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Trade At Horn
For Self Protection
UNITED PRESS NEWS SERVICE
NBA TELEPHOTO AND COMIC
Cow, Sow, Hon Pro-
gram for County
Most Sensible Step
VICE
Vol. £i So. 224
BRECKENK1DUE, TEXAS, FRIDAY. MARCH 19. 1943
Price Duily 5c — Sunday 5c
THE
OBSERVER
•LACK EGG CAIO
PONY TAKES SWIM
MEN AT AUSTIN
SEEN OR HEARD
YANKS MOVE ID MP FOE IN AFRIC
Commander
i
i I ?
IT apfx'ari the wv ither Rt«Ls d
not knuA taciv m (i Win <>r
and (hut w . wani some gi owing
weather. Tin- kuitl Jo make e.u>-
bagc* and oornbivuil (or vitamins
this summer.
Cabbage at * 11 <' a turi in tin-
Valley step* from th- plsbenn it
to 'he aristocratic class
T)TAL in ttif H'tl Cross dn\ •
here had climb '1 a bit high-
er It was estimated tha*
Stl.fM) has Imh>ti received Blake
Jnhrcwm. rural committeeman to
day announced Wsii r i \ •• d
from Oak Glove Sunday Sch ► I
DI'KF. Kinci.cn brought into th
l'h«ml 'r of ("omnwir.. todav
n black egg, which b«- *aid wk •
laid by a whit. leghorn hen a'
hi* home in Rn k nridge What
c u*ed it to t>- hlack was a mys-
tery None of the coloring Mulrt
be robbed off hut a wet rag woul 1
bring «ome of it off
W'HKII remind* us of in ac
fl ci.nnt of a swimming colt
near Houston
A < i wirimin" straight out in
♦o Gnlvi'«l'in flSy and munching
the salt mtcr era** on hay reefs
for a w>k. 'Rniwntc" i n
ponv cmn (l i>\ 1 R Little of Li
Marque i* safely hark In it
stall
Tli- fir*' eh a- "Rr.iwnie's owai-
^|% hed to hi «hereah ait* was
n report from ov'or fi-h'-rmen
near Bolivar that hcv had s«>en
a t'or*" m .mmlng in the hav.
Then (""apt Jlmmh R ih \ <n I
the cr.-w of 'b< tub. Vellle vnnt-
i^ the horse rind saw him swim
to a now reef Thev keot h m
there until thev coi'd load him
on a shell barge and bring him
safe'v h-*-k to land.
Little - ud "Rrownio" looked ill |
r *ht after his trio to sea fc'
added "! gue>* he knew what i
was dome "
PROFESSIONS and h u « i n p s «
ri nn.H'ti.>ns of members of
the Texas legisl ature nearly run
the gamut of human endeavor for
making a livelihood \ handh > 0:
fwter of member*. showing the"
homes, profession*. and other data ■
has Iwen printed bv the stat. pri •
on pr'nt shot, it Huntsville M in
hi-rs furni-hed information for th • j
printmi*.
Ralanee -if fto«er in the leu
latttr *- tf nrofi «s)(>nK are count <i
is 'ie'd i«T>'>nt' attorneys hrm t
and ranch." . and teacher* Ot * !
of a memliei-hlp of IV). ih re a"
7T> attorney* farmer* and
rancher* and 11 t -icher*
S.ime memlx'rs list dual tins-
lre<- nctivit i'-s «uch a* famiei
(•• it-her. fjirtoet -el.'i tHeian fnrn -
«>r . Hrt *"ter wtt-irnev-r • n c h e t
t 'f .'her-iee ^t' .rn.M soldier ard
corn's nond'^nt- farmer
Ttm-e lv«n*e f>iemt>i*r« did n<'
rli'«N> tf li«t an* h'i-ine*x or t r >-
fi s*ion Onmcsteooim hv tt* ah
ser-ee in either branch of the
J*Hturv i« the- medical t rofe**i .e
ffwir .?rr For T*ie M.anen'
True r.-lit Vie** I* - erfect e*«.
ard freedom H oimoly <a>n«i t*
ir*t vatin" othei-s iu«t as you lo\ >
to h.' tru-ated votirself. Cheat" •
field.
Jarnts H:r nfiel(l, csmmaiKi.r
of the Coast Guard Cutter
Campbell which rammed and
tank i German tub in the North
Atlantic. He it from San An-
tonio, Texas. 'NEA Telephoto)
SKKN or Heard Fdirnr Oil'
reo'ii-ti^l imorov-d after a
pevere attack of mende« . Sam
I/'H<"n on visit h« sav'ni* * e
will h - a hanrv man when th1*
ttnr ia ended . . Mr* G'ady*
Pi*"vver home ,<*onomie* and M'"<
T'" !.s *"'t i id Vnrd "•'
| ew teacher* t;ik n" over dtiti1*
.ly T^tiil %el. I , 'intri'nt
tion to Red 0«w *4lO* . . \
A K'ne a«d K " «w t>.
fj't" riflcn A nticifo 'in
fc- - >r In a l'-«Hute «hrwine h.«v
Fitter1* Ivfne orovlne h * «"•
dome In |o* of bel'ef l y «i •
■ronle . Three or f'* tr caH •
}e«t..rdn . to rci" rt mad 'o". hut
do" ahvnv* <«h<>n officer •>.
. , Onlv 410 c*r llo-n* •
"p'nte. «old to dfj'e ««nln t no-
■#thl«. J WTO Albert «Sweonev
to attend funeral of Sum R"V-
btim's brother Will, nt R nhnm
> . . Fortv yearn mnort'^f given
Wr« of «<ildier at MinittHi . . .
Omtw Veach. wound-d sailor on
m Paga O
Pav to Soldiers
Dqieiulents I r e<!
Army Set* KorVt Amount
And Claims •Money Im
Morale Builder
lleccived Inrfn headi|ijarters ol
the E.ghth Scivicr C. nim ind I
day whs a ri'minder of relief for
dependents that may I** secured
by men in military service.
It was indicated ihe aitny wish-
es depend-'lit., to have suatenantx
for it slid the soldier's morn)#
and fighting efficiency de[xMtd up-
■ - hov\ th"- r families are making
ut
It wa* reminded Ih# soldier or
relative must ap|>t\ for the l*ci e-
Its lie may ai ply as s .on as ic
- on active doty. Dependents may
niply, hut it is better that th"
•>ldier apply Pay starts accruing
i month after application, and a
i liei'k is sent after that month
■ ids F r instance if a Soldier ap-
lie* in March nay aecrups in
^hI and is ti- id in May
KNiorrle* of pav follow :
Wife SBO
Wife and dvId SW2
Wife and '2 ''hildren *72
Parents onlv M7
Wife and oirents . WO
La*,i°« In Cha^e
Of Party TonitrM
I.adie* •• nsvist the high .school
uirls it the Sa-lie Hawkins f>art>
■ hediibd for the YMt'A tonight
n- Mpsdnme* <'ount* Ray Fran-
cis ltimt(?an Rob (load, R M
* 'ox IViul PhrH'cnsen Mac Smith
"aul Williams ami Mis* Ruth
Wisdom.
(iitls ere requested to wear in
lormal clothes In keeping with th.*
urit of the affair. ("Jirl* will d
* digging, huy the tickets, and
vite their w*t*.
A flooi show is to be present-
1 Dancing and games will Ik
the main entertainment through-
oil the loening
Mrs ("hrisle'nsen w-ill call some
[liare dance arol nvls as an ad-
d atln ction
i
Gas Attendants
| j To Cheek Before
Serving Driver
Iah'uI Hoard Says Pouter
Teds What M|L*I lie
Dune For All
When tlH- gas attendant ask
to see a motorists mileage ratio i
hook checks the windshield sticl:-
•i and the license plate before he
*ys a hand on the pump, he is
oeiiher forsaking his usual cour-
'esy. nor uiidul> delaying a sale
' !'• is merely d i^nur his job in cat -
rying out the provi'iions of the ra-
tioning regulations for safeguardi-
ng your mileage ration from ml*.
Rationing Hoard, said oetaoinshr
use. Troy l.oudder. chairman of
'he Stephens County War Price
and Rationing R. aid. said todav
His dutie* will Iv made clear
to the motoring public by si new
service station poster now being
distribiiti^J by the OPA gasoline
rationing branch 'hrnutrh oil orr.-
ranv channel* The nation's 4'.>0 -
000 gasoline retailers will be ask
od to display prominently t h ••
red white and blue pouter which
reads:
OFFICIAL NCTTICF TO r,AS-
OLINK fY>NSt'MERS WHKN
VOl' Pt'RCffASF OASOLINF
TI'F SFRVTfF STATION AT-
TEND A NT Ml'ST:
1 A*k f i Mllen<;e Ration Boek
'"■for-- delivering gasoline
2 Re sine corn ft ration stick-
er is properly displayed on th-
vehicle
3 Re sure the vehicle is the
same a* described on the ratioo
book cover
•I Deliver no eadhllnc if ratim
b'Kik exrirttion date ha* passed
"> r ''her no gasoline iinl«<
th"ic ar. i eniigh coupons for cur-
:e-it tvri -d to cover nnrchas •
fi Deliver no evo'ine unless
the •■niinoris a"' nrooerlv endors-
er1 >n the back hv ourchasj'r
7 TVtnch inin'-s from the
1>-Mik accent no lo-.se coupon*
«?. follow all instructions and
reeiiiutions in checking and h«in-
dlinr con eon*
FAIHTRF BY YOU OR THE
ATTENDANT TO <> BS E R \F E
THFSF RULES WILI. CONSTI-
TUTE A V'lr >1 \TTON OF THE
MILEAGE RATIONING REGU-
ATIONS.
TULSA REFINERY BURNS
East To Get
More Oil Soon
As I^akes 0[>en
(ireat Lakes Tankers Are
Kx pec ted To Furnish
, 100.000 Barrels Daily
BUFFALO N Y ifjtt Th- ' LONDON. March 19 American troops raced westward
i . 1 . I v\aid the toast «ii Tunisia today after capiurinu the strategic c
1iiuncuon ? ;",!e h'T1 ,siau"\?r# and Bn,l#h S,J
way here t„ insure speedy trans- munn^ hackwi ai tin Avis supply lines to Alnca.
| shipment oi fuel oil, crude oil and °«* American column struck northeastward along the riair.
| gasolmo wh >n Hie Great Lakes lo al,d auothw southwest*ard on the roud to Galies. l! .
navigation season opens. ^Ia*n eitiier reachen lite *«-a, the Axis foice to the south whicti
The office of supplies and !* -1 ,acm« w apparently unmtm nt onslaught by the British Eighth Ai
El Guettar Taken
Sub Warfare Rages
Russian Attacked
tnbuuon of the Petroleum Indus-
tries committee informed petrol-
eum companies h> re that the
trans-shipment of 1M).UU0 barrels
a day has b«*on set as a goal.
Tin- Is equivalent to aliout 500
tank ••arloads. The oil, bmught t.
Huffalo fr>m Western fields by
'".real l.akes tankers, will he
trinsferivd to Barge Canal tank-
ers which will carry it over the
waterway to ease the Easte-n
shortage.
The committee said use of the .. . .
lakes and canal will relieve th4 hprs and;'l",sh f\T"U ?m]
Smoke billow^ from burning storage tanks as file spreads over u
large area of the big Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.. West Tul-
sa, Okla., refinery. Fire approaches a cracking unit, foreground,
after exposlons spread the Haines. Army officials and the FBI
are investigating. (NEA Telephoto 1.
Guard Benefit Girl To Exhibit
Show to Offer Calf In Show
Census Report Is
Asked By Schools
With March the month for the
school census, on which is based
ih.' amount of money that will
l>e received here from the stale,
•Sopt. .1 F. Bailey today ask-d
U at every child si* .M^irs old hv
September 1. 1941. or not ovei 18.
I lie re|M.irted
He especially «ished to call al-
| tent ion of families moving in heie
, to this. He said they might mr e
' fn during March, not r« port the
j*hiId. tiu*n move somewhere and
! r.o one wruld 4C| the benefit.
Third Place Won
By Ijevrion Speaker
Mabel Ruth Holland, represen-
j tative of the Bernlce Coles Po*t
>f the American legion, recenlly
il tended the American Legion
< iratorical Contest at Abilene.
Sam Henry Smith of Ahlle ie
won first place, Stephenville. s *'-
ond; and Breckcnridge. third.
Towns repr<>sented were Bree!:-
enridge. Abilene and Stephenvilk.
(;IRI. SCOUTS COURT TONIGHT
I be Court of Awards for the
url Seoul, ami Brownies ef
re«-kenridgc will be staged th:*
loetwng in the high school audi-
T.um al X I'cl'ick There will be
75 tlirl Se>mts and Brrmnies ai'ho
ill ns'eivi awards and badges of
ink at the court Mr 11. R
("artwright has annourMid that
the awards will tie made bv unit*
from the Rrownie* to the Senior
Sener S«txit« There will br i
spok«*«man from eaeh group to
explain the requirements of e *h
rank and to introduce the trader*
of the troop.
Girl Scouting ha* grown no ran
idly In Bivckenrtdge in the p«u<t
>. at- that it has become ne!-es*«r>'
t< secure many new leaders an1
to inearporate several new troops
In order to take care of the large
numlier of girls who have entered
•Mailing Girl membership and
leader jiersonnel now lotal* ap-
■ proximately '_tl0 with additional
expansion underway. These girls
are not only rec Iving valuable
training but are contributing a
great deal to the War effort by
collecting fats and grease, nun
metal, etc.. agisting the Red
Crrws and rendering service to
other community groups and ag-
encies. The public l* eordlallv In-
vited to b« present this evening
Skating Gayety
A change in the show to be of-
fered Saturday midnight at the
Palace Thcatte was announced to-
day by Bab Pitaer and Dr. Bruc •
Snider from "Rythm of the Is-
lands" to "Silver Skates." A shew
they said that should uvaw an
even f ger crowd.
The show is for the '.lenefit o1'
the Texas Defen e Guard which
in Breekenridge has had pract ••
ally no financial support comp;;r
ed to that received in other
places. Five dollar* a month r
the only set income, and ther*
are 75 men in Co. A alone not to
mention J8 in Headquarter* and
Headquarter Detachment.
These have been tra:rcd to .>
point that they can be called out
to mei't almost any emergency
that sh'Hild arse: ard already i
scori s of young men have jorw
from their ranks into the service ,
to quickly become officers.
"Silver Skates" will featur >
Kenny RAer Patricia Morrison,'
Relita Frick and Fr-"'k. Ir me
Dc -e. Danny Shaw, Eugene Tinn-
er Ted Flo Rita In what Is bllbd
as cij*K gayetv and candour.
Tickets are being offered at 30
cents each, and Rn*ckenrldt*e is
f "Ved to give the show full ann-
•>ort.
9hnw° " for
Omltan's Home
Request Wk receive from R >«'. |
Amos Myers today that all m«r-;
bers of the First Christian Church
participate in a.i egg sh m for
the orphans home in Dallas.
All egg* are to be dHiv -red it
the church or Sunday school next
Sunday. Goal is at 1,-il one crat;
of ergs from each d'^rtment.
If any should desire to giv«
monev Instead it should be don.-
at the rate of 35 c*nts per dozen
eggs. Mrs. Quincey Corhett I-
general chairman.
Three Hi a missed
From Westside
i
Reports from local hospital* to-1
dav showed Frank Colli!*. Joh.t
Hargraves and Mrs. Lev McDon-
ald dismissed front Westside, No
new pat'ents were reported by
either hoapttak i
Frances Ball Takes Over
After Brother Called
Into Service
A call to the army did not stop
-bowing of two calves which < . n
l>e seen tomorrow at ihe l-H Club
ind FFA Boys al the fan grounds
in the annual Fall Calf Show.
Glenn Ball started feeding oui
wo calves. lie uu* called inl.
service. But his sister. France-
Rail, stepped into the gap and
continued the work and will have
ihe calves here to exhibit and be
affered for auction.
Other FFA members who wall
show are Robert I,ed better. 2.
Qtilncy Corlx'lt Jr. 2. anil Charles
'rooklns, 1.
Three 4-H Club Ixtys wilt have
calves in the show These are Coy
Bargs ley, Joe Fambro, and Dock
Moon,
The judging will start about
1:30 o'clock, the auction to fol-
low. An Armour Co. buver will
he present to judge the calves for
prizes offered by the Br. cken-
ridge Chamber of Commerce ir.
hoth li'tht and heavy divisions.
The nubile is asked to visit the
show and meet the b -ys who are
taking an interest in this work.
fT?ah C^al Mines
Outout Increased
SALT LAKE CITY «t"I Utah's
commercial coal mine* have in-
creased production from 1.5001)00
tons in 1941 to 5.000.00f) tons in
1^42. according to R. P. Manley.
executive secretary of the lltah
••oal operators association
"I'tah Increased Its coal output
by 4.1 per cent as compared with
Hie national increase of 13 per
cent," Maffley said "Th" greater
t 4.'J demand van only lie met by
the employment of more men.
longer h ttr* and the use of more
machinery."
Manley estimated that the 1942
coal requirements for Washing-
ton and Oregon were In excess of
3,350.000 tons as against 2.500,000
for IMt
The coal and the techii'eal >k!l)
and mining knowledge are plenti-
ful. he pointed out. h'rt the labor
and machinery shortages havj net
been guaranteed.
heavy burden which has been car-
vied hv the railroads in moving
petroleum prod"cts.
The Office of Defense Trans-
portation estimates approximate-
ly 2 000 tank ears of crude oil.
fuel oil and other petroleum prod-
ucts pass through th's citv daily
The 100 000 h.-trrcl i"-al is ab' tf
2H- times greater than the nelro-
leum movement over the lake®
which began last August when
the Eastern shortage loomed. To-
ward the close of the navigation
season last year npproximnt ly
40.000 hatrels a day were being
handled here.
Engineering studies are being
made to increase waterfront t r-
minal properties to increase the
oil movement.
Facilities at the Frontier Oil
Corporation's River Road termin-
al ar being expanded to accom-
modate two lake tankers and four
bnrges at the same time.
1>
Kihlay Bill Is
Approved; Luhor
Hint From FDR
WASHINGTON, March 19 'l'1-'
Tlie House rules committee, de-
spite War Dep .itifkcnt opposition,
today aprov< d the Ivilday bill to
grunt delemnaii riorities to f:t-
♦ wjll be cut off by land from
Tunis-Bizerte stronghold.
I American Li U rat or b«>n ' r*
flying up from Africa biassed i-
ples. port of embarkation foi
nis, by daylight yesieidaj . 1
again last night. British sut i. a-
rlnes harrying the Axis comm n-
ications system wore revealed ; ■
have destroyed eight ship*'.
Get man report of intensified f
boat warfare against Allied *1- -
pinp in the Atlantic persisted A
late broadcast said Nazi subs in v
fas an statewide rather than local
board bases
Pre ident Roosevelt told a press
conference today
avoid compulsory
are locked in heavy battle- v
American and British convoys
large scale operatioss.
in Russia a bitter and spra'
he wanted to j ing struggles was swaying b
national labor and forth along the upper Dan
• ervice as long as be possibly i The Russians said the Gi n
could.
Nine Indicted For
Extortion
NEW YORK 'Mrrch 11 -
Th-> federal prr.rtdafury todav in-
dicited nine i?. i~ei--. ir^itdins;
eit'ht king-pin.s rf the (Thicag un-
derworld anil -i New Jersey un-
ion leader, for '■ consp'racy which
allegedly extort-d S2..' 00 000 from
th.-- motion picture industry.
Post-Wi" Plannfitff
Endorsed hy FDR
had succeeded nowhere in f
ing tlM> river in any apprectn1
strength, but admitted thai tli y
were pounding heavily at the riv-
er line. '
Rum Smaah Enemy
Russian troops have smashed
the resistance of a German in-
fantry division and other N;ul
enits and captured addiu I
places in the continuing drive it -
ward Smolensk on the central
front, Mo.'« ow ar.nour.ci .1 in a
midnight conimuniqer.
In the Chuguev area, twci.iv-
two miles southeast of Khai
the communique said the Ger-
mans were ceaselc«.sl> count r-
attacking in an at.enipt to ie-
WASIflNGTON, March 19 <U.«
Tlie broad principles of the r;>. trieve lost positinnit.
solution sponsored bv four sena- "All other attacks have c> n
_ , ' ,',^c c*19m,e' *n tors to sel tip f. United Nati ms repelled wih heavy losses," it ad-
Buffalo River will ennhle lake post-war planning organizatioi ded.
tankers to proc-e.-d upatream 'o juere end-M-'ed today by Presitk-nt
fhr h!k Street works of Soeony- Roosevelt
Vrymum Oil Co., Inc. _1
£Z ZZ. Airmen A^lack In
ing season number ahoijt 30. Sc.- Solomon Fslands
f ral of the tankers are being pre-
pared for early *!ake runs, moving WASHINGTON, March ^ ''J "'
cargoes out of Toledo and Clew-; American ai mor, have carried
Beating down upon Smol -U
from positions 40 to 50 mil 's fv ai
that greatest of all German ha
id
in Russia, the Soviet comm
('eelared at noon the Rusv
had swept the Nazis from
more localities south of Bely
captured a key to Dron<
_ , , ... where the fighting is cum-,
land to Detroit within the next 'Hit four more ..slack against Jap most b iter. Capricious
lew weeks, depending on condi-, Jiwsitlons in the S dom ns inehil
tions.
winds melted the deep sno"'
I hi* front opposite Mosrai-
Four Men Called
For Service Exam
j'ng two a'.'ainsi Vila in the Nrt.v
•> rup. the nav y announc-; Russian troops to discard Ha
ed today. skjs
Consumer Products
Somber* Blast ■remea
A strong for a> of Amerienr Ftv-
! in" Fortre ses and 1 twa-a: ■>!•*
'poured explosives on a IJ-bon' corl
Names of fou.- men have l*tn To Be Made Aerain
received I om other hoards f t
induction into servacv. WASHINGTON. March 19 -'ruction e nter near Pn-m n n
Tht sw ait Merlin Robert OH-1 Wnr Prorlucf ion Bt ;trrl e!iriir n'>rtnwMem Oerm; ny Thur^rl
land, Travi; F. Doyle, J. D. Lee. man Nelsor to:!ny rtn oaled yUut> or dam«<;efl n • v
and Jess.. Thomas Norman. 'to resum? production of many ' ,7'' ,ft , ,Zl '
It w as a-d r.t the local draft outlawed consumer productt. sucii, " '* aeainst them aim >t
ixiard today they will leave soon as r;frigerator>, as part of th ?' w n,,nu,MisIy throughout the h t-
fo • their final physical examinn- ftovernmenls effort to maintain a p
tion, civ ilian ea>ni my on a "sound but
j lean" footing.
Two of the big American bomb-
ers failed to return, a cwmmuu!-
mte said.
Flying unescorted, the Anvrl-
auci scatteren ~—c - «'■■■ can airmen broke a iS-ho"r '• M
thunderstorms outheast and ex- SAUSAMIY), Cal. <U.fii T'i<- ir' daylight offensive bv *t-
tn-me cist portions today. Eas- name of Jack London, the writer !r,i s' Veresp.-k who«e h'res > d
and south portions tonight ex- will b<- given to one of the ships communique said are m-|
c pt little change in Wiiperatur-
WEATHER GU. _ . .
Light simmers and scntlend "1P rOr LOTldOIl
iextn*me r.ort'w«>s* portion.
now tinder construction
Alarlin shipyards here.
at
FOUR YEARS FOR SLAVERY
! CORPUS CHRIST!. Texas
March 19 A Federal Court Jury
Thursday convk tod Alex S troll
arcy/k, BV. and his daughter Susie
120. on a charge they held a Neg-
ro farm hand, Alfred Irwin, m
a eond'tun of slavery on the*r
Ik.. County fa.m.
Tlie Jury, which included eleven
| white men and one Negro.
,riuitted t.he two on a peona>{
charge.
Judgi> Allen B. Hannay saa-
l fenced Alex Skrobarcy/k to fou-
years In pri*on and the daughter
to two years.
In his charge to the Jurv th
judge said "to dMerm'ne iwheth •••
la man is held agn'nst his w-l>
does not mean that tt must be
shown that a man was physical! ,
tied down or chained, or impri-
soned."
I Defining peonage, the Judge Mid
a man could be held in peonage
for debls real < r imagined.
The jury which deliberated
about three hours, received tir*
case aft a defense witnc.s, ir..
eluded farmers, cattleman, nil-
men and bu ines nu n of Bee
Nueces Ounties, had testified.
As the prosecution completed
its case Wednevda., Ir'in strip-
ped to the waist tn court and "X-
hib'ted scars he said he receive I
when he was whipped hy his
employers.
T'e te t;r'ed he wa* beaten time
fif'er time with a bull whin, with
a heavy hr^ast cha:n used t.-
h'tet. together teams of horses,
with a h aw rnpe intenvovn
with rinr- of rfeel and with a
heavy ctuh.
Tre-^n's tct'mony fo'loe-ed that
of other w^w'ses who said th
Negro has tieer h-Men,
the eallv engaged In the hutldin" and
re- nlr of submarines.
RAF Ventura bombed i.ir-
;e Manlvfc In the Rotterdam ar -a
of Holland during the dftv and a'l
returned.
Vselc* Consolidate <5*tn«
American troops were ccerohdat-
'ng thel - ea'n« In Gafsn -i«d '
surroundlne territ'srv Thnr«.<
nlfht as unseasnnahle nvirn
rains continued into the ■'
drenching the American '^o"i I
holding offensive actvty to a min-
imum.
No further contact u-a« re'-iit.
ed Wl«h the pnemv <|t >ee the r '•
1 man and ttn'ian eiit-Hson*
eha«ed from Oafsa In a suror^e
assault.
An American mitrol. tw>"-ever.
' moved neir tt*e Ft Ouetaf r«"''.a,
twelve miles to he soiithet.it.
"M ete the Axis may attempt a
Jtn'dlm* o.<|.yi
Tfeavv "-tltterv n d ho"***1-"
softened the Axl.- «-«ltlne In C <f.
sa to such an extent t^"' -.or
men ma -ehed tn at tO-Wi n,
Wedne«d ^ afte- a HO-mii., ad«
vancR r*m >m t . r.
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 224, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1943, newspaper, March 19, 1943; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131830/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.