Fort Davis church services and community notes
Union worship at First Methodist with Rev. S. M. Mims presiding featured a sermon by Rev. L. B. Trone on the church's advantages. Morning sermons by Rev. Woodson Mims and Rev. Mims covered pride humility and value of a saved soul. A BYPU service followed at the Baptist church. Fire damages a Mile High trailer. no other buildings harmed. Public Library reports June circulation and new dictionary stand improvements. regional library boxes received. Visitors over Fourth of July include the Weatherbys and Galentines families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
S. M. Mims
L. B. Trone
Pecos
Matthew
R. le Uel
Trone
W. E. Smith
Curch
Methodist Church
Mims
Woodson Mims
First Baptist Church
R. C. Withers
T.T. Kelly
W. A. Young
Mime
BYPU
Baptist Church
Woodson
Charles Brandon
Tyrone T. Kelly
First Presbyterian Church
Robert D. Parlour
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Marfa
Mile High
Travis Sellers
Ira Hector
W. H. Brennand
Sul Ross
Fort Davis
H. D. Coleman
W.E. Smith
Nore
Massey Scene Near Sierra Blanca and Fort Davis
VIP Jr. and Mrs. W C Massey return home Saturday from Sierra Blanca. Mrs. Massey, formerly Dorothy Weatherby, is daughter of Mrs J P Weatherby. Skies Still Sunny reports light cooling showers near Fort Davis with no town impact. Mount Locke McDonald observatory notes rain totals for four days totaling 3.9 inches for the week. Temperatures ranged from 60s to mid 90s over the period. Mr and Mrs James L Jaratt and daughter Vickie of Sweetwater visited over the Fourth of July holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J P. Weatherby
Ir Weatherby
Carroll
Houston
Paul G. Galentine
Paul
David Ir
J.P. Weatherby
W. C. Massey
Sierra Blanca
Fort Davis
Mount Locke
McDonald
James L. Jaratt
Vickie
Sweetwater
Magazine Edition Copies for The Avalanche
Coupon inserted this week allows extra copies of the Informational and Historical magazine section to be issued September 14. Orders due by morning July 27 at this office. Each copy will sell for 75 cents and no regular weekly issues included except one to subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Avalanche
Post office changes and local family notices in Fort Davis
Jarratts and families are mentioned alongside new Fort Davis post office clerk Joyce Kemp who became postmistress on July 1 after Althea Taylor's two year acting tenure. A family trip by the Swartz and Rusk households to Colorado and New Mexico is noted, plus a polio foundation meeting led by Ben Tankersley in Fort Davis with Dramatized film and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Bennett
Fort Davis
Joyce “Kemp
Althea "Taylor
Ben R. Tankersley
Abilene
N. W
Texas
National Foundation For
B.C. Neill
Tankersley
Vass
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Fort Davis News
Alkire
Corres
Fort da
Sellers
Ralph Brandon Jr
Pecos Hospital
J. R. Brandon
Public Library News
Sun
Eaders
Avalanche
THE
Alpine
Oldsmobiles
Oldamobile
Oldsmobile
Tou
Henry Bailey Motors
N. 6Th
Ave. C
Jarratt
L. J. Jarratt
Ralph’ L. Russell
Russell
Alvin Jarratt
R. D. Swartz
C. J. Rusk
Mr. Rusk
Colorado
New Mexico
Lake Vallecito
Bayfield
Santa Fe
Mesa Verde National Forest
Tanker= Sley
Indian Lodge
Neill
James L. Dale
Low Ann
Dale
Jack’ Phillips
Calends
Alpine School of Fine Arts
East Ave
Cruel T. Warnock
Sox
E. Holland Ave
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