First Methodist holds Layman's Day in Fort Davis
At the Fort Davis First Methodist church Layman’s Day featured speaker A E Danheim with Rev S M Mims presiding. The sermon, based on Hebrews 12 and I Corinthians 12, urged unity and members’ contribution to the church. Evangelistic services begin Nov 1 with Rev A O Hood as speaker.
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First Methodist Church
A. E. Danheim
Danheim
Paul
Euclid
Merry
G. C. Williams
Methodist Church
A. O. Hood
Clovis
N. M
John G. Prude
First Presbyterian Church
Julian T. Hendren
Lucy Foster
First Baptist Church
Robert D. Lovell
Cleburne
Western Texas visitors from Austin and Waco depart
Last week in Fort Davis featured Mrs. J. G. McIntosh of Austin and Mrs. H. R. Dudgeon of Waco staying with local hosts. they left for home Sunday October 25. Mrs. M. V. Gartman of Austin visited in the Davis and Fisher homes and traveled back with McIntosh and Dudgeon. Mrs. A. W. Ray spent the weekend in Bertram with Frederick A. Rau and family.
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Fort Davis
J. G. McIntosh
Austin
H. R. Dudgeon
Waco
McIntosh
E. H. Carlton
Dudgeon
Carlton
H. G. Thompson
M. V. Gartman
G. W. Davis
J. C. Fisher
Mr. Davis
Fisher
A. W. Ray
Bertram
Frederick A. Rau
Weather at Mount Locke Observatory Sees Weekend Moisture
Cool cloudy week with Friday moisture of 0.50 inch recorded at McDonald Observatory Mount Locke. Morning temperatures reached 33 degrees, while weekly readings varied from the teens to mid seventies with a mix of highs and lows. Mrs W C Massey of Sierra Blanca visited with her mother Mrs J P Weatherby and left Saturday. Dr and Mrs Bengt Stromgren and son Ole of Williams Bay Wisconsin arrived at the observatory this week.
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McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
W. C. Massey
Sierra Blanca
J. P. Weatherby
Bengt Stromgren
Ole
Williams Bay
Wis
Know Your City Schools Continued Reflections On Youth
The column recalls youth memories and notes a list of Abilene High School graduates attending colleges other than Sul Ross. It cites Kenneth Killion, class of 1951, as a Texas A&M junior and ends with a Holmes quote on early education.
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AHS
Sul Ross
Texas A&m
Kenneth Killion
Observatory chiefs linked to major U.S. sites
Stromgren serves as director at Mc Donald and Yerkes observatories. Mr and Mrs R D Swartz and daughter Dorothy traveled to El Paso on Saturday last week. Barry Scobee journeyed to Portland Oregon for business and to visit his sister Mrs George Armstrong and her family including Mr and Mrs Bill Clawson of Portland.
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R. D. Swartz
Miss Dorothy
el Paso
Barry Scobee
Portland
Oregon
George Armstrong
Armstrong
Bill Clawson
Indians Stay Undefeated With 39 13 Victory
The Fort Davis Indians defeated Pyote 39 to 13 on their home field last Friday. The team travels to Balmorhea next Friday for another game.
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Fort Davis
Noteworthy discovery in Palenque ruins reveal jade treasure
Mexican archaeologist Dr Alberto Rux Lhuillier reports a deep find in the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque. Beneath a sacrificial stone and six skeletons lies a priestly burial chamber with a jade wreath on the head and neck, a jade mask with emerald eyes, a large pearl in the mouth, jade ornaments in the hands, and two jade figures at the feet.
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Alberto Rux Lhuillier
Palenque
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