Fort Davis News notes worship services and club changes
Sunday worship at Cottonwood grove featured Bob Rinehart of Spokane with a special girls sextet and organ accompaniment. Dr. Noble Armstrong preached at First Methodist, and Rev L B Trone will preach next Sunday. Fort Davis Builders Supply Co. officers re-elected, club rules amended to streamline business. July 11 will host an open meeting at the high school gym. Visitors included H L Tarvin and Cecil Boling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Cottonwood Grove
Bob Rinehart
Spokane
Wash
J. W. Myrose
First Presbyterian Church
John G. Prude
Patricia Newton
Dorothy Swartz
Earlene Wilson
Lettie Ann Colwell
Lucy Mildred Miller
Shirley Etheridge
J. H. Clark
Rinehart
Presbyterian Church
Myrose
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Noble B. Armstrong
Sul Ross College
Alpine
God
Harlan G. Andrews
Houston
A. V. Chapin
L. B. Trone
Pecos Valley
Pecos
First Methodist
Taylor
Kelly
R. W. Knox
H. L. Tarvin
West Texas Utilities Company
Cecil Boling
Fort Davis
Mile High club names new officers after meeting
At a Monday night gathering the Mile High club elected E. Y. Freeland as president succeeding Ben R. Taylor. Freeland owns Canyon Lodge while Taylor serves as Fort Davis High School principal and Hotel Limpia owner. New vice president is C. R. Fryar owner of the Fort Davis drug store. Tyrone T Kel-
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Mile High Club
E. Y. Freeland
Ben R. Taylor
Mr. Freeland
Canyon Lodge
Taylor
Fort Davis High School
Limpia
C. R
Bill) Fryar
Fort Davis
Tyrone T Kel
Unusual Weather With Winds Buoyed by Cooling Breeze
The past week to ten days brought higher temperatures than normal with a persistent cooling breeze. McDonald Observatory logged a June 23 high of 90 and June 22 low of 57, with moisture readings of .11 in on June 18, .05 on June 21, and .02 on June 22. Dr and Mrs Swings and son Peter, at the observatory for three months, left Tuesday for Belgium. Doctor Swings teaches at the University of Liege and visits the U.S. and Texas annually, including the McDonald Observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Observatory
Pol Swings
Peter
Belgium
Doctor Swings
University of Liege
Texas
Miss Clarice Hinds Leaves for Beaumont Visit
Miss Clarice Hinds departed Tuesday for Beaumont, Texas to visit an aunt there after a monthlong stay with her aunt Miss Dorothy Hinds of the observatory staff on Mount Locke. Mrs. W. R. McAfee and sons accompany the note.
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Clarice Hinds
Beaumont
Texas
Dorothy Hinds
Mount Locke
Ferguson Mathematician Dies After Lifelong Church Ties
Mrs M A Piercy of Fort Davis Pecos administers Ferguson estate. H e had lived in Des Moines Iowa before moving to Fort Davis. He was a mathematics author whose book Simplified Mathematics drew praise from an Eastern university president. Funeral services and interment were in Pecos. Mrs Buddy Neal and Joe B McWorter returned from Tupelo Miss after visiting their parents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ferguson
Fort Davis
Los Angeles
Calif
Columbia
Missouri
Methodist Church
Pecos
M. A. Piercy
Buddy Neal
Joe B. McWorter
Tupelo, Miss
Mrs. McWhorter
Mrs. Paul D. Jose Returns From California Family Reunion
Mrs. Paul D. Jose of the McDonald observatory family on Mount Locke returns home after a two week California visit with her sister and family. Relatives from Chile joined the gathering, including Mr. and Mrs. George Morris and son George Jr. and Miss Mildred Porter of Seattle. The Morris mining engineer family has three year homeward furloughs. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jarrett and sons with daughter Audine Jarrett. Mrs. Brennand attended a Presbyterian Summer Leadership school in El Paso and Santa Fe from June 27 to July 2.
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Paul D
Helen) Jose
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
California
Chanaral
Chile
Jennie Porter
Berkeley
Calif
Jose
George
Ruth) Morris
George Jr
Mildred Porter
Seattle
Washington
Morris
S. A
Harry Jarrett
Lewis Roy and
Paul
Amarillo
Tex
C. A. Parsons
Jarrett
Miss Audine Jarrett
W. H. Brennand
el Paso
Santa Fe
N. M
Presbyterian Church
Brown announces birth of daughter Glenda Karen Brown
Mr and Mrs Morris K Brown announce the birth of a daughter in Fort Davis on Friday June 24 weighing seven pounds Glenda Karen is the child and she has a brother named Tommy aged fifteen months
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Morris K. Brown
Fort Davis
Glenda Karen Brown
Glenda Karen
Tommy
Celebrate Fourth Birthday of Donald Smith at Home
Donald Smith son of Mr and Mrs W E Smith celebrated his fourth birthday last Tuesday June 21 with a party at home. Twenty guests attended and brought gifts. They played games and enjoyed a four candle iced cake with ice cream. Mr and Mrs Lester L Jarratt and daughter Miss Margaret Jarratt left Friday for Loraine Texas for about a week.
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Donald Smith
W. E. Smith
Lester L. Jarratt
Margaret Jarratt
Loraine
Texas
Death of Jacob Moore Frazier in Austin
Word reached Mrs. M. Frazier Clark of the death of her brother Jacob Moore Frazier 53 of Austin after an emergency appendectomy. Survived by wife Mary Glasscock Frazier and daughter Mae Barbee Frazier, plus four sisters and two brothers. Interment in Belton family plot on Sunday evening, June 26.
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M. Frazier Clark
Jacob Moore Frazier
Austin
Belton
Noted Mathematician Dies in Pecos at 81
Renowned mathematician Manton M. Ferguson aged 81 died suddenly in Pecos. Authorities said he passed away unexpectedly, leaving a legacy in higher mathematics and teaching during a long career at his university. Funeral plans were pending.
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Manton M. Ferguson
Pecos
New Car Registrations Show Increase In May
May saw a rise in new car registrations with named buyers from Marathon Alpine Sierra Blanca and nearby towns. Document lists buyers and vehicles including Chevrolet Plymouth Ford Cadillac Lincoln Mercury and Dodge models across multiple Alpine Marathon and Texon entries.
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R. W. Fisk
Marathon
Chevrolet
D. K. McMullan Jr
Alpine
Plymouth
J. J. Roberts
W. T. Johnson
L. O. Page
el Paso
Ford
Joe Munselle
P. L. Michael
Houston
Cadillac
Fred ©. Williams
DeSoto
F. J. Barrett
Lincoln
D. W. Collins Jr
Troy Moseley
GMC
B. L. Smith
Rubye Durst
F. P. Reeder
Elmo Weston
Byrum C. Waller
King Terry Jr
I. R. Wells Jr
E. Dickson
Texon
Chevsedan
J. F. Fernandes
Odessa
Co. L. Thomas
Rex Ivey Jr
Jack Freeland
B. R. Slight
Lourene Terry
Say it with Flowers Methodist Women Meet at Ledingham Home
Members of the Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. J W Ledingham's home on Wednesday afternoon June 22. Mrs. W E Smith led devotion with scripture from Matthew 6 25 30 and theme Say it with Flowers. Mrs A N Alkire reviewed the final chapter of China Twilight or Dawn and the group enjoyed a social hour with sandwiches cakes olives potato chips and cold drinks.
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Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service
J. W. Ledingham
W. E. Smith
China
A. N. Alkire
Vacation Bible School Attendance Draws CommunityInterest
Community Vacation Bible School ran lessons from June 20 with an average weekly attendance of 53. Closing exercises are set for Friday night July 1 at 8 o'clock at the Baptist church, inviting all to see the children’s work and community involvement.
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Community Vacation Bible School
the Baptist Church
Eighteen Women Meet for Bible Study Fellowship
Eighteen members of the Young Women's Fellowship Club gathered at Mrs. Preston Johnson's home on Wednesday evening June 22. Mrs. F. M. Miller Jr. led the program, with a Bible study from Genesis 18 to 20. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer led by Miss Alice Sproul. Vice President Mrs. James L. Dale conducted a business session in the president's absence, Mrs. Otis Grubb. Refreshments were cookies and fruit punch. Two guests attended, Mrs. Bill Jones and Mrs. Pol Swings. Miss Iva Snead and her nephew Jonny Snead planned a trip to Stanton and Robert Lee, expecting to be away about a week.
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Young Women's Fellowship Club
Preston Johnson
F. M. Miller Jr
Alice Sproul
James L. Dale
Otis Grubb
Bill Jones
Pol Swings
Birthday Picnic for Gordon Schott in Humble Texas
Gordon Schott aged six from Humble Texas celebrated his birthday Monday June 27 with a picnic supper near Limpin creek. Grandparents H A Heyduck hosted the boy and provided a cake with six pink candles, and a cake arrived from his mother in Humble. Brother Nelson ten joined the gathering. Visitors B J Barnes and family from Neosho Missouri visited last week in the Heyduck home. The Barnes family planned a summer trip to California after their visit. Mr Pat Mulloy of the Jeff ranch has returned from an extended trip.
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Gordon Schott
Humble
Texas
Limpin_ creek
H. A. Heyduck
Gordon
Nelson
Heyducks
B. J. Barnes
Margaret
Max and
Wayne Barnes
Neosho
Missouri
Barnes
California
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