Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955 Page: 3 of 8
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Needleeraft Now •
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4-H Club Council Brownies Have
Meets Tuesday, Meeting Tuesday
Elects Officers At Little House
Sinee hand-crocheted and hand-knit clothe are receiving wi.tr accept
•IK* among women for both day and evening wear, the crocheted
and knitted look in hat* and hags is alao raining favor Both large
and small hat*, handmade from eotton or woo! yarn* are finding their
fashionable place on many a pretty head. On fume of the stylish
ftux you will see knitted or crocheted trimming. The hats w'hirh
are all handmade are some-
School Students Ottered Scholarship
By Sears, Roebuck Under 'Cost Plan'
Public school* in Breekeni i l'?e enter the college ot their c!" n*e in ]
have this week received boo'cloti I the fall of
describing a new nationwide fewr-
>ear college scholarship protrra?
Till tlaUAi. OCT. *, 1 50— UKtXRL.NKlDGh VMKKICA.N—3
A natural arch in Davis Gulch
that empties into southern Utah's
Kscalante River now bear* the
name of Dr. John Oliver La Gorce.
president of the National Geo-
graphic Society. The window of
La Gorce arch measures lttO f et
wide by some 75 feet high.
The planet Mars has two tiny
satellites or moons, Jupiter
eleven, Saturn nine, Uranus flv«,
and Neptune two.
Dusts are usually the most con-
venient forms of insecticides for
use in the home garden.
I'
rh.- Jun.oi 4 1! nub . ..I rtril held
Its first I Meet I IK of rh. f.. W rlub
>ear <.n Tu.-s.luy. October 4. ..t
':f Ti" Stephens t '..unty
,ru uth'Hjs**. '
Kl une K. th. ro-ures dent during
the |«t-t V .r, railed the n-eet.n*
to nler ami new officer* f..r 'he
pi.-.nt < ih >.ar wen elected
1 "•">•'■<1 A. ,. |..llIV i;.irr, •.
.«ii«l Wanda l,. w co-chairmen;
wee co-chairmen. I>uv d kut r
II'" ""1 Gail Brown, -•ir.ti.ry,
""'n'Ve 1-. i Lenoir; treasure,
- i! Brown. ,. | i. | K.ith,
partial.!, nt.n ,i.i, | x„. \nd.-r«u.r,
;•<>• adult I. .d. is. Mi and Mi.-.
I rii I. I^eiiMir.
Ne*i ni.-.ttnjf ..f >h. itr>>tip .i|
'_H belli < tctoher in, T*. Way. at
■ ,M P " A finance statn-en* was
present.d .«• that -h. 4 M had
.'ii ifi.'.m, ,.f $, resulting fr«.n
the Junior K<«|.s,
'*11 a i11**ti• ■.i b\ I*., d i.
*** «b*id>d that .dl nirn> r,
"f the Junior l^ ..). , < r'lub b. mem*
f~ r* .f ihe County Council and car-
Brownie Tr. .fi Seven met Wed-
n.xl.iy at 5 p. in. at the Girl Scout
Little House f- r a regular meet-
rtg with la member* aud two
l.u.l -rs attending.
Judy iirarnon. pre.-ided. opened
the meetiTir by U-adinif in the n.ng-
f If of "Brownie Smile Sonif." The
group made plans for a cook-out
and nibbles ..f .old drinks were
-.*r%e.l by Judy Branrian and Susan
\ ck. Th. meeting closed wi'h the
"M. g c Tunnel"* ceremony.
Th' s.- iitt.-nding were Ann Hitch-
cock. Sharon Me,to.;. Susan Vi.-k,
• 'and Masters. Barbara Nichols,
Judy Brannon. Hetts l.ou K:irton.
Uora Ann Wajrl.-y. Keria Sue Rog-
ers. Margaret Payne, Judy Kay
Trimwll. land., Conner, Linda
Marten ♦'hiistiana Mohley, Linda
BUM and leaders. Mrs. J l>
NichoU .in) Mi- Roh it M irt.n,
ty a '
Ole
th
;>tc.
tvi.
were sixteen members arid
sponsors pr *sent.
• DWNCAN
.... ... t
cormco.
The coffee you|d drink
if you owned ajl the coffee
in the world!
.. . teutfse you appreciate the finer things,
MAfcYt ANU CLUB is {u«r choice in cotfe« Luvunous
for beyond its cost. MARYLAND CLUB Coltet makes
► fy occasion more enjoyable Truly, here is the best
m tuitee ... the enr best. . . with a flavor
ut distinctively rich you can actually use tar less ... get
10 to IS rtmre cups from every
pound. So. to serve the
finest ... to famdy and (nests
alike . . . serve MARYLAND CLUB.
In all the world, there s no other
tuHte t^Mle lih* H
times given firm contours by
way of satin oi felt skirting.
This is especially true of the
large crrK'helc.l or knitted
hats which are l*irtg seen in
■■•ny of the new fashion
collections.
KMABT AND KPCEUV
In addition to the fact that
crocheted hcaJ^ear is attrac-
tive to wear, jt is easy to
make . . . and <|uick. Crochet,
in its recent associations
with speed, is taking a cue
from jit propuliaj.i. Crochet
cottons an.l yarns have been
deneloped to sp«cd up your
crochetin.', and ne^ designs
have been created to facili-
t*te faster, easier needle-
. . . , . ... work. This hat, for instance,
can be crocheted in as little time as 90 minutes! Before you have time
to worry about not having a new hat to match your outfit, iuu can
crochet • smart model that will put you in style
rax box r
Itat ndbag yarn andgrosgrain ribbon ate used to fashion thi,
1Ro"nd1 °' •?*'• crochtU ">aJe to form the crown
of the pill box hat and pouch part of the drawstring bag. Kach acces-
"^.f*"tUrM * UnJ ofcluterstitches with a row uf meshes through
which the gresgram ribbor. is land. The ribbon is tied in a pert bow
?V f I'0"1 ^ A I""**1* through the beading at
MAT sv"n «,!/',"'mpleU lnVU^tion to, making this FU.L BOX
H J rJ!L . V.3L#Ur W*rdr^* t* from the Needh-
.'f J^P rn ° PrP#r *• a copy, simply se,..I a stamped,
seif-addressed envelope with your request for Leaflet No. Iu7 17.
tor outstanding students t > he
si"in.soi>d by the Sears-Rn* i.iie'<
l-oundation. *
The new plan, which couple-, un-
dergraduate s. hiilarships with
of education" trran*< to the 5*1 -ill
and medium sired inde^nden* ci l-
l.fe* attended by the le«•ipien,.•
v ill be known as the Sears Mi" t
Scholarship program.
According to W. F. McCurdy
Southwest Territorial repres-n'j-
tive of the Foundation, a total •>'
loo scholarships with a valuation
< f $ Wki.ih*i is being offered thro-
ughout the nation this year bv t' •
St-a 1 s Foundation. The Foundation
anticipates addintr l M a.lditi.a.al
four-year scholarships each year
thereafter.
•
It is estimated that the ave ri?>
cost of each Sears Found:iti^n
Merit Scholarship will b - ap;) <> .- :
mately ?!..r> Hi per year or $i>.iiou for
the four years. Of the # ;,immi, it is
expected that about J.l.alNl to stu-
dent for tuitior. ami other expevses.
The Sears Foundation priimm
is Iwiiik administered by the rt— n'
ly .stablisheil National Mer't
Scholarship Corporation, Evars'on.
Illinois, an inilep<'iident, non-ff .fit
organization, whole purp<^ - i.- •«>
devise and administer a nationu-; V
system of scholarships for hi",h*-r
education.
The Merit Scholarship Corp.«ra
tion will handle the mechanic-! t-r
selecting Scars Foundation Merit
scholar* through the secondary
schools of the nation. This se-ec
tive process is scheduled to I ..gin
th is month so that students hit
your home wired for full enjoyment'
of electric seivice?/
HOME WIRING BOOKLET
Offers helpful suggestions al> ut
modern wiring foi modern li\in^. Shows
>ou. room bv rtmni, the t\pe aud number
<d electrical outlets needed and wheie to
I«h ate them. Gives recommendations re-
garding electrical circuits and placement
«>f switches. Helps you plan wiling that
will assure full enjoyment of your elec-
tric appliances now and in the lutuie
Phone, rite or come in for youi lice
copy! s
(VICE COMPANY
South Ward
Girls 4-H
Club Meets
South Ward < irls 4-H Club met
; M"nda> for the first meeting of
(the new club year ami elected offi
; cei s to serve for the present year.
' Bonnie l.ee l>-noir was named
president with Linda liunluck chos-
en vice president. IManne Reaugh
was selected as secretary and song
leader* will be Marv Ann Stoker
and Donna See Keller. Julia Ann
H right was elected as reporter aud
Jackie Williamson was chosen as
council delegate.
Mr*. Tom Joyce Cunningham,
county home demonstration agent,
met with the group and there were
approximately .'(II attending..
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
THI'RSDAV
Royal Neighbor Lodge to have
an initation service beginning :.t
7::«> p. m. at the |(K>F Hall. Ml
officers are requested to wea* '01-
mals.
FRIDA Y-SATt'RDA Y
Circle One of the WSCS of th.-
Fir«t Meth.wlist Church is to have
a rummage sale in the building on
Fast Walker next door to Texas
Flectric Service Company front !l-.r>
p. in. each day.
TI'KSDAY. OCTOBER II
Woman's Forum to meet at 'he
forum home at 4 p. m. for a musi-
cal drama presented by F '-ink
Self of Fort Worth. The tea hour
i* to precede the program begin-
ning at 3:.'tll p. m.
SOCIAL NIITICE
All mmebers of the Rebekali
lodge, who are planning to attend
the Oil Belt Association meeting
in Steph nAille on Thursday. Oc-
tober il . have been asked to meet
Friday. October 7, at the IOOF
Hall at 7 p. m. for practice.
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Br MBS. D. a RANEY
Mrs. Ida Raney is staying in !
Ranger with her sister, Mrs. Rota |
Newnham, who ha.n been ill. T. C. !
Bradford Sr. and T. C. Bml'ord
Jr. and their families visit"d In
Ranger with them and with r 'n-
tisres in thi* community over the
weekeml.
Jim Wells of Breckenridge vis: .-
ed recently with M. 1. Lasiter.
Suzanne and Linda Mite he11 of
Hohertt spent Friday with Ann
Raney and attended a Tltrr.-rf*
t'nion Social held in the home rf
Francis Veale.
ShelU-ne Montgomery of Rull.uk
sp -nt Saturday night in the h«.rre
of Peggy Leonard
Bill Herrington, atuden* at
HaMie-Simmons L'nirersity in
ilene, was a weekend visitor in f-is
community.
Curtis Boney >4 Abilene spent
several days during the past week
visiting in the home of his ne 'e
and aunt, Mr. and Mr*. D. M. Stan-
ford.
GEORGETOWN, Tex. d > TV
defense was to begin presentation
of its witnesses "Hiursday in the
trial of former Cuero land dealer
Oetus P. Frnster, chanted with
falsely interpreting a written in-
strument under the veterans land
program.
The state rested at mid-after-
noon Wednesday, but the defease
gained a delay in opening its
opening its pi
• ntation after Everett Looney of
Austin, chief defense counsel, be-
came ill.
A doctor examined Looney after
his nose began bleeding and ad-
vised him not to take part in
ftoning of witntasea Weda
afternoon. However, Looney waa
expected to be able to open the
defense case Thursday.
b< rn uf success—bom fur success' New 5o Dodge is your reward for the greatest Mies gain if) Dodge h:story.
New '56 DODGE
Bom of Success to Challenge the Future!
Here is a Dodge so dramatically beau-
tiful, so daring in design that other
cars .seem ordinary by comparison.
Here are revolutionary advances that
introduce a new era of push-button
dnving. tlone is the shift lever! You
now "tune in" the range of Power-
Flite automatic driving on the Dodge
Aliigir Touch push-button control!
New V-8 and 6 engines, with surging
brtiik-awag power, up to230-h.p., set •
new standard of thrilling performance.
The look of success! Thefetl of success!
The jxnwr of success! These are your
rewards for the great Dodge advance
—a dividend of extra ratu* made
possible by the greatest sales gain in
the industry!
This daring new '56 Dodge goes on
display today. Come see its dramatic
new Jet-Fin styling, and diacovei the
thrill of push-button driving!
THE MAGIC TOliCH OF TOMORROW
NtWS HASH I New M
an ■Van^villl' fcilrpLlal
McCathren Motor Co.
220 W. Elm
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 199, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955, newspaper, October 6, 1955; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth135153/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.