Lions and Rotarians Hear Dr Truett at Mexia Luncheon
Mexia Lions and Rotarians joined at the First Methodist church for a joint luncheon. Dr. George W Truett delivered a stirring talk to over 100 attendees, praised cooperative spirit, and urged service over self, with Congressman Luther Johnson introducing him.
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Mexia
First Methodist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
George W. Truett
Rotary
Hardy Eubanks
Johnson
Luther Johnson
Dr. Truett
Truett
Washington
Senate
House
Texas
Capitol Steps
Corsicana
Dallas
George W.truett
Lions
Rotarians
Mahomet
Business Fine Here Thank You In Dallas
The Federal Reserve Bank report for the Eleventh District shows March expansion in business activity compared with February and March 1924. Department store sales rose 19 percent from February while total depositors accounts were 21 percent higher than March 1921. demand for credit declined noticeably.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
State Hospital In San Antonio Adds 200 Patient Capacity
The State Board of Control announced by R. B. Walthal that the State Insane Hospital at San Antonio can relieve all counties of their insane prisoners, adding capacity for 200 more patients. The move expands statewide bed capacity and reduces county overcrowding.
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Austin
State Board of Control
R. B. Walthal
San Antonio
Japan Rejects Immediate Gold Standard Move
Tokyo reports Japan will not join Britain in adopting the gold standard immediately. Officials say the nation hopes to follow soon but continues to suffer from the recent earthquake’s effects and related shipping disruption.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Babe Lawrence On Trial in Fort Worth
Babe Lawrence of Muskogee Oklahoma is on trial for armed robbery in Fort Worth. His brother Bill faces a death sentence in Arizona for killing a police officer.
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Babe Lawrence
Ft. Worth
International News Service
Fort Worth
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Bill
Arizona
Prince of Wales Arrives in Capetown Amid Cheers
The Prince of Wales arrived in Capetown today with crowds cheering as the Earl of Athlone welcomed him. A ceremony or call is planned for tonight.
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Prince of Wales
Capetown
Africa
Earl of Athlone
Famed Morecan Bandit Paisulli Reported Dead in Tangiers
London dispatch confirms the death of Paisulli the renowned Morocan bandit, as natives in Tangiers relay the news to the Daily Telegraph. In American sports, the Detroit Tigers end a seven game slide with an 11 to 4 win over the Browns, while George Sisler notches a hit in his fifteenth straight game.
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London
Paisulli
Tangiers
Daily Telegraph
Detroit Tigers
Cobbmen
Browns
George Sisler
Dean
Greenfield
Barnes
Phillies
Giants
Philly
Thormahlen
Bush
Hubbell
Oeschgere
Braves
Robins
Mandel to Fight Salvadore in Los Angeles Fight
Sammy Mandel the lightweight title claimant will meet Phil Salvadore in Los Angeles on June 6 his manager announced Corsicana resident J Jackson visits Mexia for Rotary attendance while missing Corsicana District Conference activities in Groesbeck.
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Rockford
Ill
Sammy Mandel
Phil Salvadore
Los Angeles
J. Jackson
Corsicana
Groesbeck
May Day fears spark European anti Communist crackdown
London April 30 police in Italy France Bulgaria Hungary and the Rhineland take measures against suspected Communist plots ahead of May Day. Paris raids yield explosives and arrests. Sofia reports deadly street fighting as Bulgarian authorities curb demonstrations. Plans for a Bucharest meeting and future deportations surface among Balkan states.
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London
Italy
France
Bulgaria
Lithonia
Hungary
Rhineland
Great Britain
Europe
Paris
Riga
Rome
Siezel
Turin
Milan
Naples
Balkans
Budapest
Cologne
Sofia
Austen Chamberlain
Grand Council of Fascismo
Rainfall Reaches 1.32 Inches in Mexia
Mexia reports 1.32 inches of rain since the storm began, with .75 inches by Monday 7 a.m. and 1.32 inches total by Thursday morning. Officials note slow rain soaking in, with estimates of Wednesday night rainfall higher than official gauge readings.
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Mexia
Josephine Newman
New Charges To Be Made Against William Shepherd
CHICAGO April 30 Efforts to fix responsibility for the death of Mrs Emma McClintock on William C Shepherd who is already charged with the murder of her son Billy will be made today at the resumption of the inquest into the latter s death it was announced today at the office of State s Attorney Robert Crowe Crowe and his assistants will at Yeope to show That Shepherd Heart ceived the plot of securing the Mc Clintock fortune some sixteen years ago
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Chicago
Emma McClintock
William C. Shepherd
Billy
Robert Crowe
Crowe
Shepherd
McClintock
Rail Officials Meet Friday To Plea Texas Road
Rail officials from Port Worth Denver and Burlington Lines plan a Friday meeting in Lubbock to discuss extending lines from Childress to Silverton and then Lubbock. In Washington the Fort Worth and Denver requests ICC authority to contract with Terminal Union Co of Dallas for using its terminal facilities in Dallas and aims to start trains May 15.
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Texas Road
International
Lubbock
Texas
Port Worth
Denver
Burlington
Childress
Silverton
Washington
Fort Worth
Denver Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Terminal Union Company of
Dallas
Posse Fires On Girl's Abductor As He Escapes
In Grantville Virginia a posse pursuing Earl Woodward fired on him after he released the 11 year old Lucille Chatterton and fled with her. Cavalrymen from Norwich University joined hundreds of armed locals in the search for the ex convict and kidnap suspect.
Three to Die in Sing Sing Tonight
New York April 30 Gov. Al Smith said he would not intervene for Morris Diamond Joseph Diamond and John Farina. The trio will be executed in Sing Sing at 11 p m for the murder of bank messengers William H McLaughlin and William S Barrow during a Brooklyn hold-up in November.
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New York
al Smith
Biltmore Hotel
Morris
Joseph Diamond
John Farina
Sing Sing
William H. McLaughlin
William S. Barrow
West Ind Bank
Brooklyn
Storm Kills Two in San Marcos as Storm Rages
A severe wind and hail storm near San Marcos killed two Mexican children aged 12 and 14 from the De Leon family and injured 35 to 50 others from Kyle. The storm caused extensive property damage estimated at 100 dollars as it swept western Texas and nearby areas.
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Storm
San Marcos
International News
Beevice
Kyle
de Leon
Resolution backs Hughes Day efforts by Mexia chamber
The Mexia Retail Merchants Association adopts a resolution supporting the chamber of commerce in creating J. K. Hughes Day on May 6. It pledges to help promote the observance and to publish copies of the resolution with the Mexia Daily News.
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Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
J. K. Hughes
Mexia
Texas
Mexia Retail Merchants Association
Mexia Daily News
J. I. McElroy
E. L. Crow
Miss McSwiney Plans Hunger Strike If Detained
Miss Mary McSwiney sister of the late Terrence McSwiney says she will fast as a hunger strike if arrested by the Federal Government for entering the United States without a passport. She was questioned by immigration authorities before leaving for Minneapolis to speak on her Irish cause. She maintains she did not violate laws and that a passport is unnecessary for entry.
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Cncago
Mary McSwiney
Terrence McSwiney
Minneapolis
Miss McSwiney
Five Mexia Boys Named for State Meet in Austin
Five Mexia high school students will travel to Austin next Thursday for the state meet. Three will compete in track, one in tennis, and one in essay. William Murphy will represent the district in essay, Frances Beeson will play tennis, and Jack Simmons George Blitch and Elbert Wesson will run track under athletic director E. H. Potest.
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Mexia High School
Austin
William Murphy
Mexia
Frances Beeson
Jack Simmons
George Blitch
Elbert Wesson
E. H. Potest
Carpenters to Build Stands and Tables for May 6
The Carpenters Union will supply stands tables and a speakers platform for the May 6 street banquet. Frank Evans oversees construction with early Wednesday work by union members. Sherman street will be blocked off. lumber yards offer low prices and the city will clean the street Tuesday night. Cason urges farmers to register for tickets as early recipients receive preference.
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Carpenters Union
Frank Evans
Sherman Street
Palestine
Commerce Streets
Cason
Chamber of Commerce
New Clues in Chesterton Woman's Murder Mystery
Gary Indiana April 30 police report two new clues in the Chesterton case. A charred scrap of paper bearing the name H Schmidt was found in mud offshore near the dismembered and burned remains. A stocking fragment was recovered from a swampy lake near the scene where the body is believed to have been disposed of.
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Gary
Ind
H. Schmidt
Chesterton
Mrs. Jack Denning Dies in St. Louis
Word reached Mexia on Thursday that Mrs. Jack Denning, wife of Jesse Denning’s brother, died in St. Louis the day before. Denning had lived in Mexia years ago and visited here. survivors include her husband and a sister in New Orleans.
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Mexia
Jesse Denning
St. Louis
Jack Denning
New Trial Bid in District Court For Murderer Facing Penalty
Judge Fountain Kirby dismissed John W. Cavanon’s insanity plea, ruling only the trial court has jurisdiction in insanity defenses for convicted criminals. Cavanon, 30, was convicted of killing his wife with a knife, and will remain in Groesbeck jail as he pursues an appeal. Eugene Lloyd plans to file in the seventy seventh district court in June.
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Fountain Kirby
John W. Cavanon
Kirby
Scott Reed
Eugene Lloyd
Cavanon
Seveny-Seventh District
Reed
Trral
A. M. Blackman
Court of Criminal Appeals
Groesbeck
Cutout on Car Violates New State Muffler Law
A Texas muffler law set to take effect after June 18 makes any car with a cutout liable for penalties even if the owner is not using it. The attorney general said the wording could require arrest if a cutout is present on the vehicle.
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International News Service
Austin
Pardon Granted to Noted Prisoner in Texas
Governor Miriam Ferguson issued a conditional pardon to Charles Mims of Eastland and Tarrant counties who faced a 10 year sentence for assault to murder. He had been labeled the worst prisoner in the state penitentiary during a prior probe and was also convicted of weapon larceny and robbery with firearms.
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International News Service
Austin
Miriam Ferguson
Charles Mims
Eastland
Tarrant
State
Germany Maintains Old Policy Under Chancellor Luther
BERLIN April 30 Germany will continue its foreign policy as under the late President Ebert. Chancellor Luther stated that nothing will be changed and policy will remain unchanged.
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International News Service
Berlin
Germany
Ebert
Luther
Russian Terrorist Granthhoff Killed After Refusal to Surrender
Moscow dispatch reports Granthhoff, identified as a terrorist and anarchist, was fatally shot by police when he refused to surrender. The incident occurred April 3 and ends a tense confrontation with authorities.
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Moscow
Granthhoff
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