Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 371, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : illus. ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Trade At Uome
For Self Protection
Breckenridge American
WEATHER
West Texas—Fair and warmer
Sunday and slightly warmer in
the Panhandle tonight.
¥01- —No. 371.
UKECKENUIDGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER S. 19-10
Pricc- Daily 8—Sunday 5
i)C
I
TLJC
' OBSERVER
XM*S AT HAND
faRAVfc Wt(M*N ul'D
GREEKS CLOSE IN ON SHAKEN ITALIANS
Caniaclio's First Act
ATTORNEY RtMtMBlHtO'
ROAD SITUATION
SANTA GLAUS tame to town,
Friday night, and the Chn-?
n ii> scutain is her... Buying ■
ready lux- started rather |. <-kl>
jnt. j Uwm: mw wish lirst -
t>• ,i. had U-ttiT get *«*>".
]\ ! kl.IT'
aci.il a touch ol UMt
n io c«tr> the
i. ;
n up-:
fash-'
>-i-'i n i
ir
t int-d It
Uu,
nun t,l an.v
\Y.
• #i iikv th.i? Ail >)k* vwmiI'
i i: \v..t , t<..j S.,n'.t C'lalia lo buoy
i ... i. i'JWv ksr. ■ . ■ . '
S1
,i litr-tid <
[lv of Hit'
It I .11
the h
rinv«
ln.it
.;hvwi\ c*i
\
Th«-
Api*
in
?h< purror,
K,. ; in aig
t; tbi- corner
l-VanUllg to
• j- .MI. m the
g;i'A;i> Int> a
u-v \\ i tif
lUil
of
Ivr ptv reeent-
to Br< cki v
hi tVnirmi cud
r iv: afla ir Mil
Sin ah I iu iiHtth
!ii;> I hi ( ••.idktu' iir! «>'"
. k.i.iils -*•"> riy: -
« a f,c ily • r j-; v .'.en the
Vi.siK. <■- came t. her home Hi
A T >!, i 11 T. Ill \V-,r r< -
l•.t . i .nut cltn i !• ."«> d g*hi
at i„ r moth. i - tempi-'. d- mar.d-
tiit; tin ii''iti> v '-h-' had «,1 med
.iw.iy .-.he delicti the utile i, ua-
lil oi . < .I Hi. • : IT s "All Men
-a. j, lot" * .mt . * nil leveled a
Mii- Sinitn v%.is .in aunt hy
m .: rug.- Jesse It. Smith, the
i ■. ui-idg. ",in t■ o Malmd
lor in i liiDbitnd.
|,'K< >M Washington i omes the
toi y «it ihi- ruling by the
1 titled St.ill's >Upla rtII- Court
th.it in groes must fx- repri-'-.'nt d
uii giand jut .■ s. iitifl i-iiiVKlum
. .1 i |t.,'i„, . unity m gro U'lllg
I 1> • iu • tl. te Were liA
iii .mii". on the '.'i a in I jury.
Ai Ii.racy p! i l'n„: lor | <>' P ion-
i r It. the hign iHftti I a i >.i!l'
U ti. i thi lean win . Iih.k if
I .:;t :••••• e.im'.«"'ii Stephen-
I. . ii.l v l.,in-f(«.i at time*, to fjet-
eleeled I'oimty .illeriii > Ml . J .«> -
i has ..titled a-a.1' .1. W t'ts-
I!«•: ii.in and eti<ii.,M.d a • hp'ltni;.
.uiii ie'.nindififc; hitu he w.ts the
! 11M j'oi;;e he Her pi. aii'-d he*
l"i'' I
< ' I !"! INtj 1-1. K 1" 111- V "at!al }
' lliytiwa) t'ltainnari t#. titr> ]
^,1111 there i- ShK.UMVOi'W vv.nth;
nt road work ne.il.tiK to he doi.ef
lit l'e\as iind I II*' state i* ret'eiv - j
nit: <.nl> $-.1M>.*MXKl | r year, audi
that threatonutg to lx' lei;, in-,.
Meail o( more
In an analysis of the r. 1 ■ 1 cent j
Utisoline lax lor the- purpose he j
,.,.,1 i 1-2 cents n<.e> In the fed-1
eral r. .vernment t f the (our j
r.'tiK left, one et*nt «.■<'<; to the
-ehools and one rent ha* hi en gi j
ii ' to pay .nil county Ininds. This'
Si>.-(V4'S tWO cent' (or road work]
and building, out o( which oper !
aitnu expenses must come. Feder-!
id aid. heard about in connection^
with highways, is a sort of ff.il-
. In granting federal aid the
federal government only sends
hack to the state 43 per cent of
what the state already has paid
in.
Il has brought . the highway
commissioners to (he point that
c. i.inu.u Ci. . tjj Two
/M) ,f
Wcf2^''>W:\ ' -i«-ri #
Souths Souuht I \) Briiisli
To Fiftv Here
Tor (XX1 (lamps
OK M'ler Fiiilil
M: - I'tatI Wright S i'ur.|. > .iti-
noutscei.t 0%'er .lOK) lue-s Will he
rn'e i. i| in Jttn i.irj tor t"tX' l amps
and tn.'tt tin-' < 'N.int> '-Mil take
mm ten to Uilv.
1 • ' tui-iii i>l<: ail w ho w ill
Vi'.liintik'i hen- Mr Wright said
I hi |ii': ii otii.ee will lie open on
Thursday,- arid Friday ■■ ui eucli
we. K un'tl January -i.
> : i : ' • w? -i r.ave apjiin t!
them-eh.i and taken advantage
■ i •: ■ .ri'.nilics ,'i\ailahle in
cad, i atrip are reaping a rich re-
ward lor their effoits The <"('('
olteis ,i I...;, tvho ii- iimhitiotis and
w.lhr.g more oppjrtunity let
afhane. mei>! than he can tmil in
iitis.u.'- i-mpioyiiu-tit Mi's. Wright
s«>d.
1, whn ate i.| jjonri ehaareter,
i.nt'jiij'tioji d ai.il ttjet ding work,
IV ii. 1 -J \..lis old, wdl Itnd
•; (Vt' an Htea) pRe ■ <o lieeonte
slid! 'I lit tlt|l!l> t> |XS el wotk
,.ed li.nl' With I'aeh he;. >i.> *.
n ■. .M...; ■sir. el h; -s.'.o pay
in cash atid 5- * put aside ifir htm.
n I;,- !..i- dejieittltt'-: or with
SJ-* .-.>•■ ed it he ha - none, an op-
i- :'unity i pie ent.d tt> Inn-i:me
iiidejH-uileni «!«•! he- leaving the
'*l 1 "
Nay I or Is Head
ot Hetail Ass'n
Marvin A. Niiylor wa, elu tni
president oi the K' tail Mei •
hauls Association whin the
Iwiard ui d.t" cii'S mi t Friday a I -
ti -i in hit at 1 .i t lock.
Is i
V'
'■v.te
The
IcI'eAell
eted.
| #W .
her h.u'k d-;i
l.'.ltet'.d -ill
,ia&.-tdjs". sh
1 he tilt >hi'Nt
1- lit.' > f: ,i... I H'C 7 it, 9
1 -tsiiff nfs-n.'d
i '.nd a suitst.-1",
eti i'ie [Hirii.
!;i iii and ran i'
i
.K i iei ted Uiard wlneii
nu t I-1 «t#y i in:-,-1 - ol Paul
Willii.ii ll.rl.rt t'.! aniH'rry.
C'ettfits i:,iy I1. M I aitlkm r. Mar- •
vi.n Nailer |... n. Mel hm ell, I'..
1 M.'Arri.ti, F. K. Maxwell, Uoh
l'adgi tt.
The annual rejjjor! was given
it) the niii'ling. a. ci.fi> .4 which
Mill lie I inn led to all nit rubers of ,
the .ei cittiort.
County Employees
Back i'ay to Be
Made Soon
County employes who did
not rc' i tve their pay l>> eern-
!x'r I should not have long to
■vail Judge \ .1 Morgan said
Sitltirday morning.
Courtly projects and other
movements h>ive depleted cer-
tain funds, it was said, until
some re-arijnstment must he
made Most employes did not
receive checks for the last half
■ if a month and some for a
month, u became known to-
day. But it was thought this
will soon 1*' remedied.
Officers Elected
By Lions; Road
Chief Heard
(iasoline Tax Advoctlcd
For Texas Highways
By Board Secretary
_ — ^
Strike Ties Up Army Lumber
!\!ontr\ id. o To I'ist
Off Wounded
Carnaivon ( .i-lU Reaches
M1-NT! A'll>K< > Uruguay, lice
7 . .(?■ \-;ir. :,t ,\ m g .ail eandi-
tion the r.-it.-ii ;;iixii;ar\ cruiser
Carniirvon t" ,->li pass^til Puiita
I '. i l.- e toeiiy iii way to
Montevideo 'a Ii WOtlndi'd
and repair.diet -e^,. • lit- reil in an
engagement viiil: a tieirnan sea
ra der two days ago
The .'<>.122-ti n ship, formerly a
luxury liner. w;i- line t i Monte,
lidi'o .-it 5 p in. Despite ram.
large crowds were at the dock
area. Preparations to receive the
Carnarvon Castle': Woi.mtliM wen'
made a; the local l-'ntish hospital.
Ih. C.'rn .i von ( a--tie v .v- steam-
ing on an ex en Jjji'l and its . uper-
' Iruenif was intact as it passi .1
the point.
Ret«>rt> that Ih :' =h tee al atl-
t'vi'.ti.'. ,.m„ i ' i** , t;i,i( (,ff Mon-
ti: ai- > hei',iU:.e o! the pres. fee iif
th" (Jeniian i ndei arid nriii.-h
rti-it lAvnt -"Urciefe f..r her ap-
.jf-UF'cii li. h i' i hrlt f.eind.ilion
Th, ie.-isi. steamer I";ch ■ . nut
• nit to sea. ar t the British fr -igh'-
■ •r El Ai . i;:nit a's., .hie.l. It
was not believed th-se slujis would
ha'1. '. -ntti!. t:i ot:t " tin- British
e.\tM-ef, I fi.rO'. r action ttl
If." -irea th.-y .w.ui!'1 !: e, ■! -e
Tt ( \' nt mo had t "turned i >
Port hi'* flight aft. r dep.'irtiire for
tl ... i I.'it he «"!- .ai a again
Bomb Turns Out
To Be Present
Members of the Breckenridge
Lions club, following out the cus-
tom of electing all nominated pre-
viously by a committee. Friday
elected Boh Bowers t.resident, the
attorney to succeed Joe Self.
All officers will a-'sume thelt
p.i -a: January 1. others e'ected
lieing .as follows: Gene Taylor.
Floy* June,, Howard Ea t. vice
presidents in the order mentioned.
I'.ei Amos Myers and Itoss Elliot
Jr.. I.ion tamers. James Alexan-
d. tail twister, and Russell Jon".-,
secretary-treasurer. New (lirec-
tnr> elected ari R D Smith, Boo
Wtntman ami Paul Williams, with
Homer Tudor a carry-over.
Mark Wiu'ginton sonotarv of
ti.,- Kt.-' ' Hichwav Commission,
v! e arMre-sed the members a:
i* "iket'of the day pointed out the
need lor higher gasoline taxation
t>. meet the ne"ds of highway
hip'dint;.
This he sail*, should come from
a gasoline ta\. adding that Tex-
as has the lowest gasoline tax in
ii;. union He declared property
should not he taxed, hut gasoline
In" a use in that way those who use '
th - roads pay lor using them. A
gii-iihn.- tax will collect from
those coming here from outside
tin -lite, while ;i property tax
will not.
II. produced figures to show
Iii" benefits to he derived and how
chi ap a gasoline tax can lie com- :
pared to others, and that it is the !
least imposition because it can be j
avoided by not driving by those 1
CIO and AF of L
Both Walk Out
In Far West
Ten Thousand Men Are
Forced Out of Work
In Washington
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 7 iu R--
The Pacific Northwest Lumber
industry, vital to the nation'.-;
army mobilization plans, was tied
up today by a combined walkout
of AFL and CIO unions.
Strikes which began a week age
in isolated logging camps locay
had spread throughout the indus-
try to almost every milling and
finishing plant in Washington an.:
Deanna Durbin to Wed
Oregon.
More
- .'119
cith
xx t i *
clos-
Ihan 1 O.I'm .<1 men
were actually on strike <r
force I "in of work by plants
ed through labor dispute- \ c
of logging camps had suspendi d
opi'rations and 10 Seattle and !'"
■ Taeoma mills were closed.
I
•-■x-
nnouiHvc
Diiil.ln, Hi. m.ni.
.1 ..(iiicer, whose en;
i>y Iter parents.
st;tr.
it
tigltn
;iigeni'.'iit lo wed n> :
nod
hat
eon
Operators said that al least IT;
ner cent ol the contracts held by
their closet" plants were for lum-
ber needed by the arnrv to con-
struct barracks and other build-
ings at bases in Alaska, th" Canal
Zone Hawaii, California and the
Northwest.
Snokesmen for the AFT. lumber
and sawmill workers unions and
the CIO International Woodwork-
ers ot America said, how . ver. tl.et
the defers- issue was not invoh'ed
anil that the strikes had been
'pending for months.
Windows Display Joan McDaniels
Draws Approval Claimed B\ l)< alh
of Xrnas i irowd
unable to pay it.
Entertainment was provided by The unions seek to raise the
the North Ward music depart- basic pay scale in the industry
men). Guests at the meeting from 62'i cents an hour to 7"
wen- R. 1 MeArron. Gasper Neal. cents. The unions rejected a >■£•
B. B. Ward and Ed Feltmeyer of cent an hour compromise iricreas
Newcastle. E. D. Gates and T. P. offered by the employers.
Parson of Sears & Roebuck and) — -
Johnny Morris, Austin.
Jail Escapee Is
Caught At Pecos
R. B Ballard, who escaped
from the Breckenridge jail about
two years ago has been appre-
hended at Pecos, Sheriff Toopy
Fre"lahd said Saturday.
Whenh.• escaped Ballard alleg-
edly released a negro. Frank
Br own. who has since boon return-
ed here aft" rseyving a year in
lite Okl; homa penitentiary. Bal-
lard. who was given two years for
theft will he returned here to
stand tr ial tor aiding a prisoner tc
• •-c.ipo Sheriff lam' said.
"Flu" Epidemic
Wanes In West
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7 ■!.-!'
—An epidemic ol influenza, wan-
ing in California, increased in
Orgeon and other western states I
today, sweeping schools, army
camps and other areas of ccin
centrated population.
iAdditional schools were closed
in many parts of the west, but
health authorities predicted that
the epidemic, characterized by
the speed of its spread and it?
mildness, probably would have
run its course by Christmas.
\LL ABILENE CAMP GROUNDS
SIGNED; TROOPS ASSIGNED
ABILENE, Dec. 7 (Spl) Announcement of the transfer of the
lath division front I't. Sill. Okl.'i., to Ahil -ne because of maileipia' •
w.iter supply it I-:. Sill to care Mr the expanded program has brought
a .. in- ot protest mini Oklahoma. At the same time it was announce.)
that the 151th observation squadron at Little Rock w ill he transferred
to Abilene. Oklahoma claims^'
adequate Wider supply, i
Ahii. ne City commission j Mattress Making
jn-; nn>r 1;v ! atmijie, arson
-...(« ft (,.! it. San Franesco po-
l.c. • d pat tt«.-nt, t! : ."a,h a niotilh-
,1 I'. . -hi. ! toil ,!, sllgge-'.'d
• .- Jen i M • : - M-ek the bomb
iu high urate- motot oil. I hat ha'cl
a- r.ght over.
I 'anil l.amlipi 11 • f. lied up
!:.- pIt.ii. ed exph'rihg lin-
ger.- into the -an;., 1 and brought
out:
■ •in- box of cookitig rccip- s. Otie
p.itr o: -ilk st',ckiti s. Two p. 1
it wit,!.- shot-.trir.gs. A hair net
V I re," li-ie ii xtl.le ilprolt, ii tllhi
: (oothpe 'e a brush .111(1 com I
ttitl a m-.'.in,: kit.
The
Friday
1 I ' Calico* f ir bids to l>e open-
ed Dec 23 on construction of the
w:iier line to the army camp, cx-
t hisiv-- of ( xravation:
J' Called for bids to lie o|xm-
eil Jail, lo on the project to en-
liirge and improve the Lake Kirby
water purification plant; and
'•',i Approved a plan for issuing
S12IU:XH) in warrants payable over
•a period of five years, with which
finance the two undertakings.
I ast option on the artillery fir-
it. range for use of the -lath Na-
tl .tutl Guard do ision at the View
treining camp was closed Friday
r. :ht.
II ended w. i l.s of effort by the
('hue'vr of I'o.imitrce in getting
>7.oiiu . ut der contract,
ii i nit exjiectod the army will
li's. any time .it stinting Work.
List Swelling
Applications for
;ng in llie county
from the sixteen
Ruth Monroe
Eighty applicants
nuiltre.-- r>i--iK--
iire fxiuring in
centers. Miss
aid Saturday,
were received
\ Senators Fight
Foreign Loans
WASHINGTON Devc. 7 I >'■ -
•'out -eriaior.-, i wo >t them
launch l.-olationusts denounced
odav any .e ol the (i. eury's
J '"'i.M fW,(XX currency stabill/a
ion fu.'d to aid "a foreign nil
ion."
Their denunciations were di-
ected ostensibly at the treasut'
>lain lo stjihlize Argentine eur-
retcy with a S50(XX)000 loan,
j But they came as reports circu-
1 latcd that the treasury could leg
■ .!!> lei id money to Great Britain
! from the fund despite the Johneon
i ii.tl tue neti'riTi'i ■> « .
Dam Injunction
Is I'pheld
m one hatch from Frank II.
1 Rules governing matin's* mak-
I ing eligibility have been broaden-
ed. and all wh > (|lialify will he
permitted to make mattresses, the
supply of material not being lim-
ited.
Minister to Talk
To Lion Members
Announcement was made Sa*-
urday that Rev. Orman Sheltoti
pastor of the First Christi.it
Church of Wichita Falls. will ad
; dress th" Lions Club next Fnd r
at its regular luncheon.
Dr. Shelton recently spoke her.
at the Thanksgiving service of th.
Christian Church and a return ad-
dress by hint i.- desired.
EASTLAND, IXc. 7 The
Eleventh Court of Civil Appeals
on Wednesday upheld the Jlidg-
men! of the Paol Pinto "county MatfllOlia C I'CW Is
01 '? 'f,,■ <:ns'' of l.ht* "ri'/os At Work on Line
River ( onservation and Reclamn-
lion District vs. J. C. Reese et al. t\ crew of about fifteen met.
Reese and associates had asked has been moved in here by th'
the Palo Pinto court for an in- Magnolia company to uncove;
junction restraining the Brazos| clean, wran and replace a ten
River Authorities from closing the
flood gates at Possum Kingdom |
dam. A temporary injunction was'
granted by the Palo Pinto court |
and this vas sustained by the ap-j
'•^r.o.v.. - —
inch
It
oil line,
was said that it
will take un-
til the first of the year lo com
plete the work. Some were at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday
motnmg looking for a place to
Children crowded the street
Friday evening to see Santa
Clans come lo town, and (heir
elders came along to enjoy en-
thusiasm of the kidd es and to
view the unveiled windows.
Ai S o'clock Santa Glaus drove
down Walker street tossing can-
dy lo children enroute. A
throng of children followed him.
Some of ihi^ w'inflows had been
I unveiled before Santa started
; driv ing, but some were thrown
' open and lights turned on as he
passed.
Street lights with Christmas
decorations were turned on and
the holiday season officially ush-
ered m.
There was no judging of win-
dow - fur awards but many were
heard to remark that the display
ranked, higher than ever witness-
ed before.
Family Jailed
For Draft Evasion
I )1 LUTH. Minn . Dee. 7 t'J.R
A Mine...a,i farmer who servei* a
prison term for draft evasion dur-
ing tlv World War and seven
member.- ot hi- family were un-
der conviction today for violating
the Selective Service Act.
A Federal District Court jury
Ii. t night aflirmed the govern-
ment'!. charge that lb" seven men
t.f dratl iii'.' had failed to regi •-
let' tie- militili v eel-vice noon .'id-
Vice of Pcre Marqtliirdt, 57, Puvi
county farmer They profes-eo
religious ob'eetions The defense
which failed M:ir(|uardt on a
draft-ev asion Charge in 1917.
All hut Marquarot were senten-
ced to a year and a day in Fed-
eral reformatory at Sandstone,
Minn. He was relea^'d until
Miireli 1. hill without bond.
Farmers to Meet
In Austin Doc. 12
AI'STIN, Dec. 7 'I'll- Reprc-
'.ntative of farmers in 132 chap-
ter.. of the Texas State Orange
"-ill itvel here December 12 and
13 lo plan legislative programs
lo lie pushed before the Texas
! legislature and the v evv session
of congress.
Announcement of plans for the
ineelafg -.ere made today by
Harold W. Gaul ipp of Dallas.
: Mil tor of the state Grange. He
i.d the meeting will also cele-
| hrate the tilth anniversary of the
Texas organi/aHon which was es-
j lablished in Gonzales county in
1'tla It i nrfiili'.ted vilh the 70-
year-old National Grange.
| NY A Work Open
To Citv Youths
!
| Work is now available to young
| people of Breckenridge between
ih" iiges of It! and 215 on several
National Youth Administration
projects in the city. One at Ceu-
I iral High School and another at
i the Y.M.C.A.
Boys and girls may obtain ap-
plications for this work at the
■ YMCA, and full itifoimation re-
garding it from Mi*. Hall at the
"Y" or Mr. Bailey at the High
Funeral Services Today
For Breck Girl .">
Years Old
Joan McDatiieh, ..
Mrs. Jewel iVt uaim
urdiiy iiioii'.:ii„ al :
illness of only a lev
She is :.liri iv, i,.
aim graiuimotiiei,
Sell if Breckenridge
uncles who will o.>
funeral sec Vic*"-, are
Price ol Houston,
, daughter ol
lis U.cd bal-
:,.it) auei an
days.
her mother
Mr. . E ii.tia
Attlils iirid
her.* i ( r tlie
INi! -s. ku.v
Me. .1 ,met.t.'
Kielis ot Nederiuud. i\ ?...-, At: i
Eva Thompson and Miss Carrie |
Scif. both of I'ort Arthur and ;
William Self ot Breckenridge.
Full'Till service.- \.,:l be held 1
this liternooii at 2:.at in tiu- l-'irsi !
B,i|. ist Church wilii Reverend
Phi tip McGahev oliieiating. In-•
tennenl will be in the Brecken-
ridge cemetery with Thcfepson-
Kike • in charge of arrangements.
National Laws on
Sabotage Loom
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7 <U.P*
Hour Stan law, designed to
huild up ;i nation-wide delcnse a-
gainst :-;ihotiige and fifth column
activities were propo-ed today by
the federal-, tate conference on
hiw enforcement problem, of Na-
tional defense.
The committee said tha' under
the constitution .-abotage pre-
vention in most cases "i- a st.ite
rather than a federal function"
but recommended er.ac menl of a
iecleral statute r. iftinng r. g stra-
tion ot all firearms.
The committee's anti-.abotage
law would provide a Ill-year pris-
on sentence as n penalty . regula-
tion of high.' ay- near national
defense. t
Festival Choir
To Meet Monday
A riveting of flu- Kf.-tival Choir
has been lalltM l': r Monday t-vo-
ninK at 7;.".o (/clock in thr junior
hall room of the Burch hotcd. Airs. |
Vernon Mat>hall in charg" urgec-
full al -nflnncc.
Italian Leaders
Give W ay As \\ ar
Title Mounts
Nazi Air Raiders Hit
Many Shdps In Citv
Of Bristol
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
Uuted Press Foreign New.
Editor
Italy shook up military c
ntand of the strategic Dodee.n
f-lands today : t.1" 'ei; tr.-jof) ; i ;
to the initiative in the Italo-Gi
war d.ptte arrival of l-'aci.-t
infonvmerits by air .a::d 1
diplomats Iieiir' report:, or an
t-mpted truee in Albania.
Another .iirpri.e ;,n>|.-Hincen-
at IId;vf 1 tii.-Jt Ce
M:i • (li V ecehi i,ne of the o
itiiil I'asci.ii l(.ii(lers, had i .a.'
as governor and milii- i-. c;
a.and o, the I.io(*ee; nesi* .-in
(Jen. Ettore Bastie . ,
named to succeed him.
. f ollowing appointment of i;
i'go Cava Hero t„ .succeed ATarshal
Pictro Badpgho as Chief of staft
'■'e change of command •" the tic.
(ioeanese eniphasized the effect j
il mwerful British blockade of
111.' island- off the coast oi Tetl:
ih" i-Iandii off the coast of Tur-
'<>"■ in tin- "astern Aledilcrnmeae,
rood oil for ships and inrphim -•
' ed other materials recentlv h-> '
hern reported running low on the
islands and British sources hart
"inlal'titly foreca-t their . arlv ra-
pitulation. Claiming the t
were a hahility to Paly e -t -
of the threat to the Si,. / c-eiil
that I-aseists had hoped l(
them.
On the Albanian front
Gi-.-ek armies that cantiirec:
T.dda and sought to'-lo.— hi
Argyrokastron and Ellvisan wer-?
"cp-jrted making slow t>m -re s
but Italy was said to have flown
many reinforcement;, to the Al-
banian front in the last four d-r s.
Fascist prisoners were .pie,ted
bv Athens officials as saving th V
Italian tran.-port planes 'e i
I'ied liiri-e numbers of reinf +cc.
ment:- into Albania in an effort
an-1
malic
thi
Pi
1 J
lit
to stem the Greek advatv . ,
prcsumablv to regain dominn
of South Albania.
Greeks Advance
On the north from. i;r
troops were renortei" wit'iin
utiles of the Elha.sim ro.-id e>,
■lie south they, were s.ed >n i.
-urroimderl and rtari-l um :
tior of Italian detachment
off In 'he Delvino .-.-tor The 1
cists were reported fighting !
'*it the occupation of Ar
Iron "vrs reported imminen'
There dso were report-
London that a British naval ,-
mand shake-up was m pi n.l
With Admiral Sir Dudl y 1
Continued On Page Four
FDR Works With
Sleeves Rolled I p
ABOARD I'. S. S. MAYIV'C
In The Caribbean, Dec. 7 ; R
President, Roosevelt took t me off
today ftom inspecting (Jn:te,l
State Caribbean defenses to study
if."portant .-xec'itiv-- mail from
Washington.
lie worked in his shirt .-1
For it was hot on this fit:-, day
of his tour of United Si.it.- ' a ..
and the sites of those iK-.eia i
• "em Great Britain in a tr . ■ ...
50 over age destroyers. The '
was calm.
T.
Hospital Patient
Reiiords of the local hospitals
Saturday thorn.ng showed Mrs.
W. It. Thomas adutitted at West-
side hospital for minor surgery.
Depositions Are
Taken In County
Funds Suit
Depositions were being tak-
en this morning by a number
of attorneys in the suit pend-
ing against insuranc • e mpan-
ies for payments of funds for
which E. N. Howell was con-
victed.
Total sum sought is some-
thing over $20,000. The case
of Howell, who was given 7
and one-half years, still is on
appeal at Austin.
The case is set for trial De-
cember 16.
i
Mrs. Presley In
Better Condition
Physicians are plea., d
progress being made toward >•
covery by Mrs. It. J. Pre-ley. w no
was st. tick by an automobile V, • 1
nesdav night.
While her condition still i-
riotis some improvement i.-. show. ,
it was sain".
Negro Registrants
In Next Quiz
Nearly all of lifly more en-
tionnaires mailed out this w .
to registrants of the county hail
been returned Saturday rn r.iing.
Six of these went out to negroes,
tnc lirst to be mailed to negroes.
Bob Owens Will
Manage New Store
Bob Owens, formerly connected
with Thompson Bros.. Hdwc., will
be assistant manager of the
Scars-Roebuck store and manager
of the hardware department.
sl
I I
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 371, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 1940, newspaper, December 8, 1940; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131303/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.