Marathon News and Local Visits Chronicle
Mrs. Mark Arnold of Chicago will arrive Thursday to visit Mr and Mrs RW Ares. Mrs. A D Cleveland and children of Alpine visited grandmother Mrs J M Chambers. Mrs Carlos Houdreaux and Mrs Jeasie Burnam of Alpine visited friends. Mr and Mrs D W Collins and Jon D W went to Del Rio. Mrs Collins and baby remain in San Antonio. Mrs George Harris returned from El Paso where she stayed with daughters. Mr Walker of Alpine joined Mrs J A Walker for a weekend trip. Card of Thanks from William Guthrie thanking Marathon people for help to hospital in El Paso. Landowners urged to prepare abstract titles with Brewster County services. Dr and Mrs G W Worthington for sale. Trans-Pecos Abstract left for Houston. Rev M P Hines preached at Methodist church. Rev Bowles of Alpine held services. Mr R A Johnston, wintering at Chambers Hotel, to California then New York. Mr A P Anderton left for New York. Senator and Mrs Berkeley of Alpine visited. Miss Milared Roberts returned from Draughon’s Business College Del Rio. Mr T W Shely of Tesans visited Marathon.
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Brewster County
Alpine
Marathon
G. W. Worthington
Trans-Pecos
Houston
M. L. Hopson
Worthington
Texas
Advertising in The Avalanche Boosts Your Reach
Fragmentary note from J W Reid of Uvalde Texas touts The Avalanche publicity value, claiming ads are cost effective due to strong circulation and broad audience reach.
Sul Ross Granted Membership in Texas Scholarship Society
Sul Ross was granted full membership in the Injual meet of the Scholarship Societies of Texas held at Georgetown February 22. Representatives from sixteen colleges and universities attended the convention. Sul Ross, with several other schools, was admitted by petition. Professor Methannon of Baylor was elected president, Professor Lord of TCU vice president, and Dean Benedict of State University secretary and treasurer.
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Sul Ross
Scholarship Societies of Texas
Georgetown
Profesor Mcthannon
Baylor
Lord
Benedict
State University
Ring Term Brings Many Inquiries At Sul Ross
Miss Anna D Linn registrar reports a surge of letters from prospective spring term students at Sul Ross College. Several institutions offer work for the last six weeks of the spring quarter, with rural schools often the interest. Sul Ross plans a similar policy allowing three subjects in nine term hours of summer work, arranged on the same basis as a summer term.
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Anna D. Linn
Miss Linn
Sul Ross
n.—Skyline
Winter Term Ends March 17 at College Exams Begin
The 1926 winter term ends Wednesday afternoon March 17 after three days of exams starting Monday March 15. Classes shift start to March 18 but are moved up to begin March 15. Various exam times and schedules are listed for different periods and the schedule notes additional performances by Skyline Gillett and Mrs Haines in Ft. Stockton and Ozona.
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Ft. Stockton
Pest
Skyline
Sanderson Wins State Meet Privilege With 34 14 Victory
Sanderson earned the right to compete in the State basketball meet by defeating Eden, district champions of San Angelo, 34 to 14 last week. The team is noted for beating El Paso on the local court, with strong support from Sul Ross students anxious to see District 17 reach the state event.
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Sanderson
Eden
San Angelo
el Paso
Sanderton
Sul Ross
Skyll
Congress of Mothers Teacher Association Offers Summer Training
The Congress of Mothers Teacher Association will conduct a short training course at Sul Ross this summer starting August 2007. Five areas will cover history and growth of prevention, its relation to school and community, proper activities, suitable programs, and local socialization. The course is free and open to all interested. conference hours will be set to address specific problems.
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Congress of Mothers Teacher Association
Sul Ross
Tow Tolersanist Ued
Sealer Cour
Prominent Educator to Visit Sul Ross this Summer
President Charles McKenny of Michigan State Teachers College will lecture to Sul Ross students during the summer session. He is a leading educator in America. Other prominent figures nationwide will be invited, but no other contracts are announced.
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Charles McKenny
Michigan State Teachers College of
Ypsilanti
Sul Row
McKenny
America
University geologist to visit Bowater County in March
Prof. B. H. Sellard of the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, will visit Bowater County in mid March to investigate petrified forests found there. Results of the investigation will be published in the Geology Bulletin. Sellard is an outstanding oil geologist who has worked in the University of Texas and the Big Lake district.
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B. H. Sellard
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Bowater County
Sellard
Geology Bulletin
Sellards
University of Texan
Big Lake District
Catholic Church Services In Southern District
Sunday schedule lists 10 the Mass in English and Spanish, 3 pm Sunday School, 7 pm evening prayers, and a Bible reading service. Pastor Rev. M. Gtran invites non Catholics to attend and notes church interest in their spiritual destiny.
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Gtran
D. m
Plant Trees Now in NineYear Best Season for Planting
The Austin Nursery ad encourages planting a commercial orchard for pickyour fruit revenue and introduces new varieties such as Smith Carpenter Yeoma Best Jane peaches along with many vines plums and berries. It also promotes home grounds landscaping with evergreens shrubs and climateproof native shrubs, offering catalogs drawings by mail and express shipping with agents wanted.
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Smith
Carpenter
Yeoma
Jane
Brace
Excelsior
Burbank
Hapvines
Advance
Santa Rosa
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Mr. and
Mra RW
A. D. Cleveland
J. M.1
Chambers
Carlos Houdreaux
Jeasie Burnam
D. W. Collins
Jon D. W
del Rio
Mr. Collins
Mrs. Collins
Baby
San Antonio
Austin
George Harris
R. Wadsworth
Miss Paloma] Harris
Oma
Mr. Walker
J. A. Walker
Ruth
Jessie Toad
William Guthrie
Mra. W
M. P. Hines
Methodist Church
Bowles
R. A. Johnston
Chambers Hotel
California
New York
A. P. Anderton
The
Border Rubber Co
L. W. Cain
L.W. Carter
Ariza
Senator
Mrs. Berkeley of
Milared Roberts
Draughon
J. W. Reid
Uvalde Texas
Marathon State Bank
Goodyear
Hord Motor Co
Cadillac Hudson Essex
Studebaker
Nash
Cas Edwards
State Scholarship Society
N. B
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Brewster CO
Austin Nursery
F. T. RAMSEY @ SON
Orcere
Avalanche
Magal Gees
Arcola
R. A. McMurry
BIG Bend Bread
Hudson’s Bakery Phoce
Wm. A. Buchanan
Alpine Steam Laundry
Davis Mountains
John Young Land Company
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