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Temperatures in Mexia on Tuesday:Maximum—64.Minimum—41.A mass of cold air headed j for Texas Tuesday drifted al- { most due east, and. aided by ! lots of sunshine the state | missed chilling temperatures lt;which had been predicted. j The coldest point in the state j this morning was Amarillo; with 20 degrees. A low of 17 j had been predicted for that I area. Yesterday's high tern-j perature was 87 degrees at | Presidio. The forecast for East j Texas calls for increasing! cloudiness and warmer this ! afternoon and tonight. Thurs-j day, mostly cloudy, occasional rain in south and east portions; colder in extreme northwest portion.1VOLUME UUNITED PRESS FULL LEASED WIRep. Henderson Dies Tuesday Night In Austin HotelIt was a shock to all th« ftiand* of Robin Hander-son to hear of his sudden death last night in Austin. I will miss Robin. He was a personal friend of mine. He was in his third consecutive term as State Repr esentative from Limestone County. Robin was an active civic worker in his hometown of Groesbeck and a highly successful business man. For many years he has ranked at the top among the insurance representatives of his company. I have not always agreed with all of Representative Henderson's legislative views — but this has never had any effect on our personal friendship. 1 have always felt that he has conscientiously tried to do the things that he felt would best serve the people whom he repreeented. No more than tnis can be said of any person in public office. It's too bad that there are so very few of whi:h as much can be said. It is a sacrifice of time and finances to serve as State Representative. Limestone County has been fortunate in having Mr. Henderson and his gracious wife as a representation of our area in Austin. They have had the deepest respect and high regard of the ether lawmakers of our state. I know that I have lost a friend with the death of Robii Henderson — and also that this area suffered a severe loss when Representative and citizen Robin A. Henderson breathed his last.Limestone Representative Stricken By Heart Attack Following IllnessLast Rites In Groesbeck on ThursdayVeteran Legislator Was Serving Third Consecutive TermLegislature Adjourns !n Respect; Governor Expresses SorrowRop. A. R. Hendersonj The lung civic and public-Lpirilcd life of Reprtg-vnta-i live A. Robin Henderson came ito a close Tuesday evening at i 31 :()U r(‘clock when fu j following a heart attack !downtown apartment in an , Austin hJoei. His wife was at his bedside when death came. Rep. Henderson had been ill for the past four days but it was felt that he was recovering when the heart attack occurred Tuesday night.Funeral m i vices will hi- held Thursday afternm.n at 3:00 p. ill. fiorn the Fust Methodist Church in (ij-oi-.lvck. Uuna] will in hi the Faulkenhi- r\ tYhielerv at Grois-beck. Hi v. n . nd Rev. Wal-diip w;!l oiti. Shelton Fum chin lie of ;,m Hefrdetsnn.: i»f Limestone ill Tllointon liifjft. His filth..1 ihC'nnmdlv will he nlit:II hlelef]County, on Ketir was Hi.£ i esidi nt was born n.irv 24. late A. F.AUSTIN. Tex., March 16—| :UP| — The Legislature ad-! jour tied today in memory of i 60-year-old Rep. A. Robin Henderson of Groesbeck, who : J died last night. :Legislative action was coin- j i I'idcnl with an expression of ’ [ sorrow' by Gov. Beaufordlt; Jester, who issued this state-jment: |**The sudden death of Rep. j A. Robin Henderson shocks.| and grieves all of us in state 1 : government. He was a most: 'willing and conscientious legislator, serving his people to the limits of his time and ability.i The filst District, which he was ■ representing for a third term, has . suffered a serious loss, and by tin same token, so has the State of Texas.” iThe Senate adopted a resolution hy Sen. Kyle Vick of Waen expressing sorrow on the death of the legislator and adjourned 10:30 a. m. tomorrow. The set ton followed closely after a i similar move hy the House.The. adjournment, until 10 a. ■lt; ni tomorrow, was made on the i motion of Rep. William S. Fly ol Victoria. A wieafh was placed on the door of the Ho user. jFuneral services for the late ! member of the House are sched- j uletl to h- held at 3 p. m. to nun- j row at Groesbeck.Committee hearings, including ' a nearing on three Gilnnt-Aikin (ducatirn hills hy the House Edu- -ealinn Committee, will be held as [ scheduled tonight. j 'Announcement of Henderson's lt;death int'-n Upted a session late ; last night of the House Labor!. Committee, which sent to sub-]'lt; ommittee a measure which would repeat the restrictive labor -' laws passed by the 50lh Legtsla- ,1died untili hisHenderson and his mot Iter. Mr A. F. Ilehder.-rm. was the ioiimThe balmy weather of the past few weeks has produced f.aniliis this ana.The successful t! ties beck bussome Very colorful results around Mexia residences.Many flowers and trees are blossoming forth to remind us that a young man’s fancy will soon he turning to various other things — including lawn mowers. My favorite color being led if is natural that my eye has been caught mainly hy the many Red Hud trees and Japonica shrubs.They are both very beautiful when observed separately. However. I have noticed, with j 'lt;■;,! s ■ my limited knowledge of col- j JV,1.'’1* or schemes, that the two col-1* ors clash when growing close to one another. The thought occurred to me the other day that Mexia would certainly he a beauty spot of Central Texas if everv home ownerToday's Cotton and Groin Markotd hness man gam the Th-union M-ho ni T. C. I’, wlm in Waco at that ti sold newspapers t his col leu,- cihical 1 In 1!H14 he nan lltKUs in (Jom-sI..,-HUT and u ■ named M.-Ul \ IVeS 1,1Mr. I It inrc.ontalInsuiaiHt till 1! .-idc Ve.'ilS ol MI-I nttilii-tidi isoi■Ip fin.iriC'u-d M k Sh--Mr. IS.-us J:.ntlad hoc I‘lit 111;! h! Club; fin ofd tlM;,12 ea.. the Gm ior It) ye.,rs c IV H* organ ways rc.idy jeel for t lit lowii and eplanted at least two Red Bud j ihe^Limesn, trees in his yard. They seem 1 well adapted to our soil and j *•* HENDERSON Page 4i rep. I Liu si lit c liUiii nt.itive in is a chai tc! heck Lion: Go*-sheet SI : wd ■ is Pies [den sin i k School Hnao lii w.is .ictivc in a I ati.ms .-uid was al to http m anv pro ti.ipL'ov. men I of hi unty. For nurnhc cas thi Chad man lt;• c ftiiiv, y Ch.ijite: oDALLAS. Tex.. March 16 — iCPi — Approximate prices of cotton in the Dallas market as reported today to the Agricultural Marketing Service for basic-Muddling lots on brokers' tables ind F.O It. Dallas Trade- territory, flat: basis calculated on closing of 32.03 lt;n Mav contracts. New York:MIDDLINGrStapleBasisPrice*•KM ti275 off29.30\7-ii17a off30 30j29-3275 off31.30i.ir,25 on32.3031-3260 on32.6a111 inch30 on32.9551 1-32140 on33.45tit Mfi170 on33.75tlt;St! setmiddling 40 hightr.%Strictlow middlingi00-220eFORT WORTH. March IS (IT* - i.rsDAi — Gram:Estimated era in receipts at Fmt Worth today included wheat a S. .urn ft. oat.-. 1. and sorghum 3.
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Mexia Daily News
Mexia, Texas, US
Wed, Mar 16, 1949
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