Greece cuts diplomatic ties with Turkey over patriarchate expulsion
Athens responds to Turkey ejecting the ecumenical patriarchate, sparking calls for war talk in parliament. Deputies denounce Ankara as Greeks mourn church loss and seek League of Nations action, while Canterbury leaders press Britain to intervene.
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Anthony Papayannakis
United Press
Athens
Greece
Turkey
Angora
Oecumenical Patriarchate
Constantinople
Chamber of Deputies
Pangalos
League of Nations
United States
Canterbury
Winner Tuesday To Meet Stoeff In Mat Event
Randall Hicks, vaudeville strong man and wrestler, opens a series at the Elks Club by meeting Jack Ryan next Tuesday. Hicks lost to Henry Stoeff but gave a strong showing. Ryan also battled Stoeff and now faces Hicks in a winner take all setup with the winner advancing to a following engagement with Stoeff. A two boxing exhibition precedes the main card, proceeds benefit the Elks charity fund, and women are among the enthusiastic patrons.
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Randall Hicks
Henry Stoeff
Elks Club
Hicks
Stoeff
Wicks
Jack Ryan
Taylor
Jast
Ryan
Elks Charity Fund
Weds Negro Cook Not Guilty of Legal Stand
Henry Faison son of a North Carolina congressman filed suit for annulment of his marriage to Annie Nelson a Negro cook claiming temporary insanity at the time of the ceremony. Separately three Friederich Manufacturing firemen were hospitalized after a blaze destroyed the San Antonio plant with about 100000 dollars in losses.
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International News Service
Washington
Henry Faison
North Carolina
Annie Nelson
San Antonio
Friederich Manufacturing Company
Search Farm For Buried Treasure
Ed Lassiter farm detectives continued the money hunt after bandits killed the recluse last month. Officers found 85250 hidden mostly in 100 dollar bills on Friday and believe the stash was secreted around the Lassiter property.
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United Press
Sweetwater
Ed Lassiter
Lassiter
Texas Legislature Adjourns As Committees Work on Bills
Both houses paused in Austin awaiting Monday sessions while committees scrutinize a flood of bills. The tick eradi cation measure and prison probe hearings proceed, with the Women's Legislative council pushing child welfare and prison measures including a relocation bill. Governor Ferguson is sick at home. Junior Killough is ill after a relapse.
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International News Service
Austin
Texas
Senate
Women's Legislative Council
Miriam Ferguson
Haels
Mop Handle And Knife Land Two In City Prison
Two men, C. A. McCain and J. W. Pace, were jailed after a Thursday hotel fight in which McCain used a mop handle and Pace a pocket knife. They suffer severe bruises and cuts, treated by Drs. Ham and Jackson, and will be turned over to county court. Miss Estelle Bauder visits Waxahachie with her mother.
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A. C. Mace
C. A. McCain
J. W. Pace
McCain
Pace
Ham
Jackson
Bains Creek Drills Second Gasser Near Groesbeck
The Bains Creek Petroleum Co completed its second gas well in the Groesbeck area, No 1 Pate at 2960 feet. The other well is on Rich Kennedy. The Saturday gasser is estimated at about 1 million cubic feet. Production from the first well is marketed and a ready sale is planned for the second. JT Smith is company president and a third well will be drilled at once.
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Bains
Special Meeting Planned for Katy Directors
A special session of the M. E. T. board of directors will be held in Dallas Monday. It is unclear if the meeting will affect rumors that Kansas City Southern may acquire control of the Katy. E. L. Smith of Mexia traveled to Waco on Saturday.
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United Press Waco
M. E. & T. Board of Directors
Dallas
Tel
Kansas City Southern
Katy
E. L. Smith
Mexia
Waco
Forbes and Thompson plan appeal to Supreme Court
Gol. Charles R. Forbes former head of the veterans bureau and John W. Thompson a St. Louis contractor will take their defraud verdict to the Supreme Court after being sentenced to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The pair showed shock at the guilty verdict as jurors questioned the judge and defense counsel urged continued appeal.
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Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
Veteran’s Bureau
John W. Thompson
St. Louis
Supreme Court of the United States
Forbes
Thompson
Carpenter
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Elwood Godman
Dual existence of butcher cop probed
Kansas City police investigate claims surrounding James Derby a 41 year old butcher reported buried yesterday Two women claim to be his wife Mrs Derby No 2 says Derby admitted being a dry agent and named as his spouse at burial remains unsettled and disputed by relatives and authorities.
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Kansas City
Janes Derby
Butcher
Derby No
Derby
Thurber Couple Weds in Texan ceremony of W G Leedy
W G Leedy of Thurber and Pauline Maurinac daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Maurinac Thurber were married January 24 at 11 am by Justice W F Boyd. A wedding lunch and later dinner followed with relatives and friends. Leedy, a former Mexia Gushers second baseman, is expected back with Mexia for the next season. Mayor Ernest Watson traveled to Dallas on business and planned to return Monday.
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Thurber
Texas
W. G. Leedy
Pauline Maurinac
Pete Manurinac
Justice of the Peace
W. FP
Boyd
Mingus
Strawn
Leedy
Albert L. Leedy
Mexia
Oklahoma town sinks as mines collapse wrecks YMCA building
In Waileville Oklahoma two buildings abandoned the Rock Island round house near collapse the YMCA building valued at 125000 wrecked and the town sinks into two mine shafts a subterranean lake lies beneath and residents flee to higher ground as buildings settle 12 to 20 inches over two days with a final plunge expected soon.
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International News Service
Waileyville
Okla
Rock Island Round House
Donation Extends Mexia Public Library Evening Hours
A donation funds extended weekday evenings for Mexia Public Library opening from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. with Sundays closed. Mr and Mrs Weldon Stone run the 6 to 10 p.m. shift a longtime policy pushed by board president Georgie Bergeron. Readings and magazines are available, and books may be borrowed by those unable to visit during day hours.
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Mexia
Mexia Public
Public Library Advisory Board
Georgie Bergeron
Woman and two children slain in Paradise home
Mrs. Russell Martin fifty ages twenty five and two children four and eighteen months were found murdered at their Paradise Street home in Hagertown. The husband Russell Martin was held as a suspect after a butcher knife was found in water nearby and a trail led to an abandoned mine shaft.
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Hagertown
Russell Martin
Paradise
Four Killed In Big Chicago Fire
Four people died and a woman is missing when fire swept a three story apartment house in Chicago early today. University students helped firemen make a dozen rescues. Ford Munnerlyn from Teague and Geddes Seward of this place were visiting Teague. Seward works for the Simms Oil Company.
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Chicago
International News Service
Ford Munnerlyn
Teague
Geddes Seward
Mr. Seward
The
Simms Oil Company
Truck overturns near Brownsville kills Antonio Lucio
Antonio Lucio aged 45 was killed instantly and two others injured when a truck overturned near Brownsville city limits today.
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Brownsville
Antonio Lucio
Mexia Shrine Club Banquet Delights Over 100 Guests
The Mexia Shrine Club held a successful banquet at the Hurdleston Hotel with A. H. Berry as master of ceremonies. Nobles and ladies enjoyed contests and acts from Ferguson Brothers and a Hebrew merchant impersonation by Dr. Harry Porter. The evening featured music, a Miss Thelma Asbury prize win, and a four year old reader.
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Mexia Shrine Club
Hurdleston
A. H. Berry
Karem Temple
E. L. Crow
Jim
Harry Porter
Thelma Asbury
Weep
Poteet
Elks’ Orchestra
Mary Jane Crow
The
Shriners
Funeral for Popular Pure Oil employee in Tehuacana
Lewis Abbott 21 died in oil field accident at Berthelsen well in the old Mexia field. Funeral attended by Pure Oil officials and many employees at Tehuacana home of his in laws. He is survived by his widow, parents, two brothers, and a sister. Burial in Tehuacana cemetery.
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Tehuacana
Lewis Abbott
Berthelsen
Mexia
Pure Oil Company
Mr. Abbot
Abot
John R. Corley Company of
Joe Jeffers
Nash
Burrial
Reservoir Work Bids Renewed Near Pure Oil Site
Bids for the city’s new water reservoir are being received informally for a Monday afternoon council meeting. The contract will cover the excavation work and the deeds for the reservoir property are nearly signed, with the site located near the Pure Oil Company building on South Bellmap street.
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Pure Oil Company
Bellmap Street
Lita Ends Romance With Charlie Chaplin
Los Angeles reports that Lita Grey Chaplin, 16, and Charlie Chaplin face separation. Attorneys for Chaplin and the bride seek a financial settlement as a separation terms move forward.
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Lita
Charlie Chaplin
International News Service
Los Angeles
Chaplin
Mayor Proposes Quitting Road Tax Method in Mexia
Mexia city council to consider abolishing the street road tax on all male residents over 18. Mayor Ernest Watson argues the antique system is outdated and costly to collect, bringing in only about $2,000 annually. If the commissioners approve, the tax will be ended.
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Mexia
Ernest Watson
Watson
County Court To Deal With Boys In Mail Thefts
Two boys aged 10 and 12 arrested for rifling letters and stealing checks will face the county juvenile court in February. Police chief says at least one boy should be sent to state juvenile home as checks found include ten checks from a Community Power and Light company letter addressed to Groesbeck. The case marks a new juvenile crime record in Mexia.
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A. C. ‘Mace
Community Power and Light Company
Groesbeck
Mexia
Casto
Tax Collector Works Late As Rush Continues
Limestone County Tax Collector W A Robbins kept the office open until midnight to receive poll tax payments and issue receipts for poll taxes and auto licenses. He foresees about 10 000 poll tax payments after a second check of payments to county bankers. The office took in over 20000 dollars on Saturday and licensed more than 6000 cars by Saturday night.
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W. A. Robbins
Limestone County
Farm Labor Union Adopts Cotton Marketing Plan
Members of the Farm Labor Union voted by referendum to adopt the cotton marketing agreement from the national Texarkana convention. Secretary R C Williams of the Texas branch announced in Dallas. S C Colgin and T F Smith returned to Dallas after a brief stay in the Mexia oil field.
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Farm-Labor Union
Iby United Press
Dallas
Farm Labor Union
Texarkana
R. C. Williams
Texas
S.C. Colgin
T. F.smith
Mexia
Dallas Man Sentenced Five Years in State Penitentiary
William Lester Crawford son of the late Col. W L Crawford was sentenced to five years for manslaughter in the killing of Paul M O Day. He plans to appeal and seek bail pending appeal. The incident occurred September 11 at the American Exchange National Bank foyer. Three buckshot hits led to O Day's death as Crawford reportedly stated you insulted my mother.
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Dallas
William Lester Crawford
Col
W. L. Crawford
Texas Criminal Courts
Paul M. O'Day
Crawford
American Exchange National Bank
O'Day
Anderson County Sells Road Bonds For a Premium
Anderson County sold $600,000 of road bonds to a bidder group led by Illinois Merchants Trust Chicago Federal Commerce Trust St Louis and Garrett & Co Dallas. Thirty bids ranged $14,000 apart. purchasers paid a $301 premium. Bonds bear 5 percent interest as part of a $1.5 million highway bond issue approved over two years ago. An advisory citizens committee led by Tucker Royall assists the process, with plans to connect Freestone along the Lone Star trail to Mexia.
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Palestine
Tex
Anderson County
Illinois Merchants Trust Company
Chicago
Federal Commerce Trust Company of
St. Louis
Garrett & Co
Dallas
Tucker Royall
Commissioners Court
Freestone
Lone Star Trail
Mexia
Hot Check Legislation Targets Dishonest Givers
A bill advancing in the House and a companion measure in the Senate tighten penalties for hot checks. If the check bounces the giver is presumed to intend fraud, with a ten day grace period to cover the payment and jail time for nonpayment. Freestone County seeks a competent County Farm Agent and questions the value of paying for services.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Freestone
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