Show Bowman Machinery changes hands As Texan takes E. J. Nixon acquires Logan motel A business transaction that was in the mill for a couple of weeks and which saw the Bowman Machinery change has been announced by the formers Ezra J. Nixon and Marion R Sale of the farm machinery and used car business was made to Olin Nix of According to Nixon they exchanged their equity in the Bowman Machinery for an equity in a Motel and Lodge in Logan which was owned by The property exchange also included the Nixon Nixons Will Move Nixon and his son who has been employed at Bowmans for the past three will leave Roosevelt shortly for Logan where they and their families will take up residence and manage the motel which is located about 4 miles up Logan Bowman is remaining in Roosevelt where he has accepted the position of manager of the business he helped to establish about seven years The new owner has changed the name of the business to Roosevelt Machinery According to there will be very few changes in the operation of the machinery The same em- will be on the and the same line of equipment will be Namely Ford tractors and equipment and New Holland Farm The new owners are anxious to inform former patrons of Bowman Machinery that they will concentrate on giving the best service possible in the They are equipped to repair and all kinds of machinery and motor vehicles in their modern Sold On March 27 Actually Nix purchased the property on March but because of so many problems to work the official was held up until this Nix and his son own a similar type of business in and are long time dealers in farm They do not expect to spend much time in but will leave the management up to who has been a resident of this area since June The transaction also included the Service station on South Main which was sold immediately to Alva who owns and operates the O. Rubber located next He will operate the business Snow also bought the Nixon from Was Church Leader When the Nixon family leaves Roosevelt they will close fifteen years of service in the church and in Uie since May 1956 Nixon has been serving as president of the Roosevelt He had previously been a counselor in the presidency for two years and was bishop of the Roosevelt and Roosevelt Second Wards several years before He is a past president of the Roosevelt Lions was a city councilman for four and a charter member of the Chamber of Nixon came to Roosevelt in 1944 as manager of the J. C. Penney Company He retired from this position October 1954 and since that time has devoted full time to the operation of the partnership which has been Nixon has also been a devoted church having served as stake Relief Society a stake missionary and in various other Their son Jack is currently second counselor in the Second ward Disorganizes Stake When Nixon moves from Roosevelt he will create a vacancy as president of the He will continue to function in this position until the next stake which will be held May 30 and At this time a complete reorganization will be effected under the direction of the first presidency of the Nixon will spend part time in Roosevelt until relieved of his as Stake working at Large during recent trip to Naval Reactor in The men are R. L Heber and D. A. Cedar Bennett visited the installation as a member of the Joint Committee on Atomic |