Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 291, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1940 Page: 3 of 4
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2'r.day, Aug'Jist 16,194«>.
THE BRECKENRlbGE AMERICAN
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SOCIETY
NEWS NOTES
Sims' Grandson
Was Dunki rk Hero
Mr. and Mrs. Gaudy Celebrate
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs H. O. (ianity celebrated their 50th welding anniver-
sary Wednesday, August 14, by having all their children an,I many of
the fa aily friem'.s ,with them at their home at 9(>l North Bayl-r.
The home was attractively dijcoiat<d with glnnias and marigolds.
The color Ki heme throughout the house .* « irt Ul and white. The tahl
laid fwith a beauti'ut lac© covei, centered by the hug? three-tier
golden wci.J ing cake topped by a • ......
u
miniature brkle and (room.
Many girts wmt preautted to
the honoree.
A picnic lunch was served in the
City l'atk. l*ieci(Jin,' the lunch,
ltev. A. J Moigan sj.oke, talking
about Mr. and Mis. Candy from
the time of their marriage until
the pnsent day. He climaxed his
talk by reading a poem written by
Mrs. Multi" Ij-.. VV.idsworth. "Old
Gray Bonnet" was sung by the
sextet of the ftaptist church.
Later in the afti-rnon the wedd-
ing cake was served by Mis Lee
Coates, Miss Doris Jean Stuker
and Mis. Mamie McAllster of Dal-
las.
At the table on which the guest
book Was placed, Mrs Hoy Stoker,
Mri. Jack Fixer and M;s. C. M.
Pogue p: esidetl.
Approximately ICO close friend)
registered.
Chl>1ren present were Mr. and
formance at the Lyric Theater,
Indianapolis, Ind., In July, 1928
and later toured the United Stat-
es. He appeared first in New York
at the Palace Theater in June,
19:6.
His flf-st appearance In London
was at the Palladium, where
every vaudeWUe performer hepes
to top his career. HU first try at
musical comedy was in ' Follow
the Sun," produced at the Adelptu
Theater Feb. 4, 1930, by Charles
B. Cochran, the English Florenz
SJiegfeld.
Since then, he has become the
most popular of England's enter
tainers in cabaret and variety the
aters and has made several mo-
tion pictures.
Taxes-
SCHOOL DAYS WILL
SOON BE HERE!
Have your things cleaned
now while the prices aiy
low,
I'ay Cash — Get Discount
Our Cash and Carry I'ricm Arc
25c
15c
PANTS
PLAIN
1 Pc. DRESS .. 25c
« pieck
Slacks Salts .. 25c
For Pick up and Delivery
Service
AT RKGIXAK PRICK
CALL 118
Modern Dry
CLEANERS
ACROSS FROM POXTOFFICK
llattve T. Jones, Owner
Mrs. E. C. McClelland of Cisco;
Mr. and Mis. C. M Pogue of Mel
vii .v; Mr. and Mrs Allied Candy
of Alvuiudo: Mr. and Mrs. Itay-
mond Uandy , f Royalty; Mis.
Claud Arnett of Lometa; Mr. and
Mrs. Ocar Puwell of Winfield,
Kansas; Cleve Candy of Mona-
liuns; Mi. hihi Mrs. Lynn Candy
. lo Del loo; Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Stoker; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gundy,
Mr. and Mi.i. Jack Flier of this
! city.
<>t the sixten grandchildren, all
wen- present except one. Jack
Pogue of Illinois.
Out-of-town guests included
; Charles Giuy. Jr., of Royalty; Mrs.
I Jerry K. Caaon of Nashville, Tenn.
•Vis. Robert Oakley of Letown,
Tennessee; Mrs. Lue Finch of
| Rockdale; Mrs, John Henley or
Alhambra, California; Mis. J. B.
! Barne.i of Weatherford; Mrs. D.
B. Knox cf Caddo. Mrs. Clem
Chiistesson and daughter, Carrol
Ann of Jennins, Louisiana; Mrs.
Mamie McAlister of Dallas; Char-
les McCelland of Cisco, Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Williams of Caddo; Mr.
and Mrs. Itay Blo^xstock of Wen-
therford and W. H. PoSue 01
Mcrkel.
Lame-Coi p. Harold A. Sims,
above, grandson of Admiral W.
Soden Sims, who commanded U.
S. fleet in Europe during World
War. is the first American serv-
ing with British army lo be dec-
orated in current war. A wireless
• operator and tank gunner with
Hoyal Innitkilling Dragoon
Guards, he was awarded mili-
tary medal for gallantry under
fire at Dunkirk. His father.
Commander George Sims, served
U. S. in World War.
Ice Cream Social
Is Postponed
Because of inclement weather,
the Alathean class's ic<* cream soc-
ial. scheduled for tonight, has
I 1-een postponed indefinitely, it was
■ announced today.
Have Your M ttr«ss Work done
in Hrtt'kenrldge. We sp<.nd our
l .. .. " ■ """'P einz««r, mrs. Wood Kroy-
mon« > here. *tirmtur«* ,.u „
Keflnhhlm, ** MW^Pttehfl Broyles. Mis. E
Iti'flnbhlnf and Upholstering,
Stow. iw-Dulr. Twenty-Hve years
F. iM-rlenoe m your guaurntee of
■duality,
HILL'S FURNITURE STORE
Baylor and Williams Street
WVWI.VW1
, •
Recent Bride
Is Honored
Honoring Mrs. J. D. Broyles,
who was married August 3, a mis-
cellaneous shower was given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. John
Spencer and Mrs. Claude Canter-
bury in the home of Mrs. Broyles'
mother, Mrs. H. T. Bridges.
The hause was decorated with
bowls of cut flowers and ivy.
The hostesses greeted the guests
and .--howed them to the room in
which the gifts were displayed. A
refreshment plat" of ice cream
soda and cake was served.
Present were Mrs. Opal Young,
Mrs. F. T. Hamll, Mrs. George
Martin. Mrs. I. A. Putrr^.n, Miss
Beatrice Bridges, Mi.:s Helen
Biidgea, Mrs. Bob Smith. Miss
Pauline Sanders of Bi<j Sprin?,
Mrs. H. T. Bridges and the hos-
tesses.
Gifts were sent hy Mrs. John
Vineyard. Mrs. llolloway. Mrs.
Archie Meinzer, Mrs. Wood Broy-
WhmlOm
Snooper
• • • 3W
Wssaaw I
Congratulations to MR. AND
MRS. H. c. GANDY on their gold-
en wedding aililversary .... and
to top things a:t, in the keeping
wit lithe celebration a sextet sang
"PUT ON YOUR OLD GRAY
BONNET'* ... saw GRADY HES-
TER this cnorning climbing down
a telephone pole from the roof of
a building ... saw MRS. ALLEJN
OAKS and son ROLAND playing
K'Jlf . . and little ROLAND, Just
five years old, has his own set of
golf clubs . . MR. AND MRS. E.
A. CAIN taking their daughter to
the dentist . . EDNA MAE JEN-
KINS paying the American office
a biief visit this a. m letter
from DAVID RUSSELL In Silver
City, New Mexico, telling of at-
mosphere there MRS. M. B.
HEFNER still away visiting ....
MHS. O. S- ADAMS saying she en-
joyed her vacation CHARLIE
HALL telling me not to put In this
column what CARL MORTON
said about haircuts because he is
soing to use it in Seen or Heard
. JACK REAGAN delivering a
bunch of chairs to the Burch ...
BURNS BENNETT back at iwork
today after Arkansas vacation ..
MRS. JOE H. JOHNSON came in | ous local political subdivisions. A
today to insert an advertisement
... .CURTIS RUTH waving at a
friend .. word today that ANNA
GRACE MATHIS Is having a "fine
time" on vacation trip to Califor-
nia .... GRACE WRAY due home
from Austin the 28th' of this
month school teachers soon
will be coming back to Brecken-
ridge frc<m their respective homes.
(Continued from Page One)
small producers amounts to $283,-
000.000 p 1- month or $3,400,OOO.fW
per year. The total cf thoso two
items is $4,200,000X0.
"An increase in the state tax
of as much as 5 cents per barrel
would, without any doubt, cut this
total of royalty and wage disburse
m.nts now being paid Vy the "strip
per" wells in this district in half.
On top of that, these same small
wells ore paying taxes to til"
state, counties, and tchoois
amounting to over $750,000.00 a
year. A 5-cent per barrel increas •
in the gross production tax would
in reality cause a decrease in the
tax receipts of tho state and vari-
PERSONAL
5-cent p r barrel increase on the
total production of the "stripper
well would amount to around
$320,000.00 ;
"That much of an increase j
would result in at least half of;
the total annual production being
abandoned. This would, as a re-
sult, cut in half the $750,000.00 in
taxes now being paid by these
wells. It can be seen that if such
acticn were to occur, the tctal tax
receipts from the "stripper" wells
of West-Central Texas weald de-
crease by not less than 555,000.00
per year. In oth'-r words, a 5-cent
per barrel increase in the state
Powell And Loy
Co-Starred In
Suunday Show
William Powell and Myrna toy
better known as Mr. - and Mra.
Thin Man, are back together on
the scteen. This time in a comedy
called T LoVe You -Again" which
will play at the Palace theater
Sunday and Monday, carrying a
laugh guarantee.
You have heard of amnesia vic-
tims, but In this show, you wil>
see one in action, and plenty of It'
William Powell is the victim, but
that is hardly the word for him,
because you'd scarcely call a man
a "victim" iwhen he wakes up with
a lot of money and a beautiful
wife.
But that is the way the story
goes and Myrna and Bill are at
their hilariest best. Frank Mc-
Hcgh and Edmund Lowe top the
supporting cast.
Also on the comedy side, but nqt
'luito so much as "I Love You
Again ", is "Pride and Prejudice"
playing today and Saturday at
the Palace. An outstanding' fea-
tax would amount to the" date's
confiscating at least half of the
"stripper" wells of this district.
This woul<: cause the loss of mil-
lions of barrels of oil that .vould
b. discovered if these wells were
kept on production.
"West-Central Texas has 35 per-
cent of all the "stripper" oil wells
in Texas. We have 46 pcrce'nt of
all the "stripper" leas s of the
state, and 25 percent of all of trie
"stripper'' production in the state.
It is of vital importance to the
people of this district, if they have
any hope of retaining and contin-
uing the benefits they are now re
ceiving from the 8,611 "stripper"
wells of the district and from the
1.301 flush wells which ultimately
will become "strippers,", to in-
form themselves in a definite way
regarding the true facts of the in-
dustry.
ture of this picture. ba* d o*
Austen's novel, I* the gowns worn
by the numerous ladies in thr certs,
Adrian is the creator of the gown*
in the authrntlc style of 1823.
The action all happens because
there are live girls in the Bennett
family, and all are in search of i
husbands. Greer Carson and Laur- '
ence Oliver take the leading roles,!
supoprted by Mary Boljr.d, Edna
May Oliver and Maureen OSulll-
van.
ther^ when Clark retired fop tho
night. On the morning, much to
the relief of their uneasy
the bat family was gone.
host,
No Bats In Belfry,
Trey're At Door
COLUMBIA CITY. Ind. d'.Rl —
"Bats in the belfry" is only a
slang phrase to Fred Clark, but
bats on the front door Is some-
thing else again.
As he prepared to leave hla
home for his j<ib, Clarb was
startled to find a mother bat ana
four of her young edging to bis
front screen door. The bat family
WOODBURY. N. J.C.Hi—Geoi*e
Long, 28. was sentenced to . 30
days in the county jail despite hi*
plea that he did not break out of
jail while being held on a disord-
erly conduct charge. Long said the
jailer forgot to lock the door and
that he "just livalked out."
remained all .day. They were still |
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The choir o ft he First Method-
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the
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Shotwell
and sons of Longview, Texas,
spent last night in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cox. Jr.,
and son, James Milton of Odessa
are expected here today for n
vacation visit with friends apd ,
relatives. They will be accompan-
ied by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Martin
who will viait here a few days be-
fore continuing on their trip
through Texas.
'■Irs. C. S. Adams returned to
work today after vacationing ri
San Antonio, Belton and otfier
south Texas towns.
M-lrose Allard of Wichita Falls
is visiting here with Elvis Ruth
M iles.
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Congratulations
Mr> and Mrs. Ted Kohbins an-
nounce the birth of a daughter,
weighing nine and one quarter
pound* at 6:10 p. m. August 14
at the Black well sanatorium in
Gorman. Tho baby has been nai-n-
«'d Barbara Ann. Mrs. Robbins is
tho former Margie Montgomery.
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the war. Oliver jokes and laughs
about the whole thing. And Ijjii-
doners like to lauKh with him.
When the aliens' curfew regula-
tions went into effect, Oliver
pleaded with his audience to
laugh quickly at his jokes.
"I have to be indoors by mid-
night," he explained.
One of his favorite gngs em-
phasizes his "complete neutrality"
about the war.
"1 don't care who kills Hitler,"
he says.
•Iok s on Churchill
Oliver poked indirect fun at
Churchill and the royal navy when
the Get man pocket battl-ship
Graf Spee was scuttled at Monte-
video.
"War tenches people geogra-
phy, " Oliver said. "Before this
they thought Uruguay was a sort
of toothpaste."
Oliver got into the theitrical
business by playing the piano.
Previously he had worked in
banks and for a cloth manufactur
er. He went to the United States
in 1926, wt en he found he couto
mnko more money being funny
than playing the piano.
He made his firet vaudeville per
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 291, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1940, newspaper, August 16, 1940; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131223/m1/3/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.