COUNTY LIFE
Pearl Harbor sailor coming home; Walters identified after 78 years
By BARBARA GREEN
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A Navy seaman killed in the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941 will be returned to his hometown of Bowie and laid to rest for the final time after he was officially identified as Fireman 1st Class Bethel Elbert Walters.
The lengthy and painstaking process of identifying remains interred as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii continues 71 years after they were declared unidentifiable. Recent years have seen more and more of these heroes coming home.
This is the second Montague County serviceman killed at Pearl Harbor to be identified and returned home. In 2018, Seaman 1st Class James C. Solomon was buried at Forestburg after he was killed on the USS Oklahoma.
Walters will be interred during graveside services at 10 a.m. on March 14 at Elmwood Cemetery with Patrick Walters, the sailor’s nephew, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on March 13 at the White Family Funeral Home.
Read the full story in your mid-week Bowie News.
As North Texas finally transitions towards cooler temperatures, community water needs change as well.
Preparing your home for freezing temperatures can save time and money, especially with meteorologists expecting El Nino to bring wintry weather to the Southwest United States. Use these tips from the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District to winterize your house and well, all while saving a few gallons.
Now is the time to check fixtures in your home for leaks or moisture loss.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
In today’s edition enjoy the funny and touching letters to Santa submitted by children from across Montague County. Businesses also thank their customers for their patronage this past year with holiday greetings.
It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year
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