Marathon News Holiday Visitors And Local Club Events
Burnham ranch hosts Christmas week visitors including Capt. and Mrs. C. D. Wood and others. Marathon Study Club met Dec 18 with a piano recital by George Kelver. Joint missionary societies held a season gathering at the club house with Beulah Van Deman as vendor. Holiday visits from Kimball, Hoppin, and Collins families noted along with turkey dinner at Marathon High cooking class and post office noon closures starting Jan 4. Local residents travel to spend Christmas, with several families reported visiting relatives in adjacent towns.
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Marathon
Mesdames Treadwell
Wedina Corhostenses
George
Kelver
Sul Ross
Mises Annie Kate Ferguson
Sonsonary Society
Beptist
Presbyterian and
Methodist Missionary Societies
VFW Post 7207 Thanks Helpers as Campaign Ends
The VFW expresses gratitude to Oliver of Gulf Service Center and Davis of Granada for cooperation in a stove fundraiser. A Granada theatre prize went to Miss Berta Pailanez. Funds support the building fund and a new post home, with holiday wishes from the Publicity Officer.
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VFW
Oliver
Gulf Servicenter
Davis
Granada
Granada Theatre
Berta Pailanez
Post
Luther Green's Package Store Ad Sells Wine Pairings
Local advertisement for Luther Green's Package Store promotes wines paired with meats and desserts. It highlights red wines with red meats, white wines with white meats, sweet wines with desserts, and champagne for parties.
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Luther Green
Hospital Notes From Alpine and Nearby Towns
Hospital notes list G. H. Hartst Je Alpine with minor operation last Saturday Manuel Marino Alpine for treatment Gene Hendryx Sul Ross student for treatment Gio Ann Etheridge Sanderson for operation 18th Mrs J L Williams Valentine treatment Jas Robinson Marathon feared in United States to desire gatherings of papal leaders to Boston under Samuel Adams
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G. H. Hartst Je
Alpine
Manuel Marino
Gene Hendryx
Sul
United States
Boston
Samuel Adams
Local Churches Schedule Sunday Services Across Denominations
Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m Training Union at 6 45 p m and evening service at 7 45 p m Midweek meetings include teachers meeting prayer service and senior choir. Catholic Masses at 9 and 10 30 with weekday 7 30 services. Christian Science notes Lesson Sermon for Dec 29 with Bible citations. Church of Christ schedules Bible classes at 10 30 and services at 8 00 with Wednesday women’s Bible class and prayer meeting.
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Baptist Sunday School
Training Union
Frank C. Dutton
Francis Juaniz
Bible School
John B. Pickering
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Church OF Chr
Young People's Meeting
St James Episcopal Sunday Services Schedule
St James Episcopal invites all to Sunday worship with Morning Prayer and sermon by the rector at 11 a m except the first Sunday of each month Holy Communion follows. All services are open to attendees.
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ST. James Episcopal
Church Services Schedule with Sermon Subjects
Morning worship at 9 30 a m followed by service at 10 45 with subject Click of Closing Doors. Evening worship at 7 30 features The Great As If. Austin H Dillon is minister.
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Austin H. Dillon
Nazarene Sunday School and Services Schedule
Nazarene church announces Sunday school at 10 am led by Bruce Martin superintendent Mid week Wednesday prayer meeting Young people's service at 6 15 pm Evangelistic service at 7 pm Invites all to worship.
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Nazarene
Bruce Martin
Retired prospector recalls camel trains in early Texas days
In Quartzsite Arizona Old Bill Keiser a 73 year old retiree on his porch recalls the camel freighting era in the Southwest He cites Hi Jolly the camel driver and the Indianola landing of camels in 1857 1860 and Beale Wagon Road expeditions noting camels lonesomeness for mules and their fearsome presence Keiser cites reasons for the abandonment of the experiment and recalls Hi Jolly s tomb in Quartzsite and the fate of the camels on desert roads as he hopes to spot wild camels this winter
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William C. Barnard
Ariz
Bill Keiser
Bill
Keiser
St. Louie
Jefferson Davis
President Pierce
Henry C. Wayne
Army
D. D. Porter
Navy
Near East
Indianola
Texas
Hadji Ali
Hi Jolly
Camp Verde
Gunty
Arizona
Fort Defiance
California
War Department
Jolly
Iowa Highway Department
San Antonio
Edgar
Lykens
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule and Pastor
Morning worship at 11 United. Youth Fellowship at 6 p.m. Evening service at 7 30. Choir rehearsal Wednesday junior at 7 p.m. senior at 7 30 p.m. Pastor Fred S Rogers presides.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
United
Fred S. Rogers
Mexico Praises Santa Claus Amid Rites in 1930s
A garbled historical note claims authorities in 1930s Mexico debated abolishing Santa Claus, invoking Quetzalcoatl and noting a shift in Christmas lore. The fragment hints at state impact and charitable distributions but remains unclear and disjointed.
Plumed Serpent Promotes Grand December Presentation
Fragmentary line hints at a major December event titled by the "plumed serpent." Details unclear but suggests a large scale public presentation or performance scheduled later in December.
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Eear
Alpine society page notes and staff initials
A fragment from the Alpine newspaper shows editorial and society notes with staff names and initials. Names include D. M. Bennett, Mrs C D Wood, A N Alkire, and Vada Stone along with local correspondents. The text references post office designation and marching dates.
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D. M. Bennett
AL Webb
C.D. Wood — Society
Mir
A. N. Alkire
Davis
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Dickey
Bina W. Miner
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Andra Johnson
E. H. Moore
Terry Shely
Mrs
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Mrs. Moore
George Page
Bill Kimball
B. N. Kimball
Mr. Kimball
Sam Kimball
Charles Hoppin
Amarillo
Ed Todd
Emma Burnham
D. W. Collins
D. W. Jr
D. W. Collins Jr
Texas University
D. W. Collins Sr
Lovenia Hegelund
Nannie Crawford
Philip Worthington
Mrs G. W. Worthington
Katherine Young
Austin
Earl Young
Virginia
Diana Hampton
B. L. Hampton
Marathon High School
Lizzie Crawford
Charley Shely
Patty
Jack Shely
Esther Shely
Sanderson
Charley Gregory
Mrs. Earl Bland
Houston
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VFW News
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Alvia Wagner
Chiropractic
D. A. Hilton
E. Holland
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Mexico
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Sant Shey
Quetzalcoatl
Ian God
Alpine Ae Et
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B.F. Goodrich
Pop Autoring
B. F. Goodrich
Chrysler
Labeff - Ritter Motors
Land Ave
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Memorial Arts M
Asbell
Montana St
el Paso
Alpine Cemetery
Georgia Dallman
EKCO
Micromatic
Presto
Storey - Whiteside
First National Bank
of Alpine
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Member
Federal Reserve System
City Depository
H. L. Kobernot
Pres
G W. Baines
V-Pres
G. B. Crawford
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