Marathon News Update From Texas Town Activities
Local notes from Marathon Texas detail visits and travels of residents including Eva Stewart Archie Standrea and Bill Jones families in Marfa El Paso and San Antonio. Listings mention a Nov 28 Community Hall dance by the Women’s Civic Club with Dub Adams and K Par Ranch Hands. Mrs Camilla Henderson returns home from Fabens visit and local births and cattle shipments are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MH. Jones
Marfa
Eva Stewart
Archie Standrea
Bill Jones
Mabel Arnold
Eldon McGonagill
Nancey
el Paso
Cynthia
Kay Skevington
Skevington
Marathon
Women’s Civic Club
Dub Adams
Marathon WSCS Meets Highlights Feeding the Modern Multitude
The Methodist WSCS met at her home on Monday November 16 at 3 PM with Mrs Pat McKinney presiding. Minutes and treasurer's report were read and a program on Feeding the Modern Multitude was presented by McKinney assisted by Van Deman Riley Edee and Wallace Cham. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is scheduled for December 14 at 3 PM at the church. Also reports from the Marathon Mustang football team beat Barstow 40 34 to cap a 4 1 season with a pending Balmorhea game. The Marathon Public Library received new children's books and mysteries from collectors including World’s Children Pedro Picks Coffee in Brazil Bugs Bunny and Keene Hardy Boys. Pvt Malcolm Martin of Fort Hood visited family. Goldenrod noted as US national flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
WSCS
Pat McKinney
Beulah van Deman
G. C. Miller
W. G. Galibur
F. E. Rau
Pat MccKinney
G. W. Worthington
Ed Hancock
Doyle Riley
J. A. McGonagill
Ed Birdwell
Wallace Chambers
Mustangs
Barstow
Marathon Mustang
Marathon
Fort Davis
Marathon Public
Big Bend
Pedro
Brazil
Carolyn Keene
Connie Blair
Leonard Hess
San Antonio
Christmas Seal Sales Date Set
AUSTIN Texas to mail over a million Seals for the TB associations 1953 drive urging purchase to fund a year round prevention and treatment program. Governor Shivers designates November 16 to December 25 as Christmas Seal month honoring a long running effort begun in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Austin
Texas Tuberculosis Assn
Alan Shivers
R. G. McCorkle
Butt
San Antonio
TTA
Probate Notice in Alpine for Louis Forchheimer Estate
Independent Executrix Mathilda W Forchheimer announces debts and claims against the Louis Forchheimer estate in Brewster County Texas. Creditors must present claims within legal time at Alpine address. the notice is dated November 3 1953 and signed by the executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Forchheimer
Brewster County
Texas
Felix McGaughy
Said County
Alpine
Mathilda W. Forchheimer
Whaling Brig No Duty on Tea Named in New Bedford
A few years before the American Revolution a whaling brig from New Bedford, Massachusetts carried the name No Duty on Tea as cited by the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
National Geographic Society
Fort Davis PTA Adopts Plans and Honors Departing Family
The Fort Davis PTA met at the high school with J. C. Duncan Jr. presiding. Hayden Haley demonstrated FFA parliamentary law. The group discussed the TB Seal sale, bake sale, and kitchen bazaar. A January First Aid course was announced and the December meeting will align with the Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Fort Davis
J. C. Duncan Jr
Hayden Haley
FFA
Bill Young
Earnest Carlton
Crtation
J. S. Fitzgerald
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Daisye Elmore
Frank Alien of
McCamey
Tommy Allen
Allen
Tom Yarbro
Mary Jack
Arthur Cavness
Midland
J. H. Nail
Nai
Camilla Henderson of
Fabens
Tom Henderson
Gene Stewart
Memorial Hospital
Fort Stockton
Rn. E. Stewart
Ocis Lee
Donald Collier
Baby
Pecos
Dan Collier
Dannell
Dave Allen
C. S
John J. Smith
Sta-Nu Dry Cleaner
E. Holland Ave
San Angelo
Standard
West Texas News
West Texas
The
Standard-Times
Leis
Donald Ibbehart
Becky
Allan Shivers
Mustang
Preston Adams
Ben Ramirez
Mary Lee Martin
Ben
Preston
Pvt
Malcolm Martin
Fort Hood
Biddy Martin
Biddy Martin Jr
Malcolm
United States
Goldenrod
Paul R. Weyerts, D. V. M
West Ave
Alpine, Texas
Memorial Arts
H. F. Dallman
Alpine Cemetery Assn
State OF
Brewster
Jose
Alamogordo
N. M
Fortavis
A. J. Gard
General Electric
P. S
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Cecil Doyal
Artesia, New Mexico
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