Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 8, 1920 Page: 4 of 4
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Are You A Home
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fa Breckenridge?
THE best and most substantial cki-
zens of a city are the men and
women who are home owners. You
are a step ahead of your fellow man
when you become a real cititzen of
your city. In
East Breckenridge
there are lots that will suit anybody's
and everybody's pocketbook. It is the
btest possible future investment that
can be offered for your consideration.
You Cannot Go Wrong
Cities are' hot built up by the people
who took too long to think but by
people who had the vision and acted
promptly.
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INSPECT THIS PROPERTY TODAY
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THINK ACT BUY
EAST BRECKENRIDGE
IValker-Caldwell A ddition
Business Lots Select Homesites
30x100 50x150
. SOLD ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Breckenridge Realty Co.
SfTYKRE WIND STORM
VISITS WICHITA FALLS
WICHITA KALLS July 8. Delated
report from the oil-lk'uw ot lliis wc
Hon Imllctitc that tho Hlorni of Mon-
day night fvhk'h ut fifat whs thought
to haro done little ilaniHgiv Iihm re;
Hilt&l In over a half nllllion dollar
kosri In the oil twit.
A 155000' barrel tank of the Constat)-1
tine IteflnliV cotuimny near Devol
OWIh. about thirty uiIIch north of here
a silll hurnluK thU lnornlnjt after
Iipvlntf licvii Ignited hy MfilitnliiK Mon-
day nlKht. ' '
A huge oil tntik of tho ToxaH JMne
1 Ine company lit the WafeKom'r Held
Is also st III ImrnltiK. It also want ....-l
struck hy lightning.
Kvdn of wreeked derricks lie In tho
wake of the windstorm and Keiiirt
City In the heart of the Iowa 1'ark1
Pehl was evidently" the eenler of the
Rale. Matty vorklnRtuen slmeks
were destroyed there.
PRAS W A TON
By The AKe-latcl Pre.
CHir.LICOTIin Ohio July 8.'
Farmers In this vicinity are harvest-
lug p bis: crop of peas and cannero
Mru paying $00 per ton for then) shell-
ed. "
THERE'S MORE TO A
" MARRIED LIFE; TILN DOING
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HOUSEWORK. ARE YOU
IIAITY?
I'OIlffl AND RUSSIANS IN
DESPERATE BATTLE
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IF HE COMPARES YOU
WITH HIS FIRST WIFE "
SHOW HIM THE DIRT SHE
LEFT UNDER TIU5 RUGS
IONDON. July S. A gigantic but-
tle itetween the Poles aNid Russian
nolshevleks on a wide front in Ukralu-
la lairthwest.of KlefT 1 rnglng It
was announced" liy tho Polish legation
today. '
The Poles assisted by the I'krnlli-
ian unity tire attempting a eounter-
offeiisive. A news agency dlspnteh
Irom Iterllu wild the Kimlans luid
Inunelnil u terrllle drive against ihj'
Poles unci Pkralnluiis. with live divi-
sion. A rejiort said to have Imiii eahled Jo
thiPnlteil Slates that the Poles hive
capitulated In the face of the Russian
ItoNhevlk udvanec was otllclally de-
nied by -the Polish legation Wednesday.
GRIFFIN & JONES
REAL ESTATE AND
OIL INVESTMENTS
" See us fortuity information con-
reroiiiK Stephens Co. oil fields
OIL FWLD WORKERS WILL
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
The Oil Field Worker? will hold a
meeting tit Moot-n Hall west William
street which will iVs open to all work-
ers In tlit Hreckcurldicc field. H. If.
Caldwell district organizer will ad-
lress those In attendance; As he is
av good speaker well sted on the
economic questions of the day yon
will' lie Interested in what' ltj has to
say.
ICOUERT & WELCH
OIL LWESTMENTS AND
CITY PROPERTY
G. IL THOS. WASHBURN CO.
ARCHITECTS
Breckenridge Ave and Walker St
tomes ON GROUNDS.
OVEN BVENLNGS UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK
BANKING. COMMISSIONER QUITS
AUSTIN .July 8. J. D. Chldsey
commissioner of insurance und bank
ing has tendered his teslguatloii to
the governor effective Aug. 1 It was
announced today by Commissioner
Chidi'ey who added tliat he goes to
Dallas when1 he will become a vice
president of the American Ksehiinge
National hank. r '
t'ommlssloner Chldsey had la-en at
the head of the departmeiit of insur-
ance and banking for only a few
mouths having succeed -d George Wa-
verly Urlggs.
WatchThis Space
Wc are-going to make
some Speciar Prices...
Bryant-Layne Co
General Merchandise
Corner- Walker Street and"
Court Avenue
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Make : Our : Store : Your : Store"
The Breckenridge
Union Laundry
IS NOW DOING BUSINESS AT THEIR NEW PLANT IN. THIS CJTYV
WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE
.Phone 43
AND OUR WAGON WILL CALL
Ottce one dear west ef CeleniaL
MA trial fat aUve ask"
A Trial is All We Ask
An American Ad Pays
! We are establishing a branch of
; Wright Bros. Boiler and
An American Ad Pays
THERE IS A LURKING '
MENACE TO TIEE2 WOMAN WHO
STANIKS STIUi WIIU.E HER
HUSBAND MOVfcS ON
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To all yifitor and residents in our city. . We
.extend-to you a hearty welcome and well wishes
for a joyous stay in our midst. If you' are to
'make your home in Breckenridge then we ex-
tend to you a greeting of citizenship and fellowr
ship and assure y6u that we are ready to cq-
operate with you in promoting Jboth public and;
private intereits.
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and will be open for business Monday Julyjlf2 when
' Mfi&JK we wl be prepared to do first-class wofkpn '&
Boiler Repairing Acetylene
Welding and General
Repair Work
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NORTH BRECKENRIDGE AVENUE
Opposite Mc Adams Lumber Co.
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CITY nwriCttTY BUfSIftWSS LOCATIONS NfV HOUSES AND HlU)IN(i
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VH ARK ACQUAINTED WITH VALUBS A VKAR AND A IfAW IN BRECK-
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 8, 1920, newspaper, July 8, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121880/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.