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Trade At Home
For Self Protection
Breckenridge JImerican
WEATHER
WEST TEXAS - Snow i
freezing rain southeast portion.
Sunday. Slightly warmer north ji
portion Sunday.
VOL. 21. No. r
UliECKENKIUGE, TEXAS, Sr.NDAV, DECEMBER l."i, 11U0
Pricr Daily 3—Sunday 5c
II
THE
OBSERVER
FLU NOT HERt
BILL ANNIVtRSAh '
TEXAS QUIZ
BRITISH MOP UP AFTER BIG VICTORY
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TWO THOUGHTS
I
IMIK double-barreli d r. >rther a
gauwt wl.wh <«mini5
d Ft .daj night, a
Id ; '.Mil found i**f! on It
dc
Br
p.
ft the
i >, i
Tenderfeet Try to
Register At .Jail
In New Mexico
i.as rnv-'Es. n m i"
j ! 1 I'lt.- night guard at
l'.nn.i An > county's. jspl. locat-
ed al tht attractive new
ci'tirthou't. swears it r ally
happened, 1
A 11 i.tn and tn.'' wife >•:«.•••.«
stopped their automo-
!,;!■ > u'.sjde the building «f wi-
i- inK, southwestern architee-
Utrv.
i rising ins d«-. they walked up
*o it,.- counter in the sheriff s
office whi IV the jailor reeojve*
: - ,0,'i ' a '.'1 : "sent II
i . , ■,{.• to the cur for
. . • . • , st i at., v •
eh.-,'e
Spry
• li-ft
If
1 iiifornii
jirri"diy.
Heroism Saves
Lives At Texas
Oil Tank Fire
Bhize I'nder < nt.ol; 19
Men Injured; Heavy
Ixts.s In Oil
TKXAS (TTY, Die. It -J.R
A bn-k north v, mil sshipped
leaping flames of a dying oil fire
away from a small retinery today
af|fcr the huge li'laze had injured
19 in. n one fatally, destroyed
three 55.<t"0-l arrel tanks and con-
sumed about I'M'.KJ barrels of
crude.
The fire reared throughput the
nv.'.* tr.-n. a'l-' C.l th-
tan!.- two of vyh ■'!> uiT.' ignited
by bolts of lightning; >.-1." 1:1'
fuii-in;!; a heavy ia.it) • n I th ine •
-tot.n 1 >. 511; v.a. pot estlmh'
•a hut ss;.- . xt "i ' ■ I to b. m"
era! ti tlijored ir.usaiid dollars
Champion Recruiter
Lions Spon.-or
Show luesday
Magician With Thirty
Ui-ap; a ring Number-.
To He Presented
tl.e l.ieckei.!
>!>■
M
tuny.
One of the
I'I'
: alciaoer
; Lau. • </l ..b on .* v ■;.!> * •
i «.k ■>' Die hi ,ii school ..udiiortui
' S'. a I pja seji't as :hohile> eatelti.il
iiOald Ittejlt Dr. Galtney. master mug
I club.
1 tr. C.atiii. v i hi., pn ■. nu
past I here after member.- ol the loit-ii
t Hi,,) -'lub saw hi.-, I'-u-iit shoss
Ms hailed ,.v« 1
upon a tree, of rttej'i• -wh'.i Vi't-r
i a.:,..S r;.: fvi tiv.ef a towt:•!■
uiileh to hoi-t a Inn- f > p-.ilr ■ '
e .!• oil tile tire, fe e of the ft:-
;i; won- litirni d eritieally
After the out' p ak < I the bl;t ■
a'nl>'!ta;:e froitl l'e-. a-. (-it> .<>'•!
e-1on, Alvm and ilfjiistoti «• r.
•.untt'MrtWfi to -'.«nd l>y a- the fio
fi.-fi'e.-s :.pproaeh' <1 the setronf.' .
tank in the attempt to sit •:>•
the Hanie with' ehemieal-s.
W. II. t'-ev i.( i'l-ei. fit j an
ntiii ulamv d: i i - .id the tank J
hoik 'I over far in ad-.amv f ex- ■
pel t.i* oils and trapped tile ei'"W.
A
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Mercury Still Drop
s
:s^«S
irovi.'i
w
• litn;
j Obeli .
'1
SU{ '} i.'v
and <.!>
Two \re killed
As Result of
Coif I Wave
Water Mains At Lonsfview
Broken By Landslide;
Fire Kiils One
ii(By linited Press) ,
Warm air from the Gulf of Mex- j
ieo oe>'rrtin:iirip frigid bie.->t> from
the Canadian Hoekies brought
tre'/a". drizzle and traces of
r.i.v t. least of nortlvast Texas
' the I'annandie Saturi'a..
Til cold Miell alrwnh had
.'t. d atb and an oil
He Mystifies
Cry f tusod In
I >
1 ■ .;i-
V h -
prtv,
>xJ ' :
\ f.9.
ii
i.h.JHi I" .'lilt 1 .Wis • M. n -a \ ,. : itc;. m: i u -li .i.l-i i ;
I 'iitk* t^if; w'Ik* I wis • * •• *i: .-elt , I ti t«/ ) • > * It i I S, "Join
tin- Na'v\ i>ohl 'i's She pox-tl l't, r the >ame tv{'e <>1 plioto> tor
th';- Canafiian atinv.
■••V i. W.;
e<>,
ti pjam.'Uix.od it lit.
vi,-.;?'H: sr. ?ku tiu-ekkTir
•i nu't.
dv\(;i:rs to iaithd st\ti:s
ift
lir
hiM", a11t'r heai'f
IM>U! ton days «i
i'mI joining (
Uw app
Ut
in
4 trm 4 |wak
-• at th. laon
•aliani in pri
I-: N I . ■ t .r, eon,-
; ..i \\ I,'. 5, $uitv:^xit:y,
a m.Yi ol JuU. < ,.M! Mrs K.
U. ;.:. t'.iM.t. f .n: t t-l • r-i \V*.
I) " i< t- .trliUti", i:Mrmei o ••
« >v\ ,s the l$rqe w Wl ,|4>
I -lie (kXKiUiU k ,u t'
;i? vvm| k ii r wa
«.in• 11;u; annual rini4
T
1 t!a' till!
'. .'I .'AY •
t ettfi. oi
I riled !
••..••Id I
A i. Oiintr
rase i e.'i.onstrations that ov. il-
ia i thcee pi. ;i:. and led to t'.e
ingam "t- nl The how will .^tart
at H I. c iiH k.
Ta'ket: are being offered '1 r
.-ale l.y t!ie i lab mer.ibei.. and
the i irieads. Thirty my-Mfym.
riU;7ii'.ers will |).,> ottered.
I tr GaUi • \ i- a ma;;U*ian of th
old than, httviti1.', fri>m a
it... t t !:...:.':iei,--.-:. He spent man;.
>: at. u'ttn T'.a i. he..- *!!ari j I
i i..:t al) ti)i>e, and .• at piaM.nl
!'.) (* i ;.lv si.if.avor o! that (iituoilS
t.rwip Ati' attee .nf'.rniation dv>-
i .l i The .\I.ii;:< i.m a -, the "Man
with spirit hand*, an artist who
. ' i* • u it t kanied skill and e\-
cuitsite niarnjiiilation. feats of ma-
..ae a..| : upei jiatural \ isie,ns". The
'I't ltap|:i>nert so. «jui{'kt> that we
didn't nave time to .warn an> b dy
e. run" I' -e\ said. At once the
THRE\TEN- FROM WITHIN
screams from the injured nine. ;
"M< m of them had to be ear- e, ... a , ... .
, Mn 1 r. Orman Snirltori, pastor of the r irst. ( hristtan C liureh of \\ iro-
ned o\:t of thf burning • oil. I ho , ,, , ,
ground all arotlhd ^ as eovared bv ,,;i ««W«Vssmg members o! the r.reckenndo> Lt. ns flnh
, „ i,,.;tVV nln, ;lmi Friday, said historian, say the world is t. • in-; . ehaa'-e to: paabl-
tp. bumm; oil ..pin t.-d out on tf... •*> ''tat of the fall of the Roman etnpsr.-, at.d pointed >m< dan-
a ti r I'lore the men i ouhl .get a '1 • - taeni.,; the t'nited States.
way. I He said the y.orkl toi'ay i- iast •—-— - - •:— -
"lie. nery wo>k. t.. arnfiuhinee cjfjailing into ('fa s"l> .a (•.-•pie.
iriver anil Volutlt'-er firemen Those v ho • otlld ri of the
from le\a- City w.a.leil into t he >• aid ii,ai .,, hooe!. wh it'll
Continued On Pane Six c >_.!d i. ■ dun. '.vil.e f;- eaa. •■. I
— - n.i 'h ■ ' of t :aj
Birthday Observed atid the harrier builder .
•> I' • ^ / • „ in Ibis lituatlnn the I'riilOd It was arinouncid .San day
"J i**- ' State, -tatii.'i in dangi-r not so that the winners of the le d Cross
I • )Ni it 'N l)ee 11 ; f- K n:;' ff'int vrithout a- from wall- Roll Call >ay cn'e.-t for tile
teol'i.e, wfio l.ilir years a:;., be-
catne kin;.; when his. elder 'vrothet
\\ inner- In Red
Cross ("oiliest
ft. • jn ,.k 11 {
. i .ur 1 { u n<lN or a;
iu t*- n- Ik tta> . d.
.1 itiiint r'V whert.
>t.a may ^udd"*n!> "
to a eoiKentratkm; c
"A t aunt ry - \ h tx-
« of 'hi to tnu! If>
"A i <uinln W'hrn:
s Mights
i'il' : wt
at; Mil
at tp si*.
■•I ' s U.-f •.
.ill
, . Famn
h- i ataa;-
:< ! which
fin*
lor
/> '.>( !.ie gr«-at mastrr-
I'iernvaui ano" Ke,Har *u*•.
te> - ii«e atuhriav l y I fits
Wizard hut- of • till i-rea; ■
e.| are rbi ttrighial er< ■
of 1'." iiaflney hito-eh
re not e-eri1 attempted
tejpjfcians.
ti. Ol .1 tor, of rich be it:
V ■ .fi'tt i'era 'earr-eo
jw'rthrhifmt'H'.alf «i yvhteti
'■I wain a skill ami d"S
h
:*t
!', he so.id< He divided the,- i!
r in!.I til."'.: intie. tie s.
... First was tb • piiysir'afe He point-
l,,!f th" thn"v ""f i ed ollt tha. with near!', ot.e third
only day ott r.ce t.a wa, « a" )lf Ih„ p.,It v..,rk
"• H-"'i h>- ..-.h birthday. x.iH) al„,
with Ins v-ile and t\v«> daughters
Miin«-Vvhfiv in the country.
J" Mrr| nourished, und-rpt. :V . . d peopl
"i"" ' r"> a are uatniir.- • ' i;. This. )„• sa.d
rationing t eonoioU". the Knv^
ujta wjOio.it his i.-iud birthda/
i'1""1 ?•••'« I'ar- "!Ml I1" '-'It pe.-eent of the younW frt
asked that tttlj i;.tts tor hiiji t
mad • to chanties or the Hed Cros1
tor war work.
third bea: in.: far more ehiidtvp
th ai the otf -i de. jijon u:. ii . •
••• gatmns I<J
heihff reflect
mil'itafy se
I so the fai' that
•troti fretr K> to
ti. e« im
ami
tir
«.!■ • . tin t'i. rt'ai a.-eui of bis
v;o.m performane - lan .t i i
•t of liis m;n,'it ,'tl secreta
« rfornianie w ill run for tw<
t f.dtney
iioinir rejeiti d ph'.-iealty. at
threat'ned with a crowd of wet'!:
hnjtsi.
Settlor., at the High School; on
"Why My Mother and Fatliei
•Shalio Join 4he K il ('rtvss, as
v.ojl tr I 'at Sand- !. r Wdjl see.mci
place taken by Sm.om.a iii.diuaa,
i r." . 'alii be a, vard<ftj n \l week
aj en. tat the lilgll fc'itocl a - t io-
blies.
i..- next tour honorable men-
tion p.at Wel v taken by t! ■ ft > I ■
Jo.'nit; at ;o. d r .-lu'voi: Jack
r.a'.aei, ,io r'.or. ice £.pu. Ke.in
Ohitlj I iai ta. ami .St.ailey Ken-
nedy.
All e-says w- r. turned in to
Mia. Bane;,., uathaut names oi
Plie second diutgei was that o! other ideiitiiic.iti fii,
I'.S. Asks Litfht
On Woman Jailed
mob psycho! igy.
The
;row •
mind, emot'on.d and not ihjnkini; a;, with tla tonn
i . ided on-
to t.ach c.s-
f the write!
• had a t..'! of !f injured.
• A landslide near
broke a water main
tb i iiv of t.oni;v:"W
Upte;' rail I ratl'ie 1« twe.-r.
aid Shrevetwrt, I.a.
1 i siwll broituht sniffles
as throughout the state
• ! i a a, ,■ of influenza that
'i'i xas A .*i- M offiei.als ' .
iae«ai.-e . !«.• tun of ilv sehool-
' a , ( ansoe is holidays three
dm earlier than had been plan-
lad i lasses were to lie tfisrrii.o-
- . i at noun today.
The air from the gulf forced
i'-. a. I'l i'i' a e >'.! v a\e moving
' ■ a fs.11 the north and cooled
!■ :a ;ts moisture jn the form of
■ ' and ft rain. The pre-
eioiiation blanketed (Iklahonia
and tho Texas panhandle and spot-
ted tlie i'.-sf of north Texas.
17 At Amarillo
iVm-irillo bad a I it; h t foi; and a
."'Hi ! . a e-'ilint; ;is more icy rain
•il addini: to the layer of ice
1 ated on the ground and l.tiild-
• a's by yestert'iy's sjx hour fall
Trace- nf snow fell at Pampa and
Dalharl.
Gainesville reported free/itc,
dr .a.- iid Wichita Falls had a
t i i erature of IT decrees.
As tli,. eabl seeped sotltliw'Ord.
the weather bureau at Dallas fore-
cast continued drops in temp"ra-
t ire, with a fall of "a derive ot
so every couple of hours." Fore-
easts- said the i-radual de(:rcas-e
woule snare already overcoat-
wrapped Toxins the discomfort
Continued On Page Six
Services Sunday
For Rev. Bridges
Funeral s 'rviccs for Rev. K.
W. HridSes, Grahaih, pastor ol
the First Method st church there
will be held Sunday morning at
lo o clock.
!!• Mr. ItrtdKe.s died Thiirs
tlay night of a hear! attack. Hi.
death i'ame as a c nipletiB siir
;a i.e to his n any friends, for ap
; arc..th he hiul ben ill good
■ aith. He was returned to Gra-
ham by the last conferenca. Rev.
C. R. Cray of Breckenridge will
assist in the service.
wm.
mm
rmQm
talian Counter
Attacks Fail lo
piisive
DR. SAFFNEY
' IV. ;■ ?! 1 j I K s -a.. ;
my st i. _ -fni; ae' , • t ,
s"lnoi anihti!;ant 1 e. ",v
Gafthey ntidea an: a
T'.ra. a.a t■ ea
Complainls lllrd
Againsl Sale hi
Reer k) Minor •
Three Charges A".ainst
Waitress; Man Pays
Fine In Case
TJreckonridr.. and ' ta ,!■ >n
counts' officials, who a 'a.,.n
ago statfi , 1 -varrtjii - Ti-
ttle; be not. 'a ■ ail to niiiiOt -
or pi - i.i >*• in!- and it hi r >t
illations, li: a-:. >.tj, •
tbrotedi thi courts
The eomplaintiji hav ' . : ' •
•1 .Ta 111 "... . f, V.V, , .
eiit'itI;.:.• t. rae.i ■ • '.Ta eolv
iittrviiit; beer to three to;' ot •; a,
th<; r ■ ||tl • ,. e ' ....
I.;l t week a man piea.d"d guil-
ty- t-. set Jiii / (. ,.j a. , i. ■... on. ij..
!"r _M. and paid a fas'
Disfrirt Ai*o- s i . a'
' iol.ition o! ti1*1 re,' iT a a . Se
• oir.e not orily is 11f:?: ha| /.
in: the temulations.
ittry in it- refi-srt t .I'td"
M'hi -ii rei-oinn 'idad
'his. att"' also roeo'sre1/"'.'-!:.!
ioppea
siiuai u
• f:
t
tnu
oi' 1'.
of I
ah
ntly r"tttrne
:..ia a, fioia .. a ur "I the t >ia. (it and Fa
re.i' i t. j Fast where tie studied ut rer -oni
. ,, '.an i,; ;he hiriilu ino'Ioi.iters of win.
« e e t oi, India is lam nis.
: for theniselves. sujiyed by the V*t
: rious wind- that bbwv Rugged
WASHINGTON !>•'•• t I •!. (?• indiMibiah-m, tie said i- ■ >a '
'['tie state d pnrtinoi:' today asked poarini;
iitchiseii 11 e Jiulgt - read the
h ei.-r:. pu king' i.iy £ l.ni na ion,
I a i "-t on. -. w. re judged
and plaeed The winning papers
l"w« Sleep In Jail
Out of Siorm
MeKinn.\v riceonies
(iuard Lieutenant
NKU YORK. I'.'v 1 1 LP'
IJohn Kirtibrnnch, r \;rs Au-
i H.a 1 < \ ' V\ <;.it vv,!s t \
p( } iilatu n M i ^ ..ol ").> N 4.i
ii 111 ; (.>] thi !!<• puhi*. ami wh;
! xl,i> ' Wlui U.f I : ••■! l/;nve;
ma ..i' I" What tv*o ta
I • \.ui-■ ar*' i-'jo - '•• rv'otj in tr
N.i ..p a i l.ili . i K m a't Wast
\\."\\ : US: A; ,a. ^ \y\
( '*" ar.'I r.fvv .;•. 1 i.<
Jamc Pirn ko- > linnet
o.itiV" <>i N« r n t .iroKtt'i, a Si
plw 11 I" A.i t.o and i;. ,n'i H i. to
J
'1^11 d t .i I'i' a t site Meineti:
Wiiat is Call d hh ra.ity i
.ten merely the VttllilJ of gIVn'l
RiKiiefoucauld.
't M!! I'HINi i els ■ to think a
th ' F. s fehibassy al Paris f-.r The third he pom' d to a t- a. v. re itieii turned over, to the Hod
additional mforina'i' n on the ar- the danger of ''oi/li' i Iw-t'A'een ta i'oas otiieals, no i i k iiic
rest ot Mr- Ftta Kahn Shi her. of la, > .rato ry and th- le .s hit ea • ■ -eai- and t a t>u la t' ti tiie itaiftes ot 1
New Y-.rk. by Gi-rntait atilhoriti. - hails Progress of America h • •. h. 'vinners.
at Paris In- n made front the lab .•atot. | i'!),- judges for tin- ••onto-t were
Officials said they hart l eh no- Men seeking ai d acieptin,! noth -Utdge ,b - a- H Smith, 51 rs. Nora
.. . . Yll-Artiein a fullback enjoy - tjfi'i 1 of Mr- Shii. r - di-t.-ntio;: mg Fit truth Its go'. rntneu.t '.. ; .'u! and h. lh Max.vet!.
ed tiie s plits of York tixl.iy but they bad not been advt-■ i cotne from the !, ci.i t'l'.i* hah- i - —•— —■
at tiie i \|« i. .• oi tt.e New York what charges b.ai* U en plae,-.' men king votes, and .wayir.> j J^estival C'hoil* to
• Y okee s foot!,all team, but he lie a:.i,ti.t her The F S eo.|„«ssy the put'h.e with piira-e- ■" ; " .
-i I, a ' v : not ready to Slip! a wa- instineted to .ml Mr Slnin'i prnrtise- to : t tiiein. A- ion ; S11114* \ <HOlS
nti iet ' , in ever, way possible as IlieSe gp hal'd in hand the na-1
t jon will be s,hot in Confh.i! All w h . hasey, r taken part iri
there is danger. ( rehears,,Is ,,! the F. s,o,.| ehoit
' are asked Id nit t i for' practice;
Hi* addn ss was tm'Vt, tht* sub- Monti,"iy evemnt; at 7-oVIn -k
a ti-t/i") oir of -ho.«s "P. opl" j'r* ol liberty and inlrVllip iVf, al, ,n l; Juli.-r Jiali fofotn thi
are i'i Id and '.We heed h.asv CO " hi,i" "ntpba a/ h; higonhej Bute), (.otoi,
••lent - ' t was s-.-.i-l " !he ttvate-t sat. attat d . f lib f, v,,, ,,I tb it tla- 1,
as tun- for action ah .ady ' \ 7,|,-.ho,.,' hi ei, installed "'V . I'i'"'",, :,,nl "" v' 11
, .; ,h.m , saiurtic , V ii 11 u.u st.dution„ offers c'rtam rights apd(t,n.,|!L,li, .at'o'ls Sa<urda> • • -it
" 'V" h<^n """"" the head | tarter th I.a., p, v.an,„,i 1l::„ a ,feni ! mu
-.Walker ..tree- ,irIa(.v k n((t ^taranleed. Sprr' '
'tie numb i' is ,.,,..pose make a ileeioiac Sc*( !lt 'IVflOll In
When the immediate nee" ffij ,a.,| aluul 1
' lethmi; s met th" orga-i/atioti to .. .• ,.r w intr oduced ay M en d Old Toy S
** ill contain'' With it work' of i.e., \~-n \u-->r*. nragram chai
oreoannc Cbr> tm. s naekive-. .:nn f,,,. tin. <?ay. H •• Klht.lt. dr. s.al Saturday
food for the f .m Is and pre ents- * Tr Kip No. 18 oi the P,o> Seoul*.
for tiie thi'dren, to lv deliverrd stands r^aijy to mend toss to be
Christmas Kv>> ., , n, givi-n to eiuld.eit as p.-.-ienls
rk rauntleroy to I lay ; chn-ima . *fii. > , ..n m the move-
n .'ill already undi r way by
j Troop No, 17. If any one has
pio eontraet , in eser; ssas poss;
(;<)<)1)i i:llows m;kd clothes
"People
Two boarders Without charge
.against them slept in the Ste- j
pilous county mil Friday night. |
They sere men "going to Min I
era! Wells, 1 believe," Sheriff j
Freehand sa.d. driven in by the
stoat tier But sse often get re-j
ijii 'st to let some one sleep in i
lad, iie added. Some times thesei
hoarders g>-t break! • t. but most j
of them get out before iho break i
last fiotir there which is nine!
o'clock.
The American Region
iffii d : noti i. from l-T.
tit'it.iitiin* oenaraf
I liuty H. McKtn
ridge, ha, b en c minis
first bellieiiaitt. infantr
Di-fen •• Gtiard, e.nd a-
duly ss ii)i a i ale c '.p.
Texas Defense Gu.-rd.
izi'd in Brock, tit dg •,
the command ot C.
P.resvtser. FieUtenahf
takes the place oi T.
ss bo resigned lo ; re, it
♦nder of
nteised
tt Pace
a that
.1 ec!''.'!'.-
ned ill'
'!'e\a-
:a.d to
f the
organ-
r tin'
.1. It.
McKiiiney
.1. Turner
a place .n
F x.
of
v.tty
UeiS
nnd
pt.
the- local unit ol Corepans
l-llind Infantry, sis first serg
F !
•ant
L- ndon Quiet But RAF
Bambs Two German
Bases In Fog
By Joe Alex Slorr:-.
.. United Pres.. Foreign
News Editor
Italian c. unt-r- ■
offitcaify repartid t, day m ti. *
Fcsptian t'er.srt ami the A i a.:,
taaMfittiins. hut both t'.at .-it m,;
' k •!•«">■> appe r d n, I...
i 'ilh.g .. ios.'iy i st v. .ad fe e, ai
get 111 .a y and it.i.s.
t hi tile 1. ;. £ i a11 hatt ;o, ri.,;;
1 hi Bnti.fi a.t.,1 s i , , d,! .1
villi breaking up eight ta.-e.., , :.
'• i iv-n- i prohaolj 1 _i... .< i , ,,
•"'d pushing .iho retnna'.iis lnc
Ol litem eioi.e to or i ad a .■
taoyati frontier. Where n • re,:
l.aiian torci... *,\i ra Ilea' e ,■ ha>
■' ■ . a in a 'o atiea, oi." .a ,.
; '• ''h iiritish tros j;
1 up ar ar -a oi .ii uut 500
nalos.
lif" ''-aL'ai \. i-.\on 6■ \ju_>
ri*n batM«> .v«i> rhat Ka-c;.>t threes
-'ffll r 'pinned lilies near the
Harder anj.1 si t;re ti.'rc iv e,,i,
att.aekirio tj,... Bri'isft. V. . a re-
h ' "• slossed ,. ua liy
?<'.v;s?ane\' and .■a'Wic
■ and sforms, f'iie Rutne comtiuut-
1 a;■ did nut mention Solttini or
otaiiie. Wliieii the British re-
i:; d partly ;d.l, /,. as a result
| "I ''anihiiig.
Counter Attack GrL,.j|;s
On the Albanian ii'oni, the ltal-
; am.- sajci i/i, y had itluIk ;
racks u airh in.] <■ . d h-wvv
iesst s on the Greeks. Tiiere we,',,
"tlier iridications that the C.Jr.ek
I oiten-as-o through southern Al,
'""Ving s ry .-.h s: h, -Ay
Continued cm PaIje six
Dies Warns of
Fifth Column
OKLAIh IMA CITY, i ■ it
•a. S. I top. Martin Dies of T ■::.!<
w'arned an audience of " a
last night that unless fifth , I.
fitnn Activities are curbed in tin;
Country it svifl faee the sam a ■
as France, Holland. Bel.;nim .a:-!
< '/"cho-j los akia.
Dii-s said that hi.- ssork ,:is . i
man of a eongn ssional comir ;•■ •
investigating subser.tv, i. o
bad convinced him that tr,. .
column in the Unit.-d s.,,a
bettor o.ganized and more lib ■; :-
ly financed than wa ■ ih o in ,,,:
"f tlte 1 inro|K'ait eoan"' •
Masons, AniariHn
And (\i i'pus Win
As a result of quarter finals
play. Masonic I h.t.a.e Vv;I[ '
An.t«.rfllo and . iVpa; (". ; oi v ill
uteo: i'oir.plo in the nalit oi-. fat
fa., high school champ ,.n-!,
Amarillo over vl;. 1 . . d i a ! a
~7 to ti. before a small eri ■ I , a
a mm as and sleet c vi red a !•!
> 'orpu. ('hristi ison i,s, .i.-fi
I '.avis ot Houston, r, to 0, a t
Masonic Homo defeated !'.• on
j ! 'ni'rations before s-vi.-ral h u.-
and svho braved tile sveathe a
!• oi'f Worth. The '.'ore ss., i.
H, exciting as Paris three ti aes
I sfoori off thrust on tlie one loo;
line.
AS \MAS NOW \PPE \RS
'•fis an* uito the Ciocj
.s t ilth sio« iy tliat t h«
arire !•«- ih- rmnau* to i.
m««rnsa^.
■ Tht.-- \ -r of W^e "huT childr,
Santa (1au> tMhrrwjse will mi
s ^nnvirnr fa a t;v ur:h, havin
• r*it>id 'rnrn X1 to aMut a. .J
- but. The -helves there st *
ar* bare.
lK.it: A man S7-v ar-old s.,s ^V> underclotlunR is the cry
pick I up on the h'iKhwn> four ' •'< l>r • '•< T'e wm-.
mil., west ot r.ieckcnrdge Sat- used iitendly. lor 1 ttl.
unlay mormiu' by a memln r oi ^ un,H Christmas day was provided by the Community For Morning: Tower
the Ant. man sta . i< lo tvmedy this If assistance is gtv- ' Chest, a little wr $700, so cash1
walkmtc to tiv.vn lot no reason ex-j J i .
Cash this year for the work
■pi lie had given some one his
cwt-irtut... >-". . ■ _ ' wi-.'
n it not being asked, but presents| Owen Fountleroy. Jr.. will fur-1 toys that may be used in this
So far hovvesvr there'has n>>' meat, .nvt other foods are mud , nish the music for the Morning| manner a call lo Alt. Flhoit svill
! b...„ p.ioo mw, u . n ..if o ... 1 '• ' t"a I II. m • h i
l.nn
Kither Christmas buying here is
larger than hist year or more peo-
ple are buying on the credit. Mrs.
tasi'tne Mart in, secretary of th"
Retail Met"hantS Association, s.uo
Saturday.
''tie a.-'in'iatlon has had mon
irt'ittirie; with reference lo crerfit
'ham ever before.
It.els. as , r-port the rcvenfm
a Christmas roods about 'lie
same as that of last sear, and th"
.asi i fi'itp renorte 1 business abme
normal todily. but svarned that this
s a si'Tt of a iast minute rush
i-'i-sv Christmas packages are being
nailed, and Postmaster Claude
I hompson asks thai people get
theirs in as soon as possible so a
now apparent last minute rush
lit n I" I i l.a'd a- m.i . s ]ms-
•I'e.
a ill
ihdii
felt.
t anc
sible.
Despite the had •.•'■ap
>> a.- a n.'ruber •>! shotea.'
treel:■ Sahird.i ai d 'i
spirit is iv inning t • be
St"t- ■ s' ill s' >rt -1 •"
iinti! !l o'cl. > k Moad ■. a
next Saltudav "vnit'; the
• .it c.-er plans to s no car'el
the city.
Home flTftjsl.mil d" -oration'.
...,1 pf.-irt'l'T' to ;■ O'e t a
Anna Frank i luti lir- ' • i "it
will give prizes for the fee l hot ; •
windosvs and ! ot-s.
The Retail Merehan's' As oei.a 1
tton Saturday is.tied an invitatiar."
to surroundin« communities o
shop here, saying that local tuer
rbunts base splendid offering;' thi j
1
Rumanian Oil Fire
Stops Traffic
BUCHAREST. Rumania. i'
11 'U.R A gtvat fire in ; i ■■
Ijolds hear l'loe^ti sbij;jfi
ifiiiiond traffic on the i ai .
connecting Hueharot with •.
many, Poland and Uu>sij i«"i.iy.
it was salt.' officially ?5.« ; ;..
lire was due to thi' aceid.'niiii (i
ing ol a pifH* line under 1 ra.'i . {
bridge between Tolcajcnt a a! •-
cn'tireasca stations.
Sever Pe
To Be Examined
Seven more registrants has.-
been notified to repoert for physi-
cal examination Thursday. De-
cember 19. In addition lo these
one registrant, here from folum-
bo. Ohio, also is to report.
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 15, 1940, newspaper, December 15, 1940; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131308/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.