Indians Welcome Halls At Ketchikan Mission
The Presbyterian missionary James Hall and his wife Ruth Clark Hall arrived in Ketchikan Alaska. Indians and one white man greeted them at the church where the upper story serves as their home. The Halls were asked to wed and performed their first ceremony there. Mrs Hall’s kitchen overlooks the harbor with many fishing vessels moored nearby. The piece notes the modern town’s fishing culture and the Halls anticipation for five years of mission work.
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Unstable Rain Lashes West Texas Weather Pattern
The article notes persistent rainfall across West Texas, with Fort Davis receiving continuous rain last Thursday from drizzle to downpours. As of Wednesday forenoon, rain persists, hindering trips into the mountains for photo assignments and recalling the tale of a boy who received a diary.
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Fort Davis
West Tex
William Granger
Anderson
el Paso
Texas Tourists Travel More This Summer Says State Survey
A Texass highway department survey shows tourists visiting Texas during the recent summer traveled more and stopped at 11 information stations. California cars led out-of-state arrivals, with Maine and Oklahoma showing distinct per-car mileage patterns. The report notes 28,049 cars served in 14 weeks, including 9,777 Texas plates and 12,272 from other states, amid stations at Texarkana Gainesville Denison Wichita Falls and Texline.
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Austin
Texas
Perad
California
Rhode Island
Maine
Oklahoma
Texarkana
Gainesville
Denison
Wichita Falls
Textine
Texans Betrayed and Captured in Santa Fe Expedition
A fragment recounts the Texas expedition into New Mexico, its promise of safe return if disarmed, and the swift betrayal. Texan forces were captured when governor Armijo seized them, and Brigadier General Hugh McLeod's men were taken prisoner. US intervention helped free most, with Navarro not released until two years later.
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Armijo
Hugh McLeod
McLeod
United States
Jose Antonio Navarro
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