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WEATHER
MAXIMUM
MINIMUM
SUN SET
SUN RISE
64.8
32.0
3:30
7:17
VOL. 87—NO. 267
BRECKENRIDGt:, TEXAS
—'TUESDAY. NOV. 23. 1B47
WEATHER
Mostly Clear. No Important
Change In Temperature.
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Lake Dam Let
Junior High
Gives Play
At Jaycces
In keeping with tin- holiday «ia-
.-on ino ci^iiih trade social scicnce
ri .-s in .Hiiiioi High presented .<
I'liauk «ivi vt play at fie residtirj
Min i ins ot t tie Jnvec-'s Monday. j
Alls. .i. IS. Crnte'ifielri. sociali
-ctetice anil speech t"aeher at
Ji:r>ior llitcn. introduced her class;
m the one ;-ct [ Iny, "Tlian 'syivin.i
Heat" the Dutch." Hit h.in-orous;
play concerned the plight of a
uiir.ily wlio finds itself with tvo
rivals aunts, who haven't spo!-:>«
in thirty ytrrs. both arriving for
Thanksgiving Dinner.
The aunts each a queen of cooks
Uraas Price Hike
SENATE BEGINS CHOP INVENTORY—The Senate Appropriations
committee has begun compiling an inventory of U.\S. grain supplies
tnd crop prosoects; in order to prevent "short changing" Americans in "he: Tv n right! "it 'one tfrne had
through aiding needy peoples of other countries. At left is Senator a falling out over recipes and
Styles Bridges. Republican of New Hamoshire. chairman of the com- thereafter wmilil not spe.ik.
mittce and at nghi is Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. ^ve°"or Th^^dvin '^amMhrow
Bridges opened the hearing by charging President Truman with in- the family into a turmoil. Aunt
fringing upon Congressional powers by demanding rationing and price Tillie. o Pennsylvania Dutch it-
control authority along witfc a blank check for stoo-gap aid to West- tec. dents, whose English is any-
fi
Rule For Life
Given Diners
tty Minister
arn Europe.
rrhe
Observer
FIRST BIG FROST
MORE OLD PEOPLE
NEW GRID RULING
' SEEN OR HEARD
^IIE FROST NOT ONLY WAS
on the pumpkin this morning, but
on the windshields ot cars left
out In the own. Believe it' or not
tliCiC getting up early found that
on/wiping off the ice it froze b..ek
on one window while they wire
wiping it off the other
At the city water "plant it was
reported the thermometer hit 30
degrees.
thing but correct. and the prim
Miss Hester ot New England !in'l
the l>ior.d UA". are t"'o very con-
tracting type.
All end.' in sweetness and light
as the old ladies forget their Jit-
ferences in the excitement of giv-
ing recipes to an army cookbook.
Mrs. Cnitchfield explained that
none t>i the students had had pre-
vious spe>-ch training or acting
experience. But their enthusiasm
more than made up for any tech-
nical training they might have
lacked.
It was announced -luring the
business session that election of of-
, , , , .. . i'icers for the Jaycees will be hold
posed of teams lroir. the vartout Deccmber 15. with installation IH-
civic clubs, urgrinuations, and bu.
messes ot Biccrienriuge. i tie ietea
behind this league is to give the
aeiuits ot the city recreation and
chance to plav competitive
spurts. The league will be carrict
on in the fame manner as softbail
is (luring the summer.
Ross fctliott Jr., ts tr. cSc.ge oi
all games to be played. Games
will be played through March 31.
and the schedule through January
th.
(NEA TELEPHOTO)
City Ball Play
At YMCA To Open
Tomorrow Night
i'tie city vi.itej bad league open,
tuingnt ui tne V. flit. c. A. wiin
ilic r.tKs playing the t.iou.s Liuu
at 7 o clock ami etie Rotary L'lu-i
playing trie itough Neck Bioie
class at it o'cloen.
't'nis intra-city league is coin-
Mor.tar)a wheat grower Tom
Campbell, above, told reporters
he had urged President Truman
to have the government Lix the
I nice of wheat at a higher figure
than pre. ent quotations. Camp-
bell. who estimates wheat should
be S3 ..'JO per bushel, riid he is
h 'Wing l:aek CIO.OOII bushels of
this- year's harvest "because 1
expect to set higher prices.'*
Bob Wilson .icteei as program
chairman in the absence of Bill
Rogers.
Football Teams
Of Area Changed
A new grouping of Class A foot-
ball teams for the 1948 season
IN YESTERDAY'S BKEtKEN
follows. The remainder ot
schedule v.ill be published at a and the first state championship
iatcr date. race in the A division vitally at-
. Tuesday. Nov. 23, at 7 p. m. the i fccted the Central West Texas fool
ridge American th# last paragraph p||is vs Lions' Club: at U p. m. ball picture, according to the new
to the account of Sheriff OUie Kolarv v„ Rough Neck Bible |jst announced by the Interschol-
Jackson was through composing Uas,t; vVedttesdav, Nov. 26, Jay- astic League Monday night.
error attached to the - Know yxur (C(S vs American Legion: Round-, Teams vitally affected by the
Business Men story of W W.Wtl cU vt. Warren Petroleum.! now class A setup Included Lo-
gon. But fortunately the paragraph •u„stt;lv Lu.c 2 Rotary Club vs. I rajne, Robv. Merkle and Roscoe.
led off with the name of (jlentt j<loll-s c'luli Javcees vs. Elks. Wed- j ai| |n the present District 8A: and
Whitley so there should have been ut.,(]ay t)cc. 3, Round-up Class \nson. Albany. Throckmorton and „
no contusion about utio was being vs Neck Bible l.fuss: War- Monday, all members of -present: er Bobbins had the Buckaroos sctv
writtcn about .fust by way of tx-, linoleum vs. American Le-1 District 11. mmaging witt the B team working
.. t. I ■.. I.,t«ar lift.. I«-1 I'-t I I' i llh II- .lk - fe ■ k J ft . _ _ . . . ... • . ■
Big Holiday In
Schools To Open
Here Tomorrow
Holiday tor the big football i
game hete Thursday anu for T.ian-
Ksgiving v, ill begin tomorrow. The i
seoools will cleise VVedneselay to j
re-open Monday.
Demand for tickets to the ball I
game Tnursday is growing and
Mipt. J. F.. Ba.ley said today that
ticKets will be on sale at City Hall
tomorrow. Charles ttagler has been I
contined to his home ill for the
past two days. ,
There will be some additional re
served seals on the east side, be-1
tween the 30. and 40 yard lines,;
these being worked out today be-j
cause of the great demand in Cis-
co, There will be general annus-,
sion seats offered on both sides. ■
A great crowd is expected, "there
are 4,200 seats in the stands and
tliey probably will be overflowing.
Alton Roan is preparing seme
special stunts for tne band to stage i
between the halves. The game w.ll
start at 2 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon Coach Coop
i lie basement of the Firat
.•avium Cnurce v.as tilled last
.i, .i. lot uwi' close togetucr.
tor tne annual Thanksgiving obae.-
. .uicv uiiuier tor tne cungtegation
, u invteeci friends.
i,i. v.raiu.m Frank, it national
leader ot the denomination, and
. cured pastor er the Central
..ut.-'iait Church ot Dalta.-i,
.rougiLt a message which he open-
d i y saying tnat :ts Americans
.ook into lire world today theie*
i.s more than over in their lives
.or tneni to be thankful and grate-
.ul tor. l or this they should be
jrutetul aijd humble.
tie expressecr gratitude over the
fact tnat 'thanksgiving has not
oicome ceimineretaiiaed as has
vnristraaa, tne day celebrated as
iite bnta day of Christ, and (l,v-
ci..ivd empoattcally he hopes it
never will.
vve ttvv today in a day of ten-
.100, he -am artding tnat it i<
.i.iiii to pict'. one «ve>iu to de-sc.ibe
any pait.cnlar tiiiie, bui tnat tne
ticupi- twisty ItVi' in a sense of
strain tnat seems to enaracter.zo
,oe v.nole world.
To meet iuca a situation he o.'-
fered a series of tour remedies.
1. Don i look back with too main
misgivings.
2. Don t look forward with to >
mClch apptehension.
3. Don t look inward with sell
pity.
4. (And the po-tivo one) When
the outlook is bael try the uplook.
Organ numbers by Mrs Vernon
Marshall preceded the dinner and
the invocation was by Judpe W. MODEL TRUSTY COMMITS BURGLARIES AT NIGHT—W. A. Ben-
C. Veale. nett, a trusty at the Walters, Okla., jail, has admitted that he is the
As "ijof ^'irtion^ 'he1' ot1c responsible for a series of thefts at night in the city of Walters.
halted\v ^irs Beriiice Trammell Bennett. 18, held in jail since last Appl, made the following 'idmis-
and the curtain to the stage pull- 'ions: i. That he had burglarized the lawyer who was defending him.
eel back where gifts to Mr. and j j. That he had burglarized the jewelry department of Marshon's drug | acres of tend
Mrs. Myers were rt^Pla-ve^. , store, and two oil stations. 3. That he gained liberty from his cell at ,eretl in
Table1rSSfSS. ,,lSht hy l*in a '■ke>- he had fashioned from soft metal in the win-
c( ' o- ; dow sill. 4. That much of the loot he had obtained was hidden in his
* i jail cell. (NEA TELEPHOTO)
Fort Worth
Company Is
Winner
The city commission at iLs ivg-
i l <r ineeiiii;, early tins atteinoo i
ni ine cotiiraci tor tne uani to
.< i itt tne lake for a new water
..uppiy tor tne city,
v/.i roconinieiiuation of S. W.
• Vi'se. tort VVoi'tii, of the engin-
ni'ering linn of Freese and Nic-
•lots. t ie conduct was let to tiio
.trains Yilley Cotv tii.ction Com-
;iany of Ft. Worth on their bid
of $204,694 and time for comple-
tion ot tl;e work as 240 days.
Frcose Mated in his letter to
the commission thai his recom-
mendation wa? made after a
throu'-'h investigation of the three
low bidders. Brazos Valley Con-
struction Company was the sscond
low bidder, the lowest bidder be-
• ug t*:at ot FoiM Construction Com-
)any of Shawttea. Oklahoma, their
iid bcitit; S198 534.53 and 300
"oiki.ig days.
Tttiiu tow bidder wa- that of
liiriy Ca oiiuell. Ft. Wcrth, S2t/,-
arid d.iy .
The Braius Valley Construction
'oiupany hvis tin.' record of haviir;
•'insti'.icted dams for Lake Kirby
it Abilene. Ed file Lake at Graham,
he hike at Sweetwater and the
W'V'dman Circle Lak.- at Sherman.
Bids wen opened here cn Nov.,
JO ami th;- three low bids turned
>ver to t'o' engineering company
for recommendations.
If v. a- explained that in the
time element about S1.500 differ-
«nc-> was considered.
As soon as their work \> as com-
•>t"ted fhi commission went into
the work e! opening bids on clear-
in« the land.
The e' bids were to he on 44.i
and 200 trees scat-
cultivated lands.
Nelbert Pauley Is
Buried In Mich.
Funeral service? were held No-,
vcinber Ifc in CVtitlar Michigan,
for Nelbert ti. Pauley 28, oH.au-1
sing who died instantly in a car'
crash near Charlotte, Mich.. No-1
1'aulev "was the sen ot Mr. and l.<|ND(ii\. Now u.i.
Mrs I F t -ul"v of Br"ckonridge. council o* ministers met
A clipping Irom' a Cadillac paper, t "> crucial session today on the key
CRUCIAL MEET Church Services
OF BIG FOUR I On Thanksgiving
OPENS TODAY At First Baptist
•an—The
planation why the paragraph was
where it was
up an imoroved offense and there
was blocking practice also for mi-
Ami while *e are at it in last
Fridays paper theie appeared
some lines atwut the ability, or
gion. Tues<lay. D'c 0. Round-up The Associated Press, mean-
i.iass vs. Rotary: Jpycees vs. .while, said in another dHpateh
Lion s Club Wceweselaj, Dec. 10. that the Texas Class AA football. piovement.
Wan en Petroleum vs Elks: Am?r- ract, will lose eleven schools next! Jack Jones, who suffered a
ican Legion <«. Roufh Neck Bible year, including such longtime mem- broken hand in the game at MLt-
Clast Tuesday l>< c. 16. Itouud- hers Hillsboro. Sr.n Benito, j eral Wells was to have it placed
weakhess of tne Buckaroo line it up Class *>, Lions Club. Warren Robstown *nd Childress. in a special cast today, but Coach
tnerc is a weakness, wtiich was a petroleum vs. Jsycees. Dec. 17, -fhr. eleven schools will enter Bobbins said it was doubtful if
Mineral Wells writer's idea and AuWitan Legion v>. Rotaiy: t|,e e|ass A division, which w>TI ne could be of any great service
should have been labeled as sucii Rough Neck Bible Class vs. Elks. n|-y [or a -tatc grid title for the Thursday.
but failed to be Jan. 6. Warren Petroleum vr. fjrs"t tjme next year. : Cisco, who got a new coach dur-
It wus not copied by thi corner. Lion'" Club; American Legion vs. Childress drops out of Dist. 2-A.V ing tne season will come here
but he wishes the cnueisni to be Round up Class. Jan. 7, Rough to 2 A: Brownfield leaves l-AA for greatly strengthened and a line
' ' Rao aame is expected
brought In !'v Mr*. Pauley state-i
that he w; born Sept. 19. l -'"V
in OIney. He was man-ied April
18. IH47, to Shirley B Smith ef
Benson's Corners Mich
At the time ef his death he
was emplojed by the Mtle and rca
istralion tiivi i n ot the Depart
issue of Germany vvit'i the Unitv.l
Sti.tes and Britain indicating a de-
sire to make some move toward
conciliation of the bitter dispute
.vir't Russia.
Foreign secretary Ernest Bevi t
ot Britain presided at the- initml
ses-ion. Secretary ot state Gcoig
me.it of Slate in Lansing. Mrs. C. Marshall represented theUnited
' . . .. • ll .a 41 < nhiii ini'iil in miiiiutMi* vino in..
known as the idea that was held fttck Bibtr cia«* vs. Joycees: Elks ^ Stephcnville. Cisco and I
there and not here. vs Rotary. Jan. t3. American Le- • SCr'leave H-AA for o..\- Gladewater
In the rush to yet out a daity ttlon v Lion's Club: Rough Neck leaves It AA for 16-A: Jack« n-
newspaper such errors will .creep j^i,. class vs. Warren Petroleum.; vttle leaves 12-AA for It-A: Hill ;-
in and while a areat number are jan n Elks vs, Round-up Class: horo )cnves 10. A A for I9-At Robs-
found in correcting a paper some Rotan v. Javcees." Jan 2D. J fovvn an,| «i-n Benito letv* It-A A
will creep by. Rough Neck Bible Class vs. Lior. > for 20.A and A respectively.
For example in tht. Star Tele- Elk^ vs. American Legion. 0
gnuu this morning the sceond and jan 21, Rotary Club vs. Warren
tnird paragraphs of the leading Petroleum: Jaycces vs. Round-up
story read exactly the same. Bu> (*iass jan 27. Elks vs. Lion's
happily for them, we suppose, the r|ub: Bet .rv vs. Ruugli Keck
error was apparent and created no Rjhle Class. Jan. 28, Jcyccer v..
Wheat Prices Up
On Chicacro Market
CHICAGO. Nov. 25 U.R—Deccm-
Legicn Magazine
Has Vets Rights
Of unusual value to veterans of
boUi W orld Wars will be the Arner
.can Legion magazine tor ucc^iu-
Dcr. tor"n lias a complete suninia-
ly and explanation ot tne rights
and bene 1 us due veterans, in the
cctttcr ot tne boon, compiled in
than was intended
vs. Warren
Petroleum
is
Impression 011 ^the reader other ,\m"rican l.c.'inn. (Round-up Ciass jjcr futures, rising amid re- sui..i a tonn thtfi anyone can u
" ' ' ports of high foreign demand and clcrstand it.
poor planting weather in the south Evety benefit tinder the Gt Bill
west, opened at a new peak price is given and cxpalined. It was ctm
of sn.t5-3.lfi a hti"hel on the Cni- piled by Boyd B. Stutler of the
cago boaril of trade today. region magazine staff and witn
It was the second consecutive u,e assistance ot T. O. Kraabel.
A FtTlUE PROBLEM IK , . .
America today apparent! will r attier Ot IjOCCLI
be the relation b tween elderly .. n««//i
people and tfc- younger generation, if I fill LSettT UeO.Hl
. In 1S50 three per tent of the Marvin Navlor left by pl ine last t|ay that wheat for delivery in Dc- director of the National Renab.l.-
natloas was «5 r.r over. T^.lay it njB)u tor Columbia Mo. to go to cembcr had hit a new high in trad tation committee and tne Depart-
it seven per ccnt, 10.000,000 pet-jthic bedside of his father who is j ing here. The top yesterday was merit 01 State Service Officers,
sons. And growing larger. critically ill. S3.14. Tne book should be tiled by all
Most of these older people live jjaylor recently answered a The all-time peak for any wheat veterans who get it. whether ihcy
alone. There no longer is a big caR there At that time hooe for contract here was the $3.23 a bush- are seeking some benefit or not,
front porch for grandia.to roc* f,is recovery was expresseel. His el paid for May wheat in May. 19- tor it may come in very handy in
on. or a big corner for grandma father did get up and into a wheel 17. tutuie years.
to knit in—and grandma does not chair but last night Mr. Naylor Buying began on the board yes-
Slates. forei jn minister Viaches
lav M. Molotov ■•at in for Russia
and foreign minister George Bi!
uilt for France:
The first question confronting
the Big Ft ur was that etf the
Agenda—the order which their
liscussioir; will procecte. Foe
by- leariy a month their deputies
wrangled about this i*sue and end-
?d in 0 st demate 4
Sources tlo'-e to the British a id
Vmericnn deleiations said that B"
vin and Marshall wore prepared
o make concessions to the Rits-
inn- en this issue in the interest;
of a quick facing of bi:sic pro-
.bms.
An atmosphere heavily cttargul
•,'itti pes.sititi.iin siutound el the in-
'i:il action. One note ot cautious
;ptimtsm came in repeated sug-
itestions front Anglo-American
tuartcrs that some concessions
mn.v be offered to Russia and thsi'
his meeting is not tvgarded as
bronze, "a final ''"nvdown."
The western attitude was ex-
sit in the corner and knit these! was racing to get there before he terday after secretary of Agricul- Vr itrwr fn Qtmyincr
days. 1 lost consciousness as all hope fir ture Clinton Anderson said that 1 r"'
Science has added twenty years, his recovery had been abandoned. European demand was remaining Convention NOV. 30.
to our lives an.l in the future pc- Mrs. Navlor. because of recent ill- heavy.
ople 83 and past will be more nu- ness, was unable to accompany Planting weather in the south
merous than ever, so numerousjhe him. west also has remained poor.
young and old may have to begin ——-■ •• -
living together.
Answer to what may become a
problem seems to be to find some-
thing for the elderly oeople to do
that is useful—it hus been proved
nearly all can do useful work of j
some kind—and to know they no
longer are the directing hand of
the young people, not feel hurt,
over imagined neglect
f linger people to rcaiizc
the fundamentals
hi
Know Your Business N/en
The Young County Fifth Sun-
day Singing Convention will meet
November 30, at 10 a. m. in th •
High School auditorium at OIney.
Texas.
The auditorium will seat sonw
700 so the p.tbllc is invited ns
there will be seats for all. There
will be ail types of singing, solf.-.s.
duets, ciu-Aitets and class singing.
All singers are invited to attend.
Dinner will be served at the noon
hour to all. C. R. Lankford will
J F Pau'e* «uit' Monday that the
Secretary of Sti.te ol Michiem
made a short talk at the funeral.
The deceased is •-•tirvived by ho
widow, his narents: twr dster
Mrs. Viol 1 Holt?id of Redba"tf
New Jersev and Mr<. John Gold
throp of TUs on. Arizona: oo"
brother, of Oregon and r. son
a former marriaae.
An amn;:t"e veteran o Worl-
Wtr II b" ,«"i*'-ed iix ant! a hn"
veiir^ in '' C S A"n,v. He «; ='
his lea >\ hi'" on* th" i«lmd "f Lu-
zon in the Pacific theat«r ot war
———o ——-——
Ivan Turkey Takes
Prize In Shew
A hen entered in the Southwest
Turkey Breeders Exposition held
in Fort Worth Thursday Friday
i.nd Saturday of last week own-
ed by Mrs. E. B. Milam of Ivan
took second place in the show
The hen. a baby beef bro
pie-re iii I "d i v is ion "onfoot" \tewent1 preset! as one of willingness to
on to be chosen Grand Champion ?ee whether Russia is now ready
on to oe . . . entrants.' o do butness. However, it was
The "first, olace winner was given 1 icneralfy expected that the Sov-
the title Reserve Grand Champion, ct would continue its ore erit line
Mrs Milam entered five turkeys >1 denunciation ot tne west, par-
in all She Entered a dressed hen ticularly its charge that Brit ait
a" d a d^essed toni the torn t.king .nd the United States
seventh place. She entered one
hen and one torn on foot. Her old-1
er entrant, a hen. won the grand
championship.
uit-
An auction was held during the
show at which fifty four birds
were sold for more than $2,000.
Mrs. Milam received SL40 a
1 pound for the dressed torn.
o ——
Hotly oi' Veteran
Will Be Returned
dismember Germany and
n independent western zone
ler their domination.
Marshall wa expected to em-
oloy all ot his influence ill an
ffort to persuade Molotov that,
the United States is not basically
opposed to German unity. Mar
The Annual Thantitcsgivtng Com
munity Services, sponsored by .he
Breckenridgc Mmisti ri d As.sre,..-
tion, v. ill be hel.t Thursday in r 1-
ir.g from 8:15 to !) o'clock in .It
sanctuary of the F.r.t Ba.it 1st
Church.
The invocation sentence will b>-
given Uy Rev. 'Iranian Alilredge
lolloweet with the Scripture reaei-
ing by Kev. Janiev U. eiieei. Kev.
Eogar II. Granam v. ill bi ing the
morning prayer.
The massed choirs of the various
churches participating, under .he
direction ot Cttatles Ktker, w ilt
sing the Anthem, "Thanks Be 1
Go®'" by Dickson.
Rev. W. V". Bane will deliver ihe
Thanksgiving message. The ehoir
will close tne program witn ine
Hallelujah Chorus from the Me -
siah by Handel.
The entire service v. ill be bread-
e; st over radio stnton KSTB. Rev.
Amos Mjnu's v. ill act as commei •
tutor for the "M'o^ram.
Mr. Kikcr has announced that a
choir practice of these*staging ii
1 the program will be held Wectre -
day night, he inning promptly at
9:30 p. m. in the aurlitorium of
the First Baptist Church. All per-
sons participating are urged to bj
on time.
0
FY tir Patients To
L^cal Hospital
Information from Breckenridge
Clinic today revealed four new
patients.
Bnxe Smith. Mrs. It. P. Siever<
want to a.ltj Mrs. W It. Crtisen are mcdica!
establish patient : and George McFall a sur-
lien! patient.
.▼raford Man Found
Dead In P. K. Camp
MINERAL WELLS. Nov 25 —
R. G. "Cap" Collins. 55 years old.
was found dead at Possum King-
dom Lodge east side of Possum
kingdom Lake, about t0:45 a. m.
today. Officials who investigated
said death was due to a heart at-
tack.
A passerby, unable to get any
one to answer at the lodge, found
the man dead in a chair. Sheriff
Fred Foreman was called to inves-
tigatc as was Justice of the Pe.-iee
J. R. WaiiciiTs, Pi :'tl: was believed
to have occurred Sunday after-
noon some time.
Mr. Collins was past post com-
mander of Mays Post No. 305
American Legion, at Graford, and
a member of t!i0 American Legion,
tie owned the P. K. Loelge.
Survivors include a sister. Mrs.
Anita Grafford. who resided at the
lodge, and who has been in Dallas
visiting.
o _____
Patricia Trammell
In Dance Exhibition
Mis Patncia A" 11 Tiammell,
who i:; a member of the junior
cla.-is at Lnscil Junior College in
Auburnd-itc. Mas ^ehti-etts, h an
a^scciiite member of the* Modern
Dance Club, v hie-h recently gave
in exhibition pe.formance at
Newton High School, said infor-
rfitifrn I'r irr. them today.
S '.e i.s tin* dau ht->r of Mr. and
Mr". B. II Tr. iiii-iel! of toil East
Lir.d.-ey Street Breckenridge.
Truman To Dedicate
Evernrtades Park
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25 lU.R —
,. "resident Truman will fly to Flori-
da on Dec. 3 for a brief holiday
,-t Key West and will dedicate the
Everglades National Park on De6>..
fi.
The President will speak at the
dedication ceremony in Everglades
City on the tower west coast of
Florida aljout noon on Dec.. 6
Present plans call for his re-
turn to Washington on Dec. 8.
PRISONERS HUNT IS FUTILE
Sheriff Ollie Jackson today had j
■hall is known to he opptvred returned from the manhunt in
Jackson was joined at Graham
>y Sheriff Bert Bunnell and the
. "Now watch the birdie", that is cation. 126 S. Court, for the past , ,
and for the I probably what O. A. Ramsey would , four years where he specializes in "°*'r C1' 11 "• \
Iizc that one' jay to you if you visited his shop, portraits and film development. be charge of the convention,
of life is to 1 Ramsey's Studio. fOr do they still The Ramseys have two children. ~ — --
"" Both Jimmy and O. A. Jr. are Parents Night
-tronctv to recent suggestions in
the Unitetl Stutcs that we go ahead
•1th a separate pence in Germany.
I" ma'1," known thit he ie cards
uch talk1 as ridiculous and im-
or thy father and thy mother. 1 use birdies?)
Ramsey wi
REV. GRAHAM FRANK, A a city several miles
Ramsey was born in Eastland, students at Breckenridge High it j r\ff
. .. city several miles to the south School. V/Blieo V/II
venerable minister, but still one] of Breckenridge. He attended Ramsey ts a member of Rotary The Parent's Night program. t >
with a -parkle in his eye ind at Whool in a country school soutR and the Chamber of Commerce For be given by Boy Scout Troop 17
work who came to Breckenridge of Eastland. However, hc finished a hobby he takes a bus man's boll- tonight has been called off. an-
to sneak at the Christian Church his schooling at Hill's Business day and tlflkers around with pho- nounced Lewis Wigg?, today.
College in Oklahoma City. 1 tography. It was to have been held at ihe
He has been at his present lo-1 Breckenridge with htm is O. K. First Christian Church. >x
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Arrr.nacments were being made practical.
today by the Kikcr Funeral Horn- „— —_
. ror the return to Breckenridge of „ , . « ' * .
•th bodv of Pfc. Jay D. Dcnman, UCIU t'CllOWS JLOClge
| ivho,c body has landed In New j|eetJn? | oniffht
' Pfc Den tr. a 11 is the son of Mrs.
11. E. Denmnn of Breckenridge. lie
was killed in Europe and burled
In Belgium. This will be the sec-
ond war veteran returned and bur-
iled in Stephens county.
I His father died about a year ago.
Montague county for Glenn Whit-; W(J hlirl bcen preceded by Texas
Icy and Gene Ballard saying that j Rnrtgel. B.mks f,om -there. Jack-
he left about 0 o clock last night [)n gaif, the searching party was
and no trace of the two had been „()t |JU.ge but enough to cover the
found. , "oiritrvside. v"
We threw up road blocks, searc ' ' " ' bro-
ftStTStKn^
5WrSi Throckmor- ot the ^Vtonkln^S^
ton apparent!* had vanished in
Announcement was made today thin a'ir, he said.
that there will be an- important Asked about the'r difficulties ef
meeting of the Odd Fellows Lotlg' escaping while handcuffed tngct'i-
tonight at 7:30 o'clock. 'r hi* wirl thrt handcuffs are eis-
to go to a garage
went through thc back
have not bcen heard of
An attempt was bum!
blood hounds but
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s
All members are urged t bj ily picked by those who know hr.w pict up the
present. Rcfrcslnnents will b\ and W> ttley and B:il'.nrd ,- rob bl.v oners lost e
er.-ed. knew how.
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Hall, Charlie. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 267, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 25, 1947, newspaper, November 25, 1947; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth133009/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.