Fort Davis Hero Saves Two After Copter Crash
Oscar Medley a 24 year old Navy AMA 2 from Fort Davis dragged an injured commander and lieutenant from a damaged helicopter after a crash in a Nevada desert. He walked 7 1/2 miles to a radio tower to call Fallon base, then was taken to Reno medical center and later to Oakland Navy hospital. He previously served nine months at sea around Vietnam and extended his enlistment for another year. Sheriff Medley said Oscar will recover but face months of hospitalization.
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Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Navy
Nevada
Fallon
Oscar Medley
Sheriff
Isabelle) Medley
Oscar
Barbara
Vietnam
Medley
Sheriff Medley
George
Ben
Wilbur
DAR Speaker Plans Texas History Talk at Big Bend Chapter
Big Bend Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meets at 2 p.m. Saturday October 7 at the home of Mrs James W Glasscock with Mrs Jim Skinner as speaker on Texas History Members should notify Mrs Glasscock by Friday noon. Anderson joins the Army Sept 26 selected for General Supply training at Fort Bliss son of Mrs Dorothy A Harris Alpine. Local item notes weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Keesey Kimball to Alpine and nearby households.
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Big Bend
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mss
James W. Glasscock
Jim Skinner
Glasscock
Anderson
ARMY
Farris Shelton Anderson
United State Army
SFC
Billy G. Dart
U.S. Army
Farris
Dorothy A. Harris
E. Ave.e
Alpine
Fort Bliss
Beulah Victims Get Clothing From Omega Xi Chapter
Omega Xi Chapter of nese Sigma Phi met Monday night at Beverly Bradley’s home with eight members and one guest. They voted to donate clothes from a recent garage sale to Hurricane Beulah victims, to be delivered to the Baptist Student Union Building for shipment to the coast. Mona McLaughlin presented a cultural program titled Self Estimate. Guest Sweeta Jordan joined members in the closing ritual: Wilda Meixner, Peggy Watkins, Alice Williams, Brenda Newton, Beverly Bradley, Nit Gibson, Eunice Vincent, and Mona McLaughlin.
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Omege Xi
Nese Sigma Phi
Beverly Bradley
Baptist Student Union
Mona McLaughlin
Sweeta Jordan
Wilda Meixner
Peggy Watkins
Alice Williams
Brenda Newton
Nit Gibson
Eunice Vincent
Swearingen and McBride Families Travel Notes
Mr and Ms S M Swearingen of McCamey spent several days in Big Bend National Park last week and visited in Alpine on Saturday and Sunday with friends. Mr and Mrs H J McBride left Thursday for Fort Worth to visit their daughter Ann Estelle and returned home on Monday. 1100 late to classify for rent Modern 3 bed run home partially furnished with large walled in patio two blocks from College call TE7 2778.
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S.M. Swearingen
McCamey
Big Bend National Park
Alpine
H.J. McBride
Fort Worth
Ann Estelle
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Mrs. Skinner Dar Speaker
Keesey Kimball
G.B. Wilder
Andersan
Ind
W.W. Maxwell
San Antonio
William Brigl
Dallas
Forchheimer
Beulah
Vanity Fair
Rudy Krenek
E. Holland
Earl Anderau
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