Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1940 Page: 5 of 6
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-Thursday, August. 1. 1940.
THE STEPHEN COUNTY SUN
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SOCIETI
NEWS NOTES
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61 Present At
Storv Hour j
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. .Sixty-one' children attend d the*!
Story Hour at the Public Library)
Wednesday morning. The youngei
group answered the roll call w:th I
safety rhymes. Ten safety rhym s:
hnve been learned during the j
summer. Mrs. Pace told the sm-ill-1
er children th ■ story cf "'I'm-
Seven White Cats.' j
The older pioup heard a book \
review of -aRts and Fritz of Gei-I
many" given ty'. Erie Holland, Jr. |
Mrs Pace oon'inu.id '..'wiiii the !
rtading cf "Heidi'' Children." i
The book a ill be. concluded at the j
next Story Hour
The i'-'t.ry Hi ur fui tin- Snmm«"i '
■will be brought to a ' clo.ii>>' <>n !
Wednesday morning. August 1.1th,
At that, time certificates will I.
awarded to all these v.bo have:
attended the Story Hour at least!
six times and read ten books. i,ast
year 11 reqe'iV d certificates and
from reports already turned in
th'ere will be more than that this J
summer. I
These attending the Story Hour |
for the first tim- Wednesday j
were: Hilda Lou Cohen, Franklej
Denver. Anni,. Pearl f-'rniih, Bob- j
by Whitwoi th, VVilma Jean Vin-'
cent, Soxie Vincent, Raymond !
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Tarr, Jackit Reimund, Mariana
IMIaon. Ctois Tarr, Betty Griffith,
Mary Lynn Moody of CarUhad,
N. M.
Others present were: Helen
Alexander, Martha Alexander Ruth
Ella. Boothe. \Vinfred Burks. Bo'.-
by Crawford, Alyct Christian,
Billy Da km. Marie Davis, R uu-
cria Duvall. Eric Holland, Shirl y
Ann Kin*;, Lois Eta Kelley, Betty
Jean Lawrence, Bob MeCathf n.
Kovlyh Ann , Xolte, Fay Ellen
Nfthrn, Jimmy Sue. Pope, Bilil.'
{Rilth Pope, Doris Peterson, Shir-
ley Tudor. Joy Sue T.'ague, Buddy
U'liittenburg, Lawrence Wylle.
Ann Woolsey, Patsy J.udirigton,
Phyllis Stephens, Aletha St pheris,
R.-tty Jane Taylor, Mary Bemad-
in*- Nyon, Kenneth Baurn, l.e-ter
Buum, Claire Wall t, flattie Smith
Terry Tyson, Kreda Gall Baum.
Martha Lou Faulkner, Fay Faulk
ner, Christine Harrison, Dorothy
Wood tin, Mary Lou Pearson, De-
lores Stewart, Mai ion Muldleto-.
Mike Eiiin y Franklin icarney,
Gloria Mabery, Millie Myers, Mary
Jane Barr, Veleto Fay Tarr, Pat-
ricia Ann Pope.
Bride-To-Be
Is Honoree
Miss Corene Williams and Mrs.
A. A. Potter entertained Tuesday
afternoon with a miscellaneous
shower in the Potter home in hon-
i or of Miss Elizabeth Potter, who
will become the bride of James A.
j Deal of Odessa Sunday, Augiist 4,
j Games were played and r^Xresh-
I merits served, . >.
I Those present .were Mayhelle
Prather, Birdie Meaders, Mrs.
| ISihet Cudd, Mrs. W. H. Barber,
j Julia Evans. Mrs. L. J). Va ruler-
j pool, Mrs, Flora Mae Kiser, M rs
I Elrifcr Ttmms, Mrs. A. T .Miller,
| Mrs. P. T, Young, Dupfrna Young,
: Miss Edna I-\ tier, Mis. V. E.
j Jobe. Mrs. John Peeks, Johnnie
i Lee Peeks, the hostesses and the;
j honoree.
! ("lifts were sent by Mrs. J. L.
Jones, Mr.--. Eva Irby, Mrs. Ali<a-
\ Williams* Mr:-*. Prentice Russell;
I Mrs. T. S. . Carroll, Mrs. Winnie
| Schoojeraft, Elva D ;e Potter, Mrs.
j Frank Wra.^g, Mrs. W, J, Riekaai
! Mrs. H. L. Gunloek.
Executive Meeting
To Be Friday
C-C ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
OF PATRIOTIC NATURE
| An executive committee meet-
} ing;of th..- Council of the First;
| Christian church '.'ill be held at
i ri o'clock Friday ntterntton, August
j % at the church, it was announced
{,' today.
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Hart-Griffi!
Vows Revealed
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hart nr.
noiince the marriage of their
daughter, I,eta Grace to Herman
A Griffith. The marriage. vo>w.
■ ■vere SOiemiiized in Graham, Tex.,
June 8. 1910, at the home c!|; Rev.
J bale Thorne., pastor of the
First Baptist church, with Rev
Thorne officiating. Attending the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Duke
Deberry. Miss Winnell Cantrell
arid Mrs. T. M. Ayres of Monu-
bans.
SURE!..and so is
COOK'S ARSWORCOTE
SCUFF PROOF
FLOUR ENAMEL
A lusrrc'Ji!, hifih Kradc, wash-
able ci. a ad for wood or con-
crete porch columns,
flower hones, lawn furniture.
Ten attTsctive, solid-covering
talon.
Mrs Jack Latson and daughter,
Bi'.lie, have, returned from a va-
cation to Kansas and other points:
$1.10
(jl'ART
Higginbotham -
B/JRTLETT CO.
101 W. W ll.'ams
Nothing Changed
Except Prices
Quality Work
Always
SUITS 25c
PANTS 155
1 Pc. DRESS .. 25c
SLACKS 25c
These Prices Are Strictly
Cash and Carry
We Pick l*p and Deliver
at Regular Prices
Modern Dry
CLEANERS
(Across from Post Office)
PHONE 118
Mrs W 1,. Robeson was ex-
pected to arrive home today from
Dallas where she has been to mar-
ket for the past •> .
Tire STATU OF TEXAS
TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY
CONSTABLE O F. STEPHENS
COUNTY ; GREET TNG :
W P, Woods, Executor of the
j Estates of J.W, Wharton, Deceas-
ed having filed in our County
j Court his Final Account of the
! condition of th,. Estate of said J.
W Wharton, D c vised numbered
1234 on the Probate Docket of
Stephens County, together with
an application to be discharged
from said Estate as Executor.
YOU ARE HEREBY COM-
MANDED, That by publication
of this Writ for twenty days in a
newspaper printed in the County
of Stephens you give due notice to
all persons interested in the
Account for Final Settlement
of s a i d Estate, to Appear
and contest the s a m e if
they safe proper so to do, on or
before the September Term, 1940,
of said County (.'curt. com.men"ing
and to he hidden at the Court
House of said County, in the
City of Bieckenridg • on the first
Monday in September, being fiept.
2, A. D 1940, when said Account
and Application will be acted
upon by said Court..
Given under my hand and seil
of said Court, at my office: in the
City of Breckenridge this i>9 day
of July A. D. 1940.
B. R. GRANT. Clerk County
Court Stephens County.
By l.eta Grace Hart, Deputy
Clerk.
F. L. Freeland, Sheriff Stephens
County.
By Frank Sloan Deputy Sheriff
WANT ADS PAY
The Breckenridge Chamber of
; Commerce has adopted th> follow
; in# resolutions cf\ a patriotic ■ na-
j ture;
| WHEREAS, in the crisis whicn
| invades the world and confronts
j America, our country h .s urider-
i taken on a large scale to prepare
( its If fcr any eventualitv of peace
or war, and to take its part in
the problems of readjustment
which will confront, the woUd
wlu-uever the present war shall
end, in which und i taking it has
engaged to sp .net vast sums of
m<,ney; and
VViTEI:iKAS. it is the history cf
the Chamber cf Commerce
throughout this nation that in
tiriies of war, and particularly dur
jng the World War, they rend r-
ed notable service to the country
in 'various ways, including coord In
at ion cf effort a mo nr. various
v.a.ys, including th • government,
facilitation of pi uis for preparer'
ness, distri' utiriri of h lptul in.:oi-
rnation, rehabilitation \yherever
and whenever ne< ded, and th stir
ring' up of patriotic impulses; and
WHHTREA'3, it is the desire and
purpose of the Breckenridge Chatn
b r cf Cchim^rce to tit into such
program and to reader a full mea-
sure of 'Service to our State, . Na-
tion, and Community;
THEREFORE BE IT RE30LV
EI >: Tl,iat. the fir(j^k *nrid;ie Chain
her of Com.!tu ree does h n by ap-
piove and indorse the preparvd-
11,- ss program ci < ur Nation and
pledges its. full support and aid
thereof, applauds every effort or
our Civic Clubs and news pa pers 'to
stimulate t he pat riot ism and loy-
alty of our citizens ',iy any and
all means, deprecates indifference
on the part of the citizens to any
tendency toward subversive ac-
tivities wherever they might ap-
pear, and calls upon the schools
j and churches to have an alert
layalty to the principles upon
i which the greatness of this coun-
try is founded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the Breckenridge Chimber
of Com me re./' hereby tenders its
good offices to the National Guard
and reserve organizations in get-
ting employers to grant vaca-
tions with pay to men in training
and to offer assistance in pro-
motion of lccil recruiting. air
training, merchant marine train-
ing, etc.; arrangement, of system-
atic distribution of impoVtant na-
Warm Walk, Al?
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adopted by the executive commit-
tee of the Breckenridge Chamber
of Commerce of BreckenriUgu,
Texas, this 18 day of July, A. 13.,
1940.
A. H. Miller, V. P., Paul. F. W::
liams, Dr W. B. Guinn, C. L.
Peeler, Eugene Thompson, M. E.
Daniel, C. B. Newhy, F. A. Dunl-
gan.
Attest; C. E. Sawyer, 'Mgr.
"Happy Warrior" Al Smith
cools off after declaring him-
self, for Wendell Willhie in
upcoming presidential cam-
paign. "Hot"' said Al i\\hen
.[iiizzed on the ".Vealher and
more political issues at "stake.
tional defense literature, and to
. iii'i.h.-i- cooperate with local au-
thorities and the Federal Bureau
Of fnvestigation in matters r dat-
ing to possible sabotage, espion-
age. etc.; and to cooperate witn
the National agencies in securing,
the mobilization of industry in
our community.
Tiles'* resolutions approved and
Imperial
Washable Wall Paper
ROCKWELL
Phone .77
221 X. Court A venue
NOW SHOWING
SELLING OUT
PRICES
EVERY CAR CARRIES WRITTEN GUARANTEE
1930 Chevrolet Coupe $75>or
1936 Chevrolet Coach $300
Perfect Condition — 19,000 Actual Miles
1937 Ford $350
Tudor —Excellent Car
1930 Ford Coach . $65
1931 Ford Coupe—new tires . .. .$125
19B6 Ford Tudor—runs good ... $175
1936 Chevrolet Truck $325
Grrfin Red — Good 10 Ply Tires
Wr>
/ et.0^lHC£?
,H * '
EDWARD SMALL presents
Two Wheel cat-
tle trailer
New Tires
$45
Oilfield Trailer
Good Condition
"If You Trade Without Seeing Us We Bath Lose"
MOTOR AND
FINANCE CO.
220 W. Williams Phone 5f5
NEXT DOOR TO FIRESTONE
Marring
Victor McLaglen
JON HALL
(itar of,r¥ht Hurrfcir.tt")
Frances Farmer
wilk OlYMPE"iJADN* • GEME
IOCKHART • OOUCIAS OUMBRIllE
Screen play by G£.OS?GE fiP.UCE
Directod by ALFRED E. GREEN
Pclooscd thru UNITED ARTISTS
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POf'KVF. CARTOON
NOVELTY — NEWS
CAN'T MAKE MISTAKE
IF YOU COMPARE
6 It will take you only a minute to make
a side-by-si<Je comparison of Southern
Select and any other beer! Sip the Southern
Select critically—then the other brand!
You'll discover that there is NO alter-
taste in Southern Select—that your mouth
stavs keen and fresh! Southern Select is
the only beef in the South brewed with
distilled water! Make the test and see!
GALVESTON-HOUSTON BREWERIES, INC.,
Galveston, Texas
Copyright 1940 Galveston-Houston Breweries, Inc.
Only Beer In South
Brewed With Dis-
tilled Water
GEORGE H. JEWELL
N. Breckenridge Avenue Breckenridge, Texas
Women Flunk
On Meat Cuts
CHICAGO (U.R) — American
houst-.vives s p e n cl more tlin.iv i
SC,000,000,000 annually for meat
yet a survey shows , the aveiagc
woman knows relatively little
about the commodity she buys.
A survey by the National I.lvc
stock and Meet Board revealed:
She can id'-ntify only a few cuts
by name
Is generally unfamiliar with tnc
variety of cuts on the market.
Usually . depends on tin- meat
merchant to make: her selections
"Judging1 by their buying h b-
its," the beard concludor, "most
women Relieve lamb consists only
of rib ant} loin chops and legs—
arid that a baef steers is mostly
rib roasts, loin and round steaks.'
In one midwestern city more
than 500 house.vives were askod
to identify 30 beef, pork and lamb
cuts. None n'ihied all 30 cci-
leetly only one person in four
could identify more than six.
The board said that through'
lack of information housewives
arc overlooking many cut; which
could add variety and zest to tin.
family meal.
Findings indicated the majority
helit-ves that the bone retained :n
the cut adds flavor to the .meat,
but actual tests prove this is riot
true. Retailers say .sales of bone-
less cuts are gradually in.-i- as
ing, according to the survey.
VANCOUV1-.U, B. C. (U.R) -Co:
lectors were puzzled when a d'.na
tion of a dollai and one cent came
In for Vaneouvei s Ai. Kupremaev
Drive. The : aeeonipnnyin^ letter
explained it. The mo.iey was fio.n
Mrs June Jackson and. represent.
ed a penny for every year of: he:
life. .She is 101.
ENDS TODAY
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"If I Had My WayM
Trio Prepares
36-Foot Ketch
For Globe Trip
SEATTLE, Wash. (U.R)' — A 28-
foot auxiliary ketch manned by
three Seattle youths is toikg
groomed for a glo'--circling v«y-
age and the crev/ hopes it wiU.be
the lightest sailing vessel 'ever
hi!, (i around Cape Hern.
Strictly speaking, it's an attia-
I cur project. Al! it Hausskc, .
year-old clerk, organized the ven-
ture. Aiding him in building 4'the
ii It are John Ffathbun, 21, and
l< -epii Eu we is, 24. Then there'i
Mr-;, ilauaske, who will join theii#
in i mi a .
The vess; 1 will leave in Septem
l lh lh >, youths are woifc-
im on th era It in their spare tiirte
v. it li the '.aid of steamship c'cSn-'
paiiy ; ofticials, marine equipment
firms; arid others who are leading
fin •ncial help. ik.
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Hall, C. M. Stephens County Sun (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1940, newspaper, August 1, 1940; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131039/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.