Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1940 Page: 2 of 6
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r age T>vo : Pnont. fiOO.
THE STEPHEN COUNTY SUN
Thursday, May 2$, 1940.
STEPHENS COUNTY SI1 IV lions-
rubliCTied evfry Thursday • ion F*st Elm Street tj'v Brcckenridse
American Company. Breckanndge, Texas.
C M HALL ... ............. . EDFI'OR
I.nterej as Second Mass Mhlti-r at the Pi. t Offt,*,- ,,t !'.rii-l<enr<lif;i',
Texas, under :e t. uf M.'inh 3.1K79,
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
erronpou* reflectKill I! [m, ;i the. i' 11:1 rue11• r, standing*, or reputation
• f liny ix-rsun, firm, or corporation which uuiy app-.ir in any of
the Hrc<-k.-nri<i(;c American publication^ w ill lie < he i full-, cor-
rected upon bring hrouchl to Hie atlcnli .n or Hie publisher. In
case Of error, or omission in legal ,,r oilier advertisements the | ul>-
Isher Ui«-« not hold himself liable lor damages fnrt.';«-i- Hi in Ihe
amount rccfciy<%«! for tli<* usual space covrring • ! n r r.
LEADER IN FRANCE
HORIZONTAL
1, 5 Pictured
French
statesman.
11 Wild buffalo.
12 Half an em.
13 Hence.
14 Citizen.
15 Go on
(music).
16 Sesame.
17 To reprove.
18 Standard type
measure.
19 Remarks.
21 Corded
fabric.
23 Battles.
29 Pump.
33 Antipathy.
34 To employ.
3ti Hand
covering.
37 Veterans.
38 Grazes.
40 Opposed to
closed.
41 Definite
article.
43 To chew.
45 Hnir pad.
48 Clover plants.
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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U1 LEi^MsUEDEai JULiJ!
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RE/D I .ABHAcH';; C A R F
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J9PjA'TE'SBEP0fAE'L'0
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CI Large sum
of money.
53 Taxaceous
trees.
55 Faced.
50 To mourn
over.
57 A rush.
58 Fireplace.
59 Mimic.
GO He was
formerly
minister
of .
CI He succeeded
Daladier as
of
France.
VERTICAL
1 Papa.
2 Altar ches'..
One.
4 Tardy.
5 Turned
backwa rd.
C, Glossy paint.
7 Fishing bags.
8 Melody.
!) Repulsive.
10 To suffice.
17 Under his
guidance a 3-
yenr plan for
<x' oni.i.ic
was started.
20 lie has helped
increase the
or power
of lite gov-
ernment.
22 Hon.
-4 Poem.
25 Mitten.
2G Piece of
sculpture.
27 Form of "be.1'
23 To woo.
30 Scheme
3! Carbonated
drink.
32 Adam's mate.
35 Stitching,
2.:; Pertaining
to bile.
30 Sowing device
•12 Laughter
sound.
44 Like.
4G Pertaining
to air.
47 Twofold.
49 Mathematical
t-rm.
50 Ashes of
seaweed.
51 Astringent
pod.
52 Molding.
54 Health resort.
50 To '.often
leather.
(Continued from Page One)
< 1 * * i T Wells of Nts.v York City
a oil other 1 in ernation.'il officials.
The parade and revue likewise to
J K > in', the air. From f> to 5:45 a
?pe ial I.inns broadcast is to be
put on the air by .station KXOG.
Banquet Anil Dance
Or he; entertainment features
will be the banquet and dance
.Morulav night on the Bluebonnet
nit.:. At the banquet Julien C.
i- ver. j.ast I m ernatif rial president,
i to be tuast.ma | Entertain-
in' ot is t'j ,ie fur! I ie:| by \Vr. T.
"Taril.-ii." Strarige o! Lubbock and
surprise "lecturer." from the Am-
■ mil" club Til,. S.iii Angelu /.ins
'Till) is to furnish a part of the
pi <4!ram.
The dance is scheduled to be-
v.'in at 10 |i m. and a top ranking
sv..i;;' hand has been secured for
the event.
The 'A'ciieu visitors are to be
eoiinirieil at a tea and book
i' - a u Monday afternoon. Sunday
• isilirii: Lion: are to lake part in a
i aiinament at Lake Sweetwa-
ter.
Ailvani-ed registration has al-
ready excelled ex'/jectat ions and
convention officials are prepar-
n .. to ,a! e c.ale ef elie ot" the
largest ki.Mips of cut of-lown vis-
itors (.ver to father in t.,e city.
•Mo::t O! ihe Tuesday session
Will ;,e devoted to business.
"MKANKSr MAN"
ICKAI'I'KAKS
-MARYSVILLli, Cal. tU.R) This
r"} '■ dl i un its 'meanest man"
in c.,aip e tit ion with that of any
ot hi■ ■ city in the country. He went
'hi' ii i: the st uchouse of the Sa.-
valta-u ; my anil either with a
or a harp blade slashed to
•stiijis more than 100 garments
desn.ed for 111,. H edy.
ALLEY OOP
By HAMLIN
EVEN THOUGH
ALLEV COP
KUOW5 HIS
CHAMCE Or
CATCHINC->
SOOtA IS
EXTREMELY
REMOTE; HE
STILL STAVS
ON THE
FUGITIVE's, . «
TRAIL
f CVvON, CRITTER, CAM'T HOU
SHOW JUST A LITTLE MORE
SPEED? AT THIS RATE.T'LL.
NEVER CATCH THAT BOOM!
s N\ • 'V. r
- ' / ft >
x I'
ANVWAV, X KNOW HE CAM'T
MAKE ANY TIME IW THESE
HILLS EITHER... BUT IF HE
POES GIT THROUGH 'EM,
T M6HT JUST AS WELL
GIVE OP,'^ _
o
^r-n/ WELL, CURL
JgfcH MY WHISKERS/
M - >- •-
4
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«<- NE^ SERVICE. INC. T. M. REC. U. S. PAT. OFr.
SV
CCPf
hello! what's this"? , ,
ow cum,them tirp / say.' mebbe
tracks 60 right rr, a tharr 0l' crook's
opp out into 'fci , -atak&m a short cuty
Vi%i0R SUMPINM-f
FRECKLES and HIS FRIENDS
54 S5
L
why, lar.d,
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE ?
I JUST HAD To SEE
YOU , HiLOA --- IS IT BECAUSE
That you dont
WITH ME ANY MORE P
I!
*
, •/-• . ' VP14 ,
<3 -mt-K.
' • f .1 j ' '
NOW SHOWING
■ ,x <■ ,TrV \V r / ■ .
*•••• n,--
Prison-
Farm and Ranch
(Continued from Pa; c One)
radio and perhaps a electric refrig-
erator or washer.
The cost of wiring a house will
vary according to type of fixtures
used but on an average with good
but not fancy light fixtures the
cost will be about five dollars per
room. A five room ohnse can be
wired for about twenty-five dollars.
The cost of the unit of electricity
or kilowatt, hour, to each user de-
creases as the use increases. Nciw
uses will he found as time, gees on
hut around the house in addition
to the uses mentioned above there j
is the electric iron, toaster, per-i
eolator sweeper -while about flic
yard and barns, electric chick
brooder, motor to grin | feeds and
many other ways to mpke life on
a farm a lot brighter and t.he jobs
easier.
at Dartmouth College here.
But ther e's no denying/ the fact
that the 400 feet of track, gl®5
feet cn a complex double-loop, dPtl
the complete rolling stock in ,min-
iature is a small boy's paradise;,
And 13 students and two faculty
Thayer School of Engineering
,vho operate the railroad forgcMfto
be scientific occasionally., ^ke
"road'' . takes its name • from
nearby river.
Trv Want Acls
Students Operate
Model Railroad
i
HANOVKR. N. 11. (11.0 Tt's
purely scientific, this "Nigger Isl-
and and Pompanoosue Railroad" j
on the third floor of'Thayer school i
Makes SI lined U'senlored
FALSE TEETH
i/.xik LiJu! New— Xo Brusliing
►Simply placo> iyour denture in a
Kloonite hnt.li leave for 15 or 20
miniitos, while you dress or over-
night. Rinse replace — No
l-li-wshing.-'Nftw lrok at youi* teeth
ftieaininK,t lustrous, stainless, na-
tui'm 1 U)oki \!-V; plate clean ape!
sweet free from all unpleasant
taste and ( dor. Ask for. a^d jjet
Kleenite the dentists plate clean-
er. All clrug-.; ist:j.
BOWEN DRUG. COMPANY
CAGNEY
SHERIDAN
PAT
O'BRIEN
Try Waul Ads For Quick Results
REALLY FRESH!
Confounded pest,
WAKING PEOPLE" UP AT
THIS HOUR TO FIND OUT
IF HE'S TOO FAT/ GO
GET HIM i HUGO I
— anc 1 may
even so out for.
track • but i'll
gbt exercise , by
gosh — starting
tomorrow /
B/Jcssnv
' "
Vou «ain 1)0 sure thai Stew-
art's Bakery goods a r e
FRKSVI, made the very day
vou buv (hem!
A Sizilin' Succcu with
ANDY NELCN
DEVINE-VINSON
| JEROME COWAN • GEORGE TOIIAS
I Directed by WILLIAM KEIGHIIY
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I'lIK STOKV OF COTTON
f AKTDO.N — NKVVS
STEWART'S BAKERY
"Headquarleis for (iooti Things"
STARTING ,
TONIGHT/
V COPP. TO BY NEA S^RVtCF. IN'C. T. M. REC. U. S. PAT.
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SUNDAY and
MONDAY
(Continued, rrom Page One)
have in bank bills inaij. a secret
in a trunk that is deposited in a
customhouse in the States. As
soon as I send you some undent-
able exidenee, it is necessary foi
you to conic here and pay the
expenses of my process in order
to lift the embargo on <my bag-
gage .and thuis recover, a. suit case
which contains all the neo.ssary
documents (a baggage check) that,
we need to take out the trunk
that contains the cash. To com-
pensate you for all your troubles
I will give you THE THIRD
PART OF THE SAID SUM. Fear
ing that this letter may not conn-
to your hands I will not sign mv
name till I hear from you an.!
then I will entrust you my secret
For the time being I am only sign-
ing '.'L.55 For serious ifcascns that
you will know later, pie se reply
via 'airmail. I beg you to treat
this matter with the most absol-
ute reesrve and discretion. Dtu
to the fact that I am in chargii
of the prison '.school I can write
you like this and freely. I cannot
receive your reply directly in the
prison so if you accept my pro-
position you can airmail your let-
ter to a person of my entire trust
who will deliver it to me .safely
and rapidly. This is his name and
address:—"
SUNDAY SMd
MONDAY ONLY
She could be as tender
as she had to be tough!
— this girl from the wrong ^
side of.town, fighting to the
right side of love! ... A
gay and sometimes lurid
romance, too different from'
.the ordinary to be missed I
mm
(... ■. ..
/
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ROGERS' McCREA
PRIMROSE RATH
MARJOR IE RAM BEAU
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Hall, C. M. Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1940, newspaper, May 23, 1940; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131029/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.