Fort Davis Aluminum Drive Gathers Items and Local News
Fort Davis hosts aluminum day led by the volunteer fire department with help from the Mile High club Boy Scouts and residents. Fr-ant notable notes include W C Jones taking a chemistry course at A and M Fort Worth nursing student Miss Martha Bloys, plus a building boom with around 50 cottages. The Barstow trip revealed an open red rock courthouse and new highway work. Fishing along Santa Helena canyon yielded modest catches for Roy Evans and companions.
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Fort Davis
Volunteer Fire Department
Mile High ‘Club
Boy Scouts
Preston Johnson
Harry Jarrett
Chief Alexander of Texas Supreme Court To Hold Institute Here
Texas Supreme Court Justice James P Alexander will conduct an institute in Alpine on Friday August 1 on the New Rules of Civil Procedure. A. E Owens Brewster County Bar president says attorneys from Presidio Culberson Reeves Jett Davis Pecos and Farther counties will attend a noon luncheon at the Motland hotel with the institute in the court room. Chief Justice PLA Price and Associate Justice C R Sutton El Paso will also attend along with prominent El Paso attorneys. District Judge Hunter Metcalfe will preside over the luncheon and institute.
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Uniet
James P. Alexander
Supreme Court of Texas
Aline
A. E Owens
Brewsterounty Bar Association
Presidio
Culberton
Reeves
Jett Davis
Pecos
Ferrell Counties
Alexander
Brewster
Motland
Dot
Atendance
Pla. Price
C. R. Sutton
8Th Court of Civil Appeals Et
el Paso
Hunter Metcalfe
Pecos Trip And A Catt Suction Barbecue In Texas
A Fort Davis merchant accompanied by C G Cormack attended a catt suction and barbecue at Pecos last Friday. The scene included town sightseeing and a long legal notice from Brewster County Texas commanding publication of a court summons for numerous named parties and unknown heirs in a Civil Docket case filed July 19 1941 with Hugh Means Dick Williams Raymond Ric Bote ceased PF P Powell and others as plaintiffs. The notice seeks publication for four consecutive weeks before the third Monday in August 1941 and names many entities including City Savings Bank Texas Bank and Trust Company and Texas Land and Loan Company with extensive listing of heirs and unknown successors. The court action occurs at Alpine Court House on August 18 1941 in a suit No 7 1964.
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St and
Forsch
Elief
Mae M. Ament
AL Debat
W. Frazer
Brewster County
Texas
Gula Burke
JW. Frazer
Brewster
Nvssid
Nescape
St. Greve
Fe P. Powell
Jones
Tan Walker
Lise Haw
Bing
Epa
Witit
William H. Craveford
Somnes
Crawford
Jon Dov
N. Dobbins
Sierran
Dobbins
Bue
Daliman
Isan
The
Hugh Means
Dick. Williams
Raymond
Ric Bote
PF. P
Powell
TH. Jones
Lon Walker
Lee Hawkins
Sito Dallman
Island City
Saving Bank
G. V. Crawford
JM Ford
Texes Land and’ Loan Companys Rakes Corporation
Irs
Partners
Toxas Bank and Trust Comer
Alpine firemen's school attendee travels for training
Billy Dorris, son of Mr and Mrs W B Dorris, left for College Station to attend a 10 day firemen's school as representative of the Alpine volunteer fire department. He will visit Corpus Christi and Galveston before returning home. Flooded canyons hindered travel as visitors played bridge, with Aguja canyon in flood and big waters stopping crossing.
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Billy Dorris
W. B. Dorris
College Station
Alpine
Billy
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Light Showers and Warm Weather Persist in Alpine Area
Rain fell in the Alpine region while summer warmth continued. Local showers reached several localities near Alpine, with the city seeing only a light shower. Temperatures this past week stayed cooler than last, with cool evenings and Sul Ross bureau readings about 19 degrees lower than many parts of the state.
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Alpine
Sul Ross College
Baptist Vacation Bible School Closes Tonight
The Baptist church two week Vacation Bible School closes with commencement exercises at eight this evening led by Rev. Eugene Ege and principal B T Withers. Attendance reached about 120 and families from San Angelo and nearby visited, with a closing picnic for students and staff.
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The
Baptist Church
Eugene Ege
B. T. Withers
Willa-Wayne
San Angelo
Rob
Bert C. Withers
Withers
Robert C. Withers
Ege
Henderson Shuffler
Odessa
Fort Davis
Alpine Man Dies After An Operation In Idaho
Mrs A H Hill left Wednesday for Nampa Idaho where she was called by the death of her husband He had undergone an appendectomy about ten days earlier and was believed to be recovering until recently The Hill family had lived here for a year in the Hector home south of the Junior high school Before Alpine he operated a ranch near Fort Davis He left a month ago to seek Idaho work A daughter Jean attends Sul Ross summer session A son John works for Central Power and Light Co Interment planned in sonnd He irg
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A. H. Hill
Nampa
Idaho
Hill
Tra Hector
Fort Davis
Alpine
Miss Ean
Sul Ross
John
Central Power and Light Co
Weed patches threaten hayfever riders and drivers
The article warns that pollen-rich weed patches will worsen hayfever this fall, pose traffic and fire hazards, and endanger residents as growth continues unchecked, urging action to address the issue.
Big Bend Park group backs national park drive
Four past presidents of the Texas Big Bend Park association chair directors of the body pushing the Big Bend National Park project. Gus F. Taylor Tyler E. L. Kurth Lufkin A G Pat Mayse Paris and Paul oversee efforts to turn the park into a Texas tourism lure.
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Commerce
Texas Big Bend Park Association
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Gus F. Taylor
Tyler
E. L. Kurth
Lufkin
A. G
Pat) Mayse
Paris
Paul
SEAUTIES Ranch Loans Nearing Occupancy At Fall
Officials from San Saba Midland and Coleman Production Credit associations met with directors and secretary treasurers to discuss park improvements and the anticipated new vaca land project near Marathon about 70 miles south of Marathon. Mr Reid praised the park work as essential for public needs. The conference in San Angelo included N Edens Corsicana president.
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Marathon
Jonal Parks Service
Reid
San Saba
Midland
Harrison
Texas and Coleman
N. Edens
Corsicana
East Texas Chamber of the
San Angelo
Encampment on highline offers many improvements
The site between Alpine and Marfa features cottages tab ernacles dining sheds modern sewerage and water systems with steady electric service. The encampment will close Thursday August 7 after a single weekend due to pastors and workers' return to their churches.
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Nent
Alpine
Marfa
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