Marathon PTA Sets First Regular Meeting and Local Notices
The Marathon PTA will hold its first regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday September 21 in the high school study hall. The Hidalgo Ward PTA met September 8 with Olivia Celaya presiding and plans for a Halloween Carnival on October 30. Local notes mention several families visiting, hunting trips, and community events, with multiple residents traveling or hosting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Chamber of Commerce
Hidalgo Ward
Olivia Celaya
Laura Henderson
Vera McKinney
Sixto Aguilar
Tony Aguilar
Bowlerettes Sweep Matches in Busy Bowling Card
The Bowlerettes defeated Buck N Chute 8 to 0 and Texas Cafe toppled Marfa National Bank 1 to 0 while Morrison's beat Penney's 6 to 2 Baker Jewelers routed Borden's 8 to 0. Webb Bros. suffered 0-8 loss to Bowlerettes.
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Buck 'N Chute
Webb Bros
Morrison's
Penney's
Baker Jewelers
Borden's
Texas Cafe
Marfa Natl. Bank
Texas
Standings Report for High Games and Series
Doris Shouppe posts top marks with 200 game and 517 series. Buck N Chute leads team totals with 640 game and 1886 series.
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Doris Shouppe
Navy selects Bruce A Narowetz to lieutenant commander
Bruce A Narowetz married to Una Wedin of Marathon is promoted to lieutenant commander in the Navy. He is assigned to Fighter Squadron 142 aboard the USS Constellation deployed to the Western Pacific. They have two children, Gregory and Scott, visiting his parents in Fox River Grove, Illinois.
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Bruce A. Narowetz
Una Wedin
Marathon
Western Pacific
U.S.S. Constellation
Narowetz
Gregory
Scott
Fox River Grove
Jeff Davis County ledger notes delayed birth certificates and road funds
R H Bloys issued about 15 months of delayed birth certificates not for new babies but per state rules. Jeff Davis County awaits a 5366.99 dollar check from the Lateral road account as County Judge Granger reports. The 77. cents tax rate and 58 cent state rate plus 70 cent Fort Davis school tax remain unchanged. Fort Davis saw 10 days of intermittent rain and residents donated 232 pounds of aluminum wares to aid the nation’s war effort, with items shipped to El Paso by County Judge Granger for Mayor Anderson.
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Avalanche
R. H. Bloys
Jeff Davis County
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Austin
William Granger
Fort Davis
Anderson
el Paso
Sisters Dorothea and Elanor Return Home After Visit
Miss Dorothea Stuckwish of Pittsburg and Mrs Elanor Purdy of Clinton have left for home after visiting for a week. They are sisters of John Stuckwish of Alpine.
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Dorothea Stuckwish
Pittsburg
Elanor Purdy
Clinton
John Stuckwish
Alpine
Death recalls Fort Davis postmaster history and Gillespie ties
Mrs. Louisa Gillespie died at 97 in Riesel Texas on July 26 1964. Her family’s Fort Davis years link to post office service from 1902 1908 and earlier with the Gillespie and Edwards families remembered by Miss Bess Gillespie in a letter.
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Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Louisa Gillespie
Riesel
Texas
Mary Sproul
Bess Gillespie
Gillespies
Benjamin Mann Gillespie
J. C. Fisher
Harry Grierson
Gillespie
Louisa
Bess
Fishers
Fishers' Place." Mrs. Fisher Remembers the Family. Mr. Gillespie
Reisel
Evelina Mulhern
Charles Mulhern
S. A. Thompson
Scabees
Miss Bess
Evelina
Edwards
Cecilia Chacon
Jeff Davis County Club
Card of Thanks for Leroy Stone Family Notes
The family of Leroy Stone expresses gratitude for acts of kindness during his illness and hospital stay. Special thanks to Dr. Pate for conscientious care. The Brews ter County Memorial Hospital staff and the Blooddonon team are acknowledged with blessings. September 17, 1915.
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Pate
Mathews
Louise Cowell
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Leroy Stone
Sul Ross to Open Bids for New Multi Purpose Building
Bids for a 69 300 square foot Sul Ross State College multi purpose building will open at 3 p m Thursday Sept 17 on campus. Project cost 750000 includes physical education facilities a 140 bed dormitory and a swimming pool. Financing 600000 loan from the Housing and Home Finance Agency 100000 grant from the state constitutional building fund and 50000 appropriated for the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
Jack Stowell
Mary
Biz
Sul Ross
Housing and Home Finance Agency
State Constitutional Building Fund
Navy Officer Programs Visit at Sul Ross College
Lt J V Blancq and F J Gill of the U S Navy Recruiting Station Albuquerque will visit Alpine at Sul Ross State College to discuss officer programs with graduates and students. Interviews and mental examinations will be offered without obligation to determine eligibility for a Navy commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Blancq
F. J. Gill
U. S. Navy
Albuquerque
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Navy
Elvin Robbins Returns Home After Week with Family
Elvin Robbins came back Monday from Ilene after a week visiting his mother and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Robbins
Ai Ilene
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Marathon News
Sam D. Adams
John Smith
California
Canada
Alaska
Marathon Carr
Mr. Smith
Marathon Beauty Salon
Hernandez
Mary Lou Rodriguez
Odessa Beauty College
Norman Gulihur
Fort Stockton
Dave Allen
Allen
Johnnie Wedin and Sons
Kerville
Frank Wedin
Fred Gulihur
Mrs. Pitt Smith
Kansas City
Buck Jones
R. E. Stewart
Gene Stewart
Bud Ward
Dallas
Tom Yarbro
Zoyle Decie
Billy Wayne Sanders
Larry Tubb
Tubb
Elaine Sanders
Monahans
Jake Nutt
E. Fiietag
Big Bend Park
Eldon McGonagill
Kincaid
Twen
John Odell
Mrs. W. Oatman
Mrs. Oatman
Charles Smith
W. A. Oatman
Odessa
E. B. Bomar
C. W. Edwards Jr
Marfapent
Mrs. C. W. Edwards Sr
Nogales
Ariz
F. E. Raw
Loving
N. M
Jimmie Merrick
AIL Pta
Girl Scout
School OF Arts and Crafts
Oliver Theophilus
Old Fort
Davis
Watson
Watson’s
Stacy Watson
Valerie Fashion Shop
Inc
Joras
R.A. Bow
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