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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1948
Page
6
Marathon Civic club members traveled to Alpine to face the American Legion Auxiliary in a 18 to ? innings game amid rumors of a postponed start. A return match is planned for Marathon on September 26 as activity and local support remain high.
Marathon civic club hosted a womanless wedding on Saturday with Big Boy Calwell as bride and Wallace Chambers as groom. A large crowd attended and a free will offering of 71.87 was collected. Jack Roberts won a call with 239 raised and donated 50. Various locals including Anna Treadwell and Vada Todd created costumes while the community shared news of visiting relatives and weekend trips across nearby towns.
The Baptist Missionary Society met at the church on Tuesday the 7th for a program and Bible study led by Mrs. A R Davis. A business meeting followed to elect officers: President Eldon McGonagill, Vice President Alice Adam, Secretary J N Meeks, Treasurer C A Haynes. Present were James A R Davis Ida Causey John Yarbro B L Hampton Eldon McGonagill J N Meeks and C A Haynes.
The Marathon P T A held its first meeting on Monday September 13 at the school house with Mrs. M L Causey presiding. Mrs. Preston Wyatt led prayer and Mrs. George Hargus provided piano music as Mrs. Earl Meeks and Supt. Earl Bland presented the program. New business approved buying band suits funded by the class with most mothers present. ninth grade won and contributed five dollars. Punch and cookies were served to about 40 members.
A brief rain summary notes only .04 inches of precipitation amid several clouds. Last week temperatures ranged from 97 to 52 degrees with daily highs and lows listed for several dates. Mrs. W. R. Green hosted a Friday bridge gathering at the Parkway Hotel with high score to Mrs. Marshall Roberts, second to Mrs. Lee Dragoo, and bingo won by Mrs. Elmo Weston.
Members attended a meeting where iced salad, mints and coffee were served. The group listed twenty or more attendees including Mesdames Marshall Roberts, R. E. House, J. A. MacGonagill, Lee Dragoo, Jim Worthington, Elmo Weston, Jack Todd Ralph Coe, Raymond Quigg, W. Young, Zoye Decie, Emeral Martin, Harry Wilson, Buck Treadwell, Clinton Ritchey and guest Mrs. Mark Herring of Alpine.
The article notes the start of the second school week with class meetings and organized plans. It mentions upcoming games and events amid school activities.
The group lists officers Gus Willeke president Betty Sue Hargus vice president Emma Ann Lemons secretary and treasurer Bunkie Rutledge reporter and Mr Smith sponsor They plan football game watch events and other entertainment for ice refreshments and promote the senior trip campaign to beat the big game Friday.
The document lists the club roles and names for the event: President Maratha Meeks, Vice President Adeline Freitag, Secretary Doro thy Barnett, Treasurer Charles Cox, Reporter Wade McCraley, Sponsor Mr. Scholefield, with popcorn for all at the Thursday night show.
The note lists Charles Cook as president and Louise Cox as secretary and treasurer with Louise Willeke as reporter. Sponsor is Mr. Eaves. It signals a sophomore group excited for events and a visible leadership slate for the season.
Laura Lee Henderson is elected president, Lelia Stewart named secretary and treasurer, with sponsor Mr Lee guiding the group.
Douglas Smith is president with Lorna Meeks as vice president and Shirley Smith as treasurer. Billie Stewart serves as reporter and Mrs. Scholefield as sponsor. Marvin McDonald also noted among the group.
The report notes 20 students enrolled eight boys and twelve girls. The article lists the staff including Editor Betty Sue Hargus business manager Emma Ann Lemmons Maratha Meeks literary editor Hazel Mather snapshot collector Lois Shackelford arrangement worker Preston Adams sports editor Mrs Rau sponsor and mentions Remember the Alamo and Remuda as rallying phrases.
The piece notes singing and piano books as hobbies. It mentions Lila Walker from Menard joining the first through third grade girls, and lists grade level student counts. It urges attendance at Friday afternoon’s football game with Fort Davis and warns about Clifton Nail’s likely head-down approach.
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