Fort Davis Ne News Honor Shower For Fort Davis Bride
A kitchen shower was held at the ranch home of Mrs. Ed gar A. Mueller on August 4 to honor Miss Anne Cameron Mims of Fort Davis who will wed Stuart Wayne Jones of Marfa on August 27. Co-hostess was Mrs. George Jones of Marfa. Guests included Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. Jones, Miss Anne Mims, and others. Gifts were tucked in blossoms and a wheelbarrow held many presents. Mrs. Pickett, Miljer and Elizabeth Ann Miler are mentioned in the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Mueller
Anne Cameron Mims
Fort Davis
Stuart Wayne Jones
Marfa
George Jones
Mueller
Jones
Anne Mims
S. M. Mims
Peggy Mims
Houston Smith
Frank Jones
J. H Clark
Visiting relatives bid farewell as Major Pickett headed overseas
Mr and Mrs C J Pickett of Las Cruces and Mr and Mrs L B Young with Jon Dodson visited Mr and Mrs F M Miller. Major Lawrence J Pickett and family have left for Selfridge Field Michigan and will depart for Germany for a three year stint. they plan to return briefly before September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Miller
C J Pickett
Las Cruces
N M
L. B Young
Jon Dodson
Paso
Lawrence J. Pickett
Pickett
Miller
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Germany
Sunday Worship Services Moved to First Baptist Church
The weather altered the Sunday schedule with the Community Service held at First Baptist Church led by Rev Woodson Mims who preached an evangelistic sermon from Matthew 4 18 24 The morning sermon at Baptist church by Rev Mims centered on The Preciousness of Jesus citing I Peter 2 and I Corinthians 11 marked by a communion service at First Methodist with Pastor S M Mims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood Grove
First Baptist Church
Woodson Mims
J. W. Myrose
First Presbyterian Church
Samuel M Mims
First Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Jesus
David
God
S. M Mims
Rain Totals and Temperatures Reported in Davis Mountains Area
Weather notes from Fort Davis and Mount Locke detail rainfall totals for Aug. 4 to Aug. 7. Barry Scobee recorded 2.59 inches in Fort Davis with readings of 0.80 on Aug. 6, 1.32 on Aug. 7, and 0.47 on Aug. 8. Mount Locke gauge shows 1.42 inches total, with highs of 82 on Aug. 3 and 64 on Aug. 7 and lows around 50s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Barry Scobee
Mount Locke
McDonald Observatory
Harris Family Visits Fort Davis and Long Service Record
Dr and Mrs J H Harris of Wilburton Oklahoma visited Fort Davis last Sunday August 7 staying at Canyon Lodge. Harris arrived January 1 1917 to serve as Fort Davis medical doctor and ran a drug store. In 1918 he became county clerk serving several months with Miss Maud as assistant before resigning in mid August to join Army medical service. Their young son Junior is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H. Harris
Wilburton
Okla
Fort Davis
Barry
Canyon Lodge
Harris
Junior
Fort Davs
Arizona
W. T Jones
Harris Family Visit Overlaps With Local Relatives
The Harris family, including a dentist from Wilburton and two of his sons, visited relatives and old friends such as Miss Mabel Bloys, Herbert Bloys, Espy Miller, and Callie Holt at the Scabees' home. They left Monday for Arizona to visit Mrs. Harris's parents and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburton
Harrises
Mabel Bloys
Herbert Bloys
Scabees
Espy Miller
Callie Holt
Arizona
Mrs. Harris
Death of Miss Kate Fewell in Vernon Texas
Word reaches here of the death about three weeks ago of Miss Kate Fewell Vernon Texas Funeral services were in Vernon First Baptist Church with Dr E S James presiding She fell and broke her hip then died after two weeks in a Wichita Falls hospital Miss Fewell moved to Fort Davis in 1915 worked as a clerk at Union Trading Co for years She later visited Fort Davis and made friends there after leaving for Vernon she lived with her brother and wife and Mrs Porter Fewell Other local notes mention trips to El Paso and San Antonio and visitors from Pecos Magdalena and Hollister with relatives in Calem California and Long Beach California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Fewell
Vernon Texas
First Baptist Church
Vernon
E. S James
Union Trading Company
Porter Fewell
Western visitors from Texas and Florence tour
Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Ludwick and their children from Galveston Texas visited Miss Callie Holt this week. Wirt was a former pupil of Holt in Waco Texas. Mr. and Mrs. H Newton, Mrs. Mary Dutchover, Mrs. Ruth Newton and daughter Cora stayed in Florence Arizona several days last week and returned home Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt Ludwick
Galveston
Texas
Callie Holt
Wirt
Miss Holt
Waco
H. Newton
Mary Dutchover
Ruth Newton
Cora
Florence
Arizona
Bloys Camp Meeting to Mark Sixtieth Annual Weld Fort Davis
Fort Davis correspondent reports the Bloys Camp Meeting association begins its sixtieth annual meeting on August 16 1949 at Skillmangrove about 16 miles west of Fort Davis Improvements at the grounds include new houses and enhanced accommodations A historical pageant will compare old and new eras in costume transport and customs Mrs Edgar A Mueller leads the young people’s work and directs a cast drawn from descendants of the first attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloys
A. N. Alkire
Fort Davis
Bloys Camp Meeting Association
Skillmangrove
West Texas
Edgar A. Mueller
Mueller
Young people to attend encampment spageant August 20
The encampment spageant will be held Saturday evening August 20 with area figures in charge. John G. Prude of Fort Davis conducts the music while Dr. L Anderson of Fort Worth oversees encampment affairs and acts as platform manager. Notables include Dr. Samuel L. Joekel of Austin and new guests Dr. George C. Baker Jr. of Dallas and Rev W D Stewart of Oklahoma City. J Hoyt Boles of Denton participates as part of the young people’s work. Joyce McCready and family arrive from Houston to settle in Fort Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Prude
Fort Davis
L . Anderson
First Christian Church
Fort Worth
Samuel L. Joekel
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
George C. Baker Jr
Southern Methodist University At
Dallas
W. D. Stewart
the City
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society Meeting Report
The Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met at the church on Thursday afternoon August 4 with Mrs J P Weather presiding. Mrs J W Myrose led the program and Miss Mabel Bloys gave the devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
J. P Weatherby
J W Myrose
Mabel Bloys
A. N. Alkire
Isaiah
J. W. Merrill
Myrose
Bloys
New Neon Sign Attracts Attention In Canyon Lodge Town
Fort Davis reports a new neon sign by Mile High club president E Y Freeland for Canyon Lodge featuring rose and green lettering with a red NO switch. Summer guests include Dr and Mrs J B Allbright and others from Texas and Houston, plus a son John Harvey who traveled from Cheyenne to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Canyon Lodge
Mile High Club
E. Y. Freeland
Canyon
Lodge
J. B. Allbright
San Antonio
Texas
Fannie Taylor
McAllen
Sam Johnson
Mary Gene Johnson
Houston
C. R. Curry
Eagle Lake
R. A. Harvey
Blanco
John Harvey
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Conklin Brooks Reunion and Hotel Limpia Visitors in Texas
The Conklin Brooks Acton family reunion drew about 200 attendees in Bangs with 174 relatives. Guests included Mrs. Acton’s parents from Christoval, sisters and families from Dimmit and Christoval, and others from New Mexico to San Angelo. The event featured music, feasting, and updates since the last gathering. Visitors at Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis included Miss Winnie Allen and several others from Austin, Dallas, and Waco, who also toured Big Bend Park. Fort Davis and Marfa seen as visiting hubs with extended stays, and new homes noted for the Neill family of Blanco Fort Davis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Acton
Hally B. Perry
Hotel Limpia
Winnie Allen
University of Texas
Herbert Manske
McGregor
Texas
Ford
Fort Davis
Marfa
B. C. Neill
Blanco
Edwin H. Fowlkes
Roy L. Evans
Anchorage
Alaska
Evanses
Duncan
Neills
Also Mentioned on This Page
Major Pickett
North America
Jim Francois
Alpine
W. Holland
Storey Whiteside Lumber Co
Alpine, Texas
Jack Dumas
Preston Johnson
Dorothy Grubb
el Paso
Roy Mulhern
Della Bobitt
Long Beach
California
Otis Nichols
Nichols
Mrs. Mulhern
George W. Evans
Magdelena, N. M
J. Espy
Esspy
Jimmie Hamilton
Hollister
Calif
Mrs. B . Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
E. H. Peters
Pecos
Cecil Boling
Mrs. Peters
Cecil
the Tivoli
Gloria Marien
Sally
Bob and
Tivoli Theatre
J. A. McCready
Joyce
Presbyterian Wms
Paul J. Barbe
Don Paul Barbe
Lake Charles
Granada Theatre
Hollywood
Bold Entertainment
Jae Fidler
Danger
Brave
So Tress
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