The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 11, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, December 31, 1948 Page: 4
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happiness and prosperity
the coming year
TEXAS SERVICE STATION
Frank Cole
THE HEMPHILIi COUNT NEWS CANADIAN TEXAS
By MART NELSON
UAPPV new yearl
A The cry echoed and reechoed
down the street at Penny made her
way toward the bus atop Every-
where about her people were light-
hearted and gay and busily wishing
their friends good fortune for the
coming year She buttoned ber coat
at the neck and turned up the
collar It was bitterly cold day
and she told herself she would be
happy to reach home and stay In
for the night Let those with pio-
neer blood go out and stand In the
raw wind down at Dayton Circle Just
to blow a silly horn at midnight os-
tensibly to uaher In the new year
Penny had always been known at
home as a sensible girl with good
common sense She was proud of
that reputation and now that she
lived In the city alone she was more
determined than ever to live up to
it She didnt want to become a
sophisticated worldly wise city girl
Thus she summed up mentally it
was just as well she didnt
Going out tonight Penny
The words Interrupted htr
thoughts and the turned to greet
Ruby a fellow worker who was al-
ways going out with someone she
called Beanie You could always
tell the status of Rubys romance
by her mood If she was exuberant
to the point of being giddy she was
going to see Beanie that night if
she was quiet and petulant she
hadnt heard from him and If she
was downright rude with a sarcastic
twist to every remark she made
then they had quarreled
Penny smiled No Im not
Ruby she replied Odd that she
should feel such emptiness within
her as she said the words She not-
ed Rubys quick glance of sympathy
and it Irritated her I dont know
Unt ber foot missed and came
down on a sheet of Ice
anyone here she defended herself
Then added curtly And anyway I
wouldnt dream of going out in such
ghastly weather
Ruby shrugged Oh well If you
feel that way about it happy
new year Penny She hurried
away before the wretched girl could
make any response Now why did
I act so nasty she asked under
her breath Ruby hadnt meant any
offense she was simply so wrapped
up In her own little world that she
felt sorry for anyone who had no
Beanie to which to cling She was
essentially a generous person and
now Penny had deliberately hurt
her
A S SHE stood In the middle of the
sidewalk angry and discour-
aged she saw her bus speeding reck-
lessly down the street and without
another thought to anything else she
hurried toward the corner Walt oh
waltl she called running breath-
lessly No one else was waiting
however and he careened sharply
off the curb hurrying on his way
Oh dear She burst into tears
at this new disappointment and
reached blindly for the curb
But her foot missed and came
down on a sheet of ice sending her
into an astonished heap in the street
For a moment she was too stunned
la move She heard footsteps hur-
rying toward her and managed to
sit up dazedly A man knelt down
beside her but his face was a blur of
features Take it easy he admon
ished placing an arm across her
bock She tried to focus her eyes
upon him and hadnt quite succeed-
ed when he cried Penny Why
Penny Lindsay What in the world
are you doing out here
And then everything cleared and
she saw the handsome blond fea-
tures of a former school friend
Oh Alan Tears tumbled over
each other In hasty exit He helped
her to her feet Gee Its good to
see someone from the old home-
town Ive been so doggone lonely
he told her manipulating the hand-
kerchief skillfully around her nose
and eyes
Im lonely too she gasped
Ive only been here a month
Sayl What are you doing to-
night Anything
Nnothing Her heart skipped
a beat In anticipation
Then why dont we go somewhere
and talk over old times Gee Im
dying to bear some gossip about the
Turners and the Mitchells and all
jie rest Will you Penny
And Penny smiled happily this
time Tea Alan Even thlj ghast-
ly weather couldnt atop ma from
talking over old tiroes withyou
WART THE SPEED COP
Walter Wmehcll in hi radio
broadcast recently criticized
officials In gen ral for not co
operating more with the pros
Thats why we have newspapers
he said so that the people can
FRIDAY DEC 31 1943
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Tr Our Thanks Friends For your Splen-
did Patronage during Our First Year in
Canadian
k Yes were celebrating Our First Anni-
versary this month and Pledge Anew our vow
to give you the Best of Service and to main-
tain a Reasonable Price Schedule
If you have not given us the opportunity
of serving you we hope that you WILL do so
soon
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 11, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, December 31, 1948, newspaper, December 31, 1948; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47585/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.