Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 169, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 25, 1957 Page: 4 of 8
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BRBrKTVRTPGE AMERICAN—SUVDAT, AUGUST 25, 1957
reshman Congress Woman Feels
j .jaking Seat* Wrong Application
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A*.* K> t'KANCKS I.KWINK
llyf V>HINnT< \ p a fri'shman
'''awuman ha* found out sh *
N'ly •W sn't (f<-t a seat, ui'iku an
h lUi^ay, hardly anyone listens
her first speech ami "it's the
i hallen/e at nij* lite."
r ^lat'n Rep. Florence i'. I)wyer
1 In e VI>, who's a newcomer to the
i> i.ec'i < but has hud plenty
fi.ul ta experience as a New Jersey
h ii, iti i.i'or.
V i („ ! I ronton, N". J., where she ncn'-
d inf- fijihryear in the Assembly, Mrs.
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■ s.ny <J r"i'!^ne f„r speeches and an
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Automatic coin operated
vashers and drvers, open
21 hours every day.
VASHERS—20c per load
>RYERS 2* c for 2
washer loads
LAUNDROMAT
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vote mechanically, gays she:
"In Congress 1 was surprised to
find that 1 dont have a designated
seat. I can sit anywhere in the huge
chamber, as long as it's not on the
Democratic side. No wonder the
clerk has difficulty knowing where
I am."
No Rata
Women aren't allowed to wear!
hats on the House floor either.
Mrs. Dwyer also was surprised,
at the lack of individual mireo-1
phones on Capitol HiU—thexe are |
just a few at key positions in the
House and none in the Senate.
She notes that rollcalls that took
less than a minute in New Jersey's
mechanized Assembly, usually take
almost an hour by voice tally.
Of course, she explains, it's1
understandable because congress-
men need time to get to the '/loor i
from farflung committee rooms
and offices around the Capitol.
Mrs. Dwyer finds parliamentary :
procedure "very much more in-
volved" in Congress than in her
home state, and that the powerful
Kules Committee "acts like a traf-
fic cop" in scheduling bills.
Very Funny
The "teller vote"--where con-
gressmen parade through the cen- j
iter aisle to be counted manually
by two tellers, their vote remain-
" ENTRY BLANK
Stephens County Juaior Rodeo
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IN THE BAG -Ev irythmg is rr.illv in the bag when it comes
to protecting this field of nuln (a variety of sorghum) at the
experimental nut iy «>l the Mi ouii Farmer? Association near
Marshall. The stalks r>t the \ui lilies of hybrid milo ate cncased
in paper sacks as a means ot controlling the pollen and pro-
viding an accurate thick on plant breeding. Doing the job
>"" are Max Thomas, left, and Robert Hubner Jr.
Full Namt?
Age
Address
School you attended
t u rKIKS There r.o entry fee. but you wil be mjuLred to buy your
p|, children's ticker for each peiVormance you attend. You will
k; b«iyour ticket.- when you turn in your signed entry blank.
FNTS: (Circle only those events you wish to enter—you may enter
w thie,- events—and check your class)
w Pre school 0 Junior (fi-9)
in Senior (14 through school)
1*
□ Intermediate (10-13
II RIDING
BOYS
nior
riterniediate
Junior
K
I F ROPING
a' III >vs
Semor
J^nti rniedtate
'Tumor
*!REK MAN
KIM IW X
l^nior
Intermediate
Junior
gRLS COAT
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TIKDOWN
Senior
Intermediate
Junior
SODA POP RACE
—C.IKLS
Senior
Intermediate
Junior
CfTTINC. HORSE
— BOYS & GIRLS ,
Senior
Intermediate
Junior
SHOE SCRAMBLE
Pie-school children
BARRELL RACE
Senior Girls
Intermediate Girls
Junior Girls
Senior Boys
Intermediate Boys
Junior Boys
Rre-school children
RIBBON ROPING
—BOYS
Senior
Intermediate
RIBBON GOAT RACE
Pree-school children
Parent's Signature
rmis.sion of parents for you to enter Junior Rodeo
wh. eligibility of any contestant is doubted, one of the rodeo directors
* .-t verify his eligibility.
times fur each night's performance will be posted in the Extension
fiee and in the Br<*ckenrtdge American by August 23rd. If the
Jitestant does not appear when his name is called, he will be dis-
tilifu-d.
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ing anonymous—"strikes me very
funny," she said.
As a Republican its an oddity
"to sit on the minority side for
the first time in my legislative
life."
Mrs. Dwyer, married to an in-
dustrial relations man. wi/li a mar-
ried son in the Air Force, has
discovered "there aren't e/ough
hours in the day to explore all the
avenues that are open" to a con-
gressman. She's just "dead tiled at
night, but can't wait to get up in
the morning."
Once Mrs. Dwyer taught bridge,
but she doesn't have a spare min-
ute now to play the game and
there's no time to read anything
not related to the business of Con-
gress. She even has scheduled of-
fice hours Saturday in her home
district (sixth—N. J.) and an-
nounces she'll have "open house"
at her home once a week from Sep-
tember through December, when
Congress is not in session.
Without her New Jersey legis-
lative experience she says, "I don't
know what I would have done."
Weekly Reports
M rs. Dwyer started light off
sending a multigraphed weekly
report to constituentes "to reflect
my thinking, interpret for them
what's happening and why I voted
a certain way."
In one such report she listed
a typical day as starting at 7:.'J0
a. in. and ending after 1 o'clock
the next morning.
Like many other congressmen
transplanted from their homes
during the sessions, Mrs. Dwyer
lives at the Congressional Hotel
here, next door to the Capitol.
When she made her maiden
: speech, scheduled for 10 minutes
she got just one minute to talk at
the tail end of a busy day and only
about a dozen congressmen remain
ed to listen.
Sizing it all up, Mrs. Dwyer
doesn't feel insignificant as a !
Congress freshman. She says she'd |
be "naive" to think a freshman |
had the influence of experienced!
legislators, but if she sticks to the |
job of representing her district "it
will he effective."
Right now, she admits she feels |
like a child with a box of candies-
"So many exciting things to ]
i choose from I can't make up my
mind where to start.
Girl's Pony Tail
Is Good Handle
OKLAHOMA CITY «.T — Four
vear-old Marilyn Lago is happy
she wore her hair in a pony tail
i when she went fishing with her j
i grandmother, Mrs. Pear,! Albright. 11
The chiid fell into the water but |
grandma was able to save Marilyn
by grabbing the pony tail.
"All I caught that day was M/ui- I
j lyn," Mrs. Albright laughed after
, it was all over.
Food For Thought
TOLUCA, Mexico i.P — A tour-jl
ist saw a large sign reading "Chop
Suey" on the front of a restaurant. ,
He entered and ordered a dish. I
"We don't sell chopsuey," the I
waitress explained. "That's just the j
name of the restaurant."
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