Fort Davis Hosts Bridge Party at Indian Lodge
About eighty residents gathered Tuesday night at Indian Lodge in Davis Mountain State Park for an evening of bridge forty two and social visiting. Hosts Ben McCutcheon A E Babcock J C Duncan and helpers Marvin Adams McCall arranged prizes for forty two and bridge events with awards to Mrs Harry Jarrett T E Smith Mrs Bob Mulhern Mrs Jack Dumas Worth Evans and Mrs E H Fowlkes. Ice cream and cake followed as guests relaxed by cedar firelight in the lodge lounge. Sandhill cranes were seen over Fort Davis Saturday the year's first sighting.
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Fort Davis
Indian Lodge
Ben McCutcheon
A. E Babcock
J. C. Duncan
Marvin Adams
McCall
Davis Mountain State Park
Harry Jarrett
T. E Smith
Bob Mulhern
Jack Dumas
Worth Evans
E H. Fowlkes
Vesta
Bay Sell Rent Lease Trade New Week Offers
Classifieds advertise rental houses, sale homes, HOLC plans, and trade offers. Large house on paved street near College Ave seeks $25 monthly. several brick and frame homes with FHA loan plans. ranches for sale or trade. insurance and abstracts offered. lots on College Hill with loan connections. Business lot for sale in city center. remodel or new build options.
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HOLC
College Ave
College Hill
Birds Over Balmoth Lake Draw Ta ll Eyes in Town
A flock of about 150 large gray birds drifted over town heading toward Balmothes Lake. They banked and shimmered in sunlight, attracting many onlookers as residents debated their route and possible destination.
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Balmothes
Turing
Banking
Lost Pueblo City Identified by Sul Ross Archaeologist
Archaeologists and locals reveal the long lost San Juan Evangelista city on a high mesa above the Rio Grande five miles west of Presidio Texas. Identified by J Charles Kelley of the Big Bend Museum after field work by A Kopenberger and D Daly, the site lies across from the junction of the Rio Conchos near Santo Tomas.
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Myral McBride
Gul Ross
San Juan
Rio Grande
Presidio
Texas
A. Kopenberger
D. Daly
J. Charles Kelley
Big
Bend
Alpine
Kelley
Espejo
Mendoza
St. John the Evangelist
Pueblo
San Juan Evangelists
United States
Pueblo Santo Tomas
Mesa
Rand
Pueblo San Juan Evangelista
School of American Research
Sul Ross College
Diego Perez de Luxan
Casica Mayo
San Juan Evangelista
Gaspar de Laxan
Scabies Eradication Efforts Continue In Big Bend Area
In January state and county workers operated in the Big Bend to eradicate scabies infection under Dr. J G Porter and L J Watts supervision. The effort employed a B A T inspector and two county inspectors. Excavations at a ruin site near Presidio reveal detailed Pueblo habitation notes recorded by early explorers. Researchers plan further digs pending sponsorship to uncover the fate of Saint John the Evangelist.
Fleet operators favor Chevrolets in 1998 fleet purchases
Detroit reports official fleet data showing 18 080 of 26 025 passenger cars in 1998 went to Chevrolets from 440 top fleet operators. Chevrolet led both car and truck fleet sales with 13 080 car units and 7 687 truck units, far ahead of the next closest makes. December 1998 saw 1 768 passenger cars and 1 719 trucks registered for fleet use. The note mentions Bristol mayor receiving a peculiar letter about a farmer seeking a wire for someone who is not foolish about ...
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Detroit
Chevrolet
Avalanche Advertising Column Item For Sale
The column advertises sale items within the Avalanche page offering space or goods for sale. It notes that listing with the column can yield returns and suggests contact or method to place an advertisement.
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