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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
4
McElroy elected president of the Baptist class at First Baptist Church during a Sunday meeting with nine members present. Pastor Dr. nioA held service as officers Tendon L. and others attended, including Lew OW and Bovd in attendance.
A garbled tribute notes Red Kelly has enlisted in the Navy. Born and raised in the community, he is slated to train as a pharmacist. The fragment references his enlistment and training but contains unclear extra details and names.
Six Baptists from Mexia attended the State Baptists Convention at Mineral Wells last week. Reydarn A. Hell, pastor of the church, was honored by election to the executive board of the state. Others from Mexia included Mrs C H Ward and W Vi Hevans among those present.
Life Health and Accident advertises new health and accident policies. EDGAR UT VON, General Agent, Loom No. 4, White Building, Mexia, Texas.
A Mansfield journal fragment notes men hide a small item in their vest pocket for months, suggesting worries ease when thinking of money saved by keeping something out of season. The text references straw wicker and uses casual aphorisms about prudence and storage.
Sunday school attendance in Mexia reached a peak with 1665 people across eight leading churches including First Baptist, First Methodist, First Christian, Central and First Presbyterian, Salvation Army, Honham, and Church of Christ, with smaller ones not reporting.
Meeker Leather Goods, Ladies Hand Bags, Gentlemen's Purses, Leather Vanities and sets Coty perfume, stationery, juvenile fountain pens and fountain pen sets offered at Schulz Bennett Drug Co 117 East Commerce St with other items mentioned.
A. W. Stell, naval recruiting officer from Ware, visited Mexia on Monday and said the navy is not seeking 30 men from the district but wants applicants within the next few days. He targeted activists, boilermakers and aviators with medical exams available through the Waco recruiting station. Willie Clyde is mentioned in the report.
Kelley of Mexia was sent last Saturday to San Diego as a registered druggist and will serve as a naval pharmacist.
The Spanish government is conducting tests to develop oil supplies from a small grade of coal. The effort seeks to diversify fuel sources and reduce dependence on other nations.
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