Fort Davis Notes Include Teacher Resignation and Local Happenings
Mrs Reid resigns as Fort Davis teacher due to ill health and will move to Alpine with her husband, former Mexican school principal Mr Reid. Fort Davis high school baseball plans new era with Preston Fowlkes and Lee Sproul leading. poll tax exemptions listed under new Texas election law. Merrill and family explore growing cactus plants in Jeff Davis county, testing varieties across soils and water conditions. NORGE refrigerator ad and second sheets for typewriters promote Alpine business offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Reid
Alpine
Fort Davis High School
Preston Fowlkes
Lee Sproul
Fort Davis Squid
Joe Meeks
Robert Withers
Johnny Fitzgerald
Karl Grubb
Jess Gray
Jeff Davis
FL. Speuul
Texas
J. W. Meer
Jeff Davis County
Merrill
Latvian Singers to Perform at Sul Ross Tonight
The Latvian Singers will present an unusual and engaging program at Sul Ross Auditorium this evening. Critics deem this one of the finest entertainments seen in West Texas, featuring vocal symphonies and works like Nights in Old Russia with church scenes and folk songs reflecting the people’s sufferings and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Auditorium
West Texas
Russia
Skeletons Unearthed by Highway Work near Davis
Fort Davis correspondent reports two human skeletons found in a trench grave during posthole digging near the Thomspon and Webster bridge area. Remains show old burial, possible pre-1891, with army button artifacts and preserved teeth. Tex centennial half dollar discussion and memorial museum funding noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Nyon
H. G. "Thompson
Essay Contest For Students Launched
A national essay contest for high school students will be sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary as part of its Fidae program. Mrs. Polk Hinson announced the topic How can American youth cooperate with Fidac to prevent propaganda of international hostility. Essays must not exceed 1000 words and the national contest closes May 1, 1996. State and national prizes include a $200 scholarship for the first prize. Open to all students regularly enrolled in high schools or schools with a high school curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Gain
Fidae
Inter- Allied Veterans’ Federation
Polk Hinson
Fidac
Mystery of Bones in the Sediment Ground
A contemplation on possible Confederate remains found near an 1854 fort site. The author weighs historic ties to Antonio de Espejo’s 16th century expedition and queries whether debris from 1864 Civil War troops or Indians could explain the bones. Experts in textile analysis might reveal time and weaving methods to solve the riddle.
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Antonio de Espejo
Ben
Political Announcements for Various Local Offices
The Avalanche notes candidate announcements subject to Democratic Primaries on July 25. Listed are District Attorney for the 83rd Judicial District F Skevington H O Newman Harold L Wynne W E Young Tom Easterwood, re election. County Attorney A M Turney. County Treasurer George M Benson A B Sandifer Raymond Garnett. Commissioners Precinct 1 Matt Smith John D Young. Precinct 2 E E Howard Anja Wilson. Precinct 3 Earl Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Skevington
H. O. Newman
Harold L. Wynne
W. E. Young
Tom Easterwood
A. M. Turney
George M. Benson
A. B. Sandifer
Raymond) Garnett
Matt Smith
John D. Young
E. E. Howard Anja Wilson
Earl Clark
CANDIDATES Cards Offered At Reasonable Prices
The Avalanche prints candidates cards at reasonable prices, urging readers to place orders locally rather than sending work out of town.
Chamber of Commerce Clippings from Texas Centennial Era
The Alpine Study club promotes at home parks using Big Bend park slides and views from Mt. Emory and South Rim while supplying pamphlets to Miss Beatrice Winsor in Newark. Residents are invited to contribute materials to a Texas travel and history booklet for the centennial celebration.
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S. Atkinson
Houston
The
Rio Grande
Big Bend Park
Terlingua
Haley Ranch
Texas
Alpine Study Club
Mt. Emory
Green Gulch
South Rim
Mexico
Station changes hands in Marfa area business shift
Charles A. Carver formerly of Marfa takes charge of the Sun shine Service station next to the Avalanche shop, succeeding Charles Bishop who ran the business. Mr Carver and his wife arrived Saturday to make their home. Bishop will continue his studies at Sul Ross College.
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Charles A. Carver
Marfa
Sunshine
Avalanche Shop
Charles Bishop
Carver
Sul Ross College
Alpine Lie Haw Dept Full Line of Guns and Ammunition
A clipped OCR fragment notes a full line of guns and ammunition with references to Alpine Lie and Haw Dept. Lacks clear context or complete details beyond the supply listing.
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Haw
Alpine Lor
Subscriptions Urged as Avalanche Prompts Immediate Payment
A notice urges readers to renew or pay subscriptions promptly for the Avalanche. Names from Alpine and nearby towns are listed as paid up in the past week, with a public citation of a Texas court case involving land titles in Brewster County and a long list of defendants and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avaanche
B.C. Graves
Alpine
W. J. McIntyre
Carrie Brell
Denison
Texas
R. A. McMurry
L. D. Harris
Martha V. Ezell
Safeway Store
R. S. Cares
A. J. Tippit
James Cotter
Alice Cowan
L. Sublett
Terlingua
A. N. Southall
F. M. Steere
T. Wilks
State OF
Brewster County
Brewster
E. N. Brown
J. H. Sanders
RL. Preiffer
le R. Preitfer
F. H. Klein
F. K. Klein
Edward Winter
Sarah ‘L
Chase
Armen End
Botan Brveopest Company
Af Rotan
Ll Toe
Speer
Brewster Couny
Texan
Jamin
Woolf Aani
EW. Brown
Trate
Sanders
BL. Pfeffer
Fee
Winter
Sarah Ia Chase
W. Aper
Harper
R. Otten
John’ G. Moa
Samed Dullaghan
Wooten
James Vernon Wooten
Ja You
Eugene Milstead
M. S. Bishop
M'Barmes
Charles
Hall
James W. Lew
Detame’p. Cline
Jerome P
Texas-Mexican Ry. Co
J. W. Frazer
District Court
Brewster ‘County
Sealy
District Court of
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Barry Seabee
Reid
Mac Sprout
Mr. Sprout
Mr. Sproul
Sproul Ranch
NORGE
Alpine Lit, Co., Raw
Dept. E
Davis
By Barry Score
Lone Starate
Colere Williams
University of Texas
Austin
Alamo
San Jacinto
Amelia Leion
Texas Centennial Committee
A. Garland Adair
Adair
Mentty
83Rd Judicial District
Chamber of Commerce
Berta Lassiter
Lee
Beatrice Winsor
Public
Newark
New Jersey
Miss Winser
Winsor
Avalanche
A. A. Morgan
John Sotelo
T. F. Skevington
Conoco
A.D
Arkansas
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Insuranceornado-Casualty-Bonds-Life-Ac
M. L. Hopson
Holland Hotel
Trans-Pecos Abstract Co., Inc
Rewster County
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Kobeanot
BO. W. Baines
B. Crawford
Home People
Orient Dairy
Dom Adams
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