Fort Davis Museum Sets Attendance Record as Visitors Grow
Fort Davis Historical Society reports a record 8 126 total visitors through Monday after 378 came Sunday. Five new states Idaho Iowa Maine North Dakota Washington joined foreign entries Germany Mexico Saudi Arabia Venezuela Liberia adding 15 abroad. Sheriff Tom Gray and Mrs Gray returned from Fort Worth trip as locals host visitors from Natchez Baltimore and Montgomery plans unfold.
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Fort Davis
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
North Dakota
Washington
Germany
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Liberia
Knight to Attend Command and Staff School Nine Months
Fort Davis patrons note Knight will enroll in the Command and Staff school for a nine month period. Other brief items record the Fort Davis Braves losing a night game 7 to 6 to the Valentine Kittens on the Kittens home field last Friday night.
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Knight
Command and Staff
Fort Davis
Rain and observatory notes from Fort Davis area
Rainfall in Fort Davis and Mount Locke totals range from .46 to 1.81 inches last week with daily breakdowns. Temperatures list highs and lows for Aug 2–3 and the week. Observers Braulio Iriarte and McDonald Observatory staff are noted along with local social visits and a Baptist Vacation Bible School spanning Aug 2 to Aug 6 with 21 pupils.
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Fort Davis
Barry Scabee
Mount Locke
McDonald Observatory
Closing Exercises And Local Social Notes
Certificates of attendance were presented to pupils as a closing tribute. The children displayed handiwork and the evidence was on show. Miss Bettie Mayes of Post visits Fort Davis, staying with Miss Guinette Kemp and her parents. Bettie’s family moved from Fort Davis to Post where Mr. Mayes works. The Valentine school system gains new superintendent D. C. Moore and family, formerly of Marfa.
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Baptist Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Church
Robert D. Lovell
United States
R. D. Lovell
Lovell
Bettie Mayes
Post
Fort Davis
Guinette Kemp
C. A. Kemp
Bettie
Valentine Schools
D. C. Moore
Family
Marfa
Valentine
Social and family notices from Alpine area and beyond
Mrs F M Miller Sr hosted the Wednesday Bridge club with her daughter Mrs Lawrence Pickett as honor guest. The couple Mrs Pickett and Lt Col L J Pickett depart for Rome Italy. Moreau Miller injured by a horse Aug 6. treated locally then El Paso. no bones broken. ligaments and bruised cartilages. recovering. Weatherford visitors B D Griffin and son Gene with Sheriff Tom Gray. Jan Rogers of Caddo visiting Ray Newton family. Mrs Charles Brandon moved to Fort Sill Oklahoma for Army training. accompanied by Mrs B C Neill and Johnny Neill. Van Kountz of Wink and Fort Davis played East-West All-Star game in San Angelo. East won. Mesilla Park visit by Mrs J W Espy Mrs A G Prude of Fort Davis and Mrs Viola Ward and Julia Prutt. Ward later to California. W H Bil Clark of Boulder Colorado visiting mother Annie Lou Clark and grandmother Mrs W H Brendan. will help with Bloys camp meeting music Aug 17 to 24. Don Carlton and family of San Angelo visiting Alpine. Jane Schwartz of San Angelo visiting. Sid Bouchette’s mother Mrs F S Bouchette, 78, Clyde, died Aug 6 in Baird hospital. born Oct 27 1875 Hunt county. married 1893 Enloe. moved to Clyde 1904. funeral at Clyde Church of Christ.
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F. M. Miller Sr
Lawrence Pickett
Pickett
Elizabeth Ann Miller
L. J. Pickett
Rome
Italy
van Kountz
Wink
Fort Davis
Van
San Angelo
Bobcat Stadium
W. H
Bil) Clark
Boulder
Colo
Sid Bouchette
F. S. Bouchette
Clyde
Baird
Mattie Turberville
Hunt County
Enloe
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Mrs
Tom Gray
Fort Worth
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Louise Dearing
Natchez
Miss
C. R
Bill) Fryar
John G. Prude
B. E. Coan
William T. Knight
Baltimore
Mr. Knight
Mrs. Coan
W. T. Knight
Margaret Coan
Montgomery
Ala
Alpine
Winter Cleaners
Tex Beneke
Mary Lee Hector
Ira Hector
Joe Fletcher Jr
Austin
Mr. Fletcher
Joe Fletcher Sr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Anderson School
PTA
Clara Gibson
Sul Ross College
Beatrice Woolley
Braulio Iriarte
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Big Bend
Stamp Club
C. R. Fryar
R. D.mccready
A. E. Hinman
Corpus Christi
Lewis Ashford
Houston
R. D. McCready
McCready
Ross D. McCready
Jimmie, Gary
Karen
Harlingen
Ross D
Paradise
Price’s Creameries, Inc
Valentine News
Mrs. Miller
Moreau
F. M. Jr
B. D. Griffin
Gene
Weatherford
Sheriff
Jan Rogers
Caddo
Ray Newton
Charles Brandon
Fort Sill
Okla
Charles
B. C. Neill
Johnny Neill
J. W. Espy
A. G. Prude
Viola Ward
Julia
Pecos
Mesilla Park
N. M
J. A. Pruett
Espy
Prude
Ward
Mrs. Ward
California
Don Carlton
JoAnn, Don Jr
Nancy
E. H. Carlton
Don
Coulson
Little Jane Schwartz
Clifton L. Moss
P. O. Box
Alpine, Texas
Great Southernee Insurance Company
Houston, Texas
Tio
Ion
Mus
Tang
Lowling
Ford
Toda
Gingham
Penney's
Penney’s
Adonna Briefs
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