Local Parlor Notes From Town Visitors and Travels
Forrest Walker of Austin visited relatives here this week. Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Vaughn have returned from a trip to San Antonio. Miss Amada Scott of El Paso was the guest of Mrs. Murphy Bennett over the weekend. E. G. Bledsoe went to El Paso last weekend to enter William Beaumont hospital for treatment. Mrs. Bill Hale of Odessa visited her parents here this week. Bird Babcock is in San Marcos attending a Homecoming at San Marcos Academy. Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Pate of Waco visited Mrs. Pate's parents here last weekend. Alfred Neil Brown and Jim Parker spent the weekend at Red Bluff Dam fishing. Mrs. Guida Wilson left Tuesday for Fort Worth. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin St. Clair of Las Cruces are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Decie this week. Tess Everett returned last weekend from a visit with her sister in San Angelo. Mrs. Frank O. Ray is in an Paso hospital undergoing treatment for a heart ailment and shows improvement. Mrs. J. G. Fain is recovering satisfactorily from an operation at Alpine hospital last Monday.
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Frank O. Ray
Paso
J. G. Fain
Alpine Hospital
Brothers and relatives visited by San Antonio guests
Frank Babcock and L Parker of San Antonio spent last weekend visiting his brother Bird Babcock and other relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Mrs Lauis McIntyre Visits Daughter in Texas U Then Dallas
Mrs Lauis McIntyre spent the weekend in Austin visiting her daughter Virginia a Texas University student. From Austin she will go to Dallas for a few days. Mr and Mrs Paul Rogers and their daughter Peggy Ann of Fal furrias arrived Sunday for a two day stay.
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Lauis McIntyre
Austin
Virginia
Texas U
Dallas
Paul Rogers
Peggy Ann
Falfurrias
Inside the McDonald Observatory Telescope System
An X-ray view explains the McDonald Observatory telescope on Mount Locke near Fort Davis. It outlines three vantage points under the revolving dome, light path from 82 inch mirror to auxiliary mirrors, and the master control system with portable panels and slow calibration to track a star precisely.
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McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Fort Davis
Family ties reported in Mother and visitors note
A brief society update records weeks visit with their mother Mrs C P Rogers and postcards from Mrs Vernon Melntyre and Miss Jeanette Melntyre describing a short vacation in Monterrey Mexico.
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Vernon Melntyre
Jeanette Melntyre
Monterrey
Mexico
Hamilton leaves for aeronautics training at Kelly Field
James Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs Howard Hamilton departs Monday for San Antonio to enter technician in aeronautics training at Kelly Field.
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James Hamilton
Howard Hamilton
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Family Guests Share Weekend with El Paso and Fort Worth Relatives
Mr and Mrs Homer Graham hosted last weekend with Mrs Graham s parents Mr and Mrs John Snyder of El Paso and her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Barron McCulloch of Fort Worth visiting guests weekend gathering with extended family and travel ties to Texas communities.
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Homer Graham
Graham
John Snyder
el Paso
Barron McCulloch
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Biologist Attends AAAS Meeting
S. M. Melton of Fort Worth regional biologist for the State Game Commission and former Alpine schools superintendent travels with Mrs. Melton to the AAAS meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Melton
Fort Worth
State Game Commission
Melton
AAAS
Richardson and party head to Cleveland for visit
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Richardson and Dr. Malone V. Hill left Monday for Cleveland Ohio where Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Swink of Corsicana who returned to Alpine Tuesday remained in focus during the travel notes.
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A. H. Richardson
Malone V. Hill
Cleveland
Ohio
E. L. Swink
Corsicana
Alpine
Riordan Family Returns to Make Home with Son in Sul Ross Area
Mrs. L. C. Riordan, once a resident of Alpine, has moved back to live with her son Jerry at Sul Ross college area. The Riordans lived in Fort Stockton after leaving Alpine, then leased a northern California ranch for several months and recently left the California ranch.
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L. C. Riordan
Alpine
Jerry
Sul Ross College
Riordans
Fort Stockton
Riordan
California
John Henry Livingston Returns Home From Five Years Away
Wireless operator John Henry Bus Livingston takes a leave of absence and visits his brother Charles and sister Mrs J Frank Woodward in New Orleans. This is his first trip home in five years.
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John Henry
Ft. Davis Slaves Sold for 1650 in 1860 Bills of Sale
Two bills of sale show the transfer of enslaved people to Mrs. Susan Haynes of Little Rock. A 1860 document lists Melissa a enslaved woman about 26 and her two children Henry and Jane for 1650 dollars. A later 1863 note records a boy named Pink sold for 1600 as a slave for life.
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Ft. Davis
United
F. M. Miller
Fort Davis
Susan Haynes
Little Rock
Arkansas
Melissa
Henry
Jane
Jenny
David J. McConnell
John L. Senter
McConnell
Senter
Alabama
Haynes
Pink
World traveler’s return delayed by extended journeys
Fragmentary text notes extensive travel across much of the world and anticipation of returning to his case. The garbled phrase suggests a portrait of a person rich in experiences and currently away, with plans to rejoin or resume duties upon return.
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Estee
Body of Soldier Drowned in Canyon Searched to No Avail
Grande search for the body of a Fort D. A. Russell soldier drowned in a canyon last August yielded no trace. The Buckmans of Paris Texas, parents of Harry E. Buckman Jr., visited after seeing a May 18 1987 sign by the Webb exploration party.
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Big Bend
Grande
Harry E. Buckman
Paris
Texas
Buckmans
Harry E. Buckman, Jr
Fort D .A. Russell
Buckman
Webb Exploration Party
Youth Movement Service to be Held Sunday in Alpine
Joe Mason of Pecos will lead a 2:30 pm service at the Alpine Christian Church with 14 Alpine youths providing flags and music by the Sul Ross band. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The Federated Youth movement is sponsored by youth groups from Alpine Marfa Fort Davis and Marathon.
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Joe Mason
Pecos
Federated Youth Movement
Christian Church
Mr. Mason
Alpine
Sul Ross
Methodist
Presbyterian and Christian
Marfa
Fort Davis
Marathon
Mail routes cross state lines for Kimball resident
Wes Stewart of Kimball Nebraska uses a rural Pine Bluffs Wyoming route for mail. His mailbox sits across the line in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball, Neb
Wes Stewart
Kimball County
Neb
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Colorado
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Forrest Walker
Mrs. Carroll Vaughn
Amada Scott
Murphy Bennett
E. G. Bledsoe
William Beaumont Hospital
Bill Hale
Odessa
George M. Benson
Bird Babcock
San Marcos
San Marcos Academy
Jimmy Pate
Waco
Pate
Eugene Parr
Alfred Neil Brown
Jim Parker
Red Bluff Dam
Guida Wilson
Calvin St. Clair
Las Cruces
New Mex
Z. M. Decie
Tess Everett
Norman Maier
San Angelo
Jersey
C. A. Brown
Bill Dorris
Alexander Smith
Smith Furniture Co
Tfe
Wrook Mays & CO
Reliable Piano House
Room Furn
Apt
Mra
M. E. Koehl
Smith Furn. Co
The
Avalanche
Iliary
Joneribncade
Tvepice
MA Mianor
Popular Science
Chiropractic
By Barry Scobee
Youth Movement
Three States
Eas
Ati
OOD
Matt Smith’s
Matt Smiths Market
Ae As
Ritchey Bros
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