Marathon social notes reflect travel and local visits
Mrs. Roy Stillwell and companions toured Del Rio and Villa Acuna for a Mexican dinner while Dedie plans to reenter Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio. Numerous Marathon residents, including Miss Katherine Amada and Fred Beasley, are noted for travels, football attendance in Alpine, and local gatherings. The piece catalogs visits, school plans, ranch activities, and social events across Marathon and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Stillwell
Dadie
Guy Crawford
A.B. Hamilton
Sirs. van Deman
del Rio
Sirs
Deer Trapping To Continue In Heavily Populated Areas
AUSTIN The Game department will trap deer in populated ranges and move them to depleted areas with about 10 animals redistributed this year. Last year field men trapped 600 deer using 122 traps, mostly from Aransas refuge. operations resume there and at Carl Smith ranch in Blanco county and Pantandle. Additional traps have been secured and turkey trapping is planned. No quail were distributed this year due to Mexican export restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Game Department
Department
Aransa Refuge
Aransas
Blanco County
Texas
United States
Precinct One In Pecos County Votes Dry In Election
Fort Stockton Texas voters in Precinct No 1 approved a local option measure to prohibit sale of all alcoholic beverages. 302 voted dry while 277 favored retention. The precinct will become dry 30 days after the county commissioners canvass the results, likely this week. Buy Defense Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Name Game at Louis- what s your time Soldier asked
Private Roger Guess of Bowie attached to the 97th School Battery faces questioning as he moves through the barracks. The exchange hints at discipline and the tense mood of a military post while a reference to bonds and stamps as investments appears amid the cluttered text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Linge Teo Jetterson Barracks
Bowie
Avalanche Scrip Discount Offers Cheaper San Antonio Hotel Stays
Save money on your hotel bill in San Antonio by buying scrip from the Avalanche at a discount. The promo promotes prepaid credit for lodging, framing the deal as a savings opportunity for travelers seeking lower accommodation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Avalanche
Deer Is Hunter's Friend On Sid Hyatt Ranch Tale
A 10-year-old doe on the Sid Hyatt ranch near Johnson City has borne five sets of triplets and four sets of twins showing Texas deer hunting fame. The last triplet birth occurred in June. This account notes 23 percent of her offspring as part of local lore. In other items a September meeting led by Mrs L C Ritchey featured a current events quiz with Mrs Hal Sansom winning Defense Stamps, and a missionary society gathering at the Todd home focusing on Hymns That Endure with Refreshments. Weather records show rainfall of 22.50 inches from Jan 1 to Sept 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Hyatt Ranch
Johnson City
Texas
Lovely Ranch
L. C. Ritchey
Brown
Kelly
Charlene Hutchings
Mesdames Ritchey
Worthington
Arnold
Sansom
Rooney
Brunner
Chambers
Missionary Society
Missionary Societies
Todd Home
Presbyterian Indies
Jess Chambers
Otto Lochausen
Annie Snodgrass
Invests
Miss Hutchings
Jim Worthington
Crawford
Shoemake
Wedin
Martin
Matthews
Young
Snodgrass
Lochaussen
Emma Burnham
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Katherine Amada
Alpine
Sul Ross
Roy Stillwell Jr
Clifton Roark
Antonio
Sun Ray
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Mrs
FF. Raw
Fred Beasley
Marathon
Katie Roberts
M. H. Jones
Red Mill
New Mexico
Las Cruces
Feron Ritchey
James L. Worthington
Jim Dick
New York
St. James L. Worthington
Caracas
Venezuela
W. D. Gill
Gage Hotel
Mr. Gill
Zetha Hicks
Guy Dunbar
el Paso
Satorney
W. D. Krebaum
Phoenix
Ari x
Bill Hargus
Sal
Leonard Hess
Diggs
G. W. Worthington
Sanderson
J. J. Roberts
Margaret Pierson
Houston
Mary A. Pierson
Buck Jones
Jack Todd
Vada Roberts
Frank Savage
Sue Savage
Charlie Gregory
Margaret
Esther Shely
Ed Marshall
Phillip Worthington
Charlene Hutching
Eldon McGonagill
Ft. Davis
Deuce
Roe
Thompson
Walton
W. R. Green
Ralph Coe
Walton Shoemake
Mark Hering
Leroy Granger
Virginia Young
C. W. Ellison
Joe Ray
Walter Diggs
Elmo Weston
Zoye Decie
L. ©. Ritchey
Tom Yarbro
Jno. Clanton
L. F. Buttrill
Ev Chaffin
Zenas Decie
United States Defense
America
Defense Savings
Us Im
National Defense
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
mber—Federal Deposit Ini
Big Bend Commission Co. Real Estate and Livestock
Creer Etter
Omes
Gulf Insurance C
Dallas
Agency
Itive
Deer
Hunter
Mabel Arnold
Katherine Arnold
Geo. Skevington Ranch
Terry Shely
Chas. Shely
Tesnas
Dodge
Ane
Smeomcanions
van Fossan Motors
West College Ave
Otto
Coun
Phooey
Jim
Ste
Taat
Ana
James
Lecturc
Busines
Synofg
Marvin L. Majors
Optometrist
J. W. Shepperd's Jewelr
Otis Turner Real Estate—Insura
6Th St
J. W. Shepperd —Jeweler
Turner
T. A. Beard
Dutor
Alan R. Fraser
Holland Hotel
Mae M. Ament
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Carroll L. Vaughn
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