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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
3
Fort Davis reports on church services with Bishop Clinton Quinn and Rev. Julian Hendren, stressing spiritual growth and positive scripture. News covers local visits, observatory happenings at McDonald, a chimney fire at the high school, summer heat, and WMU union meeting with Europe mission study.
Thanks to voters in Jett Davis county for primary support and courtesy during the campaign. Mr and Mrs Marvin Adkins of El Paso visited this week and met Rev S M Mims and Mrs Mims, parents of Mrs Adkins. Rev Julian Hendren his wife and daughters Gladys and Julianna returned from a two week vacation to Tennessee Kentucky and Ohio.
Fort Davis news records forthcoming marriage between Marguerite Jones of Pecos and Jimmie Morelan of Pecos with wedding planned at Pecos First Baptist Church. Details note family backgrounds, past roles at Fort Davis schools, and social events as community notices roll by.
The Fort Davis week featured a Presbyterian Women's Missionary Association meeting at the church with Mrs J P Weatherby presiding and prayers for missionaries. In Taylor, Dorothy Aline Easley wed Joe Buafy J. of Martin in a ceremony attended by family members from Fort Davis including Mrs A G Prude and Miss Elisabeth Prude. other attendees included Miss Kay Carlton and Miss Alice Jones.
Miss Lucy Miller and sister Mrs Leon Byerley visited Midland recently. Betty Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs C Expy Miller of Fort Davis, is referenced. Fort Worth figures Mrs W D Bloys is noted as deceased this week. Mr and Mrs R D Swartz and Callie Holt travelled to El Paso last Friday and returned Saturday. Col Charles H Bird and family arrived from Hickam Field Honolulu and stay two weeks visiting Mrs C H Bird Sr and sister Mrs C R Fryar with Mr Fryar and family.
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