Johnny Kitchens
Hornets
Barton Massey
The
Rabbits
Massey
Gary Evans
Bobby Hawkins
Lynn Swofford
Gary Moore
Larry Watson
Kenny Wade
Larry Evans
Roger Pettigrew
Moore
Wade
Pettigrew
Bobby Case
Kenneth Case
Hollowell
Wayne Johnson
Letterman
Jackrabbits
Wichita Falls Rowdies
Jackrabbit Stadium
Bowie
Former Bowie Man Dies in Plane Crash
Derrell Allen Thomason a Bowie native born July 9 1932 died in a plane crash near Ralls Texas on August 28 with H M Lamb also killed. A Marine veteran awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star he left Bowie for Midland then served in Korea and with the Third Marine Air Wing. He leaves a wife Della Jewell and three children. Funeral held at Newnie Ellis Chapel with interment at Resthaven Memorial Park Midland.
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Derrell Allen Thomason
Ralls
Texas
Mr. Thomason
Bowie
Bowie High School
D. A. Thomason
Midland
Thomason
H. M. Lamb
Rexall Chemical
Odessa
Donna Sue
David
Lisa Lynn
Lakenheath
England
Tommy
Newnie Ellis
O. B. Herring
Asbury Methodist Church of
Darius McKay
Southside Baptist Church of
Resthaven Memorial Park
Warn Chasers Warn Chasers
Bowie city police issued another warning to residents who chase fires and crowd scene areas. Chief Kenneth Cornelison said on scene crowds hindered firefighting at the Botex Feed Mill blaze last Wednesday and at the W A Gray residence Monday night. Fire units from neighboring towns provided support.
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Bowie
Kenneth Cornelison
W. A. Gray
Cornelison
Kiwanis Wallop Lions In Five Inning Soft Ball Showdown
The Kiwanis club routed the Lions 17 to 7 in a five inning charity game at the Little League field. Dr. Bob Loerwald hit the only homer, while several Kiwanis players smoked balls hard but couldn’t race around the bases. Lineups included Joe Richardson Pete Guthrie Lois Davis Bob Loerwald Charles Roth William Fenoglio Anthony Thibodeaux J L Long for the winners and Don Crow Elton Hill Pete Plaxco Don Ashley Leonard Ashley Billy Neeld Leon Brown Rick Rodrigs Alex Griffin Alvin Roberts for the Lions.
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Powie
Kiwanians
Lions
Kiwanis
Bob Loerwald
Babe Ruth
Berry Resigns Bowie National Bank President Post
Berry resigns as Bowie National Bank president to become president of a new bank in White Settlement near Fort Worth. Effective September 16, Glynn Griffin says the board regrets the move and Berry leaves Bowie after starting the bank here and aiding local civic groups. A temporary executive officer will fill the gap until a new president is hired.
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Speegle Berry
Bowie National Bank
White Settlement
Fort Worth
Glynn Griffin
Griffin
Berry
Chair lift project funded by Eastern Star and Bowie Masonic Lodge
Maggie Brown sits in the chair as Serene Garrett notes the annual chair lift purchase supported by the Eastern Star with help from the Bowie Masonic Lodge. Installers Odell Hatcher David Moyer Robert Duckworth and Foy Cantrell contributed to the project.
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Serene Garrett
Maggie Brown
Eastern Star
Bowie
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