Fort Davis Fire Fanned by Patch of Cocklebars
Fort Davis correspondent reports a grass fire began on a Mulhern ranch patch of cocklebars near Cienagas creek and quickly drew in about 60 workers, including WPA crews. The blaze stretched east in a long irregular strip, burning from zero to half a section across land near Fort Davis with incipient fears of rapid spread.
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Fort Davis
Weston Brothers
Alpine
Mulhern Ranch
Cienags Creek
C. T. Elvey
Bay- Sell Rent Lease Trade setting new weekly
Real estate listing fragment offers rent and sale of homes on paved streets near HOLC plans. Includes five to six room brick and frame houses, down payment options, small monthly payments, and remodeling promises. Special sale on College Ave homes and FHA loan readiness. Also lists ranches for sale or trade and business lots in city core. Abstracts maps and title insurance offered. Insurance products marketed.
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HOLC
College Ave
New
War Minister Inspects Mobilization Stores In London
British War Minister More-Belisha and aides tour mobilization stores at Waverly Barracks in Reser, examining complete equipment for searchlight battalions and anti aircraft brigades as part of wartime readiness. Fort Davis items recount local history including nurse Jimmie Friend and a note on Bloys family arrival on Washington's birthday.
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More-Belisha
Fourth Left
Bie
61St London
Waverly Barracks
Reser
Bloys
Fort Davis
Washington
W. B
Lessons on rewarding employee ideas and training for success
C E Johnston argues that business success rests on encouraging employee suggestions and rewarding originators. He warns that neglecting recognition can trigger labor trouble and loyalty loss. Emphasizing trained workers, he notes higher positions come to those who qualify and prepare while in current roles.
Johnny Appleseed Sculpture At New York World's Fair
A free standing folk lore sculpture of Johnny Appleseed by the Medicine and Public Health Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair portrays the itinerant preacher Johnny Appleseed. The piece connects to his habit of distributing seeds and sermons in the Midwest. The article also notes social and local civic activities, including club hostesses for a plate lunch, a donation to a student loan fund, library fund contributions, and a call for preserving historical books in Austin. It mentions appreciation for courthouse yard work funded by WPA and records a birth announcement from El Paso for a baby daughter born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kane, formerly Lana Rivers Gray.
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New York
Medicine and Public Health
Johnny Appleseed
Jonathan Chapman
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mia
Richard G. Irving
Swartz
Irving
Eighth District
van Sickle
Alpine
B. E. Coan
Albert Kane
el Paso
Kane
Lana Rivers
Gray
Fort Davis
Mra
Henry Gray
Prevailing wage rates listed for Texjas road project workers
The document sets minimum wage scales for several trade classifications on a Texjas state project. It specifies hourly and per diem rates for Laborer Waterman Carpenter Master Finisher and others, with overtime at governing rates. Plans and specifications are available at the office of A. J. Adcock, Resident Engineer, Van Horn, Texas.
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Tex- Jas
Tex- Ft
Hem
A. J .Adcock
van Horn
Texas
State Highway Department
Austin
Cambridge Police Confront Youth Rebel Law Enforcement Clash
Cambridge officers struggle with a new curfew rule forcing youths off streets at 9 30. One officer says crowds surge at curfew and flee into doors and back alleys as they dodge pursuit.
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Cambridge
Mase
Orchids From Venezuela to Premiere at New York Fair
Venezuela ships rare orchids to the Republic Pavilion at the New York World's Fair 1981. The display will be refreshed every three days with newly flown specimens from Venezuela, showcasing a priceless species.
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New York
Venezuela
Republic
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Barry Scolee
Matt Smith
M. L. Hopson
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
Galveston
Jean
Jeanette
Jean Poplar
Jimmie
Slater
C. E Eaton
Galveston Quads
A. G. McKee
Jeff Davis County
Texas Highway Department
F. M. Miller
Shafter
Arthur N. Alkire
Pecos
Illinois
Coleman
Mabel
Edna
Warren
Herbert
Texas & Pacific
Baird
Toyah
West Texas
David Merrill
Ilinois
Limpla Canyon
Merril
Tom
California
Jesse
Dave Mer“ll
Warren Bloys
Limpia Canyon
Arthur
Roy I Bioys
Uvalde
Estelle
Leslie Fawcet
San Antonio
Merrill
W. D. Bloys
F.M. Miller
R. D. Swartz
Arkansas
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
North and
South Carolina
Alpine Dairy
T. Ross
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Geo, W. Baines
G. B. Crawford
Business Guides
C. E. Johnston
Busines
Avalanche
Easy Fha
Big Bend Motor Co
Gurindhy Home & Mule Barn
South
San Marcos Sir
Laredo Street
Union Stock Yards
South Texas
Hereford Breeders Assn
Smith-Young Tower
Chevrolet
Jae
Mtoe
Casner Motor Company
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