Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 123, Ed. 2 Sunday, October 31, 1943 Page: 2 of 20
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WE SALI TE
Out Heroes
(!F STEPHENS COliNTY
v>Vrdt carnal express cur grati-
• • ;in admiration for you . . our
< ; who arc risking' your all so that
:nd yoi t< > ma/'continue to live in
Laid of the Free
i! .'he liC'.w of the Hrave!
h a .n ha; ' a safe and weedy
vAur i home.
•.!.!•« lOTEr COFFEE SHOP
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robert griffin
Rolieri W. (inffin. son ol Mr:.
Cordir Griffin. .'52<> We t Whwlfr,
Breckenridge. i* in ih.- Sea B vs,
mm station* d at Cnmp Endieolt.
Rhode Island.
Ilo attended school at Odessa
Wink and Bri-ckenrtdgc and en-
listed August I. If* 13. He ns
C'iv«-1 hi training at Camp Pv'ary
Virginia. I'rior to Ins enlistment
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av-C eocar cain jr.
KIMDFRLIN
Sgt. Emery W. Tolberl. s«>n < f
Mr. and Mr*. liukv Toliiert, 501
South Awnue, u with tlv
U. S. Marines.
He attended Breekenrid^f High
School before his enlistment on
June 20, 1911 Ho is now nt i-
tion-'d in tin- west. He trained it
San L'i.'go, California. He snr
action ir Guadalcanal with the 8'.h
Marines. Shortly before hi; >- -
lisitr.eni lie was^eniptoyd at tit,
Alhamhra C unf< clionery.
M-Sgt \V. .!. Kinili rlin, son "f
Mr. ami Mr-. .1 \V Kimti"iii.i,
Route l. (iiiiKun. oklahnmn, i* hi
the U. S. Army, at the lime of
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he> enlistment, May IR. I!fl2 A
m|ilo/cd liy the Shell Oil ( #:TO
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Av-c Kdcar Cain Jr., son of
Mr. and M s. E. A. Cain. ii.
West Williams Street, Hnek n-
ridjje. is in (h; t'. S. Air Corps
row stationed at Thunderbi'J
Field. Ai i/ona.
H< alt tided scliool in Bri
riil^e and Kite Institute and en- * ♦ •
listed SepiemiM-r 15. 1912. Iler-- *
reived his tniiniiiK at Shepp-.iitl ' * * w * * * * A
Field, Texas ar.d Santa Ana Air
V\r e, Sanla Aiw. C.ililornia.
oversea* duly. He is niai—i • . Ai ..miih
and at Ft. Bernini*. <'• > n 'he Amencan.
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COCAn CORBETT
I ,i. Frrri-ll Coriwtt, vm >,t
ami Mrs K F Corln tt. I\un.
i i< in the I* S. Navy. la«t
'it • > v.'d tn Maui, Territory of
Hawaii
t . te l-i ei hun and
1 v(U.« ar.tj i-nllsl Hi FebruM)
K, :.il«. He Meiteil his tnimn:
leonard lambert jr.
S^t L.nmard P Lambert Jr.
on 11 L. P. Lamlert. Ivan Star
route, is in the L'. S. Air Corps.
C KEITH MU7ERSPAUGH
Av-e liei'ih Haul n Muterspauth
on el Mr. and Mrs. K itli Muter*
s|i3U^h, IMti West Walker, Br.ek-
rnridue, is in the U. S. Air Cor|«x,
now at iho I'nivernity of North
Dak, tin.
He attcn led school in Brccke.i-
ridue and Nat. Oas EnKinv Hous-
ton, Texa*. and enlisted June 7,
1913. H.' wivwl hi* traininu at
Shcppard Field, Texas. Prior to
las enlistment he was employed
liy Hi.' Ch -.iK.al Process Com-
i r.r.y..
Inst st Humeri at Tyndall Fi"ld,
•-loi id i.
11' .itiended i hool m Rr "ck-T
• ,• a'v.l prior to h.s enhsiim it
; x>'iv 1. l'.iL', "as slud.nt in ih
MH';il .r«| s hoo] at Rnng.T. H
graduated from High School i.i
I May 1912.
I f • traint-fl nt Goodfellow an I
Sheppiird Fields and was tians-
U rrefl to a gunner's school. He
received his wings in Florida.
TIM KIRK
Chief Petty Oflieer Tii i Kir
in the U, S. Navy, last utationoi!
at Camp Parks. California. !:•
formerly wa> in business in
Brecketiridge and Mrs. Kirk ivivv
resides h.-re.
Prior to his enlistment in April
194." he wan employed at the Cac-
tus Ordrance Work , it Dumi.-.
Texa*. He trained at Camp P.- -
i.v, Williamsburg;. Vircinln.
marthis thorne
Pvt. Marthis C. Thorn.', son "i .
Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Thorw, j
North Breekenridge avenue, is in i
the U. S. Army. Ft. F. E. Warren, j
Wyoming. He is married, Mrs.;
Thorne residing in Corsicana.
He attended sch<M l in Bivck-
enridge and prior to his "nlist- j
ment April 21, 194.">. was employ ed j
by the Oil City Iron Works, Cor-)
Kicana. Te.\re". H trained at Camt>
Wolli-rJ, ral Welln, Texas.
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i, Califorr.i.t. He ri
of Ml i.v:.y :ind w,\
'>( ri 'ht eye. Prior i
11 Iv u ortoed o:i >t
('ort "it,
i.dc.tl t
V.'i-
Wailulf
cpl. robert slaughter jr.
<, td. R'tiwrt Carner Slaughter
tr. son of Mr -ind Mrs. R. G.
Si'fight t twit West llullum St..
Breekenridge. is in the L\ S. Air
now stationed in Ypsilanti,
Michigan.
lie attended school in Breeken-
tldge ind enlist-d in October
11142. He roe 'ived his l nunmg at
Camp W.>lter«. T.it r.iTit Field.
Kelle; Field, Randolph Field.
Texas, anil Keesler Fl 'Id. Missis-
sippi He graduated from B-24
Liberator Mechanic School Aug-
ust 2. 1943. Prior to hU enlut-
nwnt he ww •mployed by the
* American Manufacturing Com-
pany In Fort Worth. Texas.
Invest at l«"t of your >-
come in War Stamp« and Bonds-
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BEST WISHES TO
"OI R MEN IN SERVICE"
It is not an easy matter to convey
to the hundredn of Stephens County
men and women serving our country
our deep sense of appreciation for the
fine fab they are doing. We are proud
of ail of you and hope you will soon be
home safe and sound.
PRESLEY BROTHERS
MILL
GREETINGS
W« SaltrtB
"Our Men in Service"
We arc proud of each of you re-
gardless of yiur rank, and we hope the
war will soon be over so that you can
again be with us as citizens of Steph-
ens County.
We wish each of you
a victorious and safe
return home,
THE HOME LUMBER
AND WRECKING CO.
W1W. Elm Phone 29
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We Salute
Our Heroes
CLOSE VOIR EYES FOR SIXTY SECONDS
AFTER READING—
From the South Pacific, a iwinty-uear-'jld,'writes
Lo fireckenridge—"i love you . . . phase believe me
a}id ;ome day we arc ozing to make ail those plans
:cc wade cyme true. Thai's ghat / am fifth-inn for."
A twe Jihciyht-year-old writes, to his wife del.
10th from the American Fifth Army in Italy {afler
the haille of Salerno—*'Honey, ! haven't been able
lo write lately. We arc going from before daylight
until after dark and sometimes much longer. / am
doing all ! can to help ge&tliis mess over so I can be
back with you and our home*'
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What a challenge to the "stay at home patriots" of
American democracy.
Yours is a debt for eternity which you can never
pay entirely.
FIRESTONE STORE
. CECIL A. HOLIFIELD
—Manager—
Kcse and Williams PMnc 570
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 123, Ed. 2 Sunday, October 31, 1943, newspaper, October 31, 1943; Breckenridge, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth131988/m1/2/: accessed February 17, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.