Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 269, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 1953 Page: 2 of 7
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g—BKECKKSElDGE A MERICAX—SUNDAY. UEC. 20, 1853
BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN
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THE OBSERVER
By CHARUE HALL
IHIMWMHIMfNNUMUNWIIUUIH
BrwReiiridge now swings into Christmas week .with
living colors. Santa Clans lias come to town and will be on
li.'ttid each evening to meet and greet and thereby gladden
the hearts of very young, aria programs are to follow that
their parents will enjoy.
The bin Christmas dinner of the Hood Fellows will be
staged Tuesday night and those who, otherwise would be in
want for Christmas cheer, will have food delivered to them
on i 'hristmas Eve.
Then, we can all sit back and enjt<y Christmas Day next
YORK '1 I
New Low Prices On Barbecue
TO GO!
Ii.'itherued Sausage Ih. 9;" c
IJuheeude Chipped meat ,
for sandwiches
liai hecued Heef in Chunks
Itarheeued Prime Rib Knits .
Itarhecued ' j large chicken
Barber tied Pork Ribs
Itnrhecued Hani whole or half
Pi >a to Salad
Pinto I leans
liarhecue Sauce
A generous amount *>f xauee FREE with e:
Harhecued turkey or g«N>se priced according
at time of purchase.
. !h. 1.05
. lb. 1.15
Ih. 1.25
1.00
.. lb. 1.35
. Ih. 1.25
.. lb. >0e
Pint 25c
. Pint 50c
seh order,
to market
Please Order Early For Christmas
Rring your meat to as . . . we'll barbecue it for 15c
per pound.
Our NOON DAY LUNCHES are worth a try. choice of
5 meats. .5 fresh vegetables, drink and dessert,
only $1.00
Give a Barbecued ham or turkey for Xmas, they make
a very fine gift!
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DOOR SWAGS—WINDOW DECORATIONS-
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"Say It With Flowers" Phone 4
Giant Leaf Ivy. Bulbs and Panises And Artifieal
Foliages
Friday with the feeling that all in Breckenridge will be cele-
brating with us.
With all of this; and today being Sunday we think it not
amiss to tell the Christmas story. Written by l.uke in the
most beautiful language imaginable:
"And the angel said unto them fear not: fo \ behold, 1
bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people. For unto you this day is born in the City of David, a
Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign
unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will
toward men'."
It is not our intention here to attempt to offer any kind
of a sermon, but to call attention to what Christmas is found-
ed upon, and why it is celebrated.
Whether or not one be of the Christian faith there still
is as great importance in those above words as any that ever
heralded any event on earth: for this happening eventually
changed the thinking of millions of people, the world over.
For the first time brought forth that might is not the great-
est factor of the world.
And we like to ponder such passages and wish that we
could write like that.
And, so we now move into Christmas week. With all it's
preparations that sometimes prove a bit harrassing, and at
times tire elders to the point that they are prone to exclaim
that they are glad Christmas comes only once a year.
But we do not believe that there is a family when it is all
said and done and the Children and other kin gather around
the Christmas tree and the festive board, but is glad that it
does come once a year to make them happy.
Ranger To Meet
Luting For Title
In Class 1A Play
While ('lass .'(A and 4A teams
were battling' for state titles Sat-
urday afternoon and Class 2A
^mi-finals at Huntsville found
Refugio and Huntsville liattliii};'
for the right to meet Ballinger
for title. Ranger and Luling were
waiting to play for Class lA state
title after winning victories Fri-
day.
The Ballinger Bearcats upset
previously unbeaten, untied Com-
anche 20 to 13 Friday at Coleman.
Bearcat Fullback Richard Tnl-
linger, held to zero yardage on 18
carries in the first half, tore the
Comanche line apart in the last
two quarters. He lugged the ball
for 132 yards in 21 tries in the
second half to spark a two-touch-
down Ballinger assault.
Comanche had led at halftime
18 to 7.
Charles Massagee, a 17-year-old
ordained Baptist minister, scored
on runs of It, 13 and ^(7 yards
for Ranger's Bulldogs to beat
Clifton 21 to ti before 4,000 fans
at Ranger.
The 14".-pound Massagee scored
all his touchdowns in the last half
and all on pitchout plays. Clifton
took a ti to 0 lead in the first quar-
ter when Quarteiback Bobby Con-
rad scored from the one-yard line,
Luling swamped previously un-
beaten Deer Park under an ava-
lanche of touchdowns to win I'.'i
to 7 at Wharton.
Elam Leads Luting
Johnny Elam, Luting's 190-
pound fullback, led the assault as
he has all season. He scored two
touchdowns himself, passed for
171 yards and led an Eagle ground
attack that netted 268 yards.
Hewitt Krauskopf scored two
touchodwns for Luling and Gary
Meyer one.
Deer Park's only score came
with 53 seconds left in the game
as Sammy Blount plunged over
from the one-yard-line.
Bevo Francis Is
Raising Average
NEW YORK. Dec. l'J <U.R>_So
far big Clarence Bevo Francis is
averaging 47.4 points per game in
his campaign to make the basket-
ball fathers "eat their words"
Official figures released Satur-
day by the NCAA service bureau
disclosed that the six-foot, nine-
inch center of Rio Grande College
who stirred up a storm last year
when he averaged 50.1 points per
game has picked up right where
he left off.
Francis right now ranks as the
leading small-coilege scorer in the
nation, reported the NCAA bur-
eau, with 237 points in five games.
He is followed by Vince Leta of
Lycoming with 70 in two games, a
38.0 average, and Jake Handzelek
of Juniata with 130 in four games
for a 32.5 average.
Beve's 50. t average last season
far eclipsed all scoring records,
but it never was accepted.
The National Basketball Coaches
Association ruled that only points
scored against four-year, degree-
granting colleges would count for
reeonls. It also ruled that only the
schools playing a majority of their
games against collegiate teams
would be considered as playing a
college scheduled at all.
Thus Bevo's marks were tossed
out, a decision that enraged the
Rio Grande star.
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Woodson Youth Is
Awarded Football
ABILENE, Dec. l'. (SpD —
David Sullivan, former star foot-
baller for Woodson High School,
has received the Indicnhead, tradi-
tional athletic lettermen's award
McMurry College. Sullivan was
one of 24 lettermen announced
Tuesday by VVilford Moore, ath-
letic director and head coach.
The 5-11, 100-pound Sullivan let-
tered three of the four years he
played guard at Woodson High
School. He also played baseball
and basketball and was valedictor-
ian of his hinli school graduating
class.
Sullivan attended Ranger Jun-
ior College, where he lettered as
guard and won all-conference hon-
ors before transferring to Mc-
Murry. He graduated from Ranger
Junior College with high honors,
and received the Jimmy Crowley
memorial award for athletes.
Sullivan contributed a great deal
to McMurry's successful 1953 grid
season, in which the Indians won
8 games, tied 1, and lost I to
Kuin a tri-share of the Texas
Conference championship along
with Abilene Christian College and
Texas A&I College.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
Mickey Vernon Is
American Champ
CHICAGO. Dec. 19 lU.R!— Mickey
Vernon of Washington, who wasn't
worried in the least, finally receiv-
ed official word Saturday that he
was the American League's hat-
ting champion for 1953.
To the title, though, Vernon,
who wound up with a .337 average,
had to go right down to the wire
with Al Rosen of Cleveland, the
runner-up with .336.
Vernon collected two hits the fi-
nal day of the season, giving him
a total of 205 hits in (!08 times
at bat, while Rosen made three
hits in the last game of the sea-
son to give him a total of 201 in
599 times at bat.
Defense
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ion for cases about which he tes-
tifies before a congressional com-
mittee. The witness would then be
required to answer questions or
face contempt of Congress cita-
tions. At present many witnesses
suspected of crimes or communism
refuse to answer on the basis of
the fifth amendment, which urovi-
des that a person may not be re-
quired to testify against himself.
Others invited to discuss the
Brownell proposals were Chair-
man Alexander Wiley R-Wis. of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and Chairman Chaun-
cey W. Reed of the House Judi-
ciary committee.
Eisenhower Sends
Military Greetings
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 «*P>_
President Eisenhower and the mil-
itary high command joined Satur-
day in sending Christmas greet-
ings to members of the U. S. Arm-
ed Forces throughout the world.
"Mv most sincere Christmas
greetings go to all our men and
women of the Armed Forces serv-
ing at home and abroad," Mr. Eis-
enhower said. "I know our whole
nation shares my profound appre-
ciation of vour contribution to the
fret- world's dedicated ouest for
peace. You and your families have
my best wishes for a fine Christ-
mas and for pood health and hap-
piness throughout the years to
come."
Others sending greetings inclu-
ded Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson. Admiral Arthur W. Rad-
ford. chairman of the Joint Chiefs
>f Staff: Secretary of the Navy
Robert B. Anderson. Secretary of
Air Harold E. Talbott, Army
Chief of Staff Gen., Matthew B.
Rt'dgwav. Admiral Robert B. Car-
ney, Chief of Naval Operations;
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Air For-
ce Chief of Staff; Gen. Lemuel C.
Shepherd Jr., commandant of the
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
Commandant Vice Admiral Mer-
lin O'Neill.
A recent survey showed that
more than half of all the employed
oersons in the United States use
lassenger cars in earning their liv-
ing.
I BOUGHT YOUR. PERFUME*
MOM .' WAS THERE AMY"" k
THING ELSE YOU WANTED?
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AND MEET tUO
FOLK.
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A few minutes
later...
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mulvanei this ' '
— is mr. banville.
heaskep totakg me
to the banquet: can
( Y-YSS, Sir...the
BIS SULLY.' IN A
FAIR FiOHTI BET
I COULP SEAT HIM.'
FlOHT
OVER. A
GIRL?
no, sir, he was making
fun of me 'cause i
haven't got a father
to tak.e me td the
school. fathers anp
sons' banquetv^
what a chance to
mingle withtme
citizenry'
all
right, son?
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who, vic? oh. nq, he's ,
a fwwttoertcTtve!
VOU VE REF iC7 ME
THREEFOLD, MRS. MUL'
VANE, BV PERMITTING
td have a son, if
only for a night--
>ou can't imagine
how much it means
to
x know how tacky has longed
for a father. vic flint has tried ,
to be a*Dap'anc7 companion,
But his work keep's
him so busy. sf a sales-
man?
how can x r sww you,
mr. banville, fcr stop- j me to take tacky to
pin© that bully from a the school cathsr5,'
ANP SONS' BANQUET
BEAT-NG MY
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ALLEY OOP
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MEAN
yeah... But you
won't HAVE 'En
long if you
lay hands
ON EUSTACE.'
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LOOK, WE iSOl
TEETH..
£-EE 'EM':
GENTLEMEN
THAT, MtN — PONfT YOU
KNOW IT'S TOUGH?
ONLY (3UYS WITH
TEETH CAN EAT
HORSE MEAT.'
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TRYIISi
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Fowl
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it up, >oli guys v that
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CANNIBALS...
...THEY AIN'T FIT
COMPANY FOR
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MARY WORTH'S FAMILY
put the pr05pf.ct
cards in the. telephone
file. atlss bird- -to be.
CALLED A MONTH FROM
TODAY!
MK6 CAP'S '. - ■ Wil l you
COME OVER TO MV Off ICE ?
r NEED 10 • • COM5ULT YOU
YOU MIGHT INQUIRE AROUND
THE OFFICE FOR. THE OWNER
OF THIS 60LD PENCIL ! t
CANT RECALL WHI RL I
PICKED ITUI
YESTERDAY!
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WILL THAT BE
ALL,AW>
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■ HE HA*> A BAD MA EMI OF
MARKING ON RESTAURANT
TABLECLOTHS! ■ • UOfo THAT .
REFPF.6H YOUR MEMORY?^
KERRY DRAKE
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 269, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 1953, newspaper, December 20, 1953; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134709/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.