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BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, 1947—
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HHERE SANTA LIVES
IHtl'M AND HORN
WAS Ml'SIf
SEEN OR HEARD
France Moves To Defeat Reds
EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE AS
we take our peat b«-fore the type-
writer there comes to mind the
great Christmas editorial written
y -:jn ago for the New Vork Sun,
and which for many, mtiny years
wan reproduced by that great pa-
per.
We cast about for it today to
reproduce it. but .-ould not lay
hands on a copy.
It was in an-
Hwer to a let-
t« r fn >in a tittle
trirl asking ;f
here is a San-
ta I'laua. We
understand that
the little pirl is
•in elderly lady
_ today playing
Souia . i._is to many children in
a certain character of work for a
bite city, 'list of the editorial v.-as.
yes then- is a Santa <*laus but he
lives in the hearts of men. So, in
th;' Iiearts of the p ople themselves
and in the hearts of friends and
in the liuht in children*' eyes will
I'hristma.-. be found hen- tomorrow.
THE BIG JOB OF PREPARING
for it is : bout over. The last lick
h' f •> been hit. and par-
nts tonight can
-ather about the
f i r e s id e or
what may «to
\ r a firesid",
and be if in the
nticipation o f
unta Claus,
that they will ;
beijin t o fe-M
fmm their chil-
dren.
Santa h.-\s been -vrittpn to by
the little tots, many a question ask-
ed about him. Tonight they will
hanjr Ufi the stockings toddle off
to bed. have a hard time going to
sleep, and early ir. the morn in if
they will scamper in to see what
Santa '"laus has brought. There is
one warning we would jive par-
ents. Never have Santa bring a
boy a tin horn and a drum at the
same time. Either one will do the
job.
BI T NOT TO SPEAK LIGHT-
ly this is a great t'hristmas for ]
Breckenridge. It has been a ye. r
ot great business, the students art-
all home from school, the larded
are full, and the health of tlv-
community is fine.
Thl'rr air some in the hospitals,
yes—to e regretted. Some the
jail. !!ut as a whole everything is
fine ami it even appears then- will
be fine weather.
Then • re three in jail, but they
will b. feu tur';ey dinner with trim
tnings. Thi v..nous charity organ-
iza'i.Mis ; • re today wind up play-
ing Sa;-r.t I'laut; to all they have
fot:n.i to In needy. Why shouldn't
thi; ' ■ a at Chri. tmas?
A I'EATl'RE OF THE CHRIST
mas music here was that by the
Presbyterian and Methodist choirs
last Sunday at the Methodist
Church. They sang rn Rangir
that night Here is what the Rang-
er paper had to say about it:
One ot the most beautiful pro-
grams ever heard :.n Ranger was
given Sunday night at the Fir>it
Methodist Church when Charles
Kiker of Breckenridge presented
two Breckenridge choirs in Chirst-
mas music.
The IL.IIeli'jah Chorus from
Handel's Messiah which climaxed
the program was one of the most
excellently executed presentations
the audience had ever heard.
Following the program members
of the choir of the church honored
members of the choirs at a recep-
tion in the lower auditorium «>f
the church. Arranging the recep-
tion were Mrs J E. Matthews.
Mrs Stanley McAnellv. Mrs. B A
Tunnell. Mrs. H. C. Henderson,
Mrs. A W. Brazda. and Mrs. A.
J. Ratliff.
THOt GHT FOR THE VIOMEN r ,
In every a^r and dime. "On earth
peace, good wilt toward nan** must
be the w. tchword of Christianity.
—Mary Baker Eddy.
SEEN OR HEARD: MRS. ULA
Brockman of Wichita Falls, form-
er county schools superintendent i
visaing here through the holidays
Special arrangements made at
Eastland last Sunday for Odessa
people returning from game to [
stop there for church Sis Clark
speeding along all happy with aj
$50 eheck some one had given her
"to spend on children" Milton I
Daniel to have his open house to- \
morrow morning which has be-
come sort of an institution here
The former Betty Joe Scales
City Employees
Given Holiday
Until Friday
Chirstmas was officially recog-
nized by the city commission Tues-
day afternoon \Vhen in regular ses-
s'on it voted a holiday from Wed-
nesday noon until Friday morning
at 8 o'clock for all employes wno
can leave their work.
This does not mean policemen,
firemen etc.—that is all of them
—will be off. but all who can be
spared from their work will have
a holiday.
Dt;cussion of new machinery oc-
cupied some time of the meet'ng.
The new fire truck is cxpected in
January and the new street sweep-
er is expected next June. This
is the i.earest delivery promi>e
that has been obtained so far for
the sweeper.
Minor problems connect with
the starting of the work on the
dam for a new city water supply
were heard and acted upon. Work
of clearing the land of trees is un-
der way and as soon as th'.s is
completed work of building the
dam will begin.
Considerable equipment is be-
ing used to clear the trees and the
public can now begin to get an
idea where the lake will be.
Two or three appeared before
the commission on .natters of
"ADORATION OF THE SHE!''HERDS," GIORGIO NE—"Magnificent in conception, superbly designed
with strongly contrasting straight and curved for'ns emphasizing the devotional attitudes of the figures
street improvement, either for per- ;ind t^e emotional content of the picture. Instinct with deep sentiment, the picture mpves us as do some
miss on to d° something themsel- ^ ^ great old Christmas hymns and carols . . . Humbly and reverently, the shepherds kneel with 31
ves. or asking the city to do so. * , . .. „ , .
The commission drove out to view :ir>' and Joseph. They torm one of the tenderestgroups in all paintings.
some of the sites.
Preparation still are under way
to clean the water .pipes leading
to the river, to increase the sup-
ply of water from the present
source to svatd another shortage
next summer.
Breck Boy b New
Soft's Ten Shillings for Christmas
Buys Most Wonderful Gift of All
By GERRY HILL
I'nited Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON 'U.Pj—Toyland was daydream stuff to warbora Sally
Thomas In all her eight years, she had never seen a shop full of toys.
$ She knew Oxford Street and Re-
gent Street—her mummy took her
sometimes when she shopped. But
she had never seen the shops of
those famous street as they were
this year.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24. <UJ — For the £irst Ume in seven years>
",eW - t «le *) T?li toyland nad really sprung up in
uiiantry necimeni 01 tne inn mi- f?u ,r between Jaffa and Tel th London shops. There were
^rne^ivis^n stationed at Camp £iv lay in smou dermg ruins to- teddy bears an£ dolls, shining,
Hauyen Hach'riohe, Japan. At the & bomb and g^n attlck playt,rne Mobiles and glisten-
present t me he is on a patrol m against flour n^H alleged to con- , . . .
tain Arab snipers. . 11 was ltJt« '? *e p ftuf5s £"?
m. . „ . America, and children by the thou-
At least one. and possSily three. santjs wandered wide-eyed through
Arabs were killed and 10 wounded. tbe throngs, window-shopping for
The attack was launched late last what to ^ for at Christmas and
night by about 40 members of the seeki the most £or ^g,,. christ.
Iptiiin "«11Inlda cn 111H ' . ~
mas-gitt money.
AFTER PROTEST
RUINS SMOLDER
IN HOLY LAND
WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
HACHINOHE. Japan. Dec. 24. U.R)
—Private First Class Gene C. Sell-
ars is a qualified parachutist and
glidermau with the 511th Parachuto
Infantry Regiment of the 11th Aii-
borne Division stationed at Camp
Haugen. Hach'nohe. Japan. At the r^omf homh^-inrf1 sun ntt^ek Piay'lrne
present t.me he is on a patrol in -f ^make-believe trains,
northern Honshu from the Intelli-
gence Section of the First Battal-
ion Sellars, 19-year-old jumper,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Van
Sellars of 317 North Rose street.
Breckenridge. Texas.
Pfc. Sellars entered the Army
in September of "48. and joined
the llth Airborne Division over-
seas at the Fourth Replacement De-
pot at Zama. Japan, in January of
of '47 He qualified as a parachut-
ist of the llth Airborne Division
Training Center at Yamoto, Japan,
in March and a<r a glidertnan of
the same school in September. He
is a graduate of Breckenridge High
School.
Irgun "suicide squad.
The Jews threw nine bombs into
the mill, setting a fire which was
fanned by a raging wind storm.
Police could not bring the fire
under control but they managed to
confine it to the area of the mill.
The n'ght was streaked with gun-
fire from Arabs. Jews and a Brit-
Sally's chubby face glowed and
she clutched Her few shillings
moistly. She stared with del\ght
and burst out to her mother:
"Can 1 have some of these?"
Prices "Way l>
Mother was dubious. The prices
ure 1 rum *v «i s. ws cxiiu *t di it* .i_ilii ii *>i % l..(l ....
ish patrol attracted by the explo- Three ^imes ^ 8 pre-war
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 <U.RL_Two
foreign correspondents accredited
to the United Nations and repre-
senting Communist newspapers hi
Greece and India were free today
by order of the LT. S. Immigra-
tion Commissioner after UN sec-
retary-general Try^-ve Lie protest-
ed their arrest for possible depor-
tation.
Nicolas Kyriaidis, Greek Com-
munist correspondent, was released
from Ellis Island yesterday at the
order of commissioner Watson b.
Miller in Washington.
At the same time Syed S. Hasan
of India was released form Elli3
Island under $5,000 bond pending
a hearing at an indefinite date.
The arrests of both men were
protested by Lie in a letter to the
United States delegation at the
UN. He said that under an agree-
ment in force since Nov. 2ti de-
portation proceedings of accredit-
ed correspondents to the UN can-
not be instituted without the ap-
proval of the secretary of state
after consultation with the secre-
tary general.
One Patient At
Local Hospital
cars which radioed for help from
Jaffa and attempted to pursue
them.
LIONS WILL NOT
MEET FRIDAY
One patient was reported at the The Brecken ridge Lions Club
Breckenridge Clinic Christmas Eve. will not have their regular lunch-
Robbie Jones of Woodson wasjeon meeting Friday, December L'li.
treated for a broken arm. He was The next meeting will be January
released Wednesday afternoon. 2.
vl, ~ were tniee nines uie yic-wai a ■ ab _
" The attackers retired into Te* P^ces ClSCO SOltfl ClOUS
At
Christmas Truce-By James Thrasher
THOSE who can remember the ! day of ("nristmuom not only cele-
first World War will recall that
the Allied and German troops on
the Western Front declared an un-
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official and spontaneous truce at
Christmas. Soldiers of both sides
came out of their trenches and
joined in singing the carols that
they knew and loved. The wnrds
were different languages, but the
tunes ami sentiments wet* th-
same.
Christmas brings such a truce
each year, though in less dramatic
fashion, to most people ot the
Christian world. On that day we
lay aside bitterness and animosity.
Families find a bond of warmer
affection. Children are indulged
and enjoyed. Good wishes to neigh-
bors and freinds are hearty and
sincere. Whatever our politics, we
nre inclined to be interested in
the Christmas at the White House,
and to hope that it is a happy one.
A lot of us go to church on
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
There we are reminded again that
what we call the Christmas spirit
is really the Christian spirit. We
nie reminded that thin great holi-
prices anu ueyunu ine itrui-ii ui a
-f family budget built for the prob-
lems of food and housing and in-
come tax at nine shilling out of
every 20 earned.
That didn't mean much to an
eight-year-old who never had a
doll to dress or a teddy bear to
cuddle.
"What shall I buy w'<h my 10
shillings, Mummy?"
What could s-he buy? Dolls cost
from 25 shillings ($5) for a naked
doll to 9 pounds ($36) for one
with a smart wardrobe—New Look -
and all. Mummy explained gently
that 10 shillings wouldn't buy even
half a doll.
There was Santa Claus in a cor-
ner. Sally could visit him. It
would take five shillings, sixpence
($1.10), but, of course, she would
Jobbery
ecolled
brutes the birth of Jesus, but the
tolerance1* W' mo^l °l-ourairTTr hate "'three1" "photo^aphT taken"
relpTct and flir dealing K ' " holding hands with the old gentle-
| man.
Christian ttachers ask this gen-i Twenty Pounds for Goldfish
eration, as tiny have asked other For 11 pence <I8e) Sally bought!
generations for centuries, to li\e
by this philosophy—to keen the
Christmas spirit the year around.
It is not an easy task, as the re-
sults have shown. And somehow it
seems particularly hard today.
There are provocations and anxie-
ties that beset us as people wvl
as nations of the Christian world.
We grow angry and uncharitable,
as people and as nations, through
pride selfishness, weariness and
fear.
Maybe it is not p>ssible to keep
the Christmas spirit every day.
Yet to keep even a little of this
truce of mental hostilities would
help. That truce is not and should
not be a surrender of convictions.
But it would surely help to create
more individual happiness, and that
in turn could scarcely fail to make
a somewhat happier world.
six sticks of gaily-colored modeling
clay and hfr eye fell upon a glass
tank with goldfish.
"Please, can I have that?"
Her mother looked at the price.
tag on the aquarium—two feet by I
three with six tiny fish swimming
in it. It said 20 pounds ($80).
The salespeople were under-1
standing. The child walked past
shelf after shelf of things she had;
dreamed about. They let her |
touch them, but she couldn't take
them away.
Plastic tea sets, jet-propelled >
racing boats, unbreakable tin sol-
diers and animals with articulated
arms and legs jostled together.
There were tons of toys which were
the outcome of war production and
scientific research.
(Continaed on Page 4)
Famed R<
Cisco Reedlei
Called to attention by the Rank-
er Times was the fact that tomor-
row is the 20th anniversary of the
famous Santa Claus bank robbery
in Cisco. That became one of the^
most famous robberies in the coun-
try.
One of the bandits masqueraded
as Santa Claus and entered the
bank with eager children follow-
ing him while three other bandits
walked in with him and ordered
han^s upk
It was December 23, 1927, that
Marshall Ratliff, Henry Helms,
and a man named Davis, entered
the bank and had their plans frus-
trated by a cool headed woman,
and then shot their way out of
the city leaving a trail of blood
behind them. Davis was killed.
(Ratliff while in the coanty jail
killed jailer Tom Jones and w.-is
later hanged near the jail by a
group of citizens); Helms was ex-
ecuted at Huntsville, and Robert
Hill was given a life term in the
penitentiary. C. E. (Bit) Bedford
and George Carmichael were the
Cisco policemen who died of
wounds received in the shooting
fray.
AMERICAN WILL NOT
PUBLISH CHRISTMAS
This is the Christmas edition
of the Breckenridge American.
In order to give all employes a
holiday there will be no publica-
tion Thursday, publication being
resumed Friday.
Crippled Plane
Flies Atlantic
On 3 Engines
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 <U.E> _
A four-engine DC-4 Trans-Atlan-
tic plane, carrying no passengers,
was flying over the Atlantic to-
ward Gander, NFLD., on three
engines today, but was not be-
lieved in serous trouble.
Seaboard and Western Airlines,
of New York, operators of the
plan which was carrying only
freight, but had an eight-man crew
aboard, said the craft was believed
to be auout two hours from Gander
airport at 9:b5 a. m. CST. It was
proceeding at a reduced speed,
with cne engine out.
The DC-4, a Douglas plane, or-
d'.narily can remain alcft for sev-
eral hours with only three engines
operating.
Seaboard and Western said the
plane was en route to New York
from Amsterdam. It said the DC-4
formerly was operated by Pan
American Airways under contract
with the U. S. Army. Seaboard
and Western is a charter company,
which carries mostly freight.
Reports from Gander indicated
that the .plane had stopped at
Shannon, Eire, to refuel, and the
engine trouble apparently had de-
veloped after i<t completed more
than half the flight from Shannon
to Newfoundland.
The Gander report said that a
U. S. Air Force B-17 flying for-
tress had been dispatched from
there to meet the incoming plane,
carrying resuce equipment for use
if necessary.
Seaboard and Western said it
bad received its information from
the overseas communications sec-
tion of the Civil Aeronautics auth-
ority, and emphasized that avail-
able reports indicated the plane
would reach Gander salfcly.
Wallace To State
Race Position
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 <UJ!J —
Henry A. Wallace will announce
his position in thfe 1948 president-
ial champaign in a radio broad-
cast from Chicago- Monday night,
it was disclosed.
Wallace, who is expected to re-
veal whether he will run for presi-
rent on an independent third party
ticket, will speak from station j
WGN of the Mutual Broadcasting:
System for 9:30 to 9:43 p. m. CST
and the speech will be carried on
a coast-to-coast network. It will
be rebroadcast ovet WOR, Mut-
uals New York outlet, at 10:30 p.
m. CST.
The National Broadcasting com-
pany also was making arrange-
ments to canry the speech, at a
still unsaecificd time, but spokes-
men for the Columbia Broadcast-
ing System and the American
Broadcasting Company said Wal-
lace's request for time came too
late and conflicted with their
heavy schedules of year-end broad-
casts.
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It Took Four Years
SNYDER, Okla. <U.R) — Local
football fans hoped a jinx had
been broken when Snyder High
School beat Grandfield 21-12. It
was the first victory for Snyder in
four years.
DC NMET Ml F0KD
LOMS FIM THE HEALTHY
ME WTD IT ASSORT
PARIS, Dec 24 —The French National Assembly today approv-
ed a 1948 Military budget of $2,04'.),600,000 and a "Forced Loan" anti-
inflation program to compel rich Frenchmen to invest from 25 to 50
per c#nt of their profits in government bonds.
The assembly adjourned for a two-day Christmas recess after ap
proving the Military credits by a vote of 414 to 183. Communists voted
against the military budget.
Government spokesmen disclosed during the military debate that,
^because of recent call-ups, France
mm | now has "08,500 troops under arms.
aims Packages
love Out Today
To The Needy
Chvstmas packages, gathered
through the agencies of Red Cross,, c£ Army a sort of military force."
Good Fellows, and Emergency | Pierre Henri Teitgen, minister
Charities will go out this evening , 0f armed forces, said Mallerats
to 38 or 40 families. (concern about a future war "does
These will be the final packages i more honor to his political imag-
Recent caJl-ups were made neces-
sary by Communist-led disturban-
ces throughout France, but Com-
munist deputies criticized the gov-
ernment for maintaining such a
large army.
Communist deputy Alfred Mat-
lerat said the government was car-
rying out a policy "which corres-
ponds only to the desires of the
L". S. State Department ..... this
policy consists of making the Fren-
for Christmas under a movement
here to help the needy, which has
found clothing and other articles
being given out for tiie past two
months.
In each package will be beef or
chicken, some candy for the chil-
dren and other foods. Many toys
already have gone out. Along with
the clothing and toys that have
gone out twelve mattresses have
been given away for protection
from cold. Sis Clark said.
The packages go to families,
ination than to his military science.
The assembly voted the two-day
Christmas adjournment after fivs
days of weary debate which result-
ed in approval of the governments
$800,000,000 tax bill. The measure
is designed to combat inflation
through increased taxes in an ef-
fort to save France from economic
collapse.
The drastic tax measure was ap-
proved 351 to 189 after an almost
co: iinuous 33 hour session. The
assembly also approved a govern-
ment economy measure calling for
some with as many as eight cnil- (the dismissal of 150,000 employes,
dren, the average being four. j representing 15 per cent of French
Help from the public in many iservants. .
wayj nas been received. Oue check „ measure, introduced
for $25 came from a cowman, one ■ F.ru*ay mlr"ster . ^ene
hunter gave eleven ducks, and Mayer' Jh.lt^ hardest at business-
one rural lady gave five chickens.1 i?fn anflh°8etf.r°nf;
to show the willingness of people ^*£"8* '50'000 Fs"nc"-,b'300
nsto^oveon?Ie]nfhiSo'^inrtafho'5ma1 These will be forced to invest
asked except clothing and the ma- roUg.^[y 50 per cent 0f their 1947
tresses. - I pro Jts into three per cent, 10-
Injcidentally more clothing will year government bonds which must
be ilsce.pted, it was said. Thirty-1 be paid for in full by June 30,
eight to forty families foupd needy 1948.
is unfortunate but it is a small The bonds will be issued in three
number compared to the hundred : stages between Jan. 15 and March
during the depression days. But 25. Bond holders will not be per-
Breckenridge did not wish any mitted to sell, transfer or cash
one to suffer.
Dr. Lewis Given
Christmas Pardon
MADISON, Wis. Dec. 24 _
Dr. John Lewis, aged and ill Pres-
byterian minister imprisoned for
Durning bis church, was granted a
Clfc-istmas pardon by acting Gov.
Oscar Rennebohm today.
them for six years after the date
of issue.
Less wealthy Frenchmen, includ-
ing farmers, shopkeepers and pro-
fessional men, will be forced to
invest a minimum of 25 per cent of
thei rearnings. Small wage earners
1 and building owners are exempted.
How Many WiU
Die On Highway?
How many people will be killed
Lewis, 73, was at the State Gen- "n the Texa* highways during Do-
era! Hospital here when the par- cember, 1947, or from now throurn
don came. ' the holiday season?
it u. fu„ 1 In November, 1947, there were
. 3.245 accidents that took the life of
two weeks ago trom the state .pris- U1 d injured l t74. That was
on, and- underwent surgery for: some better than November, 194U,
a kidney ailment. a year ai?o, when Texas wrecks on
His doctor said today that Lewis highvvays numbered 2,639 and kill-
is recovering "in good shape. ed l94 und injure(1 1(40«,. More ac-
Lewis was convicted June 27 on! cidents this year by some 6oe> bllt
charges of setting a $150,000 fire
which swept the Calvary Presby-
terian Church in Milwaukee last
Jan. 25.
Pealing Of Bels Off US Churches
W Be Heard In Eternal City
By ALDO FORTE
United Press Staff Correspondent
ROME<U-R>—The pealing of the
bells of Rome's 365 church will
herald on Christmas Eve the
Eternal City's rejoicing for the
Child of Bethlehem and the solemn
observance of the 1,947th anni-
versary of His b'irth.
Chirstmas is a religious holiday
in Italy. Italian children will at-
tend early masses and be tucked
into bed at twilight
The big day for the children
comes on Jan. 6. There is no San-
ta Claus in Italy but an old gray-
ha'red benevolent witch called
Befana has for centuries perform-
ed Santa's work.
Jan. 8 is Epiphany, commemo-
rating the night when the Three
Wise Men went star-led to the
stable of Bethlehem to ador the
Christ Child and bring Him gifts
of gold, myrrh and frankincense.
Befana, who prefers the chim-
ney entrance like Santa Claus,
leaves toys for good children on
the kitchen table on the morning
of the sixth.
The religious celebrations ire
many and colorful in Route. Pope
Pius XII himself, like thousands
of his bishops and priests, will re-
cite midnight mass at the stroke
of twelve The Pope if not still
ill, will celebrate a special low
mass for a select group of 200
from the Rome and Vatican City
diplomatic corps in the Mathilde
Chapel on the second floor of the
Apostolic Palace.
According to tradition, the Pon-
tiff will recite a second mass im-
mediately after the first. He then
will recite a third and last mass
in his private chapel adjoining the
papal bedroom
Thousands always pack the
numerous churches of Rome to at-
tend midnight mass. The most
favored and most crowded of the
churches are the Holy City's four
basitfeas—St. Peter, SL Paul, St.
Mary Major and St. John.
The latter church is generally
the gathering of the so-called
"Romans of Rome", and after mass
they climb the Holy Stairway on
their knees, advancing slowly up
the stone stairway which tradition
claims is the same stairway Christ
mounted to appear before Pontius
Fihte.
Livestock
Cattle 450, active, steady'. Slaugh-
ter steers and yearlings scarce.
Common and medium cows 15-17.
Sausage bulls 13-17.
Calves 300. Autive, steady. Good
and choice slaughter calves 21-2&
Stokers scarce. Culls 13-15.
53 less killed.
Through November, Texas has
h.'td this year 29,038 highway acci-
dents, kilted 1,733 and injured 14,-
K38. For the same 11 months in
194«, then- were 23,378 accidents,
1,759 killed and 12,928 injured.
The total for the 11 months of
1947, according to the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety, will be
27,955 injury accidents, 118,350 non
injury accidents, with an economic
loss of $69,908,187. There was 50,-
319 people injured, of all natures,
minor and serious.
Many Chldren
At Rotary PQrty
The Breckenridge Rotary Club
had between 70 and 75 children as
their guests last night at the Y.
M. C. A. when they staged their
party for members and children
The program consisted of Santa
Claus, Mrs. C. W. Wulfjen leading
the children in Christmas song*,
and a Christmas story by Beth
James.
Rotary Anns served hot choco-
late.
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Hall, Charlie. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 291, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1947, newspaper, December 24, 1947; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth133033/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.