Mexia Chosen Again for Limestone County Interscholastic Meet
The Limestone County Interscholastic League meet will be held in Mexia on March 19 and 20 with Prof. C A Puckett as director general and Jere Cason offering Chamber of Commerce support. Directors announced plans for a broad program aimed at maximum school participation across the county.
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Groesbeck
Mexia
Court House
C. A. Puckett
Jere Cason
Puckett
Cason
Lime Stone County
Limestone County
A. C. Strickland
Coolidge
Mysterious double shooting near Overland Park Tourist camp
Police in Denver are unsure if the death of a man and woman in a car is murder or self inflicted. Both victims were shot in the head and a revolver was found beneath the man's body.
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Denver
Overland Park
Summer Returns with Warm Temps and scattered Showers
The almanac notes 99 degrees at the hottest moment and 73 at the coolest this morning. Forecasts call West Texas fair in the east and probable showers in the west tonight and Saturday. East Texas fair tonight and Saturday. Events include DeMolay Shrine dance at Country Club and Teachers Institute closing in Groesbeck with cotton market figures. today’s text from Psalm 17:15.
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West Texas
East Texas
Country Club
Teachers Institute
Groesbeck
Mrs. J. L. Wilder Dies at 81 After 50 Years in Mexia
Mrs. J L Wilder aged nearly 82 and a longtime Mexia resident died Thursday night at 8 40 at the home of her daughter Mrs G E Petty 301 North Ross avenue The funeral will be Friday at 4 p m from the Petty home with Rev W B Andrews of the First Methodist church officiating Interment in Mexia Cemetery She was born Mary Ellen Newell September 25 1842 in Green County Alabama Married to J L Wilder January 10 1867 in Vienna Pickens County Alabama and lived in Texas 55 years Mrs Wilder a lifelong Methodist reader of the Bible survived by four children Eddie Wilder Fort Worth A M Wilder Shreveport Mrs G W Petty Mexia and A E Wilder Dallas one sister Mrs Dora Groover Mexia and one brother Joe Newell Fairfield John R Corley company in charge of the funeral.
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J. L. Wilder
Alexia
G. E. Petty
North Ross Avenue
W. B. Andrews
First Methodist Church
Mexia
Wilder
Mary Ellen Newell
Green County
Alabama
Vienna
Pickens County
Eddie Wilder
Fort Worth
A. M. Wilder
Shreveport
G. W. Petty
A. E. Wilder
Dallas
Dora Groover
Joe Newell
Fairfield
John R. Corley Company
Corsicana Tax Rolls Amount to 13 Million
Corsicana tax rolls for the year total 13,056,654, per City Tax Assessor Fred Seale to the city commission on Tuesday.
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Corsicana
City of
Fred Seale
City Commission
Rio Grande Waters Back Under Control
Receding floodwaters in El Paso revealed ruined homes and washed away properties from yesterday and Wednesday night. Over 200 families received aid at refugee camps or from friends, as the flood crest moved past San Elizario thirty miles southeast with no further damage expected.
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EL Paso
Rio Grande
Friends
San Elizario
Widow blames politics for balloon trip tragedy at Lakehurst
Mrs Margaret Ross Lansdowne widow of Lt Cmdr Zachary Lansdowne accuses political pressure and a fear of storms in Ohio of forcing the Shenandoah voyage. She cites her husband’s warning and says orders were kept to please politicians despite his protest. Also notes the death of W M Lindsey in Tehuacana road incident.
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United Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Zachary Lansdowne
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Ohio
Wilbur
Lansdowne
Tims
New York
Shenandoah
Flyers vanish in nonstop Pacific search for seaplane crew
San Francisco reports 60 hours into the Pacific search for a missing seaplane and five crewmen. Navy units scour Hawaiian waters for any trace while fears grow that the plane may never be found.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Hawaiian
No Edition of News Labor Day Observed
The Mexia Daily News will not publish Monday September 7, Labor Day, to give employees a full holiday. This observance follows the company’s custom in prior years.
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Mexia Daily News
News Publishing Company
Walton Named President of A and M College
T C Walton eight years director of the extension department at A and M College was elected president by the board of regents in Houston. He succeeds Dr Bizzell who left to head the University of Oklahoma. Walton’s career spans rural education from county agent to director of the largest extension service with 200 staff, delivering USDA and A and M College programs nationwide.
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Houston
T. C. Walton
A. & M. College
Board of Regents
F.M. Law
Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
Walton
F. M. Law
Texas
College Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Gold Weight Reduction Method Cited By Davignon
North Attleboro man Victor D Davignon 28 claims a rediscovered trick to lighten gold similar to one rumored by 16th century Italian goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini. He alleges the process saves about 1.40 per ounce, totaling around nine million dollars annually for the jewelry trade as reported.
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Victor D. Davignon
North Attleboro
Mass
Benvenuto Cellini
Bre Lh
Formation of Limestone County Poultry Association Planned
An event on September 19 in Mexia aims to form a Limestone County Poultry Association to promote the local poultry industry. A culling demonstration led by F. W. Kormeier will precede a public meeting, with Paul G. Haines and Jere Cason coordinating. Demonstrations occur at Groesbeck and Thornton earlier that day.
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Limestone County Poultry Association
Limestone County
Mexia
F. W. Kormeier
Universal Mills
Fort Worth
A. & M. Extension Service
Paul G. Haines
Jere Cason
Chamber of Commerce
Groesbeck
Thornton
County Wide Association
Big Lake Oil to Be Sought at Mexico City
At Mexico City an experimental derrick near the city limits marks the start of drilling for oil and gas in the ancient valley. Government cooperation backs the project with potential vast wealth if oil is found, while geologists dispute the odds and depth needed for discovery.
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Big Lake
Mexico City
Mexico
I. N
Commander of Legion Talks to Texas Men
National Commander James A. Crain addresses the Texas American Legion convention in Fort Worth. Officers to be elected and Amarillo expected as next year’s meeting site. Mrs. L. E. Baxter and daughter Elizabeth Baxter return to Abilene after visiting Mr. Baxter.
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Legion
Texas
Fort Worth
American Legion
James A. Crain
Amarillo
America
Sanual
Souvenir Hunters Roam Shenandoah Wreck
Caldwell Ohio Sept 4 reports say souvenir hunters looted the Shenandoah wreck as military and Red Cross teams work to identify causes. A board of inquiry with Jacob Klein to preside seeks the missing log hook while 21 survivors head to Lakehurst under Lt Handley.
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International News Service
Caldwell
Ohio
Belle Valley
American Legion
Jacob Klein
Lakehurst Station
Red Cross
Lakehurst
T. C. Handley
Miners Prayer Meetings to Spread to McAlester
OKMULGEE Sept 4 mine leaders in the Henryetta district announce plans to extend the praying miners meeting to McAlester and will send women prayer leaders there to organize the effort.
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Okmulgee
Oklo
Henryetta
McAlester
Ross Avenue Home Sold by Lamb and Walters Jr
De Witt Lamb and G A Walters Jr sold Mrs Lily McNeil a Graham lot on Ross Avenue Central Addition where a residence has already been placed for occupancy as a home.
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de Witt Lamb
G. A. Walters Jr
Lily McNeil
Graham
Ross Avenue Central
Hospital bulletin reports Freckles status improves
Doctors report Freckles McGoam ey's condition somewhat improved after a leg injury from being run over by a truck. Frise and respiration are normal. Hopes of saving the leg remain. Readers are invited to enjoy "FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS" on the Daily News comic page.
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McGoamey
Reginald Vanderbilt Dies at Sandy Point Farm
Reginald C. Vanderbilt, one of the nation’s richest men, died suddenly at 4:15 a.m. at his country home Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth, BR. He suffered internal hemorrhages after first being stricken at 9 p.m. The physician ordered bed rest, a second hemorrhage at 3 a.m. preceded his death, with his wife at his side.
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Reginald Vanderbilt
Portsmouth
BR. T
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Sandy Point Farm
Vanderbilt
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