The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 199, Ed. 1, Monday, July 24, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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l)e Breckenroc ftmerkan
WEATHER FORECAST:
Went Tex s Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday Wanner In
north pcr'i n Tuf la
TELL 'EM ALL
BRECKENRIDGE
IS MOVING AHEAD
il
10L. 13 NO. 199
(U
R) means united PRES3 B KKUKK N HI. 3 GK STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS MONDAY JfLY 21 1933
(U.R) MEANS UNITED PRESS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
INDIANA FIRM LOW P. O. BIDDER
Stephens Farmers To
TT-11-V..TTm TTT--. Il "
PERMITS HERE
AFTER WAIT OF
SEVERAL DAYS;
P. T. Montfort Issuing In
structions for Planters
To Retire Acres
About ISO Stephens count
fanners can start ttiriiitiir ir
dor cotton IikIh.v in the tin.' i
to restrict the acrp-i . o. i
the South umln t'n Ici.il;
rovcrniiiorit'- p i-n
plan.
P. T. Montf.it .i. Mmi
diiv morning if va (mail
rofiv'(l Dornnt-. hIikm Ii--will
issuu to tln-M- b(i fain
crs m the count. whuh will
allow thorn to pluw up 1 .11 1 1
acres of cotton whuh thev
have siirncd to fiestrnv .
For lotroyin" thi mttoii
tlu ISO plnntci- will Kit
about $18000 in rjuli this
inotie to be p.i"l in the near
future.
Many Stettin n- unlv
fanner took th optioim
!;
1)1. in of Uikiny. opium or jrov
(liunent cotton at ki ii-mU
ixiliiid. If cotton mniiiliiih
its steady pii th.it it n now
aelluiir for. the ?": Inls that
haw been iHuiirht Ji Stepli
ens fanneri
ins fanner will bnn theni
more than $r.0iHi when they
Mwint tltnli 2
are sold.
Mr. Montfort said Mondu. j
he expected each farmer to
plow Ulldor his iittoll iinme-covered from the grueiiin ;iind or
dlately on gettii'K his x?r- w rei-ord-breakm night abound
nut and that this hniil.l elh woiw. wiiey put set out to-
i .. ii.!. . i. .. r. . 1.:-. dsv A tmrmivm Hi ttdfilaiiu .f Y!mw
done mis wti'k nnei wih-h ' -- -"-- --
reports would !. turned in t''Y1rk " nUon-
nl..l.. .n.1 .it....1 l...ii.l..iiHr.l. " wUI U suil OI bonor '
state and national headtiUHi
tors so ninh w"iild l forth
coming nt once.
Judges SrlcTlni
forilomrdunlrsi
( to hop off fur Oklahoma where hU
; home dmlrn-i pUn lo outdo hou-
j.Ke. (.. th h..me tx.ut; orj . N.w Vok
i onleal which rlone (iiif
Thr
(l Mil'
wrrK frni lodn hve lrn elu t
r) Mr Jark H l(.4ini ritri
chninnnn mm i ii. A I (hr
judgr ara .ui ..I ..wu iil.n.
The lovliij; 1 1
thf ChBlillx-i f
ni"l bOHU'ifi i
icflcl ii nd ii-i
n.fnt nra nu '.
i ir dwaidctl b)
.nuiin- t I he
mi h l-n m'
iiuniitr arrangr
I" iric inadr Twri
in Immii ivffrrd
ih. tii.t attrad
l. uic with Ihr
t.li4i prlzoi ..f II
I i lh lifMH kift. lh. rin.Kt kltrid I
Iv r lawn and 'ii
cleanest lawn.
Entries will bo Likrn all thu
wMk and Monda fur thr c-r1
rcrphontay; in your nam and l
drra niakr yuui botnc eligable f"
the pnzra
ShiTi) And Goal
Raisers IS I eel';-
RANtiEtl. July 21 Th CM UM
nrip and Ouat Ralaara aasocla-
ion held a meat ins In th Laalon
Hall Saturday afternn at which
a Urge number nt w.mi .! m -
hau prcxliietrs t the Motion wr
prcstnt i
J K Dnie .. eieued pies'
dent of the r.:.ti.itiin for 'he
coming yew i with tr Hu Hodgns
elei led vlor pi. . i.l. hi nd J l
Iniett. r. rci.1 tirmri i
lectors elsoe.t n. U Hache
lor of Palo Put. Kail T Noland
cf Straw n. T.. .r Mi'leak and '
IU den Neul of Harder I BRUMS KPORT. Conn . Julv 31
A vny luterosting dlacu-s.on os'.iri James and Amy Molltaon. ie-'
tho fall clip and sale followed th ' covered from th cuts und bniUe.
election of officer I thev suffsml tatt lL.hi wh..n ih.i.1
! XtM 1 W r T nn
TODAY'S SALES
Total share sales on tho Nets
York Stock Ktrhangn tnUlled
34SS0o(i shares uccordlng to a
report of focal exchange offl-
Wiley Post Completes liecm-d-Breaking World Flight
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A .1 . i i. . i - .... . i ytUA f hw ir ti.- Winnii- Mao lo
r... thr i. . r ". ii-.ni '. mi i ..t in... .' .'. v. I r.m.ti Ki.-I.l. N.w York n(t-r
hln i-i i h il flight no ii i .i v..ill i - . n i h mi . il 'i .nlniilf
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POST RECEIVES
HERO PLAUDITS
Iong Rpc . J;m fn Dn
LUU& "t1 ri'b nnn l0 uun
NfiiSV Gailnilpf
new York July ji ti
ii"
luncheon dinners and reception
j lodny and lomornrw and Wednra-
..i... ....ii i . - . .
ijr win rrcrivn inc nuuy ana ar-
maiit. welcome New York aecuuU
'it hroM a parade up 1wur
Urondway lo city hall throtifih a
'howr ot ticker Inpo ami ahroddod
newspaper.
Thursday or Friday lot hope
uvvvk Oilers Ural
n
Rainier Uiill (llul)
I li;.ltr th. ffmt of Ihiee Knn-
gcr pitchers the Hncksm dge Oil
r IfUlIt Ik. Ubiim. KmII mI.. fn
a hay tide Sunday at the Ktst Hide1
.. . . . .... i
Park to the tune of 15 to T.
...:l. :. ... ":.k. . : til. z:
lloUura llastaaxr alam. .
Inning snd lodd took his place t .
I. t until the fifth Lmirficld. Ron
K'i shrtanp wa cnlled to pitch
in. I he iK pixiuded around th
o f.u Hovrral nlc long hit
lUiajcr held the Oilers to IS hit.'
with ihclr thiee pitcher and the
i n- with Hpredy Parks In Ihc'
tuiv all nved only 6 safeties.
I'lii- oilera went down for 5 er-
- and Ranger registered only
miM ura '
The Hat of batteries reads like a
telephone directory Parka and
Ilany. for the Oiler went the en-i
Urn ' Rna IYn.lf .hjI I It
tl field and the uuhar Ho.rkui.ll
toiled for Ranger. will meet Wednesday ne-
Mcor by inntnirs R. U KilIT manufacturau will meat
Ranger 008 U32 too - ft j' Th". w-ty (vator open.
Bieckcnn.lgr lot 231 32a 15 1 r lor" '"uty rim PPr. farm-
I
IMollisons Will
Fly lo New York!
'ipUnc craeked up noar here at the
rHnuonUnorUal 8h
.. ... ku un un mo t-ioyu uouiioii
'. m lorn inoir original
deatlnation la to today.
i..t.i fc.... .. ..... ....
; Rut their plane the Seafarer
will not curry thorn on the lat
stage of their Journey It was too
badly smashed when It come dovr.
in a nog at Htraftford ast n cht nt
nine o'olook. The plane had run out
of gajollno.
Girl and Escort Slain
i Tli w
After Brutal Attack
KORT WORTH .luh SI iUP
leir-il .tu-k(a'e. Okla
A
Kill
und hei cir A S Mli'mcl. :u.
Koit U'nilh "Ifctiliian w. . fiiund
rflioi n death h-i ti.il.iy tin n
n rth nide atrcet
The Kill wim it..ntlfled by fin-
ger prlnta us Orneva tantrcl
Michael's body wuh found lira
the automobile and the body of
the ulil Wd.. I-catii in a field nMt
by Police nnld they had been
niurdereii .mil the girl criminally
a.watilli.l lidi hul bcin Hlmt In
the hmk of the head with a pH
tol The UHI'k choen. hoae. an J
underclothing had hern removed
und were strewn about
Michael who had lcn .hot ii-
rettly In the h u ft of 111- held
alao hal a bruised f'it"hinl I'.
Hie Iwllrvnl tin attack' i had
ti'lcn up l-i the coiiie -ihlUKt'd
M i 'lael .h ' him and then fou-ed
the glil fmin the ini Mirharl'a
I tckrta weie turned lliilde nut
Mirhai'l lued with hiN mother
.Sirs R. Michael. She U ..till 'm
i a rntlcul condition from Injuries
' lecclvod m an automobile accident
near Wlchiti KnlU two month
I ago Her back wat broken in two
I ..iira
Mr
Ml liael wa moved from a
. --.-- . . .-. . kw ll"1M ll"l -
I Wichita Falls hospital to 'lie h :n I
.of Mrs Klnvd Kills in Cleburne'
t no.i khu.
Cleburne'
' "'"' lW '"
(rain Trades In
I'orl Worth Meel
XRT WORTH. July 21 U.Ri
Texas flour miliar and grain deal
ere will open a four-day meetln.t
here Wednesday to prepare a cd
of elhJcs and fair eompetltlou un-
der the natioessl recovery program.
Terminal grain elevator operator
and commission merehanta and
" "ww-ob merchants am
mwm ri nseisii tin us-ur . ... i.M u n
caitlona and dealer will meat Krl
day and flour millers will convene
aViturday.
Arthur Kiii"lu
Dies In Ranker
Aithur Knight of ffectwaltv dll
Sunday night in a Ranger hoepiui.
inonns nr warn nfnnnm imi.u
...
ite underwent an
Friday.
appendectomy
Funeral
afternoon
eMce wee held thu
It 3 O Clock NecessltV
Kmght ..ail bee i 4 ic ident of
the rvects.ity eo-iimunitv for a
numorr of vcar and vva an em.
plcyc of the Eldson Oil C His co chamber of Commerce prould-
widow und chlldien survive. j od at the picnic
Start Turning
!
RICH OIL MAN
HELD BY GANG
Oklahoman's Family Ready
to Dicker with Abductors
OKUMIOMA CITY. July 21. U.Pt
The family of Charles K Urschol.i
today moved to begin negoUationr
with the kidnapers of tho multi-
millionaire oil man aelieu at hi
home Saturday night
E K Kirkpatrlck. of TuJ'a i
peritonal friend and business as-
sociate nf tne 40-yearold oil e-
ccutive. whs named go-betweei .
and will attempt to negotiate with
the gang the I'nlted Press learned
today.
Seated constantly at tho tele-
phone at the 1'iaehel mansion.
hourly awaiting a ranaooi demand
from the daring machine gun no-
duclors. Kirkpatrlck nnnounoed he
was ready to open negoUatlona
with them.
The amount of money the weal
- v ut viv
hy family was ready to pay
not divulged but the deinam
wn
" divulged but the demand wn
expected to oe nuge Ursrhcl Is por-
hans the richest American evor to
fall victim to kidnapers.
Woman Treated
For live Injury
Mrs T H Dunlap of Thiockmor
ton. who had a niece of ataal re
moved from her eye khinday at the
Breckenrldg Uoapital. wae report-'
d renting very well thU afternoon
Hhe propably will not lose the
ht of her y. the attending phy-
etclan said. The metal wa lodged
... ...r y U( i.. uuniana eyo is
she drove a
bolt Into a cultivator
..... .- i
Willi n mk i
-- j
jv oencaie operation in which tho i
-v rwmm ibiiiuvvu wiiii .1 lliucni'l (
was necessary
Breck Men Enjov
.Magnolia Picnic
Magnolia employes of Ureekan-
ridge who attended the annual
picnic held at Cisco Saturday fori
iiwuuy jur
rt Wo th
Petroleum
eniovahle
the employ of the Fort
district of the Magnolia Petroleum!
''.nin ie ported an enjoyable
iin.r I
Vlll-r. . nlv.l . t.r..l k-. I
Ik.-c.ui w.m ...ri ..ni "iUn. I
held it the Hotel Lagunu
guna
n I. r... hri.i.1 r . m.
.. .. .. i
CROWDS FLOCK
TO SWAP DAY!
i
Breck People Are Taking
Interest In Event
A comparatively sniillci crowd
thnn iimml met ill the Swap Di
grounds In Ureckcnrldgc this mom
intf. Ijick of arranRcmcntt for a
parade and doubt n to whether
rodeo arrangemonU hud been com
plctcd with tho oxcouMvoly hof
weather accounted for tho crow J
"f only a few hundred. I
Leonard Wright. Jap Stoker. A
L .Slalllngs and other wall known i
local liorscmcn and rodeo fan wur
working hteodlly at the rodeo ar
rangementa but pluns could not b
finished pens corrals etc Install
'd In time for a porformanrc Uutj
they contemplate rodeo nccommo
datlonn that will emial the l-mt In
West Texas In roadlncju for the
next Swap Day.
There were however u brg'
Rtoupof horo dealers perhupn otiei
hundred hoad oi Hog nil gon.
one and a number of cows on th.-
grounds ready for wnp sale ex-
change and considerable bimlnoi
was done. Implomonts hay goat -.
h dog. guns saddles harnos mrl
ons. fmlt In fact a ttadcrs' Miart
whs In evidence.
Number of Ilrockonrldgo IiuhI
ness men dropped around at Han !
cock Corner to meet und set th.:
Swap
Z
Swap Day group and also an Im
promptu parade w staged.
rcpoi ter met pooplc
from '
fiom'
I
I
m. Rancor Cisco and
i nil points of this county.
Band Will Plav
CoiiaTtToiiight;President
The Hreckonildgo Uuckaroo'
Hand will present Its regular!
weekly program at 8.00 Monilnv j
'"'
at tho I.tons Club Pirlt to
rgo crowd when they will'
present an unuuunlly good pro-'
giani. i
Tho ptogram Is aa follows.
Plunio of Purity -King.
Southern Molodlca (iioteii.uioi
Lake.
Microphone March -ItpiionherK
Watot I.llloa (ServnHdo) Moore
Columbia March Sells. i
Ulue Danube Waltz Htrausa.
American Patrol i Medley I
Moacham. I
I Don't Know Why Kox Trot)
Kulin.
ling or Truce Keith
Princess of India (Overture) -King.
March Ciloriu I.eaey.
Due to an orror. tho Sunday odl-
tiun of the llrnckenrldge American
stated that the concert wciilil be
given at A 30 The ngnt time set
fir the concert Is S o'clock
Schools Receive
$1.00 From State
ALWrriN. July 21. U.R Payment
of an additional SI 00 now hsini
.--. -.... . v-u MW irvill
niailo to school districts makas ala machine gun battle with offic-
io tn I of $10 on tho $10 annual-ap-i era in a heavily wooded tract
portloninent jar pupil the state da- Ths two members left behind by
I'liiiuaiii oi euucauon announced
hore toduy
Tho unnartionninnt ! n frnm
tule funds to aunnlemont school.
taxes. Payment aro bolng with-
hold from district that aro dolln-j
quent for two years In Interest
payment on state ownod bomfs
aim irom uiainois tliut navo folloU'
to provide uderiuuta doposltorlos. '
.
ii . H.iuniu .H...na r. An ...
-- .- -x.u.. iiiwiuii iw win
ne niuue In August and J2 00 In
.ailiiuiliuur.
Five Boys Burn
lo Death in Home;
KARNIA Onturlo July 21. tU.Pj -Trapped
by flames In their upatalra
ncoroom five amall brothers were
burned to doath today when fir I
"uiiicu to immn loaay wnon liroi
destroyed their homo on tho Indian
reservation two miles south of
here.
reservation two miles south of
here.
Tne fvo brothera weru: jhn'loi8y closinir Tt II 0 i. hLB. 1 I
Wl!!.. 11. r .r.. ... ...-. o.l.. f b " U uu"el a
un.!" n.' . olul
fire of undetermined origin start-
lire oi undetermined origin start-
ed on the second floor of the small1
U..II.H . . .. ...
. .. ... . .
frame bu.ld.ng. t.thVbr7h
era In the room. I
Under
! I T
Luer Kidnaping
Will. Ill nrrn. l ..- ...
which August l.uer. aged Alton. Ill
held prlsonor. ninhorllles deelaro
- i i
iC''-dpglili
4igjMaMMttdHMflfflHj4f$ iaHflBHHIHCL. VNf
-- - - III I . .. .
ducilon Top photo rIiowi tho shed on the (arm homo of Michael
I..BJ.lBlrt .KV O...II.11.1 111 ...III. . .... .. .! . .. ..
......in..i. lira I niniiiauu in nun u uuill UIIIUI S I IIK irillll 111 BlinilOW
bate mo nt In wMrh l.uer Is bcllevod to have been held cnptlvo. Four
of Hie suspocts held In connection with llio ense nru shown below
left to right. Norma Vnughu. Mrs Anna Munrlsla Mike Muirlala and
UsikIoII Kugene Norvcli. Percy Michael Kltigernld Is said lo hnve
confei cd hi pet In t.ir crime Names of Uo o'lirr susprctt have
Ik en withheld
K I
Appeal
-J-
BARROWS FLEE
IN GUN FIGHT
Two Of Gang Left Behind
Badly Wounded
PAN OKA. lima. .Iul it. tU.Rl
Por the sci'oiiil lime t-nhiy
llirci n.-mlMTf. of the Harrow
gang of Tuxus eluded u clioelj
drawn cnrilnii und m.ule t; I
their iHcape from a luiivll.r
uihiiIihI tnui nm this est of here
shortly niter one nVloek. 'llio
olficers eiimbcit the ivmiils tlmr-
oughl) alter ohiiilulug mi arm-
ored car and their Mini rnitil-
ihI (lie ipiarry lt.nl flnl
-
OKXTKR. Iowa. July 2t iUP
nieinliora of the Texa.i liar-
row aana were capturvl and
three otheis we e tiering from n
strong oiganlaed pojse north of
hrie in a stolen car today after
ssi'.'it ta
the escaping trio were idenlifien
a Marion Bell and Blanche Halt.
man and wife of Route . Dai-1
Us. Texas
Both were badly wounded
The escaping trio were identified
a. Clyde BarrowNind hla wife and
Jack Sherman who eommnndeored
i.n M..m.nhii fr Uniuu u-.i.
lows.
Dallaa county farmer and
....
man gcoa men escipe from i
cordon of effleera during tho ha
of the battle
The fleeing niembera of the gang
worn believed cornered In u wcxfls
west of Pinora Iovvi.
Wheal Remains
Al. 01 11 1
IWUVC tPI iTlclUK
I-X3RT WORTH. July 21
rXJRT WORTH July "I U'l'i I
Number one cash haul wheat con- J
tinned to hold above tho $1.00 mark '
.. n. ..-... ..... .. .
n.. . n.. ". ' u. . " c .' I
n. uw. ..v .."..T . '" ...
d w'b resumed after a twi.;io bs piosented. i
The figure howevor was in rent
under the Sir TuoUlwn of Ce"t'
" u '" 'luotauon of the'
Th !. h.... .
-."- ...
tartpr .v. d.yq?h?rr1.X
onen market was
4
the
Cotton
f
Reported Solved
.. .!. .!... . ...... .
. banker Is believed to have been
thoy have solved tho Illinois nb.
Plans
rr- T a
1 o Nation
f :
ASIMNfiTO.N July 21 U.E
I 1 1. nb m itiixcvcit will put Into!
nuiiion tonight the gieatest penc -lime
appeal to public opinion the'
country h'M ever known. I'
He put the finishing 'oudirt. to
hi. fileniily uppcMl t- the p-opi-'
a the natinnul nrovery adni.n
istratl'in uue t kiiim with
the
problem of kt.ihilising the i'.iaotjt(
Ameiiian ml industry.
Mi Itaneevelf. m Ar: ...
-nolher of hi. friendly t .Ik. to ' ZrX ?V "' "CU
he American people w "1 CUI n 0 f""1 " CK-
make dire 'pie in eve.y en! 1 'f W"ro i!"a r ""
p' in 'he l-nllc Htale o Z : "ZV'TV
ter voluntuy aS.-eme f big. - P 1hn f "' W' "lobjby '' l"-
e. wage ' h..le w.. Lfng " "rf !"r ' 8un0xt 'y "
l1(lir h trrnoon at 6 o'clock clthor en th.
M.bll....K -very . of .. S'!h!S;i!"'ehJ1"IroI'i Dt h"
munlrallon the N R A Is I- Tu ? "h00i KUM
gihn.ng it . drive I . put the re- Tl Wh "r n(nrt"' tho
rov.iv ptoj.. ...f; every In-' f' ' '.T "'" "holw"n anl
dividual c .ount.y w'h ?'' '.V?'"' "? low"
bin' i. .... t!-.u h return I lh' rl"Ch0r":1 Oro'oclo"e '
of bet.e times depends P.ontpt' Cd 1 ' ?' b!'.0: W"t0r
compliance with the president'. '' r'Bht fhorltoP: n Sweat -le-employm.nt
campaign " ""; "e00na bo: 5111 ".
The .11 hearings opening Iwlny . "fP: Johnnl lu thlr.I
bring the front the .. f f.. "V' "' "e"n' Dcoc
eral production control licen.ing Al K' LceUc'-. fielder.
it oil production refining mark-' "
eting and transportation and nwt-l I" . rn ti
ters of price cutting and Uboi io-;i0uirV lO rlCtir
'Auto Trades Mon
To Meet Tonight
i i
aw men and leluted tnwius
nn win meet tonight. Monday.
In 'he Potioioum Club looms at
I the Burch Hotel m 8 o'clock nt
Ipioparo n coIo to bo proaontod
I Will. II.A tt 1 . . ..
...... ...r ..nn VVUM n relation 'Dti-
to the Federal Recovery Aet. ' A slng-sting will bn enndu (i b
Ante clomers accessory mon tho Dr- W. S. Parks with other mil
mon weldora. maehnniiui . nr.i.icul foalures.
-. ..... IVIUII'l
n;Bn' nilln t'lon mon. and bat-)
I0y m0" wl" eonipoao the git
lII0C-e(l UV th nnrln
R. C ItOblnhOn. of Rnnrrar 11.'
t. tot I i
tr Icl . w iSwwi
T o cods I
'"" cue will n
tilct chairman of the Oil Bolt dls-!
lrL0.1' wl" I"0"1'1 "ie meeting.
"0 corte will be u reaional code '
. P'"""1-' with oUjera that'
Will gO to COmnriSe th f.l .nl
........ . . I s "uae up wiw"' n QnJ cvaonB ' a or
a"Prox'nlalay43 Pr ce"t ' local that lashed out of th gulf Satur-
suKeestlve en.ii. iito i .i.i.. nih .ni u !?..
u 00e will be made up of
suggestive codw like tho one today night striking at Freepc.t
J?rW "'" U "e 0dtty "'8ht'
bo prepared tonight at the Butch' with a 60
Hotel. lelectilcal c
Today
-
$92400 PRICE
GIVEN MONDAY
ON STMCTURE
No Date For Letting of Con-
tract Has Been Set By
Treasury Department
WASHINGTON July 21.
(IP) James L. Dnmcd
Lojransport Indiana today
was the apparent low bidder
for construction of the new
Breckenridjje postoffice build-
Iiik when a bid of $5)2100
was opened.
The Upchurch Construction
company of Montgomery
Ala. was next lowest bidder
with $01000 while A.J. Rile
Construction company Dallas
Texas was third with n Wu
of SO.vloQ.
No date has boon vol ri-
letting of the contract.
Hrcekonrldgo cUlzens went hope-
ful today that contract foi con-
Htrucllon of tho new postoffice
bllllillnir in I... .i..l .. ..
. "v e.l.-u Oil II1C COr-
; "reel. won .1 il m' ".''
' . ' . "c ut whn ""'
'" .
Lotting of the contract was held
P fot many months while tut-
to llio properly wns cleire up In
the Federal courts and bids wero
nlel In March. A. J. Rfe Con
"tructlon company. Dallas was low
bidder but when President Roose
volt took office construction work
was "held up until recently when
now bids wero advertised f3r.
It Is expected that work will
start on tho building within ibmu
30 iliyj after contract Is let.
a ''y- "Rer .lireck I
All-Stan
s
May Play R;uirer
Tho Ilrcckonrlilgo AIIHtnrs. t.iav
ground b ill tonni. which was In tin
public oyo somo tlmo back will
prcbably corns to life again thu
week
V U. Hicks of Rancer. ni.inyr
r tno Bangor All-.Stais. wroto and
cnauenjeil tho Breck All-Stars to
gume an"whoro. nnyllmo. o tin-
""""".. "' ln0 AlMllani accepted
Old Timer Tales
The Rotarians tomorrow will
hoar at tholr club lunehen cx-
ccrpU from Old-Tlmors' Tjic
iirocKenrlUsc.
Mr. Hoi licit Granhri
i
auost. hs a collection r t
e
os 'ho town and counti Cip
day- which will be g'v'n In exa '
historical form to the dab a-il
tne will no doubt evoke high
ft-.....
--.
oupiCulf Hurricane
Damages Crops
HOUSTON. July 21 lU-Crop
lirr. r....lhn Irr.... I..rr.llnl
. m. n. "..iir pnir m.i
wa tho only evidence of a storm
-mile wind and terrific
elect ileal disturbance.
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Porter, A. O. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 199, Ed. 1, Monday, July 24, 1933, newspaper, July 24, 1933; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71796/m1/1/?q=%22Porter%2C%20A.%20O.%22: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.