Fort Davis Group Launches Red Cross Quota Drive
Jeff Davis county Red Cross quota set at 600 dollars as the Fort Davis Presidio Jeff Davis chapter elected officers and organized a 22 member campaign team. Joe W. Espy chairs, Mrs. Barry Scobee sec-treas, Mrs. George Williams VP. New Boy Scout troop formed in Fort Davis with 12 tenderfoot boys under Joe Lopez as scoutmaster. Organ dedication and choir performances marked church events in Marfa and Fort Davis with several clergy speaking.
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Jeff Davis County
Red Cross
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Joe W. Espy
Marfa
George Williams
Barry Scobee
C. T. Elvey
Laurence E. Wood
C. B. Conring
Valentine
Fort Davis
Harry DeLashmutt
Yucca Council
el Paso
PTA
Joe Lopez
DeLashmutt
John Walk
Vyterian
Marfa Choral Club
Orgatron
Martha Holt Irving
C. E. Miller
J. P. Espy
J. W. Evans
J. K. Miller
Fort Davis Fire Company to Sponsor Dance at School Gym
The Fort Davis fire company announced a dance at the school gymnasium on Monday night December 22 to raise funds for fire department improvements.
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Fort Davis Fire Company
Organ Is Dedicated At Fort Davis Church
A Christmas music program drew an audience that filled the pews and part of the aisles at the Fort Davis church, highlighting the community’s holiday observance with a serene concert.
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Fort Davis Pres
Fire Defense Program Organization in Texas Noted
An open Fort Davis meeting at the Presbyterian church highlighted efforts to organize a fire defense program in Texas. Attendees included Rev. A Lenard Miller and Rev. Richard G. Irving with organ accompaniment. Guests enjoyed a luncheon, Christmas decorations, a Texas and California landscape art display by Edwin Jones, and musical entertainment from local students and clergymen.
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A. L. Miller
Fort Davis
Marathon
Fred S. Rogers
Alpine
H. C. Goodman
Richard G. Irving
Marfa Club
C. E. Miller
J. K. We
W. L. Black
Marfa
Mr. Miller
Lucy Foster
C. H. Slaton
Marylou Smith
Bine
Marta
A Lenard Miler
Iostal Church
Rch
Presbyterian Church
H.C. Goodman
Edwin Jones
Texas
California
Mr. Jones
C. F. Jones
Texas Fire Defense Plan Outlines State Mobilization
Texas Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall announced a statewide fire defense mobilization, creating 26 districts with district coordinators. Volunteers will enroll to perform defined tasks under local fire chiefs, police, and city and county coordinators, forming a coordinated civil protection program.
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Austin
Texas Fire Insurance
Marvin Hall
National Defense Committee For
Texas
Hall
Brewster County
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Arran
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Christian Service Societies
Methodist Churches
Pauline Patterson
Balmorhea
Pecos
Toyah
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G. F. Jones
C. R. Fryar
Ross Graves
True Strong
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Mildred Bloys
Dorothy Hinds
Irving
C. H. Bird
Lieut
Charles Bird
San Francisco
The
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Wests
Alice
Mary Sproul
Miss Alice
Hong
Great Southwest
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Claire Trevor
Glenn Ford
Edgar Buchanan
George Bancroft
George Marshall
Samuel Bischoff
District 13
F Pase
Hudspeth
Culberson
Fire Defense Service
Fire Department
Fire Defense
America
Alpine Lumber Company
Vis and
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Elgin
Hamilton
Rock Sharpe Crystal — Camark Pottery
J. W. Shepperd, Jeweler
Pearl
SAN Antonio Brewing Assn
An Ager Beer
Ritchey Bros
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