Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 113, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1948 Page: 4 of 6
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BRECKINRIDGE AMERICAN
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MANLY RANKS, Manager
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battoi under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
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ON COLUMN
iGvi- P.cport Urges Gardens
As One Way to Stop Inflation
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' ' Cnited States than he has done in'
I I'oivmlttec on the Economic Report,
I • ';«> a very hot President
. -i nobody has been permitted to do
r • i t"'.vn. And he has been out of town
1 ' ' before business, every time. The
i 'i r-<!ont'>. economic message to Con-
11 isn't in sight even yet. But maybe
"d F. Baldwih of Connecticut needled Taft
• •• ,i; mt" the high cost of living. Three!
i < <i to hold hearings during vacation time <
! Utah ran the western show. He com-,
i ii'i'ii ah " lie red-hot recommendations.
■ r Sen Ralph Flanders of Vermont,
i Tr " mid-western group, under Sen.
been heard from.
• ' Ion:; hist, gotten around to making a
•WW's work.
■ f living, the committee recommends
' I , o been all ri^ht in March, but
. i. ' v .II but the northern tier of states.
hi h piii- the committee recommends,
ho establi.-hed, and consumers should
i nb -titntes. Doing anything about
I't even mentioned.
' cult ng excise taxes which directly
nt.al <<• t-of-living items, particularly for
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spinach, nor even applesauce.
«f too much expansion of credit, the
y ,Ks;e-fion It is to give the matter.
Bloodhounds Fly to Crime Seme
As Sheriff Puts Law on Air Basis
By SAM MELN'ICK.
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mittee recommends putting off. One United Press Staff Correspondent'anywhere in our urea," Sheriff
' KANSAS CITY, Mo. iU.fi'—'This f'urdome said. "In a matter of
will not be good news to the law- minutes we can serve any sector
breakers who might be planning of the county. ■ If the e me regency
to operate in or near Jackson Coun is within 50 miles of Kansas City,
making more money available to ty. ; we can be there just like that,"
Sheriff J. A. I'urdome proposes snapping his fingers.
to make it hot for thxin. He has Purdome got the air squadrun
gone striatly modem and organized i idea soon after he took over as
a.< air squadron to combat crime, sheriff in 1945. There is a definite
The air squadron is composed of i need for speed in the event of
volunteers. It operates at no cost clme or disaster, he reasoned,
the committee offers some startling to the taxpayer. There are 200 With the planes and trained per-
i ..d reduce prices and labor adopt members, including trained per- ! sennet, quick relief could be sup-
tunnel—pilots, physicsians and sur-11 ):«>d in case of such happeinings
goons, nurses, pharmacists, para- tornadoes, floods or water aeci-
chutists, etc. The squadron boasts; dents. And, of course, excellent
si .me 20 planes of various types, .service to the community in the
including amphibian. Irpeedy apprehension of criminals.
Even the equipment has been i The air squadron has an iron
donated to the cause. lung in its equipment. Recently
members flew it to St. Joseph, Mo.
to aid an infantile paralysis vic-
tim in a hopsital.
Placed in the iron lung, the
pntient was flown to a Kansas
City hospital. The man is alive
today.
Later, the squadron fiew to
"We're ready for any situation,, Springfield, Mb., to pick up blood-
in .mw OVUM " Qkut'tff I I I _1 I I,' n.'l
.t controls over scarce items. In
■ - ;!<l be allocations of scarce raw
B-.it in another place it says this needs
t-ix c its you're now beginning to enjoy,
> ' Irln't have these. Instead, the gov-
\i i in the form of savings bonds, cash-
tion is past.
■!.i uld bo mutual efforts by management
• "t ' f production through labor dis-
nal idea for you.
i« de few sound recommendations.
!•.' rrial Fit venue be given enough money
tile GOP that cut this. A second is to
liri'.ii costs come down. A third is to j
'i ' v 11 increase food-producing acce-
r >!y.restrictions on production. And
li'Unds, needed by Kansas City,
Kan., police to truck down a
murderer. The squadron got the
hounds and the hounds got their
man. 1
"Ti^ie is of the utmost import- !
| ance," the sheriff says. "So often
a minute saved can be the differ-
ence Between life or death: break-
ing- a case or putting it into the
unsolved category."
The planes can be equipped hur-
redly with the latest guns and
tear gas in case of riots. There are
ten parachutists in the squadron,
ready to drop into areas that
otherwise might be inaccessible.
Since 19:17 there have been If!
murders in Jackson County and
only three remain unsolved.
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Political
Announcements
The American ia authorized to an-
nounce the following candidates
for office subject to the Demo-
cratic Party Primarv in July.
TEXAS SENATOR
24th SENATORIAL DIST.
Harley Sadler
FOR RENT
FOR SALE
ROOM & BOARD for men. 41!) N. I LAWNMOWKRS new and secondV
1070-W. | hand. Large stock at Ewing
STORAGE SPACE 25 x 10. T.o. j Chri-stian Hardware.
caed ll,t hast Walker. Also suit*! nopn pi'pvitodp i • .
able for clean quiet wholesale, .A, „ ^ an<i.!?lc?Ac
business.
.vptsT
Hotel.
I1*8- Ctt,r«>''8 Storage. 310 W.
Williams. Phone 194.
and BEDROOMS. Court
TWO ROOM apartment, furnished.
Couple preferred. Phone 9<>7 .201
E. 7th St.
5 ROOM Modern house. 509-J.
ELEVENTH SUPREME JU-, ■'! ROOM Furnished Apt. Bills paid.
D1CIAL DISTRICT, EAST- Partner Dairy.
LAND, TEXAS
Allen D. Dabney
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
108TH. DISTRICT
Jack Cox (For Second Term.)
DISTRICT JUDGE
90th DISTRICT COURT
Floyd Jones
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Ben J. Dean
DISTRICT CLERK
STEPHENS COUNTY
Walter B. Clift
(For Re-election)
COUNTY JUDGE
John W. Lauderdale
FOR SHERIFF
STEPHENS COUNTY
Tom Of field
J. W. Morrow
COUNTY ATTORNEY
STEPHENS COUNTY
Ross L. Elliott
Joe E. Gracev
FOR TREASURER
STEPHENS COUNTY
C. E. (Ev) Fincher
N. G. (Newt) Price
Clyde Speer
J. M. Blackburn.
Mrs. Mable Johnson
COUNTY CLERK
STEPHENS COUNTY
Ben Grant deselection)
TAX ASSESSOR
AND COLLECTOR
Robert E. Hood (Re-election) 1
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT NO. 1
J. A. (James) Bryant
QUITE Bedroom close in. Next to
bath 415 South Miller. Phone 19-J.
REAL ESTATE
' PRACTICAL^" NEW Beauty
equipment. Phone 1292.
I RYKRS—2 miles south on East-
1 md Highway. J. T. Harris.
l!AB\ CHICKS—Started White
leghorns at Sligars Hatchery. 2
"ult'l east highway. Phone 7a7-J.
fOR QUICK SALE: New cement
i.'ixer and engine; price reasonable
110 N. Jackson.
4 ROOM" HOUSE with bath. A. L.
Summers. 234 Front St
4 ROOM modern house .Will take
late model car trade in, or will
help finance to (responsible Party.
$2 (!00. 906 S. Liveoak. Phone
U59-W.
FOR SALE—Practically new 5
room modern home with garage
pavement, near school. Under
Kl l \ loan. Immediate possession.
Leaving town. 600 N. Parks.
1!'.1« PLYMOUTH 4 door, with
1941 Dodge motor. V. L. DeLong,
Safeway or Majestic Apt.
4 ROOM House, furniture.
J. W. Truesdell—Caddo.
IFOR
•ft,M0. 2 lots.
SALE—.'1 room house
1206 North Liveoak.
and
NOTICUI!
LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE
MOVING, fire proof storage, crat
■ 1930 MODEL-A Ford coupe. Motor
I in excellent condition, good tires,
i #200. 314 W. Ilullum. Phono 556.
1< ft. HICKENBOCKER boat,
i 62 in. wide, 24 in. deep. Has wind-
ing, packing and delivery. We buy \ 'i~; i j " " "eeP- Has wind-
ed sell used furniture. R. V. £ . . " sluf Ti k's of.1
r.tlPPV Ph. 134, offico ~"ks CiU Lot>
Carey, Resilience
Ph. 194.
MARGIE'S CAFE: l'i miles East
of town, open for business. Good
food and Cold Beer.
PLENTY of Pit-Barbecue. Flat or
to go. Good sauce. Town Talk Bar-
b< cue Pit. 501 S. Roberts St. Phone
313-W.
Wichita Falls. Texas.
5 HORSE Sea King outboard
motor. Used about 2 hours. Selling
because of illni ss and need the
money. 411 W. 5th Sa.
WANTED
••> II. P. Sl<:\ BEE Outboaru. like
new. run 18 hours. $75.00. 30 Mod-
Ford Coupe $100.00. 515 N.
e! A
Liveoak, Phone 4
2-J.
WANTED—A partner with $1500.1
to print a $2.oo Book With 301
Million fishermen and Campers as I
prospects, Just read a little of my
book to be sold, its OK,ed by Pos-
sum Kinkdom Lake Camp Operat-
ors, Address Box y D Breckenridge [
A merican.
I' OK SALE—Large National cash
register iii good condition at a
bargain. See Garland Carey Drug.
ihh^ ark COLD on the bottom
and red on top, They mak ■ your
tongue go Flipity Flop. You get
theni at the Buckaroo Theatre.
LOST
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OUT OUR WAY By J.R.Williams
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
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news.' A rescue
plane has spotted
a houseboat just"
bove here-with
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Wind Helps Out
ROCK ISLAND, 111., (U.R>—1The .
senior class at Rock Island high i
school needed an apple tree to
complete the stage setting for
their production of the paly, "AH
My Sons." Along came a wind
storm and blew one down, break-
ing it off at the base of the trunk
just in time for the play.
PRECINCT NO. 2
I. L. (Doc) Griffith x
E. G. (Earnest) Curry
PRECINCT NO. 3
L. J. (Joe) Angel
Tom (T. B.) Gorrell
Edgar Martin
PRECINCT NO. 4
Sirs. George, L. Kelley
Norman' Brewer.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
PRECINCT NO. 1
L. T. Woodall
J. U. (Barney) Gibbs
CONSTABLE
L. R. (Dick) McFall
C. F. (Fritz) Rudder
LUMBER *
2 x 1 and 2 x (i Fir $15.00 and
S>7.50 per hd. 1 \ li Subfloor and
Koof Decking $5.50 per hd. 1 x 8
ratWOLD, CONTUSING per- SUS" iJS IS wTf™
sonal papers bearing name of T. square. Good Siding 117 and 105*
E. Armstrong, and small amount | $10 to ¥15 per hd. 1 x 4 Flooring
of money. Finder return to Charles ; $7.50 per hd. 24 x 24 Window and
Summer (Phone 123) and keep
money.
WANTED TO KENT
WANTED TO RENT Small house
or 3 room apartment with private
bath. Mould pay years rent in
advance. Phone Alex Cummings at
(.01.
POSITION WANTED
TYPING & FILING. Have knowl-
edge of bookkeeping. Wanda Walk-
er. 700 W. 3rd.
HELP WANTED
in-
Secretarie.' Aide
AiiMtvrr t« PreviuUH Puxili
horizontal
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late aide to
stenographers
12 Reduces in
rank
13 Rat
15 Individuals
16 Hindu
garment
lft Stellar body
19 Male child
4 And (Latin)
5 Pause
6 Czar
7 Grasp firmly
8 Universal
language
9 Editors (ab.)
10 Obtains
11 Insect
12 Dower
property
14 Attempt
CAMILLE
20 Narrow pieces 1' Measure
30 Note in 46 River duck
Goido's scale 47 Assuage
31 Writing tool 48 Fruit
32 Make lace 49 Heavy blow
36 Observe 50 Onager
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26 Untidy
29 Expert
33 Region
34 Shrub genus
35 Rings
37 Bestow
38 Myself
39 An (Scot.)
40 Make a
mistake
43 Puffs up
48 African worm
51 Train track
53 Notion
54 Containers
55 He devised a
— of speed
shorthand
57 Arrogates
59 Hurry!
60 Conductor
VERTICAL
1 Nevada city
2 Forebode
3 Genus of
quadrupeds
20 Foreign agent 37 Aeriform fuel 52 Lieutenants
21 Health resort
23 Sacred song
25 Idolize
26 Cartograph
27 Before
28 Ocean
40 Bitter vetch
41 Beams
42 Get up
44 Capital ol
Peru
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SALESWOM KN—Karn good
■ come in your spare time. Sell Ny-
lon Hosiery. Fit Service to your
neighbors and friends. Good com-
mission. Free sales kit and per-
sonal hosiery. Delaware Hosiery
Mills. Inc., MiiJdletown, Del.
flame $10.00 each. Inside 2 panel
doors $9.00 and $9.50 each. KeC%,
Cedar Shingles $6.50 to $15.50
Square. We deliver anvwhere in
Texas. Prices F. O. B. Ft. Worth,
Texas. Route 5, Box 404, H'ghway
80. Castleberry Lumber Company, i
FOR PROPERTY in town. 3 room
home. 40 acres land. Well improv-
ed. 3 miles South—3-4 miles East
on Cisco Highway. S. R. Preston.
NEW Goodyear tires 900xlP. 8-ply
Mud Grip $39, Tubes $7.50 Donald
Chevrolet Company, Jennings, Lou-
isiana.
1936 FORD COUPE. New motor
and tires. 1940 Chevrolet. 12t(i W.
Wheeler.
EXCELLENT 24 foot late model
housetrailer for sale. 1175.00 Cash
or terms. Will consider trade on
I house or equity. See at Homer
I Weatherford Grocery — Albany
I Highway.
Lowest Finance Rates On
New Cars
5 Per cent of deferred balance pius regular lnmtranc
ding or extra "carrying charges."* —FIGURE IT YOtJKSELF
We Also Finance and Loan Money on Used Cars
R. G. CAMP & CO.
Taylor Bldg.,—Phone 555—(Established in T92S*
INSURANCE—REAL ESTATE—LOANS
See Us
We buy and sell good used cars. We are now stocking
1946 and 1947 Models. We have a few trade-in's that
we will sell cheap.
HOME FINANCE CO.
Screen Doors
Single and Double Window Units
Lumber. Point, And Wallpaper
You Can Buy A New Gar
* MORE ECONOMICALLY
If You Finance It Witt
BLAKE JOHNSON ....
INSURANCE AtlENCY
LOWER COST
LOCAL CREDIT
BETTER INSURANCE
QUICK SERVICE
FOR SALE
Half interest or all of it, in a new 20 machine Maytag Helpy-
Selfy Laundry at a bargain. Located in a good buildings and
in a good town, doing a good business.
Also have some good buys in residence, farm and ranches in
state and out of state. Have too many to list them all. If you
have anything to sell see Bnrton Reed and I will thank you
for the listings. Also have all kinds of Insurance.
A. W. WHITFIELD, Insurance & Realtor Affncjr
Office 2nd Floor in Old Tens State Bank BeiMIng
Residence Phone 752 Office Phone 428
"See me before you die"
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