Fort Davis Notes On Births Deaths And Visitors 1947
Fort Davis records show 51 births registered in 1947 at Jeff Davis county court, with possible all time high excluding Valentine district and out of county births. District deaths totaled 18, up from 6 in 1946, and only 20 marriage licenses were issued in 1947 vs 29 in 1946. Local visitors include Mac Sproul’s return from Temple hospital with family, and several teachers and residents visiting over holidays. Weather shows no moisture. weekly temperatures tracked at Mt. Locke observatory with a range from 21 to 68 degrees. Notable visitors include Drs J H Oort W W Stromgren and families arriving for observing periods at McDonald Observatory.
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Jeff Davis County Court House
Valentine
McDonald Observatory
Mt. Locke
Weatherford Deputy Tom Gray Joins Wilbur Medley Staff
Tom Gray of Weatherford arrives on New Year’s Day to serve as deputy sheriff under Wilbur Medley, succeeding Ira H. Hector. Gray brings years of Weatherford experience as deputy and constable, and his wife plans to move here once a residence is found.
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Tom Gray
Weatherford
Wilbur Medley
Mr. Gray
Ira H. Hector
Mrs. Gray
Richard K. Merrill
Highway Department Overhauls Fort Davis Office Staff
The Texas Highway Department reduced personnel in Fort Davis to two: resident engineer A. V. Chapin and assistant Jack Dumas who moved to El Paso as Paisano Drive inspector. B. B. Bounds moved to Alpine and Mildred Bloys was reassigned there. Remaining 24 miles from the Scenic Loop to Kent to be supervised from Van Horn with other county road work effectively concluded.
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Highway Department
Fort Davis
State Highway Dept
A. V. Chapin
Jack Dumas
Dumas
el Paso
Paisano Drive
Mr. Chapin
B. B. Bounds
Alpine Office
Mildred Bloys
Valentine
Davis Mountains Scenic Loop
U.S. 90
Quebec Siding
Kent
van Horn
Coans Buy Fort Davis Four Apartment Home
Mr and Mrs B E Coan of El Paso visited Fort Davis last week and bought a four apartment house near Austin High School from an Army colonel. They will occupy one unit and rent the other three and both taught in Fort Davis before 1942 with Mr Coan serving as superintendent of schools and Mrs Coan as a high school teacher.
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B. E. Coan
el Paso
Fort Davis
Coans
Austin High School
Coan
Fort Davis Teams Attend Invi tational in Van Horn
The Fort Davis Indians boys basketball and girls volleyball teams travel to Van Horn Friday and Saturday for an invitational featuring 6 man football basketball and volleyball players. Fort Davis volleyball meets Pyote girls Friday at 8 p m and Pyote boys face Fort Davis on the same docket. John G Prude superintendent and coach accompanies the squad. Mrs VaRena Wilmoth, Anderson school teacher, spent holidays in Fort Worth and returned Saturday. B R Taylor serves as Anderson 4th grade supply teacher.
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Rosalie Mitchell
Anderson School
Dallas
Fort Davis Indians
van Horn
Fort Davis
John G. Prude
VaRena Wilmoth
Fort Worth
Youth delegate returns from national Methodist meeting
John Robert Prude attended a National Youth Conference in Cleveland as a regional delegate. About 11 000 youths gathered for the event. He was away a week and returned home this past Sunday while Mrs Crawford is ill and Mr Taylor coaches basketball at Central and Anderson schools.
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J. L. Crawford
Taylor
Central
Anderson
John Robert Prude
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Methodist Church
John Robert
Missionary Society Meets at Baptist Church
Members of the Baptist Women's Missionary society met Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Friend presiding. Little business was conducted as focus shifted to missions and the past sixty years of work. The Royal Service lesson book guided the session, theme One World One Savior One Task.
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Baptist Women's Missionary Society
J. W. Friend
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society Meeting
Mrs Espy Miller hosted the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society gathering on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Lela Weatherby spoke on Puerto Rico drawing on a year of missionary work there. New officers were installed with Mrs J P Weatherby elected president. A short business session preceded the program followed by refreshments.
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Espy Miller
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
Lela Weatherby
Puerto Rico
Miss Weatherby
J. P. Weatherby
Fort Davis Band Aboard Sun Carnival Parade in El Paso
The Fort Davis high school band was one of 26 bands in the El Paso Sun carnival parade on New Year’s Day directed by M C Brittain. The group stayed at Fort Bliss with chaperones, enjoyed meals in mess halls, and attended a dress rehearsal and a special party at Logan Heights Service Club amid cold weather and snow.
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Fort Davis
el Paso
Logan Heights
No. 3
Alpine Avalanche Announces Fort Davis Parade Band Trip
The Alpine Avalanche outlines a 342 mile parade journey from Fort Davis to El Paso with the Fort Davis school band and 50 floats. Chaperones include Mr. and Mrs. Kouitz Mrs. Brandon and Mr. Kountz and Mr. Brittain. Names of band members listed with instruments and a thanks to supporters and associations.
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Fort Davis
W C. Kouitz
J. R. Brandon
M. C. Brittain
Jim P. Espy
Charlene Brandon
Dorothy Grubb
Frances Jimenez
Charlie Ann Fryar
Kay Carlton
Patricia Newton
Chris Kountz
Audine Jarrett
J. Kimball Miller
Elisabeth Prude
Sam Redford
Billy Colwell
Ronnie Hartnett
Rayford Newton
Tommy Redford
Amalia Marin
Pat Talavera
Lewis Jarrett
Lettie Ann Colwell
Ralph Brandon
van Kountz
Tommy Chapin
Foster Granger
Jimmie Dominguez
Bobby Ledingham
el Paso
Band Mothers Assn
The
Mile High Club
Jim McElroy
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