Mississippi Flood Threat Shrinks As Plan For Lands Sale Emerges
Destruction continues along the Mississippi as floodwaters push toward the Gulf. In Chicago and New Orleans a flood control congress hears Secretary Davis urge prompt relief action while towns Berwick Donner and Gibson brace against rising waters and rising levee threats. In Cairo Ohio River valley lowlands flood anew as farmers return home to renewed inundation and rising rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P.J
Mississippi Valley
Dwight F. Davis
Flood Control Congress
Davis
Congress
New Orleans
St. Louis
U. P
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Berwick
Donner
Gibson
Morgan City
U.P
Cairo
Ohio
Cotton futures close steady with mixed July to September
Cotton futures closed steady in New York on June 3, with July down 22 points from yesterday. Prices for January and May showed slight declines, while September traded around 17.15 to 17.39 with a wide spread indicating uncertain near term direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotton
Hiarch
Columbia Plane Ready for Long Europe Flight
The Bellanca airplane Columbia is ready to attempt a long nonstop flight to Europe. Mechanics at the Columbia Aircraft Company hanger said today. They refused to confirm reports that an attempt would be made to start the flight tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt. Field
Jupe'a
U.P
Bellanca
Columbia
Europe
Columbia Aircraft Company
Hanger
Lindbergh Returns to Paris Before Farewell Flight
Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh arrives at La Bourget field in Paris after a 2 hour 22 minute flight from London. He performs aerial stunts and prepares to sail for Cherbourg to board the United States Light Crasser Memphis for the trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Cherbourg
United States
Crasser
Memphis
Americspairman
la Bourget Field
London
Lindbergh
Kent
American Killed in Mexican Town
American citizen Arthur Brewer of Guadalajara was shot in his office and died June 2. The American Consul reported to the state department and urged urgent action to arrest the well known assailant and punish the criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur Brewer
Guadalajara
Mexico
Dryer
State Department
Breckenridge Hit By Severe Hailstorm and Rain
Hail stones as large as eggs covered the ground in Breckenridge Texas causing window damage and crop losses a heavy rain followed. The report notes extensive fruit and vegetable shipments from the Lower Rio Grande Valley during April including 10 000 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckenridge
Texas
San Joan
Rio Grande Valley
Lindberghs Cats and Companions in Youth
United Press recounts Lindberghs early life with animals. A pedigreed Angora cat he dropped to test a myth. A stray kitten joined him at Curtiss Field and he objected to lifting it into the plane. Dogs and solitude shaped his boyhood in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Angora
Lindbergh
Humane Societies
Minneapolis
Charlie
Curtiss Field
Long Island
New York
Paris
Minnesota
Ice Thaw Delays Ice Breakup in Nome Alaska
Nome Alaska reports the spring thaw late this year with ice breaking along the beach occurring later than in twenty years. Ice is moving toward Behring Straits and the Arctic Ocean, delaying water communication with the rest of the world after seven months of icebound conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Behring Sea
Behring Straits
Artic Ocean
Mexia Banker Jack Womack Returns From New York Winter
Jack Womack, noted Mexia financier, came home Friday from New York City where he spent the winter with his family. His sons Jack and Gene and sister-in-law Mrs. Georgia Bergeron remained in the city to continue schooling. The Womacks plan to return next Tuesday and Mr. Womack said he enjoyed the stay despite a hotel illness and looked forward to seeing Mexia and Dallas again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Womack
New York City
Jack
Gene
Inlaw
Georgia Bergeron
Mexia
Dallas
Graduate Hurt in Fall While at Groesbeck
Miss Alice Ruth Daniels of Mexia High School sustained a fractured jaw, lost teeth, and other injuries after a fall at Groesbeck municipal park while with seniors. She is reported serious but not critical in a Groesbeck hospital, causing her to miss the high school graduation Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Ruth Daniels
Mexia High School
Groesbeck Hospital
Groesbeck
Col Alvin Owsley to Speak at Mexia High Graduation
Col Alvin Owsley, famed orator and former American Legion national commander, will address Mexia High School’s 41 graduates the largest class in the school’s history at the First Baptist Church. The 1200-seat venue may fill as students perform songs and a quartet, with Rita Cox delivering the salutatory and Joy Adams the valedictory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Owsley
The
American Legion
Mexia High School
First Baptist’ Church
Rita Cox
Joy Adams
Nomination drive for Mews gift distribution opens
The Mews announces a $10,000 free gift distribution. Entrants must report by Saturday night with votes and subscriptions collected. Nominations will be published in a few days, and the Campaign Dept remains open each evening except Sunday until 9 o'clock. Contact Phone 146.
Weather Brief For Texas Regions Tonight And Saturday
East Texas shows partly cloudy skies with cooler air arriving tonight and northwest winds. Saturday remains partly cloudy in East Texas. West Texas experiences fair weather tonight with cooler conditions in the north portion and Saturday also fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
West
Body of Senora CalIes To Be Returned To Mexico City
The body of Senora Natalia Calles wife of Mexico's President died in Los Angeles after a heart attack while convalescing. President Calles ordered her body sent to Nogales Sonora by special train to continue the trip to Mexico City. An official bulletin from her physician provided the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U P
Senora Natalia
Calles
Mexico
Sonora Calles
Carl
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico City
Federal day forces shake-up with new deputy
Washington reports the first major change in the Federal prohibition administration since James M. Doran became commissioner. Alf Oftedal of California succeeds James E. Jones as deputy commissioner and will oversee all administrative work of the bureau. Jones becomes special assistant commissioner and liaison between city headquarters and the civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U P
James M. Doran
Prohibition
Alf Oftedal
California
James E. Jones
Oftedal
Pacific Coast
Bureau
Jones
Civil Service Com
Seventy students to enter high school next fall
A class of 70 pupils from the Sumpter and McKinney Street ward schools will advance to the high school in the fall, per a list released by principals George W. Perkins and S. M. Brown. The promotion includes 34 graduates from McKinney Street and 36 from Sumpter School, with detailed names of graduates in each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumpter
McKinney Street
George W. Perkins
S. M. Brown
Sumpter School
McKinney School
Madison Bowers
John Cook
Bobbie Effinger
Smithie Hull
Woodrow Hinchliffe
Herman Hinchliffe
Lavonne Lauderdale
Harold Kendrick
Billie Manning
Liston Manning
Melvis Miller
Alfred Nunn
Emmitt Earl Pitts
Lon Robertson
Roy Rolling
John Taylor
Glen Williams
Gwendolyn Bates
Alice Davis
Daphne Denton
Gladys’ Gilmore
Ruby Hall
Ileen Gamble
Marguerite ‘Grimmett
Dorothy Hall
Mozelle Hall
Georgia Lelia Hopson
Theopola Hathaway
Evelyn Calame
Virginia Farrar
Theresa Felz
Helen Fielder
Dorothy Fowler
Lacy ‘Kinz
Gereva Randolph
Nannie Lee Randolph
Gwendolyn Red
Elliott Robinson
Ja ‘B. Stephens
Mary Louise Smiley
Geraldine Vestal
Doris Wilson
Rose Altman
Dane Best Pauline
Chandler
Elonise Henderson
Loraiae Miller
Dahlia Robbins
Emma Taylor
Real Fish Yarn Ends With Beheadings on Porch Post
A chaotic backyard scene unfolds as Claude King arrives to find Rody Farquhar Cary Hight and Zeno King watching a kitten and a chicken tied to a porch post by fishing lines. The hooks through the animals lead to a deadly end after a failed fishing joke escalates into a fatal rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude ‘King
Farquhar
Rody
Cary
Zeno
Mr. Rings
Mexicans Raid Soviet Legation by Mistake
Federal-secret agents and gendarmes entered the Soviet legation in Mexico City early today and arrested 10 men, all released after raiders learned the meeting was not seditious. The raid’s chief said a mistake had been made and Leon Haykiss secured the releases after conferring with Soviet Ambassador Kollontai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Legation
Natere
Leon
Haykiss
Sof
Kollontai
Mieedeo St Ket
Soody Loses Point On His Prison Plans
The Texas House passed by 114 to 8 a bill authorizing sale of state prison lands with an amendment limiting legislative approval for four outlying farm sales while giving the prison board power to sell them. Governor Moody opposed the broader board power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Conference Committee
Fairchild
Senate
Love
Man dies from gunshot in Dallas home
G C Moore aged 30 died from a bullet wound suffered May 23 during a fight at his Dallas home. Henry Stuart, 68, a roomer there, has been held and a murder charge prepared amid claims of self defense after Moore allegedly attacked Stuart's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
G.C. Moore
Henry Stuart
Moore
Stewart
Commencement Exercises at First Baptist Tonight
High school class commencement held at First Baptist Church tonight at 9 15. Community invites attendance and honors graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Tpeazhaas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peay
Lucky Lindbergh
Unusual Boy
Pari
America
the Mexia Daily News
P.O. Box
Mexia Daily News
Automobile
P. O. Box
Stelle
News
Post Office
Els
Roosevelt
Morris DE Haven Tracy
United Press
Chapter
Col. Owsley
Baptist Church
Senora Calles
Jim
Jim Williams
Big Wolf
Big Chief
Cleveland
Rody Farquhar
Cary Hight
Zeno King
Ira
Soody
Satterwhite
Cone Johnson
Hits Johnson
Highway, Commission
I. D. Fairchild
Highway Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!