Announcements and local notes from Marfa area 1930
Announcement lists Virginia Lee Ellis as Democratic candidate for county treasurer subject to July 26 1930 primaries. Notes road improvements on Marfa road with Walter Miller donation and Tom Granger work by county machinery. Describes Masonic building progress and a Presbyterian Missionary Society Mexican supper raising about 65 dollars. Family reunion at Judge and Mrs Barnett’s home includes ten of twelve children and spouses from Marfa Alpine Valentine Detroit and other places. two children absent.
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Jett Davis County
R. Barnett
V 'Dee
Forest
Mra
John McDonald
Andates
H.W. Barnett
Vera Leo Barnett
Marfa
B. W. Barnett
Alpine
J. M. Barnett
RN. Everett, Jr
Edwin Barnett
Valentine
Bri P. Andrews
Little Son
Detroit, Mich
Barnett
Roup
R.A. Barnett
Clifton
Arizona
C. J. Condon
Phoenix
Building a Four Room Cottage on the Fryar Farm Near Town
Are Building Home Mr and Mrs Carl Ross Fryar plan a four room modern cottage on their farm near town. Henry Gray recently arrived from Pauls Valley Oklahoma and will work in the Hicks and Jack Gray stores. Miss Kate Fewel visits her brother in Amhurst Texas with Mrs Clay Espy visiting relatives on the Plains near Abilene. Jones Sells Orchard Dr and Mrs H M Jones sold their home and six acre Davis Mountain orchard to Sam A Hall. The orchard, bearing profitably for six or seven years, spans six acres with two wells and a nice house. The Jones have lived there over ten years. Dr Jones is unsure whether to build in Fort Davis.
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Carl Ross Fryar
Henry Gray
Pauls Valley
Oklahom
Hicks
Jack Gray
Hall
C. 1 Hird
McCamey
Alta Vista” Orchard
Fort Davis Notes and Local Items Stir Interest
A mixed Fort Davis note sheet covers housing changes as Mr Hall and Mrs Hall prepare to move into Alta Vista orchard land home, and a promise to relocate Jones family. It also recounts Fort Davis basketball winners 19 to 16 over Marfa, plus community visits, school events, and upcoming program plans at the J. W. Exp y home.
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Coopers
Fort Davis
Marfa
Monscore
Sanderson
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Joe Espy
Walter Miller
Tom Granger
Tyrrel Smith
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Pacman
Manatee
Dr Camp & Cap
Kate Fewel
Amhurst, Texas
RL. Irving
Fort Worth
Presbyterian Church
Mire
T. Granger
Ysleta
Tom
Mrs Granger
Miss Dorene
William Granger
el Paso
Lund
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J. W. Expy
Espy
F. L. Sproul
A. P. Prude
Sit Tow
Jones
Wee
E. H. Carlton
Callie Holt
Lena Terrill
Mim
Beau McCutcheon
J. M. Clark
Dorothy
Mr. Clark
Amon
High Bool
Dorothy Weatherby
Tessie
Clara Grub
J. H. Clark
Seminole
Mra Clark
Christeas
Mise Thelma Wood
Mss
Audrey Lewis
Mise Jimmie Friend
Andrew P. Prude
Tom Prisell
A. H. Adcock
G. W. Davis
Phraaryay
Jack Hoxte
Frank
Chamber of Commercs
Thed
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Chamber of Commerce
Marfa Road
H. M. Jones
News York
Alpine Transfer Fulcher Bros
I. Gs
Duris
Home Ven Pas
Tel Shandise
Granada
Vitaphone
Movietone
Talking Pictures
the Aviator
Edward Everett Horton
Patsy Ruth Miller
Ace of Fun Makers
Broadway
Nick Lucas
Marvelous Movie Achievement
Diggers
Inutae
Hearts IN Exile
Res Costello
Grant Withers
Rio Rita
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