Springfield Lodge to Install Officers in Evening Ceremony
Springfield Lodge 74 A F and A M will install officers tomorrow night starting at 7 30 p m Grand Master Duncan Howard of the Grand Lodge of Texas A F and A M will conduct the ceremonies All Master Masons are urged to attend says Secretary Jerry Miller Judge Boyd son of Mr and Mrs Gene Boyd of Mexia named to Howard Payne honor roll with GPA above 3 25 Bethal Faith assemblies consolidate into Victory Assembly Church retaining 825 Tehuacana Road Rev Roy Walden remains pastor Hearing on South Limestone County Health Center postponed to July 14 to seek a clinic in Jewett as satellite to Groesbeck area Coon Hunt draws hundreds of visitors at Personville. sports feature tomorrow Fourth of July planned by Mexia Chamber with events at Hughes Park and fireworks at night All Star games for Minor and Little League set for tonight.
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Springfield Lodge 74
Grand Lodg of
Texas
Duncan Howard
Jerry Miller
Springfield Lodge
Robbie Boyd
Gene Boyd
Mexia
Howard Payne
Brownwood
Robbie
Bethal Assembly
Faith Assembly
Victory Assembly
Tehuacana Road
Roy L. Walden
Walden
South
Limestone County Health Center
Texas Health Facilities Commission
Jewett
Groesbeck
Personville
Personville Coon
Mary Anne Yarbrough
Billy Rogers
Avid Hunters Watch
Mexia Chamber of Commerce
Hughes Park
J.H. Nussbaum
Weather Outlook Turns Partly Cloudy and Hot Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy skies with hot afternoons through Tuesday. Highs reach upper 90s, overnight lows around mid 70s. Humidity remains moderate with dry evenings and a continued heat risk. Local residents urged to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity during peak sun hours.
Texas bust nets 5000 pounds marijuana and 10 arrests
Texas authorities seized more than 5 000 pounds of suspected marijuana and arrested 10 people ten miles west of Oak Hill on Texas 71. The group came from four states with arraignment set for today. Five vehicles one pistol and a small amount of cocaine were also seized. DPS narcotics agents Louisiana state police and U S customs joined Austin police in the operation.
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Austin
Tex
Oak Hill
Texas
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Louisiana State Police
U. S. Customs
Drug Enforcement Administration
DA to testify against Justice Yarbrough in forgery case
Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance and Johnny Holmes met with Ronald Earle to discuss alleged forgery involving Justice Don Yarbrough. The case centers on a tipped forged $200,000 letter of credit and a Texas title theft scheme tied to an Austin meeting and Rothkopf's accounts.
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Harris County
Don Yarbrough
Austin
Tex
Carol Vance
Houston
Travis County
Ronald Earle
Texas Supreme Court
Yarbrough
Vance
Earle
The
Houston Post
Johnny Holmes
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Rothkopf
Harris County District Attorney’s
Special Crimes Bureau
Kemp
Post
Grand
Kempis
Rothkopf Vance
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Commercial Bank of Victoria
the Post
Alabama
Texas
Tragedy at Maury County Jail Leaves 42 Dead
A Tennessee jail blaze killed 34 inmates and 8 visitors after a 16 year old inmate allegedly started the fire in a padded cell. Rescue efforts were hampered by smoke and a keys delay as crews fought dense fumes and structural barriers.
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Columbia, Tenn
Maury County
Robert H. Gay
Andy Zinmer
Gay
Zinmer
Nashville
Waukesha
Wis
Superior
Lad Lake Inc
Doussman
Bob Farmer
Farmer
Columbia
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Jerry Dickey
Dickey
Howard Blake
Mexia Fire Destroys Five-Room Station At State School
Mexia firefighters answered a late Friday alarm at the old Iley pump station near the State School. The five room City of Mexia structure burned completely. A grass fire behind the State School Sunday afternoon was also fought with an unknown cause.
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Mexia
Iley
Dow Jones at 11 A.M. Dips As Stock Averages Move
Dow Jones at 11 a.m. showed declines across most indices with the industrial average at 926.22 down 3.48, the transports at 238.51 down 0.10, utilities 115.73 steady, and the 65-stock average at 314.64 down 9.63.
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New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Limestone County vacationers face higher travel costs this summer
A survey by the American Automobile Association finds average daily travel costs up 15.5 dollars from three years ago. For Limestone County, a modest two week trip costs about 950 dollars, with daily budgets of 68 dollars covering lodgings food and fuel. Annual car costs average 2019 dollars per car. Local gas stations report higher receipts as travel rises.
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New York
Limestone County
American Automobile Association
AAA
Weekend theft wave swamps area. multiple arrests made
Law enforcement reported a busy weekend with several felony thefts and routine calls. A Mexia service station pickup was recovered in Corsicana, Allen Beasly charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, bond set at 2000 dollars. A stolen boat found on Highway 84 linked to Kenneth Wayne Smith. Doug Jones arrested for felony theft. Geoffrey Paul Stridden jailed after speeding at over 90 mph on a motorcycle.
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Mexia
Corsicana
Allen Beasly
Highway 84
Kenneth Wayne Smith
Waco
Doug Jones
Teague
Geoffrey Paul Stridden
Stridden
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Bill” Rothkopf
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