The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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Mexia, Texas FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1025
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STARTS WORK
ON GROESBECK
QUOTES EDITORIAL NEW CITY HALL
Publishers Defendants
in Action in 77th
District Court
I. H. Parten of the firm of Par-
ten-Herring Road company who has
or had a contract under the State
Highway Commission for the main-
tenance of certain highways in Lime-
stone County on November 20, 1925
filed a suit in the district court of
Limestone County, Texas, against
the News Publishing Company, pub-
lishers of The Mexia Daily News,
seeking damages in the sum of $30,-
000.
NANCE IS SENT
BACK TO PLACE
AT BONHAM ST.
Rev. Andrews Sent to
Breckenridge For
Coming Year
ELDER RETURNED
Gregory and Hope of
Mexia Get Job for
New Building
GROESBECK, Nov. 21—Work has
been started on the new city hall for
Groesbeck, with Gregory and Hope,
Mexia Contractors doing the work.
The Mexia f'rm was awarded the
contract a few days ago on a bid of
$32,253, according to Mayor L. L.
Brown.
The main pari" of the building will
be 42 by 90 feet and two stories in
height. The building will hou3e the
cty departments, the fire department,
and Chamber of Commerce . The
build ng will be similar in architec-
ture to the city hall of Corcicana.
The city hall will be at the corner
of Waco and Navasota streets. The
fire department will have plenty of
space for the present equipmnet
and added equipment. Living rooms
for firemen will be provided also.
Rev. Cartwright Comes
to Mexia to Take
up Pastorate
The Rev. C. L. Cartwright of the
First Methodist church at Brecken-
ridge was assigned to pastoral dut-
ies with the First church at Mexia
tby Bishop ^ames E. Dickey at the
closing exercises of the Sixteenth
Annual Conference of Central Texas
Methodists at Waxahachie Sunday
night and the Rev. H. H. Nance was
returned to the Bonham street
church of this city. The Rev. W. B.
Andrews was assigned to the Breck-
enridge church.
You know it is quite "touching"
the way colleges observe ''Dads Week
—Rockford Republic.
Marion Bennett,
Wortham Citizen,
Dies at 93 Years
WORTHAM, Nov. 23. —Marion
Bennett, life long citizen of the
Pisgah Ridge community near Wor-
tham, and who would have been 94
years old in January, died at his
daughter's home in Dallas. The body
reached here Friday over the South-
ern Pacific lines, and was interred
in the Bennett cemetery, near Wor-
tham, Saturday, the Rev. W. A. San-
ders officiating at the funeral ser-
vices. The passing of Mr. Bennett
marks the going of another one of
Wortham's oldest citizens. He is sur-
vived by his wife, two daughters,
nad two sons, and other relatives, as
well as m?j -' friends.
Says Developments Are
Enough to Warrant
Action by Body
W. P. Alexander, Limestone coun-
ty's legislative representative, came
out squarly in favor of a special ses-
sion of the legislature as soon as
practical when in Mexia Saturday
he reviewed the recent findings of
Dan Moody and his action at Aus-
tin.
''The Amer'can Road company has
pleaded guilty. It is a big victory
for the people, as well as for that
youngster, Dan Moody, and as boon
as Moody needs the legislature to
take action we will be ready for ac-
tion."
This was the statement of the leg-
islator who says that at Austin
Monday the unofficial session of the
leg'slature the question will doubt-
less be brought up among the dele-
gation, at least in cloak room ses-
sions.
At the meeting Monday the legis-
altors will discuss a Federal problem,
that of Federal tax on inheritance.
Mr. Alexander is opposed to Federal
taxation of this kind, declaring it
the right of the state to collect
this tax directly instead of the fed-
eral government
Confidence in the state's attorney
general was expressed by Mr. Alex-
ander as he prepared to leave lor
Austin. He thinks the date of the
legislative sess:on should be left to
Dan Moody, believing that after the
holidays the law makers could go
into matters without the neccessity
of rushing to complete by Christmas.
ROAD DISTRICTS OF LIMESTONE
TO RAISE $WfiOO.OO IN TAXES,
MEXIA ROADS TO GET mm
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Value of Consolidated
District Assessed
at $27,000,000
GROESBECK, Nov. 24.—Road dis-
tricts of Limestone county will raise
a total of $187,279.78 in road taxes
outside of the regular county, school,
and state taxes, tabulation of as-
sessments and the rates of the dis-
tricts show.
In a statement given Auditor J. B.
Watson by Tax Assessor R. W. Steen
the consolidated road district No. 4,
including Mexia and much of the oil
field district and other districts near
by, is assessed at a total of $27,450,-
580, which forms the bulk of the en-
tire road district assessment.
District, assessed value, rate and
taxes to be collected are as follows:
No. 4, Mexia, assessed valuatin,
$27,450,580; rate .45; taxes $123,-
527.63.
No. 9, Kosse, assessed value, $1,-
320,260; rate .45; taxes $5,941.21.
No. 10, Coolidge, assessed value,
$1,913,700; rate .25; taxes, $4,784.27.
No. 11, Prairie Hill, assessed value
$3,179,490; rate .30; taxes $9,538.47.
No. 13, Willow Springs, assessed
value, $169,119; rate $1; taxes $1,-
691.19.
No. 14, Thornton, assessed value,
$2,059,900; rate .90; taxes $18,539.25.
No. 15, Groesbeck, assessed value,
3,914,670; rate .40; taxes $15,658.71.
No. 18, Ben Hur, assessed value,
$506,600; rate $1.50; taxes, $7,599.05.
WANT TO AMEND
STATE HIGHWAY
LAW OR IMPEACH
May Call Special Meet
of Legislators by
End of Day
AUSTIN, Nov. 23.—Governor
Ferguson today announced the
resignations of Frank V. Lan-
ham and Joe Burkett as chair-
men and member, respectively,
of the Texas highway commis-
sion.
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NEED RETESTS
FOR CARS FOR
NEW LICENSES
GREAT BRITAIN
MOURNS DEATH
KING'SMOTHER
Announcement Held Up
for Hour; Death at
5:25 p. m. Today
From the gridiron reports higher
education seems to be flourishing
more than ever—Peoria Star.
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RADLEY'S WHITE LEGHORN FARM |
One of the Pioneers of Limestone Co. 1
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any hatch this spring. I
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order before Dec. 15, 1925. You will safe- |
guard yourself from disappointment by buy- |
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Was Daughter of King
of Denmark, Mother
of King George V
LONDON, Nov. 20.—The queen
mother, Alexandra, died this after-
noon at 5:25.
The announcement wai withheld
for one hour.
All England is in deep mourning.
The Queen Mother would have
been 81 on December 1.
She has always been extremely
popular figure in England where she
was immortalized by Tennyson as
"The Sea Kink's Daughter from over
the Sea." She is the daughter of the
la^e King Christian IX of Denmark,
"The Sea King's Daughter from oxer
mother of the present King George
V, of England.
The queen mother died at San-
ringham, Norfolk. The king and
queen had been staying at York
Cottage, nearby, since Saturday. The
Prince of Wales was at the bedside
with other relatives when death
came.
Royal at bearing, kind, generous
and sympathetic she yet had a touch
of democracy which had endeared
her to the whole nation.
New Certificates Must
Be Obtained Before
License Plates
All automobile headlights must be
readjusted and a new certificate ob-
tained before they can be registered
for the coming year and new licence
plates issued for the car, according
to information sent out by C. It.
Granberry, engineer, automobile head
light department of the State High-
way Commission.
The Prickett Battery Station of
Mexia has received a new list of
instructions governing the retest and
simular notices have been sent to all
headlight stations of the state.
It is pointed out that the old cer-
tificates are not accepted for g'.v
t'ng a new license on the car and a
new test must be made and a new
certificate issued within 30 days of
the time of issuance of the license I
plates. A charge of 25 cents will be
made for the test.
In the bulletin sent out the engi-
neer says, among other things:
"New eert'ficates are being sent
out to all counties for the prereg-
lstration tests for next year. There
ore spaces provided on the certifi-
cates for the 1925 and * >26 license
numbers. When you issue a certifi-
cate, fill in the 1925 number. The
lax collector will fill in the 1926 nuni
ber when the car is registered.
"The tail
COUNTRY GETS
BEST OF TUTOR
1 GAME HERE
Westminster Def eats
Strong Baylorites
by Touchdown
DALLAS, Nov. 23.— Frank V.
I.nnham, chairman of the high-
way commission, announced to-
day his resignation is in the
hands of Governor Ferguson for
whatever action he wishes to
take.
SHIRES IS STAR
Wildcats Produce For
Results Against
Bridges Men
Country Williamson, coach of the
Westminster Wildcats th's year,
starred at Ft Smith High School
two. years and was the outstanding
star of the Southwestern Confer-
ence two years under the tutelage of
of Frank Bridges, premier strategist
and coach of the Southwestern Con-
ference. Saturday afternoon he
matched wits with the "Old Master"
when bis fighting Wildcats met the
strong Baylor Reserves at Nowl'n
Park and defeated them 6-0
Corsicam Picked
for Next Meeting
of Methodists
WAXAHACHIE, Nov. 20.—Dele-
gates to the Central Texas Confer-
ence today selected Corsicana for
ight does not have to j the 1926 conference.
AUSTIN, Nov. 23—Two petitions
were being circulated here this rr.orn-
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One asks the governor to call a i S
special session to amend the h'gii- j
way act. i —
It makes no mention of impeach- I —
ment or investigation. I
The other calls upon Lee Satter- j §
white, speaker, to call a session j ir
to impeach the highway commission- ! 2
ers if the governor refuses to call E
the session. t ~
Satterwhite says it seems inev- I Ed-
itable that the session be called. He ! jjjj
says a stampede is on. ~
One legislator( who refused the | §
use of his name, predicted a call for I •?.
a special session before night if the !
resignation of the highway com- j E
missioners are not announced.
More than 60 members of the
house and half of the senate are here
At noon there were 32 signatures to
the petition asking Satterwhite to
call the spec'al session.
Jim Ferguson opened the Tax
Conference here this morning in a
brief address in which he said he
approved the purpose of the meeting
n.nd opposed a federal state inhcro-
tance tax and also an income tax.
Austin, Nov. 23—Developments in ! —
the administration and antis fight
are expected to come today with the
legislators gathered here for an in-
forn.a lmeeting on tax questions.
Although many law makers are
here, and talk of a special session is
the main topic of conversation, few
are willing to talk on the subject foi
publication.
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be in condition before a test sta-
tion issues a headlight certificate.
The car owner should be advised,
however, as to the condition of the
tail light.
"When a certificate is issued do not
paste it on the dash or windshield.
It must be presented to the tax col-
lector for registration. Certificates
need not be carried in caw, the
best place for them being with the
registration papers. They should
be carried, however, when cars are
used for traveling.''
The engineer also points out that
no certificates are to be issued with-
out another actual test.
Valued Jewels \
Stolen in Citv
PERKINS0N IS
HERO OF GAME
FOR BLACKCMSM
§ You are figuring on
| buying a new Suit or
= Overcoat this winter
1 —you will certainly
| save money by buying
it here and now.
A. P. Smythe, Aged
Thornton Man Dead
RADLEY'S WHITE LEGHORN FARM I
Mexia, Texas
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Many Schools to
Exhibit at Fair
Groesbecky Dec. 11
A majorty of schools of the county
will have exhibits at the Limestone
County School Fair palnned for
December 11 and 12 at Groesbeck,
according to Mrs. Cora Ferguson,
county school superintendent.
The Groesbeck Chamber of Com-
merce and the city school officials
of Groesbeck are cooperating in the
movement and all rural schools are
urged to fend in examples of the
work of the students.
The purpose of the fair is to ac-
quaint the public with what the
schools are doing and to let the
schools themselves see what others
are doing.
BABY BOY BORN TO
GROESBECK BOOSPER
Mr. and Mrs. Turner E. Camp are
rejoicing this week over the arrival
en Thursday last week of Turner E.
Camp, Jr. The young fellow weigh-
ed 9 pounds and the mother and
youngster are reported doing nicely—
Groesbeck Journal.
Mr. Camp i> secretary of the
Groesbeck Chamber of Commence,
THORNTON, Nov. 23—A. P. Smy-
the, age about 72, dropped dead in
his home Sunday morning about 9
The bedroom of Mrs. Claud
Pimlott, who resides with her mother
Mrs. J. M. -Conrad at 411 East
Milam street was entered on Sat-
urday afternoon by a burgler, who
looted a jewelry box on Mrs. Pim-
lott's dressing table and got away
with two valuable rings, one dia-
mond solita re and one diamond din-
ner rrg.
Between the hours of one and
two o'clock, Mrs. Pimlott and Mrs.
Conrad were absent from the house
about 30 minutes. On returning they
noticed a slight disorder about the
house and the unmistakeable order
of perfume. The loss of the rings,
however, was not detected until
un starting to town for lunch, Mrs.
Pimlott went to her jewelry box for
Murphy, Beeson, Buford 1
Karner and Corley 1
Prove Strong
have named the
^«t prices for this
What had been expected to be the
battle of the season turned out to lie
an easy victory for the Mexia High
School Black Cats on Friday after-
noon when they met Palestine h:gh
school on the local gridiron, defeating
them for a 26 to 0 victory.
We
low
| Home Run Sale of
| Men's and Boys' Suits
| and Overcoats, ever
i made this early in the
| season—the values
| are extraordinary.
= $25.00 Suits at $16.85
telegram = yOU SAVE $8.15
o'clock. Mr Smythe has always j ber rings and found them gone.
been in good health and never known | A thorough search was inst.tuted
to have been troubled with his I but to no avail. Police chief Mace
heart. He was feeling well this morn- was advised of the theft and immed-
ing and came to town for his iate attempts were started to re-
mail. On returning home, he killed
i a chicken for dinner and was
supposed to be oat doing chores when
j his daughter Gladys found him in
I the yard, face down, dead.
Walter Boatlers
Home Lost in Fire
cover the stolen property.
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It doesn't pay to be crooked, Sen-
ator; look at what happened to the
hairpin and corkscrew.—State Regis-
ter.
R. F. Babb received
from Memphis, Tenn., advising him j ~
of the serious illness of his mother f $30.00 SllltS at $19.50
and left at once to be at her bed- -j \rrMT o A t ttti a*1 A CA
side. She is about 80 years old and ~ ^ OL oAY
tinie in bad health for someii $36.50 Suits at $23.50
YOU SAVE $11.50
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THORNTON, Nov. 23—The home
of Walter Boatlcr, located about two
miles east of Thornton, was de-
stroyed by fire at 5 a. m. Saturday
morning. The fire started when a
lamp exploded throwing fire over
the kitchen. The house burned so
quickly none of the furniture except
a sewing machine, a phonograph and ^
a trunk were saved.
The house was new, having been
built last fall.
The few things that were Faved
from the fire were loaded on a wagon
to be carried to a neighbor's house
lor storage when the team became
frightened and ran away breaking
the machine and phonograph, proba-
bly beyond use and scattering the
other things along the road.
Punctuate this: "She is a hard
working girl,"—Aurora Beacon-Newt
Buy Your
GROCERIES AND MEATS
1 $40.00 S&ts at $26.50
| YOU SAVE $13.50
1 $8M Hats on Sale
I at $5,00
1 $10.00 Hats at...$7.55
| $8.00 Hats at.... $5.50
| | $7.00 Hats at.... $4.65
= i $5.00 Hats at... .$3.85
111 $4.00 Hats at... .$2.85
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1925, newspaper, November 27, 1925; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292495/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.