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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1925
Page
7
The text criticizes the town road system and neighboring communities for using longer routes to trade centers while local merchants face lost customers. It notes merchants like Tom Dixon and Harry Peters avoiding town and hints at broader local frustration with infrastructure and access affecting business.
The snippet highlights Mexia third baseman S. on8 among leading hitters of the Gusher squad as the Texas Association season begins.
Corsicana Oilers edged Temple 6 to 5 to pull even for league leadership. Nugent struck out nine for Temple but took the loss as Barnhart earned the win with strong relief. Jolley homered for Corsicana, while Callahan added a triple, double and single to pace the offense.
Roger Hornsby, player-manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, leads the National League in home runs, boosts team performance, and adopts a hands off approach to managing. He credits players for decision making and aims to lift the club from mediocrity toward pennant contention.
In Austin on June 18 former Longhorn ace Clem ents pitched the Senators to a 5 2 victory in the first game of a Friday doubleheader before the narrative ends.
R P Forrest elected president of the Cleburne Lions at a regular session in the Liberty Hotel. W L Barber first vice president, O B McPherson second vice president. Eugene Poole secretary treasurer. H L Jennings tail twister. Ed Clayton Coy Peel lion tamer. directors W A Scott Henry Meredith A H Seely. The meeting opened with invocation by William T Rigire and featured a talk by Miss Ford about the Chautauqua program and Lions Rotary ties.
Bryan Keathley announces a committee to raise funds and plan erection of a new tabernacle on Rice Institute lots between the current site and the city park. Principal members are Guy Wilson E GC Anderson Clyde Black V T Williams Lee Nance HL We Cook. An account named The Tabernacle Fund opened at Farmers State Bank. donations may be made.
Local note mentions Mount Vernon’s naming in honor of an English admiral and references community items such as ice cream at Lamb's and Limestone county watermelons now on hand. The message also notes reduced traffic danger and offers delivery by phone 482.
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