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auc| V VI LII13 CV11U i/1111V41 lace winner wras Miss Mary yyClarence Swaim KilledStation RobberyClarence Swaim, 51, of Breckenridge, son of Mrs. John Swaim of this city, slain in the robbery of a service station where he was employed east , f there, was buried in Howard Cemetery near Desdemona Tuesday afternoon after funeral services were conducted at St. Paul’sMethodist ChurchinBreckenridge.Stephens County Sheriff Chase Booth said Swaim w'as apparently shot with his own pistol. He reported that nine bullet holes wereholster was found strapped to his body with his automatic pistol missing.Sheriff Booth reported that his office was working on a reliable lead but refused to elaborate.The victim was born in this area and lived in Somervell County for some time. He had lived in Breck-Miof16MiRcdaL.AiteiC.JateiLethofCcLiofBrfound in the body.He said the slayer either had two pistols or had to top and reload while pump, ing bullets into the victim. Swaim w'ore a pistol while working nights at the service station. The emptyenridge since 1948.He was last seen alive at 2:30 a.m. Monday by a newspaper delivery man, who stopped at the station on U.S. Hwy. 180. A customer who stopped at 3 a.m. found the station unattended and the cash re-colt;teiHiB(prroWasthgister open.Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mitchell, owners of the station, were notified at their home next door to the station. M’tchell said the register had contained about $300 in currency, which was missing. Checks and coins were not taken.Swaim’s truck, in which he drove to work, was still at the station.K:chtiiCcEishScmFlt;D;The discovery started an intense search for the victim and a resident of the Necessity community spotted the body lying about 50 feet off Farm Road 207, about 14 miles southeast of Breckenridge.Swaim, an employe at the station for seven years, was shot in the face, head and chest.He is survived bv hisofFiy.v...vV/A'.saSK-:*Xv.■m-v.:-is survivea by wife; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Redding of Abilene and Mrs. Mary Peacock of Breckenride; two sons, Loyd and Floyd Swaim of Garland; his mother; three sisters, Mrs. S. L. Mann of Glen Rose, Mrs. Claude Belyeu of Sweetwater and Mrs. Arlie McGregor of Grand Prairie, and twobrothers, Bill of Mansfield and Marvin of Dallas.Si:
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Glen Rose Reporter
Glen Rose, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 07, 1966
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