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VOLUME XXXXI
THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1962
BOWIE, TEXAS
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Young Riders Present
Horse Show Saturday
summer 12 years and over 12 years of age.
Judge for the event will be
height of the Berlin crisis, is be-
ing conducted as usual. Range
firing, Army Training Tests and
executive, on behalf of the church as the
sponsoring organization. Mike's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Whitecotton, beam
proudly during the ceremony. News Photo
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came convinced Communism was
an enemy of the United States.
BOWIE WEATHER
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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT la presented
to Mike Whitecotton, of Boy Scout Troop
116 by Joe Hughoe, Wichita Falla acouter.
At the same time. Rev. Eldon Cole, minist-
er of the First Methodist Church, accepts
a citation from Mol Smith, district chief
will be held at Meyer Park at 8
p. m. on August 18. All members
arc urged to attend.
GOSPEL MISSION at 223 East Montague
was totally destroyed by fire at the height
church since 1941.
Although the Interior of the
building was gutted, the pulpit,
piano and some seats escaped
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night. The piano and pulpit escaped dam-
age. Photo
of a spectacular electrical storm Thursday by Kermit Webb of Patterson Studio
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yet. but we’ll bet
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portant individual service record.
By the time August arrives,
personnel officials will have ini-1
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Bowie 4-H Picnic
everything Set For Meyer Park
had about 10 tomatoes on it, but
nene quite as large as this one.
He grew it in his garden on one
—____— of two hybrid plants" he planted
N Hamden of 312 Huds-
was in the office Friday
a beautiful tomato which
weighed 1 lb. 8 oz. He said the
John Torn Lmdseyr Montagwefaommissionen
i county sheriff for the past 12
years, died in a Wichita Falls
I hospital at 1:10 Friday afternoon.
Lindsey wes seriously injured
in an automobile accident last
December, and had remained in
early in the spring. T
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Susan Orton, who has been
calling
helping
days, Is
siChurch/ Guts Building
damage, and will need only
minor cleaning.
The blaze occurred between 10
and 11 p. m.
MicFofilk SotvIod & SaIcs Vo«
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Dallas, Toxas
Strategic Army
Corps mobility test fill the train-
ing schedule.
The mobility test will be de-
signed to checx the deployment
posture of t he division which has
been assigned to the III STRAC
Corps since February, STRAC
forces remain in a constant state
of readiness for immediate de-
ployment anywhere in the world
on a moment’s notice.
Major GeneralHarleg B. West,
Hons will be completed by Juns the division commander, has
stated that a normal training
schedule will be followed until
July 15, at which time the men
will concentrate on the move-
ment home.
A maze of administrative work
required for each individual’s re-
lease faces personnel sections.
They are now churning through
multiple forms of < ; “ ’ z
from requests for shipment of
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Billy Joe Barker. 32, of Freder-
ick. Okla., an eye-witness to the
fatal accident, reported one of
the cars was attempting to pass
his truck and suddenly met the
other auto.
Barker said: “This car started
around me and ran smack into
the path of the other one. One of
In fair condition in Wichita them tried to go to the outer
lane and so did the other. They
careened back and forth and then
finally slammed together, head-
on”
'■ Thomas, Rater, Dean and Co-
ker, employes of United Electric
Co., were on their way to work
when the accident occurred at
6:30 a. m. All except Rater and
Thomas are residents of Belle-
vue. Rater and Thomas live in
Vashti.
Perkins, a driver for Mead’s
Fine Bread, had finished an all-
night stint delivering bread and
was going home when the acci-
dent happened.
Funeral services for Perkins
were at 4:30 p. m. Tuesday from
Demobilization Process
FORT POLK, La.—Bowie, Tex- , an expected
as members of the 49th Armored
Division, eyeing an August re-
lease from active duty, are now
receiving final physical examina-
tions for separation.
The U. S. Army Hospital at
Fort Polk, tabbed for the chore
of performing out-processing ex-
aminations on tome 20.000 Re-
servists and National Guardsmen
hero, conduct the checkups at a <
rate of 60 per hour. All examine-
JOHN T. LINDASY
a semi-conscious state since then.
Death was attributed to head in-
juries received in the accident.
In a special meeting Saturday
morning, the Montague county
The Gospel Mission at 223 East
Montague was completely des
troyed in a blaze that struck the
height of a severe electrical
storm Thursday night. ’
Cause of the blaze was not de-
termined, but is believed to have
started by lightning. The build-
ing was not insured.
Rev. J. O. Webb, ptistor, said
a new structure will be built on
the same site and a building
committee to begin plans will be
selected Sunday.
Services will continue at the
,C. V. Young building on South
Lindsey street for the time being
No estimate of the damage
could be made, Rev. Webb re-
ported. Rev. Webb says he did
not know the age of the building,
but he has been pastor of the
_ A. J. Martin, Clyde Croxton,
Buck Griffin and Curtis Latham,
along with some of their families,
are in McAllen, Texas, attending
the annual fireman’s convention
there They hope to take a trip
into Old Mexico while they’re so
ctoee. Should be back late this to active duty last fall at the household goods to the ever-im- The Bowie 4-H Club picnic
week or early next week.
Mrs. Ira McNabb and son, Jim-
my, have moved to Bowie from
Hallettsville and are living at I
805 Cherry St. The McNabbs lived
‘ in Bowie a number of years a<6
when her late husband taught
school in the area Jimmy will be
a senior in Bowie High School in
the fall. -
Grief can take care of itself, but
to get the full value of a Joy, you
must have somebody to divide it with.
—Mark Twain
A long-range capital improve-
ment plan, including financial
study and analysis, the^ city’s
revenue program, debt structure,
budget wilt come under close
scrutiny, and financial recom-
mendations made if required
Included in the survey will be
a study of zoning, and subdivi-
sion regulations.
Signing of the contract cljniax-
ed "almost a year’s work on the
part of the city council. Con-
tracts were signed and forwarded
to the engineering firm Tuesday.
Passing of the motion to accept
the contract took but a few min-
utes, with no discussion during
the meeting.
Tn other business during the
session, the council heard a peti-
tion from city employees to con-
sider a 40-hour work week, with
the employees agreeing to be
available in case of emergency:
and heard a delegation from the
Cowan and Jones street area, re-
questing action on paving streets.
Heavy trucks have been forced
to detour through their adeas due
to a weak bridge on the Rock Is-
land Railroad overpass on Mat-
thews Street. The delegation re-
quested paving or early repairs
on the overpass
Upkeep on the overpass Is the
responsibility of the railroad.
Mayor Spears informed the
group. Spears also said the rail
line had sought permission to-
abandon the bridge in the past.
Action was tabled oh a request
for sanitation facilities at the
farmer’s -market on East Wise
Street.
Bated 23 separation forms op
each men in addition to bringing
the approximately 25 existing
forms up to’ date.
Members of the division when
it was mobilised will return to
Texas with their units. The 4.000
individual reservicta recalled to
active duty to bolster the divi-.
lion's strength will be released
hero concurrently.
Army officials term the mobili-
zation of National Guard and Re-
serve units the most efficient
partial mobilization in American
history.
They have pointed out that the
deficiencies uncovered here have
been incorporatedui revisions of.
mobilization plans and will bene-
fit future military operations.
congressman at large nomination.
The county followed the state
votes to every instance.
Wiehila Falla, JL D.
Fort Worth, Altice
Dean’s survivors include his
parents, Mr and Mrs. W E Dean,
Bellevue; a sister, Mrs Reba Pat-
terson, Bellevue: a brother, Eldon
Dean, Wichita Falls, two nephews
and one niece.
’ Born tn Wtchtta Pahs. Thomas
had lived in Vashti for 13 years
and was a 1962 graduate of Belle-
vue High School.
Survivors include Fils parento
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Thomas, VasNb
ti; a sister, Mrs. Lee Wanda* J
Edgemon. Vashti; and three bro-
thers. Melvin Ray Thomas, Lew-
isville, Marvin Luther Thomas,
Bowie, and Clifton Odell Thomas,
Vashti.
Rater, who lived in Amarillo
prior to moving to Vashti two
months ago, is survived by his
parents, Mr and Mrs. H M Rat-
er. Bellevue; two brothers. L. H.-
Rater, South Dakota and Ronnie
Rater, Bellevue; and three sisters,
Mrs Ruth Reynolds. Canyon;
Mrs. Ruby Reynolds. Amarillo,
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Ex Communist - -
Speaks Sunday -
Kenneth Goff, an ex-Commun-
ist, will speak on the Communist
threat to the western world Sun-
day, June 17, at the Central Bap-
tist Church at 11 a. m.
Rev. Paul Henderson, pastor of
the church, said that Goff was a
member of the Communist Party
in America from 1936 to 1939 and
voluntarily appeared before the
Dies Committee in Washington to
give testimony concerning his
Tom Lindsey Dies;
court appointed
Howard Middleton as sheriff.
Middleton will serve until the
general elections in November,
When the post will be voted up-
<On. with the man then elected
[appointed to serve the remainder
I Of Lindsey’s term, through 1964.
[ Middleton had served as chief
[deputy for the past four years.
(He was county commissioner
■rom precinct two from 1949
^through 1958 when he was ap-
pointed deputy by Lindsey.
Middleton appointed W. F.
Conway and C. A. Kilcrease as
his deputies.
Mr. Lindsey was a Lion a
Mason and a member of First
Baptist Church in Montague.
He had been on the'county law
force for 20 years, serving as de-
puty sheriff eight years before
he became sheriff. Prior to that
he worked for the city of Bowie.
He was a former president of
the State Law Enforcement Club.
His wife, Mrs. Hatlie Lindsey,
died July 1, 1961.
Funeral services were held for
Lindsey at the First Baptist
Church in Bowie Sunday after-
noon Burial was in Elmwood
cemetery under the direction of
Burgess Funeral Home, with Ma-
sonic graveside rites.
He is survived by one daughter,
Miss Sylvia Lindsey of Mon-
Wichita Falk, J. D. Ltad-
sey of Fori Worth. Altice Lind-
sey of Bowie and Louis Lindsey
of Springfield, Tex.; and four
sisters, Mrs. Addie Allgood of
Smithville. Tex., Mrs. Beulah
Huskey of Fort Worth, Mrs. Doris
Bennie of Fort Worth, and Mrs.
Minnie Chamber of Fort Worth.
Pallbearers were Howard Mid-
dleton, Lewis Holland, C. A. Kil-
crease, Roy Fitts, Earl Fitts and
Jim Fenoglio. Honorary pallbear-
ers were state law enforcement
officers.
The Little League Baseball
Button sate, postponed—from
last week on account of the
weather, will be held Saturday.
Hundreds of youngsters will
scour the town to sell the but-
tons. No set price will be
charged, but friends will be al-
lowed to give as much as they
desire.
calling for personal items and
helpitu us keep shop on Satur-
days, is having the time of her
life (we hope) at the Camp Fire
Girls Camp pt Saint Jo. She will
be counselor at Camp Letoli un-
til th* first week of. July.
’, “Dees Bowie have a slogan,*
the post card asked.
Answer: Not
that mow go®
hgs one tucked
waiting to be asked to cough it
up. We’re asking!
How about, “Bowie — Hub of
North Texas?” or “Peach Capital
of the Southwest?" Or . . . you
nime it.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Garrett
have returned from Los Angeles
where they attended the Rotary
International convention. This
was the fourth Rotary Interna-
tional this active couple attended.
The others were at Seattle, Dal-
las and Chicago. After the con-
vention, they visited her sister,
Mrs. Dorothy Polack in San
. Francisco.
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Present plans call for the 49th,
made up of some 10,000 Texans
in 96 units from 74 Texas cities,
to begin the trek back to Texas
August 6-7. The units are due
for release at midnight on August
9.
Training for some 160 men of
Troop A, 5th Reconnaissance
Battalion, 112th Armour, called
General Hospital is Blant Ed-
ward Coker, 19 of Bellevue He
received facial and he'tkl injuries,
hospital officials reported.
Rater and Perkins were pro-
nounced dead on the scene Dean
was dead on arrival at Wichita
General Hospital and Thomas
died in the hospital’s emergency
room at 11:20 a. m Monday.
Investigating Highway Patrol-
men Bill Nobles and Jack Mor-
ton said Thomas was driver of
one ear, going toward Wichita
Falls, and Perkins was driver of
the other, heading toward his
home in Henrietta. Rater, Dean,
and Coker were passengers in
Thomas’ car.
Building
The Fashion Realty Corpora-
tion of Dallas, which operates the
Toxas Dress Company nere, pur-
chased the company building last
week from the Bowie Industrial
Foundation, it has been an-
nounced.
Purchase price of the building
was $32,000 under the terms of
the original contract which per-
mitted lease payments to be ap-
plied to the purchase.
The purchase permits the Bow-
ie Industrial Foundation to retire
stock and will result iq a finan-
cial boon to the current Bowie
industrial Development Founda-
tion.
interest which had been con-
tracted for, using shores of the
old foundation as security. Will
be saved now that the stock has
been liquidated.
Total Precipitation
NUMBER 24
Henrietta First Baptist Churchf of Bellevue all his life,
with the Rev Kenneth Cantrell,
pastor, officiating. Burial was
in Hope Cemetery under direc-
tion of Hawkins Funeral Home.
Perkins, who was born in Mon-
tague County, had lived most of
his life in Henrietta. He resided
at 402 North Hancock.
Survivors include his wife, Pa-
tricia Ann; a son, Douglas Jay,
two daughters. Debra Jean and
Janice Marie; his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Josh Perkins, Henriet-
ta; and four sisters, Mrs. Clif-
ford Boydston, Bonham; Mrs
Betty Brown and Mrs. Mitchell
Lawyer, Henrietta and Mrs Will-
iam Crow, Iowa Park.
Funeral services for Dean were
at 3 p. m. Tuesday from the
Bellevue Church of Christ with
William Wilhoit, minister, offi-
ciating. Burial was to Belle-
vue Cerpetery under direction of
Owens 8t Brumley Funeral Home,
Bowie.
A student at Texas Tech., Lub-
bock, Deen had been a resident
The first of three
horse shows for members of the
Montague County 4-H Horse Miss Linda Uselton of Belcher-
Club will be held Saturday after- ville.
A record of each club mem-
ber’s scoring will be kept and at
the end of the third show over- •
all winners will be announced.
County Extension Agents Wy»
lie Roberts and Reba Stanfield
T invite the public to view the
show Saturday afternoon.
Every reporter has to make
one BIG mistake in his career.
Wayne Hutson of the Wichita
Falls Record News made his last
week. He came to The News of-
fice and spent three-quarters of
the day here interviewing our
printers’ devil end press
Brent-VonBehren, went back to
WJchite and wrote his story. His
mistake: he transported our en-
tire operation to Nocona. We
hgve sent him a map and a com-
noon. June 16 at 2:00 p. m. in the
Bowie Rodeo Arena. The 4-H
horse club has approximately 30
members at present.
Ribbons will be awarded in
both halter and performance
classes first through fourth and i
participation ribbons will be
awarded every exhibitor. Entry I
fee is 50c per horse. Only mem-
bers of the 4-H Horse Club are J
eligible to enter. Members may'
enter two head of horses in the
halter classes and also -enter in
two performances events.
Performance events will be di-
vided into quarter horse type,
appaloosa, and shetlands. Differ-
ent age classes under each type
work aridr’acHvny "after"Se Be- are set up. The performance
events will be divided into two
age classes for members—under
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City OKs Master Plan Appropriation
Contract for a comprehensive
master plan for the City of Bowie,
to study population growth and
needs of the transportation, sani-
tation, and power facilities and
other requirements until the year
1987, was approved by the Bowie
City Council this week.
The contract was negotiated
with Hasie and Green of Lub-
Bock, to cooperation with "tfie
Texas State Department of
Health. The total cost of the sur-
vey will be $11,900, of which the
city of Bowie will pay $4,700.
The rest of the cost will be borne
by 1 the federal government,
through the State Department of
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To be included in the mgster
! plan will be mapping of the city,
____w__a report on the historical develop-
pressman, ment, characteristics, economy
and population: and a report on
land use end neighborhood-analy-
sis.
Thoroughfares, transportation
and the central business district
will be studied and recommenda-
tions for improvement and future
use made.
Community facilities, such as
water, sewerage, electrical sys-
tem and drainage will receive a
thorough study.
' "A study and . an analysis of the
ability of the present school fa-
cilities to meet existing and fore-
casted school enrollment will be
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The engineering firm will make
a survey and analysis of the ex-
isting public buildings and faci-
lities to determine adequacy to
meet forecasted needs
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We noted the results of the two
major political races in Montague
county in this column last week.
In the two other contests, the
following votes were cast: for
Waggoner Carr, 1173 to 711 for
Tom Reavley; for Woodrow Wil-
son Bean, 780; for Joe Pool, 1042.
Carr was nominated with an over-
whelming state-wide vote for at-
torney general and Pool won
Four Clay County men were
killed in a head-on auto collision
on rain-slick U. 3. Highway 287,
2.4 miles east of Wichita Falls
early Monday.
Dead are Harry Wayne Dean.
21, Donald Wayne Thomas, 18,
Tommy Daniel Rater, 24, and
D. J, Perkins, 27.
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Lynn, Emerson, Jr. The Bowie News (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1962, newspaper, June 14, 1962; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1368429/m1/1/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bowie Public Library.