Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1953 Page: 5 of 6
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MODERN five room hovao with
garage. 1002 North Liveoak. Phone
1017-J.
#TWO room furnished apartment.
Call 1002-W or 840.
TWO bedroom house, cloy In. T04
West Williams. Coll 220.
UNFURNISHED two bedroom
home. Good condition, location. 310
South Pecan. Phone 1822-W.
FOR SALH
PROM OWNER. 5 room modern
house. Sacrifice price if sold im-
mediately. 1204 E. Walker.
SIMMONS Box Sprints and inner-
Inattress. Call 778 wfter #
tnsf
SEVEN room apartment. Good
fonditioft. $40 It month. Phone >40.
THREE room furnished apartment
Cool and private. Newly done over.
Car shed adjacent. Adults only.
300 North Miller
NICE furnished three room apart-
ment and one room efficiency
apartment. Bills paid. Privkte ent-
rance. Garage. Two blocks of
court house. Phone 15 5. 304
West Lindsey.
NICE t bedroom, modern furn-
ished apartment, with kitchen and
living room combination. Garage.
Close to town. C. P. Offield Jr. 200
Wfst First. Phone 858.
ONE Urge house. Close in. Call
776. .
FURNISHED apartments. Phone
247-W.
DUPLEX for rent, furnish-d. Two
block i from shopping center. 511
.West Walker. Phone KB or 641.
POUR room unfurnished duplex
apartment. 901 E. Elm. Call
61T-W.
t apartrr
Cloea in. 300 Emit Dfer.
T4S.
Phone
POUR Mom house. M. M. Carey.
51T-W.
TWO ROOM furnished apartment.
Private bath. Breckenridge Apart-
ment*. Phot* 1144.
NOTICE
DUNLAP Mattress Factory is
bow open for business. CUll .'<8.1.
CESS POOL CLEANING. Guaran-
teed work. Smith and Company.
102 South Pecan Street. Phone
706-W.
hlE RAINBOW SHOP, 811 North
Court Avenue sells birds, fish, and
■ (applies.
B'ipeir — Repaint —
Yjut Home
Remodel
NO DOWN PAYMENT
<• M MONTHS TO PAY
Call us for free estimate on Re-
model Work, rooms added, garages,
M*ese-ways. and all other home
(ECKE^'RIDC.E LUMBER CO.
PHONE tn
S£
OHOL1CS Anpnymo'"!. Box
v Breckenridge.
WANTBD
SEW
follai
INC.
Hand.
Phone 1504-J. Mrs.
BOY to work in grocery store.
Must be able to drive. Write Box,
B G. care of Breckenridge Ameri-
can.
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PAMILY Ironing. 601 E. Gaddis.
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INSTRUCTION
"MEN AND WOMEN"
Wanted to tram for motel manage-
ment. Preparatory training by
home atudy under our guidance,
prior to entrance for residence
residence training m Modern Motel.
Must be mature, age 25 to 60.
Placement service is maintained for
benefit of graduates. For perseonal
interview, write to AMERICAN
MOTELS, INC., 2076 We* Illinois,
Dallas, Texas. Give phone number.
i UNKLf HANK
lb 6C SUCCESSFUL W«
MTimun KVtHV
fenum ibim ma
FRYER BABBITS* Dressed or a-
live. Average weight dre-.ised 2 lbs.
Call 438-W-l. Six miles south of
town. Free delivery.
—TWO WHEEL dirt trailer.
~ N. Parka.
fc'
USED saddle. 618 North Oakwood.
BABY ehieks. New Hampshire,
White Rocks and croosei for
broilers. White Leghorns and A as-
tro White* for layers. Pullorum
cleaned and R. O. P. mated.
Phone 606 Shafer Hatchery. Box
1226.
BABY broiler chicks $4.95 per
hundred and up. Presley Feed and
Hatchery. Breckenridge .Avenue.
Phone 618.
4 ROOM modem house with bath.
Need to sell at once. 1018 West
Lindaey.
NEW improved Nutrena Chick
Starter. No extra cost. E. L. Has
sell. 609 North Breckenridge.
NICE new duplex at 610 West
Elm Street. For
Mo3ley Realty Co.
Elm Street. For gale or trade.
FRESH EGGS at Groves Hatch-
ery.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
NICE homes in an
J?
Breckenridge. Priced from JltifiiUM
to $15000.00. Terms ariunged.
See us before you buy.
BLAKE JOHNSON INSURANCE
AGENCY. PHONE 1777.
section of
>.00
FIVE room modern, near Ea^t
Ward School, good condition, worth
the money.
SIX rooms and bath, near South
Ward School, almost new.
THE KELLY FARRAR home, now
owned by Mr. Broyles, near Vin-
cent corner. You should see this J
DUPLEX, four rooms each side.
Close in. Will sell at a real bar-
gain.
FIVE rooms, modern, 6 lota. North
Breckenridge Ave., newr North
Ward School.
SIX room, 907 Weat Walker, will
sell cheap. You can get this well
worth the money.
MOSLEY"REALTY CO.
B0 W. Nullum Phone 1695
THREE duplex apartments. Good
location.
NEW four room modern house.
Corner lot.
THREE room modern house oh 2%
acres. Close in.
, ■
Ml priced to sell.
BARTON RERD REAL ESTATr
$04 W. Lindaey Phone 1595
HELP WANTED
"MEN WANTED." For Motel
Manaj rement training. See ad un-
der classification Instructions.
"WOMEN WANTED For Motel
Management training. See ad un-
der eyiwification Instructions.
BOYS to carry routes. Apply in
person. Breckenridge American.
LOST
CRAFTON 100 foot steel tope be-
tween 1906 East Elliot and Breck-
enridge Lumber Company. Contact
W. F. Blur or 1690-J.
, . . at rated every Mar to
tfk at moat! That's wbat you'll
ileijn complete . . . our
peicea tlmii iaa■■■! . •
Contrary to
they eat.
We Sell .
Pure Corn Fed
Whole Hof
AND
Westtrh Style
DOUGLAS ANDERSON'S
FOOD LOCKER PLANT
I 111 N. Court
belief, rac-1 The
all the foodJ^wMkly
MUP pwiino
TIN-CAN JET—Harry Cassidy, right, above, of Painted Post,
N. Y„ shows his model jet fcngine, built of stovepipe and tin cans,
to science teacher William B. Sanford. The eight-year-old boy
built the machine in the school's physics lab in after-school hours,
unci has taken it to Washington, D. C., for the twelfth annual
Science Talent Institute. He used the cut-away diagram of a
Westinghouse J-34 jet, on blackboard, to guide him.
Coronation Ball
Climaxes Annual
Mardi'Gras Event
GALVESTON, Feb. 18 <U.PJ_
Robert Parish of Houston and
Miss Lauru Hundall of Galveston
reigned over the gay coronation
bull Tuesday night which climaxed
Gulveston's annual Texas Mardi
Gras.
Parish wus crowned King Frivo-
lous XXVn and Miss Ru-ndull, a
senior at the University of Texas,
wai crowned queen. She represent-
ed Miss Columbia, the spirit of
liberty, and Parish was attired as
Gen. George Washington, carrying
out the theme of the ball—the in-
dependence bull of 177<).
Nineteen de^tantes from mojor
Texas cities and SIC dukes com-
prise the court attendants for the
royal pair.
Miss Nancy Moody, daughter of
former Gov. and Mr3. Don Moody
of Austin, was grand duchess of
Texas at the coronation, by proc-
lamation of Gov. Allan Shivers.
Texws debutantes who attended
included Virginia Furmon of Fort
Worth, Sarah Swift of Waco, Car-
ole Newberry of Austin, Cynthia
MoStey of Corpus Christi, Nancy
Cravens of Houston, Cecile Tuber
of Corpus Christi, Mary Grafe of
Dallas, Jean Lewis of Waco, Eliz-
abeth Long of Itellas, GeorgeAnne
Perry of Austin, Ann Lyles of
Austin, Ann Furman of Corpus
Christi, Ann Lafferty of Dallas^
Kathryn Pennick of Austin, Mary
Hoehn of Waco, Patsy Zock of
Corpus Christi, Kathryn Peninger
of Austin, Anne Williams of Aus-
tin, and Julie Peddie of Houston.
tin
yCHEVROLET/
tel Chev. Fleet line, 2 Dr. P. G., fully equipped.
1950 Chev. Fleetline, Dx. 2 Dr., fully equipped. 1
1950 Ford V-8, 4 Dr., fully equipped.
1948 Ford V-8, 4 Dr., fully equipped.
1918 Ford V-8, 2 Dr., fully equipped.
1948' Plymouth, 4 Dr.
1946 Chev. Club Cpe., RAH, seat covers.
1942 Buiek Sedanette.
1947 Chev, 2 Dr.
ALSO OLDER MODEL WORK CARS
USED, COMMERCIALS
1951 Dodge Yi ton. RAH, Low mileage.
1946 Ford y/t ton. 8-V.
1949 Chev. one ton Pickup. 4 speed Irani, ,
■A H fimMlilfi La
RMWMI vUVRHN 60.9 HK.
s. d. Mcdowell, iw
201 W. ^Williams Phim SOS
brought by Mrs S .T. Swuison
and the mission lesson was given
by Mrs. Reed Gibbens.
A dainty refreshment plate
wus served to seven members and
one visitor, Bonnie McCutmico.
Mrs. C. B. Waller dismissed in
prayer.
MOON
Moon Circle members met in
the home of Mrs. Boyd McKoy
Monday and opened their session
with the singini? "Sweet Hour of
Prayer." Mrs. j. J. Speer pivsid-
Opening prayer was I 'd by Mrs.
W. R. Hallmark atul Mrs. Gilbert
Ridings brought the lesson on
"Prayer." Miss Mable Moon led
the closing prayer/ .
A social Ivour followed with re-
freshments* served to 'eight mem-
bers and one visitor, Mrs. W. R.
Hallmark.
Baptist Circles
In Weekly Meets
VlVtAN HtCKERSON
The Vivian Hickerson Circle met
in the home of Mrs. John Overton
Monday in a regular meeting with
Mrs. Bubba Spears presiding.
Opening prayer was led by Mrs.
Vic White. The devotional, brought
by Mrs. John Ball with the theme,
"Lord what will Thou have me
to do". The mission lesson was
taught by Mrs. White with Mmes.
Herman McKinney and Sid Bowers
taking part.
Closing prayer was led by Mrs.
Bowers.
Refreshments were served to
nine members, one new member,
Mrs. Harold Bays and three visi-
tors, Mesdames Marshall More-
land, Hollis Deets and Wilson.
LASSITER
Hrs. Rosa Davis was hostess to
the Lassiter Circle Monday after-
noon with Mrs. Greyson McCon-
nico conducting the business meet-
ing.
An interesting devotional was
CULPEPPER'
A regular meeting of the Cul-
pepper Circle was li' lif Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. A. L. Groves,
chairman, presiding.
Opening prayer was offered by
Mrs. C. K. Baird. The community
mission devotion was taugnt by
Mrs. D. F. Collie and Mrs. J. I). R.
Youngblood brought the mission
lesson from the cmtnhsion in
Brazil.
Closing prayer was led by Mrs.
H. H. Bannister. Eleven members
and one visitor was present.
SALLEE
Hostess to the Sallee Citrle Mon-
day afternoon was Mrs. J. Pi. Wat-
kins with Mrs. Roy Ray as co-
hostess.
Opening prayer was led by Mrs.
H. H. Branhon and the community
mission devotional was taught by
Mrs. R. M. Payne.
Mrs. C. L. Bridges brought the
mission lesson.
Homemade ice cream and cake
was served to eight members.
The group was dismissed in
prayer by Mrs. Ray.
RIDDLE
Mrs. T. M. Gilbert was hostess
to the Riddle Circle Monday after-
noon for their weekly meeting.
Opening prayer was led by Mrs.
Hutehens and the mission lesson
was taught by Mrs. Rule.
Mrs. Seiber offered the closing
prayer, dismissing the group.
Refreshments were served to
Forum Members
Held Dance For
Junior High
Junior High students of Breck-
enridge High School were enter-
tained Saturday evening at the
Woman'3 Forum with an evening
of dancing by the members of the
Forum.
A Valentine motif was used
throughout the hall with the danc-
ing beginning at 7:30 and lasting
until 10:.'i0 p. m. «
Members of the entertaining
committee were Mesdames L R.
Bell, chuirmun. Otto Bendorf, R.
W. Chapman, J. E. Cox, Jr., M. W.
Fredenburg, Lillie Hazel, Charles
Hitchcck, W. W. Mullen, J. 0> Pate,
Glen Simons, George C. Webber, C.
V. Welch, O. W. Wulfjen Jr., and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Summer.
OES To Observe
Masons' Night
The members pf Breckenridge
Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, will observe Masons' Night,
Thursday evening at the Mason
hull. The husbands of all Eastern
Stars and all Masons of Lodge
4!)2 A. F. and A. M. and their wiv-
es are invited tn the dinner at 7
nine members.
ADAIR
An all duy quilting meeting was
held by the Adair Circle Monday
at the First Baptist Church.
Following luncheon and another
session of quilting, the group held
it brief worship hoyr with Mrs.
Turn Smith presiding and leading
the opening prayer.
Mrs. L. A. Satterwhite read
scripture verses, commenting on
these and the group dismissed fol-
lowing sentence prayers.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1853—BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN—i
0 aLaL>L I AJ_ freshment table was laid with'a
l\ODOKan LOQQO t&ce toth, centered by' a~eandleTub-
mt*. . ^ ^ jL JIT m . * " . i;- '"•i1.' fc.:. _' ' * *
Entertains With
Valentine Party
A Valentine party entertained
the Rebekah Lodge members at
their regular meeting Friday even-
ing following their brief business
session. •
A valentihe motif used through-
out the party featured tfcharge red
and white valentine box, gaily
trimmed with hearts and cupidS
from which valentines were dis-
tributed to the members. The re-
r m bearing lighted tapers.
Refreshment's were- served to
twenty members. Hostesses were
Mesdames Madaline . Evans,. Ida
Dover, and Bonita Welts.
p. m.
A program will follow the din-
ner. • >
pnAT TAI.I?
BUSSFORD, Mich. <UJU-L. P.
Kinsey, Winter Haven, Flu., head-
ed for a vacation in northern
Michigan, left his coot hanging in
the washroom of a service station
here. He didn't miss it until ho
reached Traverse City, 300 miles
away. He telephoned back and was
right
"" in
road
tickets still in the pockets.
away, ne leiepntvneu duck ana was
told the .coat wus hanging right
where he left it—and with $200 in
cash and $200 worth of railroad
*
The Sign of Good Insurance
—Since 1926—
Mike Johnson Insurance Agency
B'nke Johnson Sr. Blake Johnson Jr.
Every Kind «f Insurance
Strong — Experienced — Reliable
Higher* Bldg. Breckenridge, Texas Phone 1777
DR. J. F. PROVENZA
OPTOMETRIST
OFFICE fTOURS
9:00 to 12:00—1:00 to 5:00
9:00 to 1:00 Saturday*
Phone 1426—208 W. Williams
Breckenridge, Texas
Crack Bam!!
Sock Whom!!
Knock Slum!
Alex Rawlins ft Sons
MONUMENTS
Over 69 Tears Service
Weatherford, Texas
If your car sounds like this, better not take any more
chances on the highway until our TECHNICIANS
have given it a thorough adjustment. Drive in 'today !
HENRY NAHM'S
PIECE GOODS STORE
Back of Woolworth
Phone 886
375 to 425 Yd. Balls
Hy-Gleam Bedspread
Crochet Cotton Thread-
white and colors
AUTHORIZED SERVICE
Free JBstmu|tes . Easy Payment Plan
:181/2 Inch 20c Grade
Unbleached Muslin
short lengths only
.<UI1 F. Wntker
Phone 505
"CONSISTENTLY
GOOD"
Phone No. 6
SAVEH
moneyH
withl
ItheI
Iannualh
phillips 66
[advance!
407 E. Walker P. D. Dittoe, Owner
• Discounts available oil Phillips 66
Motor Oils* Greases and Gear Oils.
I
• Discounts available on orders at
small as 15 gallon*
Call today for details. Take advantage of
the Annual Phillips 66 Advance Order Plan*
ItnTUFF OL CMVUT
PHONE 68
400 E. DYER
BUYING A NEW CAR?
SEE US ABOUT INSURANCE AND FINANCING .
Lowest Bates on Financing
Complete Insurance — Dependable Companies
JANICE HART AGENT
306 West Walker Phone IMS
MENIM
• New*port (R.I.) Mercury, a ■
U, swagger founded in 1768,Hk
AND MERRILL'S HAS THE TACKLE
if you Have the timbi
-RODS -KEELS -LINES
-LUEBS -HOOKS -BUCKETS
-OVfBOARD MOTORS
COUPLETS STOCK 8MNN1NG BQUIPMEMT
If RI ILL'S
211 W. Walker - Phone
QUAUTY m IMS
1951 Chevrolet, Fleetline 2 Dr. Powerglide, fully equipped.
1950 Buick, 4 Dr* Dynaflow, Bad. Htr, Local car.
1950 Buiek, 2 Dr., Rad, Htr„ Sunvisor. Low mileage, Clean.
1951 Ford, 2 Dr., completely equipped, extra nice.
1949 Dodge Coronet. Completely overhauled, new seat ravers.
1949 Ford 2 Dr., with heater. Nice and priced to sell.
GMAC TERMS
601 W. WALKER
PHONE 868
BLODGETT BUSK SO.
Save Up To
$100.00
The new FrigMaire Air Condi-
tioner keeps you really comfort-
able—cools, filters, dries, circu-
lates end ventilates with fresh
air. Powered by the famous
Meter-Miser With special 5-Year
Warranty. Quickty installed in
most any window. Beautiful
new styling. Uses no water.
FRIGIDAIRE
Window Model
Al* CONDITIONER
ON NEW 1S5S MODEL FRIGIDAIRE AIR CONDITIONERS.
Twin 75s $339.75, % Ton Twin 100: $399.75, 1 Ton
MNUSMKHN
PHONE CO
110 N. COURT
1951
1951
1950
IMS
mi
1949
1950
194S
1951
1949
Pentiac 2 Dr. Dlx. Sedan Hydramatic, Radio.
Pentiac 2 Dr. Dlx. Sedan, Radio, Heater* and Seat Covers.
Pontiac Super Dlx. Catalina, Hydramatic, Like New.
PwtiM 2 Dr. Dlx. Hydramatic, Radio and Heater.
Chevrolet I Dr. Sedan, Beater.
ChevreWt 2 Dr. fleetline Dlx. Radio and Renter.
Buiek Special 2 Dr. Sedanette, Radio, and Heater.
Buick Special 4 Dr. Sedan, Radio, and Heater.
Ford 2 Dr. Sedan Six, Heater.
Ford 2 Dr. Sedan Bight, Radio and Heater.
GOOD SELECTION OF OLDER CARS
a. kmm nnue
810 E, Walker
Phone 200
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1953, newspaper, February 18, 1953; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134494/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.