Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1928 Page: 1 of 6
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One Week Account Of
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FLOOD TOLL
NOW FIXED AT
373 LIVES
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KINHIJftS HIMBAND
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Loyce F. Coffey
Died Early Today
willed l<> An- Aller ilins* . yrors •!' llloess mid
Wednesday 'ailteruooii suffering the spirit-wf Loyre Fruiik
Im I’uftc.v. sun <»l Mr and Mr*. 1
F. Coffey of Udis city, took Its I
flight shortly after the uiLdidght
hour -’I'hubulay morniiigi Lroviflg
tld.s (Mirth where lie had known no
much lathi to be with God
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D TIME AT MINE Fi
knnbert who ha* been vary rick,
iii’,t»provlng.
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lAay. bring election year. "Oan-
^'•reptontifni.
** «, atoOtat, 4* Tu^Ujr
B*. Na viuMda with relative*,
ty from the bedside of Mr G
bril arjlnntm lllo k tlMt he la
pally growbig wonie.
fri»d old darkey pernam away:; of imcu*
lie Haekrt died at the 'honw
Emii Becker/Sr. ,
Died at Anderson
I Ml toe, Mur. 15. — pry Detno-
crata of Texau are meeting here bo
lay plaaiu to idefeut. . any wet attpir
nma to the praddential nomination
Ln Houston next June, in tike meet-
ing are included <Toue Johnson of
T>h*f. t’uto He I bi of Fort Worth,
.Mai-rhall Hlckn of Hmi Anfoaty. O.
ft. Colquitt of DaUaa.
They have no fear flor the safety
of the dry law be lielleve that en
forcenient of the law would auffer
If a wet candidate were elected, it
wna stated.
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examiner
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ing wtig done W’lwn U Wn*
lin«l lie wum afflh’ieil viltJi
MiMLse thiit might, pnove fatal
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of tlu- riatc with the hope that
■cHiimdc tlHM-e might L,_____
but
tie 'atretkrih* gained, nod < here
gradually * grew weaker until
’and (iimc, through of which
ja’idod * . ..J.. _ -
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(* Texue
cclved a letter from Mra. Hatte Gun-
ter. Mwretary of the Bryan Woman'*
Wftll . 5 . '
Club, inviting her on la* ha If of that
chib u> u^tund tiie Partfuh-'J'uuch^
t Ammeia tion <n«n vent ion which la to
' be hold lu Bryan on April 11, 12 and
i tilth. Rhe riAtea that the 'Tenui
I Bluebonnet Son^" of which Mim
< kwen la author, will be sung dur-
{Ing the cowvention by a uhurM ot
I more than • hundred voice*.
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY IN NAVA8OTA.
All A Mistake”, hiree comedy in
three acta, will be presented in the
iilgh school auditorium on the eve-
ning of Friday, Muruh IB. «t eljtot
o'clock, undm* the nuaplcett of tiu?
NavaMbta High HchMi Baakatball
Team
The aceno of the play ia laid nt
the home of Alaptain Obaiab Hldn
hot, Otherwise knpwn a« ‘Oak Farm’ jimxs^,
Weatrharicr, and ndjolaing the Htatq
Inaaiie Any him. And, in the word*
of the servant gtrl, "That lunatic a#
yluia next door In altowotber too
(•kmc.’’
Llentenamt George Richmond. i»lay-
til by (Xichnan Middell haa married
Nellie Richuiou^, Mary France* I’®r
ter, contrary lo the wlahee of hi*
un«M% Captain Hklimer, who la Jofjn
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r.o« AngeleM, Mar. 15.
Hvcrythiug- t.luit <‘tpild be done to
Ills lite mid relieve hie suffer
,z ’ < learned
a di-
He
Nom.ex time in the weriern |iart
t tlw
benefit him, light broke over the rugged
lie returned home with but lit
he
Hie
long
a loving father and mother
hi n t hefr coiadant on re.
In ndfldl Ion hr Ids |Niii‘nrts the <ie-
chused In Niirvlvtii ’ by
and m»e airier, .1. Merwyn
Mra A nule L. Green
(Vho were with him wiien
j tie jriaaad uwhiy, aiao Mr. Green wi*
MInh Liarie here with hi* wife.
| iNjyce wue born mid rriired at
from1ihliv (dace, leaving attained tin* age
Ander-1 of 24 'yeWt,/'’! nuHitlm and .15 days.
The funeral hua 1*0*11 an.nounced
'd la* held from the family reridonee
IflttUI, ittiHliM-ted
Rev. w, n. Purcell, ^puator of
Baptiri. ChUH'h, with in- '
OukiaiMi
££4
and bin wife, Mary IJuquvaa. who are alleged to have
connaction with <bc min* f*ud at Plttaton, Pa., are held
gndw liom> ball. They ■were arreried while ringing a pro-
>aa aardinea in
nation (teeming to b»*
hla ^wide apfiear at Irik v'grm. Ge<>-1 thgu the last
rge dairea not ronfena to hla tincb*
Unit he has married Nellie Rlcludond
Inaleud of Nellie Huntington. Dorti
' lenklna, whom Cajitahij. riklnnrr
Mppcifli*d In hla will that hla nephew
uiarry in o/der to rw’eive^’a fortune.
Ho In dONpalr It laydecldfid that Nel
He 4luntlhgtau will have to jnihn ha
the Imppy brld«-”,-amlMrN. Itlchmond
wHLtigve to pretend Ihut wtie Ln only
11 Irb’lnl who dill NNsiiim* llu mtfne
of Ml** Nellie Itlnnch.irtl Then
the (flleiumii laediuM. ft»r Mrs Rich
inoiut In iirdeully Wooed by Sir Ford
liiniid I.ixhthead, Geodge. ,tlarry, who
inlMtaktv* hey for rhe lady who an-^
awered hla {rdvortlaewent in t he uew*
pe|>er for 11 wife mid who Nlgned her
IriterM *'Ne*eHa.Z. Unable to rcatralp
hL auger and Jeglouay U1MIU Hering
of
K. Hecker
Bcck<-r of
Becker of A u-
The two daughters
Muenker and
AnderHom
will lie ludd
hu<ne In
Friday afternoon at 2:‘MI, con
by the Rev. Mr. Well*, fh-
will he in the 1. O. F. I rld:iy morning gt
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the Fieri
tvnuent in OnkbiiMi cemetery with
C. A. Gunuvunt lu charge.
The entire <Muumuidty extends ay-
mpathy to the liereuved futility lu
their sorrow.
THINGS THAT NEVER HAPP1
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Pulchritude
quanitttiMt ia
of Harry. iNimlgdouM lateet douiedy
“The Cheaer", fog during
the produetton pf the picture more
thnn tw«Nty-fivw bf Holly woodli
moat comely Bribing Hearilea were
‘engaged in playing foil to a “kin*-
ileaa h^baud" who wnndeiw in be-
wildered twlple>aueMN (an only Iging- -
done rould!) Into their picnic (mrty.
The comedy rimr take* the |»arl. of
a mu^k-iuutrrled man iu hla moat re
cent production, and it la the con
Nwiaua of opinion iiiai Harry liaa
hover had ii» hLlnrionaly founy a-
vehicle, or one tiurt NUkted Irin hu-
imirouw genius no aril- Ixrugha lie
ag clone together all through picture
>aa Nardtaea in a tin. with every alt-
mon* mn lining
The Haaket bail boy* preaenC “All I
A MWDake” Friday. Mar Iti. 5 z ■
—J’s <A',VJ
hla wife with Ferdiir^id Light head,
. whom lu* <*aBN an “ever-prvaeri
dude." be plane to get revenge and >,
plot* agalnvt the entire liouaelvold by,
1 passim* them off aa.-lunnthv* aiut
telling aoipe Nt ranger,* that <iwk fr'arm ,
In the State Aaylifm himI that j
he trtmscll I* the aiiiierlnteiMiciit.
C TIii,ii lhe com pl <-nt lone begin HMcti !
ptjraon decided that every other per I
»pn In (lie liouav la violently tiunuie,
uud lively hetton followa.
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f po we HAVE A
I Tt>‘ 4>o TriROuAH
/ O?eeNWlTAlHIHb,
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\ THEM TO BEAT <TT
Ah day-
l>eak
of Maaita I’hira Valley and three
tlamatHMl mounted mid foot searcher*
resumed 'their work, tin* bodies of
twelve iiddilloiNtd flood victims from,
the Hl. Francla ilnm break were un-.
covered, bringing tine total
known dead and ’officially inbwing.
Hliniiltaiieoualy aevwn eeiwirate in-
quhva are under way to fix the blame
for the dtaarier.
At Oxnard. Film Mbre, Santa Pau-
la and Miair Park 'coiwentratlon t
laiint for the dead wltneaaea for the \e today
dead authored In sad group*
terilfy at inqueri^
weather umiu'n prediction of • B
Nhovyenx more Umn came true
hHtay. in fact it seeiuN tht much af
tiu- country urine within the aeppe *E ‘‘»®
the • loc.ir territory arid a downpour
of four one che* fell hasai V
tkida.v in aliout two honr* thMi
Illg the blggeri ruin tide' section ImmIjM
had -since April, ' 1026. wAl
Alami 11 10 a in the cipud* that
hud hung nvor the city all foranaaa
begw io thicken until It became <|rite j
dark .did i>.\ the noon hour rate b*-‘
Kan tailing mui in a abort While'it
wan |Miurlng<tn torreata. The atrahta J-l
were flooded the precipitation Mfal*''-
to .373 more than -the wtiorui newtere could d©*
coniUMMlHte. lu MMMi piaev* ia the
biiHineNN Kecthm wrier ooverad *•
ridewalks for awhile, it appearing
to l>e deep*** at the interteetlon of
McAlpine and Farqnhar 'rireet*.
It waw riated at th* cotton exeban- Ma
tiiat retNirta of rain
to come In fmtti nanny place* in tbal ifia
iriato, , ■
t Mrs. Jeff-Burimon r eta rat ng homo
I Sil! urda)
W T. Roe* of Nuvasot* wa* Agfa -Y ,j
on biMinea*
Ml- KllubMb Sld4UI bu re
turned from Port Arthur, where ate
obtained leave of abaeno* from ■
her aohool to come and make an a©-
( live campaign for the office of coua-
ty Superintendent of ItabUo la-'
Ntruction.
Maxter Kdward Kennard Mt W
utday evening tor Wkty* M
.to lie with Id* Aunty MIm** Ana
Indi nnd Flnrie - MW. MN '
haive a «peclali*t treat hie 1
which ha* troublad hMl tbr a 1
l»er of moatte owing to a
Ntlcklng in it and becoaptyg iptyf
| Wyatt Binford of
I here Monday in Intereat of
! runidacy for ubertff. ’
I H. L. WUtlamn, of Courtney waa
here Tueadag'
Dur to the county itchori meet be-
lt held at Bed la m on March 23 and
ty I tie date for the awarding of
OriaeN ou Hie ret campaigu will
changed from
L»y, Aj>rll 7^
The prize* Jo the (Colored tclioolK
d Ind I* id 11a h will i>e awarded al
I in the morning, and thoae for
a white wchooi* and individual*
tu rhe afterniHia.
The priao* will be awurded at the
art bouse nt Andereou.
Sp prlxe* will lie a warded
|)M*bt or imiivldugjN unletw the tea-
ty from the acbooi or the Indlvl-
B I* preaent at the court house.
1$ tte Winner |s not present the
M will i>e awarded t<> the next
■tyt coiittwtant.
|MU count* of rata from Hehool* and
RcidualN most be in to
tt* office ill Andermvu
fip Friday. April B.
W. I. RGBS.
Ej <5*uuiy Agent
NAVASOTA, TEXAS
M (1. A Ihtnavant
derson late
i I on. accxYlint <>l t he degith (»f , Emil
Becker, Sr., wlm died at his lioniej.S?
I in thill city al the. advanced age
of 7lf yearn, 4 iim'hIUin mid 23 day*.
lu the passing of this mnn another
of tip* old settlei'H <d Grlmijs I'uini-
ty has been rolled ito- IiLh reward.
sXqrn In kldnc Province, Germany,
Gc(. 21, 1H44, PJinH Puci’kyr eiitue
to Amcrk’a in iNHb, and it was here
that, he was imirrlAi, I'Vb. Hl, 18M1,
to .Miss 1/oulHe Alike. He "led un
active life, devoting, input of hla
attention to farming until, hex lic-
cah>e tty old to nHHiimp. such dutlty?
Ho w,us q meuilH-r of the Methodist
r'hutch and led* an exemplary life,
Hurvlvlug are six cldhlreu, 4
eon* and two daughters. The hoiw
are: T. J* Beeker of Patteiteta Wal-
ler County, W. E. Becker of lloua-
ton. August Becker of Patterson,
Wlaller County, W. K. Hecker of
ItoiUfttMi, Auguet Hecker of Ar
kiinAim, and Emil
deriMin.
M r*. A
Becker, both of
Tlu* funeral
the*‘l. Muenteu
wm
ducted
ferment
cemetery at Anderwon.
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Lively Action
t. ami Mr*. J. X. li^ley
» Texan npent several days
; week with Mr, Kelley *
and Mrs. Ike Kelley,
|s "Try <»ut“ in declaiiaitlon
p Wednesday nftenioon at the
audit oriu m. Eugenli Mclu»
d Gacar Hamilton Jr., betiur J
iy tee to win fire* place. We
F Iwvpe they win ri the county
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tea Kelly of Corslama. virited
party* Hr, and Mr*. Ike Kri-
weejt.
yi. Roland Smith of Goo*e Greek
v
Rev. J. B. Boil let of Houston wa*
here from Wednesday until Mon-
day delivering a series of lecture* on
the Hook of Hanial. and filling hi*
regular 11 ]>po|utinent at the Baidlst
4'lniroh Hunday morning mid evening.
t’lrtie. N. t'lmuby of Iola ■ wa* here
Monday in Intereri of hit* caudidaey
for Tax A**e**or.
Mrt UohMm ot Iola spent lari
wdrit with Mire Oral Key here.
Mr». Tbrefia Frey *nd little son
of Temple are vlaitlag her airier. 1
Mrs Joe Her nerd I no
W. M (Wk, Mre, J. H. Ohaney,
Ml«N Mildred Ghauey, Mr. and Mr*.
Miouroe I’haney of Navaaota, spent
Hnnday wtth Mr. and Mr*. L. T.
Boggess.
Mrs. HL H. I*»vender
‘week at Navasota with her daughter
ver Four inches of Rain Fell HereToday
Heaviest Fall Here
Since April of 1926,
City Streets Flooded
•ever*! day* with her father Iter daughter Friday about 2 mile*
from Rlcbards—“Aunt Hallie1’ a*
she wa* known by nuaw every one-
Mre. Imckette Kennard lived with Mr and Mr*. Irn Hay-
> nlo here for a number of y**rs--«he
( hud lot* of friend* among the white
l (ieo|>Je who will mire her.
Gur town bm* lota of visitors most
of Andereon spent Hunday with Mr.
und Mr*. B. K. McIntyre. x
Mr*, Ed. To*®
,wus are vialtlug Mr* Ponte
of daughter Mr#. Harold Haynie.
Pori uud chlidrte
Marlin. ImmtidlatHy after the ewe-
ruowy a mcrertge Is received hy Lieu
lyuani Rh'hmoiul, suuNnontag him
Io thu liedslde of hl* dying relative,
‘kiptain Hkiuner. who, however, re
coverq liefory, hla neplanv arrive**
mid Is out hiudlng when <Jm»tac and
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Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1928, newspaper, March 15, 1928; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1337221/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.