Fort Davis Study Club Opens 1943 44 Season Social
The Fort Davis Study Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Mevla McCutcheon home with co hosts Mrs. GF Jones and Miss Dorothy Hinds. Nine new members joined: CG Matthews, BB Bounds, W C Kounts, Tyrone Kelly, A L Davis, J C Williams, J R Gathright, Ruby Morris, Frankie Hall. Mrs George Pyburn attended as a guest and Mrs J H Clark spoke of her Alaska and Canada trip. Officers named for the year include President Mrs Arthur Alikire and others.
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Fort Davis
Mev
Benu McCutencoo
GF. Jones
Dorothy Hinds
C Iub
CG. Matthews
BB. Bounds
W. C. Kounts
Tyrone Kelly
A. L Davis
J.C. Williams
R. Gathright
Ruby Morris
Frankie Hall
George Pyburn
J. H. Clark
Arthur Alikire
J.P. Ba By
Bem McCutellon
Dorothy Hinde
J. XK. Miller
Changes in Jeff Davis county draft board leadership
Derm Gatmayne became chairman of Jeff Davis county draft board on Sept 7, succeeding resigning George Williams. Other members include J. K. Miller of Fort Davis and George Newton of Vale One. clerk is Mrs Y F Sproul of Fort Davis who took over from Mrs Koe. Miss Martha Boys of Fort Worth joins Red Cross Nurses Reserve. her class signed up 100 percent. Mrs J W McClendon hosted a stunt party in Austin with Judge and Mrs Graves and several others. Lieut Charles Bird, home on leave, returned to Mather Field Cal.
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M. Miller
Moreau Miller
Moreau
Navy
Miller
W. A. Hadden
Kathleen
Roby
J. D. Cope
Martha Ann
Fand
Ray Pritchett
Ann
Balmorhea
Murphy Bennett
Edith Hutcheson
Marialand
Myrtle Stewart
Fort Davia
Virginia Holt
le Holt
R. L. Irving
Three Rivers
Sands Monica
Cal
Richard G. Irving
Fort Davis
Martha Bioys
Fort Worth
Red Cross Nurses Reserve ‘Corps
Boys
Set
A. D. Blogs
J. W. McClendon
Aus ‘Ton
George Graves
Austin
Maude Gray
Belton
D. HM. Mart
Jena Maverick Green
San Antonio
Phil Walker
W. 8. Miller
Charles Bird
C. J. Bird
Mather Field
High School Class Officers Elected And Alumni News
The junior class chose Amy Lou Bloys as president Willie Razo as vice president and Mary Fisher as secretary treasurer with Miss Dorothy Hinds as sponsor. Ottigers for the sophomore class elected Anna Lee Cross as president Bruce Jett as vice president Mart Currier as secretary treasurer with A L Davis as sponsor. Freshman class officers include Audrey Faye Newton as president Betty Stewart as vice president Lorraine Taylor as secretary treasurer with Mrs EB Coan as sponsor. Stewart was visiting Albuquerque NM last week and Miss Carrie Lou Baton and Miss Mildred Bloys enrolled at Sul Ross College Alpine NM Wednesday. Clay Miller, son of EB and Mrs Miller, returned home Friday night to visit.
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Audrey Faye Newton
Betty Stewart
Lorraine Taylor
EB. Coan
Carrie Lou Baton
Mildred Bloys
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Wednes
Geologist Dr Maxwell's Big Bend work highlighted
Dr Maxwell joined the National Park Service in 1996 as a junior geologist. His early assignment was a geological study and map of Big Bend National Park, followed by a detailed report from Austin and repeated visits to Alpine and the Big Bend to gather data and explain the region’s geology to professionals.
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Maxwell
National Park Service
Big Bend National Park Project
Bag Bend
Eeel Service
Big Bend
Austin
Alpine
The
Lt Oscar Lee Smith Visits Kin Before Training
Lieut. Oscar Lee Smith stayed with his sister Mrs J D Crawford and Mr Crawford for several days last week before heading from San Marcos where he earned his wings to Roswell New Mexico for bombardier school The Army Air Corps veteran previously served in Hawaii and Pearl Harbor era duty and later planned a trip to Albuquerque New Mexico before continuing training
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Oscar Lee Smith
J. D. Crawford
Crawford
San Marcos
Roswell
N. M
Lt. Smith
Army Air Corps
Hawaii
Pearl Har
Tyrone Kelly
Borge
Albuquerque
Tion
Biographical Note: Dr Maxwell Returns as Big Bend Superintendent
The text outlines Dr Maxwell's career with frequent field trips and planning with the Texas State Parks board. It highlights his Big Bend work leading to multiple articles in Texas magazines and his 1940 regional geologist appointment in Santa Fe. In 1942 he became assistant superintendent of National Monuments, based in Santa Fe, from which he returns to Big Bend as its first superintendent.
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Texas State Parks Board
The
Big Bend
Texas
Maxwell
National Park Service
Santa Fe
National Monuments
Rumor Control in Our Town Spurred by Abernethy Chief
From where I sit Abernethy acts as town rumor spiker. If a stranger says they heard the S.8 Bumblebee sunk, Sam asks for evidence. He argues nine-tenths of inside news is Axis propaganda aimed at destroying morale and cites rumors about Army Camp drinking.
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Abernethy
Sam
Hand book of Home Canning promotional note
A 1943 promotional message offers a copy of a home canning handbook for 15 cents. Requestors are told to send to Box 600 CE in Oakland California and the item will be mailed promptly to aid the canning season. The ad mentions Safeway Homemakers.
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Oakland
California
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