The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 29, 1929 Page: 1 of 10
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ije Ikeckenri&ge
WEATHER FORECAST
T ki m alge F i i nri'l ' rre
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I'.I'.I ( kLMtUX.E vTLPHLNs rorTY TF si li In ' I PI U 1 '-' '
H I 1 1 1 II I UoUU uc Ky to a
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4
i J- -; - - r
Hiinlncss Here
Host In Vpjiin
Statistics
l-MnrilrM don't
on the book
chart s accounts mi
Hon in and ' i.
ie m tip-top ht"
i( o irl.gr.t- in
.'f''tei Minn
'piinm: h hvdi
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ni ivhin in
HreckoniHlgi 'hit ih 1 I
i. i gnu
i i' jrn'i jjl3
J.-. I n ..Igi fi& AT.
:r. in li to the JJj ffl V
f ( P.I gOKSipfl - -
n of
i
A rking. ii'iibll oin luitehint vh'
not ti! ou thi' h' enjbw 1
mi ir rU nui th - iim'mn "n i''
he Jul la-t i"in In ('it rnot nf
hem wia go funtlrr than that
fhey will ay that th lr bun mm
wis better thl it than mi Oi
'i.ii In )h 'nsfutv nf then m-
in.. Ii-
'PHAT ul i i. mh that Hi.
' hnrtl times' tiilK com '-om
he lelle ni'(in an.l Is b "I '
n founded Bte'ckinrldge mil H
i nil- tarr.toiv I" Ko.ng 'm v i I
Money might not b a pi ntil .1 is
t was In boom day but m m- . i
not as plrntlful nnv-weio t d.n
is It was ono or two vt r '
There Is sornewhnt of a alnii uon
in every tlor nf th
There's money In thi tii
jjmerc nro possibilities l.i i mil
vthrro ar things that can und i.i i
to bi done. If M: i nly get u I
CO Wl
5
.'IT1I th' jiiiuiunccnii 1'
coming from the many hum
chants thcmalc tha' this s.c-
tion u In tiptop hape everyone
-huulJ put their ilim nl'-i i tu the
wheel in a concentiat d cffiut In
tnnkc tbu coining yat D'1' bli'i t
atul briKbtext In llio hlstorj' "'
UrccUcnridgp. Tliet- uro many pro-
jicts to b worked out for the cool-
ing year. A deep oil wvll teit Is
being planned. Irrigation problems
are being considered and many
other progressive movements that
will make nivckcnrldqo nm! Steph-
ens county a better placu In which
to livo
VTOW that Texas ha on officml
efficiency export's buronu In
operation these cooperatlv atatls
Ales should prove of edifying con
Xrern Thcjtems refer to m.-iii-tinu.
nnd not to any ItulKlduil empluyi
of the state.
h 'PUXAS piys
itncnd their
thrve pemnnii lo
lr untlrc tlnii c i i .
and drinking nt lunch standi
IT HIHHS hetweon cv
tKht rmployei-H mIw'
lrraxc nbQNo S'MiO a e.i
1 uthlnir nil the venr louml i.
id
I 1 1
to d..
tui
on 1'iillnian cri mid tr'
IT KMPLOYICS i.ni- m.ir. 1
flvP and lx li uih a d i '
vote his exclusive attcntlcn t
mi; on inning c ir
IT HAS one Oi more full ti
J arlo rxptnded for tho t. i
f lulinK un molorbuscK
V ROUND 15 state cniplo-.ni .ind
their Hfe-worK m nayln
n office telephone
IIGUniNG the large nun.bi i f
inspectors for various li". irl
i icnts the nunitvr ot traveling r. p
r entatlvcs. thp time spent bv
liundrcds of oUier in officl.il
'r.ivel. it may be ostlmat.d th.' '
In'- of Texan has a croup or t
;Win o
k'Our-a
ti 'This I
on Its imyrolU foe .entl
day driving of autontobi
In addition tu the .V) met
patrolmen who Individually arc c
plcd In this Job. for which th."
r hired.
'PHU other 150 represent the tit 1
of u large numbei of pi.'
hi f.rn emoloved for olli'r p '
Kses a portion of whose time
devoted to catting from here
to
ttirro nnd back In rjamoblle
iate time ' "
IND a largo pirt of the crs -
statv-owncd oai-s; and th truv
il tli eating the Pullman an 1
gencrnl expense of trnvel ore bum
y the i-tnte a a maiUi ; re 1-1
11.1 of which Imputes no wnm.'
doing to anyone. It merely ic-
c ten that out of the 1 go fore of
state employees enough time Is oc
cupied In the various clviti n
absorb all the eight-hour davs of
'Jio specified number of people.
ij'XCEi'T the tlm. out for drink.-
J and food which is n "by vour
teavn" voluntarv action of offlel.iU
. and employees. Formerly drink
jjtands In the capltol nnd land or-
Tlce had numerous clerks and oth-
ers about them throughout the day
N'ow the stands have buen remnv
nl . imt it has been found 'hifibol.
Vhilo fewer people go to the staiidH
outside the buildings. they Mica
much longvr time In doing It Also
... 1 ..11.1.1. i
It U more often OotUcMa of Uc
partmenta than tha minor cli3)
(Continued on Page 4)
H
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Mica
HOT RACES TO
u
Sheriff and County June's
Posilions Due To B2
Well Contested
The political pot has stnrt-
1 to liil in thi-t county nnd
U-inje an 'ther two weeks has
l.i.t(l l fit' thirk of the
liLMit fnr (otintv and distuct
t i i - will li.- m full '.winit.
! !' ii "t l'.i.'iit will -.ft' nui-
i l n'K' pnhtic.l battk-s wap-
il i' m t.ii i 'tui' state as
..II .i m iln conntv and dis-
tiut' for all trovprnment of-tui.ii-.
1 1 inn "'oonior to con--li.iil-
" ate placing t h 0 i V
In.i'm lufoip the voteis this
vi' i' soi election or re-ci
lion ns the cjtsa mi
Here In Stephens
Hreckenrldgc Uie political sltua
tlon Is due to bo hotter than ever
before. Practically every county
and district office will bo contested I
by two to five candidates at the I
first primary in July
IxprU on the question are pre-
dicting that many local offlcos will
chungo linnds while others main-
tain that tho present officers will
again be directing Uie affairs of
their respective departments when
the smoke of the fight has clear-1
od away
.Several candidates ar making
llit-li announcement today nndj
others will follow Immediately it
i" asMuied I
Kumois have it that the off lees I
i of sheriff county Judge nnu uisirici
attorney will ufford the creatimt
amount of excitement No lusa
than foul men are being primed for
.'li -vu tiff a :.ue It i undri Und
while three and maybe fout are
d tu mi.lti' a run "ot the office
n iw h. Id bv Jud?e J W Aning-
ln'i .unt judge Ju 'ge Amng-
I' s lounti Lomnussi mem' court
in Libera will likely sie their posl
Ul 1
iiueslioneo uy oiner ""
"Ti.lldi'e -ircrdlng to street cor-
ner an l ' nt home go-i!p
Two un' puvMlt.lv three men
swn on he eige of seeking the
dWtilc utti.i n j. s Job
Alth .nt;h tl-e time for the first
haJlotlnv. n n'n months awy yet.
the hi .'nine- of the coming ram-
.HK... ' lr ' " " "
Loss From Fire
In November Is
Heavy For Texas
AUHI'' Dec 2K The turn of
1 .ntei .1 ..li destruction by fire
I inrf t)i .11 a $1103000 business In
N'ovoinbi at coi ding to the report
of Fire Inkii..nui Commissioner J
D. Ueeje 1 ui.ng the month
J. ipi'ity valued .t Jl 1G0M3 went
il 11 uni ke in what Commi Do-
Wi. i- termed fires niobtly due to
.! Icnnoss
I Tiiese louses were only those In
1.1:1a inrving fire martiials uud
: 11 arilng icport to state headquar-
itns Tne state total was much
luige: 't was indicated
Stovi i furnaces and pipes led the
l'a in November vv.th OS separats
1 1' is luMillrg $9K0el in lewsv
I'lectruity und bad wiring ran
.ircoi.d w tii m fi-es and JS-1000
losse.i
Ottit r lending causes aside from
Uie 19ei fites of unknown origin
Unit bu'iinl up S74T02O property
were
MaUlH and x'noklng AS fires.
$01251 losses explosions "0 firm
$38237 louse j. 19 fitcti caiueel by
Incendiarism with Iomos of $235a;
Sl fires from exposure. Including
genoial conflagrations with $25098
louses 51 defective fluo and chim-
ney fires with $23 250 losses; 23
fires frc m ga $16435 losses
Ltightnmg the one agency not
nubji t in 11 li jiiies was at the
0 1 ' ' 1 -t with one nrc and
$W 1
Mi DeWeese .ponded to his
Nvembe. report 0 fl.e loasos a
Jlevv ieai s lesolution whlil 110
to
HJ Tei0'e 0 Uo Mre carcfu
with fire during tho year 1030."
I Pot S
Will Publish
Cilv J) i reel or v
For Tins (lity
Breckenridge is to have a new
City Dlrectoiy The lo ol chambei
of conaneire officiali have made
airangomentK witli a reputable f'l m
In South Texa.-! foi the publishing 1
of the book according to Hay It '
Ijeach riiamber of commeice jsecre-1
tary.
The new dlrectoiy U to be com-1
plete in every detail Work will be
started at one. . Leach said
Not only will this directory list'
ery family in Hieckenrldge bull
other Interesting dnta concerning 1
the rlty population etc will be in-
cluded One pittl'u'iily Interest I
lug feitv.i will be the luting of I
telephone nun bct. so that a name
can be found by meiely Knowing
the tilephone numbei I he same
featun applies to stift rumbers.
One section ol the book i devoted
to hou-i ami street addi esses fol-
lowed b the paity llwng at that
number
Thete is hitdly a fentu.e like this
that Isn't coered in the book It
will be th" best one evr published
. le I.im ll belie' cs
FIJTHEFT WAVE
HERE BAFFLES
LOCAL POLICE
n!Jn Inl. Note RflhltPr4iu llc "cutenant ascending a ladder caught hot by the heel as she
UlDlUb JWU e.v.u .vww
$400 And $150 In
Two Stores
A fifth robbery here Friday at
noon ot the a. and Q Clothing
Company which netted the intru-
ders $150 in currency marked the
cl max of n wave of petty crime
.hrough H.o konridgo the past
week
All of thj lobberlos have bafflod
1 e 1 ical police and as far nb ib
known no clue have been uncov-
ered connecting any parties w.'h
1 1 iTn.2 Pol.cci have worked on
.Tony dllieteni angles uuring ir.e
week to got seme traco or tne stoi
en money but no definite clue has
been announced.
Only two of the robberies wore
of any consequence and ono was
frustrated boforo anything was tak-
en. Two o' the robberies were as
strnngc ns nny cases ever handled
here. The party or patties wno
entered tho a and Q. store yester-
lay were In at the noon hour
when the bookkeeper was out and
only three young men clorlts wore
there. Several persons were In the
jlore however and without bolng
noticed the robber slipped into the
.rme office and took the $150
from the nfo which was unlocked
Employees of tho store have been
cleared of any suspicion.
On Christmas Kve night a thclf
hid In the Acorn Store nnd was
locked up in there when tho stoie
cloned for the night After
over one was gone the robber
cront up to the small safe nnd
opened it. leaving with $400 in his Tuogdny nornlng they will return
pockets Ho took gnly the curren-1 to lhc game routln(. tnknK
oy. leaving much behind in checks whcre fh cft off n tJlel 8lU(1cs
and silver He loft through the vh ..Bcnool lurn(.a out Tney
roar door. N'o clue to thu theft1..... . ... .. ... '
1 b 'n uncovered.
On Monday night of the same
week aboi.t $30 was taken from
tho tlobert-son and HoylJ garage
Thuradoy nlfht. two youths stolo
a tire from the Hoonc Service
uiii.inv but weie captured by the
nighlwatchman before making
their cscapo.
Hob H00J. of tho Hood Drug
Storo probably scared thieves away
from I' la toro when ho came down
enrly in the morning to fill a pres-
cription. A back window had been
opened but nothing wns taken 11
checkup showed.
Police believe that the robberies
are being dono by persons vvcll ac-
riualntcd with Hrcckcnrldge and
the business houses
HUM JtUNNKItS nitOWN
DETKOIT. Dec 2S. (U.Rv Tho Do
t'olt Kivi r was bollcved today to
have claimed the lives of four rum
runners who leaped from their
boats last night to escape arrest by
a customs border patrol craft
Officers hailed four boots Foul
v.ir .!- unffl l. Oi..n nf tha trnta
jumped overboard and swam to-
ward the fourth craft When that
1 boat capsized they disappeared.
JUDGE
tarts To
Thrilling Rescues
How a wa3te paper plant in Baltimore Md. became a death pyro for
39veral women workers when fast-spreading flame3 consumed the-
building Is shown In this striking picture taken while the fire was at its
height. Here you see firemen heroically biaving smoke and flames as
they scaled ladders In an effort to rescue victims in uppei stoiies of
the blazing structure Some employes panic-stticken. leaped to their
death HPveml weie lnitneil One womnn wres miiririilouslv nnveil when
lln
jumped from 11 window
UNCOVERHUGE
LIOUOR RING
Reputable Firms Handle
Stuff for Bootleggers
CHICA.SO i-ec 28 (U.Rv- The
"low of industrial alcohol into the
lands of bootleggers '.a the baek-
Jooru of supposedly reputable busi-
ness firms had brought about a
vigil by prohibition officers at the
loors of more than 100 Chicago
firms today and intimations of an
ilcohol bootlegging ilng of nation
nl proportions.
Millions of dollars worth of alco-
hol had been traced by Investlgat-
01s from concerns which w.thdrew
legally Into bootlegging chnnncli
during a six month watch along the
Indunlrinl alcohol "front" It was
reveuled.
A liquor syndicate whoso opera-
tions touched as far as New Yoik
on tho east nnd Denver on tile
west was uncoveied Investigator
said
Schools Open
A pain Tuesday
Students of Breckcnrldgo sclncls
have Just two more days In which
r lr. ttinl Xilitliln pnlnhrnllnn
will have hail a ten-day vacation
No holiday will be allowed on New
Year's Day.
Every student Is expected to be
represented In classes on Tuesday
Dec 31
I'KINCi: OF WALKS TO
UKSUMi: HUNTING Tltll
LONDON. Dec 28 (U.Pl-Tho
Pilnce of Wales will resume next
Friday the hunting trip In Africa
Uiat was interrupted 30 dramatic
ally moie than a year ago when he
made his famous dash of C.250 mile J
to the bedside of his sick father
The Prince will sail from South
nmpton on the Kenllwoith Castlo
for Capetown It was on Dec 3
1028 tint he boarded a cruiser at
Dar-Es-Salaam Africa and started
the speedy return by boat and train
that thrilled the whole world
The Prince will go from Cape
town across countiy to Dodoma. tho
inland town 300 miles from Dai-Es-
Salaam where the Ptince first re
ceived word that the-King might
die It waa understood that tho
Prince nromlsed the natives of Do-
doma that he would return somo
I day and complete his trip and the
loyal promise is now to be kept.
iVILllIJ
I 1 - 5
Boiling
In Factory Fire
DOG KILLER
Money For Reward Sent In
From Everywhere
ST LOUIS Mo Dec 2$ .UR
. ..j ell rl
'vstmv iri
v Jn'oraa
fnsV.!
The "dtitched terrier ' my
the centet of community
here today n-s contributions to u re
ward fund for uppiohonslon of the
fiend who sewed a little dog's
mouth shut flowed In from nil
lmrts of the nation.
Mayor Victor J sillier received a
telegram today from Mayor J. Wad-
dy Tate of Dallas Texas which
read:
"Whon you catch the scoundrel
who sowed up the do's mouth
ship him to Dallas. Wo have a way
of liking care of those fellowa."
The latest offora included a $20
money oidci from California and
a check from a. Dallas Toxaa In-
surance man. The fund had pass-
ed the $2000 mark and humane o-
ctety officers said additions would
help In tho search for tho adult who
mistreated tho Fox Torrlur.
A r. orgla manufacturer of dog
hlmMiltH tnlpirrnnhecl an offor of!
$100 worth of biscuit to be dlstrlbut-
ed among homeless dofa here In
ovont the "stitching moron' is con -
dieted
In a'lltUo crave the dog lay today
Thn Tnpilnr ee-n me reifullv IHlt to
dentil Christmas Day after five
days of wandering about unable to
at because of the eight stltchea of
cord.
SEARCH I'OU HIGH I'LIIIlt
LOS ANGELES. Dec 28. (U.P-U
Billy lit own. 05 pound parachute
lumiilni; cii I. can find a idiot to
lake her up high enough wie i
going to make a ' roul jump" that
will boat hoi present recc rd of
10130 feet she said here today
Ullly'a record loap made Decem-
ber 1 at El Monto. Calif has just
been rccognUed by the U S Bureau
of Standaids at Washington. D C
"It's the first few jumps that are
the thtillcrj" Miss Brown aald.
POISON MA HAVE
CAUSED GIUIS DEATH
MCGKEGOU Tex. Dec. 27 tU.P)
Funeral services wero held '(".to
this afternoon lor Miss Zulo Wiede-
mann 27 who wan found J"ftd yes-
leiday hi her toom at u hotel in
Waco.
A coronet's inquest bi night out
tl .t a hot lie was four. I near the
woman 3 body contetits 01 which
wet-a anulyzcd aa poisonous If taken
in excessive quantity
No verdict ha3 occn returned oy
the coroner
stated.
advises from
n u t i-
Ms Lou
In
First Piny Pour;
And Cue Royue
M a I chen Fin ink ed
Thi In t in il h of the ning
p ii!4 mil cm 100.111 I'lUin inient ol
thi M C lias In i n Tii i lied
ti houyh it' lm who w .bis to
jo n th ti in 'i inn nt miv do .n by
t.i'if it lie ' V -non aflei it
i ti up Mond.n inoinlnij .it !i
o i lot I 'I o i nt i tliene lournanientf
a bo) has to be a member of the
Y M C A and has to pay 5 cents
intunce f 1 1 on tho ping pong and
to cents cntranci fee on the cue
roque
1 he first matches In cue 10010
jm Paul Pittess defe'iited A'len
Stephenson Hill Allisoi' defeuted
I.iwis Mms Jack Hinilchs defeat-
c I I U Stephen jn I L Ulcck-
1i.11 ih teat (i e'lendon Pol'ihiy.
Tin fn-t 111 tvhe m pini; jwri;
in
Miie Miiolil Wolf ibfeatei'
Hi 1 .lliso' I inrdi.iies V 'son
Ri chip dr it oil I tcK 1 1 in lpio
Jt'iunis 1 1111. tt Wl..t iletenteil
riimU i:.ilti'i Al. llir lit t I'lalih.
11 I in 1 n 1 mill li in I ni"heil
sir
GRID BANQUET
TICKETS GOON
SALE MONDAY
Only Limited Number To Be
Sold -'First Come
First Served'
Tickets foi the Uuckaioo gild
banquet which Is being sponxoied
by the ciiambor of commerce' and
will be given at tho V M C A
next Friday night will go on sale
Monday morning at the chamboi of
commerce office accoiding to Kay
H Leach secietary who will han
dle the dlstiibutlon of the tidtets
Mr Leach said Hntuidny that at-
J --m.. u.. ..(.vu.ut. ..tui .i-
rtaiisi'iiienU hud been made to bold wuy "f nnkill'
thl -niuet In the gymnasium of a" equipment qi
the "Y" where approximately 350"?"na
seats could bo nrtntiged aiound Uip
banquet tables. After reserving
plated for tho Buckaroo squad their
parents and othei guests Mr. Lench
stated that thorc would bo only a
cortuin number ot tlckots to be dis-
posed of.
The committee working out pluns
for the banquet attempteet to seat
as many persons as possible but
tho "Y" loom was tho laigost jilace
in town fur the nffnli So tickets
for tho general public will be sold
on the "fiibt come first served" or-
der - aa long as they list The tick-
ou mo only $1 accoiding to Loach
This lacks quite a bit of coveting
tho expense of the banquet but the
chamber will stand the lemaindei
of the costs in un effort to koep
U10 price nt a "popular" scnlo
In honoring the Muckarooa of
!. everything Is being dono that
can poe'bly be pdt into a banquet
! of this kind John 7. Martin heads
I tne .ommlttee on arrangements. He
will direct the corntion of the
hall.
Walter D Cline pojmlar Wichita
Falls citizen will be the principal
speaker on the program
Cage Practice
To Start Soon
Basketbnll vquipruent has been
Issued to candidates fo.- the Bucka-
roo cage quintet and practice In
this sport will begin us soon as
school convei.'is 111 xt Wednesday
Couch Shotwell told Mis athletes
Luforc tho holiday sonson started
Although gotting a Intu uturt
compared with othtt high ochool
oak-flooi crown. It appears as
though Conch Shotwell will hu able
to put a iitiont; five in the running
this year.
Co T. Carey. R. Carey and
Blackburn arc the vxitorans from
last year's squad 11 turning for 11
berth again this senan:' In .ddl-
tlon several nw cmd lite nro
duo lo m"l e a bid for pa 1 . 1 11
tho cage iU id
The Harwooei estate was f mndf d
by the lato Col Thoman Harwood
wacnjan early regent ot Texas I'nivrs'ty.
and a prominent lawyer I
price r ci:n t s
i-
my
BRECK PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO
START TUES.
Athletic Council Board Of
Education Institute
fetinfjs Announced
The Bieckeniidge public schools
will resume tegulnr woik next
Tuesday morning Tomtit iov is be-
ing obseived us the Inst of the
Chtlstmas holidays When the
ithools take up wotk this week
thr.p will be no fuithei intenup'
ion If tho calendar adopted by the
Hontd of Education last spiing is
fo'lowid until thc session ends in
Aluv iiuniiiaw is i'i'inn illowid
as .1 holiday t.tlhei than New
Yem's 111 oidii to allow ficultv
raimbciii pup.ls und llieii pitions
olenty of t.me to tetuin '1 th"it
I homes tollowing todav.
Tiie tu t leinosttt of "iio lfl.1
Jil si ssJun will end Fiiday 1 inn
nv U i'v that tune exnrninit in
I will be lield .1 tut .ill matteis i 1
! taming to the Sunt srniestei's wojli
will be diawn to a close; that won;
foi the -ccond ser.iestei may tu '
'uketi up ns scheduled on Mi nd ly
jJnnuary 13. After school niailts f.
.U 1. HH...Hn.A aa ihllnl.ln
111c lliae iseuicaiei uni u.uimuii:
piincipuls and toacheta will study
them carefully In order to gtt ln-
totmation in tho classification of
their pupils foi tho remnlndoi ol
the session. An effort is being madi
to get pupils into groups in which
1.. un v-oilt to tneli Deal mi van
1 hl;' 1 u mill 11s inae lite uuvi
been avvaidcd a:c of asbi3tanie ir
this etulenvoi
1 lie louith il i; of Institute foi
the teacl.ei 01 ; c"y school
ui'l he h M '- 1 1 -. Januatv 1
Previously seher'uU'd toi Dfcwnhu
14 it wns necessaij lo postpone in-
definitely owing to tlie Btccken
ridgc-Wnco lootliall game and th
nppioaching hollduys An assign
ment has been made The fif'b
day of the insti.ute w.ll bo held
1 ly in tin sec ond .eiuibtii
Duiing this week Mi W I
Spencei bitpeiuuendent of build
ins and gt omuls has had the H
gulai J initoi-i nginc ei toree and
""' addltiona! help at v.mk bv
01 iiiuiviii uie oiioiiiiiKs .iiiu
quite ipudy for pup
for the tcp'tfindi 1
of the session. The has'- . woili
that has been done- thi- vi . It hu-
been insttuctlonH 1 ft l piimi
puis and teicliei-
I h. ip will be meeting f the
Bouid of Educatin and the Ath
Ictlc Council dining the week. The
Board of Education did no' meet
tegulaily in Decembe 1 Tin 1 wen
several meetings of tl 1 Athletic
Council One object of the meetinv;
lo bo called soon will be m review
the audit of the footb ill ;n 1 mint unit I
o h.lVi a ytatei'ient u 1 d f i
the Amerle in when by nil persons
inteiostoci may have -e.me lath. 1
iii' i.ri.r I'utu with ie fin nee ti
the season fiom tne -tan Ipo nt.s 01
attendant i ptocee d 1 .
Thoio have been ah ulu lv no
developmi rts with irfciene to t'u
BiDckenr'.dge-Port Arthur football
npisode that has eiuscel . much
I'r-iment ovei tiu stutc Pint At
thur n m 1 ns ii a ik ago ii
control of the situatimi Tho Etc
eu'.ve Committee if the Ciuvcrsity
Intcichobistiu Linue tlnn 'v of
it- membeis Mis-is Bodicheck
and Hondetson 1- - eleiliicd i self
In accordance with th wo'l know
ialssez faire' iiolicy while fj'i-i
and playms nnd couches in the two
jchools dlioctly involved as web
113 fhrunut the state a-k on nl
hands why a stn'i clu.mplon in
tootbul! should not be declined
Without any miming of woid. tin
position eif Biiclteniidge Is th it
a l'J-'i champion .-hmdil be declu'e
nnd to that end it will work openly
and above boaiel until Niagai.i
Falls. The U I L. Committee) ic
quires dlstilct committees in bath
Class A and B football to de"lare
champion teams !' the first Satin
day in Decemhct What tho district
committee is to its tenltniy the
League Committed is to tho state
as a whole. By ovoiy process of rea-
soning tho football plan now in
operation und tho players their
.roaches and fans think In terms of
a championship. Just how it is
that the U. I. L. Committee sav
'lot It alono' will be difficult to
explj 11
GAS FUMES KILL ONE
HOUSTON. Dec 28 lUW-Ono
sailor is dead and two others a:e
Hiif'eilng fiom effects of gas In-
haled today while denning an
1 empty tank of tho Swedish Tnnkei
Balkaiava docked at tho Shell R-
finery at Deer Park
LOCAL MAN'
BROTHER IN
GAR ACCIDENT
Judge Robert Cole Turns
Automobile Over
In Ditch
.Indue Knlieit Cub' i je.tr-.
old pn siding juiIk'c of Uie Ji'lli
Disdicl Couil at Vernon which
tiil.es In ilh.ngcr i'lirii anil
Un ili'in.iii counties wit. Killed
iilinut uni' p. 111. S.iturdn.v two
mile- west of Woodson when
his c.ir turned over on him.
.Imle Cole wns dlsi'ineieil hv
11 Thiol liinoi tun county farmer
mill brotlglit to the WomUon
Ding Store where he died out'
hour inter. Me did not icc.tlu
consciou-nes The body was I n r
catrlcd to Albany pending fun . 1
a-rangeniints
Judge Colo's head wns cm bid.
He appatently had fallen a-' ip
iin! .un off the h ghw accoiditi
n I T 'le.eiein Vcrno 1 t nv lin
in in. who hanoeneei to bi in Wooi'-
' soc. at tlie tife of the ici id nl d"l
identified the .11; d 1 i-' Mi T 1-
ijoen 'aid that Jud;e I nle hid
been Judio of 1 lie JrUi Oistnit
mult for about twelve years md
w n very populai ovei the Ktu i
as well at in his dlstilct
David Colo deputy clerk of tho
00th district court of Stephens
County Is a brother of the Vernon
judge. The deceased judge was on
his way to thte city to visit In tho
home cf his brother when the v-
clilent occutred. He also intendi it
to visit relatives nnd childien of a
decensed son in Waylnnd
Hp 3 SUIVvea by his wife end
five children; three sons. Oio r
Cole Ciowell; Ctutchor Cqje Viri-
Jmlock Coe China; tv.o
daughtcis Mts Robbie Couch Lo-
eland and Miss Lottie Cole. AbiU n
Dece isi d is a'so sitivived by b s
st p mothi r. Mis Uniina Colo of
'"ol Oklahoma and on bro'hei
D.ivnl Colo. Utecki ntlilj. Ivvo s -t
is Mi- Fannie W irreii Oakl 1 1
Calif Mm Mai Iliihtovpi H. I'-
ll ill- two st p hr ith i s.
i: i'ii. Kreek in luge Anirt-.v
Col 'e't Okl ih mi 1 lout sti o
li rs M Eva M nl McKinn.
i- Mi lie Kohi I riiyeltn N W
' Mis 1 di 1 Hajnc V 1 1
' - Ji t I' i n v I Ijyton N
11 1 i'ij menu nav
rislnias Rush
Over For Post
Office Employee-
.
Hu Clnlstmas rush Is over aril
1 lically i.erybody had i"if-
g tu t'u 11 .11 1 ' in the w 1
i 1 vice- but Ih. 1 bilieh o' t w
11- goes to tie - employe ct
tin osl.'ft.e. of Ire kenrulgc Ii
In utst pluee il.ey served e r
iin'j end how w.ll ihev did i v n
1 iii';. I:' 'il in the efficient und
com io"s 111:1 1' tn 1 in wl toll they i'd
it A I' cliil parcel iost muling
di'p t i. nt wn- established in 1-
otl n ! ul ling f. 1 ill outgoing n'nl
Tin- ' ngi .neri' et the f 'Hi e
hive -hi 1 mail pri niptly tl'n' rame
in w li t ' 1 i tii IO00 . 1
ot ni nl eft i'.i P 1 fflce i.l
Di con be 1 10 t I rr. n 2) elvir
7 ' 1 i.iece nf 1 class inil
w: - i mr 1 lie el 11 il office fiom
He c'ubpi 18 to I) .1 i r 23 Pu
eiiis'er l.ernic. T'lfl eil and t' s
bunch f cowiiM 'ei'itniy
pre I heir stufr s c'hiistmnti
nl ir n what we ctin heat en
ill 1. tin publi. w well pt 1
ei 1 1 le Sum 'a 1 lecocnitie n
in t. 1 teeeipt 1 1 iv P01. off i
li I 1 we wai tl r ey - of I'm
-? in on BrereiiruU le surf 0 I
buy ail yout stamps h"io and ui
whys put the nee ssaty postntii en
I Y"1"- mal1 Don ' r' stamps in on
othei to vn anil mull your
ma 1
here. Wo hope this Postoffu
bieak the recoid in 1030
w II
I'KOMlNENT JUDGi: DIF.S
HOUSTON Tex Dec. 28 e P'
Judge R. E Brooks 05 ptomlnent
In tho social civic and business life
of Houston for tho past 27 ycais
and ono of the co-founders of tho
Texas Company died suddenly at
his homo here today.
Judge Bicoks had been in ill-
health for several years. His ceath
was due to heait tiouble.
H is sutvived by his wife a son
P E Biooka Ji a daughter Mts
Alexander Grclg two sisters Mrs.
J E Jones and JIis J E Jordcn
of Fullcrton Cal and ono broihci
J K. Brooks of Mortzon Ter
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Hodges, Wesley D. The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 29, 1929, newspaper, December 29, 1929; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth71023/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.