Fort Davis News Highlights Fort Davis Community News
Fort Davis trustees allocated about 290 dollars for playground equipment for American and Mexican schools with installation planned soon. Mrs Fred 8 Rogers of Alpine spoke at a church gathering and Fort Davis formed a Texas Council of Church Women unit with officers Mrs N Alkire president and other local members participating. Representatives from area churches attended and helped organize the local unit.
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Fort Davis
Fred 8. Rogers
Alpine
Texas Council of Church Women
N. Alkire
A.B Babcock
Wiliams
C.D. Wood
P. V. Cartwright
Parry elected club president. Europe lecture noted
President Mrs Virginia Parry of the Study Club was elected at a Tuesday meeting in the Presbyterian church recreation room with Miss Nancy Clawson as hostess. Dr G P Kuiper of McDonald Observatory gave a Europe lecture illustrated with his colored moving pictures.
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Virginia Parry
J. D. Ewarts
Swartzs
Maria
Parry
Offce
Presbyterian Church
Nancy Clawson
Europe
G. P. Kuiper
McDonald Observatory
Big Bend Display Shown in Pecos By CC
A scale model of Big Bend National Park was exhibited at the Community Public Service Office in Pecos last week. Brought by the chamber of commerce, it followed showings in Fort Worth and El Paso and weighs 1,200 pounds, measuring nine feet square and eighteen inches high.
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Big Bend
Pecos
Community Public Service Coffice
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
el Paso
Rankin
Buena Vielt
Alpine Twins Triumph In Junior High Tourney Showdown
Alpine tops Junior Highs to win both divisions in a crowded meet. McCamey and Grandfalls split consolation honors as Midland, Van Horn and others chase runners-up positions. All-tourney selections honor Alpine trio and McDougal of McCamey with top nods amid tight finishes.
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McCamey
Midland
Big Bull Pups
Frimly
Alpine
Little Boys
Oime
McCamey Mall Boys
Dallast
Daugherty
Peedy Bedford
Junior High
Big Yellow Jackets
Sam Fowler
Marta
Monahans Greenwave
van Horn
Reat
Grandfalls
Billy Parting
Wesley Jordan
Jack Howman
McDougal
Murphy
Trask
Tiny Geaslin
Glenn
Bedford
Ret Daugherty
Irain
King
Charles Davis
Billy Weston
Officers Elected At Meeting of Alpine Cemetery Association
The Alpine Cemetery association met at the city hall Wednesday evening. Officers reelected for 1941 were President Mrs. W. E. Miller, Vice-president Mr. D. S. Barker, Secretary Treasurer Mrs. H. Fallman. The water system was discussed with rising dues proposed to fund a three inch main and a pressure pump system. The improved cemetery appearance was noted with more plants and ongoing care by sexton C. T. Rider.
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Alpine Cemetery Associaion
W. E. Miller
D. 8. Barker
H. Fallman
C. T. Rider
Nationally Known Cage Team To Appear In A Game Here
The Whiskered Giants a nationally known basketball team will play an exhibition game with Sul Rose T club at Sul Ross gymnasium next Saturday Feb 8. Coach B Graves says the Giants are among the finest ball handlers in the nation and will deliver thrills. The local Sul Ross team consists of former Sul Ross and high school stars and has trained for weeks for exhibition games this season due to the college lacking a regular basketball squad.
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Giants
Sul Rose T Club
Sul Ross Gymnasium
B. ©. Graves
Sul Ross and
High ‘Chool
Morelock Seeks Aid Of Legislature In Buying State Land
Dr. H W Morelock president of Ross College led a Big Bend park push in Austin this week. He met Rep Cal Muftman to discuss state funds for park land purchases. Muftman introduced a bill to allocate 1 500 000 dollars. The federal gov would add Big Bend to the national parks system once land is state acquired.
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Morelock
H.W. Morelock
Presidential Ross College
Austin
Cal C. Muftman
Eagle Pass
Yustman
Big Bend Parks
Sul Ross Chorus Presents Comic Opera Next Tuesday
The Sul Ross Chorus directed by Miss Irma Batay will stage The Marriage of Nannette next Tuesday at eight. The Agnes Emelie Peterson Louis Curtis Woodson opera previously shown in 1981 features Evelyn Bishop Bentley of Marfa in the title role with a strong supporting cast. Admission is 28 and 40e.
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Nannette
Sul Ross
Irma
Ae Batey
Agnes Emelie Peterson
Louis Curtis Woodson
College Chorus
Evelyn Bishop Bentley
Marfa
Slow Drizzle and Fog Bring Moisture to Highland
A slow drizzling rain and heavy fog Tuesday brought 0.15 inch of moisture per official gauge at Sul Ross College, widening coverage across the area with moderate temperatures. The weekly total for January reached 1.19 inches, as reports confirm. Levi Daugherty, described as a Negro, was arrested in Edwardsville, Illinois, on suspicion of tearing down a church and selling the lumber.
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Sul Ross College
Levi Daugherty
Edwardsville
Wives Sponsor Series of Benefit Bridge Parties
A group of 20-30 club wives plan a series of benefit bridge and 12 parties. The first event is next Friday evening at 7 o clock, venue to be chosen between Ko Kempt lodge or the Legion ball. Tickets 28 cents each, with Mrs Sport Gunn in charge of sales. Prizes will be home articles.
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Ko | Kempt Lodge
Legion
Sport Gunn
Wythe bridge game at Johnsons home ends with thirteen hearts
A card party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Johnson in Wythe concluded a contract bridge game where thirteen hearts were played and noted in the tally.
Flu Epidemic Delays Stockton District Court Trials
Judge W C Jackson announced that criminal trials set for Fort Stockton in the 112th District would be continued to the May term due to the flu outbreak and the illness of District Attorney Weaver Baker’s father. A jury is still to be drawn for the State v Lorenzo Holzis murder case from a special venire of 66.
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W. C. Jackson
Ft. Stockton
112Th District Court
Weaver H. Baker
Junction
Lorenzo Holquis
Highland Calves Featured on Magazine Cover
Highland calves bred by George Jones and winner of fourth prize at the 1940 Highland fair show ing were used by Charles P. Mills Jr. as the subject of a color photograph for the January 1941 Farm Journal and Farmers Wife cover. George W. Rockwell of Sunbury, Pa. bought the calves at the feeder sale after the fair.
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George Jones
Charles P. Mills Jr
Farm Journal
Farmer's Wife
Philadelphia
George W. Rockwell
Sunbury
Ambulance Plane to Take Detroit Man to Dallas
Charles Dockson a prominent Detroit manufacturer who has been seriously ill at Alpine hospital for two weeks will be transported to Dallas by ambulance plane as soon as weather permits. Dockson fell ill while returning from California with Mrs Dockson. Their son Sidney and wife from Detroit have been here for about ten days.
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Charles Dockson
Detroit
Alpine Hospital
Dallas
Dockson
California
Docksone
Sidney
M Detroit
Unclear Names in Continued Ankmen Article Item
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Robert Everett Perry Cartwright D Reynolds Expy Miller Jay Mitchell D O Medley Otis Kimball C K Smith Pete Kennedy Richard Merrill with no clear event, context, or outcome provided for a proper summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Everett
Perry Cartwright
D. Reynolds
Expy Miller
Jay Mitchell
D. O. Medley
Otis Kimball
C. K. Smith
Pete ‘Kennedy
Richard Merrill
King Ranch Ties Fuel Rural Texan Homestead History
The article recalls Grierson's 160 acre homestead that grew into a large ranch later tied to Harold A. King. P H Pruett left the original site and moved northeast six miles to the old Pruett place now owned by H L Kokernot. Ruins of the old school house near the King ranch house ruins are fading from sight.
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Solg’ Grierson
Grierson
Harold A. King
Fort Davis
el Paso
P. H. Pruett
Pruett
H. L. Kokernot
Joes
King Ranch House
Newark Judge Allows Garfinkle Payment Plan
A Newark judge granted Harry Garfinkle permission to pay two dollars weekly toward his large judgment of 104,720 dollars, setting a manageable schedule for settlement. The action marks a rare installment arrangement in a significant civil case as Garfinkle works to satisfy the debt.
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Newark
N. J
Harry Garfinkle
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