Marathon News Highlights Local Happenings and Obituary
Funeral services were held for Ortho Ear Schupbach in Marathon after a brief illness. The article covers attendees from Marathon and nearby towns, local visits, deer season reports, a newborn, Bridge Club events, band activities, and Thanksgiving holiday schedule plus several regional travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schupbach
Ortho Ear
Presbyterian
Sanderwon
Marathon
F. P. Rooney
Everett Wilson
Claude Miller
S. Dickson
Center Hall Ranch House Plan No 303 by Walter T Anicka
A one story three bedroom ranch style home in Plan No 303 by architect Walter T Anicka of Ann Arbor Michigan. The design centers a reception hall for easy access to all rooms with a separated bedroom wing and a U shaped kitchen with breakfast bar. A folding living dining space and a porch off the kitchen suit outdoor meals plus a full basement and narrow lot compatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. Anicka
Forest
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pr.vagy
Emu Pride and Peril in Australia’s Wheat Belt
National Geographic notes the emu as Australia’s emblem and a pest to farmers. Western Australia offers a 50-cent bounty per emu, while a 135 mile fence costs 130000 dollars to curb raids on ripening wheat. Chicks rely on the male for incubation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Australia
Commonwealth
National Geographic Society
Queensland
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Wheatlands
Oil Well Cost and Equipment for a 10000 Foot Drill
A 10000 foot oil well demands a fully equipped 200 ton rig costing at least 300000 dollars, engines, 80 tons of casing steel, 25 to 100 drilling bits and five seamers, 500 to 1000 tons of drilling mud additives, 2000 to 5000 sacks of cement, 48000 barrels of water, 3000 barrels of fuel oil, and a staff of 125 skilled workers including geologists and drilling crews.
Big Business Cited As Beneficial By Americans
A University of Michigan survey finds that over 1200 respondents nationwide credit big business with creating jobs producing goods, funding tax revenue, supporting education, and driving innovation, while also noting its role alongside smaller firms. The text also recalls St Mihiel during World War I, noting record artillery fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
St. Mihiel
Homecoming cheers for Sul Ross exes and friends
Readers congratulate Dr. Bryan Wildenthal and greet Sul Ross exes visiting campus for homecoming. The note lists many former residents including Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sharp, Jack Belcher and family, Jean Abbott and others from Knickerbocker, Midland, Sanderson, Fort Stockton, Marathon, Eldorado, and more, with updates on their lives and ties to the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wallace
Richland Springs
Marathon
Balmornea
Wallace
Alpine
Bryan Wildenthal
Su Ross College
Diana Hampton
Velma Avant
Plainview
Marilyn Hampton
Seminole
B. L. Hampton
Jimmy
Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Brewster County Reopens Marathon Library Bid Process
Brewster County Commissioners reject all bids for the Marathon Library project as of November 12 1953 and set new bid drawings for Alpine court house at 1 30 p m Monday November 30 1953. Revisions available from Victor J Smith Alpine 906 E Ave D 100 percent performance bond required sealed bids to Judge Felix McGaughy Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court of
Brewster County
Marathon Library
Court House
Alpine
Victor J. Smith
E. Ave. D
Felix McGaughy
Ex-Students Homecoming Sees Many Old Friends
The note recalls Mrs Doris Hargrove McKenney of Colo nyed Doris as Brand Queen and greets Bob and Charlie Boyle Bea a nurse on campus. Also seen were Pat Connor Odessa Frank Cochran Odessa Jo Nell Pope Pat Lane Carolyn Cooley Shirley Blevins Bobby Watson Jane Moyer John Prude and his wife Betty with their young son among others visiting Ex-Students for home coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyles
Bob
Charlie
Bea
Jo Nell Pope
Pat Lane
Carolyn Cooley
Shirley Blevins
Missus Uses Postcard To Remind Him Of Mail Duty
A man recalls his wife sending a postcard from the office to thank him for mailing her letters. He reflects on their checking habits and the value of occasional reminders about personal preferences and rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
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J. A. McGonagill
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Ollie Cox
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James
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Sam Bass
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Paul Counts
Paul
Dora
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Hayter
Jimmie Lou Cayies
Sul Ross Ex Assn
Eldorado
H. J. McBride
Leonard Rose
Doris (Hargrove) McKenney
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Brand Queen
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Tom
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Frank Cochran
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Jane Moyer
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United States Brewers Foundation
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Staplers
P . Eee
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Alpine Cemetery Assn
9Th St
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