Formal Opening of Fryars Drug Store at Fort Davis
The Fryars in Fort Davis opened a new drug store with a full stock and confectionery. The Fort Davis High school band gave a surprise performance, and petitions for a new courthouse election circulated, with calls to collect signatures at local stores. The piece muses on local tax use and the need for spending within communities.
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Bill Fryar
Fort Davis
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Mile High Town
Fryars
Fort Davis High School
Fryar
City Drug
Houghton
Alpine
Avalanche
Commissioners Court
Country Club To Open On May 10
The Alpine Country Club will formally open its new home next Wednesday May 10 with a 6 30 p m barbecue followed by Bingo and dancing in the new building located on the loop highway just south of Kokernot Lodge The structure is about 90 feet long and 42 feet wide on one end and 25 feet wide on the narrower half Members may bring one guest to the first meeting that evening
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Alpine Country Club
Country Club
Loop Highway
Kokernot Lodge
Rev Glen Bales Accepts Call to Alpine Pastorate
The Rev Glen W Bales longtime pastor at North Side Baptist Weatherford Texas accepts the post at First Baptist Alpine. He will preach his first sermon May 28 with wife and children moving after the Weatherford school year ends. The remodeled parsonage at N 4th St and E Ave C is ready for the family.
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Glen Bales
First Baptist Church of
Alpine
Glen W. Bales
Northside Baptist Church
Weatherford
Texas
First Baptist Church
Bales
N. 4Th St
E. Ave. C
Circle-W Drive-In To Open After Remodeling
Mr D M Walls announces the remodeled Circle-W drive-in on West Holland Ave will open for business tomorrow at 6 am after hosting an open house tonight from 6 to 10 pm with free coffee.
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Circle
D. M. Walls
West Holland Ave
Re-Election Bid By Rep Ken Regan In 16th District
Congressman Ken Regan announces his bid for re election from the 16th district. He says his campaign will start late due to ongoing Congressional sessions in Washington but he will visit constituents as soon as he can leave.
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Ken Regan
Regan
Washington
Congress
Alpine Butane Co Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
The Alpine Butane Co marks its fourth anniversary with one of its best periods, after purchasing a full carload of Servel refrigerators two weeks earlier. Owner D D Thomas cites strong results in the past two weeks and invites locals to visit show rooms displaying refrigerators and appliances, with a photo on another page.
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Alpine Butane Company
Alpine
D. D. Thomas
Park Land Bill Clears Committee for Big Bend Acquisition
The House Public Lands committee approved a bill to authorize the Interior department to acquire about 8,000 acres of remaining non federal land in Big Bend National Park Texas. Rep Ken Regan said the parcels are scattered creating gaps in the park boundary and delaying road construction.
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Washington
Interior Department
Big Bend National Park
Texas
House Public Lands Committee
Ken Regan
Presbyterians to Dedicate New Sanctuary Next Sunday
The First Presbyterian church will dedicate its new sanctuary on Sunday May 7 at eleven. Rev J Hoytt Boles Executive of Texas Synod will deliver the dedicatory sermon and assist in the ceremony. The church traces back to 1892 with five pastors and three buildings. The new semi Gothic sanctuary features a memorial window of The Sower. Special choir numbers will be performed.
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Fred S. Rogers
First Presbyterian Church
J. Hoytt Boles
Texas Synod
Denton
W. B. Bloys
Mamie Garnett
Bloys
Alpine
Fort Davis
H. J. Reemstma
Fort Defiance
Arizona
J. A. MacMillan
D. J.murray
Menard
Texas
Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Big Bend
Glenn F. Davis
Dining room and cafe to reopen after remodel
Walls will run the dining room lunch counter and confectionary serving breakfast lunch and dinner. The remodeling has taken time but the redecorated interior will offer a pleasing atmosphere to patrons.
Fort Davis Welcomes New Drug Store On Main Street
Fort Davis residents celebrate the opening of the Fort Davis Drug Store owned by Mr. and Mrs. C R Fryar. The shop opened with a high school band concert and free refreshments. The new facility sits on a long vacant lot near State Highway 17 one block north of the courthouse.
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A. N. Alkire
Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
McDonald Observatory
Old Fort
Indian Lodge
Court House
Fort Davis Drug Store
C. R.bill Fryar
John Conaway
Holland Hotel Adds Weekly Calendar Of Local Events
The Holland hotel launches a weekly events calendar managed by Frank Hofnes and Jack Fruge. The first listing appears on page three and will sit in the upper right corner when possible. This week highlights seven events including the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers convention on June 9 and 10.
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Holland Hotel
Frank Hofnes
Jack Fruge
Sved Delights in Alpine Concert at Sul Ross College
Metropolitan Opera baritone Alexander Sved performed a program of operatic arias lieder and folk songs for an appreciative Alpine audience at Sul Ross College on April 27. The Hungarian singer impressed with bel canto technique and a cantabile upper register. George Kelver accompanied, sharing credit for an inspiring musical evening on campus.
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Sul Ross College
Alexander Sved
Metropolitan Opera
Donizetti
Beethoven
Paisiello
Sved
Schubert
Verdi
Sul Ross
George Kelver
Alpine Cafe Gets Face Lifting
Alpine cafe owner Scott LeMeillier announces neon strip lights will run across the front and venetian blinds will dress the windows. A removed awning and repainted exterior give the corner storefront a refreshed look on N. 4th and E. Holland. Property owned by Dr. J. E. Wright.
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N. 4Th and
E. Holland
Scott LeMeillier
J. E. Wright
Alpine Lady Relatives Die in Friday Clyde Storm
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tabor and their daughter Annie Mae along with a uncle, aunt and cousin of Mrs. B. B. Bounds of Alpine were killed when the Friday storm struck Clyde.
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Bert Tabor
Annie Mae
B. B. Bounds
Alpine
Clyde
Fred Ellyson Delivers Sul Ross Concert Finale Season
Fort Stockton pianist Fred Ellyson presented Schumann Concerto in A minor with Sul Ross College Symphony Orchestra, closing the 1949 1950 season in the opening event of Sul Ross Fine Arts festival. The program included Schubert Unfinished Symphony Gretry Cephale et Procris Beethoven contredances and Jealousy. Ellyson, student of George Kelver, will graduate with a Bachelor of Music in August. Festival continues with May 1 4 6 7 events under Fine Arts Division chair Glenn F. Davis.
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Fred Ellyson
Fort Stockton
College Symphony Orchestra of
Sul Ross
Ellyson
Schumany
Preston Stedman
Gade
George Kelver
Glenn F. Davis
Sul Ross State College
College
Storm toll rises near Abilene as family killed
The latest storm near Abilene claimed the lives of a couple and another couple living near the Tabors. Investigators report a deadly weather event struck the area Friday.
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Abilene
Tabors
Paisano Tabernacle Nears Completion and Inspection Planned
The Paisano encampment building committee schedules a 10 o clock May 16 meeting to inspect the nearly complete tabernacle and review plans for extra building. Seating equipment is set to arrive the same day. Committee members are Barney Hubbs and Don Littleton. Six 18 by 24 foot teaching shed sites were laid out, with contractor Junior Gray to start work Monday.
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Paisano
Association
Barney Hubbs
Pecos
Don Littleton
Alpine
Junior Gray
Dr Malone V Hill Attends Texas Medical Assn Meeting
Dr Malone V Hill joined the Texas Medical Association gathering in Fort Worth over the recent weekend. The event drew physicians from across the state and featured professional discussions.
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Malone V. Hill
The
Texas Medical Assn
Fort Worth
All-Girl Rodeo Promoted by Fort Stockton Boosters
Fort Stockton chamber of commerce sponsors a booster tour on May 5 to drum up interest in the All-Girl Rodeo set for May 12 to 14. Expect a fast program with top Southwest performers and a big parade featuring sheriffs passes and multiple high school bands. The group begins at 8 a.m. visiting Sanderson Marathon Alpine and ending in Marfa after a stop here.
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Margaret Montgomery
Ozona
Margaret
Girl’s Rodeo Association of America
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Marathon
Alpine
Marfa
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Alpine Butane CO
Committee On
Alpine Cafe
College Symphony
Women In Action
Bill Allen
Alpine School Board
Ray McNeill
Ken McAllister
James Crawford
American Legion
McNeill
Austin
Legion
McAllister
Crawford
Messrs
Frank
Reginald Wotan
Herbert Kokernot
Cowboy
Kokernot Field
Ford Motor Co
Messrs. Frank
Reginald Votan
Public School Board
Stockton Boosters
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