Diaz appeals for American intervention in Nicaragua crisis
Diaz denounces Mexico over charges of aiding rebels and asks the United States for help to support his conservative government. The U.S. State Department allows a Nicaragua bound plane despite an embargo, citing the political situation as justification.
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Managua
Nicaragua
U.P
Diaz
United States
United Press
Mexico
Washington
State Department
Department
New Orleans
One Dead One Injured in San Antonio Tire Fire
A. J. Landrum died from burns and Capt. L. W. Fore, a fireman, is in danger of death from electric shock after a fire at the San Antonio Tire Rebuilders last night.
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San Antonio
U.P
A. J. Landrum
L. W. Fore
Whiskey Cheap Now But New Prohibition Realities Rise
Mexia reports widespread bootlegging as whiskey sells at about 4 dollars a gallon amid weak enforcement. Officers describe morale decline and pardon policy concerns as bootleggers flood the area with various brands and expanding access ahead of Christmas. The arrest of a truck driver with 1020 quarts highlights the scale of the supply.
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Barnes H. Broiles
Mirliam A. Ferguson
Texas
Mexia
Cleaver Oil Sands Test Near Groesbeck Report
The Cleaver Texas company test near Groesbeck has drilled into an oil sand and plans to take a core. Reports say log progress is encouraging as several operators south of the Navasota river monitor the deeper test activity.
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Texas Company
Groesbeck
Cert
Navasota River
Mexia-Powell
Thornton
Humble
Gunter
Kosse
Kosse Syndicate
Pandem
Mexia
Cleaver
Bains Creek Petroleum
Alexander and Lyles
Hunt Brothers
Christmas greetings from The Mexia Daily News
The Mexia Daily News thanks readers for Christmas greetings and expresses pride in its role as the home daily newspaper. Messages praise the paper and its aim to be Bigger and Better Media while wishing readers gifts of goodness, truth, courage, and a singing heart.
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Home News
Mexia Daily News
Om’s
W.K. Boyd
A. Garland
Adair
Bandits Loot Seattle Jewelry Store for 25000 Value
Two bandits robbed Thomas J. Cassutt's jewelry store in Seattle and escaped with diamonds and other jewels valued at $25,000. Police sought clues as the heist unfolded on December 24. UPI reporting from Seattle noted the bold daylight robbery and ongoing investigation. The store owner described the loss and details of the haul to investigators.
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Seattle
Wash
U. P
Thomas J. Cassutts
Bootleggers Facing Sale and Waning Enforcement
Bootleggers are arranging sales before the end of the era as officers depart. Enforcement officials nearing retirement show less vigilance in raids, possibly leaving illicit business to successors. Three county sheriffs Limestone Freestone and Navarro are in their final days of service.
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Limestone
Freestone
Navarro
Christmas Day Closures Set by Businesses and Post Office
Banks and most stores and factories will be closed Saturday for Christmas with the post office open until noon. Restaurants drug stores and hotels will be among the few open places as business hopes ride high after a strong season. City mail delivery occurs Saturday and outgoing mail is sent as usual.
Rangers May Be Sent to Calvert After Raid
San Antonio December 24 report says Rangers may be sent to Calvert after a raid in which three Mexicans and a white man were wounded by a band of armed white men. Officers asked Governor Ferguson to dispatch state officers. The Mexican camp was in thick brush and two white men are under arrest.
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San Antonio
U.P
Calvert
White Christmas Predicted for North Texas and Panhandle
Snow flurries and rain swept parts of Texas on Friday with forecasts of a white Christmas for North Texas and the Panhandle. Plentiful snow reported at Plainview and Fort Worth while El Paso to Lufkin saw varying precipitation. additional snow expected in Mexia tonight amid a deepening cold wave.
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Texas
Dallas
U.S
North Texas
The
Panhandle
el Paso
Sweetwater
Lufkin
Plainview
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Mexia
Shrine Tree Big Event Of Friday Night
The Mexia Shrine Club has organized a downtown Christmas tree event for underprivileged children. Captain Z H Parker of the Salvation Army and Nobles assisted in locating families in need, with E L Crow E N Wilson and R D Morgan forming a committee to reach out to unfortunate households.
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Palestine Street
Santa Claus
Magnolia Building
South Belknap
Community Christmas Cheer Brightens Mexia
Amid squalid conditions in Mexia families receive help from local groups. Shrine charity trees, parades, and gifts arrive for underprivileged children. Lions, Shriners, and Salvation Army coordinate dinners and baskets while schools and churches host Christmas activities and toy drives.
Slayer sought after farm woman killing near Protem
SPRINGFIELD Mo Dec 24 Posses hunted today for Richard Lawrence 40 farmer near Protem Mo who yesterday shot and killed Mrs L Atkinson 40 during a quarrel The shooting followed an argument among Mrs Atkinson Lawrence and Cline Atkinson 15 over a boy driving a team across part of Lawrences land Cline was seriously wounded
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Springfield
Richard Lawrence
Protem
Train Crash Kills Eighteen in Georgia
United Press reports the Royal Palm limited and Ponce de Leon special clash near Rockmart Georgia on December 24 killing 18. Authorities blame a human error by an employee R M Pierce and South ern Railway vice president H W Miller blames Pierce for disregarding a train order. Up to 30 injured and bodies recovered as rescue crews worked overnight.
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United Press
Rockmart
Ponce de Leon
Royal Palm Limited
H. W. Miller
Southern Railway
Miller
R. M. Pierce
Rockmatt
Pierce
Atlanta
Moody and Wife Move to Abilene for Christmas
Gov Elect Dan Moody and Mrs Moody departed Austin to visit Mrs Moody's father George W Paxton in Abilene over the Christmas holidays.
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Moody and Wife
Abilene
Four Killed by Train in California Collision
In Chicago California four local men died when their automobile was struck by a train from the Southern Pacific line. Details are limited in the brief dispatch.
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Chicago
Calif
U. P
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Ellis
Liontarian
Li. L. Steele
City Drug Store
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Corps
First Presbyterian
First Methodist Church
St. Mary
Royal
Palm and Ponce de Leon
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