The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 39, Ed. 1 Monday, January 18, 1954 Page: 4 of 8
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THE BOWIE NEWS-TIMSfi.BOWIE. TKXAfl
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1954
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Montague County Field,
miles north of Saint Jo,
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FOR SALE—Small residence lot
in Easley addition, $350.—Howard
Middleton. 11-1448-21-25 28p
- Or Maybe You’ve Got Something
Else That’s in the way. Get rid of those
un-wanted, un-needed items.
Phono 353
OAK GROVE HATCHERY
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RENT -2-bedroom apart
11 k . i! 111 "n r'w
stoVCf Phone 298. ■
FOR SALE—460 acre farm, no
•per
B. H. Box. Chapman Bldg.
18-p
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Heard's Hardware
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Pigg-of |
Fort Worth . visited last week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Figg-
Mr and Mrs. Duffy Moore and
family moved to Henrietta Satur-
FOR RENT Small 6 room fur-
nished hhuse. (il l Cherry St.
Phone 651-Wj l«c
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FOR :
Ariingti
NOTICE—Save time and trou-
ble, do your banking by mail.
Ask us for special forms. FIRST
NATL BANK. NT-tfc
[ SEPTIC TANK SERVICE
| C. B. MASTERS
iPhone 413-J
fBy 8 a. m.
. Bowie
After 5 p. mJ
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• MISCELLANEOUS
GO TO HILL fl For all kinds cf
Insurance . . Life, Health. Acci-
dent and Hospitalization. Call
MMI, G K. HILL N-tfc
BIG TIRE SALE!
19.7% LONGER MILEAGE
. AMERICA'S SAFEST TIRE
Reduced Prices. Tailored Easy Terms
BABCOCK AUTO STORE
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R. Guy Fry Real Esiale
801 WEST U. S. HIGHWAY 80
* Arlington, Toxas ...
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.■F Rent our Sander.
jBzJ Edger & Buffer.
Irottrl.- Phone 49
f . 977 Before 9:39 a.m. Mondays
JUST rnone £// Before 9:30 a.m. Thursdays
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NOTICE — We carry several
makes of new sewing machines
nt right prices, all guaranteed.
We repair all makes of machines
and motorize old machines. All
work guaranteed. Cox Sewing
Machine Exchange. 219 Smythe
Phone 730. N-tfc
We can find someone who would pay you
for it and you could get it out of your way
in the tool shed. '
Television Accessories: ■
Long-range Antenna
Installations.
Home of Motorola.
America's Finest
T-V & Radio
Babcock Bros.
Auto Store
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FOR SALE—3 bedroom house at
712 N. Mason. Priced right and
good location. Phone 824-W.
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Hove You A Used
Well-1
I “kut I
, differerl
over gJ
40 withl
every ill
all ovei
from J
back bl
* ing a hl
good. tol
tofore
ing in
i his bigl
there J
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ther of
rabbit si
I'm si
people I
they wel
seat. I I
like th.l
other nil
b I ..I I
self corr|
knees aa
me. Whl
over I si
and triel
on the fll
only to J
grin thal
had depl
chewing I
on the sJ
sat, tryiJ
gage onl
the whill
sire to aJ
to presen
made it
smear to
1 .F. R< ’1 xrd .
bulls. J. S. Rater. Bellevue, Texas i
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£^Stbm.EDRe“sonLflblTCtS°cS 1",i{ SALE—WO acre farm
J. E. Brown, Bowie. NT-tfc minerals, priced around $30
~ — acre.
FOR LEASE—45-acre farm, good
house* with electricity, good bam, !
fruit trees, good well, three miles j
north ot Newport, Lease at $200 '
per year in advance. Contact Mrs.
Arnold Fuller, Rt. 1, Postoak. j
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Laying Strain* ...
Broiler Strains . . ,
Custom Hatching . ,
BRING TEGGS WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
Nel.va Jo Wells visited in Den-
ton Friday pnd Saturday of last
week. . .
state of Washington soon.
This community had a work-
ing in the cemetery Saturday
The lots in Aie^new cemetery
were marked off and numbered,
a rock wall was run at the
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES
Four cents per word fonfirst insertion; three cents per word
for each insertion thereafter. Minimum for first time in-
sertion. 50 cents; thereafter, 40 cents.
Continuous insertions means that the advertisement .is to
b“ib 'I'*-.- Mipargpip f ajidTheBowie
News. -
Cards of Thanks, $1 per insertion, regardless of number of
words if not over conventional R-ngth.
Classificd-.dLsphiy advertising $1 per inch.
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We read
week or so
in Montague
oth^r “Sinj
know that
second and
the month
people who
moting good
singers met
as usual, but
with Mrs. J
IfUsband is ir
we found, th
it than at fit
■ In the firs
Montague w
■ ness ' firms
(ague. Nocot
burg, Stonel
well as inter
is used for
and other t
“ of the. corrir
they have a
packed-provi
' people in tl
love to c
vocMfy. A i
hinging groui
the hall at o
On the night
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acres, Block 53, Belcher Subdivi-
sion, Win. Watson Sur., -Abst.
838.
Six completions have been .re-
I ported for Montague County. In-
ducted dre- four dry and aban-
FOR SALE -Sheep, 5 Owes and
«nr ram. Good shape and age.
Bob Posey, Phone 448. '18-p
FOR SAT.E Good used -1 piece
bedroom suite $49.00. Stephens
Furniture. 18-21-c
Mrs. Pl
for Bowid
she broul
Exhibit i|
City AuJ
own expel
self to go
mat-veloua
at the noon hour. A large crowd I
attended. I
Several from ‘ the Methodist I
church attended a church meet- I
ing at Henrietta Tuesday. I
Mr. Arthur Tiptons mother I
.,j.d‘ J .jivz ..V|St Thursday, .aul
Jackspftrb, after several day ill- 1
ness. Funeral services were held I
Friday at Jacksboro,’with bunal S
at Cundiff. 1 j
Mr. Carroll Tipton of Panola,
' Texas attended the? funeral of
I his grandmother at Jacksboro, and !
spent Friday night with his par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tipton.
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EAST WARD
P-TA NOTICE
East Ward P-TA will meet
Thursday afternovn at 2:45 ’
o’clock. David Major will speak
on the subject, “Developing Civic
Responsibility. Hostesses for the
social hour will be mothers of
the 5C and 5D rooms.
Vashti Jan. 16— Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
dell Liggett, Mb' and Mrs. George
A. Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs.
LrWt*i FergtiRbn
service at Newport last Sunday.
Mr. Elsea has been in the IJowie
hospital for a few days, but has
returned to^ his home. 's
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Farar, and
Mr. and Mrs. C^yde Farar were '
in . Wichita Falls Monday. Mrs.
Mark Farar went to see a Dr.1
there. ' i
Mr. and Mrs. Royce Moore and
family, and Mrs. Lorene Moore
were in Wichita Falls Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Denson
and family have been on the sick
TlSt.
Felix Watson of Henrietta
visited Mr. and Mrs.. Howard
Cole Monday, and reported the
.Gill Oil well was still “oily.” .'
Mrs. Sallie Farmer,, and Mrs.
Mildred Trout and daughter were
in Wichita Falls Monday.
Mrs. P. L. Liggett has been
in the Bowie hospital for several
days, , but was able to return
home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Liggett
are visiting his parents Mr. and
Mr?.’ R. L‘. Liggett, and other
The producers are as fallows:
Phillips' Petroleum Go., No. 1
j R. A. Carmyuiti “Tressa”, Engle-
Cong. Field, two ipjkjs north of
Migitague on 77 ae/es', L. J. Va-
den $>ur., Abst. 828. Completed
Jan. 5, totgl depth of 6,^01_f^et
with ■ top of pay- at 6,080 feet.
Produced 212.28 barrels daily of
40.9 gravity arl with 407.-1 gas-
oil ratio.
Star Oil Co., Inc., No. 2 J. A.
Brite, Anson Cong. Field, nine
miles northwest of Bowie, 80
acres, S. Smith Sur., Abst. 668.
Complete^ Jan. 6, at a total
depth of 6,690 feet. Top of pay
was 6,014 feet. Two hundred
ninety-four barrels of 42 gravity
oil daily with gas-oil ratio of
830-1. . ' •
The lour ary wens includes
three \vlldcats. The wildcat ven-
tures were Merle F. Gunbjr, No.
1 Mrs. Susie Melton, et al, five
miles northwest.—u£—Slonoburg,
300-acres. Abel A. Lewis., Abst.
420. ’
Brown Drilling- Co., No. 1
Gertrude Mitchell; two and one-
half miles ‘southwest of Nocona,
287 acres; a Buffington Sur.,
Abst. 31; and, ’ .
Edwin L- Cox, No. 1 H. F.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
General Motors Plant here in Arlington is get- .
ting under way and will be in full operation in
just a few days.
If you or any of your friends plan on buying a home or
ahy kind of business in Arlington, we have lots of list-
ings and we know we can save you money. Stop in and
visit with us next time you are down pur way.
FOR RENT-^Apartmcnt, pri-
vate entrance and bath. C. S.
Henderson at Monument Works.
Phone 328. ■- N-T-14tfe
FOR A DEMONSTRATION of
the new Electrolux, the cleaner
you never have to empty, call
C. E. COLLINS, telephone 720.
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AIuCOHOLICS, DRUNKARDS
and HARD DRINKERS, recover
sanity and return to a normal
fife. Medical supervision. Private
rooms. Shady Retreat, 1114 Sun-,
set Lane, Wichita Falls," Texas.
Phone 3-5041. 11-14-18-c
-r NOTICEI
HAVE PICK-UP truck leaving
Bowie at 4 a.m. every Sunday
morning. Will take, light hauling
to Wichita Falls. Contact Pat
Yancey, 3302 York St., Wichita
Falls, Texas. 14-18-p
County Red Cress
Collects $3,683.10
During 1953
Montague County contributed
$3,683.10 to the American Red
Cross last year.
Tuesday "afternoShJ GeoFge
Hoeldtke, treasurer, reported a
balance of $1,353.71
Bowie contributed $1,351.02—
missing its quota of- $1,600 by
$248.98.
I Fiftv-nine and seven-tenths per
FOR RENT — Electric vacuum . , .......
sweeper, also electric- floor pol-
isher. GRIFFIN DRUG
FORT WORTH—Cattle were
50 cents or more higher, and
calves U’ere 50 eents to $1 higher
Monday. Fat lambs were around
40 cents higher and slaughter
relatives. Jimmy” has been sta-J ewes wcre stri,n6 to 50 cents up.
tinned in California for several .Other sheep were fully steady to
months, but is being Sent to the' stronger. . . v- ,
. . . —---- - - Hog prices were 50 cents to
mostly $1 higher and the top was
$26. .Sows were $1 to $1.50 high-
er at $19 to $22.50.
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one Jtiodern .furnished 2-room <’ — ’ * ‘ -
Wb»IBvw.>. ..... *luuse Phone 109. 18-p vehictrs- to bp inspected before
wnri Equipment. Good locating anil # WANTED ' April 15. A Jot of motorists arc
doing good business. You will i __ ______ _ going to wait until the last
halve to see this place to appreci- WANTED — Alterations of all minute,. You can avoid the . rush I
ate it. R. Guy Fry Real Estate, kinds — Herbold’s Cosmetic Bar by taking your car to an inspec- |
Arlington, Texas. 18-21-25p- 106 West Wise. 28 NT tfc. tion station today^ *'
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Lots of I
and also I
Idea ot> sei
New Yorll
few years!
fled to spJ
er Falls ijl
a thing ol
they musi
spectueulal
class has I
the mol
turned oul
but anywll
turally grel
The seniurl
cd—but -till
old run-ofl
have alwal
striving mJ
their pnd <1
pays in $5 I
Club wliictl
per studcnl
per student
ed trip. AI
^and parent!
of this. m|
by both gnl
ly material
falls down
some stude|
make up tl-
ging ones. I
ing at time:
students ,u
make up t)
of money t
guired for
. fact if gets i
Wig!
Forestburg, 160 acres, W. R. Bean
Sur.; Abst. 105.
The fourth dry and abandoned
well was the N6el Pautsky et al, and
No. 4 C. E. Cunningham “B”, in lower part of the old cemetery
four to keep the bermuda grass from
124 spreading to other parts of -the 4ay. His copipany transferred him
’ ' j »o that City.
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FOR ‘ ’ SALE—Platform rocker,
reasonably priced. 205’/z Strong
Street. T-18-p
FOR RENT 4-room house
miles ont-on pavement,
gas, water. Call
Scroggins..............' A
FOR SAl?fc Cafe in Arlington ]
clearing $1,000 per month. One of (
the best locations.in town. Health f
nison for selling. $12,000 for <
gtdek sale. R. ‘ Gqy Fry Real
Relate, Arlington, Texas. j
18-21-25P,.y7p
SALE—D,?iry Qi^een in
ion. Brand new building
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cent of the money collected in the
county went fo the national or-
ganization for salaries and dts-
aster relief .such as was needed
in Waco after the recent cylone. '
• The money that remained in
■ tll<' iW'inly was used to supply I
food for needy, families in the
county, and to help stranded per-
sons reach, their destinations;
Also. Ioans were made to soldiers
who needed assistance irr return-d-
ing to their base, or to get home. ;
The county's quota of $1,525'
for 1954 is part of the $85 milr.;
lion, to be collected in the United
States.
The aumrat drive, which will
be sometime in March, will be
headed by Fred Hoeldtke. W. F.
Leonard .of Nocona "is county
chairman.
No. A-f 540X7011, 3'U miles north
of Montague, as a Montague
County conglomerate discovery.
Flowing through 12-64-inch
choke, the No. A-l-.McCall regis-
- • tercd a 24-hour potential of-288
barrels of 41 gravity oil, with
850 pounds pressure <m casing
and 350 pounds on tubing. Pay
was perforated at 6124-31 feet.
*Total depth is 6205. Gas-oil ratio
was 525-1.
, The discovery is IVz rpiles
north of the Engle Strawn Field
and m-J. A. Morrow survey A-
919. . \ -
Foyp Jocatibijs havgvbeen stak-
ed in Montague County. They in?
elude the Arnold H. Bruner, Dal-
las, Texas, No. 1 C. W. Mills,
Hildreth. Field, 6,500 feet RT,
six miles NW of Montague, 40
acres, L. B. Maxey Spr., Abst.
Abst.. 9^2. ‘
Miami Operating’ Co., Inc.,
Abilene, Texas, No. 1 ponilld and
Donald. Bowie ,SW Marble Falls
'rie1_cL_®J2Qp_ feet RT, nine nules
SW of Bowie, 80 acres, Sec. 45,
ETRR Co. Sur., Abst.’248;
Ralph Myers Contracting Corp,,
Salem, Ind:, Na 1 H? W. Priddy,
Clingingsmith Field, 6,500 feet’ Sledge, five- miles southwest of
RT- OWDD, five and one-half
miles SW of Nocontj, 160 acres,
block 170. Belcher Subdivision,
J. Olibarri Sur., Abst. 579; and,
Texas Eastern Production Corp.
Houston, Texas, No. 1 Watson
Heirs, Wildcat, 5,850 feet RT,
seven mites WSW of Nocona, 72 acres, J. W. Hayes Sur., Abst.1 cemetery. The ladies served lunch
■WANTED Ironing-at my home,.
Mrs. Martin Partridge, phone « as m aa
471 W N T 14-18 p f|0. A-l FlCLall
WANTED-Will care for children TlSaaawaavv-
i my home by day* week or 25c vOIiy • UlSCvVCly
per hour. 507" N. Mason, Bowie. —A ' -
■ ■ NT tfc I Mo* 01 Montajjll6 gji^igd, wiU»two producers.
HDr.STERING and furniture re-1 Y‘'U'>gbloo<; and Force' of I The producers are as f
pairing. We call tor and deliver, j DaHas Mo^y^
Located next cloor to The Elec-1
trie .Shop, 217 Smythe St., phone
6.81 Dowie, Texas. N-tfc.
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lights. ;
or see Floyd i
18-21-p i Do you have a phobia agains^
’ — (waiting in line?. Then here’s a
F()R RENT Close in. One inod-‘-ftp-Tfom the Highway Council.
L fiii ntahed 3.ro»m , hiwiae anti a—-, hai-v your cor inspected tn-
j . . ■ .. day- The law requires all motor
9OR SALE—Bank money orders
cost less, provide better receipts,
•tp more convenient to get and
tq use. FIRST NATIONAL
BANK. . 4-NT-tfc
Wan*
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Tibbetts, Harlow E. The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 39, Ed. 1 Monday, January 18, 1954, newspaper, January 18, 1954; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1367835/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bowie Public Library.