Fort Davis Schools Open for 1954 55
Fort Davis and Fort Davis High School opened the 1954 55 school year with a program in the high school auditorium featuring a prayer by Rev R D Lovell a vocal solo by Mrs A E Danheim and remarks by new superintendent Herbert Smith. PTA Open House followed with welcome to teachers and plans for the year announced by J C Duncan and others.
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Fort Davis
R. D. Lovell
First Baptist Church
A. E. Danheim
Herbert Smith
Smith
Danheim
P.T. A
PTA
Dunno: Fort Davis visitors and polio fund drives noted
Dr and Mrs Norton Cooksey from Detroit visited Fort Davis and Kent with their son Jimmie. Community notes cover Presbyterian W M O meeting, PTA supper for polio relief netting 1, plus local rummage and bake sales raising funds. Several regional visitors stayed with local families and hosted guests from Sanderson Ralls Valentine El Paso Evanston San Antonio.
Fort Davis Visit Highlighted By Local Travellers
Mrs Hallie Bryan Perry of Mouston and Alpine and Miss Winnie Allen of Austin spent last week in Fort Davis at the Brandon apartments. Mr and Mrs L L Jarratt traveled to Lorraine on a business trip.
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Erick Green
Hallie Bryan Perry
Mouston
Alpine
Winnie Allen
Austin
Fort Davis
Brandon Apartments
Mrs. L. L. Jarratt
Lorraine
Spinster Luncheon Honors Alpine Fort Davis Bride
Miss Elisabeth Prude hosted a luncheon Wed Aug 25 in Alpine to honor Kay Carlton the bride of the week. Only spinster bridal party members attended with Mexican fare at the Green cafe and cactus centerpiece decorations. Guests included spinster friends from Alpine and Fort Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabeth Prude
Fort Davis
Alpine
Kay Carlton
Old Fort Museum Surpasses Eleven Thousand Visitors
The Old Fort museum has more than 11,000 visitors in its first three months of public hours with 11,270 total by August 29. On Sunday alone 207 people toured the site.
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Old Fort
Public Library News At Fort Davis Shifts After Camp Week
The Fort Davis public library reopened after Bloys camp meeting week and August circulation fell to 206. Children returning from ranch work in summer will boost circulation as they come to town. Librarian Mrs. W. H. Brennand urges all to visit for selections of good reading. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boyd of Austin.
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Public Library
Fort Davis
Bloys
W. H. Brennand
Local social notes feature visits from Texas and Texas Panhandle
A string of social visits includes Leo Martin from Texas Western College El Paso home with his parents Mr and Mrs Ben Martin Fort Ains. Gus Brenner Paris Texas attends a Scout executives convention in Alpine and visits Miss Mariel Bloys and Herbert Bloys. Dolores Dominguez from Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio is at home with H G Haby family in Uvalde and Mrs Seth Young and their children Ed and Irene guests in Fort Ains last week.
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Mrs. Truman Jones
el Paso
B. A. Johnson
Jones
Mrs. Johnson
Lewis Maverick
Evanston, Ill
George Green
Mary Green
Adolf von Weise
San Antonio
Rena May
Leo Martin
Texas Western College
Mrs
Ben Martin
Fortains
Gus Brenner
Paris
Texas
Mariel Bloys
Herbert Bloys
Brenner
Seth Young
Irene
Uvalde
H. G. Haby
Young
Mrs. Haby
Dolores
Lolo) Dominguez
Lackland Air Force Base
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Fort Davis News
A. N. Alkire
Ant
The
Fort Davis Pta
J. C. Duncan
Ann C. Curtis
Orrick Freeman
Denton
John Thomas
Beau McCutcheon
G. F. Jones
Curtis
Freeman
McCutcheon
Thomas
Jimmy Pate
BUICK
Norton Cooksey
Jimmie
Detroit
Mich
Presbyterian W. M. O
Presbyterian Women’s Organization
R. L. Irving
George M. Merrill
Merrill
Book of Hebrews. Prayers Were By Mrs. Irving, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Alkire
Brennand
Anderson P.T. A
Anderson School Pta
National Foundation For
Elias Marin
Valentine
John Reininger of
Sanderson
L. Plumbley
Edgar Fisher
Clayton Thornton
Ralls
Roy Kelley
Linda and
Lanell
Jack Dumas
Jack McNamara
John Huston
James Helvick
Twin Peaks
Europe
Mediterranean
Africa
Humphrey Bogart
Jennifer Jones
Peter Lorre
Gina Lollobrigida
Jane Russell
Marilyn Monroe
Jean Harlow
George R. Moore
C. E. Boyd
Boyd
Custom Assay Office
Chemists and Assayers
Poippers
el Paso, Texas
Crawford Insurance
General Insurance
Mr. Moore
Denier Sheers
Vanette
Landon
Forchheimer
Casner
Ford
TUDOR
International Kb5
GMC
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Fordor
Dodge
Casner Motor CO
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