The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 152, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 27, 1930 Page: 4 of 6
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po thai is Today. Mere words crying to fulfill their destiny before To-
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bits of paper are whisked away. T. pe-selting machines rumble rylh-
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 152, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 27, 1930, newspaper, May 27, 1930; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71150/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.