The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1924 Page: 3 of 4
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New Books At
Mexia Library
Road this list. It will interest you.
The World Almanac—This almanac
contains a vast amount of information
j on all sorts of subjects—recent sta-
tistics, political, educational, agricul-
tural and astronomical information:
|ctllege and university presidents; ath-
| Mies, foreign governments are some
of the topics included.
Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and
Former Mexia
Lady Killed In
Auto Accident
PAGE THREr
BUFFALO, Leon County, Texas,!
May 7.—Mrs. J. 0. McLarty, wife of a
Buffalo banker, and Mrs. Sallie McGill,
ulso of Buffalo, were killed Wednes- I
day morning near Keechi, I,eon Coun-
ty, when an automobile in which they
were riding plunged off a high bridge.
Mrs. Wiley Coleman, daughter of
Fable—Contains a history of the chief , Mrs_ McGill, was injured.
figures mentioned in the mythologies | Mrs McLarty will be buried at
of the world; an explanation of phrases ! Henderson. Mrs. McGill will be buried
commonly in use in the English langu-1 at Libcrty Thursday.-Press Dispatch.
3gc; stories of well known characters, MrR McLarty was well known in
from romance and fiction; local and Mexiai having liver] here for seVeral
years before the oil boom. Her hus-
band was connected with the First Na-
tional Bank of Mexia.
By a close vote, the Rahenold
"clean books bill" has been defeated
in the New York legislature. The
strenuous and intelligent efforts of
Justice Ford, of the New York State |
Supreme Court, in behalf of this
measure have already centered at-
j tention upon the growth of vicious
srruction of the Small House. A book un-American tendencies in popular J
cf practical instruction for anyone I literature. There are evidences that
who intends to build or aiter an old j improvement is imminent. The bill
house. It deals with methods of con-! was represented as an effort to es-
national legends much other useful
information.
Jaknay's Principles of Interior Deco-
ration—A discussion of the whole field
of interior decoration, giving scien-
tific and artistic bases for judgment
and taste in decoration. Contain*
helpful information for all who are
seriously concerned in the furnishing
of their own homes.
Walsh II. Vandervoort—The Con-
Your Interests - and - Our Interests
They Are Mutual Affairs at this Bank
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Lone Star Wesley Bible Class
Members Enjoy Friday Affair;
Sunday School to Have Orchestr
This Story Reads
The Lone Star Wesley Bible class
met at the First Methodist Church
Friday afternoon at 3:30 to leave for |
their annual picnic at the Reunion I
Grounds. Owing to the misting rain,
st ruction and with sujh essentials as
heating, lighting, plumbing, painting,! nothing
roofing, trimming, doors, windows,
etc.
Long, .1, C.— Motor Camping. Con-
tains in compact and convenient form
just the information the motor camper
needs. As necessary for the motor
camper as the Automobile Blue Book.
Van Blacrom, Carolyn—Getting
Ready to Be a Mother. A little book
of information and advise for the
| young woman who is looking forward
to motherhood.
Holt, M. D. Emmett—The Care and
Feeding of Children. The foremost
! authority on babies in America here
tablish a censorship, altho there was;
bout it of that character.
j 91 x its ! uutnoritj
Like A Komance -■ nswers every preplexing question
TV m it n TU 1 • 1 !which is apt to confront the mother
JOPLIN, Mo., May 9.—The kidnap- j Qr nurse
-i Bradford, Gamaliel—Damaged Souls
little ones out and it was decided to|"e cleared up by the appearance of a | JVir. Bradford has'selected a "roup of
the mothers were afraid to take their ;ng of Freddie Lieb, 53 years ago, may j
be cleared up by the appearance
gray haired man who claims he wa<
have the spread in the church parlors.
About 125 member?
and
the stolen child. He has dropped the!
igures that have attained an undesir-
able prominence in American History
, , , j and without attempting to belittle the
the kidnaped baby— , ,
torium where a delightful program jT ;„i ti u i damage has emphasized the large and
i '['red Stevenson J.ieb. He has been ac-i, • , . , . , .
was presented. Mrs. E. L. Smith led j r i - l; kindly human elements which made it
guests hiiu j]lame 0f Robert T. Glark and assumed ,
children assembled in the main audi- j,
i the name of
the devotional.
cepted by C.
Lieb of Minneapolis
Then the Sumpter|and Mrs; Bessje Sutherland of Hast-
Minn., as their brother.
possible to sympathize with the men
i\v hile we condemn their acts. The
i group includes Benedict Arnold, John
1 Street Orchestra played several num. i ■
1 in
■ bers which showed both talent and ! , ,
practice. As these boys are Method- . ' al ' a^'cr sP°n( ,nS several aj - Randolph, Thomas Pair.e, Aaron Burr,
ists, they have consented to play fori'n w'lc'10 ls at- er a , Jhon Brown, P. T. Earnum and Ben
us in Sunday School, starting a Sun-l>oar checking traces of the fami- Butler.
day Scliool Orchestra, which has long J1'01 ' inneapo is. j Guest, Edgar A.—The Passing
f i n, r i- Freddie Lieb was kidnaved when Thrown- !n pn-t-ns -inri m-'pc
teen dreamed of. Little Misses Eoline .-.niong. joy co nes ami gi.ei laces
five years old. He had toddled from |fcr those who take Edgar Guest's
his home in Quincy, 111., to a nearby jpoetry into their homes and hearts.
j carriage yard to play. He never re- j Hannss, Ralston R.—Popular Poultry
turned. At the time his father, a i Pointers. A complete guide to poul-
,eet :«usic professor was in Chicago ar- try keeping. Its author is connected
ranging a contract for singing in a | with the New Jersey Argicultural Ex-
church. | pcriment Station, whose poultry de-
The distracted and hystrical mother j partment has held leadership among
waited a day and then sent this mes-j the hundreds of progressive poultry
sage: (men in his state.
"Freddie missing since seven last ■ Qujnn> Arthur Hobson. Contempo-
night. No trace of him. Come at, rary American Plays, with an intro-
once.' | duction upon recent American dramas
Professor Lieb hurried home.
Watson and Dorothy C'ogdell were de-
lightful readers. Mrs. Roy Akin play-
ed an organ solo which was enjoyed
by all. Little Mary .Jane Crow gave |
; several readings in her own sw
- | way. And Mrs. Wyatt Hayter render-
N ed a beautiful piano solo. Miss Julia
( Kauhl as class president presided over j
i a short business session after which j
j they adjourned for the social meeting. I
A veritable fc-ast of good things j
were spread on the tables in the pri- I
mary department. As each entered, I
she received a plate at the door and
helped herself to a buffet luncheon |
topped with a serving of ice cream and j
cake. When all had eaten until they I
could eat no more, five nice baskets I
Mexia Fishermen
Return Home. Fri
A large party of Mexia fishermen !
returned Friday from Clear Lake on
•be Trinity, where they had spent four :
days rusticating and feasting on fresh j
ii:-h and the necessary accessories.
The party made the trip in six auto- i
mobiles and one bg truck, and con- j
listed of the following well known i
lovers of the out door life:
A. M. Stevens
C. T. Stephens
Jien S. Smith.
George Peyton.
Doc Corley.
Walter Wnmack.
Dr. J. L. Metsalf.
E. T. Meascls
Dick Wagner.
Will Peyton.
John P.. Scwell.
John Sanders.
T. O. Meador.
J. Sandford Smith.
J. I'. Denning.
W. B. Kendrick.
Three negro conks.
A fine t:me was reported, and lets j
of fish caught to cat, besides they
1 rought home about 100 pounds.
And no one lost his overcoat this !
trip.
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Where the ultimate pur-
poses are the same there is,
necessarily, closer coopera-
tion.
The Farmers State Bank
feels that in accepting busi-
ness there is an implied obli-
gation to care for and for-
ward the interests of the
customer in every way possi-
ble.
We feel that this policy ac-
counts, in large measure, for
our splendid growth and
splendid list of splendid cus-
tomers.
We promise a continuation
of this satisfactory, mutual
service.
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Conyer Live Stock & Feed Corp.
WE HAVE IN STOCK:
-Corn
-Corn Chops
-White and Gray Shorts
-Wheat Bran
-Maize
—Horse and Mule Sweet Feed
—Choice Prairie Hay
—Hen Feed
—Baby Chick Feed
As you see we carry a general line of feeds and will sell
cheaper than any one in Mexia. Try us with an order. We
deliver. Phone 6G8.
Come to See Us!
On Track 2 Blocks South of H. & T. C. Depot
J. M. McDougal, Mgr.
or fat
To Wm, 6. McAdoo
AUSTIN, Texas, May <S.—Before
leaving here Thursday night for Waco |
and Meridian, where he will participate
in the celebration of the completion i
He | These American plays arc truly repre- | of the Waco-Meridian highway, Gov- ;
fJi\MoVn Edge
Shears and
Scissors
tops
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devoted his life to searching for the , sentative of a national drama that is tinor Pat M. Neff addressed a let-:
child. He traveled tn all parts of the , only beginning to receive its due ter to William (5. McAdoo who passes [
country looking for clues, without ro- j recognition. through here Friday morning. Ar-
! suit. j Van Doren, Carl.—Contemporary i rangemcnts have been made to hold I
froddie had a beautiful tenor voice American Novelists, ll'OO to 1920. A the train here 20 minutes while!
were sent to sick and shut-ins. All, .
I seemed loath to go from so delightful | parents believed he might have j cricical study of living novelists with l'riends and admirers greet the presi-
niov manv bep" stolen by gypsies and trained to ; section on Hamlin Garland, Wimton 1 dential candidate.
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5 Passenger
Old Style
5 Passenger
New Style
.$12.00
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Drive that Ford
down and let us fix
it up for you.
• a gathering and hoped to enjoy many
::uch good times soon in the new base-
ment.
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Texas Engineers
Attracting Wide
National Attention
beg through his singing. I Churchill, Booth Tark'ngton,
According to Clark's story, he was ! Wharton, Willa Gather and
reared in the home of Ervin T. Winter Hergesheimer; an
Edith 1 Governor Neff declared he wanted j
Joseph it known that he was doing the
interesting dis- courteous thing in greeting Mr. Mc- j
of Morristown, Pa. He said his fami- cussion of the prominent new group, Adoo in view of the fact that he would :
l.v abused him and forced him to work Sinclair Lewis, Floyd Dell, Dorothy be out of the city. "Many people in !
in a mill, where his tenor voice was Canfield, Scott Fitzgerald an 1 others. | 'l1f' State will think I am trying to get j
ruined. j Strachev, Lytton—Queen Victoria. > n the band wagon now," Governor ;
When he was IS years of age, he j "One of the surpassingly bcautif.l Nc-ff said.
achievement
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 10.—The
ollege of Engineering of the Uni-
versity of Texas is attracting na-
tional attention from industrial con-
cerns, it is stated. For five years
various companies over the country
have been sending representatives
to the University to select graduates
! i to fill positions. The General Elec-
trict Company, the American Bell
Telephone system, Western Electric,
and Southwestern Power and Light
company ser.d representatives every
spring. From 15 to 30 men are of-
fered jobs every year.
A subsidiary of the Ameiican
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M4MMLL
Street
said he was told by one of the Winter I prose achievements of our time."
en that he was not a member of j Chicago Daily News.
I the family. Soon after he ran away j "There is on other such short bi-
! and never lived with them again. Itejography in the English language."
rttended the funeral of Mrs. Winter The London Mercury.
when he was 38 and was told at that J "A masterpiece of first rank."
time by Winter that he had been kid-,New York Evening Tost.
naped by a women at Quincy when aj o
child. I
Four moles were found on hi
which were identical with marks onj , ,T , , _ t
♦ho bodv of the kidnaped baby. People! Ii f< «• y
, , , ., . j ni i i tu-asillflllvsl lit uuv
here who knew the family, said Clark I „
had a great resemblance to the Liebs. I nJl
The first idea that he'was Freddie '
Lieb, came to him, Clark said, when he
is bodyi Physical Education
Bond and Share company, the Da'
las Power and Light company, ha1? be had an exact likeness of the news
established a training school for stu-
dents who care to enter that work.
Five sophomore and five unior stu-
dents are given work duiing th*
summer.Three or four graduates are
given positions. It is an apprentice
| system similar to that used by the
Westinghouse company.
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The letter addressed to Mr. McAdoo
follows:
"Austin, Texas, May 8, 1921.
"Dear Mr. McAdoo:
"I am advised that you will on to- !
morrow make a stop in our capital j
city. More than one month ago 1
accepted an invitation to speak in an-
other part of the State, which engage-
ment forces me to leave Austin to- j
night. This compelled absence from
the city denies to me the opportunity
of welcoming you in person.
"The democracy of Texas, speaking !
through its county conventions Tues- j
nay of this week, selected you as the j
read in a newspaper of the death of j The entertainment at the High J Residential standard-bearer of the
the Professor Lieb. A picture taken | School Auditorium Friday night, under j democratic party, and as such, I ex-
of the kidnaped boy shortly before he j the direction of Miss Anne V. Earle. tend to you a cordial welcome to Tex-
disappeared, was reproduced. He said j instructor in Physical Education, and as- an(1 sincerely trust your journey j
participated in by her large class of through the State will be both safe
paper cut, which had been given him|Kjri pupils, was one of the most en- ancl Peasant. The democrats of Texas
by his foster parents. jjoyable of the season, frequently fight among themselves,
o | There were eight numbers on the ' but when the party speaks, contending j
SHELL FBAMES DIB IT I program, consisting of gymnastics, j factions cease and all keep step be-I
i$ht A Biff Success
"A half dozen pairs of scissors and not one that will
cut." Did you ever say this ? Did you ever hear
this? Isn't it provoking? You never need say it
again if you will buy the Diamond Edge kind.
They will not only outlast several pairs of the
ordinary kind but will cut clean as long as they last.
We want you to buy a pair of these Diamond Edge shears or scissors, and
in using them remember where you got them and that they are the
Diamond Edge. After using them you will look for Diamond Edjo
whenever you buy any kir.d cf an edged tool, for
"DijwojSb Edge is ji Quality Pledge *
% v. Wolverton Go. ^
Hardware A
r-- ' n ■
< HIEF BURNS QUITS
GOVERNMENT JOB
WASHINGTON, May 9.—William .T.
i Burns, Chief of the Bureau of Investi-
gation of the eDpartment of Justice,
resigned today effesi-ive immediately.
Burns, in sending in his resignation
STYLE WON THE WOMAN j mimics, tumbling, and dancing, and 1 "eath democracy's banner, fighting;
ithe splendid manner in which the pro- j ^or a common cause.
Ten years ago nobody would wear | gram w-as rendered shows careful andl "Again assuring you of my regret
glasses as long as the evil day could | efficient training in this useful de-U^at 1 shall not be able in person to j
be put off. To wear glasses was to partment of our public schools. j join my fellow democrats in greeting
label one's self as old. Old-timers I Every number merited encores and >'nu on 'bis occasion, I am, yours!
' • " " sincerely.
will tell you that the majority of the 01ie wns responded to, that of the
wearers were people over forty years ]•<,];.,], dance by twelve young ladies,
of age. Women would not wear | special and appropriate costumes'
glasses however badly they needed were worn, and the entertainment
(Signed'
"Pat M. Neff,
"Governor."
would have been a credit to profes-
sionals.
A large and appreciative audience
J. E. Farrow, Secretary of the
Ciocsbeck Chamber of Commerce,
was Mexia visitor today.
them.
Then the war. And people who
v. ore glasses were advised, yes, almost
to the attorney general, who accepted forced, to wear frames. And then,: witnessed the performance.
it, said he desired to quit his post be-, with the need of military frames nl-1 0
cause of ill health. Burn's resignation i most over, came the need for dressier s. Raphall, of Waco, was in the
was expected since Former Attorney | frames. The shell frame became (Jty Sunday.
General Daugherty retired from the j popular. The wearers of eyeglasses1
cabinet, because of his close associn- j were no longer ashamed of wearing
tion with Daugherty
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A woman doesn't really want to be
unreasonable, but
help it
BOOKS STATIONERY
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
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R. A. (Dick) WAGNER 00. See.
209 E. Commerce St.
\\ O. Box 262 — — — Phone 3S9
MEXIA, TEXAS
glasses. | Women wore them. Children insisted
A conspicuous frame was stylish, on them. The optical business sud-
And then the "woman market" wasjdcnly assumed proportions undreamed
eho simply can't'opened for the first time to the optical jef, for the stigma attached to wear-! are taken care of in the magnificent
business. And shell frames did it. mg glasses had been taken away. I structure.
Ben Hartley of the Kirk Olm-
stead Paper Company of Dallas was
in Mexia Monday. He was in West
Texas last week and reports much |
in'crest in the West Texas Cham- j
lier of Commerce convention now |
meeting in Brownwood. The auditor-
ium built there in honor of veterans
of the world war is already paying
large dividends to Brownwood, he de-
clared in the many visitors attract-
ed there for the conventions that
The work of 100 laborers is claim- 1
ed to he done by a South Carolina .
inventor's machine that harvests j
from 150 to 300 bushels of clover j
seed an hour, leaving the hay in the ;
fields.
Miss Corin Watson and Miss
Mattie Gregory were week end vis-
itors to Dallas.
\irplane builders in Holland have
designed a new type of passenger j
machine that will appear like a
huge single wing, in the center of j
which will be the cnbin ar.d two en- j
gir.es. j
Miss Estelle Bauder spent the
week end with homefolks in Wa-;a-
hachie.
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Miss Marea Ivey of Dallas is spend,
mg the week in Mexia as the guest of
Mrs. Zeno King.
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For Mexia, I WILL.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 14, 1924, newspaper, May 14, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292418/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.