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C. H. Parker Store
Remodels Interior
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Mrs. John Anderson
Move Means Several
Thousand Extra Doi- .
lars to Farmers Here
Relative of Bowie
Family Passes Away
At Age of Ninety-One
Miss Rudy Attends
National Music Meet
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Funeral Services
For Mrs. Manning
Experts Say Thbre
Is Still Time to
-Plant for.Cash Crop
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Mr. -and
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latives of
st week.
Jill. Okla,
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nployed
lis fam-
Tennis Tourney
Planned Soon By
BRUSHY SINGING TO BE
HELD SUNDAY NIGHT
July 8
Conoco
Bowie News
Father of Bowie
Teacher Passes Away
A message here early Tuesday
morning told of the sudden death
IT ssoN or
Dunkirk
Mrs. Manning has been a de-
i member of the Baptist
July 39
Conoco
Jackson’s
Leona
Rec. Dept.
Aug. 5
White-Willet
Jackson's
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Funeral sendees were held at
-Tagc Thursday afternoon"!* 3 p in,
Contributions
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‘ . BOWIE, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1941
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Office of County Auditor Revived;
Chandler Named by Hall to Fill Post
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Surviving are his widow, twin
Coca-Cola
Leona
Conoco
White-Willet
Coca-Cola
Leona
June 27
Bowie News
Jackson’s
Dr. Pepper
Rec. Dept.
Conoco “
Leona
Aug. 8
Bowie News
Dr. Pepper
Coca-Cola
Rec Dept
Dr. Pepper
Conoco.
Rec. Dept.
July 25 Aug. 1
White-Willet' White-Willet
Dr. Pepper
Coca-Cola
Dr. Pepper
Coca-Cola
July 11
Rec. Dept.
White-Willet
Jackson's
Leona
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Id, with
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wilbap-
StillTime io
Plant Peas for
Burkburnett Gets
Labor Day Golf
Tournament
Home Guard Unit
Gets Official
State Recognition
■, Mrs. a visitor,
and
rother,
stives
LESSON or
VTZAKC.E.
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Turner No. 1 to
Spud in Today;
Summers Fishing
John
Neel
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of Colorado; Walt.. Latham
.lotla. Texas; one daughter.
July 15 July 22
Cor\oco* < Jackson's
Dr. Pepper
, Rec. Dept.
Bowie News
July 18
Jackson's
Coea-Cola
Leona ?
Miss Inez Rudy joined a party
at Dallas Sunday for Los Angeles,
Calif., where she will attend the
National Music Federation meet
which convenes jn that city this
week. She will oe away three
weeks and plans to visit points
on the west coast and Canada be-
fore returning.
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re- rains that have disrupted .the
July 1
Conoco
Coca-Cola
Bowie News
White-Willet
July 4
Dr. Pepper
Leona . . •
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Rec. Dep‘-
Jackson's
Semi-final games August 12 and 15th.
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White-Wtllet Bowie News Bowie News
Championship August 19th
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the afternoons from .5 to 8 o'clock.
All who desire to play in" the
j elimination tournament are re-
| quested to see any of the play-
I ground directors at the East or
South Ward schools on at Pelham
Park.
Approximately 150 new regis-
expected in th is
Mrs. JtfP. Evans
Donald Bros — ....
M V. Brown
H. S. Walker
Mrs. H. S. Walker
I Miss Katheryn Wa*lker
I J. G. Spencer
Thurman Parker
Harper Knight — z.
Clem Crim ......
TWShurbel
Mrs. F. L. Gehr
I Sam Frazier, Jr.
i B. E. Pembroke
M. L. Carlton
W, B. Wylie ....
W. E. Wilhite
Glenna Thompson
C. E. Blackmon ....
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Forty carloads of dirt were re-
quired to fill a fissure in a dump
on the Fort Worth a Denver Rail
way located about a mile north of
Bowie. The opening, -which- was
caused by the recent heavy rains,
first appeared in the middle . Of
th etrack as a narrow fissure. It
beg anot spread and dirt was
dumped ’in” Io fill the cavity until
40 carloads have been used.
Trains have proceeded over
this portion of the track under
slow orders for a week.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Case of Fort
Worth werb here during the. week-
end visiting Mrs. Case’s father,
W. A. Jones, and grand-mother,
Mrs. J. T. Jones.
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LESSON
OVWSEtCE
e«i Potatoes Urged as Substitute
Y For Crops Destroyed by Recent Rains
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Bowie Schoolgirl
Wins Acclaim in
Poster Contest
His
effective
January 1 to the same date of
i the odd numbered, years:
The office of auditor for Mon-
tague County was revived by a
special act of the present session
of the Legislature after it had
been discontinued January 1,
1941 due to the increase in
population as shown by the 1940
I census, which made the old law
inoperative.
Frank Moss, former County
Auditor resigned to become clerk
of the Montague County Draft
Board.
jutant General's office in Austin
adding the locar Home Guard
.... ;o the "Texas Home TJefeHSe
Guards. The order follows the
recent inspection of the company.
Intensd drilling has been sched-
uled for the last two weeks and
the attendance has been excep-
tionally good.
-—Uniforms—hav.>. provided
for the company and it is hoped
that rifles will be available at an
early date. . .
the company are taking an en-
thusiastic interest in their work
Captain Sadler says and are mak-
ing. rapir progress.
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BILLIE JACKSON TAKES
COURSE AT DALLAS
AVIATION SCHOOL
The Bflwie City band will pre-
sent its first concert of the sea-
son at the bandstand Saturday
evening beginning at 8 o’clock.
Director George M. Rucker has
arranged the program to feature
the following marches, concert
selections and popular numbers:
Glory of the Trumpets, march—
J. O. Brtfckenshire. .
<| The New Colonial March-^-R.
j I B. HUtb-
, 1 Selection from "Prince Gharm-
ling"—K. L King.
! Elena. Waltz; Amapola. Fox-Trot'
! [ Brasses to 1 ’ *" "" 1 "
( H. Leonard. . — i
.American iwetoaies. including, p,. cp
' i Dixie, Old Folks at Home and \]Y IVIHKO I KUIDPOC
i | Old Kentucky Horae. 01X1’101(5 1 I dlllCCd
B~r. ^Fr()m M()ntague J0
Leave for Camp
Because of thy.all-day session
of the Southwest Montague Coun-
ty Singing Convention at Lindale
next Sunday the regular raonth-
ly afternoon session of the Brushy
class, three miles southeast. of
Bowie, is being postponed until
8 o'clock Sunday evening. The
public is cordially invited to at-
tend. Homer Ward, class presi-
dent, will direct the program.
Wanda Mae Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jones, fifth
grade student of Bowie Grammar
School, recently designed a fire
prevention poster which was se-
lected by the State Department of
Public Safety, for use in fire pre-
vention work.
The poster which is on a circuit
exhibit of the state is now on
display in the lobby of the li-
brary of East Texas State Teach-
S.67 per
I closest
fnt more i
lo fail—1
>e miles
ie others i
cun
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MBnpany a few weeks this sum- —
Harford points out that under ’
average conditions existing in ; “1‘
this section, sweet potato growers ,
should obtain an income rangipg
from $25 to $35 per acre which is
more than any other crop will
yield. He points out also that
there Will be a. permanent mar-
ket for everything the farmer
grows in the sweet potato line as
his organization takes everything
- from strings to jumbos.
Work on the building is pro-
gressing at a satisfactory rate.
nWf is being put on, tin. “
rebuilt and broken windows
placed.
.vas beloved by a large number
.. ........... „— - I make good planted as
Interment was made m Tage - . r .
Cemetery.
is now' too late .to replant some, er level.
Location was made this week
of the'Scaling No. 2, offset to the
Sealing No. 1 producer about 14
miles north of Bowie.
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is taking an Aircraft 1
course, which requires six, weeks v
f_. „. .
him for a job in an aircraft fac-1
tory. , . ’
After being graduated from
Bowie Righ School. Jackson was j
engaged in the grocery business
for .a number of years. I*l
the son of Mr. and Mrs. G; tDoc; [ tending the fui
Jackson of Bowie.
Appointment Is
Effective for 18
Month Period .
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Roy Coffield, director of the
- USO campaign for raising Mon-
Cn.inty's quota reports ad-
j dilional contributions this week.
! He urges those who intend to
■j mako a contribution to this WOC-
thy cause to do so as early as
possible in order that the county
may be reported over the top in
this work. The sum thus far ob-
tained is $155.50. '
Contributions not previously
acknowledged are as follows:
Ike Parks . ....LOO '
Montague Dairy J • . ,■*
Products Co . 5,00
Shamburger Lumber Co. 3,00
J. O. Powell l.M
Aaron Miller . ... 2.00
J. L. Lynch 10 00
Onri W. B. Alexander 1.00
,,kPlantAnA!.a_n.diMrs. JW. Evans .......... 1.00
2.00
100
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.50
1.00
1.00
2.00
~~ 1
2.00
5.00
1.00
— 1.00
1.00
5.00
1.00
1.00
First Concert by
Band Scheduled
For Saturday
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tss visi-w . ■
Manager Clarence Newsom of
the C. H Parker stdre, announces
several improvements in the ar-
rangement' of service features of
the store this week. A new
freezer counter has been installed
and convenient bins and shelves
added. These have been arrang-
ed to provide for less crowded
floor space. Basket carriers
have been installed to enable the
customer to serve himself with
greater ease. , .B
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Ike Chandler of Bowie has
been notified of his appointment
by Judge Earl P. Hall to be
county auditor for the period
ending December JI, 1942.
appointment becomes <
long time and hope 1 an offjcja] order from the Ad-
,, 1 mv- jutant
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need for additional food required!
under the defense program was
the deciding factor which led to
the new ruling.
. There will be a cash market in
Bowie for all the green blackeye
peas the surrounding territory
can grow. Morgan declared and
the new ruling will permit a large
increase in the output.
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Th elocal draft board has re-
ceived a call for Six trainees from t
Montague County to leave for j
■camp July 11. Frank Moss, clerk I
of the board, revealed Wednes-
day. The official list has not yet
"been made public Moss said.
-No further information Has
been received regarding the reg-
istration of 21-year-old men July
1. Moss said the matter will be
left to the Iqcal draft boards but
that instructions' have not. yet
• <• beea received. There will prob-
The quarterly all-day session of, ably b eregistration places locat-
the Southwest" Montague County ed at such convenient places in
Singing ^invention will be held the county* as Bowie, Nocona,
with the A.indale singing claSs, Montague. Saint Jo. Sunset, and
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day. ‘June 22, according to offi-
cials of the convpntion. Scr.'iccc
will open at 10 o’clock Sunday county.
morning with Homer Ward serv-r
ing as master of ceremonies as-
„ . i sisted by Marvin Baker and Orie
ret Baptist I — 3
Stout. as
County Agent Arvle S. Elliott
aflinoul}ccs a PoJ‘cy r?8.arcVPS_Jhe teacher in the Bowie schools.
, . -.", - ~ 7 " „....„i was €5 years of age. .
by the Triple A allowing farmers nera] services were held Thurs-!
fr» soil thorn u.’ithnnt intorfonnu j__>. _______
, Garrett.
invitations have been sent to
many singers throughout thej
| country ana it is anticipated that
Montague and surrounding chun-' Pon 1)111(1 IVlcirket
ties, and some of more distance VUlXlllliy * nvt
points, vtill be represented in the I
services by class leaders and spe-
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Robinson Talks io
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Keenori. , Local Rotarians
j burg\-icinity when she was only; • • * - J'.
I a child and were among the first Capt. W. F. Robinson ofCo. B
’ pioneers of the southeastern sec-I Hlth Enmeers, Camp Bowie, wSs
i tinn of Montague county. She the principal speaker at the week-
iwas reared there, married there Rotary hweheon—Wetinesday.
• and stent most of her years ip ]The Captain is a member of the
kghatjfcmediate section. In later local club and was here on leave.
•Wais she spent part of her time Aubrey Drake of Fort Worth was
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40 CARLOADS OF DIRT
NEEDED TO REPAIR DUMP
A young resident- of Bowie
■who is playing a vital role in the i Misses Eunice and Annie Cotton
nation's defense program is Billie i ajs0 survive.
Jackson, a recent enrollee in the Mrs. Manning has been a de-
Dalles Texas Aviation School. He i voted member of the E_r'.L'.
is taking an Aircraft Builder's church for the'past 16 years and
course, which requires six, weeks>va5
for completion and will prepare of friends and neighbors.
Is been a
I hospital
I past 10
ipgen of
lher par-
I. Hunter
y. Also
Lek . and
hce, Neb.
Hunter.
from j < ;
! injury sustained when he stuck J J
a nail. in his foot a few days j
previous. His sister, Mrs. Jennie 1 /
Chancellor was buried here last I!
week/ • • .■ <
i Mr. Johnson conducted a met- J
■cantile business ip Fort Worth for ' (
: more than a quarter of a century. ■
Harp.-. Knight, vocational agri^ ^y^by aron, a daugh- -
culture teacher* of the Bowie High | **■ -
•jjichool. who will work-with the, .5
Second Half of
Softball League
Race io Open
4 Sweet potatoes are being urged Funeral services were held at
as a cash crop to take the place n0., Guardlan Funeral Chapel in
^artCbTthdrVc?ntetav\°rain^ Johnson. 9^ uncle of
LtfeaF, HaXci'Dinrtctoroyf Farm JM1.W from
Relations for the Texas Them- clt^- Mr. Johnson died from;
urgic Industries whose factory for 1 y?.od.p?.is^?:‘2?Jres“1*Lngutror?..a>r!
the manufacture of sweet potato
products will open here this fall,
says it is not too late to set out
potato slips for a .crop this year,
fe is busy contacting . farmers
with an explanation of the com-!
pany’s plans regarding the in-
dustry. Hq is being assisted by
8 Pages
OF LIVE LOCAL NEWS.
RURAL NEWS. EDIT
CHALS AND FEA
TURES IN THIS ISSUE.
LE53ON 3T;,
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for Mrs. L. Maude Manning. 48,
_. . . . . who died at her homfcin the Lin-
The membership of fja|e community Wednesday fol;
' lowing a long illness. Rev. R. L.
i Partridge was the officiating,
minister.
Mrs. Manning was a native of-
Montague county and was born
at. Montague, March 20, 1893.
She was married to Ira Manning
in 1919. They have one daugh
ter, Mary Louise, who with her
father survives. Two sisters.
conserving' under the AAA if the
vibes are left on the ground and
turned undec, in other words
ithis means that'farmers may sell
all the peas they want off of their
so-called 'government land.'
"We have been arguing for this
"change for a 1—Z — —J *----
it, will help out in the pea
ket this year.'"
—ft was pointed out that- ~th<
I living with her dau'*' ‘
John Anderson, in
I part of the time witl
G. K. Keenon, and ott
| at Mangum. Okla.
J Surviving are four
* Latham of Lawton, <
Latham of California;' -
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Mrs. John Anderson of Bowie; a
brother. G. K. Keenon of Man-
gum, Okla.; 22 grand-children
and 25 great-grand-children.
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Mr.- and Mrs. J. A. Brown left
last week-end for Santa Fee, N.
M., to reside there. They had
*Y'"Welded in Bowie for several
months, where Mr.- Brown was
, connected with the Lyon and
-i Matthews Lumber Company.
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I Mjs. J. F. Lillard of Fort Worth
(visited friends nere during the
Bweek-end. . *
you can sing, if you are jp
I destroyed, but there is yet time
first song at 10 o'clock Sundajri*or replacing thesr"' destroyed-
morning artd stay through the\™PS with a crop of peas. And it
day's session." Officials of the wi
'convention are Homer. Ward,
president; Marvin Baker,, vice-
president; Orie Garrett, secretary:
all of Bowie. Bud Clark is presi-
dent of the host class.
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Singing
with the __
three miles east of Bowie. Sun- Forestburg.
Services VraVums are
of James Samuel Smith. 65. fath-
er of Mrs. Alfred Ragsdale, a
' ' " Mr.
Fu-
nrr
Iltl liiULiiei, wua.
o\------ I who died Saturday at
Miss Genia Robertson spen»i home at Mangum. Okla,
the past week visiting her parents | death resulted from an
Mr and Mrs. W. F. Robertson, in j sustained in an accidental fall a
the Sunset vicinity.- - . week previously.
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SCHEDULE—2ND HALF—BOWIE SOFTBALL LEAGUE
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Gamas called promptly at 8:00 p.m. July 4th games called at 4:00 sharp
Many entries have already been
received for the ten divisions of
tennis competition sponsored by
the Recreation Department and
an elimination tournament tS"
planned. The 'divisions include
boys', girls', men's and women’s
singles and doubles for boys,
girls, men. women, mixed doubles
j for boys and girls and mixed
doubles for men and women.
The tennis nets are up at the
High School courts every mom-
" ed from a broken left leg and ‘
other injuries sustained in a fall
at the family home the previous
Vveek. Burial was in a Mangum
Cemetery.
Mrs. Latham was a native Tex-.
ait^being boiji .near Gainesville,
on May 9. 1869, and was' past 82
. years of age at.the time of her
5 death. Frirr *-------
-j was Miss Millie Keenon. daugh-
i ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Keenon. ,
• H&r parents moved to the Forest- '
Funeral services were held last
Sunday afternoon at a Mangum,
OMja.. Funeral Chapel for Mrs.
Mnlie Latham, mother of Mrs. ,
John Anderson of Bowie Mre. nl(jll ovnwl uuulls
Latham s death Saturday result-1 j from 7 to 10 o'clock and in
frnm n hrnkon L»ff Iocr ann ‘ ° •
other injuries sustained in a fall
Softball enthusiasts have, had
plenty of chances tp see their
favoriie players in action this
week as there have been games
every night. This crowding .£>f
the schedule is Sue to the loss of
time- occasioned by the heavy
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schedule. It is hoped .to catch up
with the regular schedule next
week which time will see the op-
ening of the second half of the
league schedule.
In the double-header played
Monday night Coca-Cola defeat-
ed The Bowie News 21 to 11 and
Leona trounced the Recreation
1 teaehe.
play Conoco defeated Leona 11 to saje of green peas just adopted smith
i and White & Willett wpn a. 7 , the Trinle A allowine farmers
------. to.|j"ctory.[oyer- the :Jackson)
urkburnett was awarded the Jacks in a close game wlth their soil conservation pay- c/ur^ Jitu Rel j
_Jor Day Golf Tournament, of; At a meeting of the Lions Club ments. Heretofore, aU peas rgown ' fhe
the North Texq,s Golf Association 1 softball committee and the cap- on a farTn under the conservation I
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on the farm ana could not be i ; many classes and communities of
sold. This is no longer the case. 1 of. B°w,e and, Mlsi Ruby Smith --
” L ; of Vernon, two sons. Thomas
Directors causing the delay forfeits the i . Wilbur Morgan largest Bowie smith; of Crowell and Pvt. Edgar I
L. Scott, game. If part of the players are I buyer, of green blackeye ^eas for i L Smith of Camp Bowie. A step-
Waint To nrasidenl Sam Petigne ..absent the game must be started j L daugh,ter'.,M_lsS .Et^el„ Bance ?nd
Saint Jo; George Petigoe, Saint without them. ~ tneprwfr°inforn alon FUiott's f'.Ve bf,,the" and three . u.storc
Jo; Glenn Howard. Burkburnett; ] Jimmie Young was compliment- , J",0,.. infornlatlon- Llltott s ajso survive.
Beltvii, Burkburnett; Dr. | ed very highly fot his fine record ; ....
Rundell, Nocona; Dr. J. T. in officiating at the games and it )Vt =rha'® J“s‘ b£e" !
and E.-W. .Daley of was agreed to procure an assist- i ‘hat nfa^ere may harvest peas
•„ alsOFfT^°x^f-The^s^dr^ nf the teams fcrfees. and th J acreage so har^t- !
be published next wet*k.
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Two popular numbers: Maria,
r&iiiauuici ruA'iiui; v, ..
the Front. March-r-C. i ers ode8e-
i H. Leonard. ~
American Melodies, including
i v/.u ruiivn ul ii.m.v and I
i Old Kentucky Horae.
Star-Spangled Banned—:arr. by I
Sousa.
The band will be composed of'
< i high school'students college stu
! | dents home , for vacation an-i r.u-
> I sicians selected from among the
! I other musicians Of the city.,
'j The concerts will be contirruCd
i throughout the summer.
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- Lindale io Be
Green Peas May Now Be Sold for Host to Singers
vyn. u. ■ |by
Jackson |
At a meeting of” the Lions Club 1 cents'.“Heretofore “all
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Day Golf Tournament
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ia me cap- .
at a meeting of the board of di- tains of all the teams held at the I
rectors of the group held here City Hall Wednesdays afternoon
last Sunday at which time the lo-) it was decided to stary all games
cal golfers were hosts at a lunch- promptly at 8 o'clock Yr the team
eon at Morrow's Grill. Directors causing the delay forfeits the
present included W. L. Scott, game. If part of the players are
—Saint Jo. p'-eijNifni; Sam Petigrw- i absent the game must be started
Saint Jo; George Petigoe. Saint without them.
Jo: Glenn Howard. Burkburnett; Jimmie Young was compurqeni- |
Sqdie Belton. Burkburnett; Dr. ed very highly fot his fine record.
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SJwson
__Bowie.
were I. .,
Geo. Rucker. Herman Moore and the first half ofvthe season will
, A. F. Heyburn. I" a -- .--a.-
Bowie ^UxUgrs defeated the
Burk team Sunday afternoon on |
the Moore Acres course 8 to 3 in
the fourth of the round robin
series.
George Rucker with a 76 was
low for the afternoon. Other » »
members of the Bowie team to I . •- ■*
ftjpore. A. F. Heyburn, Herman Recreation Group
Moore, Dr. J. T. Lawson. D. - *
Moore< Bob White, Paul Combs.
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Walter Gant will spud in on
Continental Oil Company’s No. 1
Turner in the E. T. survey about -
six miles north of Bowie near
the Juiiia Brown location some-
time today (Friday)"; The last of
the machinery was moved to lo-
cation Thursday morning about
10 o'clock and the well was rigged
up preparatory to spudding in.
The Turner wildcat promises to
be one of the most interesting
tests in the Bowie territory due
to the showing in the Junia
Brown well last year.
A fishing job is slowing up the
Owen & Hults No. 1 Summers,
north offset to the No. 1 Tucker
producer, A perforating drum is
stuck in casing after an attempt
to perforate casing at about
6,040 feet, the level at which pro-
duction was obtained in the
C'.il -ineers ■ A number of. good I ' Overflows from heavy rains Tucker well. A slight showing of
.1 .wiuu ilm inv Ihi ' T'llally destroyed the great- salt water was found when plug
day All-lovers dgosp T^sing-1 er \k-r ce^^^^ Fn the was dHIled on-ttns-wtdt-emtr -
ine- are cordianv invited to at- ereek valleys in this county, and this week and operators, decided
{end “RegaS o{ ° whether I ruined some on higher ground. It to try or a producer at the hlgh-
.i ----- — i is now too late to replant some, er level. ...
j of these crops which have been; Location was ^made this week
[Tor replacing these d'
Tops with a crop of peas.
.Sopld be difficult to name any
truck-farm product that is more
in market demand this year than- j
green blackeye peas. The green I
[ pea market has been stabilized
to the extent that all that may be
grown in this country wilTbe ac- .
cepted on local markets, and cash .,
will be paid for them as they are
"accepted. "
ft is roughly estimated that. a
million and a half pounds of green
djlackgye peas were trucked from
Montague county to a cummer-’ .
cial cannery last year, and the tague County
demand appears to' be greater
this year than it was last season. I
The last of the last1 year's run of |
Montague county peas had been
consumed several weeks ago and
the demand for more is growing.
According to their own reports, it
has been weeks since any of the
grocerymen here were able to get
any more 'of the canned Mon-
tague county peas for sale in their
stores.
Under,ordinary weather condi-
tions, a crop of blackyye peas
should make a good crojs if plant-
ed any time-between now and
i the last part of July. This is the
' opinion^ of observers who have
had experience i“
cultivating peas. One experienc-
ed truck farmer stated last Satur-
i day that Ite knew they would
____= ~ > late as
l July 10?because he made one fine
crop planted on thaj date.
Wilburn Morgan, ' of Morgan
isiness Mrs. aonn nnaersu.. returned and Hill in Bowie, says he will
He is the first of the week from at- 1 pay cash for all the green black-
tending the funeral services—of j eVe peas ' , Prndiicers of this
her mother. Mrs. Mollie Lathlam,! country may bring in during the
i . ... —. ----. tbe fatnjiy 1 producing and harvesting season,
Her providing peas are marketed in
injury quantities large enough to justify
- • handling them.
“We will gladly accept several
tons of marketable green peas
daily through the harvesting sea-
son," he said?
Those who may be interested
in planting a late crop of peas for
marketing purposes can secure
advice from Morgan as to the par-
ticular varieties of blackeyes for
late planting and time for plant-
ing iTT order to be in line with
other late crop planters.
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Mr, and Mrs. Marvin Magness
and daughter of Wichita -'Falls
were here the first of this week
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Newsom.
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Mrs. Mapdy Witt returned last
week-end from spending several
weeks visiting relatives at points
in the Rio Grande Valley.
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