Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 202, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1946 Page: 4 of 4
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TM« AMERICAN—■RECKENRIDGt, TEXAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1946
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Court Contempt
Charge Confronts
Be'lringer
SPRINGFIKI.D, Ma- Wes-
son Clow plays the chimes in
Springfield uti special occasions,
but a probate judge thinks his
"clattering" flappers constitute
contempt of court. •
When Clow finished a special
program in honor <>f Bishop
(Thomas M. O'Leary's 25th anni-
vtrwry, he was met by a court
messenger from Judge John Den-
Ison. He threatened to cite Clow
for contempt the next time the
bells >itntr while court is in session.
"When the wind is right—and it
usually is—the sound is very loud
, and disturbing," the judge said.
In normal times .'1,000.000 tons
or more of steel a year are used in
the manufacture of tin plate,
mostly for the canning industry
Wells-Forgo
Stagecoach Starts
60-Day T rek
0< KAN'S ID K. C,.l.~ Hill Law-
rence, a colorful character of
the old west, Iws left: his seinide
home here for a tiO-day trek to
Reno, Ntv„ in i«rd old Wclls-Far< o
stagecoach.
tiiiwrcnce rolled out of town
driving the 5li-year-old coach and
its >i\ rauge^ifld horses. A part*
tier, K'l Buz7.a. forrr.ri coach driver,
accom)ianied Lawrence, lie rud h.'
hoped to snake '!(>miles a day an I
rest on Sunday.
The trip is a publicity r.tunt for
Oceanside's annual fiesta, the Days
of .van Litis Rev.
q—Wh.it whs the net amount of
the late President Roosevelt',
■•stat" ?
A — ■> l.Ofr Ids, according to >t
•ax appraisal.
——
Slianle of Sycamore
PERCY MARKS
© by P«rc> Mtrhi: OUtilbultd by NCA S«nic«. Inc.
Author «l "The Plastic Agt"
"A Trtt Grown Straight"
Etc.
1 oday and Sat.
T ODA Y—S A T.
Double Feature
the bride married
■for greediM
the cr00m married
for SPITE!
And Tti# Whistlfi
went on tho
boncymoM
tor
COUIMtl* MCTUtES
EXTRA! EXTRA!
BUGS BUNNY IN
"Acrobatty Bunny"
Paramount News
Sunday & Monday
It's WISE
to see it!
It's FOOLISH
to miss it!
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SAT. NITE
PREVIEW
Sing Crosby
Fred Astaire
IIO N C l lARRTMOR
It WIS STONI
IDWAID ARNOLD
THOMAS MITCHtU
"HOLIDAY INN"
Show Starts
11:00 P. M.
LAST DAY
Rational
Saturday Only
| Sunday & Monday
rCONDEMED TO
DEVILS ISLAND"
—Starring—
RONALD COLEMAN
—Plus-"
PLUTO CARTOON
and -
Phantom Rider No. 4
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XIV
DART hadn't had tho slightest
curiosity about Gayle's home
but tho size of the house surprised
him. It was no cottage by a long
(hot, and it looked as well kept
up as Sycamore itself. The dipped
lawns were shaded with elms and
maples, and the driveway was
flanked by two magnificent copper
beech trees. There was a bed of
tail tulips in full bloom. The
house, which was white, looked as
If it had been painted the day be-
fore yesterday. Bart wasn't im-
pressed. but he was pleased. No
pne needed to bo ashamed of this
ioint.
Inside, the house was even more
pleasing than the exterior had
promised. The living room was
unexpectedly large. The furniture
all looked newly upholstered, and
lliere was even a grand piano.
"This is pretty," Bart said to
Giiyie. "It all looks so comfortable
and bright."
Gayle found herself wanting to
laugh continuously. "It's always
bright," she explained, her voice
quivering a little with her joy.
She smiled at her mother. "You
sec, Bart, mother says faded chintz
sounds lovely In stories but when
you have it around it just looks
faded; so when things begin to
look like that, she and I get busy;
we do all the furniture over."
"You mean you cover it your-
self?" Bart asked Mrs. Kent, and
Gayle thought his look of com-
plete incredulity was just about
the prettiest compliment she had
ever seen.
Mrs. Kent sat down and mot-
ioned toward a chair. "Sit down a
minute, and then Jim will show
you to yoi - room. Yes, Gayle and
i have upholstered every chair and
tufa in this house a good many
. I, mm <■<
times, and about seventy-live per
cent of the house was Jim's work."
"It took us t\venty-flv#years to
get it finished," her husband
added. "I've always wanted to
call the place Proteus, it's changed
so much. This room was the last
we built. The dining room used
to be the living room, ar.d the
guest room used to be the master's
bedroom, and so on." He chuckled
in amusement. "We worked for
twenty-ftve years to get it built,
and just as soon as I banned in
the last nail, Gayle and Jimmie
left home—and now a place about
half the size would do us very
well."
"It would not," Gayle objected
strongly. "Bart and I need a place
here, and Jimmie always will.
Isn't that right, Bart?"
"You bet it is. By the way,
where's Jimmie? I want to meet
him,"
"In Chicago," Mrs. Kent said.
"He has a job there, but he'll be
here. He can't get home until to-
morrow morning, but nothing
could keep him away. Now, Jim,
show Bart his room and help him
with his bags." She looked at Bart.
"If there's anything you need,
you'll ask for it, won't you?"
"I certainly Will," he assured
her. "It's wonderful. I couldn't
feel more at home if I'd been here
fifty times."
* * *
'T'HE instant the two men van-
•** Ished up the stairway, Gayle
and her mother, as if propelled by
a powerful unseen force, rushed
into erch other's arms.
"Mother, Mother," Gayle whis-*
pered; "I'm so glad to be here."
Mrs. Kent embraced her ten
derly and kissed first one cheek
and then the other. "He's the
nicest boy, dear. He's so handsome
and friendly and so unspoiled. I
was afraid to have him comc; I
really 'was—but now I'm just
happy about everything."
When her father came back
down the stairs, he went directly
to Gayle, put his finger under her
chin, tilted back her head, bent
and kissed her lips. "He's splen-
did, sweetheart," he said. "I can't
tell you how much better I feel."
Gayle sprang to her feet and
embraced her .father rapturously.
I'm so happy." she cried, "I'm
going to bawl like a baby. You
don't know how happy I am! I'm
so relieved, I—I—"
Her father's laugh interrupted
and saved her the 'effort of trying
to express the inexpressible.
"You're no more relieved than we
arc, is she, Kate?."
"Relieved?" Mrs. Kent sighed
heavily. "I'm so relieved I'm weak.
I was prepared for a Prince
Charming, but somehow I never
expected him to be just a nice,
unspoiled .boy,"
James itent picked up his pipe,
filled it from a humidor, and
tapped down the tobacco. Then he
said, "I'll admit, Gayle, I was a
little afiaid he'd turn out to be
just a rich playboy, but I've never
seen a more wholesome looking
youngster in my life. He fairly
radiates health, and you can't look
like that if you spend your time
drinking in night-clubs." He
sucked contentedly at his pipe. "I
didn't want a rich son-in-law, but
I think I'm going to be able to
forgive Bart his father's money."
"I can't," Gayle confessed, "but
I'm trying awfully hard to. I'm
scared of all that money." Sud-
denly she sat up, her eyes wide
with surprise. "I've forgotten all
about Belle. Oh! She'll never for-
give me." She got hurriedly to her
feet and rushed toward the
kitchen. "Belle," she cried. "Belle!
Where are you?"
"Right here, honey." the col-
ored maid replied, advancing with
her arms outspread. "I've been
wait in' for you."
Belle was fat and very bhek
and 40. She had worked for the
Kents for the past six years and
considered herself a member of
the family.
"I peeked, honey," she whis-
pered, cushioning Gayle ns-iinst
her enormous bosom. "He's the
best lookin' boy: Honey, he's cute."
. <?o JJc Continued)
Operation Art
Wisconsin Stalemate
First Girl in 5 Generations
WHITTIER. Cal. — Barbara!
Jeanette Sehnb has broken a 100- j
yew record in the Sehab family.
She is the first girl to be born in |
five generations. George Schab, |
her trreat-gt oat-great grandfather,1
a German immigrant, was the
father of four boys. One had three
sons. His son, George, was the
father of Ira, who was the father
of Barbara Jeanettc's fa,ther and
two other bovs.
bear. After an nour the hear went
away. Holms went away too, in
Hollywood Joke
HOLLYWOOD.—Jam** D.
desk officer a't the police aVtUMi
here, says he wondered™ why
some women hang up when he an-
swers the phdno. Then .he discov-
ered he had been announcing,
without much pause between the
words: "Hollywood—Wolt'e!'^
Itlindvil \ et Gets Home
TRKVOI'TON, I'n.—A blitv
win veteran, Tommy Worobol, will
get u new 1101111' from the peoplo
of Trevorton, who collected nearly
sli!.(100 for the former soldier
benefit.
Gypped Gypsies?
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
! EASED BY WAR'S END
j COLUMBUS, O.—Juvenile delin-
| qucncy in Ohio last year was down
I 17 per cent from the peak year of
1943, the State Bureau of Juvenile
Research has reported.
The situation also improved dur-
ing the first£alf of this year with
Gypsies throughout eastern U. S.
are on the lookout for George
Evans, above, 39-year-old tribal
king of Harrisburg, Pa. They
allege Evans, who recently
mourned death of his wife in
Philadelphia, Pa., vanished from
that city with tribal jewels and
cash and 20-year-old Gypsy
Princess Patricia Tan, of Frank-
fort. Ky.
High Schools
Should Teoch
Driving Lessons
WASHINGTON, Oet. 15.—'The
rapidly mounting number of traf-
fic fatalities, especially among
youthful diivers, indicates the im-
portance of safe-driving instruct-
ions in the high schools of the
nation, Lee Moran, executive vie;
president of the National Auto-
mobile Dealers Association, pointed
out today.
"It is an appalling fact," he said,
"that between Janua'-y 1 and Octo-
ber 1 this vear, 21,290(persons met
death i*i traffic accidents. During
the same eight months last year
the death-toll was 15.KK0, whirh
means that traffic fatalities so fur
this year have increased more than
;M per. cent. Among teen-age driv-
ers the death rate has increased
II per cent.
"fornicators and safety experts
state that, if high schools general-
ly over the country fall in line
with the current trend and include
safe-driving in their courses of
stu'iv, the traffic death rate among
youthful drivers might be cut
down as much as 50 per cent.
"Every year 050,000 boys and
girls become licensed drivers with-
in 18 months after their gradua-
tion from high school. Certainly,
jf these thousands of youngsters,
who go behind the wheel every
year, can be inspired with the
determination "o become safe drtv-
eis and nre taught how to do so,
mar.v lives will be savtd. •
"I lecl that automobile dealers
everywhere will bo glad to. give all
possible, encouragement to this
Worthy and vitally necessary move-
ment."
a decrease of H.per cent compared reau, commented.
to the first six months of 1945, ac-
cording to Richard Allaman, state
research sociologist.
"The decline of juvenile delin-
quency from its wartime high cer-
tainly can be attributed in some
part to the return of soldier-fa-
thers and > mothers from defense
plant jobs," Dr. Peris Simmons,
chief psycholoist at the state bu-
MALE OR FEMALE
Must Have Real Good Personality know
How to get Along With Public, Handle
Money, Make Change etc., If you are not
Good Hustler Don*t Answer This Ad.
Wonderful Opportunity for Advance-
ment. All Applications Held Confiden-
tial.
WRITE BOX NO. 1J
BRECKENRIDGE, AMERICCAN
U. S. Marines have done guard
duty in many odd places, but
Sgt. Harris Chuck probably
never dreamed he'd be guard-
ing an art exhibit. He's pictured
with Bozo, Marine mascot, help-
ing protect the $5,000,000 col-
lection of British paintings at
the Chicago Art Institute.
Confused Store Ad
Lists Chromium
Plated Suits
MAYSVILLE, Ky.—A mechan-
ical slip of the Maysville Daily
Independent showed up in a store 1
advertisement, much to the amuse-
ment of the readers. Items listed
were:
Young Men's Tweed Suits—
chrome plated, fits all make cars,
easy to install. Quantity limited at
?3.39.
Ladies' Brassieres Reduced—
crisp and fresh cotton marquisette,
ruffled curtain. Extra fine quality.
Matching tie backs, $3.77.
Men's Work Shoes Reduced—
made of rayon jersey, medium size
cup; size 34 to ,'!8. Adjustable
strap, elastic inserted back, now 88
cents.
Choice of
the Crowd!
Every golden gffigsfiil of
jgruml-tiiHliir Grand Prize
is ti I r i ii in | Ii i ii I a s I v
perfect ion. The geiiial
flavor of this fine beer is
always welcomed as a grand
companion during leisure
hours, friendly refreshment
for those desiriii" the Itcst.
GULF BREWING COMPANY HOUSTON, TEXAS
HOTSY FLAME, Your <Sas Handyman, Says
mm YOU CAN HAVE M
W" S£NW/ffm J
BALL POINT PEN ?
FOR ONLY...
MO
LUXURY
t/vx
Deer Loses on Points
EVERETT, Wash.—iNeal Under
was one point up on a five-point
■buck today. He at lotot was still
olive. Limler's car wis wrecked
when It smashed into the big deer
on a highway, with fatal results
to the (k'er.
fT&tocKtr,
1 LAUNCHER
PEN HOLDER WITH
tVEHYVEN'
M WRITES dry from
ANV ANGLE
ON ANY SURFACE......
NO INK TO SPILL
NO CAP TO LOSE/
MUTES
tS YfAJtS* /
mwur nmLM !
•IN NORMAL USE. GUARAN-
TEED TO WRITE 6 YEARS
IN ANY USE/
me REYNOLDS
SMOOTH "NO SCRATCH" PHY
WRITING ON ANY PAPER. TEX-
TILES, WOOD, ETC. CANT LEAK.... .
YOU CAN'T EVEN SHAKE INKOUr/'
SIX PYNAMIC COLORS!
.stern Auto Associate Store
BRECKENRIDGE
v ' .
TUSSt y* THINGS
to get your space heaters
ready for winter service
i
V (HI
N. A. MAtHUtltil
CLEAN dust and lint from rndictnfs and backwall by blowin-j
with bicycle pump or using suction nozzle of vacuum cleaner.
Blow dust from mixing chamber and burner porls by attaching
blcycl® pump to gas Intake, or using air hose at filling station.
ADJUST air mixture so that gas burns with clear, purple-blue
flam®. Do this by opening or closing air mixing shutter or vulve
while heater is lighted. A yellow flame indicates insufficient air;
e blue flame that dances away from burner tips shows too much
cir.
CHECK hose connections for cracks or leaks. If rubber is dry
and cracked or If hose does not fit securely over gas cocks,
replace with new hose or, better yet, Install copper tubing
■ connections.
REPLACE broken radiants with new radiants of correct size.
Radiants are essential to efficient operation. They should be
maintained In good condition and properly seated over burner
ports*
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE
QcU Stsuucs
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Hall, Charlie. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 202, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1946, newspaper, October 18, 1946; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth132681/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.