Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 153, Ed. 5 Sunday, July 25, 1954 Page: 2 of 8
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i TRAMMEL OPEN IN *47 WITH
FURNITURE, ADDED APPLIANCES
f ratiimell's Furnit
and Apali
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attce t'umpany at j:W East Walker
wa- ofH-ii.-U at i:«> Kuht Walket on
August i. ISM", by Karl .1. T.am
lr.t-ll ami mm. H. Tran'meil.
Tile -tore wua opened with only
t_i; nilure. Accord hik t>> Karl
1 aii.meil, meirhaiitii.se v.ai hard
t > {ret follo'ji'iit'/ the war yearn.
ti>e firm tfradualh uj!tie<l rvcvi
Uiie.H when they could be .>tjtu:netl
and today Tramim -it';- Furni.ure
iiiui Appliance t'tjinpuny haitdie* a
tilii.pU'te nock uf furtuuiie u..d up
Simmons b jti ii K ami livin#1
furu'tu >-. K -r> na?or
ns and uu: h* i >, Mayt«>r • .*i>h
f • '* sunt horrid {t fezera, i
c t-arteis*. Living .*m
suites an*i lim-rtuitii}Q.ii tWn-iurt
Women To Try
For Shooing Team
WASHINGTON (fj i Modern
<' y Annie Oakleys for the first |
time !>;iv compete for membership
on the I*. S. team entered in the
v Id shooting ihampionshtps thi* ;
fall.
The i vent sponsored by the Ik
t-r7r1tir.1t Shooting I'nioR, will be]
h-l'f at C: i ;u':is. Venezuela, Nov.1
17 through Nov. 25. Twenty rillln |
tiie-s are expected to enter.
M'i. On. Merrittj -V. F.dtfon.
' (rcf>, executive director of
the' National Rifle Association. :*n
1 ur.' -d that women will be elisr
ih! • fo-- the I'. S. team. Women!
aie "becoming expei t marksmett." |
h< "and they xhoulil have an
opportunity to compete on equal
terms."
Preliminary trvouts for the 25
member team will bi he'd through
out the country thi* summer.
Qun iter final and semi final com !
pefirions are to be held in Ausrust ]
at th" national rifle and pistol
matches at Camp Perry, 0. Tine
and place for the finals has not
been set.
Monday Wash Day
No Longer Feared
IANCOLN. Neb. <I'.Pi—Women
no |..nj£er *ing the Morxlav wash
d blues, according to Harriet
Briffhattt. home economist at the |
University of Nebraska.
Thanks to i-iiuinment ilevelop-
r en s, washing is less of a dread
ed chore. But she said, "modern
machines will give full returns on-
ly >f the right methods are used
vi'h them."
:-'h- recommended doing h little
washing everv day instead of a
lot at once. This, she said, is "less
or a tax on the hot water supply, f
on the space for drying, and even
en •• space for storage of clo-
thes."
The specialist also said that
many women have found that fre-
quent washings reduce the quan-
tity of clothes need"d for children.
ate some of the many fine line:
that can be found at Trammell's.
Also in stock is the Westw tiiH
western type furniture. Zenith anc
Spartan radios, Tappan gas range*
Faicoln and Kuehne dinette set
and AimsMong floor covering.
After opening at 140 East Walk
■r the need was soon felt for i
larger and more modem building
On March 1. IS">0 the firm movei
to its present location.
Karl T.amniell has been in th*
furniture and appliance b urines:
for about twenty years. He moved
here fiimii Wichita Falls where hi
arsociattd with Whites Auti
Store.
His son. James, was also asso
ciated with Whites arid Abilene be-
fore the two came to Breckenridgt
and started their partnership here.
M>. Trammell reported that he;
h:i.- had a good business through !
!b.- years despite the drouirht. !
There were three in the oreariiza i
tion when it was begun and today
there are six. Growth hxut been
steady, Trammell said.
The furniture company has two
trucks which make deliveries in |
the area.
In a recent interview Mr. Tram
mell stated that he wanted to thank j
the people of Breckenridge who
hav,. made his business good arid I
volume large.
"We have received fine coopera
tion from those here and in the i
trade area and we hope to serve
the people as good or better in the
future as we have tried to do in the I
past." he said.
"We welcome all prospective ;
and industries who are confemnlat- j
injtr settling in our citq. We know
we have many fine advantages that ;
would make it profitable for busi I
nesses to locate here."
Bob Gummings
Rents Airplane
By BON BURTON
I'nited Press Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD —<EP> Shop talk:
Dana Andrews and his wife.
Mary, recently went on their hon-
eymoon—14 years late. Work and
children sort of got in the way.
Producer-writer Virginia Van
Upp is doing her btst with uncei-
tain French politics. Her film,
"Th" Big Whisper," to be a Re-
public release produced in Berlin,
includes seqences at diplomats'
conferences. First she found actors
who are dead-ringers for most of
the world's diplomats. Then on
second thought, she decided to
find actors resembling the three
or four Frenchmen most likely to
lead their country next.
Walt Disney's newest is "Th>
Vanishing Prairie." The film fol-
lows "The Living Desert" and
deals with animal life of the Amer
lonesty Is Best
Jo!icy For Penn.
HARFJSBL'RG, Pa. — She
old Gov. John S. Fine that he:
onscience had bothered her evil
-iiice she threw some paper on
the street in her native Wilkes
tiarre.
So she sent $5 to the governoi
o make amends and salve her con-
science.
Like all the anonymous gifts of
•ash and cheeks sent to the stat.-
>y Pennsylvania!!* with both
rsorue memories, the $.r> wi nt in
o the «;ate treasury's conscience
fund" foi general use.
In the last quarter of a century
nearly ST.WH) has be. n sent to the
tate treasury or state officials by
people who had shortchanged thfc
onnxmwealth and lost some
..leep over it.
One of the smallest "gifts" was
five c( nts sent in to correct a
minor tax error.
Last year a 'conscientious tax-
payer "mailed in a $40 check
'because I thiak I made a mis-
take in paying an inheritance tax
some years ago. This is double the
amount becstust it'.,- delinquent."
A man from Illinois wrote that
he was studying for the ministry
but was bothered by a dept of $i
he owed the state for gasolim
stolen "six or seven years ago from
one of the stnti's road construc-
tion vehicles. I have became i.
Christi.'-n since then."
An Ohioan sent a $20 cheek to
rover the cost of materials "I put
to mv own use when I was work-
ing for our commonwealth."
And a Philadelphan mailt d the
state $10 for "unemployment com-
pensation towe the state of Penn-
sylvania. I wish to clear my con-
science of jit.
The identity of such donors is
never reveali d evep when the
sender makes it known.
ican great plains area.
Rob; rt Cummings adds to the
family income by renting out
his nine- passenger twin-engine
Beeehcraft. The actor, who say-
that chartering the plane puts it
on a paying basis, began flyiny
while still vtry vounir at Joplin
Mo. He was a flight instructor in
World War II and says that hi.
son. Robert. 7, already has "beer
at the controls."
Sheree North, whose "exotii
dances" on home movies were rul-
ed acceptable bv /Federal Jtidgv
Flmes-t A. Tolin despite Post Offlcf
opinion to the contrary, turned
down thn e offers for Rrondwa1.
musicals to appear in "Living I
Up."
Barhra Lawrence laughed her
way into the role of Gertie in the
"Oklahoma" fi'm version. She'd
been told a rasping laugh was re-
quired and. after practicing a raw
guffaw, gave a winning audition.
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Japan's Itsuku Island, sacred to
Shintoism, has' no wheeled vehi-
■•'es. Pilgrims and visitors who go
there climb hundreds of stone
steps to reach the summit of Miser:
Mountain where burns an eternal
- flame.
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B&G
Spraying Service
and Pest Control
Breckenridge—Graham
GUARANTEED BONDED
SPECIALIZING IN TREES—SHRUBS—LAWNS
HOME OWNED:
WE WILL AT ALL TIMES BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU QUICK AND
EFFICIENT SERVICE. DO NOT TRUST YOUR SPRAYING AND
OTHER INSECT PROBLEMS TO FLY BY NIGHT SPRAYERS.
HE PROBABLY IS NOT BONDED AND YOU MIGHT NEVER
SEE HIM AGAIN.
GUARANTEED:
ALL WORK IS COMPLETELY GUARANTEED
BONDED:
IN BOTH STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES FOR YOUR PRO-
TECTION AGAINST DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY
DURING HOT DRY WEATHER AT THIS TIME OF YEAR INSECTS
WILL ATTACK YOUR PLANTS AND SHRUBS SEEKING MOLSTURE.
DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO KILL YOUR PLANTS — CALL US TODAY
B&G SPRAYING SERVICE
PHONE 414 NFTE or DAY
PHIZ NEWMAN
FRED E. HUSE
SERVING
THE OIL INDUSTRY
of the Great Southwest!
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DRILL STEM TESTING
Since 1929
OUR MODERN EQUIPMENT IS ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
DAY, IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST!
NIGHT OR
WELLS <• NOWLIN
TESTING COMPANY
222 E. Walker Street
Phone 1760
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 153, Ed. 5 Sunday, July 25, 1954, newspaper, July 25, 1954; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134855/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.