The Shackelford County Leader (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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VIRGINIA CLARKE
The Shackelford County Leader
"Old Vol. 31, No. 14—New Vol. 4, No. 51
Albany, Texas, Dec. 31,1942
Subscription, Per Year, $1.00
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The Leader family had planned
to take a holiday week from work
this week and follow the custom of
most weekly newspapers in omit-
ting the publication of a paper on
the week after Christmas. But af-
ter a liberal response from business
firms last week with greetings to
patrons, local news was crowed out
and we felt that our readers had
not had a fair deal. Thus, we de-
cided to comply with the many re-
quests to give our subscribers a
newspaper this week while the
news was still new. It is true we
have missed more news than we
have collected for the paper this
week, but did you ever try to call or
see all the people in Albany within
a few days time? If you haven't,
then you should work with a news-
paper sometime and you would
have more mercy on the poor news
hounds. We found that many Al-
bany women were in Abilene this
week and wondered if the fine
weather was just too tempting to
keep them home.
Encouraging Outlook
Reported on No. 191
The most encouraging outlook
on the highway project concerning
further construction of the Baird
road was seen in a report given the
chamber of commerce by Joe A.
Clarke, a member of the highway
committee, at the Tuesday lunch-
eon meeting. He told of a discussion
with members of the state highway
commission on a recent visit to
Austin and said there seemed a
possibility of some construction
work being done even before the
end of the war, and expressed it as
his opinion, that the road was due
to get serious consideration as soon
as any highway in the state could
receive attention.
A report on school matters made
by C. B. Downing brought to light
the fact that the Albany high
school is among the most advanced
in the state in the completeness of
its curriculum. A request from the
state department of education that
typing, short hand, machine shop
work, wood work, pre-flight train-
] ing, and radio, be added to the cur-
riculum revealed that all except
j the last two named courses had
been available in the high school
here for several years and the pre-
First Lieutenant C. M. (Mac) Isbell Meets
Heroic Death in European War Theatre
Friends in Albany have just re-
ceived more detailed account of the
death of First Lieut. Mac Isbell,
who was killed in action on a
bombing mission, somewhere over
occupied France on November 23,
1942. Lieut. Isbell was the son of
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Jefferson F.
Isbell, former residents of Albany,
but who now live in El Paso, where
Col. Isbell is the chief chaplain in
Fort Bliss. Lieut. Mac had many
friends in Albany where he spent
his summer vacation periods.
After graduating from the Poly-
technic high school in Fort Worth
he attended the TAcas State Uni-
versity for three years, withdraw-
ing early in 1941 to enlist in the Air
Corps of the U. S. Army at Ran-
dolph Field. He received his train-
ing in three California fields,
Hemit, Gardner, and Mather, and
was commissioned at Mather Field.
Shortly after receiving his com-
mission he transferred to the Four
Engine Bomber and was sent to
Albuquerque, N. M., for additional
training. While there he met Miss
Frances Martin, a student in the
New Mexico University. They were
married in Ruidosa, N. M., with his
The Christmas holidays did not
seem very real in Albany with no
glittering lights to create the at-
mosphere. We tried to overcome
this deficiency by setting up a huge
tree in our office and lighting it as
bright as we could. It proved an
attractive sight for many children
and even grown-ups stopped to
press their noses against the win-
dows as they peered in at the color-
ful tree. Most of us are just grown-
up kids though, and we still love
the sight of a Christmas tree.
In closing out the old year, we
wish to express our appreciation
for one of the most successful
years we have ever spent in Al-
bany. Despite the fact that the
war has hampered the newspaper
business perhaps, more than any
other line, it could have been much
worse. The Leader is closing out
its fourth year of life under its
present name and we feel that it
has now made a niche for itself in
the life of the community. Estab-
lished as a county-wide newspaper
and priced at a popular subscrip-1
tion rate which would permit it to J
flight training was added this year! father, Col. Isbell, performing the
with I. M. Chism teaching the wedding ceremony.
He then spent three months at
course. Only the radio course is
yet to be added to bring the high
school program up to the highest ( ALBANY WOMAN'S
standard, according to the report. ' jr^THER BURIED
Attendance at the meeting was CENTER
unusually good considering the
after-Christmas lull in business and
the invoicing job of practically all Albany, was
business firms in town.
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WPA Liquidation in j RC Sewing Room
Shackelford County Opens Next Monday
Windover Field, Utah as a first pi
lot on a Flying Fortress, going
from there for six weeks duty on
the East Coast as coast patrol. He
was sent to England on September
6th and was attached to the Amer-
ican Air Force. He is said to have
engaged in a number of bombing
missions, all of which were success-
fully accomplished until the fatal
flight on November 23.
Memorial services for Lieut. Is-
bell were conducted on Sunday,
December 20th in the Asbury
Methodist church in El Paso, where
he maintained his membership. Dr.
W. E. Brown, district superintend-
ent Of the El Paso district, an in-
timate friend of the Isbell family,
conducted the service.
Aloany friends of Lieut. Col. and
Mrs. Isbell deeply sympathize with
them in their loss. When neigh-
bors and friends are listed among
the casualties, it brings the war
and all its horrors closer to us. It
should and must make each of us
more determined in our efforts to
do all within our power to speed
the day of peace, and the end of all
dictators. In no other way can we
avenge the untimely deaths of
these fine American boys who are
giving their all that we might live
in a "Land of the Free."
Referrals and recertifications for
WPA employment will be accepted
from the State Department of Pub-
lic Welfare by the division of em-
The Red Cross sewing room will
open again next Monday for the
continuation of the war production
program and Albany women are
Funeral for the Rev. S. H. Innes,
CHRISTMAS VISITORS
NUMBER 300 AT USO
More than 300 cups of coffee
were served to service men during
60, father of Mrs. B. W. Wallace ol ! ^j)e j10ijtiay week-end when one of
ployment of WPA until January 15,, urged to lend more cooperation in
1943 which means that applications
for such service must be made to
the local welfare office not later
than January 8, 1943 in order that
the junior field worker will nave
time to get the case worked up and
mailed in by the 15th.
This is the last time that any
making of garments for war refu-
gees and kit bags for soldiers.
Closed since before the holidays,
many women have inquired this
week about the reopening and have
shown unusual interest in getting
back to work.
Mrs. Joe B. Matthews, produc-
one will have the opportunity to j tion chairman, requests that each
receive training for defense work, woman who comes to work, should
with a subsistence allowance and
anyone wishing to take advantage
of this opportunity should do so at
once.
Shackelford county has three
WPA projects, namely, school lunch
project, Albany water works im-
provement project, and commodity
distribution. The school lunch
project will close not later than
March 1, but it is anticipated that
bring two large needles with which
to sew labels on finished garments.
In view of the needle shortage and
the inability to buy them in Albany,
this is imperative she said, and any
one who has a supply of big needles
to spare, will contribute to the
project if they will send the needles
to the room, whether or not you
are able to do any work there.
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the sponsors will work out some • C h ri m a <a Dinnera
plan to carry on these very worthy j ^riStmaS UUltierS
projects. The Albany water works j \JflVetl 14 SolulCrS
improvement projcct will be com-1*
pleted or closed not later than j
April 1. It is not known at this ;
IN BRADFORD HOME
Holiday guests here in the home
of'their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. R. S. Bradford, were Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Cammel, Mrs. Jane
held Tuesday after-
noon at Center, childhood home of
the Methodist minister who died
Sunday in a Breckenridge hospital.
The Rev. Mr. Innes was stricken
ill
wife came
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the most popular seasons for visit-
ing was observed at Christmas
time. Hostesses on duty reported a
constant stream of visitors while
many of the soldiers made return
last summ^ when he and his vjsits during the three.day period.
It was soldier day in the Ben G.
Reynolds home on Christmas day,
time when the commodity distribu- { but the informality of the occasion
tion project will close. | made it a pleasant and memorable
O- ' day for 14 men from Camp Barke-
LOYVERYS AT HOME | ley.
Returning home for the holidays | Albany's chief of police wondered
were Mrs. J. T. Lowery's son, Joe! what his wife would ever do with
Lowery of Abilene, and her grand- j her 28-pound turkey for Christmas
daughter, Katheryn Hunter, a high! dinner, what with all the children
school student in Dallas this year, j and grandchildren in far away
Joe remained over the week-end places and no one at home but the
and Katheryn will return to Dallas , Mistress and the chief himself, and
for the opening of school next Mon-i his father, Uncle Phin Reynolds,
day. I When Mrs. Reynolds prepared
■ o I her Christmas dinner she invited
IN WEATHERFORD i four Albany women, each of whom
lace homcj,e
McGaughey, Mrs. Hugh McGaugh- j mediated
Plur
o visit in the Wal-
Mrs
was removed im-
ey, and Mrs. James Ryker, of Fort
"VVortir,-"fi'irgn ivicGaiig'h'ey of Camp
Howze, Gainesville, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Robeson of Buffalo, Tex-
as.
had been
hospital where he
'•te/l- treatment for a
Howsley spent j
LUNCHEON GUESTS
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Morris of
Stamford were luncheon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sedwick
r Wednesday. Mrs. Sedwick's moth-
er, Mrs. L. F. Hatcher, was also a
guest. Rev. Morris is pastor of the
be read by every citizen of the I First Christian church of Stamford,
county, it has made fast strides to-i The C0UPle f^rmer.y lived in Al-
ward that goal.
bany.
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The confidence of friends has
made the Leader all that it is and
it is that confidence which spurs
us on to work long overtime hours
to produce the best paper we can.
Not that it measures up to our own
desires, for no issue has A'er come
fro in the press that did not em-
barrass us with our shortcomings
in 'the way of the news we failed to
get for the paper, or some error or
misfit in the make-up. But with
the continued cooperation of our
friends, and our friends' friends, we
hope to improve the Leader more
in the next year.
IN WELDON HOME
Misses Dixie a:id Ruth Howard1
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of Abilene spent the holidays in
Albany as guests in the home of
j their sister, Mra. H. M. Weldon,
and the Rev. Weldon. The visitors
were accompanied home Wednes-
bra,in tum<3°UB Vie.
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VISITS COUSIN
Miss Marilynne
the' holidays in Lamesa as the
gui'Stof her cousin, Bob Crawley,
who was home from Annapolis for
the Christmas holidays. Returning
this week, she was accompanied by
Bob, and Peggy Eiland and Chuck
Jacobs, the four driving on to Dal-
las Wednesday from where Bob
went back to Annapolis and his
companions returned to Albany.
The visitors returned to their home
at Lamesa Thursday.
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Cookies were served with the coffee
and gifts were presented each serv-
ice man who came to the USO room
i 4uiing Chri'3fra£'.s day.
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j DENISON FAMILY HERE
I FROM MERKEL
Rev. and Mrs. D. D. Denison and
son, James Dickey of Merkel, were
visitors here Wednesday and were
luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Douglas., After a visit to Mo-
ran during the afternoon, they
spent the night here in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hale.
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BAPTIST OFFERINGS
TO CLOSE SUNDAY
Offerings for the Lottie Moon j
foreign mission fund and the Buck-
ner Orphans home will be closed
Mrs. M. H. Grable and Pearl
lives alone. She told the chief she
went to Weatherford for a week- had set the table for 12, but places
end holiday visit with relatives and were reserved for only seven and
were joined there by Mr. Grable he shoukt brin£ ^ enough soldiers
at noon to fill the table. Five were
on hand to eat the noon meal.
During the afternoon the chief
brought home another group of
five hungry soldiers and set before
them the Christmas feast. When
who is employed at Fort Worth,
and their other daughter, Vernelle,
a student at NTSTC, at Denton.
RETURNS TO LUBBOCK
Mrs. W. E. Griggs carried her
son, Walter, back to Lubbock Fly- i suPPer time arrived there were stili
ing school Christmas day after he hungry men on the streets and four
had spent the week visiting at more guests sat at the Reynolds
home. She was accompanied by table that niSht for turkey dinner.
Maxine Mims and Mrs. J. M. King- Camp Barkeley soldiers, they(
ston, who visited her son Clinton, were the most appreciative men,
also a trainee in the flying school. Mrs- Reynolds reported, that she
0. had ever befriended in any way.
OVERNIGHT VISITORS I Those leaving their names were
Sgt. Chester J. Gerdes, of Norris
FROM A. & M.
John Rose, student at A. & M., j Sunday, the pastor of the Albany
left Sunday after spending the hol-
One of the fine expressions of
confidence has been shown during
the month just ending when the
greatest number of new subscribers
were added: In addition, renewals
have come in, in usually large num-
bers. The Leader has never had
any subscription campaigns and no [
solicitors have ever gone out to
invite new readers, therefore, we
believe that our readers have been
mo3t loyal friends and it is our
aim to work harder next year' than
ever before, to raise the standard
of your home county paper. It
still remains at one dollar per year
in Shackelford and adjoining coun-
ties, and one and a half elsewhere.
Wishing you a Happy New Year,
and a Victorious 1943, we enter our j
fifth year with renewed confidence j
in all of Shackelford county.
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IN EZELL HOME
day by Mrs. Weldott and children,!
Dona Ann and Kay, who are spend-
ing the rest of the week in Abilene.
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IN HUMBEK HOME
Holiday visitors here in the home
of their mother,.Mrs. D. G. Humber,
were Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Seely of
Madill, Okia.; Mrs Lee Anna Grubb
of Abilene; and Miss Myrtle Hum-
ber, a teacher in the Amarillo pub-
lic schools. W. E. Humber of Abi-
lene was a visitor here in the Hum-
ber home Tuesday.
idays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Rose. He was accom-
panied as far as Dallas by his aunt,
Mrs. Alice Hill and daughter,
Doris. Miss Hill, who is employed
at Camp Barkeley. spent Christmas jlle reported
in Albany. i
IN EASTER HOME
Baptist church, Rev. H. M. Weldon,
has announced, and all who have
not yet sent in their contribution
should do so before close of the day
Sunday. The money is to be sent
to the headquarters office Monday,
IN V. B. COTTON HOME
Holiday guests in the V. B. Cot-
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Easter and ton home were their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Black
IN J. C. MILLER HOME
Cpl. and Mrs. Fred Jordon and
Charles Jordon of Muskogee, Okla.,
were holiday guests here in the
home of Mrs. Jordon's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Miller. Returning
Tuesday, Mrs. Miller carried them
as far as Dallas where they were
to visit briefly enroute home.
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HERE FROM ABILENE
Mrs. Leila Lieb and daughter,
j Mrs. Bill Hill, and Mr. Hill, of Abi-
I lene, spent the holidays here with
Mrs. Lieb's mother, Mrs. L. F.
•y
Hatcher, and other relatives. Mr.
and Mrs. Hill also visited his moth-
Mrs. Alice Hill.
children, John and Lanelle, of Abi-
lene, spent Christmas day here as
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Easter and Hallie Vick.
Lanelle had been here through the
week but returned home with her
parents.
HOLIDAYS IN WACO
Mrs. Ella Webb and J. R. Webb
spent the Christmas holidays in
Waco as guests in the home of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Joe Ward,
and Mr. Ward. J. R. returned home
the first of this week while his
mother remained for a more ex-
tended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Ezell and
their daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bass,
had as holiday guests on Christmas
day, Mrs. Ezell's sister, Mrs. W. P.
Everheart, and Mr. Everheart, of
Fort Worth, and Mrs. W. T. Magee
and Bill.
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IN FORT WORTH
Watt R. Matthews is spending a i as guests
few days this week in Fort Worth.' in Mineral Wells,
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FROM CARRIZO SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pridgen of
Carrizo Springs returned home
Wednesday after spending the holi-
days here in the home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hill.
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TO MINERAL WELLS
Mr. and Mrs. C. L Goff spent
Thursday and Friday of last week
of friends and relatives
VISIT IN FORT WORTH
Mrs. John Bray and her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Bruce Bray, spent
the Christmas holidays in Fort
Worth as guests of the former's
daughters, Miss Cecil Bray and
Mrs. Odie Johnson, and Mr. John-
son.
and Dorothy Renee, of Cisco; and
V. B. Cotton Jr. of the Lubbock
Flying school. Mrs. Cotton and
daughters, Dorothy Jo, and Mrs.
Black and baby visited her mother,
Mrs. Reynolds, and other relatives
at Merkel during the afternoon on
Christmas day.
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IN MITCHELL HOME
Holiday guests in the home of
their mother, Mrs. Esther Mitchell,
were Mr. and Mrs. John King and
Janice, of Fort Worth; R. P. Mitch-
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Marshall and
children of Texon were visitors
here Monday night in the home of
her sister, Mrs. Tolbert Crow, while
enroute home from Palo Pinto
where they had spent the holidays.
VISIT PARENTS
Mrs. Tolbert Crow and children,
Billie and Hugh Frank, spent the
holidays in Palo Pinto as guests of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Couger.
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City, 111.; Corp. Richard Post, Hen-
ry ville, Pa.; Pfc. Thomas M. San-
chez, St. Bouis, Mo.; Pvt. Marion
Prater, Archie Keenmanse, and
Harvey B. Strong, Pfc. LeRoy A.
Reese of Young, Ariz.; Pvt. Earl R.
Burns.
Albany guests for the Christmas
dinner were Mrs. Alma Jones, Mrs.
Frank Elliott, Mrs. Minnie Grant-
ham and Miss Fannie Wellls.
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SPEND CHRISTMAS IN
JOE B. ANDERSON HOME
Joe B. Anderson, Tarrant Field,
Fort Worth, and Mrs. Anderson, t
GO TO LAMPASAS
Mrs. Wayne Wylie and little
daughter, Alice, drove to Lampasas j Albanyi were hosts on Christmas
Day to Staff Sgt. Wall, Camp
Hawz, Gainesville, Pvt. Mickey
Wysocki, Camp Bowie, Brown-
Thursday to spend the week-end
with her mother and other rela-
tives.
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wood; Corp. Joe Wysocki, Camp
Barkeley, Abilene; Sgt. and Mrs.
Johnny Williams, Fort Worth; Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Whitworth, Breck-
VISIT HOMEFOLKS
Lee Suther and Lloyd Beard were
among those from Lubbock Flying
school who visited with home folks i enridge; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ander- "
during the holidays.
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HERE FROM DALLAS
Mrs. Albert Palmore of Dallas is
ell of the Lubbock Flying School; I here this week as a guest in the
CISCO VISITORS
Mrs. Claude Howell and daugh-
ters, Betty, Claudia and Mickey,
visited in Cisco on Christmas day
with Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Smith, old
friends of the family.
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HERE FROM GRAHAM
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Glidewell of
Graham spent Tuesday here as
guests of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Easter, and family.
and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Tidmore
and children, Billy and Velata Ann,
of Abilene.
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AT MATTHEWS RANCH
Mrs. Lucille Brittingham and
children, John and Bob of Fort
Worth, Tom of Princeton Universi-
ty, and Sally of Chatham Hall, re-
turned to their home and school
work Sunday after a holiday visit
here with relatives and at the Mat-
thews ranch.
IN BIZZELL HOME
Sgt. J. W. Bizzell of Camp Crow-
der, Mo., spent the Christmas holi-
days here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Bizzell. Another son,
York Bizzell, a government engi-
neer, left Tuesday to return to the
Ancon Canal Zone after an extend-
ed visit here with home folks.
home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
Graham Webb Jr., and Mr. Webb.
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VISITING IN ODESSA
Mrs. Ida Cauble Harp is visiting
in Odessa in the home of her son,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harp.
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VISIT IN MERTENS
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Goodman and
Darlene spent the Christmas holi-
days visiting relatives at Mertens.
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VISIT PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Burnett and
children spent Christmas day at
Moran as guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. N. Hitt.
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VISIT IN STAMFORD
Billie and Hugh Frank Lowe are
spending a few days In Stamford
this week as the guests of relatives.
son, Artesia, New Mexico; Mrs. Lee
May Frazier of Abilene and Sgt.
James Ledford, Camp Barkeley.
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BIRTHDAY DINNER
COMPLIMENTS
J. CARTER KING JR.
Complimentary to her husband,
Mrs. J. Carter King Jr., entertain-
ed Tuesday evening with a birth-
day dinner at their home. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nail Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. L. F H. Hooker, Mr.
and Mrs. Max Eversberg Jr., and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roeser.
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VISITORS AT DeLAFOSSE
RANCH
Christmas guests at the ranch
home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. DeLa-
fosse were Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
Phelps and son of Abilene, Bob
Kincaid of Camp Barkeley and
Mrs. Kincaid, Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Kincaid of Bonham, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Roberts and daughter, Ada
Lou of Breckenridge and Mrs. De-
Lafosses' mother, Mrs. H. Roberts.
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