Christmas in Fort Davis ends with a warm church service
The Fort Davis note describes a longer Christmas season with decorations lasting until January 6 and a Christmas Day meal that lasts into night. Residents plan home observances, a church service on Christmas night, and recently added film presentations about life of Christ in Spanish. Weather data from Mount Locke shows daily temperatures ranging from 40s to 50s.
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Garreth
Elaine
Judy Joiner
Community Visitors and Holiday Travels Recap
A roundup of local residents visiting relatives during holidays and attending events. Raymond Roberts of Abi on visits Fort Davis friends. Lovie Neal of El Paso stayed with Mrs. J P Weatherby. Numerous locals attended the Sun carnival in El Paso on New Year’s Day. Military officer Lt J Kimball Miller visited his family in Fort Davis. Marguerite Piercy returned from El Paso. J W Espy and Worth Evans left Fort Davis for California. W C Massey and Mrs Massey visited Fort Davis. B I Grant and family traveled to Corpus Christi to visit their daughter Linton Palenero.
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el Paso
Lee S. Williams
J. P. Eggy
Webster
Amalia Marin
Richard Hartnett
Ernest Webster Jr
Elias Marin
J. R. Cook
Bob Sproul
L. W. Fenstermaker
J. W. Espy
Worth Evans
Fort Davis
California
Los Angeles
Mrs. B. I. Grant
Corpus Christi
Mrs
Linton Palenero
Mr. Palenero
Sheriff Sale in Alpine of Lot 6 7 Block 7 Gillis Addition
Brewster County Texas sheriff announces a public sale of S C Leyva property following a November 1953 court judgment by Mrs Henrietta Goeglein Gilbert et al. The auction on February 2 1954 at Alpine courthouse will offer Lot 6 and Lot 7 in Block 7 Gillis Third Addition for cash.
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Texas
Brewster
District Court
Henrietta Goeglein Gilbert
Gene B. Gilbert
S. C. Leyva
M. Levy
Brewster County
Gillis
Alpine
Court House
S. C. Leyvain
Jim Skinner
Checkin on the S R Exes in Texas and Mexico
Bob and Mae Cross Robinson, Sul Ross exes, now in San Antonio with three children after Germany and Chicago where Bob earned an M A from Northwestern. Keith Powell and Rosemary Adams Powell, exes of 1951, with the American consulate in Guadalajara Mexico. Troy White practicing dentistry in Athens Texas with his wife Jan and their young daughter. Sam Caden and Deliane teach in local schools with Sam as head coach.
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Bob
Mae Cross Robinson
San Antonio
Germany
Chicago
Northwestern University
Mae
Keith
Rosemary Adams Powell
Guadalajara
Mexico
Troy
Jan White
Athens
Texas
Sam
Deliane Caden
Betty Golliday Now Mrs Max Stephens of Midland
Max Stephens works for an oil company while Betty Golliday resides in Midland. Jack Cotter Scannell serves as claims adjuster for State Farm Insurance in Dallas, at 4147 Normandy. Louise Burdwell taught in Marathon last year and now studies at a Fort Worth Baptist seminary for foreign mission service.
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Betty Golliday
Max Stephens
Midland
Max
Jack Cotter Scannell
The
State Farm Insurance Co
Dallas
Normandy
Louise Burdwell
Marathon
Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Midland Livestock Market Steady to Weak On Calves and Cows
The Midland market was steady to weak across most classes. Fat calves and yearlings ranged from 14 to 17 dollars for medium to good. common to medium 11 to 14. choice cows 10 to 12. medium cows 8.5 to 10. canners remained in the lower end.
Prices Hit Cattle and Calf Markets Amid Scarce Supplies
The market lists cattle categories with bids from six to twelve dollars for bulls and calves from six fifty to sixteen dollars. Stocker steer calves fetch fifteen to sixteen dollars, with specific lots noted. Mixed stocker yearlings move around ten fifty. A separate note mentions Afghanistan building materials where wooden ceilings survive rains and quakes under flat mud roofs per National Geographic.
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National Geographic Society
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Mount Locke
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RODEO
Southwest
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium
Taye
UG Cab
Earnest Carlton
Raymond Roberts
Abione
Valda McCutcheon
W. E. Dougherty
Lovie Neal
J. P. Weatherby
Lt. J. Kimball
K. K.) Miller
Biggs Air Force Base
J. Keesey Miller
Marguerite Piercy
W. C. Massey
Sierra Blanca
Massey
Gertrude Fields
Victoria
R. D. Swartz
Fields
Mr. Swartz
Custom Assay Office
Chemists and Assayers
Shippers Representatives
P. O. Box
el Paso, Texas
Frank
Ray
Hord
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
E. Holland Ave
P. O
Texas Monument
Bruce C. Sutton
Alpine, Texas
Ralph W. Peters
W. D. Craddock
6Th St
Marvin C. Kay
Dist. Mgr
Fidelity Union Life Ins. Co. Real Estate
W. G. Fielder
Granada Theatre
BIG Bend Abstract CO
Helen D. Gibb
Brewster County Abstracts
T. A. Beard
Insuran
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
Brewster Co
Harris
Murphy Ave
Midland Livestock News
San Angelo
Odessa
Houston
Bill Goodall
Stantons
Bill's Feed Store
W. F
Bill
Colwell
N. Sth
Hudson's Bakery
Afghanistan
City Drug Store
R. A. Bow
E. G
Grady) Nance
Mr. Bow
America
General Motors
Pontiac
World's Finest Union
Faber Pontiac Company
East Holland Ave
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