Fort Davis School Adds Two New Teachers for Fall
Fort Davis trustees announce two new teachers Miss Katherine French of Jefferson and Mrs. L A Singleton of Balmorhea to join the Mexican school staff. Superintendent B E Coan says pupils report September 1 for class placement ahead of the September 4 opening. Visitors include Mrs. Charles Ross and sons. G C Poston of Fort Worth on a two week summer visit. Mile High Club host.
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Katherine French
Jefferson
Alma Westerman
L. A. Singleton
Balmorhea
Oscar Miles
B. E. Coan
Charles Ross
Charles Junior
Victor
FE Page
Ross
Leon Fairchilds
G. C. Poston
Fort Worth
Fort Davis
Mile High Club
Mr. Poston
Coan
Poston
Poe Visitors From Arkansas Pay Call In Texas Town
Mr and Mrs Sam Poe of Marianna Arkansas visited at the home of Mr and Mrs J K Miller. Mrs Poe had worked at Fort Davis State Bank when married and Mr Poe did cotton pest inspection for the agricultural department. They earlier lived in Marfa and Alpine and returned to Arkansas in 1934 with their three year old son accompanying.
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Sam Poe
Marianna
Arkansas
J. K. Miller
Fort Davis trio scales Star Mountain for fun climb
A party of three Fort Davis residents Nan cy Clawson Martha Bloys and Myrrl McBride climbed Star Mountain about 15 miles north of town on Sunday. Star reaches 6 350 feet and is their first summit hike in the area with Sawtooth and other peaks on their wish list.
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Fort Davis
Star Mountain
Nancy Clawson
Davis Mountains
Miss Clawson
Livermore
Mitre
Old Blue
Sawtooth Mountain
Old Sawtooth
Rockpile Ranch
Sale of Fort Davis summer home of Gen Bartlett completed
The Bivouac, Fort Davis summer home of Major General George T. Bartlett United States Army retired, was sold last week to Mrs James W McClendon of Austin. Mrs McClendon and her husband Judge McClendon of the Austin civil court of appeals have visited the property in past years. Mrs McClendon arrived Thursday with a truckload of furnishings and her daughter Mrs Frank Knight and baby. The house built in 1928 on 1.5 acres under Sleeping Lion mountain has housed the Bartletts each summer, though they stayed away last year due to Mrs Bartletts poor health.
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Fort Davis
George T. Bartlett
United States Army
James W. McClendon
Austin
McClendon
Judge McClendon
Civil Court of Appeals of
Bartlett
Sleeping Lion Mountain
Weird Cult Rites Film Opens at Granada Theatre
A sensational film titled The Lash of the Penitentes depicts alleged diabolical rites of a New Mexico cult and a tragic romance set amid Penitente rituals. Produced by Roland Price, the movie is slated to screen Tuesday at the Granada Theatre amid controversy over its graphic content.
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Mesa
New Mexico
Granada Theatre
Names and addresses listed in Newsmen column continuation
The continuation lists numerous individuals and families with their cities such as Freeman Dallas Arthur Hopkins in Dallas Wilbur Keith in San Antonio Sam A Roberts in Haskell Douglas Meador in Matador and others across Texas including Wichita Falls Sweetwater Lubbock Abilene Dallas and Pecos with spouses and children.
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J. D. Saunders
Lubbock
Clark Coursey
Abilene
E. B. Harris
Rule
al Smith
Dallas
Francis Perry
Richard Perry
Dublin
Roland Holford
Carolyn
Hico
Ann B. McClure
Spur
Wyrell McClure
Barney Hubbs
Pecos
Board backs commutation for Black in death sentence case
The board cited sufficient doubt about Black's guilt and urged commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment. Mae M. Ament, Alpine attorney for Black's wife, said she was not allowed to visit him until hours after arrest. The governor, a known opponent of capital punishment, would follow the board's recommendation after a late call from T C Andrews.
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Ishment
Black
J. B. Keith
Texas
Mae M. Ament
Court of Criminal Appeals
T. C. Andrews
O'Daniel
Buick coupe stolen in Venice Calif amid owner’s visit
An Alpine telephone exchange owner reports his Buick coupe was stolen from a Venice parking lot during a visit to the state. Will Evans of Toyshvale is compiling a 50 year Bloys encampment history near Fort Davis, already writing about 25 000 words. Fort D A Russell 77th Artillery men left for maneuvers with the provisional Second division at Schasse ranch north of Camp Bullis San Antonio.
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Alpine Telephone Exchange
Venice
Calif
Bloys
Fort Davis
Will Evans
Toyshvale
77Th Artillery
Fort
D. A. Russell
Schasse Ranch
Camp Bullis
San Antonio
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Mr. Scobee
Bond
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Clara Elizabeth Austin
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