Fort Davis Notes on Funerals and Blood Drive
Fort Davis residents attended funeral services for James Edgar Montgomery of Tynan and Dr. H. R. Dudgeon of Waco with family ties to local residents. Montgomery’s burial occurred in San Marcos with a graveside service, while Dudgeon’s services were held in Waco. The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Marfa drew 29 pledgers from 34 local residents, with seven Marfa women aiding in reception and canteen work.
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H. Carlton
Ruth Carlton
Fort Davis
San Marcos
Thompson
Carlton
James Edgar Montgomery
Tynan
Beeville
Montgomery
John Montgomery
H. R
Rush) Dudgeon
Waco
Sue Dudgeon
Dudgeon
Austin Ave. Methodist Church
Blood Mobile Unit
Presidio
Jeff Davis Counties
American Red Cross
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Marfa
Local Almanac and Society Notes From Alpine Texas
The Alpine Avalanche content includes society notes from Alpine Texas with multiple items. It mentions the Clark family reunion in Fort Davis with extended relatives visiting from Tulsa Hobbs and Boulder, and a family plan to stay about two weeks. Also reports on Miss Cecelia Thompson returning home from Iowa City to her parents and Miss Alice Sproul Jr visiting Lamesa. A letter from Garreth Joiner and family in Quito Ecuador describes a newborn daughter Judy Lynette born Feb 25 1953 and mission work in Latin America under the Southern Baptist convention. The Joiners mention upcoming visits to Rio de Janeiro for a Baptist World Youth Congress and invite readers to visit mission work in Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Bill) Clark
Boulder
Cole
Newton
Dorothy Clark
Hall J
Ruth Clark
Garreth Joiners
Fort Davis
Garreth Joiner
Quito
Ecuador
Joiner
Judy Lynette
Southern Baptist Convention
South America
Garreth
United States
Latin America
Rio de Janiero
Baptist World Youth Congress
Joiners
da Quito
Dewey Joiner
Gas price hike called justified by local PMA official
T A Beard Milam county PMA chairman says the recent one cent per gallon rise is overdue and justified. He notes gasoline costs rose little while taxes and other costs grew, pointing out 1919 workers needed five hours to buy 10 gallons versus about 1.25 hours now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Beard
Petroleum Marketers Assn
Texas
Beard
PMA
Com
Mr. Beard
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Alpine Avalanche
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Forbes Publishing Company
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Nell Forbes
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Alma Chambers
Marathon
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Cecelia Thompson
Iowa City
Iowa
Harold G. Thompson
Cecelia
University of Iowa
Alice Sproul Jr
Lamesa
Frank
Ray
Hord
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
E. Holland Ave
P. O
Monument
Bruce C. Sutton
Alpine, Texas
Ralph W. Peters
H. Q. Murdoch
E. Holland
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
Texas Phone
Harris Cabinet Shop
Murphy Ave
Marvin C. Kay
Dist. Mgr
Fidelity Union Life Ins. Co. Real Estate
Granada Theatre
BIG Bend Abstract CO
Helen D. Gibb
Brewster County
Milam, Texas
Claude Hackney
Houston
Price
Southwest
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