Fort Davis News Notes Observatory Visit and Arrivals
Weather and temperatures for the week are listed. Visitors and staff at McDonald Observatory include Dr G H Herbig from Lick Observatory and visiting astronomers. Dan Harris leaves for Yerkes Observatory. Lena Boyd returns from India. several named residents and visitors are noted in social roundups.
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G. H. Herbig
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Call
Dr Herbig
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis Library Receives Geographic Magazine Collection
In Book Week Fort Davis Mrs J W Merrill donates her complete 25 year Geographic magazine file to the Fort Davis Public library. The library gratefully accepts the valuable contribution for use. Mr and Mrs Rey Mulhern of Beach California visited Fort Davis last week.
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Fort Davis
J. W. Merrill
Fort Davis Public
Rey Mulhern
Beach
Calif
Fort Davia
Hunters Mull Merril Ranch For Deer Last Week
About 60 hunters sought deer on the Merrill ranch last week with only a few named. Bob Cantrell of Weatherford and Cecil Black of Fort Worth arrived by private plane and bagged deer. Others visiting included Mr and Mrs J Merrill and relatives, plus guests from Dallas Midland Mineral Wells and Marfa. Senator HL Winfield of Fort Stockton and Harper Rawlings of Marfa were among those lucky to take a deer.
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Merrill Ranch
Bob Cantrell
Weatherford
Cecil Black
Fort Worth
J . Merrill
Richard K. Merrill
K. Sparks
Dallas
Hill Bateman
Sen
HL. Winfield
Fort Stockton
Asa McCormic
San Antonio
Nick Nicholson
L. N. Forrester
Midland
Harry Dobbs
Mineral Wells
Harper Rawlings
Marfa
Senator Winfield
Sparks
Dobbs
Mr Rawlings
Young Women's Fellowship Club Reports Meeting and Activities
The Young Women's Fellowship met November 10 at J A Dale home with 17 members present. Mrs Jack Dumas led the program on Luke. committees and new president Mrs J Weose were announced for six months. Donations to Pack-a-Towel totaled 34.26 dollars for World Community Day. Joe Mendoza enlisted in the Army for two years, stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas in the Medical Corps.
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Young Women's Fellowship Club
J. A. Dale
Jack Dumas
J. Weose
Beatrice Wooley
Ross Graves
Alice
Joe DB. Mendoza
Jose Mendoza
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Methodist Women’s Society gathering at parish house
Mrs Mims hosted the Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service meeting on a Wednesday afternoon in the parish house with Miss Ruth Carlton presiding. Mrs A N Alkire led devotions and reviewed the Alaska chapter from On Our Doorstep. A social hour followed with cranberry salad wafers cookies tea and coffee. No November meeting due to Thanksgiving. next meet December 8 at Mrs Alkire’s home to finish the study book.
Five Local Boys Travelled East During Holiday Break
Five high school boys Pete Gray Tommy Redford Jack Reynolds and Ralph Branden used the holiday period to travel to Houston and other eastern cities. The report notes their names and the trip, with no further details on purpose or outcomes.
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Houston
Here
Pete Gray
Tommy Redford
Jack Reynolds
Ralph Branden
Fort Davis Social Round Includes Visits and Travel
The extract notes that Charlies Brandon and companions were away Thursday to Monday and attended the A and M Pice institute game. They met J. K. Miller and Lewis Jarrett, A&M students. Mrs Mace Stewart of San Antonio and Galveston visited Fort Davis last Friday at Mrs J H Clark's home and visited the Fort Davis Study Club Public library.
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Charlies Brandon
A. &M.pice Institute
J. K
K.K) Miller
Lewis Jarrett
A&m
Mace Stewart
San Antonio
Galveston
Fort Davis
J. H. Clark
Fort Davis Indians open season with win over Balmorhea
Fort Davis high school opened its basketball season with a 21 to 10 victory over Balmorhea. Rayford Newton led Davis with high scoring, while Charlie Webster Kenneth Cox and Billy R Colwell stood out on defense. The game was called well by officials Albert Moore Jr. and John Robert Prude. Fort Davis to play in Balmorhea tournament this weekend. Fort Davis junior and senior volleyball teams also played Balmorhea with mixed results. The district reports on Texas school terms and counts of teachers and boards conclude with county and tax suit notices pending in Brewster County.
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Fort Davis High School Indians
Balmorhea
Indians
Fort Davis
Davis
Rayford Newton
Fred Hartnett
Fred Alvarez
Donald Turland
Charlie Webster
Kenneth Cox
Billy R. Colwell
Albert Moore Jr
John Robert Prude
Fort Davis High School
83Rd Judicial District
Brewster County
Texas
City of
Alpine
State of Texas
County of
Brewster
M. H. Cleghorn
State of
Shipman
District Court
War bonds sold to Navy personnel in World War II program
About 1.7 billions of dollars in war bonds were sold to Naval personnel in the Navy war bond program from September 1941 to July 1947. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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Naval
Navy
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