The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1952 Page: 2 of 12
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VISITS MOTHER
llr. and Mrs. Claude Heath
of Clayton, Oklahoma,, visited
with her mother, Mrs. Mary C.
Carlisle last weekend. Mrs.
Heath Is the former Miss Addle
Mae Carlisle of Bowie. Mr.
Heath was formerly of Ryan,
Oklahoma. He is now employed
by the State Highway Depart-
ment. _____-
chirvement....
Honor...
May they
continue to
be your goal,
1052
Slaughter Drug
(K. R. Dort, Prop.)
Phone 23 Bowie, Texas
Congratulations?
tag--
Maty the future hold 1
.Mppimss and ,
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C. L. Hickey
Sinclair Service Station
Bowie, Texas
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THE MONTAGUE COUNTY TIMES BOWIE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1952
Susanna Class
Elects Officers
WMS LADIES GATHER
FOR REGULAR MEETING
the WMS watchwords in unison.
Mrs. Raymond Gifford Tiad
There are many reasons for Colorado’s vacation glamor It is so close to all parts of the
Southwest-^- only about a day away. It offers an amazing variety of scenic attractions—• 52
snow-capped peaks more than 14,000 feet in altitude plus hundreds of lesser mountain titans,
hundreds of gem-like, trout-filled lakes in the high country.
Here majestic 14,110 foot Pikes Peak, can be seen through the Gateway Rocks of the
Garden of the Gods.
Members of the Susanna class
met in the home of Mrs. W. H.
Denson, Thursday night, Miss
Martha Ann Gibson served as
co-hostess. Mrs. J. G. Reasoner
presented the devotional, “Has
Rigor Mortis Set In?” Mrs. W
A. Wells offered prayer.
Mrs. E. H. Cunningham gave
the report of the nominating
committee for the election o
officers. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. L. P. High
tower, president; Mrs. Thoma
Dutton, vice-president; Mrs.
Tom Pierce; secretary; Mrs. E
H. Cunningham, treasurer. Mrs
J. G. Reasoner was re-elected
as teacher and Mrs. Leslie Rob-1
erts for reporter.
Refreshments were served t( I
the following Mesdames Rea-
soner. F. E. Harris, Ellie Mellen !
Thos. S. Dutton, L. P. High-
tower, I. L. Chandler, W. M
Keller, Tom Pierce, Tinnie Ker-
sey, Cassie Barnes, Mamie Trot-
ter, Anna Prater, Cunningham
Dora Thompson, R. O. Harding,'
J. T. Harding, F. E. Yale, E. A
Boyd, Iva Phagon, W. C. Boone 1
Sherbert and cookies made very
pleasing refreshments.
The WMS ladies of the First' charge of the mission lesson
Baptist church met in the' w*th Mrs. R, K. McClellan and
church basement, May 6, for Mrs. Kenriedy taking part,
their regular business meeting.1 It was reported that the
Mrs. Harvey, president, pre-
sided over the meeting. Mrs. T.
R. Coffield was song leader and
Mrs. W. E. Benson pianist. The
17 members present repeated
church sent 16'i crates of eg A
to Buckner’s Orphans Home in
April.
Mrs. R. Gifford closed the
meeting with poayer.
NEWPORT
MRS. CLYDE MILLER
Newport cemetery association
met at the home of Mrs. Jake
Schytles on Tuesday afternooi
May 6th. The business hour was
presided over by the president
Mrs. Hobart Coyle and all plans
for Memorial day at the New-
port cemetery to be held on
of Fort Worth and Mrs. Grace miles south of Newport was en-
Pickens and Mrs. Jim Coyle o J joyed on Sunday r.'uy 4th, with
Bowie. | a large attendance from vari-
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. | ous parts of the country. A
Clyde Miller over the past week: bountiful dinner was served at
end were Mr. and Mrs. Roy| the noon hour and this is plan-
Wells and daughters of Airia-j ned to be an annual affair each
rillo, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wells year on the first Sunday in
of Abilene, Mr. and Mrs. Jo
Tally of Electra, Mr. and Mrs.
May.
Mrs.
ATTENDS FUNERAL
Mrs. Mary C. Carlisle of 507
Central, attended the funera
services of her brother-in-law,
Forest E. Carlisle, 80, of Sunset
which was held at 2:30 p. m
last Thursday at the Craftou
Baptist church.
Btirlal was in the Grafton
cemetery under the direction o'*
Burgess Funeral Home.
Mr. Carlisle was the eldest
brother of the late R. T. Car
F. E. Cordell and Mrs. lisle of Bowie, who died in 1925
Floyd Miller and Mi. and Mrs Thomas Holste attended the and was buried in the
Drexell Lawson of Oldton, and! two day school of HD clubs a
May 25th, at 2 p. m. were dts-' Mr‘ and Mrs' Austin Wells of the home of Mrs. Rural Gilly in
same
cemetery.
cussed. The hostess served de-
licious cake and punch to Mr's
Z. Z. Miller, Clyde Miller, H. B
Hamilton, Hobart Coyle and
Art Klstler.
Sgt. and Mrs. Bill Jordan and
children are on a 15 days leav
and visiting with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Klstler and other
Vashti. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
B. Wells of Hastings, Oklahoma,
Mrs. Maggie Baker and Mrs.
Pete Dawson of Waurika, Okla
Homecoming day at the
Jacksboro last Wednesday and ditorium in Bow:e last Wednes
Thursday. day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Oran Shipp are
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Hanson1 home after a months visit in
attended the district meeting of the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Friendship community, five > REA telephones at the city au-l George Shipp at Shallowwater
CLASS OF
1952
There are bo chains
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on year ability, ;
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no limit, to your future.
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OWENS-BRUMLEY
Phone 77
Bowie, Texas
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Thomas, Holste and Pat
are spending this week in Fort
Worth with relatives.
Jimmy Kistler was among
the FFA boys from the Bowie
school who attended the state
meet in Dallas last week at the
State Fair grounds.
Gene E. Skelton from the US
Naval hospital at Corpus'
Christ!, Texas, is on a 12 days|
leave and visiting in the home'
of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Shytles.
Miss Roble Thomas, Charles
Bond and Paul Shytles of Wich- '
Ita Falls visited in the Jake
Shytles home on Sunday.
Miss Johnie Shytles, Paul
Shytles and Charles Bond were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.1
H. B. Hamilton on Thursday of
last week.
Visitors in the home of Mr i
and Mrs. Hobart Coyle over the
weekend were their daughters [
and families, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Jones and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McDaniel and son i
Congratulations Seniors of ’52
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FOR SORING PLANTING
Milo, Kaffirs, Sudan, Sweet Sudan,
Feterita, Millet, Peanuts, Cotton Seed,
Field Peas, and many other seed.
Fertilizer for all crops.
Purina and Martin-Lane Feed for all
poultry and livestock, milled feed, feed-
ing supplements, minerals and salts.
_ Barbed wire, hog wire, poultry wire,
nails and staples, and garden tools.
Highest prices paid for farm pro-
duce.
We try to buy what you have to sell,
We try to sell what you have to buy*
MONTAGUE FARMERS CO-OP
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FARM SUPPLIES
110 West Tarrant
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FARM PRODUCE
Phone 329 Bowie, Texas
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Standard equipment, accessories,
and trim illustrated are subject to
change without notice. White side-wall
tires at extra cost.
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