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VOL. 3d NO.
158
Church Youths
Slate Week Of
Fur. Worship
BKKCKKNKIDGt. TEXAS—SIN DAY. At'GtST 12. I9.*>6
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PKICE DAILY 5 CENTS, Sl'NDAY 1U CENTS
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The Youth Fellowship of the
fin" Methodut Chuich al have
Miiuai t outh Activ itiej*
'9 Auifu^t I'J and will cuii
ttil Augunt IIJ, v% ith tn
tfcfe yeau * atudy" Chrud
it*. Ail youth beiv*♦*♦•!! the
niHl &> tilt* inwted to,
Dial Telephone
SM System Topic
Of Lions C ub
lk"
nit.
I !
irr
.p® * | >t lut'k SUppei
will I* Jo ut tne chuich uitft
rain to tw heal in tn«? churcu.
Wm. L«?f hunkia will be tli.-
•peakfi for the worship tri t xr.
Monday program will innude a
Progressive supper <*im1 Kev. J,.ii„
kxl. t lancui, pastor of the Santo
Circuit and >.M I . Mu<l*-rit. wiii
bring the addr>* *.
Ki v D. C. Muotrn, pa-tor <>f the
Main Street Methodist Church
Clebui ne, uill -peak following the
supper to b.- served 6> the W..
mail's Society of Christian Sei \ ice.
Covered dish .-.upper tor the en
tire family will teatuie Weune.-
day a activity, with Kev B.-n .Vlar
®ey, (Wstui cu the (jiatord Metho
dibt cnuich, as speaker.
A old fashioned picnic >upp«-i
and sunn party win be hem at
the park on Tnurwday, ;th Ke\.
C. C. Schulu. pastor ot the Metho-
dut Church in (cordon speakinK.
"Christmas In August'' win be
the theme lor Frida>, when Ke\.
A. A. Peacock, Cisco District Sup
ci intend, nt. will speak.
The closing session will be held
Sunday night following the leliow-
ship supper at the church. 1 he en I
tile, sei v ices of the church will tv.-'
conducted by the >outh of the
church.
Everyone is invited to partici
pate in the tun. stud) and worship
tor youth in the community.
Tropical Storm
Small But Loud
MIAMI. Aug. 11 il'.pi Hurri-
cane B-ts\. the season's first lull-
blown tropical howler, roared
tnrougn a narrow ocean passage
between Dominica and tiuadaioupe
Saturda). pounding the two tiny
West Indian islands with Winds of
li>5 to 120 miles per hour.
The small but powerful storm
jUipill
'•\\ building to house the dial i
ot the* telephone company I
< completion ami, special
nt vi«#w being manufactured i
installed with expectation;
sjstem going into tuli et-
January, V\. li. MtAnail\,
'olii member# of th** Breckenridge
l.n'ii> i tub l* i nlay noon.
l eiote bong put into, full use
there vvi.l be a test (mtukI ot about !
three* weeks that w ill be in the ;
natur** of general education on how
to u>e th«* *ystem.
Sut ciihei s will be called and!
asked to dial in orders to deter nun*- '
it they know how. Adults wilt have j
iiuue 11ounieiearning than children,
>o s«uue fH*« pie may find t conven- |
tent to a>k their cluidien to teach i
them, McAnally said.
It is «-\pe ted that dials will be |
on all phones by October I. Any
suhsei ih-t not having one by then!
might inquire of tin* telephone |
HST ENDORSES HARRIMAN
AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
Deep Discovery
Well Indicated
In S. E. Stephens
CiRAlU ATKS |\ rr. WORTH
daugh?* i ••f M > It. S « '}■ ,pn ;.;i
gradu;it - . f Fr VV-oth 11rr,;r• #
until September when .^h - will
Annette- ("h
hmh < •
t nd
retui 11
a f; ma II,
rh oI
here
Dreck Resident
Graduates From
Ft. Worth High
M iss Marie Annette Chapman.
17-year-old duughtei of Mis. Bob
Chapman of Breckinridge, vas
graduated from Fort Worth Sum-
mer High Sch^hil on August 10.
She attended schools in Brerk
outteied the heavily - populated , enridpe until 'I years airo when sh<>
All-Stars Match
Four Teams For
Tourney Play
>ny Leagu*
Bow.e All-!
score *>t i# 1 t presiding.
In'itational 1
Rum Islands with savage tury as
it churned tow aid the open water*
ut the Canbbean Sea on a course
that would lake it just south of
i'uerto Rico.
Former Residents
Parents Of Boy
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holder Jr. are
the puients of a baby boy kum at
3 a. m. August 11. in a Lubbock
hospital.
At birth, the baby, who has been
named Klojd W. Holder III. weigh-
ed 7 pound.-.
Puternal grandmother is Mis.
Floyd Hoider of Rreekenridg>-. and
maternal grandmother is Mrs.
( laude Huribut of Lubbock
Both mother and buhy are re-
ported as "doing fine."
WWWWWVWWWWWWVft
SEEN or HEARD
By C. M. H.
Parties were eapeeted here Sat-
urday afternoon to confer further
on the project the t hamber of I om-
merce u "frking on . .National
Farm l^aa AssoKiat mmi w ill stage
its annual dinner and meeting
1 hursday evening Report made
Friday is that l-w nelled *l#l.-
h3 on pancake party July *.
men ted of number of people
'iturday in stoies and rtorner
the big shopping day
been changed tor some
Saturday to Monday
J er from here went to
D . ^ l^aa Saturday to the "Hog-
town^homecoming. Sheriffs
department reported no arrests and
/. n.< f>r v« nn In Sn ? li rd:i v
Co
se-
T
ia
rci
. o-jinente
r. liurd.
/ n
If
nVir
n K n.
Judge J. W. Marrow, back
Wnl Tennessee, said crops fine
there this year—but that btg trees
we remember there as a boy are all
gone Chandos King repueted
emptying his children's plastic
swimming pool when a whirlwind
caught it. blew it away, and 1st-1
rr found lodged in a wire fencr
Indirect report from group gone
t« Canada is that the men went
salmon fishing, and Rons Kllioo
only caughl one.
Asked Lynn Bridges "what was
the big word7'* and he said it will |
be on September 14- give you two
guesses what he meant Mrs.
Charley Williams and Bettye Rob
ertson have applied for bachelor's
degree at N1
Truitt Frank
Lee Dwigffin* to receive bachelor
of science degrees at McMurry
AUg. :«) Bennett Watu credit
ed with one long carry in game at
Lubbock Friday night And. we
can endtire this weather with a
smile, if we will.
entolled in Anion Carter River
side High School in Fort Worth.
She is a member of th.- National
Honor Society, and is an officer in
th«- Rainbow dirts
She will enroll in Texas State
College for women at Denton
where she has a scholarship, and
will study to b>- a laboratory tech-
nician. The scholorahip was award
ed on the basis of general scholas-
tic achievement.
Mis Chapman attended the grad
nation exercises, spending the
w.-.'kend with her sister in Fort
W'.rth Marie is expected to spend
the rest of the summer in Breck-
enridire with her family before en-
rolling in college for the fall sem
ester.
Daptist Music
Camp At Lueders
To Open Monday
District Music Camp of Baptist
District 17. a graded choir camp.
Open at I*uders Baptist F.ncamp
ment grounds Monday and will con
tinue through the Thursday night
service.
Campers from a larger area
than the actual district are expect
ed to attend this music camp, one
of a series which - be ng held by
Texas Bapt "ts during the summer.
Flo> I McC iy i.f Dallas, associate
of th.- chuich music department.
Will he director ami Rev Kd'.vard
Lam. pastor of I't.meer Drive
chinch at Abil'-ne, will be camp
I pastor
•li e Bucket* of Abilene i* district
music director. Among th.' camp
' personnel will be Dr Kuell I'orter.
Kent Halveat. Rod l.att.1. >li« W
J BI.M'kham. J. IJ. W' Hlaid and
, 'ithers.
Clash's will include study of
musii in the Bibl- and •■"hristian
Ilymn«Htv. hymn placing, choir dir-
ecting elementary theory,
technique, sight reiwluig. i hond
arranging and many other studies
which are ex pert ed to impro'e
church music for those who attend.
An orchestra and choir groups will
also he formed ami will practice
•luring the .-amp for the pre sen ta
lose.
The Bte, k. riridgr I
VII-Stars defeated the
Stars Friday night by ;
in til.- Mineral Wells
Tournament. Breckenrtdge will
meet th.- Mineral Wells team in ihe
finals Monday night at N p. in. in
Mineral Weils.
Bieckeiilidge opened the scoring
n th- second inning .- tiihson led
iff with a -ingle, stole -.eond and
themi si'oreti on .i double h\ .1 mmj
Wright. Wright stole third and
scored when Butch Kvans ground
'd out.
B"-r.. Sattci white went the dis
taiu'e for Bret ken: idge. striking
'out 1:: batt< is, hit one baiter, gave
up five hits, two being doubles,
one run ami walked tno.
Team men.hers aie Travis Can
dy. Bilij light, Jimmy Wright.
Johnny Hughes. Mike Fields, Dan
and Don Hallmark. Floyd Swain.
Jerry Cibson. James Miller, David
Elder. Kug.-iie Maxwell. David A
tin, Bosco Satterwhite. Butch Kvans
and Dale Dixon.
< oaches are Fred Cray and '>11i.-
Candy, and assistant coaches are
\ E. Miller, Bill Hallmark and
Charlie Kvans.
nonpany, lor it is possible to miss
.-onie.
I lie . • |uim■ tl.-l11 In'ing made is
iil.nl-' to Irt the ItleckeniMlge sys-
te1 ii. and tHe building coiisn ucled
to tit tne ei|uipmeiii. .\uinl er can-
not h. luinisned subscribei,s until
the new .**|uipmeiii has been tested,
the k.-\ to the Itleckellluige nuiti-
i 'is will !> • Hickman t t id low ed
i>j lour digits.
In answer to questions, McAmtlly
-i.nl I :>eo will l e th * c**ntei of ope-
rations in tills area. Cards will be
available tor persons making a
number o( long distance caos, so
llley may send their numbers to
pecs*nis who call tnem frequently.
I here will be alwiut the same oil ice
lorce on duty here, with piob.iblv
•me or two additions, but tnere will
ne n > op,-ratoi s. M ost of the regular
operators are being given work
••Isewhere.
lio to bawl out
wrong number is called
and .VlcAnally replied '
self."
I'he speaker was introiluced by
i hurl.'.-, kilborn, program chair
man, Howard Swanson, president,
when the
w ;is asked,
only your
All Kll.'iibu rger discovery I ■. ■ -
been indicated at Shell Oil I'mn
pany No. I Tomliti, section To.
ItAL survey, nine uiii.-s southw- st
of Breckeiiridgt' III Stephens «'mm
ty-
A six hour ami 5n-minute drill-
stem test from 4.27a to 4.'>U4 leet
developed gas at the Mil face in
four minutes, mud ill 7'I and oil in
7H, with the wildcat flowing til
barrels of oil in 4'1 hours. Opera-
tor was waiting on orders.
1'hiliip B. Robinson of Craham
staked No. I J. A. Wright as a
4,'ltm firnt rotary wildcat three and
a half mil.s southeast of Ivan ill
Stephens County.
Location is i'llt feet from the
north and west lines of the south
we t quarter of Section 4, Bli k •'!,
SI' Survey.
Krhiirt A Arnot, Breckenridge,
have reported a Strawn sand dis-
covery half ;• mile north of Olden
in Kast la nd t'ounty with comple-
tion of No. I L. S. Hamilton, sec-
tion :{, HTAB survey.
I'umping potential wus 72 bar-
rels of 41 gravity oil, plus .'$•> pei
cent water, daily thiough per-
forations from 2.4IMI to 2.4n* feet.
Associate Pastor
To FiN Pulpit
Adlai Staggers
Then Recovers
To Vow To Win
MARKIKU H*
f Hth wedding ;
t'ounty s
Williani.s sine*
V KAKS- Mi
mm versa r\
ince
Mr.
.mil Mr>.
• •ii August
tnd in tli** i r pi
Hunt is '. a, Mrs
IU'lli.
.1 the
Couple
Years
Celebrates
Of Wedded
ill Stepll
-io I West
Studio
68
Life
To Preach Here
Neil Taylor I 'riuceton seminary
student from Ft. Worth, will con-
duct tht regular sei\i<>*s at the
Fir t I*iesbyierian i'huirh Sunday
mo: ;ii:iK.
Kev. Guy F. Greenfield, Assik*
;ite Pastor of the First Baptist
I Church will supply the pulpit Sun-
j day in the absence of the Kev. H.
H. McBri«|e. His sermon suhjet is
will be "The Lordship of Je us
Christ*' and "The Christian's
Cross."
It was announced last week that! ^•debratnni
j Dr. J. B. Aiiair from Hardi v-S m wish to l e
; moris University was to preach
; here a^ain this Sunday, but will
! e unable to return for the engage
' merit. Kev. and Mrs. Mc Bride are
[ expected to retufn to Breckenridge
j about the latter part of next week
! from theii trip tt Alaska.
I>y JO Kill!KIM'S
American Stalf
Mr. and Mrs. William 1. Hunt
of BreekenridKe observed their 8th
wedding anniversary on August
1 at their hmne at .'Ml West
Williams Street. Due to the
| health of tlie couple, there was
ol the event, Uilt they
letnenibered lo all of
their many friend*.
William I. Hunt au«l Mary Ann
ter, lives at the h« ine with tliein.
Mrs. hula l.« ekeCt, lt i niei'Ky « t
iireckem nltfe, now li\es in San An
tonio. A tftiia«i daughter, Mis Ina
UoS4 n |uest, lives hi the Necessity
coiutuunily. I he hunts have
ill i grandchildren, I «reat ^rand« hild
no ' ien and - ^ieat, Kreat ^ran*lctiiUl
Classes Taught By Adult Leaders
4-H CLUBBERS HOLD THIRD
ANNUAL CAMP ON P. K. LAKE
Lev* were married on .August
18.SN. at the home of the bride in
Gray sou county. Kev. Milton Hunt,
fatter ot the groom, read the wed-
ditig ceremony.
Iitey moved to Stephens County
in INl/a. Their honif was in the
Wa viand community where they
raised six children. One daughter,
Carra, died at the age of Paulina
lied at the* ageof !!♦, and one s« u,
Hoinei, diet) in lUttf.
Mrs. Tonimte Fincher, a da ugh
ten, Karen and .Nancy lvelie>, w iiu
tive in the >anie l t« « k with ihein.
They both have been ineiubers of
the t list ilaptl^t Church since
By ICOBKIM BAKhDOLL
« lll< A« •« •, Aug. II U'.h —l* ot-
• nei i 11 >i i« nt i i umaii Saturday
< ndi'i .-ed <n'v. Avereil Harriirian
. % a ^ ■ i K for the Democratic
jiM-s dt nti.il nomination.
Mr. iiuman >t a lenient was a
.-haip but not disa.^iious blow to
-\ui.ii I Su veils* n, current trout*
iunn* i for toe nomination.
i ut ea• I'm .-ulent said there are
o,*uy other in* n lot wMoru fie ha.s
"gieat ,4«liii11.11;. n." But lie said
ll.it riin.in h..,- the experience need-
ed lor the J di.
I he f • i iner ['resident did not
n., uientittu Stt venson by name.
Am ai r «f Ifte Tide
Stev. n.^on, ol \ lousiy aware that
lie I runtau tui* was running hi
lavoi id H.iruntaii, had Ha id 111
advance that he Irlii-ved he collid
win the nomination without the
t« lllie| I'll-.-..tie ul > support.
Mi. I Miiuau *iiiiois«*«i Kanimati
w stli u< «juai11 icat ions. H^ said on y
that Hie n .i n ii.tI t i>ii\ t iition opt u-
nit Mt nd.iy simuid be "free and
• 4. n witn each delegate "liee.y *
( atking Lin «.t nd.date of hid
t'hoil'lr.
Mr. I ruman made his anxa us!y-
aw .• ited aniioitnct merit at a packed
new-. cotilcielice in the i rystal
baliri'oin • • I tlie IJ'ackstone hotel.
He said in kn v. it would mean
"dr.'-.ippmnlui« nt ' l«u* soute and
"le |el" fur others.
Mi. I ruman characterized Hat'-
i i.ii.hi as a man « t ' xp< rience and
Ability' who eoiild siiouirkr lilt:
hurdetus «.t the ot lice immediately
period of "trial and n-
ut
Holder, Nancy Knight. Sheila
Harrison. Larry Bedford, l^irry
Garrett, Charlotte Garrett, Roger
Wilkerson, Nona Lou Wilkerson,
e Taylor, and I
Brinks Robbery
Trial Stymied
BOSTON TP' TK,
plixlil.-d throiiKh itst
w.'« k without iiijr
• >r to try th.* -i|rht
Brink's tiiiil
first weary
a siiipii- jur
li cr, chii.ifrtl
All-Stars Beat
Bowie In Tourney
>*ith tli.' iKiliiHi'.H hijfifi'Mt rash rob
bfry.
npf.-ns.' challt n(?>'!« and court
dismissal* ilisnuiilifi.-d n.*.iil\ 4IIW
piosp vtivrt jurors w ho p: ia«l.-.|
thiough Suffolk >'iip -iio,' County
Court this «^ek
Dendy Funeral To
Be Held Sunday
Kuncml s-rvic n for Mis M:i'ti •
C II.'Inly. TS y.Mi-.>ld Iti.'ik.'ii
rnlK" i.'S iI.-iit, will l > hoUl :<t 'i'
p. m. Auifust 12 in Meiton Ch:>p«'l
Mrs Dimly di.-il ,following u
h>;nt attack >n Thursd.iy r ihr
Sh.' had liv.'d in itrcck^nridgo sinci-
i!>ni.
l!.-\ h! \\ Cop- land, ppsri., .if
th- I nit.'d IVnU'i'osi.il Chuich «ill
■ ■fficiatf. assisted h> R. v M l>.
TViompnon. |>a«toi' of the Ass.'mhly
of (riul Chun h Uuiial «ill h.- in
the Hiec'^.-nridire C. inet.-r> under
the direction of Melton Funeral
Home.
I'allSe.ir.-rs are to he I ieorif r
Martin Jr.. Doyl.. Newcouib. I'aul
Darnell Forrest Blue. CMlie Gundy
and Bobby fHinn.
tion of a program at th
Tragedy Rode Local Roads In July
The tiliid Stephens County 4-H
Club C amp wa.- held at the Com-
munity Public Northwest Lodtfe
on Possum kingdom Lake August
S-i#, with boys and girls attend- Jerry Welch, Janir
iii^r. Ten adult leaders assisted Patricia Ho^an.
Kxtensfon Agents Tom Joyce Cur. • * °—
| ninicham and Jack |l. Cressett in
t lirectiii)f and conducting th^• camp.:
Camp co-chairmen were Tommye
| Lou Lenoir and Rojafer Hroyles.
! I'iXie Anderson Mas j^roiip leader
1 for the Country Pardners arid Hilly
! Kay Mathias was irroup lead *r for
th * Texas Jack liabbits.
Camp photographers v%«-re Larry
• iarrett and liwentci I^e K«*ith.
Th * fo|«>wtii^ clas.- -s w.-ie taught
by Stephens • ounty I H Club Jun-
ior leaders: Safety. |>ixi^ A rider-
-on; Citizenship. C.nil and Nancy
Itrown; Crafts. Tommye L« u I> n-
r. Wiiilhu classes were tauuht
> Mr. It.II Wr'u'ht. hi.itrlct Wild-
life Hioloirist with the Texas State
(i aine and Kish Commission from
U'.tham. SwimtuiriK. recreation,
ind rest p *r • <i-* round* d out the
H'htduie for the 1 day camp.
Hreukfas? iriie.-.ts were Jo * Hu
ri ami (''-n Peek^ uh brought
out the :n k and burb**cue for the
econd «lay'- lunch.
Th • fo'lii'Ainir a«iult leaders Were
iistrura ntal in making th" camp
>o succe ifui: Mr. and Mrs. Tom
M. Iy 'ii ii. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.
liarrett, M s. Kr\y Anderson. Mrs.
Cecil Brown, Mrs. Bonnie Turner,
Mr-. Jack C i "isett, Mrs. r>dis Wil-
ker-on, and Mrs. Bill Holder.
The 4- HVrs who attended v\er -:
iiiily Kay Mathias. Uo|fer Broyl^s,
ilail Brown, Nancy Brown, (iwen-
, na Lee Keith, Vernon Hay den, j
fhile Keith, Dixie Anderson, Tom
Anderson, Bonnile,. I^enoir, Tom-
mye lrf u Lenoir. Sh-ila Kllis.l
i Saddle Sue Huddlest.m, Judy Lew-
! is. Henry Carolyn Lewis. Rose Ful-1
bright, Cathy Jones, Annette Wil-
Mrs. Satterwhite
|
Gets Certificate
^m idge College All-Star |
team in cooperation with
local merchants and husi .
will sponsor the fiist Oil'
Brecki
has.bai I
thirteen
nessmen
Belt ln\itational Baseball Toiun
anient for semi-pro tennis in this
aiefT Two trophies will be awarded
to champion and iiinneiup hi the
tourney. All parries will be played
in Breckenridge at the American
l<e ?toii field be^ri mil r*K Monday
m«:ht, August at 7:." ♦> p. m. f« i
the first of double headei play.
Kour teams will participate.
M. n hants who are participatinir
in th.- finam-inir of this first Oil
H. lt m.-et are Trainiiiell Furniture
Co., Thornton Furniture Co., Ste
wart I'eeks (IiiK-ery, McMahan
• ii.'.n DruK. IVelcr's Bl(nlt;ett
lluii-k Co., Nap Thoma.s Diiik.
Hai lies Williams DrtiK. Howe 11
Diiik, Daniel Motor. The Hub Clo
thier. Tot* A Teens and Kd (i.'i*
hiirdt. iii'iordiiiK to a report ftom
Fred A. Gray.
iHiiible elimiiuitioii play will
in.itch IK-Leon against Jacksboro
in the lirnt (fame ami Hrerken
ridife «ill play Albany inini.^lint. ly
followinjr.
All Karnes will be seven innings.
The BreckenridKe All Star team
has a ri*ord of D> wins, li losses,
this year. The l.i-man roster wil!
Mrs. Cleo' Satterwhite h.«.s been
awarded a certificate of apprecia
tion bj I 'resident Kiseuiiower for
her services to the nation as an
unitiiiipou.sati.-d member of the Se
lei'ti\>* Sei vice System.
The certificate is signed by the
('resident a Ion* with MiKnalUreit of
liov. Allan Shivers, l.e« is li. Her-
sliey. Director of Selective Service
an.l .Stale l>iretrt r Si'hwai li.
Tex. Weathermen
Sing Song Of Heat
I M l r.D I'K^SS
weather men were SiliK'
same S..111;, umpteenlli
iry, no
hot and
liams, Barbara K I I e t t. Julia ! 'nc^lude Bobby Kd
VVnifht. Jackie May Harris, Susie
TraKedy riwle the highway* in
July in the Abilene Highway Pa
C this month and troj District said ( apitan (<. L.
Holland and Mrs. Morahan. after scanning the July
iccident fiitureR. Twelve persons
died in the district in ten fatal ae
-idents Fatitrue ami drinkin* while
driving coupled with speed w.ia the
greatest factor's thes^ fatal acri
dents. One fatal accident is
against Stephens county.
TkMghl For The Moment: Hhen
all el e is lost th* fntnre •till re-
|mk _
bits ami hiindicaps. such as: late
.tarts, iripatience. intemperance,
temper, fatigue, "little law" vio
lations, speeding, willingness, to
take a chan.e. nixldownright hull-
headiiies*. I^'t's rid ourselves of
th- notion that it is every m;in f, i
him self. 1^-t's try remedying
teaching, and developing regard for
•eored 1 the other fellow.
An automobile is as deadly as
Five persons died
County accidents and two died in
Taylor Cminty. Capitain Morahan
caotioaed, "Ut'f weed out our h -
Scurrv a gun in a man's hand, we must
respect it. keep it in top notcn con
dition, and as we use it, keep it
under control.
BILL BLACK
INSURANCE
104 X. Court Phone 1200
PRESENTS
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy and warm
through Sunday. l,ow Saturday
night 7ft. high Sunday 106, Low
Friday night *0. high Friday
IWi,
nie Payne. Edwin
Met 'haran,
Robertson,
Kon-
Mik,
Kv
Texas
tllg til.
verse Saturday
relu-l in s:glil.
A I'.-w isolated showers ft-ll
alonx the mtilille coast Satunlay
mornim,- and more isolate.1 show
eis were predict.-il for this a ill' i -
noon u,ar the coast and in north
west Texas.
Only I'resido hail any ineasur-.
able lam in the '11 hours cndiiiK
iit li:'>(> a. in., today and it was
• mly .uT ..I an in 'i.
However, the raill probably
kept I'n-sido from chalking tip
its usual recoiil asthe state's hot
test spot with the maik u'.iiiK to
Mineral Wells with lurt. In all, D>
weather stations had readings of
IIN> or above Friday afternoon.
Low readings this iiiumin*
ranged from ii2 at Salt Fl:it to
at Dallas.
Child Dies As
Doctor Awaited
DETROIT — fhildrens
Hospital officials t*>d«y blamed
1), IS#16. Ml. Hunt has held every ot
t !** • eAcept slteriit and county judge
in Siteptiens I « unly. ll * wns county
surveyor troiu until his ir
tii.-m.nl. 'I hey bav - lived at then
present address since IJ'ln.
Last Atay iLli Mr. Hunt w a '.>•
year> tnd, anti on .iuue '11 .'.Ir.i.
Hunt was Mi. Mi. Hunt sufteied .1
broken hip S«#nie time at<o, ami
does not t out otteii, but Mi. Hunt
can be seen in his yard almost unity .
and otteii walks to t<nvu to shop
and visit.
I wo ul theii uran«idau^htei>i live
111 lireckenrtdu , ."Vl 1 h'i ra Keiiey
ami Mis. Jm .tun lluk -i. Mike Kei
ley, a great grandson, aiso lr.< s
lie re.
Kefauver Hurls
Criminal Charge
WA3HIM;IoN <1 .£! tur! ad
ministration inaiutairied silence to
day on Sell. Kstes Keiauver'.s
charge that luu'h admimsti ation
ollicials totaled Liu: crimiuai
co«le" in handling tin- Uiaou ^ ale.-
case.
Kel'auver who headed a Senate.
MilH'ouiiuittee in*. estlKatiou ot tin-
now d« fund power conlracl. -
cus.nl ('residential Assistant Shei
man .Adams «d usiiiK "his ln. li ol"
l ice t«i try to pi f \ t nt pubin- dis
closure ot w I'Miigtlmn^."
lie accu.ie.l atomic em r^y chiet
l.ewis lv Sti aliss, toiiuci tnulu 4
diiectot Uowi.iinl I*. Hughes and
1 han man J. Sim ian ArmsiroiiK
ot the Securities JSz Kxcliiiu^t-
t'ommiMsmu .d cous pit iu^ with
Adam* t **c u«eal the Licis."
He called on Att« :uey tieliet.il
Herbert Hlowiiell Jr. ttf pi eseiit
the matter t a v. 'and Juiy "with
out tuither delay."
v\ ith
tor."
Tin Punier I resident cited Har-
• kiuari s cmisidei aide experience in
ills own and in the Uoose\cit au-
uiini.^liatnni. He rett rred to htm
as .1 "1'iwn o| strenj^ili.M
Iwt-u bet n Mi. 1 ruman had
tiuislu.il ir'adui^ li.s Mate rev nt tile
.iecMiid tune, tn, H.'iiiinan back-
ei ^ distributed .. niimeo^iajih
.-tauincnt to newsmen iiaHin^ tne
announcement, showing they Ktievv
ol hi- deci.-.tfiu in ailvance.
Statement in lelegrani
lli. llaiitmaii statement was a
te.e£rani to Mi. | ruman rr«nu
Mleiia* i II. I'endt i^ast, chuil'inati
ot th" New \ ork .-.Late liemocratic
1 nutiiiU't.
"I in-, lit-liincratic par ty ot New
VotK is proud l« have your sup-
poi t lor our threat 4 ov. Aveicil
llarr tui."a ," l'i ud igast said.
Aitei reading his brief state-
ment, Mr. tinman it! used to an-
wer any <|uestion.- trmn the ni( te
lhaa ♦ oo r p«iriei.^ and photograph-
• v* jamimu into the ne^s confer-
lie, room. It was the biggest
n«*ws conl ' 1 • uci• Mr. Truman ever
taced, topping by far attendance
at hi.". V\ lllte i louse sessions.
Alter his announcement, he stay-
ed uiottml long enough to hold a
"ilaiTimaii tor I resident * button
I toiiliiiuecl 011 IMge Six)
"« '-r-* ••
Young People To
Have Sunday Page
ikeruidge A merit.
Sunday August i!%
a teaiu 1 e page tor trie
dks each Sunda>. It
t ailed t h oung
I "age," a n d on it
lind many articles* ol
Neit to your best policy —
irauiMtfl) .'SwitiiKiu lummiute
Ageii:>
i lie U
b ginning
Will ha*
yotiog («
v ill be
I' o I k s
they w ill
llltr I est.
Stoile... puzzles, things to do,
what's new, pen pals, hoohy c.ot-
11*1, and ot be 1 (entities Will be
on the page.
Sainph . of what is to come will
be cai 1 let! during the present
W eek.
Named Anthony's Assistant Manager
Kingston, John Bate*. Di7*y Howell I ovprcrowfleil i-omlitions for
(I< rry Wfiser. Ki-nneth FurnWr
burn. John Cotton, Ji*rry Gibson,
and pitrhers ami their win-loss
reiiirtls n re (ieorge WragK, 2-0;
When tie* Whittenburjf, 1 I; Dirk
Carpenter, 10 2; Marvin Thomp
son, 11. and Clyde Harris. I 2.
Leadinjr hitters nr Mtkp Kings
ron. Dick CBrpentt-r and Wheaties
Whittenbu i*tr.
w/^wwwvwwwvwww
Whr §weller wbea you «re til. Kklr
to or from the hoapital in Satter-
Alr - Conditioned, fluytren
4 Ambulancea. Phone 670
white
Eqaipp
or 671.
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■ieath of ;i 15 month olil boy whose
mother c-laimed she was ignored
by doctors and muses for nearly
two hours.
The mother Mrs. Caroline Mr
Alx -. 27, said she took her baby
l.imes. fo the hospital twice. Slie
-said the fir.t time she was fold
to take the infant home and feed
him a mixture of syrup and boiled
water. She said she returned to
the hospital because the child
"was breathing hard and in pain"
When she returned she said she
tried vainl<v to obtr>ir< th" of
doctor* and nurses but alter two
hours of waiting the younfester
died in Iter K| .. _ ....
0Of CLARK
Aiiliitiiiici-iiterit has l- i-ii made of
In- :ip|n.iutriient of Hub Clarke a.*
i.-i^i-i iut in:tn;,tf• r of the C. R. An
. Ih.fij Store hi Hivckf-iiridge.
CI.M'k. returns to Hie,-kenridg<*
ifti-r a 2-ye;ir (teriod us assistant
n,in.ii .-i' of the Anthony ('omiKiny
tn (Iriiham.
itorri in h liasvil!-*, h.- moved to
Hiickeiiridge while in hijrh schorl.
After S[ieii(linjt two years in the
■ it tiled services, xerving vv ith the-
M'lst Airborne Division in Furope.
he returned to Breckenridge whero
! e was oi;it i ied. He and his wi
!b.- former Virginia Skinner
-it I2nt> Fast glm. They ha
•' n. • ir -|f. 5. and Kev
burn July 25.
Mr. and Mrs. F.
Brevk nridt.e are
parents, and <
i a'her.
Clarke
area, and
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 158, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 12, 1956, newspaper, August 12, 1956; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth135369/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.