Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 259, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1951 Page: 3 of 6
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Woman's Forum
Puts Fruit Cakes
On Sale Here
Th< Woman'* Forum is M-lliitx
fruit cakes foi ThaiikHgivjiig an-l
Christina*.
l"he Origin.il di-luxtt fruit raki .-
'J, .'J and ."> pound arc now on
alf, according t Mrs. Coui" -
Kay, and thin* will h. no > xlia
charge fur overs,-as mailing.
Members of thi commit tec an
Mines. J. 'I, Robe num. Robert
Hood. J. O. I'aci-, W. M. Ri-ed, A
Tuck. Hubert Alexandi r, Lest.-r
Wood. I}. T. Bowles, Counts Rjy,
and Mrs. W. H. Green, Jr., of Al-
bany and Mis. Johnny Bates of
Ranger.
Farther Tortured,
Killed Mother,
Girl Testifies
FORT LAL'DKRDALK. Fin..
Oct. 21 'U.P- An II year-old girl
told police today her prominent
oU-p-father tortured her m jther all
night bofore killinur her hecaux"
"Iv had filed stilt for divorce.
Frank J. Furch, founder of the
National Association if Nursing
Homes who also killed his second
wife II years, a no, t.n>k his own
life yesterday after shooting: ami
dubbing his third wife. Mrs . Lucy
Furch. IT, died last night at i
hospital here.
"He tortured iry noth<
nirht I'tig." said I'inieli Sling, i
land. Mrs. Furch'* daughtet by
previous marriage. She -aid
Ixtund her mother with towels and
adhesive tape then clubb-d hi i
with a pistol butt.
The angered Furch .1 so attacked
tin- girl. Pamela said u he 1 she told
him her head hurt where he struck
her with the pistol butt. Furch hit
her "again and again 111 the same
place."
Hospital officials said the girl
was in "fairly good" condition to-
day. She is suffering from sc: lp
lacerations and shock.
In her petition for divorce. Mis
Texas Artists Show!
Paintings in Exhibit
The Palette Club will present I
the Texas Fine Arts Association
traveling exhibit beginning Satur-
day at the YMf'A. The exhibit
made up entirely of «orks by Tex-
as artists, will he open to the pub-
lic in the mornings and aftt rnoons.
OES Meeting Set
For Thursday
The Breekenridge Chapter, >5'. .
OES. will hold its regular meeting
Thursday at 7:'!H p. m. at. the Ma-
sonic Hall.
"We wish to thank all who
helped to make our rummage and
hake sale a success," stated Mrs.
pair McCormick todav.
Jr. H. Wins Over
Throcks 14-12
Brock,-nridge Junior High waltz-
Sd over Throckmorton 14-12 last
night a - Bennett Watts took a pass
from Clyde Harris and went 25
yards for the first TD. and Harris
Furch described her husband as a
"violent man. i|uick to become en-
rag' d when arossed" and that he
"will cause me great bodily harm
before the court ran enjoin and re-
strain h m." She had deputies
foice him from the house Saturday
night.
Furch, a tall, handsome blond,
figured in a sensational murder
trial in Chicago for the slaying or,
Feb. 21',. of h'-^ second wife,
socially-prominent Mr.-. No u.a
Schmidt.
His first wift d.voiced him for
rot:wincing with Mi.-. Sehn.idi. He
then mnrri.il Mrs. Schm <lT. went
back to hi. first wif- t ii• ■ ir
two childien. and later k.ll.-d Mr-.
Schmidt, while on a visit to her
lavish h< me.
Furch was released aft i si i ,
ing eight years in prison Later he
founded the National Association
of Nursing Homes. He inaugurated
"Golden Agers' f>av" throughout
the country last August.
WSCS Circle III
Meets Monday
I Circle III of the W. S. C. S. of
: the First Methodist Church met
I Monday with Mrs. Ben Grant.
Mrs. Sid Rhodes gave th< devo-
tional and spoke on "Church's for
i>ur Country's N'.iii."
Groups discussed what the
II hurch needed.
Mrs. Grant and co-hostess Mrs.
N. W. Tulle served banana nut
cake and coffee to t. n niembers
| and two visitors.
Mrs. Robert F'hifet of Fort
Worth and Mrs. W. K. Shipp were
guests.
wen§ around right end for eight
yards to the second score. Con-
versions were run across by Har-
ris and Fulbright.
Coach Crossman sfat" d ' hat tin-
team showed considerable improve-
jmerit and during the f rst half >->
pecialty had go..ii defense .">• t. ch-
nii]i]e. He commended the it-fens
live playing of Spencer, penter,
land Beaird.
Jerry Payne, <|uarterhack. played
with a broken nose, using a plastic
mask to cover his fac .
Business Circle Has
Meeting Tuesday
The- Business Woman's Guild of
the First Christian Church held
their regular meeting Tuesday at
8:oo p. m. in the church under-
croft.
The meeting was opened with
prayer with Mrs. !)u:k Gurri.y
presiding. Mrs. Ray Wilson read
the :<i iiites and Miss Ruby Buford
gave the treasurer's report.
Mrs. Wilson gave the devotional
"Are We Ceil Guided'.'"
Mrs. Charles Grose,-iose intio-
dui i d the" speaker, Mrs. Harold
Guinn, who talked on history of
the Bible.
Mr Wilson arnl M:s. L. B.
Fatherton. hostesses, served to Hi
members and three guest. ;.
'■nil in an . ffort to s< ttie the
i Anglo-Iranian oil dispute.
i They reported new "hopeful" in
dication- as SecT«tar\ • ! St to
Hean Ache-on conferred with
Iran's visiting premier, Moham-
med Mossadegh.
Irani in sources said a sitrprls.
Drill r by Mossadegh for K izen
Hassibi, Iranian government oil ex-
pert. t- fly here fro". Tehran
makes the situation "look hopeful
and encouraging." They said Has-
s'bi'.- orders wen- "to be he.e as
as po-sible."
Iranian Oil Talks
May Be Resumed
l>oc;>.r Nut Home
SMITHFM I I) R 1. <U.P i „;i-
ing on her physician. M -- Jean
Frame lost control of her automo-
bile as she entered his driveway,
crashed through a stone wall and
into a garage. Lucky for Miss
Frame, she escaped injury. It de-
veloped that the ^doctor wasn't at
PERSONALS
Mrs. Coke Martin, Mrs. Harvey
C'offman and Mrs. Counts Ray at-
tended the antique show at the
Forth Worth Woman's Club yes-
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crowley were
hosts to Rose Avenue Baptist
Church members Monday night for
a watermelon feast.
Mrs. Jess Pipkin and Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Guinn attended the
SML'-Rice football game Saturday,
went to the State Fair of Texas
and saw "Guys arid Dolls."
Mrs. W. M. Cox lias returned
from a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Payne, Jr., Shan Jane an I
Frank, III, in Dallas.
Mrs. 0|>nl Oswald attended tile
Texas State Florists Designing
School in Lubbock Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bowers and
sons spent the week-end ill Ttiyloi
with Mr. Bower's parents.
Mrs. Howard Swanson has i-
turned to Houston after a brief
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mr-.
I!, li. Trammel!.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCoy and
son Jimmy of Fabens, Texas, are
hi re visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Met 'oy.
Caroline McCoy of Grand Prairie
spent the week-end with her par-
ent-, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCoy.
Mrs. YV. A. McNalkn and Mis.
Charlie returned Tuesday
from Dallas where they spent sev-
eral days with Mrs. Dee re's son
I ion. went to the fair and saw
"Guys and Dolls."
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21, 19.1 BRF.CKENR1DOE AMERICAN—*
Frances Pelfrey, Elmo Williams
Take Nuptial Vows Saturday Here
Miss Frances Elizabeth Pelfrey
lupine the bride of S-Sgt. Elmo
Williams Saturday evening in a
double ring ceremony in the Bates
Chapel ot the First Baptist Church
with the Rev. Jerry Speer, cousin
of the groom officiating.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pelfrey of
McAUen, and the niece of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Pelfrey of Brecken-
ridge. The bridegroom is the son
of Mrs. A. A. Airheart of Brecken-
ridge.
The bride, given in marriage by
her uncle, wore a navy blue faille
two piece dress, a navy blue vel-
vet hat trimmed in rhinestones,
WASHINGTON. Oct
24 <ti.P —
Iranian officials reported "encour-1
aging" signs today that r.ego ia- j
tions with Britain may bo resumed i
iPim
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Many Students Names On Honor
Roll Of Junior High This Period
H-
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Tin- first six weeks marks for
the seventh, eighth, and ninth
grades of Breckenridge Junior
High School are in and the follnw-
ing is a list of the honor roll
students.
All "A": Seventh grade
Patty Clark. Eulalia Cretsinger,
Charles Wulfjen, Barbara Lowe,
Janelle Morgan, Martha Mueller,
Marie Chapman, Dolly Fay . Fer-
guson, Sloan Thompson;
Eighth Grade:
Linda Hunger, Betty Harrison,
Jerry Payne, Shirley Boggs, R'jjii-
nie Daniels, Bobby Phillips, Car-
olyn Sikes;
Ninth grade:
Carolyn Downing, Sherry Fun-
derburg, Sandra Hollingsworth,
Cwen Hill, Judy Brown, Peggy
Donnell.
"A" and "B" Seventh Grade:
Jean Price, Harold Singleton,
Bobby Thompson. Betty Jane Big-
ham, Roger Phillip Harrold, Eloise
Houghton, Shirley Nantz, Betty
Lou Sniallwood, Bobby Alexander,
Toby Blaylock, Nancy Co'ody, Guy
Ewing. Larry Garrett, Jan is Knox.
Linda Levier, James Raney, Joyce
Richardson, Jerry Don Schulze,
Richard Thomas, Cecelia Blakely,
Laverne Boggs,
Pansy Dendy, Ellen Doggett,
Sheila Gilman, Patsy I'itzer, Flora
Simmons, Joe Fonville, Glenna
Flynn, James Greenlee, Patsy
Hayden, Freida Warford, Lynn
Beeler, Joe Eddie Hodges, Shir-
ley Jean McCarthy:
Eighth Grade:
Tony Andrcss, Sue Compton,
Yvonne Melton, Jean Carey. Treva
Greenlee, Florence Ileatley, Jim-
my Kingsbury, Tomniye Lou Len-
oir, Katherine Schwind, Doris
Jean Sharpe, Cynthia St. John, Jo
Claire Welch, Jerry Filler, Sharon
Sikes, Dorothy Ferguson, Raylene
Rogers, Shirley Screws,
Una Beth Grace, Kay Hallmark.
Joe Frances Hill, Syiva Horton,
Jolene Loudder, Sandra Warnock,
Patricia Ellis. Richard Sparkes,
Dianne Emmons, Gloria Humph-
reys, Nancy Johnson, Jacquelin
Murray, Carl McMahan, Zodia
Humphreys, Carol Atchison:
Ninth Grade:
Alecia Greiner, Charley Jo
Harvey, Jeanette Turknette. Mary
Beth Williford. Palsy Pearson,
Jakie Sandefer, Estaline Tuck.
and navy accessories. Her rhiue-
stone necklace and earrings wire
a gift from the groom. She car-
lied white gardenias on a white
bible and a white handkerchief be-
longing to Mrs. Edwin Pace.
Mrs. John R. Flatters of Abi-
lene, matron of honor, wore a slate
gray dress, a black velvet
black accessories and a corsil
pink carnations.
John R. Flatters of Abilene
best man and Edwin Pace usli
White gladioli and green
formed the background in
chapel.
The reception was held in thp
church parlors. The bride's tawe
was covered with white satin flifl
net and an arrangement of white
baby pom pom mums formed llje
centerpiece.
After the bride and groom etil
the cake Mrs. Edwin Pace served#
and Mrs. Jerry Speer presided ft,t
the punch howl. Mrs. Ozell Daven-
port was in charge of the bride'8
book.
In the house party were Mbs
Dehms Kilgore, Mrs. W. D. Ha-
zel and Mrs. I). A. Pelfrey of Cis-
co; Mrs. Allie Duckett, Mrs. W. jK.
Coughrnn and Ralph L. Head of
Medina. it
The groom is stationed at Ran-
dolph Field and the couple will
make their home in San Antonio.
Patsy Hall, Judy Sawyer, Mildred
McElyea, Betty Levier, Sally
Francis, Jerry Archer, Joan
Boothe, W. L. Pevey, Dorothy
Riggs, Don Smith, Barbara Casey,
Jannice Jarrett, Jeanette. LarvaieaB,
Shirley Sparkes, Kay Barros.
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Optical authorities estimate
that the number of possible lens
combinations for eyegdasses "hi
11.1 ".2,"41. ' •" «:
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-Movietown Magic-
Star's Gowns in Twinkly Tradition
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This stalrvart snowman, stand-
ing poised before his drum of
' dusting powder, conceaLs a bot-
tle of cologne beneath his
i sparkling white jacket.
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In a pose of elfin whimsy, this
red-felt Santa awaits the lucky
re< ipirnt who will rliim the
cologne, purse perfume :>nd
•>tick forming body and acirs.
Smiling in anticipation of her
r.iothrr's pleasure in her rhoice.
this little girl happily tics skin
sachet into perky package. Trio
of fraud lotion, beside her,
next for wrapping.
Gleamir.-, butterflies, made of
red metallic thread and rrd
chenille pipe cleaners, twinkle
ob toes peeking from beneath
Skirt adorned with matching
gossamer-winged insects.
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A wristlet of white straw Bow-
ers, glowing against a setting ol
ivy leaves edged with silver
paint, adds a handsome com-
plement to any formal gowa.
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A Juliet rap of green metallic
and white chenille pipe clean-
ers twist: d together, studded
with starry wh;te straw flowers,
is a gay touch for a teen-ager
dressed for holiday fun.
This is the wardrobe designed for actress Kleanor Parker fty Don f.oper for a personal appearance,
tour. Short evening gown (left) is gleaming gold sheath covered with cut-out gold-embroidered
black velvet and topped with black velvet coat that has huge black fox cuffs. Costume for late-
day (center) is raspberry red faille taffeta worn over pleated petticoat of moonstone bine. Cape* ;
roal (right) in black-and-white wool is lined in red crepe to match slim sheath dress beneath. <
BY GAILE Dl'GAS
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LET'S FACE IT — W11 h a r
sssiit from a Hollywood makc-
i:p t | crt. Actress Mary Gi od-
r:■ 11 is turned into a cute little
Viich all i'.t for Hallowe'en.
mm-
BEWiTCHIN' —Hauntins is tht
word for Nieki Norris. reariy for j Criristy,
the Hallowe'en witching houi
at Miami Beach, Flu.
£&££ I \TEW YORK—(NEA)—There arc
stars in Hollywood who always
idhcre to the rule that when a
T.ovic st3r goes on a personal ap-
[.tjrar.ce tour, she should look like
a n'lovie star. Actress Eleanor
Parker is one of these. No mink
coats flung over slacks for her, no
unkempt hair, no loafers.
On tour in connection with her
or.v est picture, "A Millionaire for
Miss Parker wears the
iva.drobc designed for her by Don
Loper. The fashions in it are
NEA Woman's Editor
clothes any woman would like to
own and might like to copy,
adapting them to her own way of
life.
A favorite of Miss Parker's for
evening wear is a short gown that's
a gleaming gold sheath dramatized
by cut-out gold-embroidered black
velvet Over this goes a black vel-
vet coat, and the cuffs have huge
circles of black fox trimmings.
For late-Hay wear, there's a full,
flared skirt and a sleeveless wef-
kct asymetrif ally buttoned, both
in raspberry red faille worn ovtt,
a moonstone blue pleated petticoaf.l
N'cckline is cut wide and tow;
waistline is trim.
For travel. Miss Parker has *•
cape-coat in black-and-whit*
checkerboard wool lined in rni
wool crepe to match the sheaflfc
dress that's worn underneath.
dress has a sabre ncckline
narrow belt.
am.
Luxury at budget prices is offered by these two sifts in elegant
brocade. Attractive jewelry box i left> contains three purse-sized
tattles of peffume nestled within its removable tray. Tinv evening
J'Jlf' (aitnt) contains mirrored compact and has a loop at top
•sSriTpstick case. Present them separately, or as duo
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Announcing
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This Christmas belle becomes queen of the ball with U111 bubble
erowii which glitters with king s ransom magnifier*;- at penny-
cost Self-stem Christmas tree ornaments and silver pipe
are only materials needed for this regal hair a-cessory.
BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSES-Billy Rose, famed Broadway
showman, restaurateur and jack-of-many-trades, and his wife, the
former Eleanor Holm, have reportedly separated permanently
alter 12 years of man iage. The couple is seen in New York,
above, during happier lirn«-s. Mis* Holm, foiiner U. S. Olympic
swimmer, starred in Rose's fabulous water shows of the 1930's.
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 259, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1951, newspaper, October 24, 1951; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth135979/m1/3/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.