Clarks Family News From Fort Davis Area
A Fort Davis report details Mrs. R. C. Withers leaving for San Angelo for hospital care for three to five weeks. L Robe accompanied her. Miss Ima Olson of El Paso returns as teacher at the Medley ranch area returning after two prior winters, with updates on local staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Withers
San Angelo
Ima Olson
el Paso
Medley
R. C. Williams
Ruth Espy
Fame
2. M. Gray
Dam Morris
Miss Expy
Davis Mountains
San Agelo
Wild Rose Pass road work eyed with major improvement
Fragmented notes outline a large project at Wild Rose Pass to ease Ford traffic and reduce steep grades. Reports mention a huge steam shovel, county road plans, and a shift in local transportation futures amid ongoing maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Rose Pass
Ford
Thompson Sells Ranch North of Marfa to J W Espy
Harold Thompson sold his ranch near Marfa to J W Espy. Details are being finalized as Thompson notes they have lived for months on the old Webster place north of town, which they purchased.
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Harold Thompson
Marfa
J. W. Espy
Thompson
Webster Place
Bride Carmack Receives Numerous Gifts at Shower
Carmack, now a recent bride, received many gifts at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday afternoon hosted by the Sproul sisters. About forty to fifty guests attended. Mrs. J. H. Clark sang and played piano, Callie Holt toasted the bride, and Jessie Weatherby and Ruth Esther Sproul helped serve refreshments. The couple plans to reside in Alpine temporarily. An exhibit at the local bank features an Indian jug found on a ranch in Arizona. The wicker jug, modern in style with pine pitch and leather ears, was carried about forty miles. Artist Eloise Polk McGill, visiting from San Antonio, stayed at Clark apartments and painted Davis Mountain scenery, including Old Bluff.
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Carmack
Aliee
Mary
Roberta Sproul
J. H. Clark
Callie Holt
Jessie Weatherby
Ruth Esther
Sproul
Alpine
Arizona
Espy
Eloise Polk McGill
San Antonio
Clark Apartments
Davis Mountain
Old Blunt
Texas
County road work contracted for Fort Davis and Davis Marfa road
The county hires Tom Granger for road and street improvements in Fort Davis and along the Davis Marfa road. County Clerk H D Bloys and J H Clark toured El Paso from Monday to Tuesday in official capacity with County Judge and Mrs. Pittman and child of Seminole feature at weekend events. Floy, the small daughter, is noted in the scattered item.
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Tom Granger
Fort Davis
Davis-Marfa
H. D. Bloys
J. H. Clark
Ei Paso
X. W. Pittman
Grewop
Mix
Floy
Local Chapter Ships Quota of Supplies for Refugees
Brewster County Red Cross chapter reports shipping twelve woolen dresses and four knitted sweaters to refugee children in Bulgaria this month. Mrs. Geo. Baines, chairperson of the volunteer service, thanks committee chairmen for their untiring work and notes supplies were packed by Gillett-Brown Co and Forchheimer's Department Store.
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Bulgaria
Brewster County
W. H. Terry
Vernon McIntyre
Gillett-Brown Co
Forchheimer
Morelock and Smith to El Paso in school project
H. W. Morelock and Victor J. Smith traveled to El Paso to meet Trost & Trost, architects, on the Sal Ross library building valued at 150000 dollars. Plans call for letting the contract for construction as soon as detailed plans are finalized, likely early October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morelock
H. W. Morelock
Victor J. Smith
el Paso
Trost & Trost
Brary
Sal Ross
18 000 Acre Brewster County Ranch Sold
Del Rio buyers B T Hunnicutt and C C Belcher acquire an 18000 acre Brewster County ranch through Payne real estate. Simultaneously Hunnicutt Belcher gain about 16 acres of valuable property off Grine street in Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster CO
del Rio
B. T. Hunnicutt
CC. Belcher
Hunnicutt “Belcher
Grine Street
Payne
Marathon Boy Rallies After Auto Strike Injuries
Jesse Howie of Marathon was struck by an auto while crossing the highway Thursday. He was rushed to a San Antonio hospital last Sunday and was reported to be rallying from concussion and a broken shoulder as physicians here continued treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Howie
Maratho
Marathon
San Antonio
Flint Motor Company Sets Car Shipments Record
Flint Michigan reports the Buich Motor company shipping 1 582 Buck and Marquette cars on Friday, surpassing the prior high of 1 554. For August 30 this year, 1 332 cars were loaded into freight cars for global destinations, requiring 425 freight cars. an additional 260 were driven to nearby points.
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Flint
Mich
Buich Motor Company
Buck and Marquette
Those Endless Statistics in Boarding Houses
Fragmentary note cites figures about board ing house residents and their dining habits, suggesting a humorous or satirical take on population statistics. The text implies a long table of people from boarding houses, emphasizing abundance and combinatorial numbers in a condensed phrasing.
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