The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1952 Page: 9 of 10
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, Thursday Club _
Studies “Art
Of Stained Glass
The Thursday club met in the
lub room on January 24 for a
study of the “Art of Stained
Glass” with Mrs. George W
Curlee program leader. She was
assisted by Mrs. C Y. Cosby who
spoke on “Glass Making, Old
and New”, and by Mrs. F. J.
Dixon speaking on ‘Stained
Glass’ and covering the subject
Bowie Mans
Sister Dies
Mrs. Evah Anna Gant, 71, wife
of Walter fi- Gant, brother of
Charles W. Garit of this city,
died jn Mercy Hospital in Okla-
which an invitation was given j homa1 City, on Friday January
to present the “Gay Nineties” j 25. She had been ill for several
show at the Woman’s Forum in; months. Funeral services were
The president, Mrs. Walter
Slaughter, presided during the
business session at which time
she named the year book com-
mittee for the coming year: Mrs.
Julian Bowmah, Mrs. Donna
Cupples and Mrs. Grace Morgan.
The secretary read a letter re-
ceived by Mrs. Slaughter in
DYE MOUND
By MBS. D. O. NORVELL
Rev. J. E. Cox <?f Montague
preached at the Baptist church
with a fair crowd present Sun-
day morning.
THE MONTAGUE COUNTY TIMES BOWIE, TEXAS
FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 195*
FORESTBURG
You can still tray enough pork
Wichita Falls on April 18.
Tentative plans were made to
give a repeat performance of
i this affair which has received
favorable publicity since shown
from the angle of stained glass [ at Fort Belknap last November
windows through the ages. j Those present included Mes-
Mrs. Curlee spoke on ‘The1 dames I. H. McVicker, E. Scott
Origin of Stained glass and
changes through the years. Both
Mrs. Cosby and Mrs. Dixon dis-
played pieces of glass ware for
illustration. Mrs. Cosby dis-
played different types of cut
glass fare and milk glass.
Avery, John B. Hunt, Tandy
Welch, D. Calaway, Dr. Jessie
Givens, F. J. Dixon, A. W. Cline,
Walter Slaughter, George W.
Curlee, C. Y. Cosby, L. A. Wat-
kins, George Slaughter, and the
hostess, Mrs. Charles Gant.
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DODSON’S
Phone
162
held in Smith and Kernke fun-
eral chapel in Oklahoma City
Saturday, with burial in Rose
Hill cemetery. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Gant and grandsons,
Freddie and Lanny Joe Johns-
ton attended the services.
Mrs. Gant gained national
recognition as a poet when one
of her compositions was pub-
lished in 'Who’s Who in Poetry
in America’. She also had works
published in the Oklahoma An-
thology of Poetry. As a part of
the service the pastor read one
of her poems paraphrasing the
23rd Psalm. She was born in
Ironton, Ohio, coming to Okla-
homa, in 1893. She was super-
intendent of the cradel roll de-
partment of Wesley Methodist
church for 22 years and a mem-
ber of the PBO club.
In addition to her husband,
an independent oil producer for
many years, she is survived by
two sons, Cecil, and Jack Gant,
and a daughter, Mrs. Carl Rid-
ley, all of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
a daughter, Mrs. Cleone Wink-
ler of Oklahoma City, two sis-
ters, Ml-s. Charles Reed of Dun-
can, Oklahoma, Mrs. Will Gil-
more of Tulsa, and a brother
Chester McDaniel in California
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Yarbrough
of Wichita Falls was guest Bravy.
Thursday night of Mr. and Mrs.
Bailey Jackson and Mrs. Margie
Wiese and baby.
pigs a sow would farrow and don't drive like 'ell, this is God’s
how much cotton would be made country. Stop and fill up with
to an acre of land in Rip com- the best gas and soda pop in
munlty, but never before did Texas,
sausage in the burg fdr 3ft cents she know just how deep It Is If anybody ffotii a far off
a pound" t» “make a breakfast to oil in a wild cat that has just place ever happens to town
and have two sausages left, that been staked off. Guess who told about lunch hour, go to Pud
is provided you make heaps of her? Hill’s cafe. She makes a stew
-- now that has got meat in it.
Down in our parts the parents
1 won’t let the children marry and
j when one gets old the children
Mrs. Loree Wiese of Dallas w9n’t let the parents marry
spent Friday night here with her Looks like on lifes journey
j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey there is something or someone
Jackson. | to take the joy out of life. We
_ j have heard it said that if you
Mr. and Mrs. Eanest Barnhill' want *° “ve in a hurry- >ust
and children visited Saturday B° to the hank and sign a note,
evening with Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Pitman.
Miss Bernice Baker of Nocona
and Miss Annie uth Baker of
NTSC at Denton enjoyed the
weekend with their parents, Mr
and Mrs. Claude Baker.
T. H. Yarbrough of Bowie vis-
ited Friday afternoon with Mrs
Margie Wiese and Mrs. Lina
Jackson.
Buddy Boyd • of the Dewey
Ramblers, that fiddling fiddler
of radio fame, has opened up
the Jackson Filling station on
the west side of Forestburg on
the highway. Slow down
Miss Lorena True, highschool
student and part time employee
at the Forestburger office was
reported home with the flu over
folks, the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. L." C. Pitman
were visiting at Prairie Valley.
Sgt. Sherrell Wiese of Fort Sill,
Oklahoma, was here Saturday
evening for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook vis-
ited a while Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Jackson.
MRS. BARNES HOSTESS
TO LHGA GIRLS MONDAY
The Lenora Hudson GA Inter-
mediate girls of the First Baptist
church met Monday afternoon
with Mrs. A. R. Barnes, hostess
in her home.
Twelve girls and one visitor
were present to practice work
on study of the “Forward Steps”
in preparation for the corona-
tion of queens to take place in
the Nocona Baptist church
March II.
Two of the three queens are
Betty Gayle McHamn and Bett-y
Newsome, who have been chosen
with a third girl studying for
the place.
Sponsors Of the GA’S are;
Mesdames George Curlee and
John Philpott. Girls included,
were Sharon Hill, Adeline Clark,
Glendo Sue Brooks, Donna
Hawkins, Barbara Youngblood,
Barbara Gray, Sharon Kennedy,
Sue Harris, Anette Gustan,
Thelma King. Betty Gayle Mc-
Hamn is a Y.WA.
The group was served dainty
refreshments by the hostess.
Mr .and Mrs. D. O Norvell were
visiting Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Pitman.
Folks, we want to talk to you
today, just like a bed bug and
that being right from the sheet.
Reader, don’t you think we need
a change some way in our
national government? Sure, you
say! But how? Lets study it over
and if the editor prints these
remarks then maybe he will
print what I have to say in the
next issue. There are a few
things to think about till next
week, we are broke, we are dab-
bling in everybody else’s business
all over the world and our boys
are being killed every day. Seri-
ously do you think things can
get any better under the present
arrangement? Do you realize we
are spending something we don’t
have?
rMs. Margie Wiese and baby
are spending this week In Dallas
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brice and
Mrs. Loree Wiese.
Mrs. Nettle Umberson of Pea
body visited Sunday with Mr
and Mrs. John Cook and Mr
and Mrs. Barney Brogdon and
family.
Harlan Bridwell, editor of the
Forestburger, and his ifamily,
made a business trip to Fort
Worth last Saturday, also in-
tended to visit all the in-laws
he had east of the Katy rail-
road. In his mad rush Saturday
morning the writer told him we
would find a way out from Bowie
for his sister, Dorothy, and we
did. She was home over the
weekend and also was her good
friend, Miss Tommy Kuykendall.
These Forestburgerettes are em-
ployed in Fort Worth.
Get your home repairs
and improvements now
Enjoy improvements now
Pk.y out of income!
Modernise, repair, beautify ... Don’t delay!... Do
it today—Take time to pay—Pay for it the easy way
—through monthly payment*—out of income. Home
improvement not only adds to your comfort* but it
also adds to the value of your property.
If
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Couple Take Vows
In Bowie Church
—Clay pigeons are not made
clay, but of asphaltum.
Are You
A Little Bit
SCOTCH?
THEN LOOK WHAT YOU SAVE ON A
BANK MONEY ORDER!
A Postal Money Order For 4
$55.00 COSTS YOU .... 35 *
A Bank Money Order For
$55.00 COSTS YOU . . . .15c
YOU SAVE.....20c
BRING YOUR MONEY MATTERS HERE!
First National Bank
OF BOWIE
OOBPOBAnOM
Price Hudspeth drove his wife
over to the new oil well location
on the George Littell place last
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Hud-
peth has often heard how many
DO IT TODAY —TAKE TIME TO PAY
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Bowie, Texas
Phone 69
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PATTERSON PHOTO
Miss Joanne Hankins daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hankins
of Bowie, became the bride of
Donald B. Langston, also of
Bowie, in services performed
Thursday, January 24, by Rev.
Floyd A. Boulware at the First
Methodist church.
Mrs. Floyd Womack of Nocona
sister of the bride, was the ma-
tron of honor.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was lovely in a
mauve silk shantung suit with
accessories of pink and gray.
She carried an orchid on a
white Bible. She also wore a
gold locket, belonging to the
grooms mother, wnreir has Bern
worn In seven weddings in the
family.
A reception was held at the
home of the grooms parents,
with Mrs. John Langston, sister
of the groom and Mrs. John
Langston sr, mother of the
groom as hostesses. Pink roses
and greenery decorated the
linen covered table.
The couple left for their
home In Brownsville, where the
groom Is employed by the US
weather bureau and Mrs. Langs-
ton Is employed as English tea-
cher In the highschool there.
Both are graduates of Bowie
highschool. Mr* Langston at-
tended Spartan school of aero-
nautics and served in the navy
for one year. Upon discharge
from the navy he attended
NTSC at Denton where he re-
ceived his degree In 1961. The
bride Is also a graduate of
NTSC.
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The Montague County Times (Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1952, newspaper, February 1, 1952; Bowie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647106/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bowie Public Library.