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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
3
Fort Davis reports welcome rains in the Davis mountains with up to two inches locally and 1.01 inches at McDonald Observatory on May 11. The article covers weather, social visits, school closings May 25, faculty changes for 1951-52, May Day events, commencement plans, and P.T.A. activities.
Fort Davis residents applaud Cecelia Thompson former Fort Davis high student and daughter of Harold and Mrs Thompson for editing and directing a modernized production of Nat Shakespeare's The School for Lovers in Lubbock and on tour. She studied at Sul Ross, Iowa, Michigan, and Oklahoma College for Women and earned a PhD. She will receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Sunday services at First Baptist featured Rev Woodson Mims preaching on Messages of Paul to Timothy, with a baccalaureate sermon later by Rev Woodson Mims in Valentine. Song leader Rev Julian Hendren and piano companion Miss Shirley Neill led the program. Prayers were offered by B C Neill, Hendren, and Wittner. benediction by Wittner. The sermon tied to Mother’s Day themes.
Mrs PN Johnson hosted the Fellowship club at her home on Thursday night May 10 with Mrs Tyrone T Kelly as program leader. Kelly conducted a Bible Quiz on Deuteronomy while Mrs J T Hendren offered the opening prayer. Miss Lela Weatherby, missionary teacher from Puerto Rico, spoke about Women at Work in Mayaguez and her teaching there.
A local section listed officers for the coming six months led by President Mrs Pete Carlton and Vice President Mrs Martyn Krebs with Secretary treasurer Mrs Raymond L Skelton. Social hour featured cakes and mints as attendees caught up on news from Albuquerque Taos Holloman and Mayaguez Puerto Rico including a Mother's Day telegram for Mrs Eduardo Hartnett Lalo.
From her son Pvt Dan Hartnett who is now in Japan with the 45th division, he arrived Wednesday April 25. He is stationed in Hokkaido, Japan. He is well and likes the country very much.
Mrs John G Prude was hostess on her ranch home on Wednesday afternoon May 9 to the Methodist Women’s Society of Christian.
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