COUNTY LIFE
By DANI BLACKBURN
Making a phone call today is as simple as picking up your smart phone and hitting a button, but in the mid-1900s, there was a little more to it.
To place a call, one would turn the crank on the right side of a wall telephone, where you would be connected to the Montague telephone office. Someone at the office would ask you who you were calling and then connect you to that person for your conversation.
The conversation would not be private because everyone was on a party line, which also meant you could pick up your phone and listen to anyone’s conversation, and even join in.
The use of an old wall telephone in the mid-1900s is just one of the many memories of growing up in Montague County that local author Jack Nabours captures in his new memoir “The Way It Was.”
Meet Jack Nabours in your weekend Bowie News as he talks about growing up in early-day Montague. Pictured: Jack Nabours signs one of his new books, “The Way it Was.”
Memorial Day ceremonies will be hosted at The V in Nocona at 11 a.m. on May 29 at the post. The public is welcome to attend.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Railey Smith is described by one of her teachers as “the definition of quiet determination.”
It is an apt description as she received not only her Bowie High School diploma but an associate degree from North Central Texas College.
The 17-year-old is the first student to receive an associate degree through the joint venture between the high school and college joint venture, the Collegiate Academy.
The Collegiate Academy is a Dual Credit program which allows students to begin college in ninth grade. Beginning fall 2018, students entering 9th grade had an opportunity to enroll in a college Texas Success Initiative preparatory course. Successful completion of this course can lead to meeting the prerequisites for college enrollment in the spring.
The NCTC/Bowie HS Collegiate Academy course plan allows for two pathways: An associate degree (60 credit hours) or core complete (42-44 credit hours).
For Smith she earned 62 hours of college credit after starting the program through dual credit as a sophomore. She averaged three classes (nine hours) a semester in a combination of in-person and online classes
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: Railey Smith stands with her Aunt Bridget Buck after she received her associate degree from North Central Texas College. She walked the field for her BHS diploma Friday. (Courtesy photo)
There will be a Memorial Day ceremony at The V in Nocona at 11 a.m. May 29 at 100 Boston Street. The public is welcome to attend as those who have fallen in service to this country are remembered.
The Bowie News office will be closed Monday, along with city and county offices.
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