Marathon March of Dimes Drives Raises Lights on Local Efforts
The Marathon report credits broad community support for the Mothers' March and charity events. Gifts from Marathon Dance, Catholic Women, Marathon Study Club and others total 633.60 with numerous donors listed. A separate note recalls a 1954 traffic death of Barbara Chloe Parmer near Mission Road and Ajeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Yarbro
Ft. Stockton Deanery
Marathon Bridge Club
American Legion Post No
Marathon High School
Hdalgo Ward School
Collision in Arizona Ends in Fatality and Inquest
Mrs. Palmer dies after a 1954 Plymouth sedan collides with a southbound 1950 Cadillac driven by Betty Bonita Bell in Tucson area. Coroner schedules inquest after Bell recovers. Palmer, wife of former territorial ranger William Parmer, would have celebrated 50th anniversary in four days. Funeral held at Seventh Day Adventist church. survivors include husband, daughters, granddaughter, and siblings.
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Palmer
Marathon
Texas
L. D. Simpson
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Tucson
Robert Frick
Walter Pauls
Chas. Vorck
San Francisco
Calif
Richard Siebeck
Karen
Bill
Barbara Marie Pauls
Ralph Coe
Terry Shely
Marfa
Mark Herring
Markellen
Alpine
Bridge Club Hosts Evening With Winners Named
Mrs Bill Neal Jr entertained the Parkway hotel Bridge club on Thursday January 28 with four tables of bridge. Winners were Mrs Tom Yarbro high and Mrs Leonard Dielsi second with other prizes to Mrs W R Greenslam and Mrs Neal bingo. Local social notes mention visits by Mrs Billie Pat McKinney and children returning home for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Pat McKinney
Bill Neal Jr
Bridge Club
Parkway Hotel
Tom Yarbro High
Leonard Dielsi
W. R. Greenslam
Neal Bingo
Mesdames
J. A. McGonagill
Frank Wedin
W. E. Young
L. C. Ritchey
Zoye Decie
Auto Inspection Warning Issued By Texas Patrol
Capt Glen Warner district 7 Texas Highway Patrol Pecos announces tickets will be issued to drivers operating autos on streets and highways after April 15 without a current inspection sticker. The orders follow a directive from Homer Garrison Jr. and state safety commission enforcing the modified motor vehicle inspection law after the April 15 deadline. Local and county officers are empowered to enforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Warner
District 7
Texas Highway Patrol
Pecos
Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Warner
Garrison
State Public Safety Commission
Butte Girl Hits Boyfriend With Beer Bottle
A Butte girl struck her boyfriend with a beer bottle, smashing it and injuring his face and her hand. After treatment at a local hospital the couple apologized, kissed, and left together arm in arm.
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Butte
Mont
Hereford Group In Annual Meet Highlights Highland Herefords
MARFA Jan 26 The Highland Hereford Assn marks its 36th annual meeting with Fort Worth speaker Jim Mitchell of the Texas Livestock Marketing Assn noting strong beef prospects in the area. Mitchell cites cost pressures, while Ray Willoughby reports on Eisenhower meeting. W. E. Love estate wins best district cooperative rancher plaque. honorees include Bill Sohl A R Eppenauer Petan Ranch Mrs Freida Gillett Pete Kennedy. Officers named for 1954 include Pete Kennedy as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
Jim Mitchell
Fort Worth
Highland Hereford Oes Assn
Monay
Mitchell
Texas Livestock Marketing Assn
Ray Willoughby
Eisenhower
W. E. Love
Bill Sohl
A. R. Eppenauer
Petan Ranch
Freida Gillett
Pete Kennedy
Presi
Board Officers and Directors Listed
Dent, Gage Holland as vice president and Mrs Mildredon as secretary. Directors named include T E White Jr Watt Reynolds Jr Perry Cartwright Keesey Kimball Jim Harrington and George Jones.
Blue Whale Tops Size Records as Largest Mammal
The blue whale is described as the largest mammal by the National Geographic Society. Some specimens reach over 100 feet in length and weigh up to 115 tons. In a remarkable fact, ten men could stand upright inside the whale’s mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Capt John Smith and Pocahontas at Lobo Drive In
Advertiser notes the film Capt John Smith and Pocahontas showing at the Lobo Drive-In venue. The brief item highlights the double feature format and drive-in cinema showcase for local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobo Drive-In
John Smith
Pocahontas
Adv
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Marathon News
Alma Chambers
J. C. Strickland
March of Dimes Report
Mike Schodts
Pat Cordova
Anita B. Salmon
Leticia R. Salmon
Manuela Ramirez
Gabriela Ramirez
Celia and
Noemi Rodrigues
Gloria Cordova
Mario Valero
Progreso Club
Sul Ross Student Union
Sul Ross
Marie
Pima County
Barbara Chloe Parmer
Arizona
South Mission Road
East Ajeway
Ter
St. Mary's
Southwestern Bell
Texas Telephone
G. O. Rutledge
Uvalde
Henry Lemmons
Barnhart
Wayne
Marathon School
Carlton Lemmons
Charles Cook
el Paso
Carlton
Charles
Johnny Cook
Pat McKinney
Amarillo
A-20
C. A. Hayn
Bond
Ledger Index Guides
Staplers
Joe Sidney Row
San Antonio
Georgiana Harmon
Joe
Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
U.S
March of Dimes
National Foundation For
el Paso, Texas
H. F. Dallman
Metery Assn
Hereford
Willys Jeep
Cadillac
West
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
General Electric Laboratories
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