School Board Opens Bids For Mexia School Additions
Mexia Board of Education met Monday to open bids and set contracts totaling about 100000 for plumbing heating and site work on three new school additions. W A White won the contracts for the three buildings with plumbing and heating awarded separately. Work began on the Sumpter Street school reconstruction and 42 rooms addition with a September opening aim. One wing of the McKinney Street school is planned for completion by fall term.
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Mexia
Board of Education
W. A. White
White
Sumpter Street School
Sumpter School
McKinney Street School
Thomas Riley Marshall Dies and Legacy Recapped
The article reflects on Thomas Riley Marshall as a beloved vice president and Senate presiding officer. It recalls his wit that eased wartime strain, his occasional lessons in humility at the Vice President’s desk, and his quiet public service during Wilson’s era. It notes his return to Indianapolis after public life and his love of reading and children.
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Senate
Marshell
Wisconnsin
Marshall
Washington
Capitol
Wilson
Europe
Tte
Indianapolis
Tom Marshall
Columbia City
Groesbeck
Baseball Leaders Show Early Powers Across Leagues
Hartnell and the Cubs lead with 14, Meusel powers the Yankees to 12, Hornsby and the Cards also 12, William and Browns 9, Simmons A’s 9, Robertson Browns 8, Wright Pirates 7 in a tight opening run.
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Hartnell
Cabs
Meusel
Yanks
Hornsby
Cards
William & Browns
Simmons
Athletics
Robertson
Browns
Wright
Pirates
English envoy rejects U S style ram running curb
Lord Birdkenhead in a London address with Ambassador Hough ton said England has no wish to imitate the United States in curbing ram running. Secretary Jardine at Chicago declared motor trucks will never rival railroads. David Meriwether Mittoen and Abby Rockefeller stunned Paris with their frugal wedding ceremony.
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Lord Birdkenhead
London
Ambassador Houghton
England
United States
W. M. Jardine
Chicago
David Meriwether Mittoen
Abby Rockefeller
Paris
Slain by Error Miss Bowles Shot in Atlanta Room
In Atlanta a nineteen year old ad tauntant, Miss Grace Bowles, was slain when L. E. Leonard, hearing a sound, fired as she entered his room by error. The incident occurred as Leonard reportedly mistook the doorway and shot Bowles.
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Grace Bowles
Atlanta
L. E. Leonard
Fosdick Delivers First Sermon at Park Avenue Church
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in his first sermon as pastor-elect of Park Avenue Baptist urges a revival to end second hand religion. He envisions a simple fellowship with Jesus and says Abraham Lincoln would have joined his church. John D. Rockefeller Sr and Jr along with Winthrop Rockefeller congratulated him.
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New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue, Baptist Church
Jesus
Fosdick
Abraham Lincoln
Rockefellers
John D. Sr
John D. Jr
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Park Avenue
Meeting to form Mexia Dramatic Club Tonight
A meeting is called for 7 30 tonight at Dr Harry A Porter residence to organize a Mexia dramatic society. Organizers seek amateur talent and civic progress through activities and social contact while clarifying the club will not monopolize the local show business.
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Harry A. Porter
Mexia
New Officers Named at Springfield Masonic Lodge No. 74
At the annual meeting of Spring field Lodge No. 74 A F and A M the elected officers for the year were M W Anderson WSL Reed Partlow J W Frank Bolton Julius Nussbaum treasurer J Frank Cogdell secretary T A Griffith tiler These officers will be installed Wednesday night June 24 beginning of the Masonic year with appointive officers named and installed.
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Springfield Lodge No. 74
A. F
A. M
M. W. Anderson
WSL
Reed Partlow
W. Frank Bolton
J. W. Julius Nussbaum
J. Frank Cogdell
T. A. Griffith
Fosdick Accepts Call After Plan for Inclusive Church
The religious liberalism advocate accepted the call to the Rockefeller church after the congregation adopted his plan for an inclusive church. Baptism by immersion would be optional and a skyscraper edifice near Columbia University would be erected.
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Fosdick
Rockefeller
Columbia University
Real Estate Boom Echoes Mexia in St Petersburg
Fred Kavner reports strong real estate activity in St Petersburg Florida calling it a boom similar to Mexia but larger and broader in scope. He notes many young residents returning from college to spend the summer and expects more to arrive this week and next.
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Fred Kavner
St. Petersburg
Florida
Mexia
Forrest Returns Home After Mexia Visit
J Rex Forrest, former Mexia city councilman and brother of Mrs Fit E Forrest, left Mexia Monday to return to Portales New Mexico. He plans farming and real estate work and keeps in touch with Mexia via the Mexia Daily News.
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Hex Forrest
City
J. Rex Forrest
Fit E. Forrest
Mexia
Portales
New Mexico
Mr. Forrest
Mexia Daily News
Muxta
Simple Elegance and Elegant Simplicity
Our monuments may fittingly be described by the above apigrammatic phrases. They give that impression in observers, and they truly represent the dead for solidity of character, steadiness of purpose, doftinees of motives, kindliness of lure. Let us make for your monument worthy of the beloved one. Mexia Marble and Granite Works Next to Elks Club.
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Thomas Riley Marshall
Carolina Coal Camino
Cumnock
N. C
Resus Pables
Home Sun
Taro Birkenhead
WI Gardine
Bele MR
Mef David
Dovicn Avn
Lubbock
Texas Utilities Company
Eastsward
Dekalb
Yuche
East Texas Public Service Company
Levelland
C. I. Keisling
Mass Grace Bowles
Leonard
Kiwanis Head
Victor M. Johnson
Rockford
Kiwanis International
International Conversion of the Order
St. Paul
Minn
X Radloy
Club For Dramatics
Dr. Porter
Mexia Marble & Granite Works
Elks Club
Tam
Hudson-Essex
Humphreys Bldg
Main
Sherman Sts
Bill Stephens
United Grain Store
Main and
Belknap Streets
Mexia, Texas
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