Plan for 50 thousand dollar bond issue for schools
The board will hear a petition calling for a bond election to raise 350000 for McKinney street school expansion. Prof George W Perkins, principal, explains overcrowding and failed temporary buildings. Sumpter school also nearing capacity and a joint pastors mothers council plan may be discussed.
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George W. Perkins
McKinney Street
W. M. White
Perkins
Sumpter
Capac
Americans Quit Opium Session Amid Deadlock in Geneva
International Opium Conference delegates from the United States walk out after weeks of stalemate. Representative Porter urges ending opium production within 15 years with a 50 percent cut now, while British officials press for a different approach. The episode stalls the anticipated accord as committees reconvene in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Geneva
Switzerland
International Opium Come Crew
Stephens Porter
Sernee
World ends cult gathers on hill for apocalyptic ascent
Federal agent G. R. Reidt and 35 followers call themselves the Brides of the Lamb and await the Golden Cloud on a hill near Eastpathogue New York as crowds travel from New York to witness the event believed to end the world with seven days of pestilence and famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Eastpathogue
N. Y
Fed
Robert Reidt
New York
Reidt
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company Leads Wortham Field Output
The Humphreys Boyd Oil Company led Wortham field production with 29 wells and a daily yield of 19 579 barrels. Humble Company ranked second with 38 wells and 17 094 barrels, followed by Simms Company with 24 wells and 8 194 barrels and Magnolia with 14 wells and 6 953 barrels. Other operators reported varied outputs, including Atlantic 3 853 barrels and Wheelock and Collins 8 150 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys Boyd Oil Company
Wortham
Humble Company
Simms Company
Magnolia
Rio Bravo Oil Company
E. L. Smith Oil Co
Oxford Oil Co
Pure Oil Co
Hughes Dev. Co
Moss and Keeling
Murchison-Fain
Gulf Co
Farrish, Watson and Collins
Cranfill and Reynolds
Atlantic
Strube and Strube
Sun O77 Co
Wheelock and Collins
Why Not Off Co
Texas Co
Bomb Suspect Killed By Police After Theater Blast
Police killed a bombing suspect while he tried to flee the blast scene in Kansas City Missouri. The explosion occurred in a motion picture theater early morning and the motive remained unclear as officers pursued the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Kansas City
Bolice
Aril
Mexia Oil Men Pleased With Latest Advances
Mexia and Wortham district operators cheer a second crude price rise within a week. Market gains push posted price toward 2.00 a barrel as U S production dips and wildcatting surges in Bazette and Kosse areas. Pipeline firms raise Mexia Wortham crude to 1.80 from 1.70, fueling drilling campaigns in Groesbeck Kosse and nearby counties.
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Mexia
Wortham
United States
California
Orient
Souths West
Middlewest
Balcones
Bazette
Navarre County
Ard
Groesbeck
Kosse
J. B. Patty Et al Hornbeck
Compton Funeral Home Interment Planned for Mrs Roberts
Mrs. Roberts died Thursday at her home. She was 2 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mabry. Interment is planned at Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Compton
Park Lawn
Roberts
Mabry
Tests Indicate Collins Alive. Rescue Efforts Continue
Reports say Collins remains alive as rescuers renew efforts in the cave collapse. Workmen from the Louisville railroad assist with tools, lighting, and support while awaiting a clearer indication of his fate and status.
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Collins
Mexia Scouts Plan Fifteenth Anniversary Week
Mexia marks Fifteenth Anniversary Week for the Boy Scouts with a series of events. Three troops with 70 to 100 boys will join a Sunday service at Central Presbyterian Church and conduct a week of observances including School Day Home Day Citizenship Day and Reunion Day inviting all former scouts. A conference at the Library on February 10 and regional visits by Fitch the Boy Scouts executive will help shape plans for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Mexia
Central Presbyterian Church
R. D. Morgan
Springfield
Boy Scouts of America
United States
America
Fitch
Boy Scouts
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Beall 2A Drilling Underway At E L Smith Oil Field
The E L Smith Oil Company with about 1300 barrels daily will drill Beall 2A next week as drilling continues on No 2A Beall. Earlier No 1 and No 2A wells faced trouble with a skid that moved 3 feet south of the old hole, now being addressed by Strube and Suube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Smith Oil Company
Strube and
Suube
Cranfills Seay Test Drilling Below 2935 Feet Described
The report documents Cranfills Seay test at 2915 feet in southwest Humskrers Bord N. B. Bord 1. Drilling encounters hard lime and gypsum, with two broken formation tests completed at night. If successful, the operation could influence the area northeast of the derrick line and create notable subsurface tension.
Big Manhunt in Arizona for Hazel Burch Killers
More than 100 special officers were sworn in at Phoenix to pursue Lawrence brothers, alleged Oklahoma bandits who killed Hazel Burch after she caught them siphoning gasoline. The case follows a deputy sheriff’s slaying near Fort Worth last summer, with a car linked to the suspects later found abandoned.
Two Men Hurt In Oil Fields
Two workers were injured at Wor tham Thursday in an oil field accident. C. C. Backus, a fireman, was blown a short distance by an exploded boiler but escaped serious injury and received treatment at the emergency hospital. Beh Williams, also a fireman, suffered severe burns and was sent to Dallas after first aid.
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Wortham
C. C. Backus
Crouch
Beh Williams
Williams
Dallas
Has Two Ways to Clear Ferguson in Texas History
In Austin on February and a majority report backs an amnesty bill to lift the impeachment ban on former Governor James E. Ferguson. A minority report proposes a constitutional amendment to free Ferguson so he may hold office. The measure will be heard Tuesday by special order per Rep. Lloyd Price, committee chair.
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International News Service
Austin
Feb
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Shem
Tex
Lloyd Price
Bloody Beheader Trial Nears End in Geneva
Warren Lincoln on trial for murder of wife and his brother ends his defense as the state rests its case. Prosecutors present that he visited Wichita Falls Texas after the killing and did not appear, with all 10 witnesses expected to rebut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uinternational News Service
Geneva
Warren Lincoln
Byron Shoup
Wichita Falls
Texas
Dellas Man Is Offered Regency
A Texas alum and president of the Ex-Students Association, Baker, was asked to nominate a regent candidate or any other clean man for the regency. The offer was conveyed in Austin on February 6.
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Dellas
Austin
Rhodes S&s. Baker
Texas Aluminue
Ex-Students Association
Baker
Police shoot suspect during taxi-driver robbery
In Chilago on February 6 police chief Morgan A Collins ordered to shoot to kill. Officers confronted Falconstein as he held up a taxi driver and fired from two directions, ending the chase. The man, later tied to other robberies, was subdued by two officers in a flivver squad. P Tinsley travels from Boston to visit his mother, expects to return soon.
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Chilago
Morgan A. Collins
End Falconstein
Teil
P. Tinsley
Boston
Mase
Steve Womack Named Delegate From Terri School In Texas Trip
Steve Womack son of Jack Womack Mexia banker passed through Mexia Friday noon on a special train of students en route to College Station for a three day older boys conference. He is a student of Terri School Dallas and was chosen as one of the delegates from that school to the conference at A M College. The young man is well known and popular at the Dallas school. The special train carried delegates from scores of North Texas schools to the conference.
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Steve Womack
Jack Womack
Mexia
College Station
Terri School
Dallas
A. & M. College
North Texas
Merchants Meet in Big Dinner in Mexia
Merchants of Mexia and members of the Retail Merchants Association gather at Hurdleston Hotel for an Educational get-together banquet at 6 15 p m. Adolf Grasso state association secretary will speak, followed by local addresses on association work.
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Merchants of
Mexia
Retail Merchants Association
Hurdleston
Adolf Grasso
State Association
E. L
Flu Epidemic Ravages England and Spain in February
England reports 202 deaths in the past week with 2500 ill as influenza grips the country. Madrid records a 100 death toll amid strained medical aid, as officials fear a recurrence of the 918 epidemic. A junior staffer at a news office is reported laid up.
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International News Service
London
England
Madrid
Welch
Dee) Sewell
Wily News
Tri-Wy Spuds In On Pierce Lease
The Tri-Wy Oil Company spudded in the Pierce 1 well between the Fishpond district of the Mlexi field and the Wortham field. Col A E Humphreys and others attended the ceremony on the derrick floor. A wireline test ahead of production could extend the field toward Mexia, with a drilling push expected to add over a hundred wells.
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Tri-Wy Oil Company
Fishpond
N. B
Mexia
Tri Wy Company
Stris
Wortham
Great 200 Gallon Whiskey Still Captured in Freestone County Raid
Deputy Sheriff L I Archer and a Freestone County team seized a 200 gallon still, four small stills, 52 barrels of mash, and 21 gallons of finished corn whiskey at Youngbottom north of Fairfield after a running gun battle with two operators. The operation, tied to a historic whiskey hideout, saw the suspects flee into thick woods as officers destroyed barrels and scattered fermenting mash.
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Texas Rangers
Mexia
Freestone County
L. I. Archer
Groesbeck
Youngbottom
Fairfield
Archer
Dave Terry
J. L. Marberry
Jack Stafford
Jay
Young Bottom
Offic
Coolidge Five To Meet Mexia In Basketball Showdown
Mexia high school hosts Coolidge high school in a Friday night showdown at the Mexia courts. A recent Mexia 26 21 win over College followed a tied finish, while Westminster beat Ben Hur 45 26 at the same venue. The Mexia All-Stars, locals and former college players, will clash Westminster Saturday at Mexia High School.
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Coolidge
Mexia
Mexia High
Coolidge High School
College Five
Mexia Boys
Westminster Five
Ben Hur School
Mexia All-Stars
Westminster
Mexia High School
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Jadee Eiker
Innigetien Mittee
Waco
Fanny E. Robwie
B.S
Derhardt
Cai
Louisvill Railroad
Cranfills
Arizona
BA Pea
Spain
Tri-Wy
Pierce
Mervin Anderson
Fort Worth
Anderson-Horn
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