Marathon Bride Geneva Martin Weds Jim Parks In Fort Stockton
Geneva Martin daughter of Mrs. Biddie Martin Sr. of Marathon and Jim Parks son of Mr and Mrs. E. H. Parks of Fort Stockton were married at St. Joseph's Church Fort Stockton April 30. Rev. James France performed the ceremony. The bride wore a white nylon lace dress with white accessories and a pink carnation corsage. E. H. Parks served as best man. Mary Lee Martin was bridesmaid. A reception followed at Mrs. Talley Taylor's home. The couple plans a honeymoon to El Paso and Cloudcroft and will reside in Fort Stockton.
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Geneva Martin
Jim Parks
Biddie Martin Sr
Marathon
E. H. Parks
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph's Church
James France
Mary Lee Martin
Talley Taylor
Marathon High School
Parkway Hotel
Fort Stockton High School
el Paso
Texas
Cloudcroft
N. M
Martha Meeks Engaged to Alton Schientz of Hondo
Martha Meeks daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Meeks Huntaville Ark will marry Alton Schientz son of Mr and Mrs C W Schientz Hondo. Miss Meeks a Marathon High School graduate. The engagement announced in the pending marriage plan.
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Martha Meeks
Earl Meeks
Huntaville
Ark
Martha
Antonio
Alton Schientz
C. W. Schientz
Hondo
Miss Meeks
Marathon High School
Marathon High juniors host annual Junior Senior banquet and prom
The Marathon High School Junior class hosted the annual Junior Senior banquet and prom on Friday May 7 in the high school study hall. Oriental theme featured lanterns parasols fans and decorative props from the Orient with black and white wall hangings painted by Mrs Oliver Theophilus. Centerpieces were poppies and mini oriental lanterns with favors including junk boats mandarins and coolie hats. The program listed Invocation by Rev Doyle Riley master of ceremonies Supt Karl Bland talks by Supt Herb Smith and student performances including Mary Lee Martin Travis Roberts and others.
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Marathon High School
Hgh School
Oliver Theophilus
Doyle Riley
Karl Bland
Herb Smith
Valentine
Senior Class Prom Night With East Asian Theme
The senior class crowned their year with a Confucius Say prophecy by Leo Nosey and David Graham, a See No Evil talk by Supt. Bland, and a benediction by Rev. Riley. Sophomore girls in Oriental dress served the banquet with creative menu items, while music by the Rolling Stones of Midland graced a decorous gym setting and several local families attended the Mother’s Day gathering at Parkway hotel.
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Confucius
Leo Nosey
David Graham
Supt. Bland
Wise One
Rev. Riley
Charlie Smith
Harvard
Gayle Coe
Catharine Graham
Norrine
Corrine Page
Margie Lee Smith
Gloria Cordova
Rolling Stones
Midland
Charlene Smith
Celia Rodriguez
Gabriella Ramirez
Travis Roberts
Martin Graham
Lonnie Colston
Darrel Cook
Bennie Hooper
Paul Adams
Eva Chaffin
Tommy Allen
Leonard L. Rose
Marathon youths wed in Alpine Methodist Church
Miss Margie Lee Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Smith and Paul Adams son of Mr and Mrs Alice Adams both of Marathon united in marriage Saturday May 8 at 10 p m in Alpine Methodist church Rev Carl Lawson officiated with Charlene Smith and Walter Nunley Jr as attendants The bride a Marathon High School sophomore wore silk print with gold accessories The couple plan to continue high school via correspondence and live on the ranch south of Marathon The Marathon P T A held its last regular meeting May 10 installing officers for the coming year and crafts display plans were announced The Bridge Club was hosted at Lon Garrison home in Big Bend Park with high scores noted They attended Jr Senior prom and family moves were reported The Nat Geographic Society notes centipedes can have up to 200 legs
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Margie Lee Smith
Charles Smith
Paul Adams
Alice Adams
Marathon
Alpine
Carl Lawson
Charlene Smith
Walter Nunley Jr
Marathon High School
Marfa
F.H. A
Paul
Marathon P. T. A
Press Chambers
Anna Lee Cook
Polly Roark
Mildred Adams
Kathryn MacGonagill
Oliver Theophilus
Mesdames Maddox
Castrol
Owens
Lon Garrison
Big Bend Park
Mesdames Sublett
Donnell
Decie
Wedin
Shelly
Evans
Coe
Roark
C. Ritchey
Bob Giles
W. Green
Slam
Fort Davis Nurse Graduates and Teaches in Shannon
Miss Hector, discharged from the Army Nurses Corps after the war, graduated from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio and has spent four years teaching Nursing Arts at the Shannon School. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hector of Fort Davis and visited with her parents over the weekend guided by Mrs. Newton Matthews, sister of Mrs. Hector, who also works as a nurse at Shannon hospital.
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Miss Hector
Army Nurses Corps
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
Shannon School
Ira Hector
Fort Davis
Newton Matthews
Matthews
Shannon Hospital
Compliment To Recent Bride Bridal shower honors Mrs Virginia Najar Gonzales
A May 8 shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Rivera honored Mrs Virginia Najar Gonzales with co hosts Mrs Elodia Mendoza Mrs Ida Gonzales and Mrs Angelita Dutchover. Forty guests attended and gifts included linens and dishes as refreshments of chicken sandwiches white cake and fruit punch were served.
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Virginia Najar Gonzales
Ernest Rivera
Elodia Mendoza
Ida Gonzales
Angelita Dutchover
Jessie Kidd Mother of Pat Mulloy Dies in Houston
Mrs. Jessie Kidd of Houston died Thursday May 6 and was buried in La Grange on May 8, her 88th birthday. Survived by daughters Mrs. W. C. Thomas of Houston and Mrs. William Deloteus of Springfield La and son Pat Mulloy of Fort Davis. Funeral services were at Travis Street Methodist Church.
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Pat Mulloy
Jessie Kidd
Houston
la Grange
Travis Street Methodist Church
W. C. Thomas
William Deloteus
Springfield
Fort Davis
Great Diamond Robbery at Granada starring Red Skelton
Red Skelton headlines an all star comedy at the Granada in The Great Diamond Robbery. He plays Ambrose an apprentice jeweler seeking his long lost parents while pursuing a $2,000,000 Blue Goddess diamond amid a scheme by hoodlums and a shyster lawyer.
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Red Skelton
Granada Theatre
MGM
Skelton
Ambrose
Owen
Army recruiter to interview youths in Alpine on May 26
Sgt. Mike Morales of the Army Recruiting Office El Paso will visit Alpine May 26 to interview local young men for enlistment in the Army and Airborne. He will be at the Alpine post office.
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Mike Morales
Army Recruiting Office
el Paso
Alpine
Army
Airborne
Long trail features and local visitors at Fort Davis
The Appalachian Trail is a 2000 mile route from Maine to Georgia with 900 miles through eight national forests and two parks. Accompanying them were Mrs. Lowell McCain of Amarillo, sister of Mrs. Jarrett, and Jack Scannell of Midland who visited Fort Davis with his mother and Mr. Reid at their ranch. J W Espy and L H Newtons family visited Fort Davis as well as Rayford Newton of El Paso.
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Maine
Georgia
First Baptist Church
Lowell McCain
Amarillo
Jarrett
Jack Scannell
Midland
Wade Reid
Mr. Reid
Fort Davis
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