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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1951

Page

6

Marathon News Highlights Local Wedding and Club Happenings

Mrs. Ralph Coe honored her daughter Gayle on her twelfth birthday with a community hall party. Bennett-Vaughn wed in Midland with Sylvia Bennett and Elvis Vaughan as the couple, plus Una May Wedin as bridesmaid. New bridge club formed, officers elected, and a boy born January 24 at Fort Stockton hospital. Marathon basketball results and teenage English club notes also appear along with church services and Scout activities.

Ralph Coe Gayle N. C. Pierson Una May Wedin Marathon Hibbard Bode Owens Jr Barnhert Sui Ross College C. E. Vaughan Louise Burdwell New Mexico Gagefollana New Bridge Club Parkway Alfred Negley Leonard Dielsi Frank Wedin Jack Todd Bill Donnell L. A. Preston Clinton Ritchey Margaret Buttrill W. E. Young J. A.” McGonagill W. R. Green Marshall Roberts Zoye Decie L. C. Ritchey D. W. Colins Newfficers L.A. Preston Tom Allen George Perkins Reggie Helms Fort Stockton” Hospital Marathon School Mondag Marjorie Lee Smith Travis Roberts Carolyn Puller Billie Wade Rau Gayle Coe Jimmy Don Puller Billy Wade Rau Char‘ene ‘Smith

Scout Troop Sets Rules and Scheduling Change

Scoutmaster Roy Trust and ASA plan a big target build this week with practice starting at the next meeting. Scouts vote to require attendance of at least three regular meetings monthly for excursions and to move meeting night to Wednesday to avoid band conflicts.

Arnold Hollis D. W. Collins G. Hargus Roy D. Trust George Hargus Solovox Jim Dick Worthington Jesus Rec Ray Graham Roy Trust

Rattlesnake name traced to Viboras in Starr County

A brief note traces the term rattlesnake to a Spanish root Viboras found in Starr County, suggesting local linguistic influences. The fragment hints at a origin story without full details.

Starr County

Wichita County derives from a word meaning fond of corn

The historical note identifies Wichita County in the northern region as named from an Indigenous word meaning fond of corn. The source provides minimal details beyond the linguistic origin and does not specify dates or events.

Wichita North

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Marathon News M. L. Cauley Corresnon Sul Ross Bridge Club Entertai San Angelo F. T. Leary Mr. Leary Marilyn Hampton Ana Mae Wedin George Miller Bunk. Rutledge Baltimore, Ma Mrs W. J. Shackelford Billy R.A. Shult Smokey Babb Toots Turner Alpine Jessie Babb Dewey Williams Michael Marfa G. W. Wil Pat McKinney del Rio Ray McKinney O. S. McKinney A. Adams Fort Hancock Sanderson Tom Yarbro Yarbro Mary Jack Babb Adams E.R. Watson M. L. Causey Robert Betty Sue Monahans Betty ‘Sue Oxford the State University Pho Marathon Mustangs Ma Fa Valentine Avanda Mr. Morgan Chaney Regina Mrs. Chaney New York Mr. Chaney San Antonio Fritz Rau Menard i Donald Dan Collier Pecos Wade McCraley Texas A. & M. College Methodist Boy Scout News First National Bank Magic Sumer Lervel Strato Alpine Butane Company Mra. Ad. Garde Etter Coca-Cola City Drug Store Alpine Drug Store Lone Star LONE Texas’ Fine, Light Lone Star Brewing Company William J. Barker Barker Distributing CO Fort Stockton DE Soto Foxtra Safety Tong Tor J Ard & Holland Labeff Motor CO Alpine, Texas
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