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• -iiUKCKKMttliCF VMKlMi AN — FRIDAY. FEB. 1.1. 1H'>2
BKECKENRIDGE AMERICAN
I*ubtish«-d Daily
Breckenridgi- Anircan Publishing Co. Ill K. Kirn, 1: r« 1. • n r i«i ,
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Kntered at the I' ' Office in I!ri < W, r . i uk'. . Texas as <u-ri>i>d ria -.-
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By '•arier 25c per week. 1 moicti si.I".
By mail in Stephens and adjoining ! year .* t: <! rr-onths
J :.00; :i months $2,l'0; I month $•>.
Mail in Texas: I y« ir •: f3J 0, 1 l inn'.hj- I
month 85c
Mail -ut of State: I y«ar I'MHt; I) nvnth - $4.50; 3 months |2.."0; 1
month 9Sc.
All rates in adv,.#u-e, except weekly by Carrier.
| in the opposition'* corn, r witfc
ro-sc'.ni on his lap. No hr-uer.-.. r
pisto's, ii you prefri hove L< •••. .
evidence recently but r v.
vious th:.. Suvo!d had «r a
reluctance to , muss ^ Ir >;
mahi'up.
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bull &S<lir. ■ : r ': i I . • . .
pap r sword. !!•■ ■■ h- t ,'r .
v.-u." ir.oi ■ v.-id'- < p<-n th- n a li'i -
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Par S'eyghf ered
in Seiivahe So!f
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I'lains. X. V., a.id Elroy Marti of
!!• ■-.-.ston, Tex., v.-i.h Cfi i.
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t. i: ■ ■ in b !• chunks with l"> p'ay-
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Any erroneous r>,flf-ctii>n upon the character, standing or reputation
of ar.y person, firm, or corporation which may appear in the columns
of The Breeki nridjje Ami rican will be gladly corrected upon it be-
ing brought to the attention of the management.
Two-Ton Tony Brands Boxers Of
Today Bums He Can Beat Even Now
l Kelt U. S. I:*s t. Off.
l'.y OSCAR FRALEY
United l'ie*s Sport* Writer
OKAXOE. X. J.. Keb. 5 -tJR—
Two Ton Tony Galento wa .n-
lan d today which sums up the1
sad -tate of heavyweight boxing.
It's b>—ii a dozen years since
Political
Announcements
Th * A merit .m t > authorized to
unnfunrp the fuMowing candidate?
for office subject to the Democrat-
Party Primary in .1 aly.
congress
17th DISTRICT
lack ( ox
OLSTRICT JIDGE
WlTII DISTRICT
Floyd Jon en 11 e-electioa)
rouNTY ji im;e
STEPHENS cue NT*
J. W. Morrow (re-election)
SHERIFF
STEPHENS COI'NTY
Tom Offield (re-election)
tax assessor &
collector
STEPHENS COI'NTY
Robert E. Hood (re-election)
county clerk
STEPHENS CO! NTY
Ben (irant (re-election)
coi'nty attorney
STEPHENS COI'NTY
Joe (iracev (re-election)
district attorney
E H Griffin (re-electM>n)
district clerk
STEPHENS COf NTY
Walter P. (Tift (rc-el.c'toa)
coi^ty commissioner
PRECINCT NO. I
J. A. (James) Bryant
(re-elect inn)
county commissioner
PRECINCT 2
I. I.. (Doc) liriffith
( -e-eledio..)
county commissioner
PRECINCT 3
I- J. (Joe) Aneel (re-electk*")
Tony was one of boxing's big
driiws. That a man, even a wrest-
ler. has his pride.
St it inhered Tony when reluct-
ant Lit* Suvold. after losing his
drop the handkerchief affair with
Rocky Marciano. compared the
runt's new "golden boy" with the
(i llento of old.
"Give me time to get a shave
and I'll blast both those bums."
bo«m.d Tony, pounding a che<t
which loflks like two acres of hobo
jungie. "Marciatso looks like me?
Why I'd murder the bum, even to-
day."
Proving that Tony, linguistical-
ly, hasn't changed a bit and that
boxing has, to a certain extent. In
the o'd days of the Camera build-
up. a gimlet-eyed gent would sit
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HENRY NAHM
SUPPLY CO.
!:<9" Rayon and Cotton
Oahanline yd. .85
[Red — Navy — Brown —- Tan
[Green
'Jacquard Bed Spreads
i SB x 105 and 72 x 105 3.95
i Rose — Blue — Green — Wine
[Other Jacquard* at 1.95 A 2.95
Velveteen yd. 3.50
'Bed. Black Blue. Green, Henna
! .IB" Pillow Tuhinjr yd .70
117 s. Court Phone 886
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pun-hi •• ■■ wjso'.e.
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I-to "Th. In,l.l
da>."
Glle'lto'? ii-" V -S U':I■
able. For t!l • little • tV. a o..i-
ne .rl> chain. .1 le I « .t:,:: w-
That wn 4 in 1!):'.!). when T ity had
enough to f'at en ■ I • :
that then-great fi 1 .n« '
smashed him into ob'ivi. n
Sure. Marcinno lev. '. d Ji . and
kept him the!-. l!u. that wa.-n't
the Brown I'.oniber of ,old.
"We had a bum like this Mar-
ciano around he... about 'Jo years
ago," Two-Ton exploded, drawing
his 250-ndd pounds u). to its full'
five feet, eijjht inrh height. "11:-
name was Frank Mont-ignn. Tlv y
called him the 'Madison Butcher
Boy' and he was the same kind of
fighter as this Marciano.
Montagna was one of those
lunging guys who threw punches
all over the place," (ialento growl-
ed in a booming voice. "I boxed
him and 1 knocked him dead in
three rounds."
Tony patted a pate which ha; a
r;i.:
in t<
■":« st:t
H'.t/i'O
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But t
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flej.i,
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b,1 i-id h n the biis-;
\ le. ii .-o\« more than ;
iT4 starters equal or
was Walter Romans
.ore, Md., vvhos.. last claim;
t-. prix. money was fifth place in
the !!>r,U Easteni open.
Romans, a bridegroom of only
two months, had seven consecutive
yest.-rdny as he posted a :!l-
:t !—C.4 that stood up better than
h.-'T the day until Worsham closed
with a ru.-h in the shadow s for a {
63.
Xext in line wen five guys who j
seldom make it to th.- cashier's
table on the final day Charles,
Marti r of LogansptM-t. lnd.. .lack-
son Bradley of Chicago and Julius
B - . ■ Mill Pin- . X. 'with,
•••5s, ami B >h W-atson of White;
glistening, unobstructed view of]
the her.v.-ns and muttered sadly:
"1 could realty go in those |
da vs."
Hcef Prce
¥j G-:mo Tonight
. , ! X1TKD I'KKSSt
•ia.' upstart Baylor Ben.s, who
i t and eonc|U«red mighty Texas
l ist ■ Tuesdav, bring basketball
back to the Southwest Conference
tonight in a game with 1 '.st place
Rict.
Flushed uith their startling 71-
59 triumph over the first-place
ti< ii I.orighorns. the Bears will
travel to Houston, hoping to move
another step away from their one-
time cellar mates, the Owls.
Baylor has a conference record
of three wins to five losses and
Rice has taken defeat six times
while winning but twice.
Th surprising victory of fhe
Waco five over Texas gave Texas
Christian sole posses mm of the
conference lead—with a f>-l record
compared to the Longhorn 'i--
mark.
Saturday night games pit SMU
against Texas A it M at Colk-gv
Station and the top-spot Horned
Frogs against humbled Texas at
Austin.
o,
Major oil companies spend mil-
lions of dollars yearly on petrole-
um research.
McWane And
Sweeney Bidders
i illiACH. Flu., Feb. 15.
_■ -—Ilea MeWane and Robert
.: .. !iy bi.l for their second
. t. 'th' Everglades mixed four-
some goRl championship today a-
j Ruinst the -ai >.• players who i<ave
j,them such a tussle in the 18-hole
."..1 last year—I'oily "Riley anl J.
: Walcott Broun.
The defending champions gained
the final by scoring a I-up victory
! over Mary Agnes Wall of Menom-
inee, Mich., and T d Bassett of
Balm Beach in the
I \ i" i. Miss Riley
! feated Catherine
Bloomfield. X. .).,
j land of Miami, .'!
• other semi-final.
o—
semi-finals last
md Brown de-
Fox Bark of
and Tim Hol-
and 2, in the
Dallas Eagles To
Meet In Practice
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 15 <U.R)—
F"ifty baseball players remaining
| after the Dallas Fagles tryout
! camp for Negroes are scheduled to
' play a practice game today at
j Burnett Field.
The Eagles cut the squad to 50
yesterday and announced that none
! of the players had been signed yet.
Club officials said some of the
'■ player; appeared to have a chance
in professional ball, though they
' doubted that any were of Class AA
League caliber.
\ ICR FLINT
By Michael O'Malley and Ralph Lan
r
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I LL WAX £ T3 Ajk. ALL
NCU "TO RE.UAIN
AHEK5 AKE. PUT
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VOU? y C'WEC c= T-:*7
kWCLf-E! WWC -VCE XO!J?T
S. I.. (Sam) Jonen
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT 4
Mr«. <ie« . Kelley
(re-elec(ion)
COUNTY TRE ASURER
STEPHENS CIH'NTY
Clyde Speer (re-election)
JUS fICE OF THE PEACE
PRECINCT ONE
I. T. Woodall (re-election)
CONSTABLE
PRECINCT NO. 1
C. F. (Frilx) Rudder
(re-election)
COUNTY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Mr*. T. M. Jame*
(for unexpired term)
Illackernv-W eatherlord
C«* t
V^ELL 6~K< P —r-iAT
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"PUT "P-IAT PEA-
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. twen-ll be we":e) sow all we
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IN SPOT5
THOUGH-V *
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BUT CAP"N SMITH, AREN'T VOU )■'
ckazv to let this savage/ perhaps
imft k'oonatt you in the / i am . men,
court of the algonk'm but vou
confederacy' ,^-v know.some-
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how... y
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SAVAGE WHO SPEAKS INTIMATELY J
OF CAESAR. CLEOPATRA AND ^
THE KHANS OF CATHAY-' ~T
« Mam
Jw i LbA ii r
Something old - Something new
No on* blue.
K\en the old ones can have that
"new look". Whether it's tires
or a polish job. you can count
on ii* to do the job well. Drive
in and he served.
Blackerby-Weatherford
SERVICE STATION
ri W. Walker Phone 804
f now THAT I'M IN TH' ROLE OF
ICAPN JOHN SMITH. HUNTING
food for JAMESTOWN. I
1 must ACT WITH DIGNITY AS
>A MILITARY —fc-'.
AMBASSADOR •' V
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THROW tr
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ONLY THING THATGET5 T\ sT
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ir. io Thro li*l e>i: s ^ ■
ticker/ i'd feela \ ~ \
jt better iff'n r /
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W-TH-
.. STILL, I'VE GOT TO
ADMIT IT'S A PRETTY;
EFFICIENT WEAPON... I
GOES WHER"r I
PUT IT, TOO.'
HAH.' NOW
' IF THAT BUSH
,j-.- - HADBEFNAN
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TIGHT.'
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DAYS
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CAWEBA-6VE .15
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►40U5E all pi cm r
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sol? a*G'
Tt- eN WMATS t~*- POfNf
kerr,. .. ptavimc
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MARY WORTH S FAMILY
'pKitb Bv
WARY, NANCY
HAS 60NE TO
MARGCfS STUDIO
TO END THEIR
FEUD---
Bring it to tin for a guaranteed, factory method recapping job.
Come by noon and find out how iimpenniff our work ia—alao
aee exactly what your tirer will look like after we have put a
new tread on them.
(MIES TIIE tt.
230 E. Walker
Phone 464
/ /
£H0I.H7HI
a!-'0.0ut5id£ in/ the way i fELT
the. hall at/ about ycu 15 a'.reao'/
this m0-/ piled under FINISHED
went / business,tom,and i'll find
a substitute for you some cay.' / ! i
eut nancy's a 0N£-10VE-PER-
LIFETIME 6al- -50 put the
blame on me and patch
thing5 UP with her'.
work.
W0ND
MAR60
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USED CARS AND TRUCKS
,,:>0_Chev. 4-dr. Fleet line Dx K. H. Seat covers, new tires
•• i <„■ IK Healer, scatcovers. low mileawe
|9."ill—the*, i-dr. M>. 11 "l i. i u | mil.-i.r,.
l',4S-thev. Fleet line I>*. 4-dr. Black. K & H. Loh miKau
lMS_Che . Aerosedun. blue. It & H. seat covers
m7_Chev. Sty-master 2-dr. t-,o tone ureen, heate an,I new
tires
1 4«—Chev. 4-dr. Good work car
Ford V-H 4-dr. (io«)d work car
We have five '40 & '41 Chevies and Ford.s (.ood cheap trans-
"FE 1°"' FOB \N APPRAISAL ON YOUR CAR IF YOC
WANT TO SKLL. WE Bl Y I'SEI) CARS
USED COMMERCIALS
1949—Chev. ton pickup, heater and seat covers
1948—Chev. '. ton pickup 4-speed transm.ss.on. R. & H. seal
covers, spot light, bumper ftuards
1947—Ford 1. ton pickup tt-cyn. A good buy.
1941—Ford 4 ton pickup V-8 with Hat bed.
Beady for lots of service.
Radios, Heaters, Seat Covers and other accessories.
OFFIClir^^SlN~x7No. 1166)
McDowell Chevrolet Co.* Inc.,
E. D. McDOWELL, Pres.
201 W. Williams Street
Phone
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
Mf-/e ha i>e aqsmed lo cescus
lard —
CXAY.LARD
cast off;
RtADY.'
I FEEL LIKE-
A 50bsled
with a
brokem /
rummer. i
Quick ! mv
WALLET/
GET A LADDER
ovek. mere '
br;m& back The , weak, at least
met; mayse vandykes i drop that
easie lb eAiLOur.' .'walletamp ,
s, .—PAIL ME our/
■•v* : Tr/ UFT / / rrT*^'
--— • v '
Copr. 1957 by ne* fiic. T. m. Ptg. u. s. * it. Cff.
MADE
A f-IAPPV ( Give me that
LAMDINCj i WALLET, VOU
SAW O^! /^EARcro BAMOlW
J
A NO MOW, YOUNC- MAMT^
X WANT YOU lb REMOVE
this hyena from, 'we
school premises i the"
sooner the
There's beem an EXPLOSION \ ^ WOW/ ulk about NO ^
in tme furnace room — JK: zA SMOKING onTue school
MURRY/
groumds/
■2.-/5
SAFE BUY USE! CARS
GIAUMTEQ
1950—Mercury 4-dr. Sedan. Radio, heater, overdrive. One
owner car. that we sold and serviced.
194!)—Mercury 4-dr. Sedan. An outstandingly clean c
very low mileage.
1949—Ford V-h Cluh Coupe with radio and heater. This one is
excellent in every way.
• * * *
19.10—Dodge pickup. Radio, healer. We're going to sell this .
one. So you'd better see it NOW.
* * * ♦
1947—Ford 2-dr. Sedan. New paint. Plastic custom made seat.
covers. A very good car. Priced To Sell.
* * * *
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL!
1!)." 0 Mercury Club Coupe
S1495.00
* • •
FAULKNER MOTOR CO.
109 N. Baylor Phone 102
Breckenridge, Texas
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1952, newspaper, February 15, 1952; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134207/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.