Alpine Girls Defeat Marathon In Close Contest
Alpine High School girls basketball traveled to Marathon and won 17 to 10. Referees were Miss Glasscock and Miss Davie with E W McDonald and E J Moyer serving as score and time-keepers. The game featured few errors and a strong Marathon rally in the second half.
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Alpine
Marathon
AnPo
Vinhey
Sweyers
Jmiow
Touls
Miss Glasscock
Refree
Miss Davie
Mpine
Davie Refres
Messrs
E.W. McDonald
E. J. Moyer
Sco
Whil
Ethel Clifford
Red Cross drive and War Remembrance at Study Butte
The Study Butte community honored veterans at a Red Cross drive on November 11 with a dinner in a hotel decorated in National Colors. Diamond Me Spadden spoke, praising those who served, while J W Battles returned from El Paso and Alpine teams impressed in a recent game. The Marathon girls and Alpine contingent performed well during a Community Hall event, ending the trip satisfied.
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Study Butte
Diamond
Marathon Visit Shows Busy Town and Oil Interest
A reader recounts a first trip to Marathon with observations of cattle along a dusty road, friendly local businesspeople, and a thriving trade. The report notes oil activity, a new bridge, and soon drilling by Hudson and Marathon Oil Company along with geologists arriving to survey Brewster and Pecos counties.
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Hudson
Hudson No. 2
Marathon Oil Co
Haymond
Selles
Aseshon
Standard California Steel Derrick
Peset Wicon
Nose South Wess
Ilon
Guy S. Comba Hae
Marathon
W. A. Weakley
Shiel
J. J. Hess
Mathet
Gage
Worth
Houston
J. J Oliver
Fort’ Worth
U. S
Brewster
Pecos
Dear Friend Letter From Springerville Arizona
A fragmentary letter from W. M. French of Marathon Texas asks how people are in various towns. He inquires about business fortunes and hears how friends and former neighbors like Bud Sinspron Ritchey Fred Vernon Todd Hooker Red and Aunt Beckey are faring.
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Springerville, Arizon
Iptain W. M. French
Marathon
Texas
Bud Sinspron
Ritchey
Fred
Vernon
Todd
Hooker
Red
George
Sheley
Aunt Beckey
Nick
Local Notices From Alpine Rail Depot Report
At the G H and S A Depot Merriwether Burke leads the warehouse during Collett absence while Lonard Arledge is named as agent CR Morill of El Paso is promoted to superintendent of the El Paso Division A O Donnell moves to the San Antonio Division Morrill is well known in Alpine Dr L C Pope a popular Alpine dentist left Friday for a ten day trip to Trinity Texas with his family already there preparing to return home
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W. F. Collett
Merriwether Burke
Lonard
CR. Morill
EL Paso
A. O'Donnell
San Antonio
L. C. Pope
Trinity
Texas
Geologic Survey Corps Receiving Fresh Military Supplies
The Geological Survey Corps received three carloads of horses mules from Marfa on Saturday night. The Survey Corps also took delivery of five carloads of buggies wagons and general supplies and expects a shipment of trucks next week.
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Geological Sur
Marfa
Survey Corps
Corps
Trip to Chuck Wagon Ends in Car Crash
A group including Jeff Olver B J Worthington and several women drove to a chuck wagon gathering then left El Paso for home. A steering wheel bolt slipped causing the car to overturn three times. Mr Cheek suffered bruises but escaped serious injury.
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Jeff Olver
B. J Worthington
Todd Lorene Granger
Jennie Lindy
Marie Simpson
Spookie Clark
Annah Oxford
el Paso de Purchased
Mr. Cheek
EL Paso
Stolen Auto Trip Ends With Help From Hunters
Youngster Little Richard Hargus took his father's pickup with friends Orin Pulliam Bonnie Shoemake Cora Pulliam Louise Crawford and Madie Miller for a ride along Fort Stockton road. After miles the car failed and the girls walked home while hunters aided the youths to start the vehicle again and reach town. The incident ends with the eight year old at the wheel and a note that the boy lacked mechanical training.
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Richard Hargus
Orin Pulliam
Bonnie Shoemake
Cora Pulliam
Louise Crawford
Madie * Miller
Fort Stockton
Rulings on reinstatement of War Risk Insurance cases
The Director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance issues rulings on reinstating lapsed or canceled policies. Treasury Decision No. 47 allows an eighteen month window after discharge to reinstate by paying two months premiums. A new provision permits ex-service members to reinstate within three months of discharge without health statements, with conditions on health at discharge or grace period end. A blanket ruling aims to ease reinstatement for ex-service members whose policies lapsed or were canceled, detailing procedures and required payments.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Treast
Treasury
Brother's death mourned after Portsmouth accident
C F Burling received word of his brother FE F Burling's death in Portsmouth Ohio. A street car brake failure caused a crash into the cab of the W engine, killing him. Service men urged to reinstate insurance by paying two months premium. delays may risk health status and reinstatement eligibility.
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C.F. Burling
FE. F. Burling
Portsmouth
Ohio
Burling
Berling
Cattle shipments from San Antonio buyers mount in week
Messrs Garcia and Serna buy 400 cows calves and bulls from W. T. Henderson with first delivery at Maine. They ship a carload of 33 cows to Marathon and sell, and purchase more stock from W. B. Hancock. Additional consignments include two ear calves to Fort Worth and three ear calves to Fort Worth.
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Messrs Garcia and Serna
San Antonio
W. T. Henderson
Maine
Joe Hord
Marathon
Low Butteill
W. B. Hancock
Fort Worth
W._W. Turney
Geo. Benson
W. C. Grubbs
San Antoni
Belle Reese Celebrates Seventh Birthday At Pine Visitors
Belle Reese hosts a seventh birthday party with friends, ice cream and cake Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boreham of McKinney Springs were visiting guests.
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Ee Belle Reese
W. D. Boreham
McKinney Springs
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RED Cross
J. W. Battles
E Weyerts
Alpine State Bank
Jamin F. Berkeley
Miller
Ww. van Sickle
W. Ferguson
John
Young Land Co
John Young Land Co
Alamo Lumber Co
Rat Road
Davis Iro
Decie
Chambers
Paloma
Lola Doe
Marie
Brett
C. J. Maawel Ce
Geological Survey Corps
Babe Chambers
Mr. Kechner
Emerson
Mrs. Shackleford
Altuda
Cet
Brother
The
First National Bank
CA. Brown Preston
ML. Kokernot
Tes
C. W. Baines
Pees HL. Hord
J. O. Cazares & CO
S. Ferris
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