Old Fort Davis 25 Years Ago
Old Fort Davis items note fireside reflections of life in the Davis Mountains area in late March 1935. Visitors at Indian Village Hotel observe the setting, while locals dream of a golf course and bathing place. Panthers leave tracks near Bear Mountain as Robert Withers and Louis Philips survey nearby. A relief labor road improvement project begins on 12 miles of road near Mitre Peak.
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Indian Village
Davis Mountains
Bear Mountain
Robert Withers
Louis Philips
Vici
Mitre Peak
Fort Davis News Highlights Local Visits And Winter Weather
Fort Davis area reports and assorted notes on residents visiting relatives in El Paso and San Antonio, a light snow on March 17 that melted quickly, and ongoing road work toward Mitre Peak. Local gatherings include DKG meeting in Sanderson, Sul Ross observatory plans on Mount Locke, and several residents traveling to Alpine and Odessa for business or family visits.
Marathon Students on Honor Roll at Texas Military Institute
Two Marathon cadets, Frederic Tate and Guy S. Combs, were listed on the honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester at Texas Military Institute. The notice, dated March 18, 1960, in Alpine Brewster County Texas, records the district court clerk J. W. Frazer acknowledging the honor.
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State OF Texas
Brewster
State of
Texas
Naver Cervantes
83Rd Judicial District
Brewster County
Alpine
Fort Davis
Acme Bryer
Be. Cran
el Paso
Paso
Fetu
GT. Fryar
Pes Cf
C. Espy Miller
Canner al el Lorem
Hancock
Ciy
Alpine Brewster
Brester County
Planits
Winifred Sims
Winnie Mae
Odessa
Mae
Bac
Areatiee Coitmaciani Et
District Court
Marathon
Texas Military
Ins
San Antonio
Addison B. Craig
Frederic Tate Sophiomore
Bill Donnell
Guy S. Combs
Guy S. Combs Jr
TMI Athletic Coun
J. W. Frazer
Submarine Invention and Basketball Letters Noted
The fragment notes Cornelius von Drebysl Holander’s claim as the inventor of the first oar propelled submarine capable of submerging. It also mentions Tate receiving a reserve team letter and Combs earning a C team letter for the basketball season.
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West Texas Utilities Company
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