COUNTY LIFE
One-act play explores oilman’s kidnapping
The Paradise Historical Society will have a Wise County-wide historical presentation at 6 p.m. Nov. 4.
The subject will be the 1933 Kidnapping of Oklahoma oilman, Charles Urschel, in the form of an one-act play called “Eight Days in Paradise.”
On July 22, 1933, Machine Gun Kelley and side-kick Albert Bates kidnapped Oklahoma oilman, Charles Urschel, from his home in Oklahoma City and drove him to a farm near Paradise.
Nine days later he was released after a $200,000 ransom payment was made.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
On May 8 Bowie Community Development hosted the Sip & Stroll with Me event that celebrates Mother’s Day and it was a big hit. See some of the participants and who won the prize baskets presented by BCDB in your Thursday Bowie News. (Photos by Cindy Roller)
The Chisholm Trail Rodeo of Nocona had a great two-day run last weekend. Congratulations to Hannah Cash, 2026 Queen and Teagan Gage, 2026 Princess. See more rodeo photos in your Thursday Bowie News.
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Pictured: Clay Cody, assistant principal, welcomed family, friends and students to the signing ceremony. (Photo by Brian Smith)
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