The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1925 Page: 3 of 8
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COOLIDGE, March 31.—In one of
the best attended gatherings the or-
ganization has seen the Limestone
County Federation of Women's clubs
met in Coolidge Tuesday with Mrs.
E. E. Maloney, of Commerce, dis-
trict president, as the principal
speaker.
The federation semi-annual con-
vention was presided over by Mrs.
Sam Cox, of Mexia, president.
Mrs. Cox callcd the convention to
order at 11 a. m. when Rev. J. M.
Wynn, of the Methodist church of
Coolidge, delivered the invocation.
Mrs. E. M. Strange, Mexia with
Mrs. A. C. Strickland, Coolidge, ac-
companist, sang the federation song,
after which an address of welcome
was delivered by Mrs. Will Prichard
of Colidge, followed by a response
by Mrs. C. D. Kelley of Groesbeck,
in behalf of the federation.
Music was then given by the
school orchestra and glee club of the
Sumpter street school of Mexia, dir-
ected by Mrs. Roy Akin and Mrs.
E. M. Strange. Among selections
were "Meddley Aires", "Memory
Lane," "Little Cotton Dolly," and
others.
After committee reports and other
business musical numbers were giv-
en by Mrs. Harry Humble, accom-
panied by Mrs. E. H. Lloyd.
A paper, "The Modern Club Wo-
man,'1 was presented by Mrs. T. P.
Reynolds of Mexia, followed by a
piano solo, "The Fountain," by Miss
Lilla Peeples of Tehuacana.
"The Value of Federation Wevk"
was the topic of an address by Mrs.
E. E. Maloney, Third district presi-
dent, who came from Commerce,
Texas, to deliver the address.
Mrs. Maloney in a most delightful
manner presented the work of the
federation in the district, the state
ar.d the nation. She told of the im-
portance of the third district to the
state and nation, mentioning the fact
that Mrs. Pennybacker, went from
the district to the national presi-
dency. Six state presidents have
been from the Third district, and
many important movements, such as
the purchase of the "Alamo" by the
state, the opening of C. I. A. and
other important matters have been
initiated in this district.
She said the purpose of the feder-
ation is "a group of women in each
community banded together for the
betterment of all mankind."
The girls glee club of the Cool-
idge high school was heartily re-
ceived when it presented two num-
bers, "In the Garden of Tomorrow."
find "Carry Me Back to Old Virgin-
ia " They are directed by Mrs. A. C.
Strickland.
A number of features were prom-
Five dogs suspected of being af-
fected with rabies were killed in
Mexia last week.
This fact was made known today
when joint statement by Dr. W. R.
Hodges, city health officer, and
Chief of Police A. R. Mace was made
announcing a campaign to kill all
dogs not vaccinated or kept tied up.
The drastic efforts by the police
and health departments is to save
human lives, and prevent a spreading
of hydrophobia, which is growing
in Mexia and many other sections
of the state.
While early treatment has prevent-
ed any human infection with the dis-
ease, the officers considered the dras
tic measure necessary and will start
a campaign at once to clean up the
situation.
More than 250 dogs have been
killed during the past eight months
right here in Mexia, and 250 more
will be slain unless owners see that
they are vaccinated against rabies.
Regardless of vaccination, the au-
thorities advise that dogs be kept
tied up or in an enclosure.
MISS NEWMAN IN
RECORD SHOWS
2.45 RAIN IN
3 MONTHS
The first three months of 1925,
with a total rainfall of 2.45 inches
in Mexia, is the dryest on record
of the local weather observation ser-
vice, according to Miss Josephine
Newman, official observer for the
U. S. Weather Bureau station here.
The following are the comparative
records for the first three months
of this year, and the first three
months of 1924:
1924 1925
Jan. 2.64 Jan. 1.88
Feb. 3.55 Feb. .33
Mar. 5.39 Mar. .24
Total 11.58 2.45
The Mexia observation station was
established in 1904. No records are
available back of that date.
The light showers of Sunday night
were not enough to make much im-
pression on the rain guage.
Throughout the state rain has
been reported recently, but Mexia
continues to be a dry spot, although
not suffering as much as some. The
entire state is said to be needing
more rain before cotton planting
can get under way properly.
Increase Shown
In Lost Prairie
Children Enjoy
Games as County
Meet In Mexia
LOST PRAIRIE, March 31.—An
increase of 18 pupils of scholastic
age is shown in this district, the
result of the school census just
completed. There were found to be
105 puDils of school age, against
78 of last year.
Last year each pupil was given I
$13 on his education, this year the j
amount will be $15. The sum of
increase is $444 for the scholastic
year this year plus the local tax,
giving a sum of $2025 to run the
school for the term.
ised for the afternoon session, and
the women planned to send a large
number to the Third district conven-
tion at Greenville.
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LOST PRAIRIE, Limestone County,
March 31.—The school children of
Lost Prairie school attended the
Mexia interscholastic league meet
for the first day's program. The
pupils were more interested in the
basketball games and declamation,
so the tennis games, which were
played, were missed and the whole
morning and part of the afternoon
was spent in the park playground
just below the McKinney Street
Grammar school. The children cer-
tainly enjoyed themselves at the
park.
From here the children went to
the business part of town and stay-
ed until it was time for basketball
games to start. We then took the
children to the high school building,
where the games were to be played.
Probably this was the first time
these children were ever in a first
class midern high school building,
whiich had everything in the way
of equipment.
One of the outstanding features of
interest was the indoor basketball
court in the gymnasium. While
there they saw some of the county's
best teams in action. The pupils
showed unusual interest in the game,
applauding the feature plays with
great enthusiasm.
At 6:45 p. m. they went again
to the high school where the junior
and senior declamations were to
be given. It was until 8 p. m. be-
fore the program opened.
The Lost Prairie children were
impressed with the work, and next
year will enter the contest. After
the juniors were through the school
ieft for home.
A truck was hired for the trip.
Elven pupils went.
New Books Are
Added To High
School Library
The High School Library has been
unusually fortunfte in securing
books recently. Besides those that
have been purchased by the Board
of Education, Luther Johnson, con-
gressman of this district, sent the
library two volumes containing Aus-
tin's Letters, edited by E. C. Baker,
head of the history department of
the University of Texas.
J. L. Day, county clerk, has gen-
erously promised to give the library
the five volumes of Wortham's
"Texas" a recent work giving a
most detailed history of the State.
G. W. Evans has contributed sev-
eral volumes of value to the library
during the year.
The school is justly proud of these
additions to the library.
CHIEF EXPECTS
TO CUT FORCE
AS WORK IS
SLOWED UP
Reduction in the Mexia police
force by one or two men, to get
back to the normal number, is plan-
ned by Police Chief Albert R.
Mace, to be effected within the
next few weeks.
Th.e force now numbers six men,
which the chief does not figure
is excessive, although aboue the
normal number.
While there has been a marked
reduction in arrests since tho dying
down of the oil boom, there were
74 fines collected in March, total-
ing $1,283.42 tabulation shows.
The salaries of the police for the
month amounted to $1,115.
Before the boom the city had a
force of three and four men, and
it may be necessary to reduce to
that number again.
Tuesday there was not a single
prisoner in the city jail, every man
having paid his fine or otherwise
cleared his case. This indicates a
healthy condition in the city, it is
said.
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LELAND PHILLIPS
OF MEXIA HURT
IN ACCIDENT
NEAR HERE
WACO, March 31.—Baylor Univer-
sity diamond aspirants received a
serious jolt when Leland Phillips,
Mexia, and Gordon Bell, Crowell,
sustained injuries in an automob'le
accident that will probably keep them
cut of the game the rest of the sea-
son.
Both players received a pair of
broken ribs when an automobile in
which they were returning from
Coolidge overturned during the night.
Leland Phillips is a son of J. E.
Phillips of Mexia. He had played
in a Baylor game at Coolidge when
he was returning in the automo-
bile in which he was hurt.
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At Palestine Street Garage Mexia, Texas.
COOLIDGE FARM!
HELD IN COURT
ON PEONAGE
CHARGES
Houston Hance, farmer living
near Coolidge, was bound over to
the November term of the federal
court Monday in the sum of $1500
by United States Commissioner
A. P. McCormick after an examin-
ing trial on charges of peonage, at
Waco.
Louis Brown and his wife, negoes,
alleged that Hance forced them to
work against their will on his
farm near Coolidge. Brown said
he had been beaten with a shotgun
and his wife alleged that she had
been struck with a plough line.
Ex-governor Pat. M. Neff repre-
sented Hance at the preliminary
examination.
Hance is a well known farmer
of the Coolidge district.
Man Cut While
Separating Own
Brothers Fight
LOST PRAIRIE, March 31.—Bill
Sims, son of Wiley Sims, of this
community, while separating two
brothers, O. K. and Finis Sims,
whom he thought were fighting,
was seriously cut here Sunday.
It is not known which of the boys
stabbed Bill. He was taken to a doc-
tor, and later taken to his home,
but as his condition became more ser
ious the young man was taken to
Groesbeck, where he underwent an
operation and is being given medical
attention.
Bill Sims lived with his parents,
two brothers and three sisters, a
mile from the Lost Prairie school.
VICTORY FOR BOY
DUNSTABLE, Eng.—This will
cause every boy to smile, at least.
A school teacher here was fined for
giving a boy a whipping for dis-
obedience at school. There were 20
bruises on the boy's shoulders and
arms.
FLAG THIEF "IN AGAIN"
TOKYO.—Rihei Okada, who escap-
ed a jail sentence for stealing the
American flag from the embassy last
July, has been arrested again charg-
ed with disorderly conduct in a
questionable quarter of Tokyo.
A machine, much like a type-
writer, has been invented for writ-
ing music.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Cox are in New
Orleans doing special work in New
Orleans Post Graduate Medical
School. They will return on April 5.
Dr. Cox will then limit his practice
to Throat and Chronic Diseases. He
will have office in Teagus in the
forenoon ar.d Mexia in the after-
noon. 1W4
NO CARRIAGE OFFERS
GREATER VALUE THAN THIS
Search the town over.
You will not find any
other baby carriage with
the features which the
Lloyd Loom Carriage of-
fers for a price as low.
Spiral weaving makes
this lovely carriage dis-
tinctive in design and in
price.
The graceful, bowl-shaped body, with
its smooth surface unmarred by seams,
corners, or pieced short ends, is obtained
by spiral weaving. The many refine-
ments of finish, the exclusive Lloyd con-
veniences, are made possible by the low
production cost of spiral weaving.
The steel heart in all upright stakes
adds greater strength to the fabric.
You will surely want your baby to
have the comfort of this handsome, fine-
ly made carriage, particularly when it
costs less instead of more than you ex-
pect.
S9M to $55.00
The illustration here is our Lloyd
Special at $25.00
J, /. RIDDLE & CO.
309-11 E. Commerce St. Phone 149
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Negro Youth Is
Taken In Mexia
on Houston Case
Danny (Curley) Green) negro
youth, wanted since last May in
Houston on a murder indictment, has
been returned to Houston by Sheriff
T. A. Binford of Harris county, fol-
lowing the negro's arrest in Mexia
Monday morning.
With Policemen Jones and Beard
of the Mexia force Sheriff Binford
went to a teaming job where Green
was suspected of working. He found
the negro, who made no attempt to
get away, and admitted his identity.
Green had been working in Mexia
as a teamster since January. Sheriff
Binford left immediately for Hous-
ton.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1925, newspaper, April 3, 1925; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292461/m1/3/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.