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THE BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN
Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursaay. Friday and tunfey
'y 'rwliMrldQi American Publishing Company
114 Ian Sim (tract, Bracken ridge, Texas
THE BRECKENRtnfiK AMERICAN—BRRTKBVWlDnR. TEXAS
Tue&Jiy, February 2,
CIRCULATION RATES
By Carrier ar by Mall In City a# Breckenridge One Weak 12e
•" Representative. Texas Daily press League. Dallas, Tex
Notice To The Public
Any erroneous refl/rtLnn upon the character, standing or
reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may
.ip*"";,r in aiiy issue of thi* pajier will hi- cheerfully corrected
upo hclnf* brought to the attention of the management.
• SERIAL STORY
'I AM A MURDERER'
BY MORRIS MARKEY
Oy Mail Oil side of Trading Zons Per month 50c
Dy Mail on Rural Routes and in Trading Zone One Year $3.65
By Carrier or by Mail i.; City of Breckenridge One Year $6.00
Uy Carrier or by Mail In City of Breckinridge One Month SOc
I.
r.y I'eilk cnsoN
NE.\ Set vice IVuhindon Correspondent
•p^ganda" for overseas consumption has nmv br-inchec* out
niiiiy d !ler«nt lorms you'd hunily leonjmze it. Ot
I supposed to be propaganda. tf.e wuy the Unitrrj State*
Fropissmnda Is only the nasty stud put out by the Nazis,
Ka^-ists and Japs What the U. S. puts out i* pure-
ly eduentional material deiiened to till other pen.
ple the tiuth on wh it the Ami ric.in war elloil i> ill
iibout.
Not much has been ham J .iwuut thu American
counter-pi npagnr.da show The shi rt wave radio
I roadrast i-e; mrd in m.i" I;n:t:u.i8t <1 tn m i'i.v
lands hive teen publicized Uut radio u only mic
pha«e. Movies are um d. and the printed word
Some of tht-e printing Ji.bs would km>< It vour eye
out, and they're published tn two* three and tour
colors and in language* such as Arabic, Chine e
and Afrikaans, as well as the familiar Spanish,
Portuguese. Girman end Enelish.
Most pretentious of ute publication lobs i* the
new maig.izir.c Victory. It's a dik picture-macazine
I Ju>a Job (f the Lite, Collier's. Look ami S.;te\ei><* size.
Vol. I No 1 wns put out as a trial a few months
I ■ No 2 is nov. on the pre-s, ar.d No. 3. edited and published
!1-C< lliei'* under direction of the Office of War Information
branch, will be out in Fe bruary or March.
:«• ue No 3 will contain paid advertising, solicited from Amer-
II ,;;«-s houses in furei<w U;ule. The magazine will be placed on
.. v-Unls in foreign eountries and it will be for *■''t The ide.i
, lo make it compete with a German propaganda magn/me
1. which has been distributed all over the world for the
three years. %
r • fl-rt to kn"< k S'Rnal oil the foreign newsstands was made by
l'ptkefel!er's Office of the Coordinator ot Intel •American
-1oh published a magazine cr.llci En Ouardlr. or On Guard,
i i and Portuguese for South American consumption.
German magazine Signal is a shoddy and sorry iob hy
i 'i. S.?n I is decidedly «ccond rate. Fiictv i>ap"r and i >t •)
iiting. Thr'-t-'s nothii.2 cheap about the American magazine,
Sl.<k pa,^. beautiful illusUations. eUgani UpoRraphy. tint
ar d full color on some (wets.
fn n the riii!Virnre In quality, there is a maiUcd contrast in
• :. too 1 it German «heei portrays the gay und smiling f..re
1 t ii.ts of ol-cui k'l countries, the tews of gratitude as the
, 1 ■. Ukrainians nrvd lu.h people were delivered b< the tender^
i ,i from sterr rule 0l gpprcwir.n In other words. hoo j[!
,\i; ican m..g;at.' es. on the other hand, lay < t! ..!! blatant eon-
•,ti.:.n of our cnemVs rnd tiy to present a carefully d x-umented
.«• ry of ju.-t wh it life in the I'niUd States really is and what
. : .ran war effort is shooting at
ME life of an American workman of German (intent, to show
' it the American standard of living amounts to. Any sap would
to g"t tb; -joint of this, contrasting it to living standards in
i v or <• f «>t the occupied countries.
is of «h..t refugees from Nazi oppression arc doing in
t ' Frr-eH. m" menn« under the American way ol lite.
,i the Four Firedoins are all about.
«;.iiy of Ann-i'can planes.
.** No 3 of Victory will have a prtss run of over 50.000 erp!<«
,11 be printed in four or five languages.
. n't for sale or distribution in the U. S.
"AVE ATQUB YALE"
CHAPTER XVII
^YNTHIA had not become hys-
terienl. She had not fainted.
She seemed stunned, as from be-
ing stru«k, rather than frightened
or terribly distressed.
Cert- in women had kept their
w ts, and led her to her own room.
Mrs. M. leolm Fleming, who was
Dr. Fleming's wife, had been
among those women, and she was
a c;.| it le creature. Dr. Fleming
h r ■ f, having rushed to the side
of Colonel Merriwether and dls-
rrverlng at unee that he could be
of no avail in that place, searched
r it Cynthia's room on the second
f!' or and sat on the edge of her
t
lihe looked at him.
He id, "He is gone, my dear."
She closed her eyes, from which
r i teirs c-.me, and the last touch
< ' color washed oui of her face,
jhe shivered, as with bitter cold,
rnvf cove:iets were drawn over
her. Dr. l leming mixed something
in a : , and lie drank it. He
t. one of her hands, and mas-
r erl it gently, and nodded to
h w .fe, who did the same with
her cthtr hand.
j y.no West was there, sitting in
a '.ovv chair and staring at Cyn-
tiia with eyes very wide and her
l.;>s parted a little.
Dr. Fleming lowered the lights,
r.-vl whtn he went quietly to the'
dcor hi« wife followed him.
' I don't believe she'll blow up," |
1 e .' .Id In a solemn whisper when i
they had rc:,chcd the hall. "I'll
have to go downstairs. If you need
m • -d Anne. I'll be back in
a liu;>; while ;nyway."
There wa.j almost breathless
rile:: e n Cynihia's room for a
considerable while. Then she
>: ke to Anne, without looking,
at Ann.\ "Will you go find Hank?" [
she tail.
Anne said eagerly, "Of course, ■
darling." It lay within the nature '
of her loyalty tliat she felt no i
dirjpp-.in'nivnt because Cynthia |
hid not warned tred Went in-
stead.
She found Henry Prentiss in the ;
bt i, talking m low tones with the'
fcutler, ar.d beckoned to him. He
followed her toward tt._ stairs.
"Ii>n't it ju t perfectly awful!",
*i.t- whispered to him.
IP did not answer. They moved
down the corridor on tiptoe,
• and he was standing beside Cyn-
j thla's bed, looking down at her.
It was curious to see sadness in
the face of Henry Prentiss.
He took her hand, and touched
her cold forehead with his other
hand. "Tell Anne anything you
want me to do," he said.
Her pressure on his hand tight-
ened for a moment, and then re-
Inxed.
••I'll be around," he said.
it'.t nodded.
Hi stood motionless beside her
for a little while, and then touched
her forehead again, and went
silently out of the room.
Mitchell Grace came out of the
library on an errand, and through
the doorway as it opened Lieu-
tenant Thatcher saw Henry Pren-
tiss. He beckoned, end shook
hands when Prentisji went in, but
did not speak. The photographers,
done with their Job, were packing
their equipment. The fingerprint
people were dealing with their list
tail-end of duties. The body of
Colonel Merriwether hnd not been
moved. He was calm and precise,
even in his final scene. His hair
was still carefully brusned, and
his eyes were closed. His white,
delicate hands reposed on the
table, and the lei't one was only
an Inch or two from the pistol
which had killed him. That
weapon had been worked upon by
the fingerprint men. and then re-
placed exactly as it had been be-
fore. It was new, and shiny, snd
of an ordinary American manu-
facture.
"The guy left a perfect set on
the gun." one of the fingerprint
men said. "No gloves, not a blur,
and no wiping."
Lieutenant Thatcher nodded. He
leaned forward and picked up the
sheet e/ paper which Vatighan
Dunbar hi d plaeed jo ostenta-
tiously before his victim. It was
a plain, white rcctanglc, and in
it« center there was neat typing:
AVE ATQUE VALE
Do not gr ieve for the destruc-
tion of this monster. Cynthia
has least cause of all for grief,
though by the nature of things
I cannot tell her why—for that
might do her an injury.
I have stalked him, year by
year, waiting for this one mo-
MWUtNT. Itlg
nka asevict. inc.
ment. There is no need to say
here, now, why I have done this.
He cruelly killed two people
who were of great imprrtanr#,
to me. When he did that, his
end was wi - en.
Though I know it is useless
I beg ycu not to spend public
money -MA the time of valuabU
men in the hunt for me. It will
be completely futile.
VAUGHAN DUNBAR.
* • •
IJENRY PRENTISS said. "H-r
AA m-m. So that's it."
Lieutenant Thatcher said, "At
least we don't have to hunt around
fcr motive. But we'!! pi'*k hirji
up. He hasn't got a chance."
The telephone rang. It was s
city detective at Vaughan Dun-
bar's hotel.
He left in the forenoon," th--
detective said, "and he hasnt bee;
bark. A suitcase full of things 1<
in his room, all packed, and sen.*
coats in a closet. Everything see.ii.-i
orderly."
"Take prints. If you please."
Lieutenant Thatcher said. "And
if It's all right with you reople.
I would l'ke to cogie in later <uki
BP over the stuff. Of course, I'm
out of my jurisdiction there—but
if you people don't mind—"
Nobody would mind;' naturally.
"And youH keep men there, in
case he does show up? Good. And
check on his garage, and all his
telephone calls. Can you do that?"
"Well give it the whole rou-
tine."
"Thank you."
By midnight, the fact was dis-
concertingly apparent that Vaugh-
an Dunbar was eluding the chase.
He had slipped through the net-
work-of hundreds of men In uni-
form and out of it, or he had
hidden himself somewhere withir.
the 1200 square miles of Long
Island—somewhere between the
34 th street crosstown tunnel and
Montauk Point
By midnlrht, likewise, the men
who sat in the bar at Stone House
were weary of telk, of specula-
tion and conjecture. They finished
the sandwiches which had been
brought to them.
Dr. Fler.ung said that his wife
would sUy the night, and that h«r
would like for Anne West to re-
main, too. Himeelf, he had oue
or two hospital calls to make, ami
furthermore he needed sleep. Mit-
chell Grace could reach him if
there were need. In any event,
he would return to Stone Hotue
early next rooming.
Colonel Merriwether'^ body had
been removed by men from the
medical examiner's office. Fred
West and Henry Prentiss went
home. \nd Lieutenant Thatcher
went to New York.
ttm
1943
THIS CURIOUS WORLD VC.7
MLM&nuji
ALTHOUGH VISITORS FROM m/f outl
4V JWGT, HAVE ADDED TO
THE KNOWLEDGE OP OUR OWN
£A*7*rs/A/rs*ron9/y
THEIR COMPOSITION is BELIEVED ID
BE 5IMILAE lO THE CORE OF THE EARTH,
ess*, wiaw soviet, me. r. m. ate. m « saf. m.
Be Quick To TfWt
Bronchitis **
Chronic bronchitis may develop k
your cour;h, chest cold, or acute bron-
chitis is not treated and you
nfturd to takea chance with any madl-
i cine less potent than Creomulsion
| v.-hich gees right to the seat of Ow
I trouble to help looser and expel germ
laden phlegm and aid natuze to
1 soothe and heal raw, tender,
j '-orchial mucous membrane*.
Creomulsion blends beechwood
creosote by special process with other
time tested medicines for cougha.
It contains no narcotics.
No matter how many msdldnea
you have tried, tell your druggiat to
sell you a bot«e of Creomulsion with
the understanding you must like the
way It quickly allays the cough, per*
rnlttlnu rest and feep. or you are to
have your money back. (Adv.)
OF pooohojs SNAKES
ABE MINIATURES OF THEIR
FSARENV, COMPLETE W.TH .
faajqs AND ^CKSOV. „ '
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MEN VCHJ GIVE VOUR WORD
YOU USUALU* KEEP Itt"
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Try W ant Ads For Quick Results Wants Ads Paj
nl
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r.i C jaoafcaiw. three Mam:j ero^n a en^ely bridged ravine
Is a 'r-;:y-fon.*—"Jeep" to yoj. Ti e lit'.Ie rjuarter-fon all-pvrposa
s.-: ;y Crne'.s, vt th j iiir V.'a Biph hcip pay .'or, are able to trans.
r,r' i?*r-e fu'ly cidrped f;;!i.inj /nen, tow a 37 millimeter gun, or
a~rve a^ aisnnlMsn carries. They have increased the m-.bility
n c jr ajht'ng forces tcjocd etlculation, provided them with the
flexible strii^u; power so essential in modern war.
ALLEY OOP
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KNSlOA TCJ5H
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I he Price of Viciory
" n TAXES AND
v; AK BONDS -
C It T«li«s Both
For Victory
IT TAKES BOTH
1. Taxes
!• War Bonds
net nou war mmt
Red Troops Near Nazi Strong Point*
R SUCH A
TLS FELLA,
U AiNHCHA*
WHATCHA K'£AM>
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I'M DOUBLE-
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Ta55P IN THE 0OCKPOARD'
WE'LL 5L'P AVJAT BY
PRtTENDlIN' NEEO
SUPPLIES/
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money VIENE GOT
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HOME
BUY
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For Today*s Home
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Paint? and
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1912 Wallpaper
it CI rise-out Price*
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101 W. Williams —
WAR TIRES
They're Here! |
Save money on the! <
new Victory Davis? i I
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WESTERN AUTO
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PHONE 203
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The New Year |« n time ef gcea
rear iution*— t good tints U ar.
range to pay all past due bill*
and then—arrange finances ae
that future bills can be paiJ
prsmptly when they are due #f
according to agreement made
at time ef purchase
PROMPT PAYMENT BUILDS
A GOOD CREDIT RECORD
AND IS AN IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN NATIONAL OE-
FENSE.
A GOOD CREDIT RECORD IE
PRICELESS. PAY ALL BILLS
PROMPTLY AND PROTECT
IT.
Retail Merchants
Association, Inc.
OF BRECKENRIDGE
It Takes Beth
war bonds
AND TAS£S
7 Win Vktvy j
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 221, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 2, 1943, newspaper, February 2, 1943; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131797/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.