Union Worship Services At First Methodist Church Fort Davis
The regular Sunday night service at the First Methodist church was led by Rev. S M Mims with Miss Peggy Mims at piano. Theme centered on choosing whom to serve, noting individuals remain captains of their souls. Next service will be at the Presbyterian church.
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First Methodist Church
S. M. Mims
Peggy Mims
Mims
M. C. Brittain
First Baptist Church
J. W. Myrose
Presbyterian Church
B. R. Taylor
W. E. Smith
Illness in the Family Prompted Her Call
She said she was called there due to an illness in the family.
Presbyterian Women Honor Missionary Society Meeting
The Presbyterian Women Missionary Society gathered at Mrs. George Merrill's ranch home on Sept. 30 with Mrs. J. P. Weatherby presiding and Mrs. J. W. Myrose leading a Bible study on Acts. Report on the Amsterdam World Assembly was given by Mrs. R. L. Irving.
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Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
George Merrill
J. P. Weatherby
J. W. Myrose
R. L. Irving
Amsterdam
Weather notes at Mount Locke and local notices
No moisture was recorded in the Davis mountains area over the past week. Temperature readings at Mount Locke McDonald Observatory ranged from 61 to 73 during the day and 40 to 59 at night. Mrs Rena Maverick Green and her daughter Miss Mary Green, from Fort Davis, returned to San Antonio for the winter. Mrs E H Carlton of Fort Davis learned on Monday that her granddaughter JoAnn Carlton, age 9, underwent an emergency appendectomy in Big Spring.
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JoAnn
Don Carlton
Alpine
Fort Davis
Big Spring
Davis Mountains
Mount Locke
McDonald Observatory
Rena Maverick Green
Mary Green
San Antonio
E. H. Carlton
JoAnn Carlton
Baptist Women Missionary Society Met At Kountz Home
Mrs. Kountz hosted the Baptist Women Missionary Society meeting on Monday with eleven members present. Mrs. Friend presided, and Mrs. Brittain led the program using Royal Service as study material during the session. Lucille Dearman and her daughters Sue and Sally of Midland arrived Thursday seeking new work opportunities at the Bell Telephone Exchange. Sally Dearman is a high school junior already enrolled locally. G F Jones and Beau McCutcheon left Tuesday for Abilene to join C H Boyd for a coast trip visiting Washington and New York.
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Baptist Women's Missionary Society
W. C. Kountz
J. W. Friend
M. C. Brittain
Royal Service Magazine
Lucille Dearman
Sue
Sally Dearman
Midland
Dearman
Bell Telephone Exchange
Sue Dearman
Sally
G. F. Jones
Beau McCutcheon
Abilene
C. H. Boyd
Atlantic Coast
Washington, D. C
New York
Fort Davis High to Host Homecoming Pioneer Day Nov 5 1948
Fort Davis plans a Pioneer Day Homecoming on November 5 1948 with a Barstow football game on the Fort Davis gridiron. Students were chosen for college bands and local fire prevention programs preceded the event as two Junior six-man games entertained.
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Fort Davis High School
Indians
Barstow
Fort Davis
Indian Field
Fort Davis-Balmorhea
Anderson School
Central School
UDC Urges Renaming Big Bend Park to Jefferson Davis Park
Fort Worth report details a proposal by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to rename Big Bend National Park the Jefferson Davis National Park and to call the Davis Mountains the Jefferson Davis Mountains. The plan awaits the Texas state convention in San Antonio October 18–21 with speeches by Dr R E B Allen and Joseph G Bennis and events including a parent teacher clinic and banquet.
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UDC
Big Bend Park
Jefferson Davis
Fort Worth
Big Bend National Park
Jefferson Davis National Park
United Daughters of the Confederacy
San Antonio
Davis Mountains
Texas
Jefferson Davis Mountains
Julia Jackson
Katie Blacklock Ponder
Fort Davis
Buena Vista
Palo Alto
Mexico
Big Bend
Jefferson Davis Park
Jefferson Davis Highway
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Attends State Meet
The Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers calls 2000 local units to send accredited delegates to the state convention in El Paso from November 17 to 19. General sessions occur at El Paso High School with headquarters at Paso Del Norte hotel, presided by Mrs. J. H. Moore. main addresses by Dr. Henry H. Hill and Mrs. C. C. Clark.
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Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
el Paso
Austin
el Paso High School
Paso del Norte Hotel
J. H. Moore
Deport
Henry H. Hill
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
C. C. Clark
Natchez, Miss
Region VI
Centennial Defeats Fort Davis Pee-Wees 20 to 6
Centennial school in Alpine defeated the Fort Davis Pee-Wees by 20 to 6 in a local youth football game delivering a decisive win for Centennial.
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Fort Davis
Remember there are two sides to every question slogan
A note on the County Bee editor Cappy Miller and his office wall slogan urges readers to seek both sides of an issue and be truthful. The author praises democracy and the right of individuals to vote and express themselves, even in preferences like beer or cider.
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Cappy” Miller
The
County Bee
Cappy
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