Inspections Set for State Highway 14 Project
Plans for the high type concrete Highway 14 from Wortham through Mexia to the Navasota river toward Groesbeck will be ready within a week. Inspectors from state and federal road departments will review the plans next week and expect to file with the state soon. The project includes an underpass at the Southern Pacific crossing and a bridge over it built by the railroad, linking to the Tehuacana Valley road.
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Wortham
Mexia
Navasota River
Groesbeck
Parific
Fishpond
H. L. Williford
Sunthiern Pacific
Uniarpass
Tehuaenma Valley
Pizgali Ridge
Meeadaim
Freestone County
Humble Camp
Coolidge
Dallas
Houston
Kosse
Bryay
Hootston
Navarra County
Attempt Delay Trial of Aged Rancher in Murder Case
Cuero Texas June 28 Defense attorneys move to delay the murder trial of William Mack 61 prominent Cuero rancher and farmer charged with killing Jans Johnson 60 whose body was found in the Guadalupe River near Cuero last August Johnson was beaten and burned with quicklime and weighted down Mack confessed he killed Johnson after the man insulted his wife.
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Cuero
Tex
William Mack
Jans Johnson
Johnson
Guadalupe River
Here
Mack
Six More Added to Church in Revival Meeting
Evangelist C D Record delivered a stirring open air message on Justification by Faith at the Church of Christ revival. Six converts were reported and baptism is planned Tuesday at 7 pm at the Humble Pipeline station. The Tuesday night subject is He is Coming Again at meetings held on McKinney and Hopkins streets.
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C. D. Record
Church of Christ Revival
Humble Pipeline Station
McKinney
Hopkins Streets
Goodyear Designs Navy Dirigible Hull Prize
Goodyear Tire and Rubber of Akron announces a first prize for a navy dirigible hull design. The contest seeks a craft able to reach six hundred nine feet in length with a stable profile and practical construction considerations.
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Goodyear
Ashington
Akron
City Manager Seeks Bids for New Municipal Pool
City Manager J. G. McIntosh said bids for the municipal pool ground work will likely be opened this week. The 60 by 120 foot reinforced concrete pool will include a separate end for youngsters, with bath houses and locker rooms for men and women at the front. Construction planned at Hughes Park near the municipal stadium, with completion before summer.
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Askel
J. G. McIntoshs
Hughes Park
Muicipal Stadium
McIntosh
New York Sees Travel of Texas Officials Mentioned
A special AMT train carrying Governor Moody and party reached New York where a mimeographed United Press produced paper provided rough Texas news. The edition, assembled in Dallas, reached UP headquarters and was read eagerly by Moody and aides amid wartime dispatches.
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New York
AMT Sas
Govnor Lan Mosdy
United Press
Mexia Daily News
Texas News
Dallas
Titans
Moody
Ba * Miller
Nungesser
Coli
Canada
Quebec
Price ‘Brothers Tumber Company
Agen
Districta
Strike Threat in Chicago '-ars' Transit System
Chicago June 28 American transit workers threaten a general strike if wage disputes with surface line and system employees are not settled by arbitration. A conference of carmen's union officials is set for this morning to decide action.
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Chicago
America
Carmen
Road Plan Tied to Dallas Houston Highway Meeting
Members of the X-Al Highway Association gathered in Kosse to push a paved route from Dallas to Houston via Worthem Mexia Kosse and other towns. They formed committees to seek state and Austin officials aid while delaying funding until Falls county paving gaps are reviewed.
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X-Al] Highway Association
Calvert
Dallas
Horston
Worthem
Mexia
Kosse
J. P. Stubbs
J. J. Riddie
J. B. French
Judge Feed
Houston Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Falls County
Austin
W. T. Thagard
Bremond
Woodward
Wortham Marlin
Thornton
Groesbeck
Hearne
Tranklin
Waco
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Corsicans
Fairfield
Leon County
Texas
J. N. Mitchell
H. W. Carver
Worth
Temple
Bitter campaign for IAA presidency intensifies in Denver
The 23rd annual convention in Denver sees a clean cut race for the International Advertising Association presidency between incumbent C. K. Woodbridge of Detroit and challenger Charles C. Younggreen of Milwaukee, the Sixth District governor.
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Denver
Colo
International Advertising Association
C. K. Woodbridge
Detroit
Mich
Charles C. Younggreen
Milwaukee
Wis
War Veteran Appointed Registrar of the Treasury
Walter C. Woods of Kansas was appointed by President Coolidge to be registrar of the treasury. A World War veteran, he has served in the treasury department and succeeds Harley B. Steel.
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Rapidity
Kansas
Coslidge
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Texas delegation to receive freedom of the city in New York
Governor Dan Moody of Texas leads a party of goodwill boosters arriving in New York. A Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hotel Pennsylvania precedes Mayor Jimmy Walker greeting the delegation at City Hall at 3 20 p m with the presentation of the freedom of the city.
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New York
Dan Moody
Texas
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Walker
Waco Seeks Fair Exall Highway Routing With Officials
The Waco News Tribune reports a Chamber of Commerce Good Roads committee plan to invite McLennan County officials to discuss road routes. They aim to avoid Waco being cut from two new highways and seek surfacing for 16 plus miles of unpaved main highways through the county.
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Waco
McLennan County
Chamber of Commerce Good Roads Committee
Hell
Raleigh
W. N. Miner
Chamber
J. 2. Jenkins
Wao
McGregor
Corsicana
Dallas
Houston
Mexia
Bremond
Weea
Temple
Gatesville
Ad. M. Penland
J. B. Earle
Jshairman
J. N. Mitchell
H. W. Carver
V. M. Cox
R. J. Potts
BE. Watt
Frank Triplets
President to seek central bureau for islands
President Coolidge plans to propose to Congress a shift of administration for the Philippines and other islands to a central government bureau. Discussions at the Summer White House with Governor General Leonard Wood indicated the move is under serious study.
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Rapid City
S. Dy
U. P
Coolidge
Congress
Philippines
Interior Department
Army and Navy
White House
Leonard Wood
Cedar Creek Well Test Begins Near Nigger Creek Field
Hill Reiter and Bill L Lewis start erecting a derrick on the Mrs. R. P. Ward 50 acre lease one and a half miles south of Nigger Creek across the Navasota river. Bill Deering has a contract to deliver to the Woodbine sands in this test near Cedar Creek. Drilling to start before July 10 with surface geology similar to Nigger Creek as operators monitor the test.
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Hill Reiter
Bill L Lewis
Lindbergh Holds Talks With Aviation Leaders on Return
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh conferred with Howard Coffin and Paul Henderson of the National Air Transport Company upon his return to Washington. They discussed forming an extensive passenger carrying air service.
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Howard Coffin
Paul Henderson
National Air Transport Company
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
McKay Named Assistant to Chief Oil and Gas Supervisor
Leslie McKay, deputy oil and gas supervisor at Laredo, promoted to assistant to the Chief Oil and Gas Supervisor. The move fills the vacancy created by the resignation of E. C. Claridy of San Antonio, effective immediately amid light showers along the coast.
Big Vote Days Drive Sets Stage for Major Awards
The News promotes Big Vote Days as key to winning cars and cash in its prize election. Subscriptions turned in now earn more votes and increase chances for Studebaker, Erskine, Pontiac prizes and thousands in cash. Candidates urged to work hard and push second subscriptions to maximize totals.
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Studebaker
Erskines
Pontiac
L. S. Patterson
Patterson Jewelry Co
Commerce Street
Maitland and Hegenberger In. Monoplane Flight to Hawaii
Oakland California June 27 Franklin D. Smith and Captain Charles Carter were unable to launch again due to a broken windshield on their monoplane. Lieut Maitland and Lieut Hegenberger prepared for takeoff in the Fokker monoplane bound for Hawaii with spectators cheering and a two hour head start promised by rival aviator Smith.
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Oakland
San Leandro de California
San Leandro Bay
Hawaii
Ernest L. Smith
Charles Carter
Oukland
Smith
Carter
Cotton Futures Close Steady Up 36 Points
New York March cotton futures closed steady gaining 36 points on Monday with January to March positions noted. Market observers tracked small gains amid unsettled supply expectations and demand signals in the market.
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New York
Jane
Help of all needed with skeeter job
City Sanitary Engineer E G Franke urges every citizen to inspect backyards for standing water in cans and buckets after rains. He notes oiling and disinfection of creeks and ponds by the health department, but emphasizes that local effort is essential to prevent malaria resurgence.
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E. G. Franke
Health Department
Woman kills landlord in pasture row in Tulsa
In Tulsa on June 29 a landowner Oscar Rough, 55, was shot dead after a quarrel over tenant access to pasture lands. Mrs. Matt Davis, 65, is jailed as the alleged shooter after seven shots were fired in a roadside duel north of the city. Davis reportedly admitted the shooting following the gate dispute tied to tenant rights.
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Tulsa
Oklo
Oscar
Rough
Matt Davis
Here
Davis
French Worried Over Daudet Report From Lausanne
Paris reports a dubious claim that Leon Daudet the Royalist release from Sante prison via hoax crossed into Switzerland and hid in Lausanne. French authorities doubt the tale and suspect Daudet and two companions are in hiding in Paris awaiting verification.
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Leon Daudet
Paris
Loaer
Sante
Lausanne
Daudet
Fi Fives
Cena Uniess
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