Local Items Show Wide Travel and Community Events
Fire Prevention Week runs October 6 to 14. A string of local residents and visitors, including A. Herring of San Angelo and Mrs. M. L. Turney of Monahans, are described with travels to San Antonio, Houston, Galveston and other Texas points. The notices also mention births, health updates, visits with relatives, a portrait unveiling in Austin, and a call to support home merchants.
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H. W. Morelock
Clifford Bo Casey
Austin
Clara Driscoll
Texas
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chiropractor Ad Warns Low Vitality and Colds
If vitality is low and colds recur you may face influenza pneumonia or tuberculosis. Act today and see your chiropractor. Chiropractic offers the fastest and biggest dollar value of help to Nature’s powers for health restoration. Investigate Chiropractic today. CARROLL VAUGHN Doster of Chiropractic
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Carroll
Vaughn Doster
Furnished or partly furnished five room house with garage
Classified brief states a five room house available furnished or partly furnished with a garage. Mentions contact: Mrs. W. F. Rice Sp. tf.
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Furn
W. F. Rice
NYA Projects Progress At Sul Ross College
Work is progressing on NYA projects at Sul Ross College in the girls cooperative home and boulevard areas. J T Williamson NYA project engineer notes excavation for a new dining room and kitchen and about 45 boys are employed, including 30 college students and 15 local nonstudents, with qualified welfare placements aiding additional workers.
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NYA
Sul Ross College
J. T. Williamson
Girls’ Cooperative Home
Old College Apartments
Boulevard
Lost letter with teaching credentials finally reaches Far mington
A misplaced letter carrying credentials for a teaching position traveled across the United States for 13 years and at last arrived at its intended recipient in Farmington, Michigan.
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United States
Farmington, Mich
Wells Dug Under Federal Conservation In Valentine Country
Reports reaching Fort Davis say M. O. Means and Cole A. Means obtained ten wells in the past year or two under federal conservation work. Most wells were drilled to depths of 600 to 650 feet and some were located by witching. Also notes on Merrill calf buyers, a Highland Fair float, a new grade school, and Dr. C E Eaton's nine years in Valentine’s drug store.
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M. O
Cole A. Means
Valentine
Fort Davis
Cole Means
M. O. Means
Porcupine Question At Mile High Club Dinner
Ross Graves displayed porcupine spines found in the Davis mountains prompting a discussion among about 17 members on who has seen a live porcupine. Richard Merrill Laurence Wood and Barry Scobee said they had never seen one.
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Mile High Club
Ross Graves
Richard Merrill
Laurence E. Wood
Barry Scobee
Roadwork set to start on 1.7 mile observatory route
Highway officials say McMillan Materials of El Paso will send crews this week to begin paving 1.7 miles of McDonald observatory road. Minister Frank Traylor of Alpine will preach at the Fort Davis courthouse Sunday at 3:30 p m, with Church of Christ meetings there every Sunday at 3:30 p m led by Mr. Ruebush of Alpine. Attendance urged next Sunday and each subsequent Sunday.
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Amd
Forward Davidson
C. BE. Davidson
Alpine
Edward
Highway Patrol
Fort Stockton
Frank Traylor
Church of Christ
Fort Davis
Ruebush
Osborn Visits Fort Davis on Orient Railroad Route
O S Osborn of El Paso toured Fort Davis noting Limpia canyon and Fort Davis as possible Orient railroad routes to Mexico in 1900. He cited grade limits and a 200 mile rail gap west of Chihuahua to Topolobambo, calling bridge costs prohibitive and estimating a 20 year timeline. He enjoyed a week in Fort Davis while outlining terrain challenges in West Mexico.
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Limpia Canyon
Fort Davis
Orient
Mexico
Santa Fe
O. S. Osborn
el Paso
Osborn
Chihuahua
Topolobambo
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A. Herring of
San Angelo
M. L. Turney
Monahans
Arta Mae Schroeder
Galveston
Mrs
A. B. Sandifer
Lee Kokernot
San Antonio
M. Ho Moorman
Jack Walcher
Mr Walcher
Rankin
Amedee Pettijean
Rayne
Joe Sonnier
Virgil Williams
Tuewmlay
Houston
Fort Worth
RO J Ratliff
North Texas
JS. Carr
Alfred Black
Mr Black
San Diego
Calif
J. W. Waspback
Marfa
Waspback
Mildred Sonnier
Roy May of
Eden
J. D. May
Bernard Anderson
Ontario
Earl McCall
W.D. McCall
John Young
Frank Young
Mrs Young Sr
G. M. Bridges
W. H. Ragin
Delia Runyan
E. J. Moyer
Annie Anderson
Easie Babcock
Bunyan
Ft. Davis
Odessa
Tex
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Smith Furn. Co Tf
J. H. Nail
Smith Furn. Co. Tf
J. L. Anderson
Anderson Boarding House
North Fifth St
Smith Furn. Co
R. S. Yarbrough
Smith Furn
Co Tie
Ezra Cook
W. Corner Central Ward School
E. A. Chaffin
C. D. Wood
Watkins
J. R. Watkins CO
Iowa Ave
Memphis, Tenn
West Holland Ave
Old Hospital Ip
PT. Ross
Alpine Disposal Service
Mabel Hamilton
Williamson
Corre
Joe Grimes
Dana
Indiana
W. E. Jump
Paris
Ilinois
J. W. Merrill & Son
Merrill
Mr. Grimes
Little McDonald Observatory
Ruth
Dr. C. E. Eaton
Eatons
Mile High Town
Tere
van Horn
Presbyterian and Methodist Missionary Societies
Eugene Sproul
Snell Newton
Ruth Clark
Old Orient
Semper
Wienke
Perry Eae Ap Ce Ray Sens
Detencion
Seles
Boline
Adam
CPL
Central Power and Light Company
Homer
Ritchey Bros
Marathon
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