Fort Davis High School 1950 Baccalaureate Service Held
In Fort Davis the 1950 graduates attended a baccalaureate service Sunday night May 14 in the high school auditorium. Rev. M. C. Brittain of Taft delivered the address titled Marginal Living. A girls chorus sang under John A. Conaway with Mrs. Tyrone T. Kelly at the piano. Elias Martin, ill in El Paso, was expected to receive his diploma that night. A community supper for Rev. and Mrs. M C Britain followed on May 15 in Cottonwood Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone T. Kelly
S. M. Mims
M. C. Brittain
Taft
Texas
Robert C. Withers
John A. Conaway
Kelly
Mr. Brittain
Grad
Uates
Brittain
Elias Martin
el Paso
Cottonwood Grove
Old Fort
M. C. Britain
Fort Davis
Britain
First Baptist Church
Fort Davis High School
Earlene Wilson
Billy Colwell
Paul D. Jose
McDonald Observatory
J. H. Clark
Mr. Conaway
Woodson Mims
Ezekial
Milner C. Brittain
T. T
Training Union
Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Mary Lou Kaiser
Margaret Elizabeth Kaiser
A. A. Kaiser
Iredell
Glen Rose
Ramsey Bidding For Lt. Governor
Ben Ramsey of San Augustine announces for Lieutenant Governor after resigning as secretary of state on February 9. A longtime Texas lawmaker, he has led rural electrification efforts and the farm to market road program, citing the need for more active citizen involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Texas House
Senate
Ramsey
Texas
Graduation Exercises for 1950 Class Slated in High School
Graduating exercises for the 1950 class will be held in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. Details will appear in next week's paper.
Anderson School Program Showcases Student Talent
At Anderson school on May 10 a large audience watched a multi grade program featuring plays The Spider and the Fly Billy Goats Three and The Magic Garden along with songs by grades 1 3 4 5 8 and 7 8. Graduation exercises followed May 18 naming freshmen to high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Old Country School
J. H. Clark
Ernest Rivera
Anderson School
W. E. Smith
Reuben Rodriguez
Dolores Dominguez
Catarina Talavera
Rudy Granada
Frank Alvarez
Martha Jane Jiminez
Teresa Tercera
Cecelia Granada
Abelia Salcido
School Play Party Honors First Grade Student
On May 3, Mrs. Bud Roberts hosted a after hours play party at the school for 1st and 2nd grade children in honor of her seven year old daughter Lillian, a 1st grade pupil. The event was led by Henry C. Mayes with Mr. Wilson absent and included cookies and fruit drinks for the children and their teacher Mrs. Lillian Mims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Roberts
Lillian
Lillian Mims
Study Club Hosts Event and New Officers in Fort Davis
The Fort Davis Study Club held an open house on Tuesday May 9 with 60 attendees. Dr George Van Biesbroeck spoke on a Belgian Congo trip with color motion pictures. New officers were installed, club notes its 26 year history and its library of 1500 books. Out of town guests from Marfa attended. A turkey dinner preceded the program as Summer weather persists in the Davis mountains with light showers and Observatory records noting brief rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Dorothy Hinds
George van Biesbroeck
McDonald Observatory
Belgian Congo
Africa
A. N. Alkire
Worth Evans
Mabel Bloys
L. C. Brite
O. M. Bunton
J. S. McCracken
Marfa
Espy Miller
Pat Mulloy
A. V. Chapin
Harper McMichael
P. D. Jose
R. D. McCready
Davis Mountains
Mount Locke
Mrs Edw Van Biesbroeck Leaves McDonald for Yerkes
Mrs Edw Van Biesbroeck and her daughter Vicki departed the McDonald Observatory area after a stay of several weeks and went to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Wisconsin.
Bee Inspired Sermon Opens The Program At Church
Mrs Tyrone Kelly played piano and Miss Callie Holt led singing. The Rev Theo Mayora gave thanks and the keynote focused on Our Daily Bread. Guest speaker Rev Milton DuPriest of Texas spoke on The Bee its Origin Meaning and Influence. Mrs J Keesey Miller sang The Lord's Prayer. Continued on Page
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone Kelly
Callie Holt
Theo Mayora
Milton DuPriest
Texas
J. Keesey Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort Davis News
Lawn and Garden Headquarters
Central School
Nadine Casbeer
Clay Evans
Jimmie Granger
van Kountz
Billy Mayes
Lucy Miller
Patricia Newton
Virginia Spencer
Foun
Tain
Albuquerque
N. M
Methodist Church
C. D. Wilson
Gulf Oil
Henry C. Mayes
Mr. Wilson
Owen House
Mrs
George van Bies
Coca-Cola
Kaiser Twins
Midland
Livestock Auction Co
Don Estes
Electronic Science
MTC
Paulson la Couir A, Prance En - Pial
Jhia
Cas
Dempsey’s Watch Shop
Ford
Grand Canyon
Alpine Study Club
Pilot Club
Rotary International
Sheep and
Jaycees
Jaycee
Tom H. Stowell, Realtor
Holland Hotel
First National Bank
F.D.I.C
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