Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1940 Page: 4 of 6
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THE STEPHEN COUNTY SUN
rape Four :—: Phone 600
CLASSIFIED
i-fr-nrlorf the district' meot-
I \V. M. S. of the Method
i ehurtih in Cisco Tuesday.
with Mr. and Mifl. J. W. Lyles ; write dish.
Thursday. j The pig. driven by Mitchell aS-
Miss Dorothy Sites spent the tiide a pint-size pony, made the
ukuIoNcws
Maximum of 25 word*, In—rt-
<d under pro|>er almtalNca
tlon one day. 30o; Sinn ad,
ihree c"n «jOutlve dnys, 7So.
No ail taken far Inm than HO.
unli.
Tuesda\
rarks .Hews
I
Thursday, May 23,1940.
N O 1 I C E!
Mrs. q eorok f. nijnt.ry
In now hack at home nrul la
available to care for your chil-
dren at any timr- clay or
nltfht Hcfi'icncos furnished if
desired. Mrs. <;• •> >.'«> F. Nun
ley S0& Ma.si William* ntreet
For Sale
iMODERN .v.-nrtom hnu:i •, tw«
lotn, tit-he r iti.pi . « :i « nt '•!:') N
Shelton and W land • y < t <
W. H. I'; an i
USED Singer;; nn.r other make:
sowinn mtteh n«4' to
Ma.'.wey Fundi tin?
5 rooms, bath, breakfast nook
and Ranifte. U'> W. Walker.
$2300.00,
• •
6 rooms, bath and garage. 908 W
lilnd.^ey, $ I2.7u'm.
3 rooms, bath and fjara^i
K. Williams,
11"':
3 rooms, corner Int. 700 F. Wheel
ei% $4!K).00. All above sold on
ba# is of 10 percent cast, balanc*
like rent.
• •
Numerous other similar bargains
for Immediate sale.
• •
Have 320 acres mineral interest
will lease 5 years, commercial
lease, $i per acre, bonus, SI.if
per acre rental. Near produc
lion. See us, Hec. II, J'ik 5.
• •
We have customer for fVM) or 600
ncrc-s good grass land, must b<
fenced anu#w iter. - !. Some farm
with farm house. mice must
be right,
• •
List your lands with us. We sell
"em."
n. II. fi lm a: SOX
: Dinnctte Set, I chairs and table
One Thor v.:ehrr, Cedar Chest.
All A 1 condition. Can be ween at
20ft Fast Kim Kt: ret.
1 Mr. and M:>. F. K. McMdlr:
; ami family spent \V«idn -;>das i.i
Fort Worth.
: The seventh ^.jrade enjoyvd 1
picnic at 'La k,.-> Oirfeo Thursday
I afternoon. Th«v wese ae-oa j a.'.
| ted by Miss Ann.j HackHt, ,\i j
j ShaJor Copeiand ami ft* •. Ji i.l
! Clark,
: The P. T. A. air-t T: .i rsda\
1 nnj'ht.- a style show w:i .< ■ uiv*-n by
| tie- dtrf eti'vn of Mr . ni.ir.s
1 « Officers lor /i • • t - y ...
I AinrUltted by Kvri'vl' }v«;t.'ei
Jhrso a «-. j I t; f. Ml Ki;:ai
Muffnllin; v««v j.i sid-M, .v,r
I i:« -! I .] aCk s« >< i, ;. ' -iir • !*, M.-
I Jt-n y Ha«!,J)t-n. - « 1 -i ->. Aii -
j retary, .Yi Kvtlyn Mar* •*!!• A • •
j <er this ^ niM •> w i e p: .\ i ah«t
I refreshment* „ - v.eie sej-v. <t t-
ai.out fifty.
The Junior-Senior S.un-Mr ? v. ■
held in the j>yin ."-'aJ.ut day m .
j witij one h i,.it ed and ten jn
ent. Anion.: ii<i.t .-town «-\ t . i
| ents were 't.eWis r'u;:tt o
Ochrssa, Cha.rleH Ray C« ; i % « f
i enfon, lone < pU n - \N;*c'b|t:.
I Falls, G.'cuiu Je:,n and P..-ft;,
| Mis. lie i t Chadv.-:! > i U:
mlg'e..
Mr. and Mis. K B, l!Tid:;p..--Ti,
-M«, and Mrs F, i^ni MuiJmaa,
Mrs. li. M Ito,, . and M-. A'tw
J<o«et•" att« ruled . ('"Hint n-ni.t'iii
ex.-rcise's at Tarlei ton in :• }>' hn
villi* Sunday.
The annonnr.m j.t •; for the
close of school a it: Wt dn« vi.v>
ni^ht, :.seventh i^rnc.- .eradna-t-ii-h ,
Si i n't I ay mo i n in j;, it e e a I . u t -ea t •
.stvices at the st-h'i d auditorium
with Rev. i>a.via of l:.owai«i Payne-
Col log e in lirov.-nwt'od speak-
er; Tuesday ni^ht, senior aoa>
| nun dement exercises in audi-
I ten urn w ith •! Thonias Davis of
| John Tar I e tori 'College in Stephcn-
I vilSe as speaker.
j Mcsdaim-s J,.ls wilkerson, \V.
j A. Noi-l.f. .J. M. fjili Mr., |{, y
lord and JCira ne Ch"[ ] ei' nit end
j ed the Eastern St.ai ^eitool «'t
j Instruction in Cialiam Tu'.-day.
Mrs. A. H. Lane and Mis. Pat
i Fehols viisted relatives, in Starwn !
Sunday.
Mrs. M. C. Anderson Spent
t Tin • day in Strawn.
i Rev. and Mis. II. B. Clark.
| Mesdames J. R. Davis, All. -
i 'i'hompson, C i'. Rronst a:i. W. A
\ Clepja r, Duff Gracev and A. B.
For Kent
foe u:\si-; ok kknt
FORTY nrrtz of -trass and a four
rom hou«e, C%* >*' in Call at Stok-
er's SerVic« Station till South
Rose Ave;(lie or Phone 775.
I?KD ROOM Privat-' entrance
connect in te<?h 5.' per week
412 W' *1 U ilhai; ::.
Notice
STOP and look at my beautiful
7c each Save money at mv
store Mr Stock t f-hv l-'">
Walker street.
foi: s \ i .1;
New ;mil 1 --nl
(il{\l\ IHNDKRS
COMI'IM.S
Ewiii"-(!liiistian
PATE BROS.
msf
Our Better Grade
Cleaning
Plain
IltlSSl'lS
New l ocation 125
W. Walker Across
CASH and
■CARRY!
j:« pJ * -
j .Mis, H. H. i'.r.tnnan, who under
| weht an operation at the Blaek-
' well hospital at Carman Sa ur-
I dav. Is report.- d to hi- doing nicely.
Mr. and Mr.-. Le:. y S.Kes aad
i ell.Ml, n visited her parents at
| Mot an Salurd iv nr.;at and Sun-
day.' ".. ':
P.oland Thomas is v.-iting rela-
ti\*e.s in ('.rahnnt this '.v . tra.
Mi. ami Mrs. W i'L CV.de vi at-
I ed los mother at \Vaviand San-j
I day.
Mu-s IJonnie Ix>shaa«t. of l'nion ;
I H ill - visit imi hei s;. si ej Mi C R,j
i K'.: s and Jamiiy here F'rirdav ]
P ni;:;hi - • j
Mr. and Mrs. Cmden I'incher ol !
illinras are % isdm..: h-s , parents j
Mis. La-.' ine I.ee itherwood and
ehUdr« n v.ho have been visit.n ;
t i' p .: - ids here l etui li.'d t.O hei I
hooi" at Odessa Sunday.
Mr. and Mits. V. (lodges and j
ohddjen Of Abilene. Mrs. I'.uster
iir; leN'!- of' C.-y<le. ;< ud Mr. ami ;
M •;. lOdjjar Rrown of Acker ,
visit--d in the C. P. Murphree
borne Sunday afiernooon.
llar|KTsvillc
Our r-on5■ nitnity was blessed
'.viih ancther lain Tuesday ni;.jni j
v. hielt will ! e very' 'bene', icial to ?
the farmers.
;Mrsr. O. D. Cuye ret timed to
her leene in Houston r;f'd r spend- !
im* .! week here and at lirecken- 1
rid^e visiting ndat.ves and |
frituUls. Hi'i mother, Mrs. S. R. ;
Kennedy a 'eompan. d her homo ,
to spend two weeks.
The Hu-'y Bee Quilting1 club ;
met with Mrs. N. L. Vick Wed-;
nesday. Two guilts were quilled |
and hemmed, Thee:.. jresent were'
Mrs. W. E. A. F. Adams, Mrs. A. i
J. I {ardinr, Mrs. W. Gentry, Mrs. j
L. II. Thaekei son, Mrs. J. A.
I.and'-rd-ile, Mrs. A, W. MullerJ
Mr.-,. 11. R. Harper, M- . R. A. Ar-
ia id, Ms. K. M. Cuye. Mrs. II. M.
Fresliaru, Mrs. John Sikes, Mrs. ;
John I / a ton, Mrs. O. [..). Cuye, |
M'is*:e.s Merril and Mannerie Vick !
and the hostess, Mrs. Nr. L. Vic'c, j
P<d luck lun; heon was served. 1
The next cjuilting will be with j
Mrs. \V. E. Adams. Wednesday j
May 20th.
Mrs. T. W. Oats spent the day j
night with Evelyn On ye
night.
Mrs. J. W. Lyle spent the dav
in Graham Friday.
German
(Continued from Pnge Onev
due south there is noeffective Al-
lied army, according to Berlin
adding this threat to the French
capital so that pointed from the
Ret hei sector to the southeast,
on 1 y sixty- five miles from Pa risr
mile in S minutes fiat. And that
record was attained despite a
hilly, hairpin course, the excite-
ment generated by the crowd and
the whistle sand sirens of state
police who led the way along the
roads.
Patootie won in a skid. At the
finish she made a sharp turn an^d
slid across the line, while the
horse, a <*ood riding type farm
animal with two men on its back
to make the race even, overshot
the final 9'0-d'egree turn.
Mitchell thought the race was
5. Increasing evidence in the j lo(!, f01. a minute. Near the end
the pig spied a ditch full of cooi
mud and made a beeline for it.
Mitchell said she stumbled in, but
others vowed the pig plopped into
the goo on her own acocrd.
Mitchell got Patootie out iwlth
difficulty and it was there that
she lOst a 100-yard lead gained
dispatches of correspondents on
both sides that Allied air Strength
never equal to that of Germany
is fast dwindling.
SILm Hope of Allies
The slim hope of the Allies to
snatch from Hitler at the last mo-
ment a victory which would rank
with the topmost in history np- j earlier.
pears to be a counterattack quick- The race over, the horse started
heaving- Patootie however, spying
the usual reward for running the
mile ocurse went over and began
eatinr; a peck of sweet potatoes
without so much as drawing a
deep breath.
The race was the feature event,
of the annual 1-1T club achieve-
ment day for Bienville Parish.
ly launched with every ounce of
power at their command.
I?ig Noses Out
Horse In Mile
flandieap Race
ARCADIA, La. d'l') All Bien-
ville Parish is hailing Sweet Pa-
tootie% the racing j>i.;. Over dirt, i
blacktop and concrete country j A lct'der has been received by
roads the porcine speedster outran the B reck en ridge Chamber of
a double-jockeyed farm horse in a j Commerce asking that a sponsor
special mile race while t.000 per- , be sent to the Spur celebration
sons looked on. - j June 14 and 15. The girl must
Of course, it must be admitted j bring her own horse, which will
that Patootie was familiar with be cared for there. Top sponsor
the race course and the horse j prize will be a $135 saddle, and
wasn't. Every night for a week. 1 hoot > and spurs will be second.
Leon Mitchell, parish agricultural I Any girl, over sixteen, wishing
agent, had guided the pig around i to represent Breekenridge at the
the course to get a lavish pig feed ! rode.o is asked to contact Mr.
of iWeet potatoes, Patootie's fa- Saw^Vr.
Brock Sponsor Is
Asked By Spur
A let'dor has been received
Youth O. K. Says
W. C. T. U. Head
EVANSTON, 111. <U.!!> — Youth's
traditional experimental nature
will find its awn "scluticn to post-
repeal liquor conditions according
to Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, Na-
tional WCTU president.
"Already young people are turn-
ing nuvay from ctU'ap foeer and
tavern-gathering places major
contributors to ' teen-age crime,
and gathering io liquorless night
clubs'.', she said.
Public Invited To
Sewing Room
The housekeeping aid and sew-
ing room will remain open until
nine o'clock tonight, it was an-
nounced today, and tile public is
cordially invited to "visit.
club made famous ky New York
proiiot.r Billy Kose, is getting
ready foi its fourth season.
C'jisa Manana - the house of
tomorrow — has a management
contract with the Music Corpora-
tion of America. The night «pot,
which is located near the center
of Fort Worth and which holds
4,000 persons, will ojwjn June 2S.
Kay Kysor will open the show
and will make a national broad-
cast from this city, Four vaude-
ville acts and a line of 80 girls
will complete the show.
Under the M. C. A. contract
the agency will spend $19,750 per
week on the Casa allow. Oasa
Mann board will get three-fourths
of nil net proceeds over that.
TO CHECK
Casa Manana To
Open On June 28
FORT WORTH, May •>■>. (U.R) -
Casa , Manana, tile outdoor night
COMING
ALL NEXT WEEK
AMERICAN LEGION CARNIVAL
GREATER UNITED SHOWS
BIGGER — BETTER — DIFFERENT
BIG CIRCUS ACTS
IN CENTER OF CARNIVAL
MIDWAY EACH EVENING
CAPTAIN BILLY SHAFFER
The Sky High Man
Performing too Feet High
Without Any Safety Net
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Vi announce the following Can-
lldates for oftiee, aubjeet ' • ,
tni LJeinoci atlc Primary BSIiio. wt
lion in July 1040:
?oi Coii^re^ 17th Ulntrlcit!
OTIS MILLER
THOMAS L. BLANTON 1
SAM RUSSELL
C. L (Clyde) GARRETT
(Re-election)
for twiiim^ntiitlTO MtHlh
Legislative District of Tttili
LESTER CLARK <^n<l Term!
l or DiNtrict Jiialgta:
BRYAN 11. ATCWTSQN j
or Dtatrlct Attorney:
BEN J. DEAN (Reelection)
♦'or District Clerk
CARL MORTON
S O (Ram) PITTMAN ; ;
WALTER B. CLIFT
For txnuity Judge:
JESSE K. SMITH
.1 W CAST!,EM A N
B. W. LAUDERDALE
For County Attorney:
KOSS ij ELL.lOTr
J. M. RIEGER (For 2nd Terin)
for Tax Collector anil Asaewwr:
ROBERT E. (Bob) HOOD '
RAYF.OUD CAREy
RAY M ON D WALLER
l''nr County Clerk.
REN GRANT ' Re-eleetlnn)
JOHN H. (Johnnie) SIKES
for Sheriff:
F L. CI oopy) FREEl^AND
RAY IH6KEY
CHASE BC-iTH ',
(fnr County Treasurer:
W. J RTCKARD (Re-electlbn)
MRS. ANNA CASH WOODFIN
I'or Commissioner Preefnel No. 1:
C. R. ARNOLD
R. S. TAYLOR (Re-election).
QUINCY CAREY
Cor Commissioner rreclnct No. !:
WALKER SAYLE (Re-electton)
I. B. BULLOCK
J. R. WOHLFORD
For Commissioner Precinct No. t:
N. G. (Newt) PRICE f ■
JIM CREAGH
GEORGE L. KEr.LEY
BRYAN HALTBURTON
C. H. (Cliff) JONES
For Commissioner Precinct N>. SsjJ I
T„ ,T. (Joe. ANGEL
R. L. (Boh) KIRK
Jii«tlco of Peace, precinct No. 1'
■i. B. BILI,MAN
L T WOODALL
C. B. SEARS
Charles C. McEllnuiey, D. C.
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Minchew's Grocery
Viaduck Fruit Stand
Hill's Cash Grocery
Cranberry Grocery
City Square Garden
HeHinghausen's Gro.
Hart's Grocery
Post Office
Fruit Stand
Kiper's Grocery
Ray's Grocery
Masner Grocery
Coates Grocery
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Caldwell Grocery
Pow;er and
Buchanan Grocery
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