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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1954
Page
3
The week brought varied temperatures and scattered showers. Mount Locke reports totals of 1.75 inches with daily highs from 80s to mid 70s. Fort Davis gauge shows 0.31 inches. Local visitors include Mrs. Charles H. Bird and family, Dr. Paul D. Jose and family, and others attending Bloys camp meeting.
The Rev Milner C Brittian Mrs Brittian and sons Tommy and Paul from Taft were in town for the visit.
Miss Martha Shelby a former Fort Davis teacher now serving as a missionary in Pauri Garhwal India under the Methodist conference returns for a short visit. She led talks at the Bloys camp meeting and plans to return next February while she previously taught at Fort Davis High School in 1947-48. Dr and Mrs T E DeVolin of Starkville Miss and relatives in Marfa and Fabens are visiting Myrtle Stewart.
The past weekend saw Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Plumb ley Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Newton of Wink Mr. and Mrs. Owen Sparkman of Throckmorton visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sproul and other relatives and friends in the area.
Last week the Old Fort Davis museum saw a surge of attendees tied to the Bloys camp meeting with 9,896 visitors registered on Saturday night. By Sunday August 21, 314 more names were added, bringing total attendance since May 19 to 10,210. Dr and Mrs Norton Cooksey and their son from Detroit visited Mrs Cooksey’s parents Mr and Mrs A D Bloys and relatives Miss Mabel.
Bloys and Herbert Bloys of Fort Davis attended the Bloys camp meeting. Mrs. Cook sey, formerly Miss Amy Lou Bloys, and Miss Mabel Bloys spent time at the Bloys camp grounds with cousins and relatives. Guests included Mrs. Medie Toon and Mrs. Lucy Enloe of Paris and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holt of Enloe. The Bloys family, led by the late Dr. W. D. Bloys, founded the Bloys Camp Meeting Assn. at Skillman Grove. Alvin Nored and family of San Saba visited as summer guests, with Mrs. Nored formerly Mildred Bloys of Fort Davis.
Three Fort Davis graduates are listed among attendees at the graduation exercises with continued notes on page 9 detailing further names and highlights from the ceremony.
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