Marathon Old Timers Week and Ranch Gatherings
The Marathon community marked Old Timers Week with visitors from Las Vegas and Alpine. Ranch activity included shipments of cattle and sheep to California Missouri Indiana and Alpine. Local volunteers hosted a crowd at the club house with a barbecue under the leadership of Mrs. Allie Davis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
B. B. Co
Calif
Alpine
Missouri
Indiana
Combs Cattle Co
Allie Davis
G. W. Worthington
Albert Chambers
Terry Shely
A. E. On
Beasley
East Texas
Worth Frazer
Carl Shults
Earl Clark
General Meet of City School Faculty Held
A general faculty meeting of the city schools was held Monday night at the Junior high with all members present. Supt. Dick Bankhead reported Dr. A. J. Parkhurst of Sul Ross college was the speaker. Cooperation between the city schools and the college in practice teaching was discussed.
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Dick Bankhead
A. J. Parkhurst
Sul Ross College
Supt. Bankheld
Former SR Student Awarded Art Honors
James Swann, once a Sul Ross College student in Alpine, earned the JSOO prize from the Entleago Society of Eicher for his dry point Night in Chicago. The artwork was chosen by votes of active and Sceccale members during the exhibition at Alber Role galleries in Chicago, marking Swann as a noted graphic artist.
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James Swann
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Enleago Society of Eicher
Chicago
Speed
Alber Role Galeries
Graphic Arts
Sal
Mtr
Swann
Hla
Mere
Wildlife damage and new arrivals color Tyler County items
An item notes a six foot rattler killed in Tyler County with a full grown squirrel and another partly digested, while 12 000 rat tails were turned in to the county agent in Memphis MO. Carol Sue Speck and Mrs Speck arrived from San Marcos to meet the new baby. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Green who bought the Harris home south of Marathon. New cars appear in Marathon with Beasley Denton Barnett and Rowland Martin driving Chevrolets and Mrs Mabel Arnold gifting a Chevrolet to her daughter Catherine at College of Mines. The Joint Missionary Society met at the Methodist church with Presbyterian ladies in charge of the program.
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Lee Dragoo
el Paso
Walton Shoemake
Ysleta
J. L. ‘Shoemake
Walton
Methodist Conference
H. E. Carrel
Methodist Church
Anthony
New Mexico
C. L. McKinney
Virginia Anne
Alpine
Johnny Grove
Louie Grainger
Jack Catto
Warren| Henderson
San Antonio
J.T. Martain
Homer Spruce
Lochausen
Zoye Decie
Tom Yarbro
Baylor
Villanova
L. C. Ritchey
San Angelo
Pat Lester
W. W. Crawford
Frank Wedin
Genevive Bardwell
Jake Beasley
Texas
Tyler
Memphis
Carol Sue
Speck
San Marcos
Jake Beasely
Denton Barnett
Rowland Martin
Mabel Arnold
Catherine
College of Mines
Zenas Decie
Joint Missionary Society
Frank S. Mead
Methodist Missionary Society
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Marathon
Mrs
Roy Stillwell ‘Corremandant
Shely
Stockton
Shely Ranch
Beulah B. van Deman
Gage Hotel
Brewster
Rackley
Brewer
Fenien
J. W. Frazer
Count Ofven
Brewster County
A. D
fRazen
Almer Taylor
Sea
J. L. Brown
Lea McKinney
T. D. McKinney
Ida Mae Thurman
Unn
Ana Thmn Merrion
Ivan B. McKinney
Johnny Grigsby
Parker McKinney
J.T. McKinney
Such Court
IL Asa
Benet
Cick
Uoere
Aca
Cour
Mi Lee
T. D. MeKin
le ‘Inney
Ney
Ida Mael Truman
Bre
Harrison Elden Harrisons van
Urey Grigsby
Parker MeKinney Gsby
Barker
Mek
WeRiney Sn
PS Alp
Toxas
G.M. Sims
the Bank
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Federal Deposit
THE
Co-Operative Star Tire Organization
Liberal
Emebles
Star Tire Company
Colden Gas and Oils
Preston Radons
Ike
Ike and Sai
Central Power and Light Company
Jim
Edith
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