Fort Davis PTA hosts Citizenship program and notices
Fort Davis Fort Davis PTA held its regular meeting in the high school library with Rev. J. Paul Stevens leading a program on Effective Citizenship. The issue included quizzes and group discussions on citizen duties. Local visits and events abound, with reports on student trips to McDonald Observatory, community celebrations, and Thanksgiving holiday plans.
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Fort Davis
PTA
J. Paul Stevens
B. C. Neill
Stevens
Texas Pta Congress
Don A. Gaddis
Lela Weatherby
Margie Beatoncourt
Jack Ledingham
5. A. Roach
Tom Gray
Alvin Jarrat
Baboon Attacks Prompt Hunters’ Retreat in Bush
Bands of bold baboons charge hunters in the bush, bark loudly, and force Africans experienced in hunting to abandon dogs rather than corner a troop of these crafty primates. The text notes baboons are among Africa’s most savage mammals, shaping local hunting tactics.
Judge Fraser Speaks At Veterans Day Service Alpine
Judge Alan Fraser of El Paso was principal speaker at the Veterans Day service held Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Alpine. Fraser, a former Alpine resident, is a member of American Legion Big Bend Post No. 79. Post 79 helped sponsor the program with Alpine Ministerial Alliance. Rev. Carl Lawson, Methodist pastor, officiated.
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Alan Fraser
el Paso
First Methodist
Alpine
Fraser
American Legion
Big Bend
Post 79
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Carl Lawson
Offi
Frisco Loses Booms In California Discovery Event
On January 24, 1848, news of a Gaia discovery along the South Fork American River near Sacramento triggered a San Francisco deportation episode. Charles Wade, Post 79 chaplain, assisted, with Doyle Riley and the Youth Choir led by Mrs. Frank Matthews aiding. Benediction conducted by Rev. Gene Brice of First Christian Church.
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California
South Fork American River
Sacramento
San Francisco
Ated
Charles Wade
Post 79
Doyle Riley
Frank Matthews
Gene Brice
First Christian Church
Population boom in California gold rush cities
A fragment notes a dramatic migration during the gold rush era, describing about 900 residents and only around a dozen remaining for a diggings camp. It adds that thousands of easterners quickly arrived, swelling the city, with the population reaching 34,700 by 1852.
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Indian Lodge
Madeline Prude
Lela
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Joe Hawes
W. C. Massey
Sierra Blanca
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R. K. Merrill
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Commonwealth | Life Insurance Co
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Tornillo
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