The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR—No. 28.
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"A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE"
MEXIA, TEXAS. THUSDAY, JUNE 12, 1924
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KENYON LIKELY V. P. CANDIDATE—CONVENTION IN TURMOIL
PAVED HIGHWAY
ADDS TO FARM
VALUES NEAR
THIS CITY
By night, the Uvalde Paving Com-
pany will be passed the intersection
of the Pershing Way with the X-AU
highway in laying the "hot stuff"
on the newly paved strip. Almost
three miles have been completed and
the road will represent one of the
finest highways in the State when
completed. Mexia oil companies gave
$25,000 to make this road possible.
The county gave $25,000 and Federal
and State Aid amounted to $50,000.
The total cost of the road thus is
$100,000. The residents of the For-
rest Glade community are under-
stood to be considering a move to
complete the paving as far as the
river. The fine road has added to
the value of the farm lands of that
section considerably.
Republican Presidential Choice
Lions To Have
Visitors This Week
It has been announced that this
week's mctting of the Mexia Lions
club will bo held at the Hurdleston
hotel Friday night at 8 o'clock. The
program committee with secretary
Cason have planned quite a novel pro-
gram for the evening. The Lions from
Grcesbeck and Teague will be here
one hundred per cent strong and will,
they say, show the home bunch what
pep really is. The oFT^HiHFpurp'ose of
the meeting was to get delegates to go
to the Omaha International Convention
by automobile, and in a way thits is
still one of the great ideas. Still an-
other great object in view is the re-
lation of the business men of these
other towns due to such meetings this
could not be overlooked and the spirit
that the Mexia Lions are showing in
putting over the project in a big way.
Then on top of all of this we are to
have about twenty-five or thirty of
the Waco Lions with us. They bring
one, a noted speaker who will make an
address on International of about ten
minutes, also and not to be forgotten
is the Black Face Minstrel that Waco
is bringing along. This minstrel was
put on we heard at Paris, Texas with
great success and every one is assured
that it will go over big right here in
Mexia.
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FARMERS WORK WITH
A RUSH IX FIELDS
Fair weather is encouraging the
farmers of this section to keep in
their fields and to "make hay while
the sun shines," however, in this in-
stance it is corn and cotton largely.
Corn is growing rapidly and home
raised "corn on the cob" will soon
be a popular dish on Mexia tables.
Weeds are also growing fast and
from early until late, just like in the
jpod old days, farmers and their
families by the hundreds are working
in the fields.
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Capt. Jack Yeldell and daughter,
Mrs. Howard AVooton, have returned
from Memphis, where they attended
the big Confederate reunion. The
captain reports a fine time, and said
he met several relatives and some old
lime friends that he had not seen in
fifty years. Althought not in the
best of health, he stood the trip fine.
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Mexia Boy Is
To Attend C. M.
Training Cams
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas
June, 11, 1924 (Special)—Add t'nc
name of one more far-sighted Mexia
youth to the scroll of patriots, for the
application of Robert Vernon Do-
priest, for admittance-to the-Citizens'
Military Training Camp to be held at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the
month of August, was approved re.
cently by the Commander General,
Eighth Corps Area.
The Eighth Corps Area is rapidly
lorging ahead of other Corps Areas
in the matter of securing applications
for the summer Training Camps and
with two more months to go only some
eleven hundred applications are need-
ed to put the Corps Area over the top
for complete quotas. This task should
not be as stupendous as it might
appear, for during the past week
over one thousand applications have
been accepted for the summer camps
in this Corps Area; the figure now
being 3200 out of a maximum quota
of 4,300.
Allocation of students to the var-
ious camps to be held in the Corps
Area to date gives Fort Sill the lead
with over eleven hundred students,
Fort Sam Houston running a close
second with over 900, Fort Logan 450,
Fort Huaehuca 250, and Camp II. J.
Jcnes in the neighbor of 150. At this
rate of progress there is a little'
doubt but that the 1924 training
camps will be the largest ever held
in the Eighth Corps Area. Compara-
tive figures issued by the Adjutant
General of the Army last week show-
ihe Eighth Corps Area well down the
list of Corps Areas on returns for
the recruiting young men for these
camps, but the remarkable gains the
past week have changed these statis-
tics completely and place this Corps
Area close to the top. That the inter-
est in these camps is increasing rather
than decreasing i:i proven by the num-
ber of applications received at the
Corps Area Headquarters daily, and
it is plain to see that the young men
of the country are beginning to real-
ize that a month's vacation at Uncle
Sam's expense, with all the advanta-
ges that these camps offer, is some,
thing worth snapping up.
DALLAS.—After 10 years service
on the force a Dallas policeman has
been granted a wage increase of
$2.50 a month.
Of M
Month
Years
GROESBEC, Texas, June 12.—The j
monthly summary trom the local I
weather station by H. 1'. Adams I
Meteorologist, shows the May just
past to have been the wettest May |
since the establishment of the local j
aerological station six years ago.
There was a total rainfall of 7.29
inches during the month against 0:46
inches during the same month in 1923.
May of 1923 showed the smallest rain-
fall during the six year period. There
were twelve sunny days and nineteen
that were cloudy at least part of the
time, and rain fell during ten of these
oays. There was hail on two days and
thunderstorms on eight. Highest
relative humidity was 99% on the 3,
7, 26 and 29th and the lowest was
28% on the 15th.
J. D. Arrington and wife, and son,
J. D, Jr., returned Wednesday night
from San Antonio, where they have
been for the past ten days on business
and pleasure. Oran will remain down
there, having gone into the insurance
business with Ben Stollenwerck, with
a large territory to cover.
Microbe of Love
Draws Big Crowd
At Opera House
Notwithstanding there were other
attractions in the city Tuesday night,
the Opera House was comfortably
filled by a select audience to witness
the musical play entitled "The Microbe
of Love," presented by local talent
under the auspices of the Delphian
Club, and directed by Miss Helen
Southell, assisted by Mrs. Sam Wer-
ner as pianist.
The play is a laughable musical
comedy, bringing out many amusing
situations, and the cast was composed
of local talent, mostly young ladies of
the high school age, and a few young
bachelors, with some wee tots as
cupids.
Although only a few days were de-
voted to getting up the cast and re-
hearsing, the play was handled in a
manner to show careful training and
diligent application.
The costumes were alaborate and
appropriate, giving the affair an air
ot the professional.
The choruses, composed of "old
Maids," "Bachelors," and school girls
were all good and the songs were
catchy, while the dances were also
graceful and all were enjoyed, bring-
ing several encores.
The program is as follows:
Musicals Program—Act I
Opening Chorus: V, e Can t Do
Without the Men.
1. We Are Twenty-Five—Spinsters
2. Microbe of Love—Madam Cupid
and Spinsters.
3. A Good Man—Chorus and
Spinsters.
4. Old Fashioned Wife*-Duet and
Chorus.
Left Over Club.
1. Three Young Maids of Lee—
Left Over Club.
2. Boys, Boys, Boys—Left Over
Club.
3. The Wimmen Won't Let Me
Alone—Lord 'Tis A Pity.
Act 11
1. Fishing—Madam Cupid and
Chorus.
2. Here Comes The Married Man—
Bachelors.
3. Catch 'Em Young—Mr. Henpeck
and Bachelors.
4. Teeny Weeny Band Box—
Madam Cupid and Chorus.
5. They Always Follow Me—
Madam Cupid and Chorus.
6. Rattle, Rattle, Rattle—Ensemble
Act III
1. I'm Looking for a Sweetheart—
U. B. Careful, Loving Long and
Chorus.
2. Everywhere Henpeck Goes—
Mrs. Henpeck and Chorus.
3. Girl in the Gingham—Shy Ima
Fraud, Wanta Man and Chorus.
4. Our Cozy Bungalow—Billie
Bachelor, Madam Cupid.
5. Wedding Bells—Chours.
Grand Finale.
Left Over Club.
Tillie Comes—Eva Merrit.
Ever Ready—Bess Allen.
Piney Melting Heart—Lucile Priddy
Mrs. Henpeck—Mrs. W. Hayter.
Special song by Lord 'Tis A. Pity—
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Chorus Girls.
Marianna Murphy.
Clara Belle Bybee.
Virginia Walters.
Andrea Betts.
Eleanor Moore..
Elizabeh Jones.
Hazel Manning.
Jessy Mae Sherrer.
Miriam Bass.
Lurlie Betts.
Dorothy Flynn.
Birdie Cride.
LA FOLLETTE AND JOHNSON
GET FEW VOTES WHEN VOTE
ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
CLEVELAND, June 12.—Amid tumultuous
cheering Coolidge was nominated almost unani-
mously.
Johnson received ten South Dakota votes..'
LaFolle^e received six North Dakota votes
and twenty eight Wisconsin.
After nominating Coolidge a recess was tak-
en until 3:30 when the candidate for vice-presi-
dent will be chosen. Last minute conference of
Coolidge leaders understood to have decided on
Judge Kenyon of Iowa instead of Curtis of Kan-4
sas. Senator Smoot of Utah said Kenyon's nom-
ination is virtually certain.
The situation is in a turmoil.
Old Fashioned Girls.
Eleanor Moore.
Hazel Manning.
Billie Bachelor—Geo. H. Bell.
U. B. Careful—Dr. Roy Leamon.
Simon Shy—Dr. Harry A. Porter.
Bobbie Bashful-—C. L. Lewis.
Very Bold—W. R. Tidwell.
Can't Catch—Ervin Webb.
Never We<P-Ira Needham.
Lord 'Tis A. Pity—W. II. Goleman.
Jcrimiah Henpeck—E. L. Crow.
Cupids.
Peggy Manning.
Mary Jane Crow.
Phebie Jane Gardner.
Wooton Twins, Tenny, Biggy.
French Maids.
Katherine Hickman.
Pearl Goolsby.
Madam Hymen Cupid—Diana Harp-
er.
Spinsters.
Priscilla Prune—Miss Bobby
Lovie Long—Ruth Hayne.
Iam Fraud—Albertine Mace.
Wanta Man—Marguerite Franks.
Arabella Antique—Mrs. Geo. Peyton.
Sophia Sweetgun—-Marie Patton.
Piney Meling Heart—Lucile Priddy
Ever Ready—Bess Allen.
Tillie Cames—Eva Merrit.
Samantha Lovings—Mrs. Z. Rochelle.
Lillie Lonesome—Cora Oliphant.
Mrs. Henpeck—Mrs. W. Hayter.
RECEIPT FOR KILLING
THE GRASSHOPPER
Line.
Supreme Court
Overrule Motion
As To Textbooks
AUSTIN, Texas, June 12.—The
Supreme Court overruled motionsyfor
rehearing in the text book case, and
State Superintendent Marrs must
recognize the. contracts made by the
State Text Book Board in December.
1922.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klotz have re-
turned from Houston where they at-
tended the Commencement exercises {
of Rice Institute. Their son. Henry:
Klotz, completed his course of study |
there and received his degree with
the class of around 100. He was one
of the stars on the football team for
Rice and won recognition by some |
coaches for a place on the mythical
all-state eleven.
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CHICAGO, June 11.—Nathan Leo-!
pold and Richard Loeb pleaded not |
guilty to the charge of kidnaping and j
fr.urdering Robert Franks, when ar- j
raigned today. A large crowd packed |
the court room when the boys entered j
the plea.
The hot and dry weather is said to
be favorable to the farmers of this
section who have had too many grass-
lioppers on their hands since the
heavy rains of the prolonged wet
spell. The pest made considerable in-
roads into a number of fields. Many
tried the following recipe with suc-
ccss:
Wheat bran, 24 pounds,
White arsenic or Paris green, 1
pound,
Lenoms or oranges, 6 fruits
Low grade cane or sorghum molas-
ses, 2 quarts,
Water. 2 gallons.
Mix the brand and poison thorough-
ly while dry. Dilute the molasses
with the amount of water as named.
Squeeze the lemon juice into this di-
luted molasses, then grind the rind
of the lemons with 3 meat chopper
and add this also to the liquid. Now
mix the liquid thoroughly with the
poison brand mixture. After an even
mixture has been obtained, add more
water and mix until a mash is ob-
tained, so that after being squeezed
in the hand, it readily falls apart.
Grasshoppers feed in the morning,
and as the bait loses its attractive-
ness v. hen dry, it should be applied
so as to be as moist as possible at
this time. It will therefore be best
to put it out about sunrise. Provided
the ground is not so hot and dry as
to remove the moisture during the
night, it may be put out late in tha
evening in case the area to be treated
is too extensive to be quickly covered
in early morning. The mixture should
be scattered, as if sowing seed, by
hand, or by any trype of seeder car^-
ble of distributing it. The amount giv-
en in the formula should cover about
five acres.
Where the hoppers have become
distributed over the cultivated field,
the entire area should be sown, and
the application repeated in a few days
if necessary. If the hoppers ar«
fcund to be advancing from pastura
lands, distribute the mash in front ol
thejr line of march for a distance of
v couple of hundred yards, keepin*
also the margin of the pasture lanif
treated daily until the danger of dsm«
age has passed.
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FORT WORTH.—According to Q
\Y. Woodman, head of the U. S.
Farm Labor Bureau here, For#
Worth is the biggest labor concern
tration point for the wheat fieldf
in the United States. The wheal
field workers concentrate here and
work north with the harvest into
Canada. ^
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1924, newspaper, June 12, 1924; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292422/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.