Marathon News From Marathon Texas Events and Visits
Local items recount visits by Mrs Mannie B Wilson and Mr and Mrs Barwood to Gonore after a stay with the McGonagills. Plans mention a Baylor geology study camp at Skinner ranch led by Dr Frank Carney. School opens Sept 8 with D M Hopper and staff returning to Marathon district.
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Mannie B. Wilson
Mrs. Barwood
Gonore
McGonagill
Maylor
Skinner Ranch
Baylor University
Prank Carney
Berty
Prank ‘Carney
Ewart Carey
Prank
George Harris
George Jr
Davis Gourley
Rotan Johnson
Inez Eilis
John
Clay Ledbetter
Billie
Pat
Ida Gill
Williard
John Edwards
Pred Horner
J. Ruth Boggess
D. M. Hopper
Clarence Matthews
George Wright
Aye Deele
Duncan Scott
Onis Vineyard
Undine Foreman
Lyda Belle McGonagill
W. Z. Burnam
Ben- Joh Levertuhn
Wilton Youngblood
Pecos
Local residents visit kin across West Texas
San Angelo visitors include Miss Martha Gore and Mrs. Leary with son Thomas, traveling guest lists feature Mrs. Boyd, Mr. Harrington, and J. G. Matthews kin across Banderson Alpine Coleman Haskell and Presto. Travel notes mention teaching plans in Fort Worth and Army hospital in San Antonio.
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Buttrill Ranch
L. P. Buttrill
Mises Emma
Nannie Burnham
San Antonio
Burnham
Mra. L. Ritchey
Mra. P. Ritchey
R. A. Boyd
P. L. Leary
McAllen
Lottie
Erica Roessler
San
Antonio
Martha Gore
Ghely Ranch
Fort ' Worth
RA. Boyd
Leary
Thomas Buttril
B. E. Birdwell
Army Hospital
L. Carter
Bernice
Lloyd
Penny and Son
Haskell
Pity the Candidate Hard Life in Election Campaign
A prose sketch recalls the hard life of a candidate tor public office, beset by slander and financial strain, and patched with local notices about teachers household life and social events. Mexicans repatriated from the U S and tourists to Mexico are noted, along with a move of the Mountain Eagle to Las Cruces and staff shifts in Sierra Blanca.
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Stening
Green Bay
Sierra Blanca to Get Local Newspaper Soon
A report indicates Sierra Blanca will launch a new newspaper in the near future. In Albany Oregon a dog owner left 200 pennies at the county clerk to cover the animal’s 1982 tax. A common human flaw noted is the tendency to blink facts.
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Sierra Blanca
Albany
Oregon
Thed tt Black Draught Laxative Ad
An old advertisement touts Thed tt Black Draught as a cheap laxative option. It claims a 26 cent package holds 25 doses using proven laxative plants for natural nourishment and quick relief from constipation.
Unclear fragment prompts age joke in odd phrasing
Fragmentary OCR text presents a humorous line about age and appearance, mentioning forty and sixty three with garbled words. No verifiable news event or identifiable persons or organizations detected in readable portions.
Number of Mexican Repatriates Shrinks as U S Returns Slow
Mexico City reports a sharp drop in Mexican repatriates from the United States. Interior department says 2623 Mexicans returned in January to May, versus 280000 in all of 1931, with monthly averages down from about 20833 to 7306. Estimates of total outbound movement fall short of earlier boom levels.
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Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Department of the Interior
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A. W. Dorgen
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Jack Jolly of
Valentine
Bart Young
Roy Sims
al Kin‘sey
Ida Beth Meador
Will Petrich
Alpine
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Mrs. Rather
Banderson
Teams
John Harington
H. J. Harrington
Rena Jones
M. H. Jones
Virginia Jones
Louise Crawford
Sul Ross
Ida Lindsey
South America
Germany
Mien Lindsey
D. J. Lindsey
Presto
Fiied Pri
J. G. Matthews
Johnnie Mae
Mildred
Bill
W. A. Rowland
Roy Stillwell
RM. Wadsworth
Marion Cook
el Paso
Harris
Mrs. Wadsworth
Lytle
F. T. Leary
T. A. Beard Feed Store
J. Warren
Mountain Eagle
Las Cruces
Newexleo
W. F. Caulkins
Southern Pacifi Railroad
C. 8. McKinney
Sentinel
Cabinal
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
General Banking
Marathon State Bank
Marathon
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H. L. Hord
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