Mexia to Buy Water From Magnolia Company
The city of Mexia will receive a temporary water supply from Magnolia Petroleum’s plant three miles west, with crews laying pipe and a test well near the spring to gauge future flow. Officials say springs are failing, prompting emergency river water use and boil-water warnings while exploring a permanent, larger system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Mexia
J. Sandford Smith
Navasota
Magnolia Company
Taylor Picked to Start in First Ball in Mexia
Mayor J Sandford Smith to toss opening ball at Nowlin Park for Mexia and the Texas Association season opener between Mexia Gushers and Corsicana Oilers. Matty Matthews leads a hopeful Mexia squad amid record attendance expectations and a community-wide baseball celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sandford Smith
Nowlin Park
Texas Association
Mexia
Mexian
Corsicana
Oilers
Jesse McLendon
Mexia Baseball Club
McLendon
Austin
Matty Matthews
Gushers
Taylor
Jeffries
Arnold
Butler
Erwin
Jarrett
Seely
Glass
O'Byrne
Matthews
Nichols
Tom Price
Drinking Water Must Be Boiled in Mexia
City water superintendent R Db Morgan warns all Mexia residents to boil water from the system before drinking. The city pumps water from the Navasota River to the basin at the springs, mixed with spring water, treated, then sent into mains. Water may be cloudy with chlorine on Saturday. The emergency is expected to last four to five days until a new source provides supply.
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R. Db. Morgan
Mexia
Navasota
Oldfather Faces Charge After Abandonment Arrest Return
Gene Lamb deputy sheriff with T A Oldfather a musician brought Oldfather back to the county seat from Brownsville and detained him on a charge of abandonment of his wife and child. A hearing will set bond and determine charges. Oldfather is employed by a Brownsville theatrical company playing in the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Lamb
T. A. Oldfather
Brownsville
Oldfather
Lamb
Mr. Oldfather
Mexia
Bridge Man Killed at Hearne in Bridge Construction
Herman G. Green superintendent of Brazos bridge construction at Valley Junction is killed instantly when a boiler he was lifting with a pulley falls and crushes his head. He is about 47, leaves a wife and several children, and his body is sent to Green Bay for burial after learning his family traveled from Wisconsin to visit.
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Hearne
Herman G. Green
Brazos Bridge
Valley Junction
Green
Green Bay
Wis
Mr. Green
Friday's Five Best Radio Features 1925 United Press
Radio notes list performances from 1925 programs with Women glee club in New York KSD St Louis City Club Glee Club Oakland KLX paid in full WTIC Hartford choral group and WCAP Washington Almas Temple Shrine band schedules.
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United Press
WJZ
New York
Women’s Glee Club
KSD
St. Louis
City Club Glee Club
KLX
Oakland
WTIC
Hartford
Hartford Choral Club
WCAP
Washington
Almas Temple Shrine Band
Firing squads busy in Sofia communist trials
dispatches report volleys of firing squads near Sofia military barracks as communists are tried for involvement in the cathedral bombing. Convicted prisoners are taken to the courtyard for execution. King Boris is said to be a prisoner in the royal palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Sofia
Bovis
Royal
Keys Shallow Test Watched by Oi Fraternity at Mexia
The I. W. Keys well on the Evans farm near Mexia Texas lies below 700 feet with production expected around 1 000 feet If the same sand found in an earlier test is reached it may prove a producer The test centers attention on shallow drilling and the potential west and northwest of the old Mexia field Keys a pioneer in shallow efforts notes Corsicana’s long history of shallow wells contrasts with Mexia brings renewed activity
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I. W. Keys
Evans Farm
Mexia
Golden Lane
Mr. Keys
Corsicana
Rain extends from Panhandle into Wichita Falls
Rains that have plagued the Panhandle district reach Wichita Falls and Clarendon area. An inch of rain fell by morning with continued precipitation expected. A letter from T R Haines via Fred Karner notes cold conditions in Chicago and Haines will join the Sullivan Company for the next year.
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International News Service
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Clarendon
T. R. Haines
Fred Karner
Chicago
Sullivan Company
Navy Dirigible Arrives From Bermuda After Wind Delay
The Navy airship Los Angeles completed the Bermuda run in 20 hours and 33 minutes. Strong headwinds slowed the trip. the same voyage in February took six hours less.
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Navy Dirigible
Bermuda
Earthquake Shakes New England Early Morning
An earthquake jolted most of New England this morning, tossing people from beds and knocking dishes from shelves across a wide area. The report comes from New Bedford, Massachusetts, via International News Service.
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New England
International News Service
New Bedford
Mass
Two Homes Destroyed by Fire In Mexia Night
Fire near midnight destroyed two homes in Mexia as a stiff wind spread sparks. De Witt Lamb’s cottage burned rapidly. a piano and phonograph were saved but the family became homeless. A second blaze at Wheeler’s East Main Street rental house caused near total loss with the interior and contents burned. Firemen fought flames with a new pumper and strong water streams. no other buildings caught fire.
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Mexia
de Witt Lamb
Pittman
Wheeler
East Main Street
Ross Avenue
Mexia Festival Plans Advance For May Gala
Jere Cason directs preparations for Mexia May festival opening Mexia Textile Mills and annual chamber meeting 6000 programs mailed to Limestone and Freestone farmers. Floats decorate streets and businesses prep to honor J K Hughes with entertainment for visiting guests.
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Mexia
Elexia
Jere Cason
Chamber of Commercce
Limestone
Freestone
Chamber of Commerce
J. K. Hughes
Can't Raid Homes First Time Ruling
Federal prohibition officers will press their drive against home brewers despite a Supreme Court ruling that raids can be made only on homes with prior dry law conditions. The government plans to appeal. L. L. Brown of Groesbeck visited Washington Friday.
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International News Service
Washington
Federal
Supreme Court
E L Smith Oil Company Expands Wortham Holdings With New Well
The E L Smith Oil Company closed a deal for the C Moore number 1 well and lease of the Hardly Able to Drill Company of Mexia. The Beall wells produce over 1000 barrels daily. The company now holds producing wells in Edwards Beall Simmons Moore and various Wortham leases. Drilling resumes in Throckmorton county after rainfall restored water supply.
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E. L. Smith Oil Company
Wortham Holdings
C. Moore
Mexia
Wortham
Edwards, Beall, Simmons, Moore
Wildcat
Throckmorton
Reiter-Tester Oil Corporation
Bonham Street Methodist to Open Doors Sunday
The Bonham Street Methodist church will hold its first services Sunday with a 10 am Sunday school and sermons at 11 am and 7:15 pm. The church was built from gifts by First Methodist members under Rev. W. B. Andrews and Rev. H. H. Nance. A revival led by Rev. George Truett of Dallas begins April 26.
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New Bonham Street Methodist Church
H. H. Nance
Mexia
First Methodist Church
W. B. Andrews
First Methodist
Nance
Baptists
George Truett
Dallas
Truett
Wheeler Trial Nears Close Over Oil Permit Charges
GREAT FALLS Mont April 24 The Wheeler trial nears closure as final arguments are prepared after both sides rested. Senator Burton XK Wheeler is charged with misuse of his office for allegedly accepting 4000 dollars to obtain oil permits for a Montana operator.
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Great Falls
Mont
Burton XK. Wheeler
Wheeler
Montana
Texas Finance S. H. Terrell Reports Healthy Revenue
Comptroller S. H. Terrell releases March financial statement showing a cash balance of 3.94 million in general revenue with warrants of 2.28 million and a net balance of 1.66 million. Key funds include available school 1.06 million, permanent school 242 thousand, state highway 6.16 million, and UT building 809 thousand. Receipts total 19.02 million. disbursements 18.29 million. all funds balance ends at 12.98 million. Projections say 39th legislature appropriations should fit next two years’ receipts.
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Austin
S. H. Terrell
University of Texas
Terrell
Wildcat Activity Expands Across Freestone District
In Freestone county east of Mexia a renewed push by Wildcatters targets new tests near Cotton Gin and Teague area. Roy Simmons plans a large acreage test seven miles east of Mexia with undisclosed location while Thad McClain advances Green No 1 near Teague. Keecht Petroleum nears casing on a 4300 foot Keechi test north of the I G N railroad after a five year drilling effort with only a slight oil showing.
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Mexia
Mexia-Esbonnes
Freestone
Wortham
Roy Simmons
Cotton Gin
Teague
Thad McClain
Keecht Petroleum Company
Keechi
Seventeen Tine Workers Lost In Gas Blasts
Gas filled the Burke Idaho Becla mine entombing seventeen miners at 2000 foot level. Upper sections were poisonous while lower areas burned. officials fear suffocation or death. Wortham delegation visits Mexia Gushers Corsicana Oilers game.
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International News Service
Spokane
Becla
Burke
Idaho
Pure Oil expands Texas oil reach with Wortham and Nocona drills
The Pure Oil Company, dominant in Mexia and Wortham, reports active drilling in Nocona Texas and Lake Charles Louisiana. It holds proven production in Mexia Wortham Currie Powell and Henderson County and plans a Houston refinery expansion.
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Pure Oil Company
Mexia
Wortham
Nartias
Nocona
Lake Charles
Pure
West Virginia
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
B. 5
Lo Relle
Louisiana
Panhandle
Gainesville
Scout
Houston
Humphreys Oil Company
Humphreys-Boyd Oil Company
Smith
Simmons
Freestone County
The
Boyd
Humphreys-Boyd
Henderson County
Pure Traffic Department
Indianapolis Plans $500 Aid in Stephenson Case
Indianapolis authorities announced a $500 appropriation from city funds to aid in the prosecution of Drvid Stephenson and his two henchmen Earl KlencK and Earl Gentry for murder and criminal assault in the Madge Oberholtzer case.
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Indianapolis
Madge Oberholtzer
Drvid Stephenson
Earl Klen¢k
Earl Gentry
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OilCo
Keys
Oi! Fraternity
City of
L. L. Brown of
Groesbeck
Bonham Street Methodist
Texas Finance UK
Charlie Taylor
Mexia Gushers
Corsicana Oilers
Stephenson
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