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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1953
Page
6
Marathon community highlights include Mrs. Mabel Arnold hosting a dinner honoring Mrs. Jim Worthington from Caracas. Local families from San Antonio El Paso and Midland visit or return, with extended travel and a two inch rain report near Rankin. Marathon PTA plans a Halloween carnival and a meeting at the school, while the Mustangs claim a third win of the season.
Fort Davis reports on Presbyter ian Women meeting with Miss Lela Weatherby sharing insights from Mayaguez Puerto Rico and notes on local library gifts and activities. The Mustang football team defeated Clint 32 to 20 with Paul Adams intercepting a pass and Lonnie Coulston scoring twice for the Mustangs.
First and second graders performed a Mother Goose play in the high school auditorium on a Wednesday in September. Their teacher Mrs. Lillian Mims played Mother Goose, bringing a lively cast and festive scenes to the school event.
Costumed children performed speeches and songs while Mrs. Annie Lou Clark accompanied on piano. A large replica of the Shoe housed the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe formed the sole stage decoration, so realistic that even some youngsters in the audience were scared by the giant figure.
In the auditorium a crowd of parents friends and pupils enjoyed a play. After the performance room mothers of the 1st and 2nd grades served lemonade and cookies to all the children parents and guests. Miss Muffet was briefly frightened away by a character in the scene.
The article notes Kay Williams turning seven with a party at the school hosted by her mother Mrs Lee Williams featuring a pink cake and candies. Janet Grubb also turned seven the previous Friday with a schoolhouse themed cake crafted by her mother Mrs Otis Grubb and lemon candies as favors.
Mrs. Lillian Mims, a teacher, participated in both events alongside other participants, highlighting her active role in the program.
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