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BRECKENUOGE AMERICAN
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RUSSIAN 6RAIN OFFER PROPAGANDA
Russia's latest offer to sell grain to western Europe
in return for capital goods is Ijelieved to lie a propaganda
move by l\ S. officials, says Business Week.
The magazine states that regardless of whether Mos-
cow i in earnest, it puts the U. S. on a spot.
"Theoretically, both the U. S. and western Europe
should like the idea." says the article. "One of the original
goals of the Marshall plan was to rebuild trade between
eastern and western Europe. But the cold war knocked
that out long ago. Now the rub is this: If East-West trade
is to revive. Marshall Plan countries will have to lift the
V. S.-imposedymibargo on shipments of capital goods to
the Soviet bloc."
Before agreeing to this. Washington will want to
know what is behind Moscow's move. IT. S. officials believe
that the purpose behind the offer is to lure West Germany
toward the East and to weaken the will of the European
Atlantic pact countries to re-arm.
If Russia should come through on its offer, says the
article. Washington would be on the spot. The U. S. is
vulnerable on two counts:
"It was Washington that took the initiative in the
present eml«irgo on shipments of most kinds of capital
goods from the l". S. and wester nEurope to Soviet Moc
countries," says the publication. "This embargo has never
been popular with traders in western Europe, especially
not in West Germany.
"Then there's this angle: Officially, the U. S. State
Dept. favors a revival of East-West trade. And this week
State said it would support efforts to increase sales of
grain from eastern to western Europe. But unofficially.
U. S. trade experts admit that it would be embarrassing
to have western Europe buy too much wheat from the
East while the U. S. has such a big surplus."
rag* 1
Jake Sandefer's place today, but
no information received as to how
the death ot Mrs. C. M. Caldwell
broke into it—Jake was to be a
pall bearer at the funeral ....
Blackie Lohan saidL the way re-
ports read this morning his home
town of Weston. 'W. Va., must
have been all wa.«i"ned away by
flood waters .... Cleaning out
vats at water pis nt today and
the mud shows how much has been
coming down the ri' er .... Archy-
lou Kincheti says ht r country home
now has the sides up and is begin-
ning to look like' a house ....
Bill Reed is new president of the
Dynamo Bible Claims .... Hooks
Lemmons says the railway strikes j
affect the Wichita .Falls & South-
ern only in case of the Rock
Island Emily Purdue appoint-
ed to high office ire camp she has
been attending .... No fire runs
.... No new admissions reported
to the local hospital .... Fred
Earnest Velvin of .kSnyder entered
a plea of guilty to charges of
driving while intoxicated in JMith
district court today., and was fined '
$50 and costs by Judge Floyd <
Jones .... One Snyder woman was j
Fined >14 ih Justice Court on
charges of intoxication .... Three j
local men were fined $10 each in '
City Court on charges of affray.
One Woodson man was fined $10
for a similar offense. Chief Ollie-1 t-is*
Jackson reports .... Mr. and Mrs
Don Deere and J'^sae James, all
of Dallas were visitors this week
end in t'ne home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Deere .... And a lot «jf
people asking us "is at hot enough
for you ? .... Of Course it is ....
And ambulances ansrwered a call
25 miles east of town this after-
noon, car and truck collision, one
man brought to hospital at press
time, other ambulance still ouf.
fcgaagr ^Ride'im, Cowboy!
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f the 17th District WMU for
aaay years. She was for a num-
ber of terms president of the Ly-
ia C!a* of the First Baptist j
'hurch and was a member of the ,
VVdntsdav Bible Club.
M rs. Caldwell was born in Ruh- '
rford. Tenn., Jan. i#, 1K81, audi
;1«j\ed with her parents. Mr. and!
rs. J. W. Keathley, to near |
ireckt-nridge. in 1884.
She attended school at Brecken-1
Edge, riding into town horseback j
Vhind her father who was work-
fig in town.
1 She and Judge Caldwell were
tarried in Breckenridjfe Oct. fi,
901.
Mr. Caldwell, at the time was a
>unty school teacher. Their first
omc was a.n old one-room school
uildinir out from Strawn which
fcey purchased for $2*1.
'it was after their three children
ere born that Mr. Caldwell got
* law education. The family
oved to Austin and Mrs. Cald-
ell for three years boarded stu-
jpnts, did work such as altering
^ademie g wns for graduates,
oked after the children and "put
le judge through school.
They returned to Breckenridge [
here Mr. Caldwell practiced law,
rved for a time as county attor-
•y and became active in the oil
dustry.
They moved to Abilene in 1!££!.
Surviving her are her husband;!
ree children. Mrs. Claude T.
luchstone of Fort Worth, Mrs.
icy Beckham and Guy Caldwell
Abilene" five grandchildren,
ildweli and Bob Beckham and
Ifton, Lee and Molly Caldwell all
Abilene: three brothers, Ernest
>athley of Colorado City. W. F.
athley of Onley and W. R. Win-
in of Cisco; and many nieces
d nephews.
Pallbearers ^will be J. D. Sande-
r of Breckenridge and Jim Jen-
igs, Tom Roberts, F. W. I^d-
tter, Marvin Lewis, W. H. Han-
I, W. P. Wright, Lance Sears. J.
Hunter an«f Gene Harirs.
Units b Alaska
Alerted By II. S.
ANCHORAGE,"Alaska, June 26.
<U.P>—Anti-aircraft units and figh-
ter plane personnel were alerted
throughout Alaska today.
Military police passed through
the city ordering all soldiers con-
nected with the 8K7th anti-aircraft
group and the fighter plane
groups to return to their posts im-
mediately.
Maj. James K. Bryan, public in-
formation officer at nearby Fort
Richardson said the alert had been
ordered bv Lt. lien. Nathan F.
Twining, commander in chief of
Alaskan military forces.
Gen. Twining was in Saknek,
Alaska, when the invasion of
South Korea started, Maj. Byran
said, but has been keeping con-
stantly in touch with all bases un-
der his command.
Army officials emphasized the
alert was not general, and service
troops were not among those or-
dered back to their posts.
Of Girl Charged
CORl'NNA, Mich., June 26 <U.B
An ex-convict accused of the rape-
murder of his eignt-year-old niece
was whisked to a jail 25 miles a-
wuy today to prevent a possible
lynching.
Prosecutor (ferald J. McClear
said he would charge 32-year-old
Clifford Pulver with raping and
choking to death with her night-
gown brown-eyed little Virginia
Bird.
Pulver surrendered quietly last
night when patrolmen spotted him
at a suburban gas station. He was
taken to the Shiawassee county
jail, but Sheriff Charles Downer
later sped him out the back door
to the Gcnese county jail in Flint
when several men gathered outside
the prison.
Crownover
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managed and most exciting ever
staged here.
Semifinals
Championship—Russell Crown-
over, Stamford, defeated Lee Pink-
ston, Abilene, 1 up <!! ; Buster
Reed, North Texas State College,
defeated Dick Stovall, Abilene, 1
up (21).
First—Jack Woods, Abilene, de-
feated Walker Cast Ce man I up;
Frank White default over W. A.
Stratton, Graham.
Second—Oliver Wngg defeated
Bob Cunningham, .'{-2; Marshall
Watzon defeated Bill Walton, 1 up.
Third—John Rose. Albany, de-
feated Joe Sparks, Eastland. 1 up;
Don Deere, Dallas, defeated- Joe
Gracey, 4-3.
Fourth—Bill Black defeated Jed
Dunnigan, .'1-2; A1 Larson
feated Dr. Harry
5-4.
Fifth—Joe Hanna defeated E.
L. Norris. Ranger, 1 up; Bill Big-
gerstaff, Abilene, defeated Bob
Pitzer, 2-1.
Sixth—C. C. Rutherford, Rising
Star, defeated Billy Creagh, 2-1;
Tony Traweek. Ranger, defeated I.
T. Isbeil, 2-1.
Finals
Championship — Crownover de-
feated Reed. 3-2.
First—Woods defeated White, 1
up (21).
| Second—Watzon defeated Wragg
1 up.
Fourth—Black defeated Larson,
3-2.
Fifth—Hanna defeated Bigger-
staff, 5-4.
Sixth—Traweek defeated Ruth-
erford, 1 up.
Championship Consolation—Carl
Boise, Brownwood, defeated Paul
Hodge, Abilene, 2 up.
First Consolation—Blake John-
son defeated Paul Smith, :V2.
Second Consolation—John Paul
Beatty, Fort Worth, defeated J.
J. Duggan, Abilene, 5-4.
Third Consolation—Charles Cot-
er, Cisco, default over R. L. Lind-
sey, Wichita Falls.
Fourth Consolation — Johnny
Clarke defeated Jim Rutherford,
McCamey, 5-4.
Fifth Consolation—Jim White-
head. Cisco, defeated I. M. Gordon,
2 up.
Sixth Consolation—D. H. Ren ugh
defeated Ben Sparks, Eastland, 3-2.
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WASHINGTON. J.ioe i* V
The Justice Department turned
over to Senate Invest,igntnia toduy
a transcript of a seeret 1*111 i*
cording of a conversation between
Diplomat John S. Servwe and Am
eraaia editor Philip Jaff'-e.
After Chairman Millard K I yd
lags, D.t Md., of a nenale foreign
relations committee took a brief
look at it, he said today'* session
will remain closed.
The conversation between Her
vice and Jaffee took place in M*l >
shortly before both were airest.il
is the stolen government d'« u
merits case.
The transcript purports to show
that Service leaked military infor
rnation to Jaffee, who was then
editor of the magazine Amerasia.
Bat thus far, there has been no
rifle indication of the nature of
information.
A senate foreign relations sub
committee is investigating charges
by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R.,
Wis., that during the conversation
service shipped Jaffee some "se-
cret miitiary information."
Strike
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DALLAS, Te* , juiur
1W Uther* and
nl,..Ur«, went oil ** h*r* to-
■ l.iy halting finishing work on sev-
eral m Joi Dallas construction
Ml . |i
|V M« MtMtmtv* budd*
„,U •t.rmiu.ries at Southern Meth-
J.> I iiivcisity and
•f,,«,tl Memorial addition to Bay-
U„ Hospital were among the pro-
jects affected.
The men struck over a demand
f,„ a written wage .ontrart efil-
,nu for a continuation of the pre-
sent wage scale of per day
pins a |l> 'laily bonus.
I .,ntractors had agreed to a wrU-
ten contract, but offered * ti
hourly wage scale for an ejght-
hour day, or $24 per day.
No pickets were posted immed-
iately Other constructi* n w«*-kera
continued at th*ir jobs on the af-
fected buildings.
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Boys Leave Sat.
2 Drown, 12 Hurt in
Wisconsin Storm
RHINELANDER, Wis., June 26
(U.R!—Two persons drowned and 12
were injured when a "tornado-
like" storm struck the Rhineland-
er area, demolishing farm homes
and ripping out communications,
authorities reported today.
Naional Guard troops were call-
ed out for duty in the devastated
areas northeast and southwest «>f
the city.
Police said that the freak storm,
de-' which bounced like a jackrabbit
Hollingsworth. I around the town last night, demol-
| ished between 10 and 15 houses
and wrecked communications for
more than It) hours.
When partial telephone service
was restored this morning, author-
ities reported that two persons had
drowned in the Wisconsin river'
during the storm and that 12 oth-
ers were injured. Three were re-
ported in serious condition.
The storm struck at 9 p. m. Po-
lice said wind slammed first a-
gainst the town of Wondburn
southwest of Rhinelander and then
turned north. Its pathway went
across the Wisconsin river, and
finally through a half-circle area
south of the city.
South K
United
Asks
AM
WASHINGTON, June 26 —
Embattled South Korea appealed
to President Truman and congress
today for all possible military aid
to help it stop the Communist in-
vasion. Korean sources said.
Informed quarters said that
the appeal—from President Syng-
1 man Rhee of South Korea—was
eabled through the Korean embas-
sy.
Rhee pleaded with Mr. Truman,
.vice president Alben W. Barkley,
president of the senate; and
speaker Sam Rayburn for "immed-
iate effective and timely aid for
Korea."
Four In Hospital
After lour Killed
VICTORIA, Tex., June 26 <U.R)—
Four persons remained in serious
condition today at a Victoria Hos-
pital, victims of a headon collision
near here yesterday in which two
Corpus Christi residents were kill-
ed.
Robert Lawrence, 27, and Mar-
tin L. James, 6-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth L. James, were
killed. Lawrence was the driver of
one vehicle.
Passengers in Lawrence's car
who were hurt were the James
family and Mrs. Lawrence. Lewis
Diggs, 41), of Houston, driver of
the second car, and his daughter,
Evelyn Gale Diggs, 15, were in-
jured, the daughter critically. She
suffered a broken neck.
A tire on Diggs' car, which was
pulling a trailer, blew out and con-
tributed to the accident, highway
Patrolmen Do ran Cornelius and
Harry Heideman said.
The James' child was sitting on
his father's lap when the collision
occurred. He was hurled through
the windshield by the impact.
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BOSTON, June 26. <F.E>—Murray
Wall, University of Texas pitcher,
signed a contract with the Boston
Braves yesterday and worked out
with the club prior to the game
with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Flood Toll Rises
As Hunt Goes On
CLARKESBURG, W. Va.,, June
26. <ttw—Weary searchers dug
through flood-soaked debris early
today in a six county area where
32 persons were reported drown-
ed or missing in a raging flood
that followed an hour-long rain
The Red Cross rushed food and
medicine into the stricken area
while National Guardsmen, police
and utility repairmen worsted dog-
gedly to re-open communications
virtually wiped out by the torrent.
State Police Capt. E. E. Stout,
in charge of rescue and relief oper-
ations, said the bodies of. only 11
persons had been recovered by
dawn, when the search was re-
newed.
Pea-thick fog stopped searchers*
efforts throughout the night.
Stout, who was in touch with
search parties throughout the
stricken, area, said 21 other per-
sons were unaccounted for and
"apparently dead."
The Red Cross in Washington
said unconfirmed reports from its
field agent said there were 23 dead
and 10 to 15 missing in Doddridge
County alone.
Ill Ready Ta Give
Texas Lands THie
WASHINGTON, June 26 'UP)—
The House Rules Committee clear-
ed the way today for the House to
consider a bill to give states full
title to Oil and other mineral de-
posits within three miles of their
shore lines.
In the case of Texas, the bill
would extend the distance to 10 Vi
miles.
The legislation is designed to
overturn a recent Supreme Court
decision which held that the Fed-
eral government has paramount
rights on all off-shore mineral de-
posits.
President Truman vetoed a bill
passed by the 80th Congress to
give the tidelands to the states.
Rules Committee Chairman A-
dolph J. Sabath, D., 111., predicted
that the president will veto it a-
gain if it reaches his desk.
b Asked Formed
PARIS, June 26 <U.R>—President
Vincent Auriol asked 66-year-old
former premier Henri Queuille to
form a new French government to-
day.
The President, described by aides
as "greatly disturbed" by the out- |
break of war in Korea, called on j
Queuille to bring an end to the j
French government crisis caused i
by the resignation of Premier j
Goerges Bidault and his cabinet.
Seven Brei-kienridge Buy Scout3
and W. A. Pij>P*ri, leadfer, left-
Saturday morning at 2 a. m. from
Brownwood to attend th** Nation-
al Jamboree at Valley Forge, June
2'J, to July «.
Boys attending included Bill
Pippen, Ray Anderson, James Pip-
pen, Robert Mehaffey, Jakie San-
defer, W. L. Peyey and David
Masner.
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BY hal cqoba-N
TJTTATCH out for blowouts this
" summer! They make a let d
touring plans fall fiat.
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Scientists say there's no hy-
drogen in the hydrogen bomb.
Also, there's no horse in horse-
radish
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Just because you have sound
opinions is no excuse for going
around bursting
eardrums.
other people's
A magician was divorced from
his wife, indicating there is •
limit to what magic can do.
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R, WHHaraa
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this summer because they don't
like the idea of plowing through
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