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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1954
Page
6
The Marathon Study club begins its new year on September 5 with a meeting at Mrs. Mabel Arnold's home. Mrs. W. Donnell is president. The Home is the chosen general theme and programs are planned for a profitable year.
Mrs. J A McGonagill and son Eldon attended the funeral of Mrs Sol Kelly in Sonora. Diana Hampton leaves for Kermit to teach, Una May Wedin returns to California to teach, Katherine Young to San Jose to teach. Bunkie Rutledge and Carolyn Cooley wed in Alpine. Vaughan Charles Granger born at Camp Bevoir. Several residents visit relatives in Snyder Houston and Van Horn, with others at family gatherings and weddings.
Mr and Mrs Charles Cox welcomed a son named Charles Ray born August 2 in Uvalde. The baby Charles previously lived in Marathon before moving to Uvalde. Dr James Lee Wilson and Dr Otto Majewske geologists from Wisconsin are visiting for a few days. Staff Sgt Oscar Guthrie of the US Army visited relatives and is on leave from Korea and Japan, heading to Austria after leave.
The Marathon public library honors Cecile Chaminade with a life story titled Sears Dance placed in memory of Miss Emma Burnham. Mary Gertrude Haley donates three bedtime story books to the library to Librarian Alma McAdams.
Beginning September 6 and 8, weekly screenings run Monday and Wednesday at 7 30 p m. A 14 hour cartoon program for children airs on Wednesday nights for 25 cents, while Monday shows are the regular feature at 40 and 25 cents. Adv le Ed Salmon. Mr and Mrs Doyle Riley travel to El Paso for medical care. Mr and Mrs Bill Burnham and boy return from visit with Mrs W T Burnham. Mrs L C Ritchey visits San Antonio with Mr and Mrs Clinton Ritchey and daughters Shanon and Betsy.
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Colston hosted a surprise birthday party for their son on Monday August 30 with cake and punch. Guests included Gayle Coe Marilyn Coe Mildred Miller Glendinia Martin Katherine Graham David Cook Darren Cook Wayne Lemons Macky Shackelford Norman Gulihur C A Haynes David Burleson David Adams Josie Smith and the honoree. Marilyn and Gayle Coe helped with preparations and attendance.
Notice invites visitors to see fall hats for women and children at The Blue Room Dress Shop in Marathon with telephone contact 51 8-27-2c.
A business trip to El Paso last week is noted. Mrs. O E Etheridge and son Grant of Conroe occupy Mrs Etheridges summer home in Fort Davis. Miss Lillian Franklin of Lubbock, former Fort Davis Home Econ teacher, has returned to duty. Mr and Mrs W H Bill Clark of Boulder Colorado, guests here for weeks, have returned home. In Boulder Bill directs band and choir at a consolidated school. Mrs Clark teaches school music in two Boulder schools.
Rain fell through last week in Fort Davis and nearby Mount Locke. McDonald Observatory figures show 1.73 inches for the week on Mount Locke with daily amounts and temperatures ranging from 51 to 79 degrees. Dr. A Blaauet of Yerkes Observatory is visiting the McDonald observatory.
A lunch in Mrs. C Espy Miller's home honored Miss Kay Carlton a bride to be. Miss Lucy Mildred Miller and Mrs. J Keesey Miller hosted about 25 guests in bridal party and relatives. Tables were beautifully set with a cut work cloth and a miniature bridegroom scene at the bride table. Lucy Mildred made the dolls with golf ball heads, camouflaged as part of the display. Leroy Gibson of Stanton visited Fort Davis last week in Dr and Mrs Gaddis's home. he is a senior at North Texas State College in Denton.
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