Local residents noted on travel and family events
Local items list several residents traveling to Del Rio Alex Oklahoma Rock springs and Dallas and Miami Oklahoma. Mrs Harry Bryan visits relatives in Alex Oklahoma. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Percy Wallace last Thursday. Warner Reid and baby visit Lockney relatives. Travis Hazlewood stays with uncle J W Micou in town. Dr Joel Wright attends Texas Medical Association meeting in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Wallace
Joel Wright
Texas Medical Assn
San Antonio
Rankin Teacher Returns After School Closure
Mies Johnnie Weyerts, a Rankin teacher, has returned to Alpine after the Rankin school closed last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies
Johnnie Weyerts
Rankin
Alpine
Shreveport Family Guests at Mitre Peak Ranch
Mr and Mrs J. F. Billeiter and their children from Shreveport Louisiana spent several days this week as guests at the Mitre Peak Guest Ranch during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Billeiter
Shreveport
Mitre Peak Guest Ranch
Mrs. Ivan Newton Visits Dallas Family
Mrs Ivan Newton and her young daughter from Dallas are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Matt Smith and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Newton
Little Daughter
Dallas
Matt Smith
Visit With Family Includes Mrs Starns and Children
A weekend visit covered time spent with Mrs. L. B. Starns, her daughter Janie Lee, and son Billy Dan, highlighting family gathering details.
Fulmer couple attend Southern Baptist meeting in Oklahoma City
Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Fulmer left Monday for Oklahoma City to attend the Southern Baptist convention and expect to return home this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Fulmer
Oklahoma City
Southern Baptist Convention
Daisy Burke Visits for Shelby Burke High School Graduation
Mrs Daisy Burke visits from out of town to attend the graduation of her grandson Shelby Burke at the local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Burke
Shelby Burke
Guests from Corpus Christi to stay at Mitre Peak Ranch
Mrs. H. Garrett Miss Nancy Caldwell and Master Herbert French will arrive this week to be guests for the summer at Mitre Peak Guest ranch on the mountain frontier near Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Garrett
Nancy Caldwell
Herbert French
Corpus Christi
Mitre Peak Guest Ranch
Ross Smith Returns Home After Radio Engineering Degree
Ross Smith son of Mr and Mrs V J Smith recently earned a B S degree in radio engineering at Tri State college Angola Ind and has returned to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Smith
V. J. Smith
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
Guests Attend Recital In Monahans Area
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jenkins and Mrs. Claude Severe of Monahans and Mrs. A. B. Wade of Big Spring were guests Sunday of Mrs. Laula Daniel to be present at her recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Jenkins
Claude Severe
Monahans
A. B. Wade
Big Spring
Laula Daniel
May Day Pageant Star Shines at Belhaven College
Miss Alice Mucher of Mitre Peak Guest ranch took a prominent role in Belhaven College Jackson Mississippi May Day pageant where she is a student this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mucher
Arthur Blucher
Mitre Peak Guest Ranch
Belhaven College
Jackson
Miss
Merrells Return Home After Father in Miles Dies
Mr and Mrs M F Merrell came home Sunday from Miles after Mrs Merrell’s father George Schovassa died Friday. She had stayed at his bedside since early last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Merrell
Miles
Visitors impressed by Westex biscuits spark baking trend
Fort Davis May 17 four visitors at the McDonald observatory dedication bought Dutch ovens to bake biscuits like Alec Dominguez and his son Felix served at the chuckwagon dinner. Citizens predict ovens will spread to the East and become souvenirs or sale items as a new regional culinary fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
McDonald Observatory
Alec Dominguez
Felix
Red River
Sabine
Alec
Presbyterians to Host J T Morrow in Monahans Book Review
Reverend J T Morrow will dine with Monahans Presbyterians Monday evening. He plans to present a book review of Seasonal Timbers by Dorothy Canfield at a Presbyterians women’s society sponsored event in one of Monahans lovely homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Morrow
Monahans
Dorothy Canfield
Presbyterian Women's Society
Mrs Caldwell Visits Family Then Travels to San Antonio
Mrs Guy Caldwell and her two young sons from Albany stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs J A Tippit last week. On departing she traveled to San Antonio with her father who sought medical advice. Mr Tippit stayed in Medina to visit his son Ray and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Caldwell
Small Sons
Albany
J. A .Tippit
San Antonio
Mr. Tippit
Medina
Ray
Smith Furniture Gliders and Steel Outdoor Furniture
Our Gliders and steel outdoor furniture featured by Smith Furniture with a focus on durable, stylish pieces for patios. Visit Smith Furniture to explore chairs benches and tables designed for outdoor use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Furniture
Fort Davis Family Plans Santa Monica Trip
Mr and Mrs J W Espy and relatives from Fort Davis and nearby towns plan a three week summer visit to Santa Monica California staying at a El Paso contact's summer home. The trip serves as a Santa Claus gift for Espy family including two sisters and grandchildren with rail and driving travel options and a San Francisco Fair visit for those未visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Espy
Worth Evans
J. W. and
Clay
W. S. Miller
Fort Davis
Kate Finley
Paso
Nancy
Georgie Lee Jones
Hugh Howard
Marfa
Espy
Evans
Santa Monica
California
Charley Bassett
el Paso
Mr. Espy
Miller
Finley
San Francisco
Fort Davis Graduates Hear Sermon and Honor Students
The baccalaureate sermon for Fort Davis high school graduates was delivered by Reverend Harvey E. Carrell at the Presbyterian church. Six graduates are Alice Sproul valedictorian Elizabeth Ann Miller salutatorian Doris Smith Joe Beall Noell Patton Tommie Morales with Tommie noted as the first Mexican boy to graduate in modern years. Dr H M Jones purchased the Balmorhea drugstore and moved stock and took charge of the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis High School
Harvey E. Carrell
Fort Davis
Marathon
Presbyterian Church
J. K. Miller
C. E. Miller
Alma Westerman
Mary Pancoast Bogel
E. C. Coleman
Sul Ross College
Alice Sproul
Elizabeth Ann Miller
Doris Smith
Joe Beall
Noell Patton
Tommie Morales
Tommie
Fort Davis School
Valentine Residents Aid Child Contest Participants
Es and Mrs J H Lundy and Mrs John M Moore of Valentine assisted the contest entrants by supporting the participants amid the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lundy
John M. Moore
Valentine
Fort Davis Superintendent Marks Eleventh Year
The text notes the close of the spring term and states Mr. Coan finished his eleventh year as Fort Davis superintendent, with reference to relations to an applicant and a friend in Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anriend
Washington State
Coan
Fort Davis
Newton and Carruthers Married in Sanderson by Judge Granger
James E. Newton and Ora Willye Carruthers, both of Sanderson, were married here Saturday evening by County Judge William Granger. The marriage license was obtained from County Clerk Roy Bloys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Newton
Ora Willye Carruthers
Sanderson
William Granger
Roy Bloys
Fidel Gleim 4 Dies. Fort Davis Native Buried Here
Fidel Gleim four native of Fort Davis died at an Paso hospital two days before his funeral held Saturday afternoon. He was son of George Gleim who died about twenty years ago and had lived in Presidio and Marfa. A large funeral procession visited the cemetery after a service at Marfa Catholic church with the American Legion in charge and a three volley salute from Fort D. A. Russell artillerymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Gleim
Fort Davis
Paso
Mr. Gleim
George Gleim
Presidio
Marfa
Marfa Catholic Church
American Legion
Soil committees named in Jeff Davis county meeting
Under the Texas soil conservation law about 15 land owners met in Jeff Davis county on Monday and named two committeemen to serve for the county. The two chosen were Keesey Miller and to serve duties under the new framework.
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Jeff Davis County
Keesey Miller
Work Begins on Spanish Style Home for Mr and Mrs Shepperd
Construction starts on a six room stuccoed frame residence for Mr. and Mrs. J W Shepperd on East Avenue E. and south of the Forchheimer home. T R Knight is contractor. Progress continues on the A R Stambaugh home near the Presbyterian church on East Avenue C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Shepperd
Forchheimer
East Avenue E
T. R. Knight
A. R. Stambaugh
Presbyterian Church
East Avenue C
Local Officials Appoint Delegates to Fort Stockton Meeting
Officials say Wade Reid and another official will serve until January 1941 and January 1940 respectively. They appointed Pete Kennedy as a delegate to the district meeting in Fort Stockton on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Reid
Pete Kennedy
Fort Stockton
Stranger Returns Dollar From Four Years Ago
A man enters Keesey Miller's garage and asks if Miller ran the shop four years past. After Miller confirms, the stranger hands him a dollar and recalls overpaying for gas, saying you gave me back a dollar too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesey Miller
Mr. Miller
Alpine Dairy Sale Announced to Mosley
The Alpine Dairy will be sold by P. T. Ross to G. B. Mosley. Mosley, owner of the property, plans to consolidate the two plants and operate both facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Mosley
Alpine Dairy
P. T. Ross
G. B. Mosley
Mr. Mosley
Notable reunion ends with name in hand
A restrained exchange captures a return gesture as one person urges a written reminder. The astonished listener asks for the name to record it. The reply reveals the name J. J. King from Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Miller
J. J. King
Houston, Tex
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. A. McMurry
del Rio
Mrs
Harry Bryan
Alex, Oklahoma
Mrs. S. P. White
BE Paso
Julian Rogers
Ranchogas Co
Warner Reid
Baby of
Lockney
Travis Hazlewood
Tulsa
J. W. Micou
J. S. Hemmer
Miami
Okla
Mra
Eugenia Rowland
Pecos
Westex
Avalanche
Smith Furniture Co
Central Ward School
E. A. Chaffin
W. B. Hancock
I Pase
Barry Scobee
H. M. Jones
Balmorhea
Chiropractice
Carroll, Vaughn
Chires
Moss Mest Market
Matt Smith’s Market
Matt Smiths Market
Itere
New Orleans
Vic
Texas
Ritchey Bros
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