09 Jun 1958
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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1958
Page
1
The Owl, Texas oldest passenger train, ran its final trip from Dallas to Houston, carrying 20 passengers and five mail cars. Notables rode earlier runs including Taft during 1909. the banner proclaimed First Run 1872 Last Run 1958.
Sudden flooding and swift currents claimed ten lives across Texas on Sunday. AtWharton and San Antonio areas, families from Wharton and San Antonio died or nearly perished while attempting to rescue others from the Colorado Guadalupe and Trinity rivers. Civil Defense boats recovered several bodies and authorities reported missing persons in irrigation canals north of McAllen.
The Future Farmers of America growing contest fields will be toured on Wednesday afternoon. The corn plots belong to Leo Seelinger and Dusty Martin, about three miles from Mexia on the Teague highway. The agriculture committee of the Chamber of Commerce will depart Mexia at 4:30 from the Southwestern Electric Service Company office to visit the two fields, a 30 minute tour, with a 4:60 business session first.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party dropped Stalinist charges against Aram Khachaturian Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev for supposedly Western influence in their music. The move criticizes Molotov Beria and Malenkov for alleged manipulation behind past bans and purges.
A head on crash between a Nash auto and a freight train near Groesbeck kills Mr and Mrs John R Little and Elbert Clyde Little all from Woodson Throckmorton county. Teens Pam Little and Bilinda King are critically injured in the same wreck.
Japanese prosecutors indict American businessman Joseph Crowley in Tokyo on charges of causing injuries leading to the death of his brother in law Ted Jones. Crowley, 48, former Yale football star, held without charges for 19 days after an autopsy found death from a cerebral hemorrhage due to external force.
High winds and heavy rain plus hail lashed Sweetwater Sunday night causing damage. Reports indicate destruction to structures and infrastructure with ongoing assessment by local authorities and utility crews. No injuries reported at this time.
Marlis Ellis of Mexia was elected chairman of the Outreach program area in the Central Texas Conference Methodist Youth Fellowship. She will lead workshops for MYF groups and has served as a local MYF officer. The conference youth rally drew over 1,000 youths in Fort Worth.
About 450 people attended the Shiloh homecoming. A three year cycle was approved, with the next gathering set for the second Sunday in June. J. A. Byrd was elected president of the homecoming committee. Billie Stertine as vice president and Mrs. A M McElroy as secretary-treasurer were also chosen.
Four Negro men from Dallas were arrested by the Police Department in Mexus for Friday thefts at Little Radio and TV store and Prouty Auto Supply and Sporting Goods. Two revolvers from Little’s and two guns from Prouty’s were recovered. It is unclear if all stolen goods were recovered. Arrested were Ken of G Walter Montgomery, Thomas and Bland Greer. They are held in Liverstone County Jail in Grorsbeek.
Final rites were held at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church for Maxine Smith nine year old Negro girl. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. She died Thursday in a Mexia hospital of lockjaw. Rev. O L Payne officiated. The funeral was arranged by Dorsey and Keatts Funeral Home of Mexia.
Final rites for Mrs. GT Walverton, 89, of Mart, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Littlepage Funeral Home. She was a sister in law to Mrs. Bo P. Measeds Sr. of Mexia and aunt of Charlie Mensels and Pontiny Measeds, both of Mexia.
Mrs W W McFall 88 died Saturday in a Terrell hospital after living in Mexia 60 years. Funeral services were held in Mexia with the Rev O C Hartzell of Spring Hill La officiating. Burial followed at Mexia City Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Marion Clyde Emmett Herbert. three sisters. seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Riddle Funeral Home of Mexia arranged services.
Funeral services for Sallie Magness Kleinschmidt, born 1878, were held at 10:30 this morning at Burleson Chapel Wor tham. She died at Navarre Clinic Corsicana. Survived by two sons Carl and Odess Kleinschmidt, a sister Annie Tankasley of Richland, and four brothers Bret and Wallace Magness of Wortham Joe Magness of Dallas Charlie Magness of Wortham. Rev James A Bruner and Rev Tom Sindlin officiated.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Lows near 69 degrees tonight and a high around 74 to 84 degrees tomorrow.
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