Presbyterian Missionary Society Meeting Highlights
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met on September 9 at Mrs. G. W. Worthington’s home. Mrs. Guy Crawford led the program with a talk titled Ten Ways to Use the Bible. Social hour followed with a salad and dessert plate served by Mrs. Worthington to attendees including Mesdames Guy Crawford, L. C. Ritchey, Lloyd Wade, Sam Nail, Mabel Arnold, J. A. McGonagill and Miss Emma Burnham.
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Presbyterian Missionary Society
The
G. W. Worthington
Guy Crawford
L. C. Ritchey
Lloyd Wade
Sam Nail
Mabel Arnold
J. A. McGonagill
Emma Burnham
Baptist Missionary Society Meets at Church on Sept 9
The Baptist Missionary society gathered at the church on September 9 with Mrs. Eldon McGonagill in charge of the Royal Service program on American Indian affairs. Attending were Mesdames J. H. Reid, Frank Wedin, Hallman, Otto Lochausen, B. L. Hampton, E. E. Yoas and Eldon McGonagill. The report notes a social bridge gathering hosted by Mrs. Earl Young last week with high score won by Mrs. Tom Yarbro and second by Mrs. Fred Barrett.
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The
Baptist Missionary Society
Eldon McGonagill
Mesdames J. H. Reid
Frank Wedin
Hallman
Otto Lochausen
B. L. Hampton
E. E. Yoas
Earl Young
Tom Yarbro
Fred Barrett
Young
Fred Barret
Holland
Ralph Coe
Jack Todd
D. W. Collins
Margaret Buitrill
Jack Jolly
L. C. Ritchey
Lee Dragoo
Raymond Quigg
Roy Stillwell
Birthday Square Dance Honoring Mr Green and Mrs Shoemake
Mrs W R Green hosted a Saturday night party and square dance at the Roberts home in honor of Mr Green and Mrs Walton Shoemake on their birthdays. Attending were L A Preston R M Treadwell Floyd Wallace Earl Bland Jack Todd Ross Maxwell George Shelly Mark Herring Walton Shoemake O M Roberts Miss Marie Simpson Miss Virginia Young and Mr and Mrs W R Green.
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W. R. Green
Mr. Green
Walton Shoemake
M. Roberts
Messrs. and Mesdames
L. A. Preston
R. M. Treadwell
Floyd Wallace
Earl Bland
Jack Todd
Ross Maxwell
George Shelly
Mark Herring
O. M. Roberts
Marie Simpson
Virginia Young
Marathon School Pep Club Organizes and Plans Year
The Marathon school pep club, organized by Mrs. Emeral Martin with first meeting Sept. 11, elects officers including Sylvia Bennett as president and Louise Cox as vice president. They plan uniforms and a yearbook and a school paper. Also notes party for Douglas Adams, students returning to Sul Ross, and local visits.
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Marathon School
Emeral Martin
Sylvia Bennett
Louise Cox
Laura Lee Henderson
Una May Wedin
Vina Mae Adams
Kathryn Hegelund
Birthday Dance Honors Lorna Meeks At School House
Mrs. J N Meeks honored her daughter Lorna on her 12th birthday with a Tuesday night dance at the school house. About thirty youths attended enjoying dancing and refreshments of sandwiches cookies and cold drinks.
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J. N. Meeks
Lorna
Birthday Dance for Paul Adams at Home
Mrs. Alice Adams hosted a Thursday night birthday dance for her son Paul Adams who turned 10. About 35 guests attended and gifts were given. refreshments were served.
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Elby Adams
Douglas
Alice Adams
Paul
New G A R Commander In Chief Elected in Cleveland
Robert M. Rownd 102 of Ripley New York was elected Commander In Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the close of the National Encampment in Cleveland. He succeeds John Henry Grate 102 of Atwater Ohio, who became Chaplain In Chief, a post once held by Rownd.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert M. Rownd
Ripley
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Rownd
John Henry Grate
Atwater
Grate
Visit Brightens New Mexico Grandmother Reunion
Little Cynthia and Kay Skeving ton of Anthony New Mexico arrive by train to visit their grandmother Mrs Mabel Arnold and aunt Mrs Eldon McGonagill and little Nancy. Juana Ramoz accompanies them.
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Cynthia
Kay Skevington
Anthony, N. M
Mabel Arnold
Eldon McGonagill
Nancy
Juana Ramoz
Marfa Rodeo Crowd and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
A Marathon crowd attended the rodeo in Marfa Friday through Sunday while visitors included Mr and Mrs Ira Sells and Mr and Mrs T B Cook of Odessa, plus Cummings and son from Junction. Rena Dee Standlea returned from Fort Stockton hospital after tonsillectomy. Civic club planned barbecue after ribbon cutting on park road.
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G. P .Witt
Ira Sells
Houston
T. B. Cook
Odessa
J. H. Nail
Mr. Cummings
Junction
Marfa
Urchie Standlea
Rena Dee
Fort Stockton
Women's Civic Club
Park Road
Chicago Distances to New York City and San Francisco
Chicago lies 911 miles from New York City and 2274 miles from San Francisco, figures cited to gauge relative travel or geography in the era.
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Chicago
New York City
San Francisco
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Marathon News
Vada Stone
RADIO
Typewriter Shop
N. 5Th St
College Ave
Wheatarein
City Drug Store
Howell’s Shoe Shop
Big Bend Feed Co. Prompt Service
Davis Mountains
FHA and Life Insurance Company
Hopson & Hopson
Trans-Pecos Abstract CO
Alpine
Texas
Party
Frank Miller
Austin
University
Sul Ross
Diana Hampton
Pat Shely
Pattijean Sansom
George Miller
Mary Chandler
Guy Lee
Australia
Mrs. Lee
Gene Parker
Gene
Lillian Yoas
del Rio
Beverly Burnside
San Antonio
Lady of the Lake College
Beverly
Mrs
Johnny Cook
G. R. Witt
QVER
Desoto
Plymouth
LaBetti-Ritter Motors
Ojinaga
Mexico
B. N. Kimball
el Paso
Alfred Anderson
Geo. Shelly
Robert Stegall
Valentine
M. H. Jones
Hot Springs, N. M
E. H. Todd
Elmo Weston
Jim Jordan
Leonard Hess
van Horn
Hotel Parkway
Coca-Cola
U. S
Uni
G. F. Grove
E. Madison St
Harlingen, Tex
Feeder Lamb Sale
San Angelo, Texas
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi
Lee
Drinkie Dawn
Rita Tennant
Beaumont
Lexas
Pepsi-Cola Company OF Texas
Yepsitol
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