Baccalaureate Service and Commencement Notes Fort Davis
Fort Davis honors 1946 graduates with baccalaureate in Baptist church led by Rev. Mims and Rev Rue. Music by Mrs Brittain and Tyrme Kelly. Commencement set for tonight in the high school auditorium with Dr Popper family arrivals from Yerkes. Also reports seniors’ picnic at Belmorhea State Park and regional church convention notes.
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Baptist Church
SM. Mims
Alvin O. Rue
Jonnie Pade
Bach Piayes
MC. Brittain
Mare
Tyrme Kelly
Ottertory
Mende Leon
Bettrai
Kelly
Ceepy Miller
J. M Clark
Johnnie Prude
John Robert Prose
Auceste
Gluck
Gun
Betty Stewart
Anne Mims
Auarey Faye Newton
Amfalio Marin
Chris Kounts
Pri Gay
Harry Jarrett
Belmorhea State Park
Lewis Roy Jarrett
Fort Davis Area Hosts Celebrate Sons Military Return
Host couple Mr and Mrs Alex Dominguez held a surprise birthday for son Alex Jr who just returned after two years eight months in Army service in Europe. Family and friends from Fort Davis and El Paso attended a dinner and dancing at Indian Lodge with gifts and medals highlighted.
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Alex Dominguez
Alex Jr
Europe
14A Marinet
Esperanza Hartnett
Rosalie Gonzales
Lupe H. Fuenez
Cristobal Gonzales Jr
Fidel Gonzales
Robert Hernandez
Sam Dominguez
Alfonso Gonzales
Isavel Dominguez
Fort Davis
Ralph Gonzales
Gonzales
el Paso
Looking For A City Sermon At Morning Service
The Presbyterian church held morning services last Sunday with Rev. Alvin Rue preaching on Dwelling in Tents but Looking for a City. Texts cited Gen 12 18 and Hebrews. Major Milton D. Hawes sang Have Wounded Any Soul with Mrs Lucy Foster on piano. Announcement noted the annual June meeting at the Boys campground on Sunday June 16 with Rev Nelson Wurgler of Marfa Methodist church delivering the sermon.
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Presbyterian Church
Alvin Rue
Milton D. Hawes
Lucy Foster
Bioys Camp Ground
Nelson Wurgler
Marfa
Airplane drop announces state race entry in Odessa district
In Odessa district, state representative candidates enter the race at the last hour by airplane drop to Barry Scobee, Odessa Democrats chair. George Elliott, hotel operator, and C. E. Gerron of Odessa are named as contenders. Scobee confirms a Fort Stockton request and a late drop near Fort Davis. Weather notes report a week of sun with no moisture and mild winds.
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Barry Scobee
Jeff Davis County
George W. Eliott
Odessa
C. E
Gerron
Scobee
Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Lawyer in town meets Judge Granger and newcomer Castleberry
In a memory recalling note, Castleberry, a lawyer in Mouston and Amarillo, recalls naval service in World Wars I and II. He enlisted in August 1942 and rose to chief petty officer after serving on a battleship, transport, and a repair ship in campaigns from England to Okinawa, never stepping ashore.
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William Granger
Robert W
Castleberry
Mouston
Amarillo
Uncle Sam
Navy
England
France
Holland
Panama Canal
Okinawa
Voyage memories and a political bid amid postwar life
A former seaman recalls a voyage from the Panama Canal to Honolulu with Black sailors aboard and lonely seas. Mr. Castleberry, a UT graduate and candidate for county attorney, reflects on Alaska, Fort Davis, and settling as a citizen. The piece notes musical school performances and a State Board of Control bid invitation for campus improvements at Sul Ross and Alpine.
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Pa‘nama
Honolulu
Mr. Castleberry
Castleberry
Alaska
Fort Davis
County Atorney
University of Texas
Austin
Weaver I Baker
State Board of Central
Texas
Board of Control
Sul Nose
State ‘Teachers ‘College
Alpine
Sul. Ross
Teachers College
Texais
Anderson PTA elects new officers for the year
On Thursday May 9 the Anderson school unit of the PTA held its annual election naming President Mrs Charles Webster Vice President Mrs Eloy Jimenez Secretary Mrs Fred Martin and Treasurer Miss Frances Wood Next Tuesday May 28 J H Clark will present Miss Jane McIntosh in recital in the high school auditorium with Miss Audrey Faye Newton Miss Anne Mims and W H Billy Clark assisting No admission charge and the public is invited.
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Mile Minhet
Kounte
Ross Graves
Kerry
Worth Ryans
Sid Bouchette
Junles
Big Mui Hawes
Two-Fist Kelly
Cowboy Johnaan
Sailor Newton
Redoubtale
Beebee
Anne Mims
Ida Hartnett
Queta Newton
Roperanea Hartnett
Audrey Faye Newton
Leithe Ann Cotwell
Richestan
Wee Kounte
al Nine
Kggies
Sid
Young
J. W. Merrill
Roe Miller
Ren
Foreign coin—Club
Anderson School
PTA
Charles Webster
Eloy Jimenez
Fred ‘Martin
Frances Wood
Mex
J.H. Clark
Jane McIntosh
McIntosh
W. H.billy Clark
Pacific coast region hosts heaviest U.S. forests
The Pacific coast region in the western United States contains the heaviest forests in the nation, highlighting the dense woodlands spanning coastal states and their ecological significance.
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Pacific Coast
The
United States
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