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A NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR....N0. 25.
MEXIA, TEXAS, Thursday, May 22, 1924
STORM TEARS DOWN 150 OIL
fUO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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Southern Business Conditions
Better Than in Other Sections
Says Party Following Trip South
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 20.—At because of the possibility of cheap
the present time business conditions
in the southern states are beter than
in any other section of the United
States, according to Harold K. Fergu-
son, president of the H. K. Ferguson
Company of Cleveland and New York.
He, with a number of other execu-
tives of the engineering firm, has just
returned to Cleveland after an ex-
tended investigation of business possi-
bilities of the south. The Ferguson
Company are to erect modern factory
buildings for the Continental Gin Com-
pany of Birmingham.
The prospects for future prosperity
cf the southern states is bright, ac-
cording to Ferguson. He states that
improved banking, warehouse and re
labor. He holds that the factories
which locate there now will do so not
because of this factor, but in order to
be near a large source of raw ma-
terials, to reduce transportation costs
and supply a growing demand for
finished articles.
"Fixing immigration limits has been
responsible for a large northern de-
mand for colored labor, so that this
type of cheap labor is gradually being
eliminated from the South," says
Ferguson. "Even now the negroes
are coming up to this section in car
load lots and such cities as Cincinnati
are constantly crowded with the
southern colored people headed to the
north."
"The southern farmers are the ones
search information upon probable!who really are feeling this migration
market demands are tending to elimi-'rtow, for their people are leaving for
rate the seasonal and frequently an-
nual risks which have affected cotton
raisers to a lqrge extent in the past.
"There is a tendency now for the
cotton raisers to adjust their planting
to probable demand, thus reducing the
l'kely loss and hard times should the
bottom drop out of the market for
cotton," says Ferguson. "In addition
better marketing methods are fast
coming into force, which arc gradually
making it possible for the planters to
carry their goods through the year,
rather than having to dispose of them
in ^ay a three months period, regard-
less of prices and demand.
Improved banking and financial
facilities through the south are other
factors which help to account for the (
present good business conditions, and
which insure future advance for these
states.
Industrially, the South is sure of a
rapid development during the next ten
years, according to the findings made
in the Ferguson survey. In the past,
Ferguson asserts, many New England
and other interests have gone south
southern cities to replace the urban
dwellers who have already come north.
"This migration is not serving as a
handicap to the southern industrial
growth, but rather is tending to draw
the attention of factory men away
from the cheap labor advantage to the
more basicly sound ones, such as
Prominent Waco
Citizens Praise
Mexia Tuesday
Mayor Ernest Watson Tuesday
afternoon met three prominent Waco
citizens who were spending the after-
noon in this city and district and ac-
companied them on a tour over the
city. E. Rotan, chairman of the board
directors of the First National Bank
of Waco, was one of the party. He
has been in Texas for the past 65
years. He stated that he had not been
in Mexia in fifty years. Others of the
party were Messers. Hamilton and
Patton. Mr. Hamilton is president of
the Texas Central Railroad. They
spent a delightful afternoon here and
marvelled at the progress that the
city reflected. They stated, in their
opinion", Mexia has more paved streets
than any city its size in the State of
Texas. They were also greatly im-
pressed with the handsome schools
and churches of this city. The gentle-
men were ju3t on an outing for the
afternoon, which they promised to
duplicate again at an early date.
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COUNTY COURT CLEANING
UP CRIMINAL DOCKET
15,150,000 Acres
In Cotton
This Year
Construction of
More Buildings
At Texas Uni
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21.—Con-
DALLAS, Texas, May 20.—With ap-
proximately 15,150,000 acres planted
.'n cotton; banks still "flush" with part
of the $150,000,000 that last year's
crop brought in and with crop con-
ditions generally satisfactory, Texas
farmers are looking forward to an- iGeoi'ge Littlefield. The dormitory will
other big cotton year, probably sur- be known as the Alice P. Littlefield
passing the 1023 crop.
Reports from over the state show
that cotton is late in some localities,
due to cold, wet weather, but on the
whole, the crop is in good shape and
prospects are excellent for a bumper
ttruction will start within the near j of the American Legion of this city
future on the $250,000 dormitory for invites every veteran in Limestone
T. . „ , , . , County and in this part of Texas to
University of Texas freshmen girls, 1 r. t /(l.
' affilliate with the Nowlin Post of the
made possible by a bequest of Major Ltgion at once-
It is poined out that although mem-
bership in the organization is not
necessary to secure the bonus recently
Dormitory, in honor of the widow of
Major Litlefield. The foregoing in-j decided upon, but still membership in
the American Legion will be very help-
ful, to the individual in presenting his
claims clearly and promptly before the
transportation costs, proximity to raw
GROESBECK, Texas, May 21.—The
3'County Court convened Monday for
materials and desirable markets for
finished products."
'r the purpose of disposing of erinvnal
docket; there were several pleas of
[guilty made in open court and the first
"The nation is just beginning to ^ ^ wag the gtate
understand the possib.lit.es of the use I ^ Thena Mu)Hns charged
of available natural gas and water ,
, . - .v I with vagrancy. This case was first
electric power of the south from the i . . . T > • ^ «.***■• i
, . , , , . tried in the Justice Court of Mexia and
standpoint of industrial development. r ,
_ . . Al . , , was appealed to the County Court.
The attention of the country has been , .
.. , , , c, Lpon a plea of "not quilty the issue
centered upon the development of 1 . , .
. . . . I I of her guilt was submitted to a jury
Muscle Shoals, but even when com-; .. .
. , , „ . ! . . iwho promptly returned a verdict of
plcted this enterprise will not begin ' * r. C1 n
• j ,1 - ..... u. u •„ u i guilty and assessed her fine at $100.
to provide the facilities which will be I? J __ ... , , ... ,
... . , , , . Ihena Mullins was charged with hav-
reouired by industry and agriculture;
. .r f .1Ua , . „ ing- run a house of prostitution in
in the south of the near future." L, . A * , u
_ ... ,, I Mexia. The State was represented by
Ferguson believes that it would pay j . n ,
. . . , ... Scott Reed, county attorney and Car'
manufacturing companies of this sec-
SECTION HEPED
BY BENEFICIAL
RAIN LAST
NIGHT
Almost an inch and a half of rain
accompanied by heavy winds visited
this section Tuesday night. In the
oil field, the elemental disturbance
reached the proportions of a storm,
tearing down around 150 oil field
derricks, according to estimates
made early today. As far Northwest
us the wildcat on the Moody at Te-
huacana, the wind was effective in
levelling derricks.
Inside the city, evidences of the
heavy wind were also noted. A large
tree on the west side of the R. B.
Bass home on North McKinney St.
and trees in other parts of the city
were uprooted. Some wires were al-
so torn down. About 9:00 o'clock the
lights went out in the city, coming
on again at about 11:00 o'clock.
According to the local official
Weather Observer, Miss Josie New-
man, the rain fall here was 1.40
inches.
The wind and rain came from
the North and Northeast.
At Powell lightning struck a 55,- I
000 barrel oil tank on the Dill tract.
Only about 10 000 barrels of oil .
was in the storage, much of which jcas' ! os,t,on an s are enjojin,, as a | ith the completion of the Alice P. jej 95 will be given
was reported to have been pumped j fC t , heavy cash return from ^ Littlefield Dormitory and the Mehto.
Limestone Former
Soldiers to Secure
Huge Bonus Sam
Post Commander Owen F. Watkins
formation has just been disclosed by
H. A. Wroe, trustee of the Littlefield
estate.
H. M. Greene, University of Texas
return this fail, the most optimistic j architect, has been directed by the
predicting upwards of 3,000,000 bales,
provided weather conditions remain
favorable.
That there is no depression in Texas
is shown by figures compiled by the j cording to Mr. Wroe, Mr. Greene was
Varsity board of regents to prepare
plans and specifications for the three-
story brick dormitory, which will ac-
commodate 150 freshmen girls. Ac-
Federal Reserve bank of Dallas. Re-
discounts—money borrowed by mem-
instructed to start work immediately
on the plans, and it is expected they j
proper authorities at Washington.
The ex-soldiers of Limestone County
probably number 500 at this time.
Considering that each is entitled to
>500, a conservative estimate is that
they will receive a quarter of a mil-
lion dollars.
The Nowlin Post is the only active
000,000 in January, February and
March and $11,000^000 in April, are
now up to $14,000,000. Last year,
.,, , . .Legionnaire organization in the coun-
ber banks-after averaging about $0,. w.l be submitted to the board at an The h membership yet
early meeting. f . ^ , , ,
\ registered in the post here was around
Mr. Wroe states that the dormitory ,025 members
will be located on Whitis Avenue be-i. ™ . ,
member banks of the llth federal re-itween Twenty-fourth and Twenty- [ To determme the amount of bonus
serve district borrowed .$27,000,000 in'sixth streets. It is entirely possible i'0 wh,ch V^mer soldier entitled.
mj • ,• . , ±. , ... , , . . figure up the number of days m serv-
May. Tl.js figuie, according to bank, hat the dormitory will be erected at;. _ . . .
*r: • i , , , .... ... , m j i. ^ i For each day of home service
officials, was about normal. Whitis and Twenty-fourth, on the ; , • j-.
,inmoT,j , • II- • i. * r * 'iii above the first 60 days service credit,
The lighter demand for federal re- building site just east of the Little-i , „ . . ... . , .
serve cridit which prevails in Texas field home, now occupied by Mrs>nd for each day $1 will be allowed m
at present, is attributed to the easy Liitlefield. ' adjusted service credit, and for each
day of overseas service, above 60 days,
reached by thejlast year's cotton crop in the state'! dist Dormitory, the University o« Tex-'
When Texas farmers dumped $150,- I wil! have dormitory accommoda-1
If this adjusted service credit
doesn't amount to more than $50, it
to safety before
flimes I "" 1 *'4** r* *** • v- V4\y± liiibvi y uwuiiiiiiuuu- I . .
' , . U'OO 000 in the banks la^t fall the! r t ^ , • i *-v i 11 be paid in cash. Otherwise an
Derrick builders were much in de- " ' . Ielln uons for close to one thousand girls. .
. i ii ii banks in turn invested the monev in t 'ii. .1 ^ «• .1 insurance policy will be given. The
mand here Wednesday and liim- H 8 mvesicu me money m| In connection with the news of the . * , 6 ,.
! nnpn niflrkpf nanpr whirh imiturinf j • . __ ... approximate value of this policy may
ber companies were overrun for ma- " marKet papei wnicn is maturing dormitory construction, Mr. V. roe i.11. f . , , ... n.y * '
# , ... Inow and which is beinp- loaned to farm- « i. i 4.1 *. i ^ 1 , * u t -. be determined by adding 20 per cent to
for rebuild- | uf.iij, wdntu lu iaim ;.stated that work would start by Jan. I,!,. A 7 , ...
ers to help finance their cotton crop; xq25, on the $250,000 Littlefield Me- amount of credit due, and multi-
terial as the campaign
ing the derricks got under way.
The rainfall was of great benefit j^®8 year. Thus the banks are able to j morial A^ch to be erected at the south
to the farming section, much cool- th® cotton growers financial as- [entrance -• 1
1-2.
tion to make early investigation of the
possibilities of factories in the south-
ern states.
FOR GOVERNOR
SUTTLE-MULLENS
Mr. Marvin Suttle, of Mexia, and
Miss Jack Mullens, also of Mexia were
quietly married at the First Baptist
church here in the presence of a few
telatives Thursday night. Rev. Paul
Judge Felix D. Robertson of Dallas,
a native Texan and Democrat, candi-
date for nomination as governor of
Cannon, assistant county attorney. The J
defendant was represented by O. F.
Watkins.
The next case called was the State
of Texas vs. J. W. Spurlin, chargcd
with an aggrevated assault upon his
wife. This case was submitted to
Judge Kirby without a jury, and the
evidence disclosed that Spurlin ad-
er weather prevailing Wednesday.
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Eastern Star
Elect Officers
For Coming Year
j sistance without borrowing from the
j federal reserve system and cor.se-
oi the Varsity campus.! Thlls if a veteran served 400 days at
Statues of Woodrow Wilson, Jefferson home !lfter the first r,° he wou,d
Davis, Albert Sidney Johnson and jbe entitled to a policy value at $400
jquently, since there is no interest to \brahnm Lincoln, all of which will be !'!u? $-°0> (25 per cent of the amount,)
father was General Felix H. Robert-
sen, who resigned from West Point
just before his graduation to enter the
E. Harper officiated.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and j served as a major in the 132nd Field
Mrs. J. R. Mullens, of Mexia, and is | Artillery of the Thirty-Sixth Division,
a young lady of charming personality | Ho was born in McLennan county. His
and beauty. She was up until her
marriage employed with the Diamond
Jewelry Company here, and has won
a host of friends in this city. Mr. Sut-
tle is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Suttle, of Mexia and is connected with
the Pharmaceutical department of the
Cox-Forrest Drug Company.
The happy couple left Thursday
night for Galveston where they will
spend their honeymoon returning afte
inhuman beating, from the effects of
; which she was confined to her bed for
several days and under the ti'eatment
jcf a physician. At the conclusion of
Texas on the Democratic ticket, will the evidence Judge Kirby promptly
tddress the voters of Mexia Friday assessed Spurlin's punishment at con-
night at 8:15. Judge Robertson comes tenement in the county jail for two
oi fighting stock and has a personal I years.
record in the World War where he n
ministered to his wife, a grey haired , Monday nipht with a Iarge attendance,!
woman beyond middle age, a cruel and j ?nd conferred the degrees on three j
be paid by> member banks, the farmer placed in the arch, are now being j multiplied by 2 1-2, or $1250.
obtains what money he needs at a low j hoUsed in the lobby of the American : The Legion here will be glad to give
rilte- i National Bank here. Mr. Wroe stated any help desired by those entitled to
Bank officials also point out tliat | that within the next few weeks the the bonus.
the majority of farmers in Texas, af- L tatues of Jim Ifogg and John Reagcn Three government departments are
,ter paying off part or all of their | woul-i arrive in Austin and would also already at work on the prodigious task
[obligations with the money received Ibe placed in the American National of preparation to pay the veterans.
The war and navy department began
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of them are using their own funds -if* r y
- -- n . „tlfrom t.he 1923 cotton crop, deposited
Mexia Chapter No. 5 <, Order of . , uanK.
. 0. . • ii„iiithe balance in state banks and many
Lastern Star, met at the Masonic Hall: . . . . :
OBERTSON ENDS TOUR
IN SOUTH PART OF THE
STATE, COMING HERE FRIDAY
| to finance their crop this year. This | 1£ I ft* IjlTiQ.
is shown in the volume of outstanding 1
Laid by h
Temporarily closing his tour of
|S uth Texas, Judge Felix D. Robertson j night, June 2.
ladies, after which officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
Mrs. Oscar Denning, W. M., (re-
elected.)
A. M. Stevens, W. P.
Mrs. Mary Mayo, A. M.
Miss Ida Trotter, Secretary.
Mrs. J. D. Arrington, Treasurer.
Mrs. Williford Oliphant, Conductress
Mrs. Walter Beaver, Associate Con-
ductress. i
The other officers will be appointed fef,eral ressrve off,c!als' ls that llres"!is twelve inchos in (,iamctcr an(! is |
and ail will be installed at the next I™4 financial conditions in the south-.being laid along the same route _
regular meeting, to be held Monday west tend to make business °Perations which is followed h>' twn 8 inch i nine months will be necessary for the
federal reserve notes in circulation—i
almost twice as great as last year. The i
. average for May this year is $45,313,-
J000, federal reserve figures show, as j The Humble Oil ai d Refining Co.
j compared with an average of $27,- js laying another pipe line which
1652,000 in May 1923. These figures. will assist in carrying the produc-
jindicate a healty activity in bank de- ion from the Sanders tank farm
i search of acres of records and scrutiny
jof millions of papers while the Veter-
ans' bureau, which will issue the bonus
certificates began to whip its ad-
ministrative machinery into shape.
The war department has by far the
I greatest task, with files of 5,250,000
| possible claimants to go through. The
: navy department fares more easily
! with only 551,736 enlisted men. 31,880
| women yeomen and 80,000 marines to
icope with. Of all these, it is esti-
uosit currency and therefore a brisk ■ about four miles northwest of Mex-
turnover in trade channels. j ia to their pumping station some |mated 3,427,836 wiH get some form of
The significant fact, according to distance below Groesbeck. The Iinej)Jom.?
Based on an estimate of 30.000
more profitable as well as more active! lines already laid. It has been cori- Lrmy to R0 thr0Ugh its records. As
Confederate Army. He was a brigadier jot Dallas returned to his home Tues- j ""T'jVg "jodge^has made wonderful im-'because the ability of banks to meet j nected with the main line to Hous-!(he 'bont.? js not cf'fective until Jan. 1,
general in Joe Wheeler's corps. His) dav. after making his ninety sixth!. * , the credit demands of business without I ton at Groesbeck and is about eigh- paj.nlents sh0uld beg'n promptly on
general in Joe Wheeler's corps. Hi. j day. after making his ninety sixth, provemcnt durinff the past year.
giandfather, General J. B. Robertson,, campaign address in Corpus Christi J when Mrs< 0scar Denning took over
was a commander in Hoods Brigade . Monday night. At Corpus Christi he tho offjcc o£ Worthv Matron a year
curing the Civil War. following Judge said to have spoken before 2500
Robertson's discharge from the army | people. After spending Wednesday in
he practiced law in Waco and Dallas. Dallas, he will begin his tour of Cen-
He was elected to his present position | tral Texas for speeches at Marlin.
wards to Mexia where they will make
tneir home.'
Negro Citizens
jority.
Robertson Platform
Judge Robertson stands for: Strict
law enforcement, better schools, free
t?xt books, prison system reforms,
state insurance plan, better public
roads, homes for tenant farmers, help
for ex-service men, organized labor,
jlle is opposed to: increased taxes,
BRYAN, Texas, May 20.—Work has °Pcn P°rt bill, creation of new offices,
been commenced here in preparing the 3W violators, extravagance, vice, sin
Brazos County
to Have a Fair
a? judge of the Criminal District Court, Mexia and West which will close his
No. 1, Dallas county, by a large ma-j tenth week of campaign activities. He
will speak at the Mexia High School
Friday night at 8:30. He will next go
to the Panhandle of Texas in the inter-
est of his candidacy for Governor.
WESTERN UNION EQUIPS
NEW UP TOWN LOCATION
and crime, lynching and whipping,
foreign immigration, and the liquor
traffic. He solicits the vote of the
people on a basis of: economy,
righteousness and justice.
His subject for Friday's address will
be along the line of law enforcement,
cost of government and education.
The speaking is expected to be held
ir. the High School auditorium.
Material is being assembled on a
corner lot at the Northeast intersec-
tion of Ross Avenue and Sumpter
street for the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Irving Nedler of the Boston Store 2. T. Goolsby. This is to be another
is in New York on a buying tour, j'ue home, marking Mexia's substantial
fainr ground for the first county-wide
t.egro fair in this section. Definite
dates have not been set and only pre-
liminary plans have been worked out
by prominent negroes who are sponsor-
ing the affair.
The fair will include the exhibition
r.f products from all the field crops,
vegetables, livestock and the handi-
work of women. Prizes will be offered
for the best exhibits in every depart-
ment, according to those in charge.
There will be horse racing and various
cl.hcr forms of recreation.
He left Saturday and will be gone
several days, carefully studying
market conditions and making pur-
chases that will please his customers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hughes left
on the noon train for Austin to at-
tend the Centennial meeting, follow-
ing which they will go to the Lul-
ing oil field where the Developing
Company has valuable properties.
growth and lending attractiveness to
•the city. (
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Material is moving to a lot on the
Northwest corner of Hopkins and Can.
ton street for the handsome home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hearne. The
structure will be built in one of the
most popular parts of the residential
district asd will be quite a contribu-
tion to the growing city. , y^V,
The Western Union Telegraph Com
1-any is today equipping its up town
office at its new location on Central
Avenue, adjoining the Mexia Daily
News, with modern office fixtures
which will give the company one of the
best offices in this part of Texas. It
is understood that the company will
likely move from t> shack to the
new quarters sometime this week.
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The Reunion Grounds, now open, are
visited daily by numerous parties from
all over this part of the state. The
lovely place is becoming more popula.'
every year.
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DEVELOPING COMPANY
HAS THREE PRODUCERS
IN THE LULING POOL
The J. K. Hughes Developing
Company now has three good pro-
ducers in the Luling Oil Field,
with a fourth to start drilling in
today. It should be completed by
Saturday and gives promise of be-
ing equal to the largest of the
first three wells, which came in
for a flush production around
2,000 barrels.
aUlr ii.',
ago, there were a few faithful mem-
bers, holding the Chapter together,
sometimes failing to meet for lack of
a quorum, while now thoy have more
t:ian one hundred members, and the
meetings are always well attended and
the initiatory work is done without
the use of the ritual by a corps of
officers well up in the work, and with
the new furniture and other para-
phernilia recently added it is a real
having to borrow from the federal re-j teen miles long. The work of lay- L]iaj. dl
Arrangements have been
serve system.
There is every indication, bank of- workmen are now engaged in cov
I'icials declare, that banks, business! ering it.
institutions and the farmers them-1
ing it has already been finished and : madp fo djstribute epplication bisnks
selves are pursuing a policy of caution, Work of strengthening the dam at finger prints will
despite the abundance of money and | Springfield has been finished, along blanks for checl
credit, This policy, if adhered to, vith other work to conserve the city's J Smudge made a
~ xas, as prosperous a i water supply. Tin
was enjoyed in 1923, higher in the lak
The water is four feet
lake than it has ever j
re- j
j through post.offices, the American
. Legion, various military headquarters
|and civic societies.
be required on
checking against the
at the time of en-
listment.
presages for Texas,
year in 1924 as was enjoyed in 1WZ3,1 mgner m me >a*« umi. it n«| The ,var department issued the fol-
:t is generally believed. Much of this j been before. R. D. Morgan hr/ re- ]owin? list of «don-ty> to veterans,
prosperity js dependent on how the ported to Mayor Watson and the Clt5' | which it says, if followed will speed up
is a cotton crop fares from now on. No Commissioners, \\ . E. Wilson and Rexj^
treat to attend and witness the work-!one can te" jn May "Uuch c°tto ! Forrest. that the lakt; 11 ow impTj | 1. Do' not write for application
credit' picked in the fail. The critical |about 100,000,000 gallons of watei. blankg They will be distributed as
' Thia, the Mayor states, is the cquiva-, foon as prepared.
lent of a three months supply for the ] „ Rea(J hlstructiong carefully.
Mrs. Denning deserves great ueun,
, , ... . , • .. i months are Julv and August.
for her accomplishments during the _ „ ,, ,
... ... , „ ,, , But given favorable weather con-
year and it was right and proper that | . , . ,
, iditions, barring unusual onslaughts by
sheshould be elected to serve another , ' ,, ,
the boll weevil, Texas should produce
year as worthy matron.
At the close of the meeting Monday
night sherbet and cake were served to
about forty members and visitors and
an enjoyable social hour was spent.
Mexia Masons who belong to the
Star are missing a treat by not at-
tending the meetings and enjoying the
beautiful work being done at present.
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Goat Raisers Want
Lower Frgt. Rates
city. But this is not being touched as j
the flow from the springs is said to be;
in 1924 considerable more cotton than , adequate to supply Mexia's needs
last year because of the increased this time
acreage and her prosperity curve
should show a sharp upward sweep on
the country's business chart this fall.
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Fundamentalism
Favored W h e n
Assembly Reached
Asphalt Being
Laid On Road
To Groesbeck
The work of laying the asphalt top
| on the paved highway south of town
j jegan Monday at the extreme south-
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20.— Endorse- crn end of the five mile strip. The
3. Do not pay fees other than
notary charges required in certain
[ cases.
I 4. Do not write the war depart-
! ment for information required on the
blank. Do the best you can from
memory. ^
5. Mail applications in the en-
velopes which will be distributed with
the blanks.
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Mexia Bankers At
State Convention
UVALDE, Texas, May 20.—A reso-!ment of fundamentalism and disap- l.ighway is still open to the Pershing The three Mexia banks were rep-
lution looking toward a reduction of jproval of modernism was voted by the ; Way, leading to the Reunion Grounds., resented at the State Rankers Con-
■■ - • '■ •• • From thwe past Forest Glade school; vention held in Austin Tuesday and
freight rates on sheep, lambs and | General Assembly of the Cumberland
goats and the laying of plans for the | Presbyterian church. It accepted a
annual convention to be held in San | recommendaton of the Committee on
Angelo on June 25-29, were the fea-
tures of the quarterly meeting of the
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Asso-
ciation, held at Uvalde recently.
Plans were also made at the quar-
terly meeting for the show and sale
! to be held during the San Angelo fair
| in October.
Education to adopt the memorial of
the Weatherfofd Presbytery that the
entire bible, including the miracles, be
accepted and that Darwinism be de-
nounced.
Mfs Saphronia Ward has returned
from Corsicana
recently.
house it is barred until the hot stuff
is laid. When that section is com-
pleted, then this end will be closed and
me other opened. About 700 running
feet was laid Monday and more than
that is expected to be laid today.
Fair weather prevailing, which now
reems likely, the entire strip should
where she visited j oe completed within the next three
weeks.
Wednesday of this week by
David Murphy of the City Na-
tional Bank.
Hardy Eubanks of Farmers State
Bank
N. Hollingsworth of Prendergast-
Smith National Bank.
J. V. Haney was here Tuesday from
Waco.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1924, newspaper, May 22, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292419/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.