Mexia Public Notice and School Ad Miscellany
Contents include publication details for The Mexia News with rates and dates, a city slogan Mexia The City That Vision Is Building, and a reading of The American Creed emphasizing democracy liberty equality justice and patriotism as duties to country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press and International News Services
News Publishing Company
W. K. Boyd
C. L. Tatum
A. G. Rland
Mexia
Texas
United States of America
HIS HOLY DAY SABBATH MESSAGE FOR MEXIA
A praise of Sabbath observance warns Mexia citizens to honor Sunday worship at First Methodist Church. It condemns desecration of the day, warns of moral decline, and urges focus on spiritual values over material pursuits. The sermon cites church attendance, moral law, and consequences of defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
First Methodist Church
Commerce
Kaufman Streets
Free
Court House
Earlier Day Editorial Hauls Out Odd Hair Restorer Claims
A beld headed editor touted a hair restorer with outlandish tests from ink, nails, doors and floors claiming bristles sprout and leather brushes form. Another vintage notice praised a healing oil with miraculous cures including a cow roast and a missing leg replacement, ending with a farmer's gleeful exaggeration.
Then and Now The Dallas News Fifty Years Ago
A look back contrasts rail link efforts between New Orleans and Houston with modern auto and air connections. Mr and Mrs L Capell and son Lyttleton returned from Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
New Orleans
Houston
L. Capell and Son
Lyttleton
Waco
Sultry Days by Owen Friend Watkins
A nostalgic poem about longing for refreshing rain during hot dusty summer days. It contrasts blistering heat with visions of cloud bursts and cool showers that soothe the oppressive air, revive fields, and inspire renewed hope for the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Friend Watkins
Then and now in Texas a century of change and cruelty
A reflective column contrasts early 1900s life with modern times noting croquet and velocipedes disturbed a church meeting while autos now cause fatal accidents. It recalls Miss Mattie Faulconer’s death after a horse fall, Knights of Pythias forming Alamo Lodge No 17, Texas lodge growth to about 30 000, penitentiary abuse claims, use of the reed bat in punishment, and Emancipation Day gatherings in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Galveston
San Antonio
Alamo Lodge No
John W. Hobart
W. B. McMilan
John Boyd
W. M. Jerdone
H. G. Lindstone
G. H. Mundy
William Boyd
Texas
Mrs Buckner III Remains Largely Bedbound in Mexia
Mrs Jennie Buckner III one of Mexias oldest residents is largely confined to her bed but remains beloved and enjoys visits from friends in this community note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Buckner
Mexia
Mrs Capell Visits Mexia After Galveston Trip
Mrs H C Capell of Oklahoma on a visit to her son in Galveston will spend a while in Mexia before returning home. For rent one nice bedroom with adjoining bath for a business man outside entrance 701 East Grayson phone 733-d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Capell
Oklahoma
Galveston
Mexia
Bath
East
Grayson
Motor trip visits and new Mexia residents reported
Mrs. Bybee and her daughter Clara Bell with Miss Birdie Crider toured to visit Mrs. Bybee’s sister on a large ranch in Texas. Noel Hollingsworth spends Sunday in Frost with his wife and baby visiting for several days. Newcomers to Mexia include Mr. and Mrs. Mason Baker of Prairie View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bybee
Clara Bell
Birdie Crider
Auto
Weet
Texas
Noel Hollingsworth
Frost
Mexia
Mrs. Mason Baker
Prairie, View
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Mexia Daily News
Brussels
Central Texas Press
N. P. Houx
Ladies’ Prayer Meeting
First Baptist Church
Dewitt County
Mattie Faulconer
Cuero
Wurtzlow's Garden
Buckner III
Mrs. Capell
KRUST
Staff of Life
BON Ton Bakery
Community Power & Light CO
Felz Brothers
Raymond Griffith
Vera Reynolds
Wallace Beery
Louise Fazenda
B. Lansing
Mich
STAR
B. Lefhsvng
Derant Motors
Fligabeth
J. J. Lansing
Oulland
Cal
Arnett Motor.co
Mexia, Texas
Sherman Street
McKinney
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