Fort Davis Church Services Highlight Week of Dedication
Fort Davis reports a weekend of Union Church services at First Baptist and First Methodist led by Rev. Woodson Mims and Rev. S. M. Mims. Music featured solos by John Conaway and Miss Lottie Ann Colwell with Tyrone Kelly at piano. Service themes covered concentration fellowship and Japan missionary studies.
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Union
First Baptist Church
Woodson Mims
John Conaway
Tyrone Kelly
John G. Prude
Mims
S. M. Mims
First Methodist Church
The
Baptist Church
Phillipians
Holy City
Lottie Ann Colwell
Charles
Methodist Church
Japan
Fort Davis
Rev
Roy Trust
Marathon Methodist Church
Lark Honeymoon Trip After Wedding Held in Mexico
Mr and Mrs J W Lark of Weatherford Texas with their six weeks old Connie Naomi Lark visited Mrs Laucille Dearman and guests from Fort Worth Fort Davis and others on March 4 to celebrate the February 4 1949 marriage in Ojinaga Mexico. They returned home Monday after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lark
Connie Naomi Lark
Weatherford
Texas
Laucille Dearman
Calvin Cooper
Fort Worth
Katie Sue Dearman
Ojinaga
Mexico
Cooper
Dearman
Douglas D. Potts
Jerry Krone
Fort Davis
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society Meeting Note
Ten members met Thursday afternoon March 2 at the ranch home of Mrs. George W Merrill. Mrs J P Weatherby presided with Mrs Sid C Bouchette leading the program and devotional reviewing Japan Begins Again. Guest Mrs J H McMichael attended and closing prayer was by Mrs R L Irving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
George W. Merrill
J. P. Weatherby
Sid C. Bouchette
Japan
J. H. McMichael
R. L. Irving
Fort Davis P T A Holds Founders Day Program At High School
Fort Davis Texas February 28 P T A members gathered at the high school for a Founders Day program presided by Mrs J S Fitzgerald with Mrs J H Clark directing. High school girls read papers on P T A meaning and principles and songs were performed by 5th and 6th graders. Membership awards included a life membership for Miss Callie Holt. The article also notes Davis Mountains weather and announces Randolph A Becker joining the McDonald Observatory staff as observing assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
P.-T.a
J. S. Fitzgerald
J. H. Clark
Audine Jarrett
Earlene Wilson
Lucy Miller
Shirley Bess Neill
Patricia Newton
Trudy Acton
P.T.A
Clark
Callie Holt
Randolph A. Becker
Donna
Texas
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis School Activities Highlight PTA Bake Sale
Mrs Barkley heads Easter Seals efforts as 3rd and 4th grades win. A silver tea closes exercises and a March 3 bake sale raised a little over 80 dollars for the PTA. Census cooperation praised for Fort Davis district. Students and staff plan census listings for ages 0 to 17. Sul Ross events feature guests B R Taylor John G Prude Matty Bell SMU speaker.
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Clara Gibson
P.T.A
B. R. Taylor
John G. Prude
Sul Ross State College
Matty Bell
SMU
Death of Thomas Presley Hall 92 at Bryan Texas
Thomas Presley Hall 92 of Bryan Texas died after pneumonia about a week earlier. His daughter Mrs A V Chapin of Fort Davis and family traveled to Bryan for services at Steep Hollow church with interment in Steep Hollow cemetery. Surviving are three daughters and three sons, 21 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Mrs Chapin's family has returned home.
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Thomas Presley Hall
Bryan
Texas
A. V. Chapin
Fort Davis
Chapin
Jane
Tommy
Robin
Steep Hollow Church
Steep Hollow
Fort Davis Schools to Dismiss for Teachers Meeting
At noon Thursday March 16 the Fort Davis seed will be dismissed for the rest of the week for the District 6 Trans Pecos Teachers meeting in El Paso. All Fort Davis teachers will attend sessions March 16 evening to March 18 noon. Other district schools Kermit Monahans Fort Stockton Grandfalls and Sanderson will also dismiss. About 1700 teachers are expected in El Paso. District 6 has the largest paid- membership in its history, according to John G Prude. Fort Davis school board selects Mrs Virgie Graves as the ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Trans- Pecos
el Paso
Kermit
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Grandfalls
Sanderson
District 6
John G. Prude
Students study form in music with sonatas at January meeting
In January the group explored form by playing and analyzing sonatas by Beethoven Mozart Haydn Scarlatti Clementi and Grieg. Students Kathleen Armstrong Ann Bounds Sara Hawkins Margaret Key Shirley Parker Lynnell Shadix Charlotte Slight and Carolyn Smith presented the works. A February session compared modern pop with a sonata and noted similarities. Everyone enjoyed learning how music is made.
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Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
Scarlatti
Clementi
Grieg
Kathleen Armstrong
Ann Bounds
Sara Hawkins
Margaret Key
Shirley Parker
Lynnell Shadix
Charlotte Slight
Carolyn Smith
New Motor Vehicles Registered In February
February vehicle registration lists 40 new motor vehicles from Alpine and Marathon areas. Names include McCollum, Tiner, McGill, Lopez, Treadwell, Werner, York, Duncan, Terry, Griffin, Hilton, Meacham, Reid, Stark, Dumas, Blocker, Walker, Forker Gage Ranch, Martin, Ford, Combs, Sohl, Carlisle, McMillan Jr, Astedon, Tucker, Stillwell, Cavness among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. McCollum
Alpine
Emmett L. Tiner
David McGill
Ford
Robi. M. Lopez
Chevrolet
Charles Treadwell
H. Werner
Chrysler
Don S. York
Plymouth
Bruce B. Duncan
W. H. Terry
Nellie C. Griffin
D. A. Hilton
E. M. Meacham
Knox Reid
Marvin Stark
Fred T. Dumas
Gage Holland
Marathon
Dan D. Blocker
J. ¥. Walker
Forker-Gage Ranch
Edgar Martin
D. F. Ford
David S. Combs
Buick
Wm. J. Sohl
Kenneth Carlisle
Spur
D. K. McMillan Jr
Big Lake
J. &. Astedon
Presley N. Tucker
Son Stillwell
Willys Jeep
R. C. Cavness
Alpine residents listed with vehicles in local notice
J R Rucker Alpine Buick se an Robt LaFarelle Alpine Ply mouth coupe Nelson Lethco Alpine Chevrolet Johnnie L Bragg Alpine Ply mouth conv coupe W G Fielder Alpine Mercury coupe W G Gulihur Marathon Ford W A Foley Jr Alpine Packard W B Bradshaw Alpine Chev W G Guildhur Marathon Ford Mrs W N Harris Dallas Oldsmobile coupe Wm P Boworth Alpine Oldsmobile sedan Keep Alpine money in Alpine
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J. R. Rucker
Alpine
LaFarelle
Plymouth
Nelson Lethco
Chevrolet
Johnnie L. Bragg
W. G. Fielder
Mercury
W. G. Gulihur
Marathon
Ford
W. A. Foley Jr
Packard
W. B. Bradshaw
W. G. Guildhur
W. N. Harris
Dallas
Oldsmobile
Wm. P. Boworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort Davis News
A. N. Alkire
Union Missionary Service
Missionary Societies
Fellowship Club
Mrs. Colwell
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
Kelly
W. F. Colwell
Howell's Boot and Shoe Shop
Mrs. Merrill
T.A
Davis Mountains
Mount Locker
Underwood
Mrs. Barkley
Fort Davis Common
Fort Davis High School
Bob Pope
Sul Ross Science Club
Sul Ross
Davis High School
Sul Ross College
Cheryl Ann Chisholm
Alben Barkley
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Manuel Hartnett
Manuel Raso
Eva Aguilar
Rita Rodriguez
Virginia Rodriguez
Alicia Rodriguez
Norah Elizalde
George Grubb
Bobby Kelly
Jimmie Neal
Ronnie Rinehart
Carol Smith
Nancy Brown
Nell Colwell
Olivia Hartnett
Delia Granado
Herminia Escovedo
Gliserio Rodriguez
Rodolfo Hernandez
Richard Williams
Joe Frank Sproul
Johnnie Fitzgerald
Johnny Neill
Jerry Everett
Becky Braun
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Jack McPhaul
Tormo Rodriguez
Linda Woolley
Fred Martin
Gilbert Granado
Dolores Dominguez
Nadine Casbeer
Jane Chapin
Lily Elizalde
Emma Jiminez
Pat Talavera
Charlene Brandon
Eva Dominguez
Elisabeth Prude
Fort Davis School
Virgie Graves
Stephen F. Austin State Park
Sealy
U. S
Austin
Huntsville
Avalanche
Christian Science Monitor
ABC
Av. A. Has
Norway St
Boston
Mass
USA
Christies Sconce Monitor
Stete
Billy Ward
Coca-Cola
Ward's
Mobil Service
Midland
Livestock Auction Co
Don Estes
Jim Francois
Pep
Goth
Servel
Aes Stes
ORCS
Seno
Uke Gas Reuge Ag
Alpine Butane Company
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