Old Keesey Residence Rebuilt As Modern Fort Davis Home
Fort Davis moves to reconstruct the historic 1911 Keesey stone residence after a 1931 fire. Worth and Katherine Evans own the project with El Paso architect Mrs. M. H. Welch. The rebuilt house will have 12 rooms, four baths, two entry halls, a corner tower, and preserved stone walls and arches. The Evanses honor W. Keesey and add an E for Evans on the front Pillars.
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Keesey
Fort Davis
Old Rock
W. Keesey
Worth Evans
M. H. Welch
el Paso
Whittaker Keesey
Old Fort
Union Trading Company
Texas
Texas Oddfellow Grand Lodge
Evanses
W. Espy
J. W
Mrs. Evans
Worth
Katherine
Evans
Baptist Students to Convene in Waco This Weekend
About 1500 college students are expected at the Baptist Student Union state convention in Waco Friday through Sunday. Seven Sul Ross College students, led by Norris Smith, will attend with sponsors Mrs. Fulmer and Miss Jeter. Principal speaker Charles A. Wells, a noted cartoonist and traveler, has interviewed Hitler Mussolini and Chiang Kai Shek.
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Texas
Baptist Student Union State Convention
Waco
Sul Ross College
Norris Smith
Sul Ross B. S. A
David Green
Eugene Ege
Iona Callahan
Maxine Holmes
June Nail
Emma Sifford
M. M. Fulmer
Margaret Jeter
Chas. A. Wells
Chas. A. Wells. Mr. Wells
Hitler
Mussolini
Chiang Kai Shek
Mr. Wells
Home merchant sale pitch and prized petrified wood collection
Advertising column touts buying local and trading at home. Ross R. Wolfe of Texas built a house displaying petrified wood and fossils from 17 states and foreign nations. A souvenir hunter reportedly removed a 1000 pound model locomotive from the Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco.
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Ross R. Wolfe
Texas
San Francisco
Health nurse Claire McGuire at Texas Public Health meeting
Miss Claire McGuire Brewster County health nurse attended the Texas Public Health Association meeting in Fort Worth on September 30 October 1 and October 2.
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Claire McGuire
Brewster County
Texas Public Health Association
Fort Worth
Mountain Peaks Notes on Counties and Carelessness
The writer reflects on past driving mishaps including crashing into a car near Wichita Falls and jokes about payback with cigars for E Claudius Coleman Frank Skevington and Ned McKinney who supplied county area data. San Bernardino California is cited as the largest US county by area with 20157 square miles, followed by Arizona counties Coconino Mohave Yuma Pima and Yavapai.
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United States
E. Claudius Coleman
Sul Ross
Frank Skevington
Ned McKinney
San Bernardino County
California
U. S
Brewster County
Arizona
Brewster
Coconino
Mohave
Yuma
Pima
Yavapai
Pleasant schoolteacher referenced in uncertain recollection
A speaker recalls a time involving a pleasant schoolteacher and compares judgments of people, noting some teachers and journalists are pleasant or not. The speaker invites critique for a past “dumb stunt” and accepts the consequences.
Highland Weather Update Continues Through Weekend
The Highland report notes ongoing rainfall from last week into Friday night with a Saturday downpour. Rain gauges show 2.75 inches at Carlton and three inches at Bird Orchard by Friday evening, with Saturday adding to totals as George Clothier travels the Fort Davis Marfa road.
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Carlton
Bird Orchard
George Clothier
Fort Davis-Marfa Road
Weathering Highway Waters Described by Marty
Marty recalled Friday seeing more water on the highway than ever before. The remark notes extreme conditions and highlights the flood impact on travel and daily life.
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Marty
West Texans Senator Leads Largest District in Texas
West Texans describes the state senator whose district covers 27 counties including Brewster where Big Bend National Park lies. He chairs Pecos State Bank at Fort Stockton, and maintains ranching and farming. Former Pecos County tax collector and clerk, and Fort Stockton mayor, he won unopposed in the last Democratic primary.
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State Parks Board
Big Bend National Park
Brewster
Big Bend Park
Pecos State Bank
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
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