Community Christmas plans and social notes from Marathon
The Women's Civic club met on December 8 and outlined a Community Christmas tree event for December 20 at 7 p.m. Santa Claus will attend and a dance at the new Community building on December 23 with Sul Ross orra providing music. Seventeen members answered roll call. Visitors include the Riggs and Williams families from Del Rio and Marathon, plus guests from Pecos.
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Women's Civic Club
Santa Claus
Sul Ross Orra
Local Notes On Students and Visitors In Marathon Area
Una Mae Wedin out of school due to illness while attending Sul Ross College. Sul Ross band gave a lively concert at Marathon High School enjoyed by students and visitors. Friends and relatives visit from Knickerbocker Flagstaff and Morgan City as families travel for medical care and family events.
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Una Mae Wedin
Una Mae
Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Marathon High School
January School of Instruction Planned with Volley Ball Purchases
The district voted to hold an all day January school of instruction and to buy 15 volleyball suits for the girls. Superintendent Earl Bland announced a band concert and box supper Friday December 16 at the school gym. Mrs Bland's room has a program December 20 at 3 p.m. a Christmas program December 21 at 9 a.m. and school will dismiss at noon December 21 for two weeks resuming January 5. First and fourth grades won $5 awards. Mrs Earl Meeks, Mrs Sam Mather, Mrs Murr Stewart and Mrs W G Gulihur served cake and coffee to 30 members. Mr and Mrs Oscar Wyatt Jr and daughter of Blackwell Texas spent the weekend with her aunt Mrs Julia Stewart at the ranch.
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Earl Bland
Earl Meeks
Sam Mather
Murr Stewart
W. G. Gulihur
Oscar Wyatt Jr
Blackwell, Texas
Julia Stewart
Fift Members Discuss Christmas Plans At Mara thon Study Club
Fift Mara thon Study Club members met at the club house with Mrs. Guy Combs Jr as hostess. Mrs. Treadwell chaired the business session and a five dollar donation to the tuberculosis drive was made. Mr George Kelver of Sul Ross College spoke on music composers and performed piano selections. A Christmas party is planned for December 21.
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Marathon Study Club
Guy Combs Jr
Treadwell
Study Club
Marathon P T A Meeting Highlights at School
Marathon P T A held its regular meeting on Monday December 12 at the schoolhouse. President Mrs J N Meeks called the meeting to order. The music program led by Mr Lee and Choir with Mrs Farley at the piano was enjoyed by all. Bro Ray Trust gave a very interesting talk. In the business the P T A.
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P.T.A
J. N. Meeks
Lee
Farley
Bro Ray Trust
Alpine Herald notices and local rates confusion
The notice lists a Post Office entry date and class as second class matter in Alpine Texas under a March 3 1879 act. It shows subscription rates for Brewster and Jeff Davis counties and elsewhere with varying yearly and half year amounts. It also mentions an ordinance in Temple Texas requiring presidential trains to stop five minutes and notes Texas ranking third in the US for junior colleges.
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Alpine
Texas
Congress
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Temple
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Baby
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G. W. Williams
Marathon
Daney Williams
G. W
Glynn Babb
R. E. Stewart
Lelia
Bridge Club
Buck Treadwell
Tom Yarbro
D. W. Collins
Clinton Ritchey
Herb Smith
Gage Holland
Earl Young
L. A. Preston
Lee Drago
Roy Stillwell
Ralph Coe
Zoye Decie
Virginia Young
Mae Starr of
Sanderson
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Ed Hancock
Bill McKinney
Hondo
G. C. Miller
Curtis Burke
Pumpville
Henry Richburg of
Knickerbocker
Nannie Crawford
Mrs. Isom Stuart
Mr. Stuart
Eden
Etta Sansom
Flagstaff
Arizona
J. W. Shely
Morgan City
M. H. Jones
New Mexico
J. W
Geo. Shely
M. Roberts
Jack Mudd
W. R. Green
Brenda Roberts
San Antonio
Green
Brenda
Bunkie Rutledge
Mackey
Janie Shackelford
H. D. Smith
Kathy
Gulihur Ranch
Southern Pacific
United States
Canada
Houston
Lake Charles
New Orleans
el Paso
L. B. Starns
M. A. Webb
Lynn Forbes Merle Friesen
C. D. Wood
A. N. Alkhe
Rt. Davis
M. L. Causey
Snap Foreman Bookkeeper Society
Billy Ward
Coca-Cola
Ward’s Mobil Service
Marshall Queen
Alpine Butane Company
Arrow and Wilson
Sox
Arrow Initial Holkfs
Pajamas
Swank Jewelry
E. Holland
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