Funeral Services Held Sunday For W. A. Jones Formerly of Marathon
Funeral services for W. A. Jones 52 city employee were at the Methodist Church in Marfa with Rev. John Klassen presiding. Burial followed in Marathon Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. Jones died Friday afternoon of a heart attack near the Marfa city limits after returning from the fair grounds. He had suffered a prior heart attack last October and had lived in Marfa ten years. Survivors include his wife two stepchildren his mother and four sisters.
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W. A. Jones
Methodist
John Klassen
Marathon Cemetery
Kelly Funeral Home
Masonic Lodge
Er. Beanland
Eddie DeVolin
Lyal Koonce
S. J. Dempsey
T. W. Shely
C. T. Bagley
Jones
Fairgrounds
Oklahoma
Marathon
Loyd Martin
Alpine
Mrsarshall Roberts
Local Obituary Fragments Mention Marathon Residents
The notice lists Mrs. R E F Stewart of Marathon and other Marathon residents Mrs Archie Stegall Mrs B M Stewart and Mrs Archie Standiea. A brother Buck Jones is also noted as living in Marathon.
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Ters
R. EF. Stewart
Marathon
Archie Stegall
Sanderson
B. M. Stewart
Archhie Standiea
Marfa
Buck Jones
Public Meeting Pushes Hunter Landowner Representation
The commission urges landowners and hunters to attend meetings at county courthouses in Alpine on June 14, Marfa on June 15, and Fort Davis on June 16 at 7 p.m. to discuss proposed laws affecting game seasons. Representations from counties may vary, with talks on quail and deer seasons and possible regional rules.
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Tivelinas
Alpine
Marfa
Fort Davis
At & P.m
Big Bend event highlights conservation award tour
Walter Humphries of the Fort Worth Press presented the conservation award contest as Sul Ross College president Dr. Bryan Wildenthal and prison official rison appeared. A large number of visitors toured Big Bend National Park Sunday. Attendance at the fair did not meet expectations but the event was declared an outstanding success.
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Rison
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross College
Walter Humphries
The
Fort Worth Press
Big Bend National Park
Annual Water Carnival at Fort Stockton in June
The Fort Stockton water carnival returns to Comanche Springs pool June 10 through 12 1954 with Mother Goose as the theme. A large parade on June 10 features floats, June 11 hosts the Miss Southwest contest drawing contestants from about 80 Texas towns, and underwater lighting plus luminous swims highlight water events directed by Mrs Fleet er Eason. Mrs Raburn Mason leads the stage show with Mother Goose characters as the Lions club backs the event.
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Fort Stockton
Comanche Springs
Texas
Fleeter Eason
Raburn Mason
Oil Well Flows on Terrell County School Land
Devonian zone well Terrell county school land project No 1 Terrell borehole produced 53.67 barrels of oil in 30 minutes and 54.9 in the next 30 with a 2,670 foot water blanket during a two hour test. An additional 180 barrels were recovered after reversing out of the drill pipe.
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Sanderson Times
Felmont Oil Corp
Alaska U honors local graduate with business degree
Frank Cross son of Mrs. E. S. Cross of Alpine and brother of Dick and Jack Cross earned a B. B. A. in business administration at the University of Alaska last week.
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Alaska
U. S
Frank Cross
E. S. Cross
Alpine
Dick and
Jack Cross
University of Alaska
Bay in Alpine to Host 3 Night Show Week
An Alpine bay area event will feature a three night show on June 10 11 and 12 with participation from several local organizations. Organizers promise a varied program across the June evenings.
Red Garters at Twin Peaks Drive-In Delights Western Fans
A humorous Western musical comedy combines western thrills with song for a rib tickler. Starring Jack Carson Pat Crowley Rosemary Clooney Guy Mitchell Gene Barry and Cass Daley the M G M Technicolor film plays at the Pocus Drive In Theatre starting in June.
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Twin Peaks
Jack Carson
Pat Crowley
Rosemary Clooney
Guy Mitchell
Gene Barry
Cass Daley
Pocus Drive-in
Mischa Adams Heads to Chicago and Detroit Trip
Mischa Adams of Alpine travels with her aunt Mrs. Bill Hale from Odessa to Chicago and Detroit by train and boat to Canada. They stay on Chicago’s 36th floor of the largest hotel and plan to return from Detroit in a new car. Mr and Mrs Keith Morrow await in San Antonio this week.
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Mischa Adams
Inda B. Adams
Ioe M. Benson
Alpine
Odessa
Bill Hale
Chicago
Detroit
Canada
Mischa
Bellville School Party Visits Alpine and Big Bend
Forty Bellville Homemaking girls with sponsors spend three days in Alpine and the Big Bend area. They stay at the Holland Hotel use Sul Ross College facilities and plan a Big Bend park visit. The trips are part of several regional student gatherings in recent weeks.
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Bellville
Alpine
Big Bend
Holland Hotel
Sul Ross College
Herodotus the Father of History
Herodotus is widely regarded as the father of history for his extensive inquiries into ancient cultures. His work laid the foundations of critical historiography and ethnography.
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Herrodotus
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