Christ of the Cross Theme Dominates Fort Davis Services
Fort Davis churches observe Palm Sunday with sermons on Christ the King and the Cross Judgment. Rev Lovell preaches at First Baptist. Dr. Trone leads at First Methodist. Rev Hendren discusses Spirit and Palm Sunday at First Presbyterian. Easter Oratorio in Fort Davis and Marfa churches invites attendance.
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First Baptist Church
Robert D. Lovell
Christ the King
Jesus
Jerusalem
Mr. Lovell
Christ
W. V. Gross
T. T. Kelly
First Methodist Church
L. B. Trone
Pecos
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Doctor Trone
Mims
Marathon
Fort Davis
John G. Prude
A. F
Anheim
First Presbyterian Church
Julian T. Hendren
Lucy Foster
S. M. Mims
Holy City
A. R. Gaul
Marfa
J. H. Marshall
Tyrone T. Kelly
Union Sunrise Service Set for Easter Morning
Easter Sunday at 6:30 a.m. finds three Protestant churches gathering at the foot of Sleeping Lion Mountain for a Union Sunrise service officiated by leaders from the First Presbyterian Church and attended by members and friends.
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Sleeping Lion Mountain
First Presbyterian Church
Evanses welcome daughter Jean Anne Evans in Marfa
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Evans of Fort Davis on the birth of a daughter, Jean Anne Evans, born Friday April 2 in a Marfa hospital weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. The mother is Billie Anne Bunton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bunton of Marfa. Grandparents and great‑grandparents on both sides are named Fort Davis and Rock Springs connections. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Miller visited Albany, Georgia, last week to see Colonel and Mrs. Law.
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J. W. Evans
Fort Davis
F. M. Miller
Albany
Georgia
Law
Pickett Family Update From Fort Davis and Baytown
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Miller, formerly of Fort Davis, is mentioned in relation to the Pickett family. Mollie Hughes visited in Fort Davis and then departed for Fort Worth. Ervin Flowers and friend W H Calloway, both from Baytown, were in Fort Davis visiting and staying at the Flowers residence.
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Rence Pickett
Laddie
Lauren
Pickett
Elizabeth Ann Miller
Fort Davis
Mollie Hughes
Ross Graves
Fort Worth
Ervin Flowers
Baytown
Texas
W. H. Calloway
Rainfall in Fort Davis Area Records Show Varied Totals
Several showers drenched Fort Davis and nearby regions from Sunday through Monday night. The town gauge read .64 inches early Monday with higher totals reported near Olympia Canyon. Mount Locke recorded .17 inches per McDonald Observatory measurements as of Tuesday morning with ongoing cloudy conditions and ranchers hopeful for rain.
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Fort Davis
Barry Scobee
Lympia Canyon
Mount Locke
McDonald Observatory
Baptist WMU Meeting At Church Examines Juvenile Delinquency
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Union met at the church on Tuesday afternoon April 6 at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Robert D. Lovell as program chairman. The program topic was Juvenile Delinquency and How To Remedy It, featuring discussion by several members including Mrs. B. C. Neill and Mrs. Bob Sproul.
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Baptist Wmu
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
Robert D. Lovell
B. C. Neill
Bob Sproul
Callie Holt
L. L. Jarratt
PTA Officers Installed For 1954 55 At Regular Meeting
At a Thursday April 8 meeting Mrs. A E Danheim and other officers were installed for 1954 55. J C Duncan was named president with Mrs A E Danheim as vice president and Mrs H G Haley as treasurer. Attendance awards went to the 1st 2nd grades taught by Mrs Lillian Mims and the 8th grade taught by Mrs H G Haley. Mr and Mrs J Keesey Miller traveled to Dallas for a business trip, Alvin Jarratt and his mother Mrs L L Jarratt visited Lor raine with relatives. they were joined at home by Mrs Alvin Jarratt and two children.
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PTA
J. C. Duncan
A. E. Danheim
H. G. Haley
Jack Dumas
Lillian Mims
Alvin Jarratt
L. L. Jarratt
Lorraine
Mrs. Fryar Returns Home From California Visit
Mrs. C. R. Fryar, long in San Diego, is back home. She and her son Albert stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cowell. Mrs. Cowell was formerly Miss Charlie Ann Fryar. Albert remained in California to attend school in Chino for the time being.
El Paso Presbyterial Spring Meeting Announced
The spring meeting of the El Paso Presbyterial will be hosted at a local venue in El Paso as plans are finalized for the gathering. Details on date and program are to be arranged.
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el Paso
Presbyterian guest speaker at El Paso church event
First Presbyterian in El Paso hosts Miss Florence Lady from Kansas City as guest speaker on Tuesday and Wednesday April 27 and 28. She serves as area secretary for Women's Work in the Board of National Missions for the West Central Area of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A. Mrs John Olson of Waco Texas is noted in the notice.
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First Presbyterian Church
el Paso
Florence Lady
Kansas City
Board of National Missions of the
West Central Area
The
Presbyterian Church In the
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Fort Davis News
A. N. Alkire
Calvary
Frank X. Hutson
Lobo Drive-In
Post
DU Pont
White House
DULUX
Storey-Whiteside
J. Keesey Miller
Dallas
John Olson
Waco
Cadillac
West
Mobilgas
Mobiloil Special
Magnolia
Brewster County Motors
Moss Magnolia Station
Wards Mobil Station
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