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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1952
Page
3
Fort Davis features include the bank's official financial condition statement with assets and liabilities, church sermons on faith and grace, and social notes. Reporter coverage lists worship services at First Baptist, First Methodist and First Presbyterian, a birth, teaching moves, Royal Ambassadors officers, and a feature on Lela Weatherby’s Puerto Rico work and Fort Davis community events.
Federal alert describes a 30 year old man born June 18 1922 in Longmeadow Massachusetts. He is 5 6 to 5 8 and 145 pounds with a burn scar on his left cheek and a palm scar. On June 1 1950 he attacked a farmer with a pistol demanding money, shot him twice and beat him, then stole 440 dollars and fled in the farmer’s truck. He escaped from Northampton county jail on September 4 1950 by leaping a barbed wire fence and is considered armed and dangerous. Authorities request information to locate him.
The Fort Davis P T A held its first regular meeting of the new school year on Thursday night at the high school Home Ec room with Mrs George Grubb presiding. Plans for the year were discussed including a booster shot campaign for tetanus whooping cough and diphtheria for all children up to the 2nd grade free of charge. Dr Walter H Stover of Marfa will visit in September to conduct examinations. Older children are the responsibility of parents. The PT A earned a Grade A rating for 1951 1952, displayed at the meeting. Refreshments followed the program and future meetings will be at night.
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