Fort Davis Church to Host Weeklong Revival and Dinner
Fort Davis reports Rev. A C Douglas of Pecos will lead Sunday worship and the district superintendent will preach. A covered dish noon dinner follows in the church annex. Rev Austin H Dillon leads nightly services starting Monday at 7 30 with topics on faith and prayer culminating Friday with a consecration. A White Elephant sale supports the Fort Davis Study Club library, and visitors share in the Alaska trailer story and the arrival of the Horn family from Paris Texas.
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Methodist
A. C. Douglas
Pecos
Douglas
Fort Davis
Alpine Methodist Church
John G. Prude
Walter G. Horn
New Gas Range Turns Cooking On While You’re Away
This new range cooks a meal automatically when you’re away adding leisure and convenience. It highlights features that surpass other modern gas ranges. Visit soon to see its unusual capabilities and advantages firsthand.
Red Cross memberships due in Fort Davis drive
Red Cross membership drive concludes by March 27 with a quota of 915 for Fort Davis and surrounding area. Mrs George C Williams and Mrs Barry Scobee lead efforts to reach contributors. If missed, donations may be mailed. Deputies report returns lagging as schools clubs and societies submit replies.
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Red Cross
Fort Davis
George C. Williams
Barry Scobee
Jean Espy Wins Trophy At Southwestern Livestock Exposition
Jean Espy aged eight won the amateur riding gap at the Southwestern Livestock Exposition in Fort Bliss after a three day contest with about 45 riders. She also earned two blue ribbons as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J P Espy of Fort Davis.
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Jean Espy
Fl Paso
Jean
J. P. Espy
Fort Davis
Evans backs Alcan highway push before spring thaw
Mr Evans stated it advisable to reach the Alcan highway prior to the spring thaw to avoid hazardous travel and potential indefinite delays.
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Evans
Alcan Highway
Mrs. Gregorio Alvarado Dies. Rites Held at St. Joseph
Mrs. Gregorio Alvarado, 56, died March 3 at home. Funeral services were conducted at St. Joseph's Catholic Church by Rev. Anthony Iroz with interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Survived by husband Gregorio Alvarado, four children, two sisters, five brothers, and other relatives.
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Gregorio Alvarado
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Anthony Iroz
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Pilar Hernandez
Fort Davis
Albino Hernandez
Miss Hernandez
Cleofas
California
Real wages higher for manufacturing workers 1946 47
The National Industrial Conference Board reports real weekly earnings of production workers in manufacturing stayed well above prewar levels through 1946 and 1947 despite inflation. Real hourly wages, adjusted for living costs, remained above 1945 levels for most of 1946 and 1947.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Pitting Pastures Boosts Grass Production and Soil Health
Expert guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture and local farmers urges wide adoption of grassland management. Practices include balanced livestock numbers rotation grazing water access erosion control and reseeding with improved grasses. A Wyoming Archer Field Station report notes that simple pitting with a Wheatland plow increases grazing capacity by up to one third, with pits trapping water and boosting forage. Costs run from 50 cents to a dollar per acre.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Swift & Company
Archer
Wyoming
Flattery Compared to Soft Soap and Lye
A remark equates flattery to soft soap and to lye, suggesting it can be harsh or caustic beneath its pleasant surface. The statement implies caution in treating compliments as harmless or genuine.
Profit From Saving Guide For Farmers And Swift
The piece links farming efficiency to profits, stressing planning and cost cutting. It cites Swift’s 1947 earnings of 22 million after a 12 million asset addition provision, driven by by product utilization, new methods, modern equipment, and daily savings. Key themes include economies from small savings accumulating into big gains and the role of research in productivity.
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Swift
Weigh em to Swift highlights cattle sale dynamics
The scene shows cattle crowding to the scales with Swift & Company buying a lot of steers. Competition among 26,000 US meat packers shapes prices as bidders estimate value of meat by products and final worth for Swift.
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Swift
Swift & Company
United States
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Fort Davis News
A. N. Alkire
Methodist Church News
Roy L. Evans
el Paso
Alaska
City Drug Store
Maytag Dutch Oven
Chambers Appliance CO
Alpine, Texas
Red Cross Drive
Presbyterian W.M.S
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
A. G. Prude
Martha Prude
Jr. F. Weatherby
W. H. Brennand
J. K. Miller
Willis Lamotte
J. W. Merrill
Mabel Bloys
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
W. W. McCutcheon
W. E. Dougherty
Midland
San Antonio
Victoria
Houston
Claude
U.S
Big Bend
John Stowell
Santa Fe Road
San Angelo
Alpirie
Roy L. Evanses
Anchorage
Alpine
Webb Brothers
Doug Duncan
Roy Bruce
Mike
Colorado Springs
Denver
Colo
Casper
Wyo
Montana
Canada
Edmonton
Lee Sproul
Damon Brown
Eppenauer Ranch
Mexico
Ojinaga
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. W. J. Matthews
Lloyd A. Crabb Jr
Bryan
J. G. Prude
Jeff Davis County
F. L. Sproul
Beatrice Woolley
Crabb
Martha
Martha Jane Easley
Taylor
Howells
Big Bend Feed Co
Packers
Livestock Auction Co
Don Estes
G. H. Ball
Martha Fagans
A. L. Nelson
Robert Lang
Oscar Barnes
Archer Field Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Department
Swift & Company Union Sto Chicago
Cillinois
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