Fort Davis Women Study Japan in Union Meeting
Fort Davis church women from several societies held a union meeting at the Baptist church on March 20 to review books about Japan. Mrs. W. H. Brennand organized the program and multiple members gave brief reviews, followed by a social hour with cake and fruit punch for about fifty attendees.
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Japan
Fort Davis
W. H. Brennand
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
Tyrone T. Kelly
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
Baptist Church
Kelly
Callie Holt
E. M. Miller Sr
J. P. Weatherby
R. L. Irving
Paul D. Jose
L. L. Jarratt
A. N. Alkire
S. M. Mims
Texas Council of Church Women Conference in Galveston
The Texas Council of Church Women will hold its annual conference in Galveston April 11 to 14 at Old Trinity Episcopal Church. Mrs. Charles G. Eidson presides. each affiliated unit has one voting delegate. Fort Davis Council hopes to attend. local president is Mrs. R. L. Irving. Meanwhile Cecil Boling and family return from Longview to visit Mrs. Mat tie Ellen Reed who is ill but improving. The Rev S M Mims plans to return from Texas trip to resume duties at First Methodist Church.
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Texas Council of Church Women
Galveston
Old Trinity Episcopal Church
Presiding
Charles G. Eidson
Texas Council
Fort Davis
Cecil Boling
Longview
Texas
Mattie Ellen Reed
Boling
Red Cross Drive Near Goal In Fort Davis March Appeals
The local Red Cross chairman Rev. Woodson Mims says the drive is close to reaching its target and urges ongoing contributions through March. Donations may be dropped at the Fort Davis bank or mailed to Rev. Mims or treasurer Mrs. Barry Scobee.
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Red Cross
Woodson Mims
Mims
Fort Davis Bank
Fellowship Club Meets Young Women Members
The Young Women's Fellowship Club gathered Thursday night March 9 at the home of Mrs J S Fitzgerald. Mrs Ray Fitzgerald led the program and the Bible study centered on Exodus.
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Fellowship Club
Young Women's Fellowship Club
J. S. Fitzgerald
Ray Fitzgerald
Closing prayers at Preston Johnson service
Mrs. Preston Johnson led the closing prayer as twenty one people attended with nineteen members and two guests. Visitors included Mrs. T. L. Page of the McDonald Observatory and Mrs. Buddy Eppenauer of Fort Davis.
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Preston Johnson
T. L. Page
McDonald Observatory
Buddy Eppenauer
Fort Davis
Temperature records from Mc Donald observatory two weeks ago
The observatory logged a high of 69 degrees on March 9 and a low of 24 on March 8. Last week’s readings include 66/48 on Saturday, 63/50 on Sunday, 59/16 on Monday, 67/37 on Tuesday, 60/41 on Wednesday, 65/42 on Thursday, and 4/42 on Friday March 17.
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McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis Study Club March Meeting Highlights Geology Talk
The Fort Davis Study Club met March 4 at the library with Miss Dorothy Hinds presiding. Mrs. George W. Merrill led program planning as Mrs. T L Page from McDonald Observatory spoke on geology aided by colored slides.
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Fort Davis
Journal of Geology
University of Chicago
Miss Hinds
G. W. Davis
W. D. Bloys
J. H. McMichael
Central School Pupils Celebrate Two Seventh Birthday Parties
First and second grade pupils at Central School enjoyed two birthday celebrations on consecutive Mondays. Lana Espy turned seven on March 12 with cookies and punch provided by Mrs. Clay Espy. Lou Ann Dale also turned seven on March 20 with ice cream and cake provided by Mrs. J L Dale, with teacher Mrs. Lillian Mims joining in the festivities.
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Central School
Clay Espy
Lana Espy
J. L. Dale
Lou Ann
Lillian Mims
Sunday Worship Services and Teachers Convention Highlights
Sunday evening worship at First Baptist featured Rev. Woodson Mims delivering sermons on Salvation and Holy Spirit with Luke 1 69 and John 14 15 18. Morning service at First Methodist led by S M Mims on Prayer John 17. Union service planned March 26 at Methodist. Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met March 16 hosted by Mrs. Clay Espy with readings from Japan Begins Again. Fort Davis teachers attended the Texas State Teachers Association convention in El Paso March 16 18 with district officers and principals among attendees.
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First Baptist Church
Woodson Mims
John G. Prude
Tyrone Kelly
Tyrone T. Kelly
S. M. Mims
First Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Clay Espy
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
J. P. Weatherby
Mabel Bloys
Japan
W. D. Bloys
G. W. Davis
J. W. Merrill
el Paso
Trans- Pecos
Texas State Teachers Association
Fort Davis
Prude
Elisabeth
W. E. Smith
Ira Hector
B. R. Taylor
Bill Lewis
Paul D
Jose
Callie Holt
Alice Swartz
J. H. Clark
W. H. Brennand
J. D. Crawford
Clara Gibson
Lillian Mims
Tom Gray
Easter Seal Holiday Officers Re elected in Fort Davis District
The article lists re elected officials for Easter Seal Holiday on March 17 including E Thompson S Lovell P Haney John Prude and C Matthews with Lynn Davis, all linked to El Paso Fort Davis and Maria. Prude also elected president of the Administrators association District 6 with Lovelady and Earl Bland. Fort Davis attendees in El Paso included H E Sproul family and others who attended the Margaret Truman concert.
Honor Roll Additions For Sul Ross Students
The Avalanche corrects the last week list by adding Mrs Mildred Mc Collum of El Dorado and Edward R Huffman of Fort Davis to the Sul Ross honor roll. Both were omitted from the upper 5 and upper 15 percent lists respectively and are now included with the others.
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Sul Ross
Mildred Mc- Collum
Alpine
Fort Davis
Marathon
Edward R. Huffman
Avalanche
Gordon Mosley Graduates As Aviation Machinist
Gordon B. Mosley, Airman USN, son of Mr and Mrs B Mosley of Alpine, recently graduated from the Aviation Machinist school at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn. He entered naval service June 26 1948 and trained at San Diego Cal.
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Gordon B. Mosley
Usn
3. B. Mosley
Alpine
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
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Fort Davis News
Lange
Oamond Usn
Suerrern
Shepperd’s Jewelry
Little House of Silver
John H. Semmes, Jr
Dallas
Gulf Brewing Company
Houston
Crans Prize
Ieer
H. E. Sproul
Gene
B. C. Neill
Shirley
Elizabeth
Jane Chapin
Horace Lee
Clyde Crawford
C. Espy Miller
Lacy
Russell Miller
Ass All America
Russell
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Wiik
M. A. Webb
Lynn Forbes
Merle Friesen
C. D. Wood
Congress
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Gordon Mosley
James P. Dod
Land Surveyor
Marfa, Texas
P. O. Box
ABC
Veal Lumber
Olaidi Bie
Servel
Hsheee Sam CM
Dada
Alpine Butane Company
Erpapa
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