Fort Davis News Highlights Local Visits and Summer Plans
Mr and Mrs Worth Evans and son Clay traveled to El Paso last Thursday and returned Saturday. Trinity university students Elisabeth Rue and Emmy Jess Swartz are home for summer. John T Bailey and family of Clyde stayed with J K Miller, visiting El Paso and Fabens. Roy Bruce and Mike Bailey flew to El Paso in a private plane for a quick trip lasting one hour fifty minutes. Mac Mims returned from Dallas to stay with his parents before heading to New Iberia Louisiana for summer work with Otis Oil Drilling Co.
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Worth Evans
Clay
el Paso
Elisabeth Rue
Alvin O. Rue
Emmy Jess Swartz
R. D. Swartz
Trinity University
San Antonio
John T. Bailey
Nanty
John Alfred
Clyde
J. K. Miller
Fabens
Bailey
Sid Bouchette
Bouchette
Mr Miller
Roy Bruce
Mike
S. M
Mac) Mims
P. M. Crawford
Barbara
Crawfords
Fort Davis
Fort Worth Press Essay Contest Winners Announced
Joy Gay Deakins won first prize in the statewide high school essay contest on Save the Soil and Save Texas. Dan Hartnett and Anne Mims, both 1947 graduates, finished as runners up. Awards were presented May 29 in Abilene. Mr and Mrs Hicks Gray visited last week, and Clarence Bell from Valentine visited friends and conducted business.
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The
Fort Worth Press
Texas
Joy Gay Deakins
Dan Hartnett
Anne Mims
Abilene
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society Holds Meeting
Members met at the church last Thursday after noon with Mrs. R. L. Irving presiding and Miss Mabel Bloys as program leader. Devotional and study on the New Life Movement plus missionary work were led by Miss Bloys. Mrs Merrill led the missionary prayer. Rev. S. M. Mims reported on his district convention in Carlsbad and new Fort Davis pastorate starting June 1.
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Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
R. L. Irving
Mabel Bloys
S. M. Mims
Methodist Church
Carlsbad
N. M
Fort Davis
Marathon
Here
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society Meeting Notes
Monday afternoon at the church the Baptist Women’s Missionary Society met for a semi monthly gathering. Mrs J W Friend presided and Mrs Arthur E Babcock led the program. An open forum discussed the topic The American Negro focusing on progress in education science and music and the need for recognition.
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Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
J. W. Friend
Arthur E. Babcock
Recital at Methodist church features Mims and Newton
Miss Anne Mims and Miss Audrey Faye Newton presented in a Sunday recital at the Methodist church with Mrs. J H Clark directing and accompanying. Mims offered five piano solos and one duet. Newton performed six violin selections with Mims as pianist. Other numbers were accompanied by Clark. Programs included Chopin Mozart Bach Debussy Van Suppe Rachmaninoff. Ushers were Ruth Elisabeth Prude and Audine Jarrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Mims
Audrey Faye Newton
Methodist Church
J. H. Clark
Miss Mims
Mrs. Clark
Miss Newton
Chopin
Mozart
Bach
Debussy
van Suppe
Rachmaninoff
Ruth Elisabeth Prude
Audine Jarrett
Ursuline Sister Heads to England for Oxford Summer Course
Sister Frances of the Ursuline Sisters sails June 20 from New York to Southampton aboard the Mauretania to study at Oxford University, with Sister Alphonse from Springfield College joining her. They will reside at Lady Margaret Hall and begin classes June 26. A. V. Chapin of the Texas State Highway Dept. travels to Miami Beach for family events and his children's graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Ursuline Sisters
Springfield
Ill
New York City
Southampton
England
Oxford University
Alphonse
Springfield College
Lady Margaret Hall
A. V. Chapin
Texas State Highway Dept
Miami Beach
Fla
Bill
Jane
Fort Davis Masonic Lodge Elects Officers for Year
The Fort Davis lodge elected H. E. Sproul as worshipful master and C. E. Carlton senior warden. J. R. Newton and J. W. McElroy were named junior warden and treasurer respectively, with officers to be installed June 30. Mr and Mrs Sproul hosted a chicken dinner at Hotel Limpia honoring several guests.
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The
Masonic Lodge
Fort Davis
H. E. Sproul
C. E. Carlton
J. R. Newton
J. W. McElroy
Barry Scobee
F. M. Miller
Morris K. Brown
R. D. Swartz
Harold A. King
Eastern Star Installation at Masonic Temple Chapter 236
Saturday night May 31 a public installation of officers of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 236 was held in the Masonic Temple lodge rooms. Grand officers presiding included Mrs Beulah Rawlings of Marfa and Mrs Mora Coch rane of El Paso with Mrs Dora Newton as Grand Marshal and Mrs Mattie B Irving as Grand Chaplain. Officers installed for the coming year included Worthy Matron Snell Sproul and Worthy Patron H E Sproul.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Beulah Rawlings
Marfa
Mora Cochrane
el Paso
Dora Newton
Mattie B. Irving
Lovey Weatherby
Snell Sproul
H. E Sproul
Jose
Lodge Officers Receive Honors at Star Points Ceremony
Gifts were presented by Mrs. Mary Heyduck to installing officers who received vases. Mrs. Raw ings gave bud vases with pink carnations to each officer. Mrs. Weatherby received a lapel pin and ear screws for 20 years as lodge secretary. Dora Newton named Past Matron. Audrey Faye Newton violin solo with Anne Mims on piano. Refreshments included iced punch and star shaped cupcakes in Star colors. Guests from Marfa and nearby areas attended.
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Adah
Mary B. Fitzgerald
Ruth
Pauline Friend
Esther
Katherine Heyduck
Martha
Elizabeth Sproul
Electa
Alice Swartz
Warder
Morris Brown
Sentinel
Henry Heyduck
Mary Heyduck
Wxige
Rawings
Lodge
Mrs. Weatherby
Dora Newton
Snell Sproul
Cochrane
J. M. Newton
W. H. Rawlings
Marfa
Audrey Faye Newton
Anne Mims
Parkway Package Store Permit Notice in Marathon Texas
Notice that Earl Fall sole owner will apply to the Texas Liquor Control Board for a Package Store Permit. The business Parkway Package Store will operate at Lot 1 Block 15 Original Town of Marathon Brewster County Texas.
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Texas Liguor Control Board
Marathon
Brewster County
Texas
Earl Fall
Parkway Package Store
Earl Fallis
Methodists Women’s Society Meeting Notes May 28
The Methodist W S C S met at Mrs. Joe M Newton’s home on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. H Heyduck presided. Devotional by Mrs. Jack Ledingham who spoke on The Child and His Family. Mrs. A N Alkire reviewed the India study book. Twelve members attended. Refreshments included frosted orange punch and petit cakes. A social meeting with birthday celebrations is planned next.
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W.S.C.S
Joe M. Newton
H . Heyduck
Jack Ledingham
India
A. N. Alkire
Social Calendar April June Event Hosted by Carlton Family
The notice lists gatherings in April May and June with June 18 as the event date hosted by Mrs E H Carlton and Miss Ruth Carlton at their home. It also notes Amalia Marin traveling to San Antonio for combined business and pleasure, and Mr and Mrs J W Espy returning from several weeks in Los Angeles and other California cities along with the Mulhern family from El Paso visiting.
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E. H. Carlton
Ruth Carlton
Amalia Marin
Carlos Marin
San Antonio
J. W. Espy
Los Angeles
California
Weekend visit and travels of local residents
The week end visit involved Mrs R D Mulhern. Mr and Mrs Frank Coffman left Tuesday for AAA business and will be away about two weeks working in Kimble and adjoining counties. Jack Magee left Monday for Alton IL to attend college this summer. His wife and daughter Susan Ann stay with Dr and Mrs C E Eaton, parents of Mrs Magee, while Magee finds a dwelling place for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Clark
W. Hrennand
R. L. Irving
New Mexico
Clark
Mr. Brennand
Hobbs
James W. Hall
Hall
Brennand
Irving
Lovington
A. I. Boyd
Boyd
Frank Coffman
Coffman
Kimble
Jack Magee
Alton, LL
Susan Ann
C. E. Eaton
Pleasurable Rescue: Boy Found After Pond Drainage Event
In Welborn Kansas, 11 year old Glenn Masterson fell into a nine foot pond on his father's farm. Twenty volunteer firemen used resuscitation gear but water resistance blocked recovery. They drained the pond by breaking the dam, and Glenn emerged walking toward the road, unharmed and surprised to be found.
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Welborn
Kansas
Glenn Masterson
Glenn
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