Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Montague County Newspaper Clippings: May 6, 1943

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Montague County Newspaper Clippings

Thursday, May 6, 1943

Personal Mention
DR. GLADYS COX returned from a visit with her daughter MRS. VERN HARRIS in California.
MISS INEZ RUDY attended the annual convention of music clubs in Austin.
E. G. WOOD of WOOD Dry Goods store had business in Dallas.
Capt. and Mrs. A. I. DAVIES Jr. and daughter CAROLYN of Weatherford visited his
mother MRS. A. I. DAVIES. He leaves Fort Wolters for a new assignment at Fort
Benning, Georgia.
DORIS PHILLIPS, GRETA WOOLSEY, NADINE ORBISON, and HUBERT VASSAR will be
employed as fabrication workers at the Consolidated plant at Fort Worth.
HENRY T. AYRES, manager of DAUBE & Co. store, and MRS. WAYNE GOLDEN visited
Ardmore, Oklahoma.
MRS. J. F ENSMINGER of Sweetwater is visiting her brother J.A. BRANDON.
At the theater: “Two Weeks to Live” and “Thundering Hoofs.”
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. CRITTENDON and daughter INEZ, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. KING and son
CLYDE, all of Fort Worth, and Mr. and Mrs. F. F. CADY of Jacksboro were guests
of MRS. A. I. DAVIES.
MISS JERRY DYER visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. DYER at McAlester, Oklahoma.
JOHN DIXON of Austin is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. DIXON, while
waitng his call for armed forces.
Rev. and Mrs. KIRK M. BEARD and MISS MARTHA ANN GIBSON attended a conference for
Methodist Church workers at Gainesville.
NAOMI PERRYMAN and SARAH GRIFFIN, both of Foreestburg, will be fabrication
workers at the Consolidated plant at Fort Worth.
E. L. COVEY of the Bowie Drug Store had business at Fort Worth.
WILLIS HEARD left to resume his studies at the Texas Tech in Lubbock while
awating call for the armed forces.
Lt. SELWYN A. WILLIS left for Columbia, South Carolina after spending ten days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ARTHUR WILLIS of Bowie, and his sisters and their
families, MRS. M. E. HANKINS of Nocona and MRS. E. L. DRURY of Wichita Falls and
other relatives.
MRS. LOIS RICHMOND and baby visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. NEELD, as
they are en route to Texas City from Wichita Falls where the baby had medical
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. ELLIOTT of Montague shopped in Bowie.
MRS. M. M. SPRUILL, MRS. L.R. RHYNE, and MRS. LEE HOPKINS of Sunset shopped in Bowie.
CLIFFORD HARGRAVES of the Rock Hill vicinity had business here.
Mr. and Mrs. OCIE TURNER and children of Wichita Falls visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. TURNER.
MRS. HARLEY SWANN and MRS.JACK HEUGATTER of Fruitland shopped in Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. ALVIN ST JOHN and MRS. CHARLIE LAUDERDALE of Sunset vicinity were
here on business.
Mr. and Mrs. WALTER WINTON of the Denver community shopped in town.
MRS. RENTZ ROBERTSON and children recently visited relatives in Wichita Falls,
their former home town.
BAKER GUINN of Park Spring had business in Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. WILLIAMS of the Sunset vicinity were in town on business.
STANLEY ROBERTSON of Decatur visited Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. RICHARDSON and MRS. D. H. RHODES from south of Sunset were here on business.
RENTZ ROBERTSON, employed in Wichita Falls, visited his wife and children here.
MRS. LOIS HALL and daughter CAROLINE and MRS. LIZZIE CLA(?) of Sunset shopped here.
MRS. LYDIA MAYO and daughter MRS. DEANNIE EVANS of Houston are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. FRANK CECIL, parents of Mrs. Mayo.

Rev. and Mrs. HARRIS and two children of Salona were guests of Mr. and Mrs. MACK
WILSON at their Bowie home.
J. P. RICHARDSON of Vernon spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. S. M. MEEK and
Mr. and Mrs. T.J. MCDANIEL while attending the Primitive Baptist Church.
W. N. STREETMAN of Sunset had business in Bowie.
JOHN MILLER of Lake Valley had business here.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. BERRY, son BOBBY FRANK and daughter CARLETTA of Children are
visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. CHANDLER, parents of Mrs. Berry.
MACK WINN of Sunset had business at Bowie.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. MCDANIEL, MRS. LOU TAYLOR, Mr. and Mrs. S.M. MEEK, JACK AGEE,
and WALTER NAIL were in Sunset to attend Monday to attend the funeral of MRS. J.
W. CRAFT.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. DENNISON of Park Springs were in Bowie.
N. W. TAGE of Okmulgee, Oklahoma visited his mother MRS. ANNA TAGE and other relatives.
GROVER WISDOM of Dallas had business here.
Staff Sgt. KENNETH REID of the Army Air Corps was chatting with friends in
Bowie. He arrived from San Antonio on a furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. N. REID and other relatives southeast of Sunset.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. HARDY and Mr. and Mrs. S.L. THOMAS of Sunset had business here.
W. E. HUTCHINS, teacher in the West Academy public school near Chico, was here on business.
Mr. and Mrs. JIM BUIE of Sunset were shopping here.
Mr. and Mrs. JEWEL DYER of Lake Valley were in Bowie shopping.
Private JAMES WINN of Camp Howze, Gaineville was in the vicinity visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. WINN.
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MCDONALD of the DEAN DALE vicinity, near Wichita Falls,
visited relatives here. He is a teacher in the Dean Dale school.
W. F. ROBERTSON of Sunset was in Bowie on business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. HUDDLESTON of the Dewey vicinity were in town on business.
MRS. HUGH LEWIS was at Sunset to visit her brother BEN NEECE and family.
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN LEE and Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER FAULKNER of Lake Valley wree here on business.
MISS RACHEL REYNOLDS of Huddleston visited relatives in the Bowie vicinity.

Lt. Roy Scales Rites
Funeral services were held at the Bowie City Auditorium Tuesday afternoon, May
4, for Lt. ROY E. SCALES Jr., 19, who was killed in a plane crash at Miami
Beach, Florida, Thursday of last week. Rev. A. J. QUINN of the Bowie First
Baptist Church, had charge of the religious rites and Ensign M. E. WINTERS of
the Naval Air Force, a personal friend, made a brief talk. The song service was
by the high school chorus and others under the leadership of IKE PARKS with MRS.
WILL YOUNG as piano accompanist. A duet was sung by IKE PARKS and DOC JACKSON.
Burial rites took place at the Elmwood cemetery, arranged by Owens and Brumley
Funeral Home. Pallbearers were A. D. WHET, PAUL TANAFER, GEORGE RUCKER, HAVE
RATLIFF, HERSHEL STEPHENS and JOHNNIE HIGHTOWER.

Roy came from Electra to Bowie with his parents in 1938. He graduated with the
class of 1942 and enlisted for services in May 1943, accepted for service in
June, received his first training at Dallas Base. He received his wings at the
end of seven months from his entry into service. He was among the top twenty
percent of the Marine Corps. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ROY B.
SCALES, who moved from Bowie to Bridgeport three months ago; three sisters NANCY
LOU and AMELIA SCALES of Bridgeport and MRS. H. DALL COOPER of El Centro,
California; three brothers KENNETH and DANIEL LEE SCALES of Bridgeport and
Corporal DAVID SCALES of Camp Cook, California.