Fort Davis items and public notices in The Avalanche
A irregular Fort Davis column reports on ancient Indian paintings near Nation's Canyon with visitors from Alpine and a college anthropologist planning to place finds in a museum. It also notes cottage construction for a Bloys camp meeting, local travel, health updates, a riding party missing dogs, and social notes. A public citation by publication outlines estate proceedings for N. S. Murphy with court dates in Alpine. Also advertised are registered bulls for sale and a reminder to read The Avalanche ads.
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Nation's Canyon
Victor J. Smith
Teachers College
Alpine
K. E. Townsend
Fowlkes
Davis Mornins
Canyon
Edwin Fowlkes, Jr
Pete Crawford
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
College Museum
Oil Prospect Digs Reach 5100 Feet At Dita Site
Reported here for the week the Dita prospect hole is near 5100 feet with expectations of a fast entry. Humblewell on McCutchee land sits about 42000 feet with a water vein found and a pipe to keep back minor water. Monroe Miller Jr observed a birthday with a community picnic and swimming at the Limpia pumping station near clear water. Other locals, including Mr. and Mrs. B T Withers, R C Withers, Sam Sproul, Letha Pruitt, Margaret Love, Salome Walker, enjoyed veranda dances at Hotel Limpia and a well attended dance in Dumas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dita
Humblewell
McCutchee
Monroe Miller, Jr
Max Sproul
Mr. Withers
Letha Pruitt
Margaret Love
Pecos
Salome Walker
Hotel Limpla
Dumas
Courthouse Clock Strikes Again Amid Davis Night Jazz
In Davis a notable clock in the courthouse’s big room, once caged by scaffolding for a summer visitors’ thrill, resumes its chimes as katydids fiddle and a jazzy mood fills the air.
St Davis Mission Announces Sunday Episcopal Service
St David s Mission will hold evening prayer and a sermon at the Methodist church on Sunday August 30 at 7 30 p m. The rector F A Thorold Etler, Priest in charge, hopes for full attendance as a friend of the mission offers to address members after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. David's Mission
F. A. Thorold Etler
Ford passes another million in output at Fordson plant
Ford Motor Company celebrates another million production milestone at the Fordson plant as Motor No. 14,600,000 rolls off the line on July 21. The piece recalls prior milestones from 1908 to 1924 and notes rapid output growth over 25 months. Also ad copy for abstract title services appears, promoting land title abstracts by Trans-Pecos Abstract Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Fordson
Ford Motor Company
Ford
New York
San Francisco
Brewster County
Alpine
Marathon
TRANS
Nattress Renovation Ad Near Methodist Church
Alpine Matron advertises upholstery and mattress renovations and new nattresmes with a shop one block east, two and a north, of the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
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Marta
Perkins
Alma Neill
Valent
Hicks Gray
Chapman
EL Paso
Limpia
Eric Higgins
San Antonio
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Walter Negry
John Gillett
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John Putlee
Mr. Botts
Houston
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Davis Mountain
Tom Merrill
Los Angeles
J. W. Merrill
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Mint Lela Weatherby
New Mexico
Teres
Felix Hinojosa
Shere
Lillian Yarbro
van Horn
State OF Texas
Brewster Coy
Texas
Murphy
Brewster
Tata
Sealy Mamie Leale
Olerk
Brewster ‘County
Claudia Weber
W. T. Merriwether
DIXIE
Davis
Hudson’s Bakery
Lona Cook
Jane
Pate & Ray
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Geo
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A. W. Ferguson
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Hevrolet
Chevrolet
Casner Motor CO
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