Marathon News Items Include War Effort and Local Events
The Marathon community reports letters from soldiers, furloughs, and plans for military service as Ed ward Bardwell and others return home or prepare for deployment. Local school events include baccalaureate sermons and graduation plans for the grammar and senior classes at the Methodist Church and school auditorium. A Croatian Tamburitza Ensemble entertained the P. T. A. and Girl Scouts activities, Mother’s Day programs, and a high five club game tied to wartime boosting. Fishing on the Rio Grande yields excellent catches, and community meals and social gatherings recur at the Baptist and Methodist churches.
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Methodist Church
M. L. Cause
Fred Gulihur
A. McDonnal
Kokernot Ranch
Low
Earl Meeks
P. E. Adams
M.H. Jones
Candy Co Improves Herd To Aid Food For Victory Drive
Curtiss Farms reports a boost to dairy operations to support the Food For Victory drive. The article notes a Guernsey bull, Levity King, purchased for 15000 dollars, the highest price for the breed since 1928, with lineage from Langwater King and Aiy ukpa. Local families attend funerals and visitors travel between San Antonio, Sierra Blanca, Alpine, and Double Mills as community members engage in wartime efforts.
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Green Meads
Guernsey
Levity King
Langwater King
Aiyukpa L. Snowdrop
Darwin S. Morse
Richmond
Mass
Remember Greece and buy U S War Bonds now
The piece urges farmers to remember Greece’s hunger under Axis occupation and to buy U S War Bonds with unused funds. It vows bonds will aid the war effort and provide a future nest egg, noting they never drop below purchase price and rise in value over time. Bonds can be purchased at banks post offices or via rural mail carriers.
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Jeane Roperts
Eno
Re von
Edward Bardwell
Edward
California
Werner Hollis
Navy
J. W. Dozier
West Coast
Jack Dozier
F. E. Ray
William Award Ray
New Yorke
James Chamber
Texas
Fresno
Jack Green
Jonesboro
Ark
Missouri
Greece
Axis
U. S
Cat in Reverse in Seattle Cat Prefers Water Over Milk
Mrs George Barney reports her Seattle cat eats vegetables and dislikes meat. The pet shows a curious habit by licking corn on the cob, and she notes a surprising tolerance for water rather than milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
George Barney
Electricity costs and household bills in perspective
A brief dialogue notes that electricity is cheaper today per unit than fifteen years ago while overall bills may not reflect the change. It emphasizes that consumers receive more quantity for the same money, prompting questions about apparent bill stability versus real price per unit.
Answers and Notes From a Quiz Set
Answers include 1, Nance. 2 describes protozoa and metazoa reproduction. 3 cites Bernard Shaw and Eugene Oeil. 4 references the Polish Corridor. 5 mentions a cradle song. 6 lists a small mild spring onion. 7 Union of Soviet Socialist Relief. 8 notes From France in the sixteenth century or earlier. 9 describes a beetle calling its mate by ticking in rotten wood. 10 locates Kansas.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Relief
France
Kansas
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