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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1925
Page
6
The notes skewer public matters and local characters, mentioning State's Attorney Crowe, Mexia club issues, and civic quirks. A mix of wry observations references debts, appeals to patience, and a nod to water shortages in Mexia, with Victor Aubrey hoping for continued Jiggs.
WACO June 2 The state Shoot opened Monday at the Waco Gur club. J G Williams of Mesquite led day one with 145 of 150 targets. R H Stodder of Houston was second with 144. J D Gray of Houston had a 67 straight, and D W S Witte of Waco hit 66. First in combined straight and handicap was R L Wiley of Waco with 189. Various shooters posted strong scores as local spectators attended.
Temple edged Mexia 22 to 12 as Turner and Jeffries left the mound early and Johnson exited in the fifth. Seely hit a empty-base homer Tucker also connected with one on. Lind Callahan Miller Windham and Clements paced Temple hitters while Mexia’s Butler Clem ents O By rne and O H Henderson produced in a rough night of baseball.
Washington June 2 The Supreme Court ruled Oregon cannot require attendance at public schools to the exclusion of private or parochial schools. The 1922 act mandating 8 to 16 year olds attend public schools was invalid, protecting parental rights and school choice.
The listing shows multiple league pairings including St Louis at Cleveland Chicago at Detroit Washington at New York and Philadelphia at Boston. Greenville at Longview Sulphur Springs at Paris Mount Pleasant at Texarkana and Marshall at Tyler accompany a Mississippi reunion plan. Mr and Mrs E R Cunningham and their son depart for Brandon to attend a reunion hosted by his mother with seven children and families attending.
Massey a 60 year old man died when a timber fell from a derrick onto him. He had been watching his son at work on the Humble Jeases in the Wortham townsite field late Monday.
The Post Office reports high losses from misdirected mail. Last year 21 000 letters and 863 000 parcels reached the Dead Letter office. 100 000 letters in blank envelopes. 55 000 in cash removed. 12 000 in stamps found. 3 000 000 in checks and money orders lost. 92 000 yearly postage earned on returns. 1 740 000 spent to look up addresses. 200 000 000 letters served. one city spends 500 daily. The moral: put your address in the upper left corner.
In Corsicana on June 2 drilling began late Monday to punch the cement plug in the Powell Bazette tests with two rigs racing to reach pay sand at Woodbine. The Rowan Edson Peeples Warren test started while Penn Windsor Empire Guns and Fuel Co tested Vinson tract shortly after. If a pay sand is found, wells may complete within a day or two as observers crowd the sites. Gilbert Johnson on Greer tract halted at 1800 feet awaiting water for continued drilling. A fresh water supply will enable resumption.
Machinery setup continues at the Huggins tract as Bert Prince and the Vacuum Oil Company prepare spudding. Work is slated to begin on Wednesday with methods and site preparations underway.
Arabs of Hebron sign an earnest appeal to Hadassah in Jerusalem not to transfer the Jewish physician. The petition, backed by the Women's Zionist Organization of America, lists eight Arab residents including Sheiks teachers and merchants who praise the doctor for skill kindness and language ability. Johnnie Harper is reported ill at a Mexia hospital with ptomaine poisoning.
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