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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1953
Page
3
Fort Davis reports from the First Presbyterian First Methodist and First Baptist churches with ministers Hendren Mims and Hopson delivering sermons on reducing human friction temperance and covenant. Visitors Marsh Chapin and Stevens noted along with Miss Siler Canton.
Members of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union met Tuesday night August 4 at the church with Mrs. R G Hopson presiding and Miss Callie Holt leading devotions and serving as pianist. New officers include Miss Callie Holt president and Mrs Clara Gibson first vice president. Reports on missionary work and future needs were given by several members.
Albert Fryar son of Mr and Mrs C R Bill Fryar is at home again after several months away. He was treated for polio at Casa Colina hospital Chino California and is reported to be much improved. He arrived by plane in El Paso last Saturday and plans to re enter high school this fall.
Linda Helen Woolley spent the week of Aug 8 to 15 with Forestine Robertson in Dallas and will return with Mrs Tom Gray. Mrs Robertson and Mrs Gray are sisters. Forest Granger, in training at Lackland AFB San Antonio, recently visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom T Granger.
scattered showers touched the Davis Mountains area with limited rain amounts. Mount Locke’s Mc Donald observatory logged .20 inch on Aug 5 and .01 inch on Aug 7 totaling .21 inch for the week. Fort Davis saw .07 inch on Aug 7. Temperatures on Mount Locke ranged from 58 to 88 degrees through the period. Mr and Mrs O L Shipman of El Paso visited Fort Davis on Monday. Robert Ledingham Towed The engagement and approach-
Mrs and Mrs John Foley of Valentine announce the marriage of their daughter Ava Frances to John Robert Ledingham son of Mr and Mrs J W Ledingham of Fort Davis The ceremony is set for Monday Aug 17 and the couple will reside in Jal New Mexico where Mr Ledingham is employed by the El Paso Natural Gas Co Brother and brother-in-law die Mrs H G Thompson and Mrs E continue on page 7
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