Bible School Closes After Two Weeks of Lessons
Closing exercises of the Vacation Bible School at the Baptist church featured flag ceremonies, prayers, and musical performances by junior to intermediate groups. Attendance reached 100 with 77 average. several students earned perfect attendance certificates. A separate July picnic near Limpia canyon raised about $50 for CARE.
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Bible School
Baptist Church
M. C. Britta
United States
John W. Myrose
M. C. Brittain
Tyrone Kelly
Harry Barrett
J. K. Miller
S. M. Mims
Mims
Nat Brittain
Kay Carlton
Patricia Newton
Bobby Ledingham
Limpia Canyon
Birthday and Doll Displays Highlight Fort Davis News
A Friday birthday party honored Kay Carlton on her thirteenth birthday with a picnic supper and theatre outing to the Apache to see Lawless Valley. A doll display at Mrs. John W. Myrose’s home showcased dolls from 1610 to modern times with refreshments for about 50 attendees.
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Earnest Carlton
Kay Carlton
Carlton Courts
Apache Theatre
Lawless Valley
Ann Bounds
Alpine
Nancy Spurrier
Anson
Patricia Newton
Lucy Miller
Earlene Wilson
Fort Davis
John W. Myrose
China
Germany
Korea
Political Announcements For District Clerk and County Clerk
The event notes re election announcements for district clerk Mrs F L Sproul and county clerk Mrs Beatrice Woolley with church services and interdenominational prayers. A quartet performed Take Time To Be Holy and ministers from Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches led prayers and sermons. Next Sunday Baptist members host services with John Robert Prude as speaker for August 1 at 7 30 p m.
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F. L. Sproul
Beatrice Woolley
Baptist
John Robert Prude
The
Methodist Church
Rain Drenches Fort Davis Area with Heavy Downpours
Rain fell in several sections of the Davis Mountains last week with Fort Davis seeing heavy showers Thursday afternoon totaling .99 inches. Mt. Locke temperatures at McDonald Observatory ranged from 85 to 89 during the period with daily highs around mid 80s and nightly lows in the 50s to 60s.
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Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Mt. Locke
McDonald Observatory
Sun
Marfa society notes travel and political notice items
Several residents with El Paso and Fort Davis ties travel for visits and trips to Salt Lake City Cheyenne and Chicago. Rodeos planned for Espy family members. Miss Audine Jarrett and Miss Velma Jones plan Abilene and Pai sano encampment travel. A public notice from R H Bud Murrah Jr announces leaving Commission Prec 4 due to move and bids for voters to note July 24 primary.
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N. M
J. P. Espy
Espy
Evans
Marfa
Lee Evans
Murphy Bennett
Ben Morriss
Fort Davis
el Paso
Colorado
Patsy
Jean
Ann
J. W
Bob) Evans
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Audine Jarrett
Harry Jarrett
Fort
R. H
Bud) Murrah Jr
Ill Brother Illness Delays Voter Contacts in Dallas
A speaker cites a serious illness of a brother in Dallas and explains being unable to reach a number of voters over the past week. The note seeks understanding and continued engagement.
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Dallas
Vote for Justice of the Peace Prec. 1 in July Primary
A short political message urging support for A. E. Jackson in the July 24 primary for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, plus a reminder to buy U.S. Savings Bonds under the theme Spend Seconds Save Lives.
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Justice of the Peace
A. E. Jackson
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Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
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Carl J. Rusk
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R. D. Swartz
J. W Merrill
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J. W. Merrill
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J. Keesey Miller
Sid C. Bouchette
J. W. Espy
A. G. Prude
Dorothy Swartz
Mrs. Smith
Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service
W. E. Smith
Ruth Carlton
Poland
Katherine Morgan
Houston
Chopin
Paderewski
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