Petition Draft Seeks Immediate Action From Governor
Wichita Falls reports a revised petition draft urges Governor Miriam A. Ferguson to call a special road bond session. J. A. Kemp said final wording will wait for all committee members input and may not be ready before Saturday. The committee aims to present the motion to the governor at the earliest moment.
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United Press
Wichita Falls
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. A. Kemp
Dallas
Kemp
House Approves Harbor Bill Amid Filibuster Fatigue
United Press reports a weary congress halted a 13 hour session and approved the $36,000,000 rivers and harbors bill in committee of the whole. Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin representatives opposed diverting 82500 cubic feet per second of Great Lakes water into the Mississippi via the Illinois canal, warning of lakefront damage and lower water levels.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Episcopal Service in Mexia Led by Archdeacon Sloan
Archdeacon Sloan of Houston will speak at a 9 a m Episcopal service in Mexia this Sunday at the usual meeting place above the City Drug Store on Sherman Street. The announcement was issued Friday.
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Archdeacon Sloan
Houston
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Mexia High School Commencement at Baptist Church Auditorium
Mexia forecast calls for cooler tonight with showers and a warmer Saturday. Commencement of Mexia High School will be held at the Moody Baptist Church auditorium with Judd Mortimer Lewis of Houston and W. M. White, chairman of the school board, presenting diplomas. Pythian Sisters meet at K P Hall at 8 p.m. Corinne Griffith appears at the National Theatre. Rain totals unofficially about half an inch Friday afternoon.
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Mexia High School
At & P
Mat Baptist Church
Judd Mortimer Lewis
Houston
W. M. White
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Corinne Griffith
National Theatre
Congress in Eruption As Lawmakers Hamper Homeward Plans
Washington records show Congress in a noisy rush with little substance as lawmakers hurry home to assess political fences. A notable speaker distributed 30,000 copies of a vague address to constituents while core issues lie unaddressed in the waning session.
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House of Representatives
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Crispus
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Bombing attempt at Montevideo chancery shocks diplomats
United Press report states Grant Smith, the American minister in Montevideo Uruguay, notified the State Department of a bomb attempt at the U S legation chancery. Officials link the attack to Latin American protests against the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling denying new trials for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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Washington
Chancery
Montevideo
Uraguary
State Department
Grant Smith
Latin America
Recen
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nicole Sacco
Bartolomew Vavetti
Coolidge Order Cannot Make Texas Officials Federal Agents
The Texas attorney general’s office states state county and municipal officers cannot serve as federal prohibition agents under President Coolidge’s order. The ruling, sent to Major H H White federal prohibition administrator for the southwestern district, cites Texas Constitution sections 12 and 40 of Article 16.
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Texas
Coolidge
Texas Attorney General’s Department
H. H. White
Prohibition
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Fort Worth
Oklahoma
L. GC. Sutton
Poland Premier Bartel Resigns. Warsaw Dispatch Reveals Change
Dispatches from Warsaw report Polish Premier Bartel and his cabinet resign. Bartel then forms a new cabinet after a revolution led by Pilsudski. El Campo notes electric service operational plans and ongoing local power issues.
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Bartel
Poland
Warsaw
Pilsudski
McKinney Street School Closes Year With 812 Pupils
Under Principal George W. Perkins McKinney Street Grammar School ends 1925 26 with 12 grade cards handed out. The school graduated 28 students to the high school freshman class, 19 girls and 9 boys, despite half day sessions and a partly completed building. The faculty of 24 will return next year as the school boasts modern facilities and high standards.
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George W. Perkins
McKinney Street
Perkins
Ruby Merrell
Ida Belle Lasseter
Oneida Copeland
Eglph Pettigrew
Mary Forrest
Estelle Mellveen
Jewell Felt
Kazilla Dark
Nettie Stanley
Juanita Wallace
Ruth Jewell
Madge Smith
Sara Simpson
Flo Atkins
Fay Yeldell
Elizabeth Erwin
Christine Galloway
Anna Compton
Mary Jernigin
Bettie Preddy
Edna Dickerman
Elton McDonald
R. L. Curry
Laura McElroy
Graduation Roll Call Across Sumpter and McKinney Streets
The list records graduates from Sumpter Street and McKinney Street Grammar Schools, featuring numerous students such as Arthur Bonner and Kermit Barnes along with dozens of peers like Ed die Dunn and Lola Kathryn Brows. The roll includes first and last names with multiple girls and boys named across the two institutions.
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Milender Auld
Richard R. Buford
Mandel H. Cline
Tack Corley
Wilbert Dominy
Edward Felz
Carmen L. Glover
Rufus McKenzie
Alfred Magnenat
William B. Murphy
John Felix Parker
Doyle E. Perkinson
Robert Bond Wallace
Charles Rade Ward
W. Bryant Williams
Gladys Elizabeth Adams
Lurlle
Juanita Betts
Hazel Bower
Lola Arline
Willie Inez Calame
Birdie Crider
Pearl Roper Gools
Annie Mary Powell
Dorothy Prosper
Martha Riddle
Flora Yarner
Muraline Vestal
Mary Vickness
Marie Williams
Mary Kathleer Wiseley
Lucretia Denning
McKinney Street Grammar School
Kermit Barnes
Duke Bennett
Eugene Ennis
Williaz Ezell
Herbert Fry
Leland Gray
Ray McCraw
Bennie Lee Speer
Milford Speer
Lucile Ballard
Birdie Mac Bratton
Lola Kathryn Brows
Pauline Clarke
Christine Eubanks
Fannie Gardner
Willie B. Hollingsworth
Helen Les
Ruby Lester
Minnie Leu Mathews
Jewell McDowell
Mary Ruth Keever
Eloise Robinson
Eva Belle Sims
No’ Ra Southwell
Margie Stewart
Ruth Sturdivant
Helen Striverm
Mattie Lou Thompton
WETS DECLARE WAR ON DROUTH IN CONGRESS
The wets in Congress abandon cooperation with the administration and will push enforcement legislation against Prohibition. Senators Edge and Bruce announced that in view of the President Coolidge order and the proposed Golf enforcement bill, the wets will resist. Also noted, illness prevents some members from attending the Central Presbyterian church event.
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New Jersey
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Maryland
Coolidge
Wets
Central ‘Presbyterian Church
Gale Folmorrow
Sumpter Street grammar school closes with large class
Sumpter street grammar school closes for the year sending 38 students from seventh grade to high school. Principal Mrs. Georgia Bergeron resigns for advanced study in New York and Europe. The school year featured an opportunity room and a seven year progress program.
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Sumpter
Georgia Bergeron
Mexia
Columbia University
New York
Europe
Bergeron Sid
Mexia Schools Climax Year With 39 High School Graduates
Mexia closes a challenging year with 39 high school graduates in a ceremony at First Baptist church auditorium. Judd Mortimer Lewis of Houston delivers the commencement address as W. M. White presides. Grammar schools at Ward also graduate 66 students and bid farewell to teachers and pupils.
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W. M.white
Judd Mortimer Lewis
White Ward
Mexia
Houston
White
Texas
E. E. Poteet
C. A. Puckett
Floyd K. Russell
Bobye MaeNichols
J. W. McKinney
New Life
Adam Geibel
Lewis
Frances Jones
Marianna Murphy
Eduardo Marzo
W. M White
Jno
M. Strange
Beohye Mae Nichols
Vegetables at Mexia Stores Feature Fresh Produce
Fresh vegetables arrive direct from farms to Mexia stores as berries and green snap beans become plentiful and affordable. Merchants note berries are cheaper this year and households are buying more to serve and preserve for winter.
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Mexia
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