Marathon News Highlights Local Social and War Time Events
Marathon weekly notes cover Mrs Childers hospital operation in Del Rio with her husband and relatives returning home in good condition. Miss Fern Ulbrich wed Louie McKinney at the Marathon Methodist church parsonage with Rev. Miller officiating. Community activities include Presbyterian mission talk on Thailand, Thanksgiving visits, births, transfers, and a local siren debut for air raid alerts at the Methodist church. The column also lists cattle and sheep shipments, illnesses, and school and youth club updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Ulbrich
Louie W. McKinney
Methodist Church
A. Leonard Miller
Ora L. McKinney
J W. Ulbrich
Hondo
Meat Rationing Coming Up Next
Washington outlines new meat rationing system with color coded red and blue coupons and a points based limit on purchases. The plan includes A and B series coupons indicating purchase periods and is to be implemented by the Office of Price Administration next year.
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Washington
OPA
Fort Benny a Wishing Well and War Time Meat Points
The 124th infantry of Fort Benny sets a stone wishing well for soldiers to wish and toss in pennies. 800 pennies have been spent on goldfish, with 35 slug coins found. Fulton Picetti Jr. of Hollister becomes the first San Benito county man to receive an honorable discharge to accept a second lieutenant commission. A hypothetical meat point system is discussed using Biblical and ancient references to assign point values to meat. The plan caps at 48 meat points per period, with various meat substitutions possible.
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124Th Infantry
Fort Benny
Africa
Fulton Picetti, Jr
Hollister
Calif
San Benito County
Fire Prevention During the Holidays Urged By Insurance Commissioner
Austin, Marvin Hall state fire insurance commissioner urges holiday planners to boost fire prevention. He warns fires can devastate homes and injure or kill families, urging careful decoration planning, safe distances from heat sources, and dampened fresh trees kept cool.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
Hall
Bandit Works Quietly In Denver Room
A Denver man, Bob Cotfield, woke to find his pants removed and folded on a chair while his wallet with $99 was gone. The incident suggests a quiet theft during a nap.
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Bandit
Bob Cotfield
Denver
Colo
Stone
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E. H. Todd
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George Skevington
Cynth
Jack Todd
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Jack Green
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Hospita
Clinton Ritchey
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Mr. H. Spruce
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J. T. Martin
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Elton Smith
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Tommy Jean York
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F. E. Rau
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Billy Wade
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Miss Nixon
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Emma Ruth
Jake Moorefield
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Sanderson
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Mrs. Green
G. A. Morriss
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Wardlaw Bros
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Ragin Canyon Ranch
Penson
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Carlsbad
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Strained Set
Ft. Bliss
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Elizabeth Martin
Dadie Stillwell
Commandos
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Kat Koluma
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Nome
San ‘Angelo
Emma
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