Marathon Opens Highway 227 to Big Bend Park Celebration
The opening ceremony for State Highway 227 linked to U S 90 drew about 2000 attendees in Marathon. Speakers included W F Wallace Judge Roy Anderson Dr Ross Maxwell and Senator H L Winfield. An airplane cut the ribbon, followed by a barbecue, a rodeo, and evening dancing at Fort Pena.
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Big Bend National Park
National Park
Texas
Persimmon Gap
Chisos Mountains
Rio Grande
St. Helena
Mariscal
Boquillas
Marathon Service Club
Archie Standlea
Standlea
W. F. Wallace
del Rio
Roy Anderson
Ross Maxwell
H. L. Winfield
Everett E. Townsend
Charles B. Moore
C. W. Meadows
Lambert Lane
John Davis
Bill Hargus
Marfa
Fort Penn Colorado Park
Marathon
Marathon Women's Civic Club
Fadna Verne Weston
Brewster County
Marathon Roping Club
Raymond Quigg
Gene Stewart
Fort Pena
Methodist Missionary Society Plans Oct Jamboree at School Gym
The Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Ralph Coe's home with co host Mrs. Pat McKinney. They approved a jamboree fundraiser at the school gym on Oct 1 and Mrs. M H Jones led an engaging Bible quiz program.
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The
Methodist Missionary Society
Ralph Coe
Pat McKinney
M. H. Jones
Coe
McKinney
Fred Gulihur
M. L. Causey
W. G. Gulihur
R. E. Stewart
Mabel Arnold
P. A. Wyatt
G. W. Worthington
J. A. McGonagill
Ed Hancock
Duncan
Earl Meeks
Earl Bland
Fritz Rau
Rev. Duncan
Boquillas to be Port of Entry and Local Notes
C F Cornelius the El Carmen Mining Co. will establish Boquillas as a port of entry from Mexico. Ore from the mine will be trucked to Marathon. Aviator Bill Hargus reports a rain-producing dry ice experiment in the Glass Mountains, with 50 pounds of ice at 15,500 feet. Local residents report recent home purchases and a school injury.
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C. F. Cornelius
el Paso
el Carmen Mining Co
U.S. Customs Department
Boquillas
Mexico
Boquillas Canyon
Big Bend National Park
Marathon
Bill Hargus
Marathon Study Club Names Library Marathon
The Marathon Study club met on September 17 at the clubhouse decorated with dahlias and queen's wreaths from the Skevington yard in Alpine. The group chose the name Marathon library for the new library.
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Marathon Study Club
Skevington Yard
Alpine
Marathon Library
Bridge Club Sees Ritchey Win High Score at Mrs Barrett's
Mrs. Fred Barrett hosted a Bridge gathering Monday at the club house. High score went to Mrs. L C Ritchey with second place to Mrs. Tom Yarbro. A service was served to Mesdames Zoye Decie Tom Yarbro W R Green L C Ritchey R M Treadwell Bill Foley Holland Ralph Coe D W Collins Marshall Roberts Jack Todd Margaret Buttrill Earl Young Raymond Quigg Lee Dragoo and Emeral Martin.
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Fred Barrett
L. C. Ritchey
Tom Yarbro
Zoye Decie
W. R. Green
R. M. Treadwell
Bill Foley
Holland
Ralph Coe
D. W. Collins
Marshall Roberts
Jack Todd
Margaret Buttrill
Earl Young
Raymond Quigg
Lee Dragoo
Emeral Martin
Scenic Loop road plans booked for Davis mountains
Ranchmen promise to provide rightofway and campsites for a proposed Scenic Loop through the Davis mountains. Pete Crawford announces a San Antonio syndicate to run a winter resort near Alpine. Fort Stockton meeting urges designation of a Fort Stockton Alpine road and highway improvements. Enrollment at Sul Ross hits 350. Miss Thelma Longbotham joins Abilene city schools. Hard Bros announce a new Mitchell Gillett barber shop.
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Davis Mountains
Pete Crawford
Rancho Valle de la Cienega
Alping
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Petroleum Highway Assn
Texas
Texarkana
Border
Presidio
Fred Bockerman
Dallas
Paramount News
H. L. Kokernot & Son
Jackson & Harmon
New Mexico
Sul Ross
Thelma Longbotham
Abilene
Hard Bros
Mitchell Gillett
Local visitors and weekend guests honor Valentine events
Emma Ruth Partridge of San Angelo and Oscar Wyatt with baby visited her parents Mr and Mrs Jeff Stewart. Bob Simmons of Gonzales joined a San Angelo delegation to the road celebration and visited Mrs Margaret Buttrill. Captain C D Wood of Alpine stayed at the Buttrill ranch during the weekend.
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Valentine
Emma Ruth Partridge
San Angelo
Oscar Wyatt
Baby
Emma Ruth
Jeff Stewart
Bob Simmon
Gonzales
Earl Meeks
Martha
Jimmie
Leary
Margaret Buttrill
Guy Coombs Jr
San Antonio
C. D. Wood
Alpine
Manslaughter verdict hits Maggie Calanche of Fort Davis
Maggie Calanche of Fort Davis is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his wife and given a two year sentence. Richard Irving of Fort Davis enters Sul Ross College. Chevrolet cuts Imperial landau price to 745 dollars f o b Detroit. A large Alpine crowd drives to El Paso to see Ringling Bros circus. Deputy Sheriff Jim Shoemake of Marathon resigns to become Marfa customs officer. Oil activity spurs new families in Alpine. Sheriff and Mrs W N Gourley and daughter Mrs Earl McElroy are noted in local talk.
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Maggie” Calanche
Fort Davis
Richard Irving
Sul Ross College
Chevrolet
Detroit
Alpine
el Paso
Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus
Jim Shoemake
Marathon
Marfa
W. N. Gourley
Earl McElroy
Local Moves and Resumptions Highlight Texas Visit
Jeannette Tippit returns to resume studies at Simmons University Abilene after visiting Kendalia with Mr. Gourley’s mother. W H Terry Jr relocates to Fort Stockton and acquires a cleaning and pressing business.
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Mr. Gourley
Kendalia
Jeannette Tippit
Simmons Univer
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Stugly Club
Press Chambers
Frank Wedin
Mesdames Press Chambers
Guy Crawford
L. A. Preston
Coca-Cola
D. M. Hawkins
Alpine Drug Store
City Drug Store
Rock of Ages
Kalten
AES
Henry A. Springfield
Dan Allen
Hal Sansom
Hal Jr
Little Bill Copelin
J. H. Reid
Marie Simpson
Temple
Mark Herring
Otto Lochausen
Bridge Party
QVER
Neo Desoto
Ritter Motors
Hotel Parkway
J. H. Wilbourn
Alpine, Texas
Feeder Lamb Sale
San Angelo, Texas
Ginny
Wachita Falls, Texas
Pepsi
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola Company OF Texas
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