Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 301, Ed. 1, Monday, December 20, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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WEATHER
Wcsl Texas' Mostly cloudy to
night nnd Tuesdny ptotmbly some
rain In c.xtrctns south. Warmer
Tuesdny.
g'ptADE AT HOME
T I .'en Persons are Injured by
Breckenridge American
ft)vry Purchase Mad Out of
Breokenrldze.
VOL. 17- NO. :V1.
"BKECUENKIUGE STEPHENS COUNTY TEXAS .10NHAY DLCEMHEIt '" IW17
PRICE DAILY THREE CENTS-SUNDAY FIVE CENTS
MERRY DAYS BRING SUICIDES IN TEXA
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have $2 they n willing t ' i
i. Ih. tuttlot i campaign f .' I
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llrda rvenlnj wl'h hn f am
Mis hdmonla Smith daugli'n '
Ihf Presbyterian pimrhri f
water It would not antlM i
they got married At ftut Hat" l'''
1)0 was willing hut did t .. hn..w
what Mim Smith though- at.vt '
Thru MIm Smith i fathrt old h
illilnl sec anything In thr wn nn
lie would marry them And i'l
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proplr aie trporlnl
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iu Mill come alhllug
diw i thr chimney Krlda
niht Talkul a bit tu coplo about
in oi the atirct lolay. Oot fitMiipnt
timnrka that bacauie e llvo nbom
tcr. lime na faat now as wo did
yrnra ago nnd tlilHKk which onto
wcie so lute and ctMilc arc so com
moil plucp today that kids me
imaiin a lot .f ktek out of thr
re mini; of Srn 'a I'tun that thcte
once was
ritllV: Idea was in iiiKl't out when
T
a.lt in hit of Ii" nd told u wlinl
n whnlr of i kick nc ot out of a
I tt. tin horn llwt piobntd cost
n dune Hut It lind ihrno Utile lu-
l ii. i with which to make notos
Uo ihnt wni sompthlPB. So aa wr
came on back to our office through
the eouithouae. wp Just stopped
and uikcd people as wa met them
thtic and on thp nldewnlk what
m -Santa flaua hud btousht them In
n'he lcar lm P"1 lnul "" Undi
j' l.lu- a bull on u chuic.
MlTIIKll coirytnK out the Idi-u
of once rura thltiK helng
common today that much kick I. j
lost wc bellova fruits would haw '
lA.m out in the Miiwy. Kiui's".ounty. the tnrcr-woii ivy o.
wuuUI not begin to make u Christ-
mas ttnlay.
Kuene Thonitwon said It has
ben so long since he was a child
he could not answer arid Hob
Owens said his parents died whe-i
he was young ana fhnstiiins tin
.. .i
er did mean muth to him
Ids sec what souu otheis a
A I S M
U i' aik the mil) wl
A man encomtrird remsmbrs
the piles of fnnt Two little red
waguiis show 1. 1 up Thrs. were (or
Atitii Mlllei aid John Houston
Judie 1 W waUrman lemtmbera
ii. vividly a long stocking with
tlucr big kn's in it And I had'nt
beci wrnrlng the stocking but a
week either hr added S J. 0-
lortir had Ills oul dellghtad with
u gtrat big long slick of red col-
ored enndy."
Toopy Freeland innemboni a
pair of iod top boot And how I
did ny at times rHing them on
and off
w
1) Kiiilliedy says Hiat his jar
enl never ga.c toys so tie
iimenibeiH tho frulU and candlen
Itoti Rllott remembers a big iod
apple If O Camp remembers
UH Kiuiiwlth which he gave tho Jay
tit da lifflt Some one listening Hi
pnuHcdJto ask how many remem-
ber W red enne fireworks of long
n oJfo yuu
It all wv found one statement
lir umial interest to ine wmrr
this Urn Dean said his family
lwnys hnd turkey and nlso lt
backer I for dinner on Christmas
'Da V 'I our Missus please take
notice that we are not entirely
trady foi a certain InMltutc In
Wichita Fulls because wc like salt
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NEW OIL POOL
IS DISCOVERED
Northwest Jones Wildcat
Hoje Fills With Oil
Over Week-End
Uiscoxriy of oil in the King
aund by thr dlaham-llunter cot-
pointiun o( Abilene No. 1 15 U.
Appling uotthweairin Jonca coun
ty wildcat foul miles outhwost
of Stnmfiud. put a new- aiea In
the spotlight of nctivity this weak-
end. Thr witucat contt acted b S. 11
Roberta compaii) to dilll to 1.000
feel or Palo Itnlo lime found top
of the sand at 2.630 feet nnd was
l.ut in Itreportcdly flllrd MO
fi ii in oil overnight In the right-
null hole Opeiatois slopped drill-
ikk Immediately wh-n f.ee oil had
'"'"I ounu in uie ouic
The King sand pioduces only in
the Iuders field of eaatun Jones
t northweatern Shackelford coun
ty and tho Haw-Icy KM)I. It hua
been a consistent wntor-boarlni:
hoi lion tu moat of the area.
The teat was to bo underruamed
through about 00 feet of open
hole nnd elght-lnah pipe lowered
' to the tup of Hie saturation Tho
I wildcat will then be tested for
i ommeicial production
It is in the center of a 1000-
acie block lying between Stam-
ford ami Anson and is located
1.IJ0 feet from the weat and I..
im iciii iruwi hip wjuiii iiiii-n ui
the southwest quarter of section
13-MIHll.vC survey
A mile and it half soi.theail of
Stamford operator! woie drilling
ahead and carrying pipe down
an the II II Farrta et al No 1
Nowlln which has had two show-
(Turn To fjjn 'Ihren)
DAM WORK IN
Il may be possible that actual
work wi suit on the construe -
Hon of PuMuin Kingdom dam on
the Urasoa by March I or even
before. Is the bollef of sonic of
our local business men who have
rwen keeping Kwttcd on tho prog-
lean of tho undei taking
It was stated that Managei John
NoirU. of the Hruzos Dlatriot loft
for Washington Saturday to mnkn
final plana for advertising for
bids for the eontiact for the dam
This may be done before or soon
after January 1 thirty days bnfnri-
the bids uro openotl. bringing the
awnidlng of the contract around
Feb 1 providing a bid Is iwio-
qttato and they are not all lojoctcd.
A reasonable time hay thirty
das for thr contractor to jd on
'SCHOOL BURNS
AT DESDEMONA
WITH BIG LOSS
?75O00 Building Destroy
ed Leaving Many Stud-
ents Out Of School
T'h hrautiful Iieadrmona )
Ii nit nt n roat of nmip than l
i if 1 1 i-mhI yeaia oro wb f "
irti' drmullahi'd Satuida) h'
ii of nnMetinlnd oilln i.i '
hr fliurturr n In mf
in i'i' r IfiM tin.- hfi In
(it mm f t'n w i i " drtoi
l ii till the tun din. i u co'i
I . lr mil f f "in' ' w'in Hi'
I I ii uhi (lmcicird
In in'i iii.r if tin liiiuiniR w i-
U trl u'tril i'l tin woodon
- -in. I nth. i inflntii ihlr piiiii
i hoi- a l. unr.l iinil thr oiiuir.
. Imll I a i i n Kr (1 that il
i- IhouKhl Mm ivi'lilHK i-mld hi-
ll' irfrd fri.ii Ihr i i.lt
fln M.i fin hid
ii i iin tin rim
inai-d fol
nit aide i
f ill"' Inniiiiiij wh'Ph nmnistpd of
i Ii iwmi n' mil to itoilP". caved
n f-illlti it. u iniisi of delnla
ihii add' t In Mir .text ruction -f
i lulpmrnt within thr acliool.
No oiii win in tin building at
the tlmr Mip flip bioko out nnd
no one wn InjuiPd In the Whip.
No aiiniiKenipnta had been mndr
lor a buildliiK wheie clasaea mli;lit
bo held until n new arhool could
dp provldid. and It was stated !'
members of the school bontd tha'
QlaMB likely would not bo ip-
sumed until after Iho first of the
ear.
With tne consolidation of v-
i ml lurnl school dlititeta thU
enr and laat. the number or pu-
pils attending the Deadamon
chool Ims been cienlly Incronsml
duilng th ost '. a large mini-
boi of pupils boInK hauled In
bussoa fiom several ncaiby com-
munities. Americans Urred
To Quit Tsittfftao
TSINOTAO China IKi 30 (UP)
Hencwal of a wave of looting
dynamltlnc and buining which luta
caused $10O.0W.00O loss In the Ja-lnu-se
mill snctlon waa feared to-
night. Acting upon orikia of the state
ln Wn.hmglon the L'
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LvftcuMc qiI.ky.
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Chinese Leader Is
Urged To Rattle
SHANGHAI Deo. 20 UR Com-
munist loaders took advantage ol
the dlsoignnlzed Chinese central
government today to demand that
Ocnernl Chnlng Kai-Shek establish
n new logimu strongly organized
to i.sist Japan to the end.
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MUNICH Dec. 20 'UP' nen-
nil Krleh Uudendorff one of Oei-
many's most billllitnt noldleis In
the Woild Uiii ami antl-Chnstlnn
nntl-Jewlsh lenders alter It died
today He was 72.
MARCH IS SEEN
tho Job would bring tho actual
! construction mound March 1.
Whilo the above la unofficial. It is
the suggestion of those who are on
the inside of what Is going on
around Tom pic hendqunitrrs of
tho Ilrnzos Dlstilet.
Aftrr tho contract Is let It is
piobnble that tho successful con-
tractors will mako a srleotlun of
hondquitrters and that Hut llraios
C. & II. District will then make
their plana for an office nt the
same place
.Sufficient highway fnellltlos and
railroad tinck transportation fa
cllitles are now being studied and
nn effort Is being made to socui"
ndciuatr facilities for both road
and rail hnullng- of suplles and
tracl to and from the dnmstl'c.
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Jap Reply Awaited
By Secretary Hull
ASHl.NUTO.N iin .i LP' Siiiit.il oi it. iti li'iiM! Hull
awaiting lupanrsr ii'.)in r to piotestx on thr dent i net Inn of the I?
I'nniiy informed Si n .tor William Snmtlieia of New Jrisey to-
dtiy that Ameiicnn tioom i.inl w-iushipa will temnln In China.
.Hull mini tiied trio svnntn that the. piCKonL docs not seem an op-
.poituno moment for withdrawing
Three Are Hurl
J n Bus Tumble
Injuiies of tlueo pViaonn tientrd
at the Weatalde hospital for Injur-
lea lecolved when a bus turned
over north of ner Miminy attei -
noon woie considered not serious
and one of the patlcnta hud been
dismissed Monday.
Mis Stella Ogletree or Mm low
Oklnhoiiia was dismissed and Mi.
and Mm. Claude Campbell of Lub-
bock otill ate at the hoapltal but
It was said they weto not seilou-
ly hint.
The Wichita Falls-Hiownwood
ltainhow roach turned ovei on Its
side neni Ivnn Sunday afternoon
when it went Into the bar pit.
Senate Filibuster
On Rill Is Avoided
WASHINOTON. Dee 20 UR -Thr
senate driving to compleo ac-
tion on housing legislation during
thu spicial session overcamo
threat today of a filibuster from
southern sonatora and postponed
consideration of the antl-lynohlns
bill until January 24.
determined to enact the housing
bid. designed to halt business rc-
rnulon oven if It beeamea necoa-
aty lo dolay adjournment until
Thursday administration leaders
exerted pressure to win tn nnu-
lynching dolay.
Railway Rales Are
Increased Today
WASHINGTON Dr.' 20 'UP
Continuing their fight for a $517.-
(iOO.OOO annual ineieastt in freight
tales inllroadt placed In efr.pt to-
day rate scheduled whh will add
approximately 18.000.000 a year lo
their revonuc. '
Patient Improved
Newton I-antron who underwent
an appendectomy nt St. Joseph's
Hospital In Fort Worth Friday Is
roportod Improving nicely.
Hm'K Won li sium
WAKKFIFLD Mnas. ill" M.
(iinei Sweet wn a rare with nn
expie.is tram hut lost the top of
hei enr She skimmed under one
set of crossing gatex but Hie
0U101 set do-tnofoil the maehlno.
She was unhurt
fo. Uli fliMn fl is I of thr i u
funurt Hiilm i Mut'i n dlnir sinn
atilvrd on tin- Kumjii to pppi thp
rpk n home 'it' Iipip ihe anld.
ttonps and wnt ships.
While officials anticipated majoi
developments in tho fni east with-
in the next 21 hours President
ltooMPvelt kept In close contact
with the situation.
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I.IAl'S DI'NV OKI'.W
i rilti:i ON Mill'
r ShaNC.HAI. Dec 20. 'U.ffl Ja
panese army nuthoiltlei admitted
today that thetr troops boarded
tho gunboat Panuy as It was sink-
ing aftar a J aim nose airpluna at-
tack but it waa denied that thf
boarding patty filed machine guns
nt It.
It waa admitted that the tionp
filed on and enpttued a small lmai
from one of Hirer Standmd Oil
nhlpa which weie attacked but It
waa aaseitcd that as soon aa the
troops found Hint the vessels weie
American thoy tried to stop th"
sirplanc attacks and lost several
men In doing no.
i;.M S U N 1 1 Sli I'l-'liNS
TOWAKI) JAPAN".
LONDON Dec X. (UJ9 -Jnan
fully accept her liability to mako
full compensation for casualties to
mulsh soldlois und sailois In
China foreign accioiury Anthony
ICdpu Informed the house of com
mons today.
ISdon disclosed that Gieut Hi It-
nln iefuies to ircogulzo the autbii-
ommiH goveinment which Is being
fostcied In noithcin China in op-
position to the Nanking govern-
ment. The British attitude towaid the
far east stiffened at tho beginning
at what la o.xpecte.l to be one of
the most critical weeks since the
stall of tha conflict.
The iucioase In tension betwo-'i
the V. S. and Japan encouraged
this country to tnlir a more defi
nite stand In addition there was
girat anxiety over the safety of
Hongkong. Hi Haiti's colony in
South China.
Man Kills Rr other
In Dance Scuffle
SRGUIN. Dec. 20. djRi- Raymond
Sehmuli 21. whose love for his
older brother Januvi made them
Inftspnrablo nomimnions faced a
foi mal charge of minder today bo-
"ause ha hit James during- n scuf-
fle at a dunce hall and bioke hli
ncrk.
James 21 I' S nimy piival"
and an ouUtmullns; fithlctn wai
his brothor's (del. friends said.
Congress Deadlocked
FDR CONFERS
lUTim nTTTDPi'
0
ran Honiara
ON SESSION
Administration Program Is
Blocked As End Draws t
Near
vhin;ton. He. J" iuc
I'-. i '. nt Ho isevclt iiiitiion. (1 leg
l i'. Iin Ins to i-onfi H-nre aa
Mir i' i il session of const ran
in a 'nwniil n close -with thr ad-
miiintiiiMon ptogiam blocVcil and
rffoitt to icllcve business to tax
imi.lcni or to put biakca on spend
I
ing faring fnlltuc.
The session Is scheduled to
December 23. I
Thr leaders headed by Hie vle
piesldent apent an hum mid a
half with the president todn dis-
cussing the general situation.
Members looked to adjournment
In pessimistic splilt. Many doubt-
ed that federal spending could be
checked sufficiently thin yea i to
hold the deficit to the $600000000
stipulated by Mi Iloosevelt.
Thrie was general confidence
that the regular aeaalon. conven-
ing Januaiy 3. would deal prompt
ly with the la.xea ftom which bits-
liiens seeks tallef.
Fadeial economy pinna wore
cheeked In the ipeolnl ueaalon. Sun-
a tins stuck by tho complex ctuu
auiplus control bill tofuscd twlco
to limit funds to bo spent In be-
half of agriculture.
A lea I raz Escapees
Are Relieved Alive
8AN FRANCISCO Dec 20. (U.R)
-The escnpo of two convicts fiom
Alcatiau was not tlouo iccklesily
on the spin or the moment. War-
den James Johnson said today.
The escaped prisoneiu Theodore
Cole and Ralph Roe Oklnhomaus
have been sought since Thursday
vshen they dlsappeaied Horn the
fcdcial inland pi lion At flist War-
den Johnson believed the two
ih i wind when they attempted to
swim Han Fianclseo Hay. Todny
he Indicated belief that thu mii
weie picked up in a boat.
Divers Seek Rodics
Of Eifjht Workmen
PdRT STANLEY. Or.tniio Dec.
20. iU.FI Dlveis descended Into
Kettle Cieolt todny lo noaich foi
the bodies of eight workmen who
weie trajmed when a lempoinry
dam collapsed leleaslng a 30-foot
wall of watei .
Foiii men smvlved. They were
In seiiouH condition ftom shock
and Injuiios.
Oil Outlook Over
Nation Held Ret tcr
AUSTIN. Dec 20 U R Hcttei
national outlook was credited hoie
today with having stopped the
Texas rallnwd commlMslon's con
templnted older lor a Sunday shut
down ot all Texas oil fields
MORE XMRS FUNDS ARE NEEDED
With the Gooilfellows enteiing
tho lust lap In tho work of blink-
ing cheer to those In nnod on
Chilstmas a aurvey Monday morn-
ing showed gtcnt proRioas mndo
but funds still need.
A little over $100 Is accounted
foi to meet nn expense of ho mo-
ttling over $000. While It npponrs
this sum will bo tabled it will not
be raised soon enough to nvold n
tertibte lush at the lat unloss the
checks aie sent In light away.
1 Imp Is boglnnlng to be n big
Clement.
The packages will bo dollvcind
on Filday afternoon nnd ovcnlnp;
by memhoi-K of tho Ameiicnn Le-
gion The "packages" will con-
fht of Chiiatmas gifts nnd food
for the hiy stuffed In a lingo
papri 'ack Jpmp U .Smith chair
Hi ah way E van (j els
Strike Wall
At Austin
AUSTIN Dec 20 iUP. High
a delegations appealing to
h Texan highway commission
I.kIii. foi pioinisen on load
wotk inn against n stone wall
No pledget- ran be mndr until
we know What Is going to he
done nlKH.it frdeinl nld. Com-
mission Chaii mii-i n X. Uoh-
bltt anucuiirril.
Taken undei eonsideiatlnn
waa nn application for te-
am faring highway IS between
lticckenrld ;e and Shackelfoid
county
MERRY. SOBER
XMAS ASKED
Several Arrests For Being
Drunk Fighting Bring i
Warnings !
Theic was a HlHe lick on Into
thu offices of Judgo J. W Castlr-
mun and Sherlfr Toopy Fueland
todny. nnswoiiiiK complaints of
fighting or disorderly conduct oc-
culting In two or Hiiro places with-
in tho past Javo or tlueo days.
Thli caused Shorlff Toopy Ftoe-
land to isiiic a happy and meiiy
Chilstmas to tho people of Birch-
cmidgo and Stophons county but
to wain Hint the moirlmoiil must
be snfo and anno.
.Sheiirr Fteuland or nls deputlci
mako little trlis to public places
w hem beor is set veil nl petiods
nnd It was fiom some or these that
righting chin ges aiose and a few
counts for drunkenness arose.
"I they get diunk oi fight they
me going to be ai tested If found
by officers nnd they may land In
Jail" ho win nod.
This followed u warning Sunday
by Chief Ollle Jackson against tin-
shooting oi sale of fluciackeis
on the slieets of Uteckenridgr. und
n plea to piu en ts of the city to
have thuli cliilditm exrieiae cine In
shooting flirwoiks nt home.
A warning of caic about file
around tin Christum tiuu ahead)
has been Issued by the slate insui-
aiice commission.
Hankow Safety Zone
Proposed To Japan
LONDON Dec 20 lUPi C.ieal
Hlltnin the U. S. and Fiance hav
made tepi Mentation to .Iaui rfug-
gesting cieatiun of a safety zone
at Hankow pieseut seat of the
Chinese goveinment it was learn
ed today.
Theft Alleged In
Complaint Filed
Complaint has been filed In coun-
ty couit against A. G Hauls and
Claicnce Johnson charging them
with theft or peisonal piopeily it
is alleged pump paits. and illici
weio taken from It. D Uivlng
man of tho woik. said It Is plan-
ned to make each package fit the
needs nnd size of tho family to
which it will he delivered.
It is expected to stmt giving out
olothlng n little eat Iter tlinii Fit-
day. The Goodfollows club still Is
open foi a contribution of hoof
which would mntoiially out down
tha need for funds.
Actually doponled In tho hank
Monday was tho Bum of $250 for
All of thin work but fiom the
football gams and othor source
definitely known thin nmoiuit can
bo 'cnirled to over $100 nt mom-
ents notice.
A large number attended the
matlnco at tho Palaco thontio
Saturday which matei tally added
to tho stoio of toy.
SEVEN LIVES
I SNUFFED OUT
j BY GUN FIRE
! Violent Deaths In Slate A-
Week - End Is Six -i
Survey Shows
Illy United P-
Gun file claimed
Texas duilng the Wi.
traffic accidents an . i i
drowning bi ought Hi i
to 10.
Handle Menefee .r. -i i
I Sunday his invalid nn"
Kate Handle Mrnef i -
tonlo his brothri Th.nn .
fee an nltoiney. then Uii
elf Randlo .Mineft- ha. I l . t
fined by pool health '.. Ii i
ci n homo for a tiumbi i oi i
His piesence was uiikii'' t"
llboift
An unidentified man -Ii" u
bert Htaty II. Satuid.i tu hi
the boy and two companion n
their bicycles neai a pnil.i l .
In an Austin paik
Di. T. G. Wilson. 1ti. Am ii nn
dentist wns found shot to iiej-
Sunday nt hli home A romnei i.
turned a veidlot of suicide
A sulaldr xndlot was irttn if .t
In tho denth of Mrs. Nina Hill .
wifo of Hal i y Hill E pIM ... .
neor. Mis. Hill was shot to death
Frank Crur 21. Alixlean labour
was hot to d. nth dming an . .
ment Sunday m an Aiiitm I .
(Mil lot
Illcliaiil Haglnnd. 7 koii .l Mi.
nnd Mii Jlni llnglard of An. n
was di owned Sunday when h. II
Into the Coloiado Hvpi.
San Antonio police e..ils - . lS
found the body of Tom lie . .
nppiuenlly the l(tmi .-and-riin
dnu
Maiy Ann King .1 .
was killeii uii(la wh
fiom i m iv m.. uut.an l
Kiniiiitt I . uiiai d .'l
Alitoiiio s uul iy fi
filed in in iiitiiiiii'! '
Ven it i Id isiraii I'
dailghtei m Mi '
Housmnn of Poitai
ftliiinglnl to de it Ii .
Sunday aftei iu.ll
An automobile
Jesse WiyianiM r i
K L .Hendeisun I
Satuidny night neni
It
Highway Del tan'
Is A I Austin h '
County Judge A
Commissioners .
Walker Sayle umi '
nnd Hunter Join
.' teinoon to app' m '
way commission i i v
the matter of imi
13. cast to the i
line
A heaiing hud i
phons county on n
day. It is hop.. I i
gallon to get th i
fared
Court May Rt en
Case Ry I Hint
WASHINGTON Dec
The deMitmcnt of Jv
ngieeil to a supiem
of the Kleetilo Ho-
case attacking eon ti-
the public utillt'. h
act of 103.1.
The supiem. i . n ' '
that the fedcial ..
net of 1031 prohibit
donco ceciiird throul
ping In criminal piose. h
fedeial com t.
Former Resident
Is Dead A I Demo
Fi lends hoie Mond
nwnltlng telegraph nnr i
of funeral services m r
Tilton who died Satin I m .
ver Coloiado. Mrs. Tii
eied at Tlouston ifornit-. .
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Hall, C. M. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 301, Ed. 1, Monday, December 20, 1937, newspaper, December 20, 1937; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth73028/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.