Marathon notes and community events in a Texas town
The Marathon News reports a busy sequence of community activities on January 28 including joint missionary society programs hosted by Presbyterian and Baptist groups, a PTA meeting planned for February 10 with a talk by Dr. Ross Mrawell, and a birthday dance for Billie Stewart. Local social notes detail bridge club hosting, athletic games against Alpine, and numerous visits and travels of residents.
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Joint Missionary Society
Presbyterian
Baptist Society
Methodist
Jack Smith
J. A. McGonagill
Ed Hancock
Perry Lancaster
B. L. Hampton
J. H. Reid
Jeff Stewart
J. N. Meeks
Otto Lochausen
John Yarbro
G. W. Worthington
L. C. Ritchey
Sam Nail
Beulah van Devnan
Emma Burnham
FTA. Neta
Ross Mrawell
Big Bend
Ark Wilow Pictures
Weekly Livestock Summary Fort Worth Market Trends
Fat lambs declined late week by about 50c per hundred with some spots off $1 on fleshy lambs. Stocker and feeder lambs steady to easier. Old sheep and yearlings steady to weak, cann ers and shelly ewes down. Fat lambs 20 to 23 dollars, common to medium lambs 12 to 19, shorn lambs 15 to 20, stockers 12 to 19. Cattle and calves uneven. fat steers and heifers up to 50c, fat calves up about 50, stockers and feeders mixed gains. Canners and cutters down 25-50, good grain fed cattle 18-22.50, club yearlings up to 26, fat cows 11-13, bulls 12-14.50, replacement cows 8.50-11.50. Fruit growers eyed orange juice processing plants near airports for air shipment.
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Plains
Fort Worth
Lions Initiate Nine New Members at Noon Luncheon
The Lions Club held its regular noon meeting Tuesday unveiling nine new members including Joe Tally H J McBirtle Grady Nelon Jack Stowell Carol Click Don Hochstetter RN Stevenson John R White and D C Moore. Lion President Pittman announced committee meetings for Thursday February 6 and introduced Elton H Donaubauer who spoke on Racial Discrimination urging understanding of all people as essential to equal rights and opportunity.
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Lions
Lion
Pittman
Elton H. Donaubauer
Sul Rove
Lion Tombs
Bankation Committee
Lion Kay
Joe Tally
H. J McBirtle
Grady Nelon
Jack Stowell
Carol Click
Don Hochstetter
RN. Stevenson
John R. Whiteside
D.C. Moore
Lion Kelver
Donaubauer
Lfe
America
United States
Amben
Around the Airport Notes from Starrs Field
William Pendery Kenneth Stucke and Otis Coggins in GLI flight training made a cross country trip to Rails ranch and back via Marfa Otis Miles made a business trip to Presidio Dunaay Mrs W G Fielder and son Billy visited Marathon They also flew over the southern Big Bend in the Club Ercoupe Mr and Mrs Franksanenage and son Boyd and Mr and Mrs J C Casparis took a sight seeing trip over the Big Bend country Sunday
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William Pendery
Kenneth Stucke
Otis Coggins
GLI
Raw
Marfa
Dunaay
Franksanenage
Boyd
J. C. Casparis
Big Bend
Antelope trapping project photographed during state air tour
The state Game department flew an other plane to capture images of the antelope trapping project on Monday. Burr Thornton, first of the O's to earn a private license, is excited. Capt Ray Williams and A. Jacobs from El Paso joined the visit as new aircraft were demonstrated, with Mr. and Mrs Otis Coggins planning to relocate to San Lorenzo, Cal. Otis completed his Private Pilot course before leaving. The Navion and Stinson aircraft were shown.
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State Game Department
Otis Coggins
San Lorenzo
Cal
Otis
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Orange Club
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Eas
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Tom Yarbro
Lee Dragoo
Waller Digs
Fred Barrett
W. R. Green
Sue McKinney
M. H. Jones
Billie Stewart
Lorna Meeks
Melba Causey
Reta
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Hazel Mather
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Frances Stewart
Lela Stewart
Wanda Stuart
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Robert Causey
Donald Colier
Charles Cook
Hal Sansom
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Emeral Martin
Guy Combs Jr
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California
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Austin
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R. O. Ridley
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George Harris
Norma Giles
Adams
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San Anenio
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W. H. Terry
Loraine Ellison
Mtaria
Mrs. Creed Taylor
Raymond Quigs
Houston
Kermit
T. A. Brown
Eagie Cafe
Bill T. Rankin
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Rankin
M. C. Akins
BY Paso
Mrs. Waller Diggs and Son
Lubbock
Peta
Alpine Package Store
Cedar Brook
Waterfill Frazer
Western Trail
Pete Hagens
Starns
Otis Miles
J.P. Crow
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Big Bend Drug Co. Inc
Alpine, Texas
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O's
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Navion
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BIG Bend Feed CO
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