Mexia Approves Milk Ordinance To Regulate Supply
Mexia city commissioners adopt the U S Public Health Service Standard Milk Ordinance creating systematic dairy inspections and graded milk sold in Mexia. Time needed before enforcement includes inspecting fifteen local dairies and preparing proper grading. Officials promise safety and quality assured milk for residents.
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Mexia
United States Public Health Service
Guy
Franke
Mr. Pratikai
Texas Artists Camp Near San Angelo Draws 75 Members
More than 75 Texas artists will attend the sixth annual Texas Artists camp at Christoval, 20 miles south of San Angelo, from July 11 to 30. National instructors Will H. Stevens and Navier Gonzales will lead classes, with officers spanning San Angelo, Wichita Falls, Houston, Holland, and Dallas.
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San Angeto
Texas
Christoval
Here
Southwest
Will H. Stevens
Newcomb School of Art
New Orleans
Navier Gonzales
San Antonio
Beaumont Session Picks 1928 Convention City
The Texas Association of Real Estate Boards closes its three day convention in Beaumont with Amarillo and San Antonio bidding strongest for the 1928 meeting. San Antonio sent a large delegation with buttons reading I'd meet Antonio in 1928.
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Beaumont
Texas Association of Real ‘Estate Boards
Amarillo
San Antonio
Ieting
Antonio
Prisoner Cut May Win Wager
Manuel Martinez escaped from the Blue Ridge prison farm near Houston marking his fifth Texas jail break in three years. The escape may let him fulfill a promise to send the sheriff a postcard from Mexico within six months.
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Laredo
Tex
U. P
Manuel Martinez
Blue Ridge
Houston
Texas
Martinez
Mexico
Riddle Outlines Goals for Dallas to Houston Highway
J L Riddle of Mexia told X A M Highway Association in Calvert that the aim is a permanent Dallas to Houston highway. W T Thagard named head, Jere Cason secretary, Mayor W McIntosh treasurer. About fifty members from Mexia to Bryan attended, pledging rapid work and state aid pursuit.
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Dallas
Houston
J. L Riddle
Mexia
X-Am Highway Association
Calvert
Tuddle
W. T. Thagard
Kosse
Jere Cason
William McIntosh
Bryan
Thagard
Mget
Rosse
State Highway Commission
Austin
Ballas
Falls County
Falls Cournty
Corsicana
Mes
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Trinity Test Holds Good Gas Pressure Near Mexia
The Trinity test well drilled by E. L. Smith and partners shows rising gas flow and sand containing oil. Transcontinental Oil and Lone Star Gas seek gas contracts. Lytle plans another test near Woodbine prospects include a gasoline plant to extract high gasoline content from the gas.
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E. B. Smith Et al Tubernanch
Mexia
Trinity
Transcontinental Oil Company
Lone Star Gas Company
Lytle
Stubenrauch
Woodbine
Frog Legs Win Popularity At Border Hotels
Frog legs on menus across the Brownsville area have sparked a new local industry. Diners initially shocked by the dish now drive demand, with 50 to 75 cents per dozen paid by restaurants. Laborers turn to frog catching, and farmers with swamp land consider frog farms to meet the growing supply.
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Brownsville
Williamson County Wins McKeil Case Over 1859 Boundary
In a long running dispute over city boundaries the district court used the 1859 survey to decide McKeil lies within Williamson county, resolving years of contention with Travis county. Harrisburg approves 135000 city improvement bond. Latedo plans 500000 water filtration project.
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Taylor
P Neil
Texas
Here
Williamson
Travis
Williamson County
Teague Shipped Second Car of Vegetables from District
The Mexia Fruit and Vegetable company sent a second car of potatoes onions and cabbage from Teague with produce gathered from Teague Fairfield Donie and surrounding areas. Dr M Worthy of Donie plans a vegetable union as new markets open for farmers. The Mexia firm promises to find markets at current prices for all crops raised, aiming to build a notable shipping section.
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Mexia Fruit and Vegetable Company
Teague
Fairfield
Donie
M. Worthy
Mexia
Special Court Opens in Warshall Flogging Probe
A district court in Warshall Texas opened in special session to draw a grand jury for investigating flogging of five persons last week. County Attorney John Taylor leads the probe with two state rangers, after receiving a threatening note signed Your Last Warning.
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Warshall
Texas
District Court
P. QO. Beard
John Taylor
Freestone County Sets Oil Tax Rates and Pipeline Fees
Freestone County Texas commissioners declare storage oil taxed at 3 cents per barrel. The schedule lists pipeline fees by size from inch to 10 inch, rotary drilling rigs at 5000 dollars, standard pumping equipment 2000 dollars, wells 2000 dollars, oil in storage 15 cents per barrel, and lease interests including producing and royalty interests. The Wortham oil field is included in the assessment plan.
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Fairfield
Freestone County
Wortham
Standard
Contest to Feature Camp for Club Girls
Miss Jennie Camp and W I Derraw of Texas A M College will speak at the home demonstration clubs encampment in Groesbeck on July 7 and 8. The program includes a women’s horse dress contest girls’ appropriate dress contest and a better judging contest with reports on club work and recreational features. The second day starts the boys’ car and joint exercises are planned. Nacogdoches Texas Light and Power Company will build a 750000 power line from Trinidad to Groesbeck.
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Jennie Camp
W. IL. Derraw
Texas A. & M. College
Groesbeck
Sadie Hatfield
New Highways Need Repairs Says Engineers
A county report by Nagie Witt Rollins and Gilchrist urges immediate hiring of a superintendent and crew to repair Macadam roads in Mexia precinct. The firm forwards a prioritized list, outlines organization needs, and cites estimated costs up to 300 dollars monthly for a lead engineer and 280 for an understudy, with page three continuation promised.
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Mexia
Nagie, Witt, Rollins and Gilchrist
Beamer and Wilder
Houston
Hinchliffe
Tehnacana Crossing
Suttle
Point Enterprise
Tehnacana
Comanese
Tehuacana
Pureils Edge Teague All Stars In Fifteen Inning Duel
The Mexia Pureils defeated the Teague All-Stars 4 to 2 after a 15 inning battle Tuesday. Buddie Dunn held the Pureils to ten hits while North pitched all 15 for the Purails allowing five. The win sets up a Friday 4 PM matchup with the Transcontinental team at Municipal Stadium.
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Mexia Pureils
Teague All-Stars
Buddie Dunn
Teague
North
Pureils
R. H. E. Purails
North and McCombs
B. Dann
Edwards
Purails
Municipal Stadium
Citywide Curfew For Fowls Enforces Fine For Strays
City council passed an ordinance restricting chickens and other fowls from running at large. Residents must keep yards clean and poultry houses sanitary. violators face a fine. The measure aims to protect gardens and beds, though it may burden poultry owners.
Waco cashier burglar captured by air mail photo
James Growder, former Waco bank cashier, identified by air mail photograph in New York and held without bail in Tumbs county court on embezzlement charges. In Stamford Texas, night watchman John Estes wounded a looter at J M Bradford wholesale grocery. one suspect named Jack Smith wounded.
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New York
Air Mail
James Growder
Waco
Texas
Tumbs
Liberty National Bank
Crowder
Monterey
Vera Cruz
James Stiles
Monterey’s
Stamford
J. M. Bradford Wholesale~grocery Company
John Estes
Big Vote Campaign Promises Cash and Cars to Volunteers
The notice urges workers to enter a mass vote campaign offering over 10 000 in prizes including four new automobiles or cash. It claims easy work, no special skills, and urges immediate action at election headquarters with a July 11 deadline. Contact details include a campaign department and phone number.
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Election Headquarters
Baptist Services Move to Church After Park Lights Fail
Baptist encampment services will be held at First Baptist Church Wednesday night due to water covering the engine room at Reunion Grounds. Lights out at the camp lead to a Thursday start at the camp grounds. Dr. John A. Held announces a 2 PM Thursday workers conference. Dr J Howard Williams of Corsicana is slated to give the opening address at the church. Dallas Texas Electric Service Company plans 150 miles of emission lines in West Texas.
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First Baptist Church
John A. Held
J. Howard Williams
Corsicana
Dallas—Texas Electric Service’ Company
West Texas
New Amateur Beats Bobby at Oakmont Open Championship
Harrison Johnston of Minneapolis led the early stretch at Oakmont Country Club as Bobby Jones slipped to a trailing position in the national open. Johnston posted 147 for 26 holes while Bobby Jones stood six strokes back with 153 and struggled with a 77 after a 76 opening round.
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Oakmont Country Club
Hulton
Oakmont
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Harrison Johnston
Minneapolis
Bobby
Oklahoma police officer kidnapper flees toward Osage Hills
Matthew Rimes described as a Southwest bandit leader fled after abducting a Gileon, Oklahoma baby from Urval Noble. He forced Officer McAninch to drive, tied the chief to a tree near Jennings, and sped toward Cleveland and Pawnee Osage county as a large manhunt closed in.
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Jennings
Okla
Matthew Rimes
Oklahomia Justice
Oklahoma
Kies
Cleveland
Osage Hills
Conti Merative
Pawhuska
Osage
Kimes
Urval Noble
Gileon
Ula
Sai
Gilion
Drumwright
McAninch
Aialls
McAnineh
Anineh
Bill
Gria
McAniieh
Pawnee Osage
City Reservoir Refilled With Clean Well Water
City Sanitary Engineer BE G Franke announced the Mexia reservoir will be filled with water from the city well after draining and cleaning. He added Springfield water will return to the mains once the tank reaches capacity and recent tests show Mexia water is as pure as any in the state.
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Ity
BE. G. Franke
Springfield
Mexia Stakes Bid in Rainbow Girls Grand Officers Race
The Rainbow Girls state assembly meets in Austin to elect grand officers and adjourn its annual convention Mexia has mounted a strong bid for influence and future convention sites and fees for the 1928 gathering are discussed.
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Austin
State Assembly of
Rainbow Girls
Mexia
Weather update hints at warmer temps across regions
East Texas and West Texas forecast vary with partly cloudy skies. Tonight, Thursday brings warmer conditions in the north and west while remaining partly cloudy elsewhere.
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Texas
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U. S. Health Service
San Angelo
Realtors
Riddle
Smith’s
Trinity Well
Border
Harrisburg
Freestone
Nacogdoches
Texas Light and Power Company
Trinidad
Hinchliffe Road
Estes
Jack Smith
Snyder
Stelien
Day
Rimes
Postes
Notorious Bandit of
City
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