Marathon People Return for School and Community News
Jim Taylor and Sam Holmig return from vacation and plan college at Sul Ross and San Angelo State. Families move back for school as residents juggle Armed Forces, travel, and local events. Chamber of Commerce installs officers and hosts a teachers’ reception on Sept 1 at the Community Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Chrp
Jim Taylor
Sam Holmig
Ruidoso
Carlsbad Caverns
Sam
San Angelo State
Jim
Sul Ross
Marathon Chamber of Commerce
Nellie Rice
Marilyn Shackelford
Sarah Aguilar
Lupe Salmon
Lida Coe
Jacobina Miller
Chamber of Commerce
New ASCS District 13 Director Eddie Brown Takes Office
Eddie R Brown became ASCS district director for District 13 covering 12 West Texas counties replacing Richard Alexander who moved to Denton. Brown, with 14 years in ASCS and a Bronte upbringing, has led offices in Robert Lee Ballinger Sterling City and Colorado City. He and wife Mary have three children Ginger Van and Sterling and reside at 501 June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie R. Brown
ASCS
Texas
Brown
Richard H. Alexander
Denton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Robert Lee
Ballinger
Sterling City
Colorado City
Bronte
San Angelo
Lake City Visits and Local Notices
Lake City residents visit Mr and Mrs Joe Bridge and family while sightseeing. Mr and Mrs Biddy Martin and son Don spent time in New Mexico and visited Don Martin in Eunice NM. Bill Smith returns from Van Horn where he served as youth director at First Baptist Church. Alaska visitor Debbie Hiller stays with the Frederick Rices before heading to Sul Ross State University. School pictures set for Friday September 4. A few 697 yearbooks remain available through Mrs Hughes at the high school. Annual staff selling ads. contact Alberto Garcia if not reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddy Martin
Don
New Mexico
Don Martin
Eunice, Nem
Bill Smith
van Horn
First Baptist Church
Debbie Hiller
Ancnaneds
Alaska
Frederick Rices
Sul Ross State University
Hughes
Alberto Garcia
Cook rites held here and death notices
Mrs. Verta Cook 87 died Sunday August 23 at her Alpine home from a heart attack. Funeral service August 25 at Geeslin Funeral Home with Rev. Walter Esch officiating, burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survivors include sister Ada Russell and niece Mrs. Jack Culley. Also note John A. Carroll 57, brother of Mrs. Homer Hudgins, died August 22 in El Paso after 30 years there. funeral in El Paso, burial in Coleman Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verta Cook
Geeslin Funeral Home
Walter Esch
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jack Bow
Pete Carrasco
George Drewry
Kirby Killion
Ralph Burleson
George Mills
Cook
Cooper
Alpine
Joe Cook
Ada Russell
Jack Culley
Houston
New Mexico
John A. Carroll
Homer Hudgins
Aves
el Paso
CB Truck Lines
Coleman
Texas
Far West Texas Soil Districts Elect Alpine Leader
At the Van Horn annual meeting on August 24 the Far West Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts elected Jimmy Pate of Alpine as president for the coming year. Attendees included delegates from El Paso Van Horn Pecos Balmorhea Marfa Alpine and Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horn
Far West Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Jimmy Pate
Alpine
el Paso
Pecos
Balmorhea
Marfa
Fort Stockton
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Marathon News
Sam Cavness
Odie Roberts
Ranches
Tom Yarbros
Odessa
Durwood Avery
Black Gap
Wayne Bell
Mark Herring
Otto Lochausen
Clarence Haynes
Robert
Germany
Armed Forces
Freddy Graham
Eddie Wagner
Robert Cavness
Freddie
Benny Hoopers
Robert Rainey
Castroville, Texas
Hattie Stewart
Pete Salas Jr
Pete
Shoemake Hardware
Charley Blakey
Mammoth Cave, Ky
Big Bend National Park
Helen
Perry Brown
Tony
Camp Hood
Africa
Marathon
Porfirio Romero
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Matilde Garcia
Jerry Birdwell
Oregon
Wesley Rice
U.S. Army
John Moss
Janice
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Sarah
TWU
Laura Rice
Salt
W. Holland
Highland Drug
Robert Soza
Ballpoint Pens
Hill Bldg
Hero
Lake City
Utah
Joe Bridge
Pate
Soil Association
Avant
Lupita Rodriguez
Emma Arriola
Kuiwa
Concha Reyes Molinar
Cabana
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