Marathon Marie Simpson Correction at Gage hotel details
Mr and Mrs Fred Beasley and Kay Mary Kathleen left Wednesday for Granger to spend the holidays with her parents. Guests at the Gage hotel include Capt and Mrs W E Tobit Lieut and Mrs Joe W Compton and daughter Kay Lieut and Mrs C V Beimfohr all of El Paso Mr R H Cook guest at the Gage hotel is on two weeks on and will spend the Colorado City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beasley
Kay Mary Kathleen
Granger
Gage Hotel
W. E. Tobit
Joe W. Compton
Kay
C. V. Beimfohr
el Paso
R. H. Cook
Cook
Colorado City
Roy Lackey Jr
San Marcos
Allie Clay
Marfa
Wm. Green
Dink Wardlaw
Nan
Sun
Indies Marathon Club Seeks Scrap Paper Drive
The Indies of the Marathon study group urges saving scrap paper bags pasteboard boxes tinfoil and old magazines. Place items on front porches for Boy Scout pickup starting Saturday Dec 20. Magazines to Big Bend Gulf station for soldiers. Ranchers to leave paper at French's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon ‘Study Club
Boy Scouts
Big Bend Gulf Station
French
Local residents return from Texas service exams
Members including Mesdames Walton Shoemake W R Green Ralph Coe and Leroy Granger plus Waddy Burnham Jr and Tiburcio Garcia returned Wednesday from Ft Sam Houston San Antonio after army entry physicals. They expect to report within 10 days. Ralph Coe also visited Winnsboro and his mother Mrs Addie Coe and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddy Z. Burnham, Jr
Tiburcio Garcia
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Ralph Coe
Winnsboro
Addie Coe
Marathon PTA Brings Holiday Program to School
The Marathon P T A held its Dec 10 session at the school. rhythm band performed several selections and Mr C G Matthews spoke on Education at the Crossroads. A business meeting followed. third grade won a book for Best in Community Night. Women used kitchen items as instruments and a patriotic quiz and readings preceded a basketball game between high school boys and stationed soldiers, won by the school boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reimyee
P.T.A
C. G. Matthews
PTA
Marathon Study Club Meets at Mrs Chambers Home
The Marathon Study Club gathered Wednesday, December 17, at Mrs Press Chambers home with Mrs L C Ritchey presiding. Members discussed routine business and enjoyed a Bible quiz led by Mrs L C Miller. Prize went to Mrs Rooney. Hostess aides served date pudding and hot punch. Guests included Rooney Worthington Wedin Sansom Crawford Arnold Buttrill Miller Van Deman Ritchey Dorward. After refreshments, guests chose miniature items from beneath a four-item Xmas tree, including airplanes automobiles tanks lanterns engines and pistols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gtuay Club
Press Chambers
L. C. Ritchey
L. C. Miller
Rooney
Ritchey
Dorward
Farewell Party for Geraldine Smith in California Bound
A farewell party was hosted at Mat tie V Chambers home for Geraldine Smith who departs for California. Guests shouted surprise as she entered and chose games to play. Geraldine received gifts from a group including Jimmie Lou Weaver Eva Dale Stewart Patty Shely Patti Jean Sansom Patsy Ruth Ranger Virgie Dragoo Betty Sue Hargus Una Mae Wedin Evalyn Barnett Doris Richburg Helen Stetins Fern Ulbrich and Mattie V Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Smith
California
Mattie V. Chambers
Geraldine
Portiongeys Omer
Jimmie Lou Weaver
Uvalde
Eva Dale Stewart
Patty Shely
Patti Jean Sansom
Patsy Ruthranger
Virgie Dragoo
Betty Sue Harg
Local notes and holiday greetings from Marathon area
A marathon of social updates lists zone meetings, holiday travels, births, transfers, and family visits. Attendees include Rev Miller and Mrs Miller plus Misses Arnold Buttill Stillwell Draughton. families in Alpine San Antonio Kerrville Schreiner Institute Shenanigans with Beverly Hess ill in San Diego. many plan Christmas trips to San Angelo San Antonio Lytle Bishop Alpine Hondo San Marcos Del Rio Clifton. Citizens of Marathon applaud service members with gifts.
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A. L. Miller
Frank Darward
Methodist Missionary Society
Ft. Davis
Mabel Arnold
L. F. Buttrill
Roy Stillwell
Lee
Sul Ross
Arnold
Earl Mitchell
San Antonio
James Earl
Witchell
Katherine
Virginia Young
Smithville
Frederick Rice
Camp Callan
Calif
Alaska
J.B. Hagar
Little
Dana
Pecos
Mr. Hagar
J. T. Hagar
Leonard Hess
Beverly Burnside
San Diego
California
Roy ‘Stillwell
Our Lady of the Lake College
Beverly
Hollye Sansom
Monahans
Mae Starr
Albertine
el Paso
Guy Dunbar
Ted Baker
Marathon
Uncle Sam
Jim Worthington
Chas. H. Shely
Ted Henderson
Louie Granger
Jusino Rodriguez
Santiago Terrazas
Lioyd Yates
Lewis Dickson
Arthur Caveness
Thos. L. Hollis
Roy Stillwell Jr
Clifton Roark
Edwardy Burdwell
Set. C. T. Taylor
Sam . W. Smith
Frederick S. Rice
Sam Caveness
Nicolas Salmon
Edwin H. Todd, Jr
William E. Ray
Robert Lee Yarb
W. G. Smith
Geraldine
Jimmie
Lillian Sonnier
Alpine
Roland Martin
Clifton
Ariz
C. G. Miller
Frank
Katharine Arnold
Frances Meeks
Julia Nail
Bill Ha
Emma Burnham
Nail Ranch
Humorous, Fractured Wordplay From Daily Life
A collage of cartoonish quips and slang from a humor page. Skits touch on aging, housing, travel, and social quirks with quick quips and mismatched captions about te tenants and landlady, hotel clerks, and cowboys. An eccentric, digressive sample of lighthearted miscommunications and wordplay.
Brent's Former Adventures Mirror His Career on Screen
George Brent's wartime intrigue in Edward Small's International Lady echoes his own past. He once served months in underground Irish efforts that helped pave the Irish Free State. Born in the U S, Brent moved from lumber camps to wrecking crews before pursuing acting in Hollywood and Ruth Chatterton films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brent
Edward Small
New York
Brent
Ireland
Hollywood
Ruth Chatterton
Philadelphia Woman Alleges Faulty Headache Machine
Pearl Haines, a Black Philadelphia resident, charged a purchase of a so called headache machine for five dollars was defective. A detective inspected the device and found inside an alarm clock, thermometer, and an egg beater driven by a small electric motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Haines
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Osgood Postmasters General
Hollywood’s busiest leading man and one of its most comfortable bachelors highlighted roles in early U S government. Franklin served as the first Postmaster General under the Continental Congress, while Samuel Osgood held the post first under the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Continental Congress
Samuel Osgood
Hollywood
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Marie Simpson
Correction
Deuce of
Mark Herring
Armas Tree
R. E. Thompson
R. E. ‘Thompson
Lee Dragoo
R.b.slight
Mesdames Walton ,Shoemake
W. R. Green
Leroy Granger
Sefin Lluis
Merry Christmas
C.G. Morrison & CO
Chambers
San Angelo
F. T. Leary
Leroy Shurley
Shurley
Jack Shurley
del Rio
Mr. Wardlaw
Bro. C. B. Ward
Germany
Newsweek
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
John
Nait
Webster
Thesecension
Dundee
Calla
D. C. Littleton
Elvie F. Williams AS
Werry
Central Power and Light Company
Hazel Vannoy
Chandler
Ellie Ruston
John Hill
Sandy McCorr
Shepperd
Best
Casner Motor CO
UICK
Chverolet
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