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/ TOE MFXIA WEI/RLY HERALD
JUDGE MUNSON
| SAYS PLANS TO
SEE WHO'S WHO
ANGLETON, July 29 (U.P.) -
IDistrict Ju.li ■ M S. Munsnn an-
lnounced today he would cite six
I Houston newspapermen for con-
Itempt of court for disobeying his
Iorders not to publish accounts of
I the Clyde Thompson murder trial
llast week.
Judge Munson warned the news-
I paper men that, if they published
I testimony of the Thompson trial
I bel ..:•••• h- •••" ,* ••! two companion
leases, he would cite th m for con-
| tempt.
He said that it had been difficult
I to obtain a jury for the Thompson
I' because prospective jurors had
1 been prejudiced because they had
(read newspaper stories concerning
| t!:e ca:
The contempt of court .citations
I were to be issued this afternoon
[against Managing Editor Ed M.
[Pooley and Harry McCormick of
the Houston Chronicle and Man-
ager Editor Max Jacobs and Frank
| White of the Houston Post.
Judge Munson revealed his inten.
Ition of calling the six into court
just before the murder trial of
Raymond Hall, Retrieve prison
| farm convict, began today.
The jurist called Frank White
(before him and asked where the
I ether reporters, McCormick ami
I Rider, were. White said he had not
seen either of them here today and
that he did not know where they
I were.
Judge Munson then said he had
I filed with the district clerk of
Brazoria county A written order on
his instructions against the publi-
cation of the Thompson trial testi-
mony, and that he intended to hold
a hearing for the newspapermen
(Thursday morning.
Ready To Appear
White informed the judge that
I they would waive service of the ci-
tation and they would appear in
| court at the appointed time.
Judge Munson, instructing the
I newspapers not to puhlish accounts
of the case, said he wanted to.make
la test case of the contempt pro-
ceedings against the newsmen.
"It is a situation in which these
[cases are all tried in the newspa-
pers before the defendants get
I into court," Judge Munson said,
r and I want to see if there is not
| some way to stop it."
Thompson, 23, three-time mur-
I dared, was convicted last Thursday
jof his fourth killing and sentenced
I to serve 99 years for the slaying
[of Everett Melvin, a fellow con-
| vict. Ed Ebers pleaded guilty as an
[accomplice and was sentenced to
150 years.
Raymond Hall is being tried as
[an accomplice.
The judge's action was expected
I to result in a heated legal contro-
versy concerning the constitutional
I guaranties of freedom of the press.
Dies in New 'American Tragedy'
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LIMESTONE CO.
MAJOR PROJECT
GETTING GOING
Apparently the victim in«a new, real-life version of Dreiser's "Amer-
ican Tragedy," Mrs. Alice Sherman, 23, whose husband, Newell P.
Sherman, a Worcester machinist, is reported to have confessed drown-
ing her by overturning their canoe in Lake SIngletary, Mass., Is shown
above with Dudley Page Shermr.n, one of her two children, in a recent
photo. Police assert that Sherman, 26-year-old choir singer and de-
scendant of pioneer New England families, arranged the "accidentaT
death of his wife because of bis love tor a 16-year-old girl.
25 Girls among 32 Killed When
Italian Powder Plant Explodes
TAINO, Italy, July 27, (U.R) —
Thirty-two persons, 25 of them
girls, were killed today in two ex-
plosions which wrecked a big mu-
nitions plant here.
The second blast occurred at 6:40
p. m.
Relatives of dead and injured
employes of the plant, the bomb
factory of Societa Generale Explo-
sivi munibioni, rushed to the scene
but were held back by police who
feared more explosions.
The blasts, so terrific that win-
dows in the village below the fac-
tory were shattered, occurred in
the packing department of the
plant considered the least danger-
ous. Not an employe of the depart-
ment escaped death or injury. The
plant employed about 600 persons
mostly girls and women. Most of
the injured were hit by flying deb-
ris and were treated at the scene.
Cause of the explosion was unde-
termined.
Confession is
Heard in Trial
COURTROOM, PEORIA, HI.
J "sly 27 (U.R) —The confession of
|*«rald Thompson to the murder of
' ldred Hallmark was admitted to
|*vidence in his trial today, by cir-
|<n!t Judge Joseph E. Daily.
The judge made his ruling with-
*t comment after Thompson had
I Bone to the witness stand and tes-
tified, with the jury excluded, that
■ the confession was extorted from
lii; mby threats, broken promises
[and starvation.
T. P. Sullivan of the state bu-
jreau of investigation returned to
[the witness stand after the jury
[came in again to tell the circum-
stances of obtaining the confession.
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NEEDED
Two tourists had come to see a
famous socialist colony on the
coast. "Say, what do these people
[live on?" asked one of the men.
"I understand they live mostly
; on fish," replied his companion,
who was a local man.
"Well," said the other. '1 al.
ways thought fish were consider-
ed brain food—but I never saw
such a woebegone lot of human
beings anywhere. How do you ex-
plain it?" •
"It is true that they don't look
like much," explained the local
man, "but just imagine what they
would look like if they didn't eat
fish!"
EIGHTIAILED
TEXARKANA, Ark., July 31
[ '1J.R)— Five white men and three
[negroes were in jail today, after
I their arrest in a raid near here
[yesterday by - federal agents as-
Mlgn to wipe out a counterfeiting
[ring. A hearing was to be held be'
fore a United States commission-
f er.
Chicago Looms
as Contender in
National League
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
NEW YORK, July 29 (U.R) —The
Chicago Cubs lurking in the back
ground during the recent hand-to-
hand battle between the New York
Giants and St. Louis Cardinals for
the National League lead, emerged
today as genuine contenders.
With three rookies—Augie Gal-
an, Phil Cavaretta and Frank De-
maree in the lineup daily, and
times four when Jimmy O'Dea is
catching, the Cubs have won 22
of their last 25 games. They have
a 9-game winning streak intact and
are only a game and a half behind
the league-leading Giants.
As recently as July 12, the Cubs
were in third place, 9% games be-
hind the pace-setters and apparent-
ly out of the race. When the Giants
started to fold up the Cardinals
and Cubs started winning drives a-
bout the same time but few paid
serious attention to the Chicago
uprising.
The Cubs' big test comes during
the next eastern trip, which be-
gins Aug. 14. They have a 10-day
road trip before coming East, and
if they can keep close to the Giants
they will make or break their pen-
nant chances during the long swing
east
With the veteran Charlie Root
pitching his sixth straight victory
the Cubs beat Cincinnati yesterday
11-7. They lost half a game to the
Giants, however, as New York win
twice from Brooklyn, 6-0 and 1-0.
Dizzy Dean scored his 16th tri-
umph in pitching the Cardinals to
a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh to
snap the Pirates' 9-game winning
streak. The Pirates evened the
score by taking the second game,
5-4, when Paul Dean walked a man
with the bases filled .forcing in the
winning run.
Philadelphia and Boston divided
a twin bill, the Phillies taking the
opener, 4-1, and the Braves win-
ning the second game, 11-10.
After winning the opener, 7-6
Boyd Returns
after Vacation
for Good Rest
By W. K. BOYD
Back home—a good place to be
—after a few days spent in
South Texas and on the coast. I
have several more writers look-
ing after my column. I will be
able to give you some hot stuff
right off the bat. I brought a
bad summer cold back home with
me and am tired and sun burned
like all vacationists; came back
home to rest up and tell the peo-
ple what a big time we had blis-
tering our backs and seeing part
of the biggest state in our coun-
try. I enjoyed the Mexia Daily
News each morning at the break-
fast table, reading the "Happen-
ings." When I unfolded it the
morning breakfasters gazed at
the headlines and thought I was
old General Mexia.
Limestone county's first major
construction project under the re-
covery program was ready to
start in earnest this week with
the arrival of the vanguard of
the new CCC camp personnel at
Springfield.
Lieutenant Matthew Kennedy
has been here for some time
handling the Army's preparation
for caring for fiOO or more men,
and later in the week Lieutenant
Frank A. Altman, who is to have
chargc, arrived from Brenham.
Eleven Men Transferred
Already transferred were elev-
en men from the CCC camp at
Ctjolidge, who will be non-com-
missioned officers. They will
have charge of the office work
and direct the activities of the
"enrollees" as they arrive some
time during the coming week. The
enrollees may be negro youth
taken from the relief rolls.
W. F. Ayres, who comes from
Burnett, made another trip to the
camp during the past week, and
will arrive for permanent duty
during the week. He is scheduled
to report August 1. He will be
superintendent of the Fort Parker
State Park project, which in-
cludes construction of a large
dam in the Navasota river to in-
undate 800 acres of land for
Lake Springfield.
The men are housed in bar-
racks completed near the city
pump station, 6V2 miles from
Mexia on Route 1. The location is
on State Highway No. 14, about
half a mile from the riv r, and
about as nearly halfway be-
tween Mexia and Groesbeck as it
is possible to figure out.
State Park
The State Park board has made
the plans for the park, and will
control the work. After comple-
tion, which will take about two
years, the state parks board will
be the owner of the pjifierty and
will direct it. Facilities for camp-
ing, boating, fishing, and other
recreation will be provided.
There is to be connecting strip
to Fort Parker, where the State
will be asked to reproduce the
early fort where Cynthia Ann
Parker was taken cap*ive.
J. K. Hughes, E. L. Connally
and J. F. Denning will go to
Austin Tuesday for a conference
with the historic advisory com-
mittee of the Centennial Control
Commission regarding Limestone
county's application for aid in
restoration of Fort Parker.
An application previously was
made, but this time tk* revised
application will be presented to-
gether with detailed plans and
specifications.
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EIGHT KILLED
WARSAW, July 31 (U.R) — Eight
persons were killed and several in-
jured today when a wing of a four-
story apartment house —the birth-
place of the late Mme. Curie of the
Pasteur Institute —collapsed.
Kid Mason Has
Title as Champ
Billy Mason ralgned this week
as the Mexia boxing champion of
the 40 pound class the result of a
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three-round decision over Jackie
Tatum in an improvised ring in
the back yard of the Mason home
on Ross avenue.
Children of the neighborhood
arranged the match with ropes,
bell, towels, water and all the
equipment of a regular prize
fight. Kid Mason challenged Bat-
tling Jackie Tatum and the fight
was on.
They decider the admission
would be 10 cents for kids; 15
cents for those a little older. But
friends of the principals were to
be given passes. All of the dozen
or 8 more spectators, however,
were friends of one or the other
of the principals in the fight.
Kid Mason scored a knockdown
in the second round but Jackie,
slightly under the weight of his
opponent, made a fighting come-
back in the third round, which
was a terrific scrap. At the con-
clusion of the third round, Mason
was given the decision but Jackie
announced he would go into
training for a return bout. He
has ordered a case of spinach
and started daily workouts in
earnest.
Billy, in the meantime, is the
reigning champion of the 40
pound class, six year old box/rs
of Mexia.
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MISS TROTTER BRIDE
OF FRED ARCHER
The marriage of Miss Christine
Trotter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Troter, to Mr. Fred Archer,
was quietly solemnized Sunday
morning at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church with the pas-
tor, the Rev. Grady W. Metcalf,
performing the ceremony.
The bride was attractively attir-
ed in a lovely navy novelty sheer
crepe with trimmings of flesh pink
and she wore navy accessories. Her
corsage was fashioned of tube ros-
es and sweetheart rosebuds.
Mrs. Archer is a graduate of the
Mexia high school and is popular
among the younger set. Mr. Arch-
er, who is an employe of the Stano-
lind Oil company, has made his
home in Mexia for several years.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the couple left for a trip to
San Antonio, Houston and Galves-
ton and upon their return they will
make their home at 817 E. Milam
Street.
Those attending the wedding
were J. B. Archer, brother of the
groom, Miss Polly Chandler, Miss
Madelle Burge, John Vernon Ev-
ans,
YOUTH CLINGS
TO BODY AFTER
FIGHTING FISH
AVALON, CATALINA IS-
LAND, Cal., July 27 (U.R) - At-
tacked by sharks when their motor
boat capsized today in the Catalina
channel, Dr. Alfred L. Wilkes, 60,
was drowned and his son, Barney,
23, was bitten before rescue craft
reached them.
■Phe son fought off the sharks
for several hours, holding the bad-
ly bitten body of his father on the
capsized craft.
Constable .1. Moricich said the
bodies of the men shown the
marks of sharks' teeth. He said it
was the first instance on record of
such an attack in local waters.
Out of Gas
Dr. Wilkes, attached to the staff
of Georgia Street Receiving Hos-
pital in Los Angeles, and his son
left San Pedro for Avalon late
Friday. Half way across the chan-
nel their gasoline gave out and the
motorboat, at the mercy of the
waves capsized.
The men clung to the bottom
throughout the night and at dawn.
Dr. Wilkes showing signs of dis-
tress, lost his grasp.
As the younger man pulled his
father back to the boat, a shark cut
the waves and grabbed Dr. Wilkes
by the ankle. The blood evidently
attracted other sharks for young
Wilkes said nearly a dozen circled
the drifting boat.
Bitten By Shark
Again Dr. Wilkes slipped into
the water and was bitten in the
side. One shark, with a rush and a
leap, landed on the bottom of the
boat, then slid off. Young Wilkes,
fighting desperately to frighten
the fish away was bitten on the
ankle.
The crew of the Purse Seiner
Excellent finally rescued the pair
and brought them to Avalon. Dr.
Wilkes was dead when picked up,
apparently due to exposure and
drowning. The younger Wilkes was
taken to Avalon hospital where it
was reported his condition was not
serious.
Constable Moricich said he had
no • doubt that the two men were
attacked by sharks.
"The younger man saw the big
fish plainly, particularly the one
that leaped upon the boat," the
constable said.
"The marks of the teeth on both
men undoubtedly were caused by
sharks."
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The Borneo phoboscis monkey is
believed, by some naturalists, to
have been the inspiration for the
"wild man of Borneo" legends. It
is the only member of the monkey
family with such a grotesque nasal
appendage.
Limestone Folk
to Short Course
The following people will be
leaving Sunday afternoon, July 28
to attend the 26th Annual Farmers'
Short Course, at College Station.
Mrs. John Scott wil (represent
the County Home Demonstration
Council, the Council pays her ex-
penses.
Mrs. Ed Prather represents the
Midway club; Mrs. Chas Carter,
Thuacana club. Mrs Mary Sherrod.
Oletha, Mrs. Jack Beard the Prai-
rie View club, Mrs. Cecil Richard-
son, The Beulah club, Mrs. Keith
Sowders, the Eutaw club; Billie
Jean Wilkie, Prairie View Girls
club.
The council is also giving a trip
in girls work which goes to Mary
Lou Lenamond who was the county
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vinner in the girls bed-room con-
test, and also first place district
winner in the bed-room contest.
Mary Lou will be one of the gtusts
at the girls bed room banquet ot
Tuesday night.
Other people atending the Short
Course from the county are Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Pfeiffer, Delia, and
Miss Angcline Iley, Mexia.
A group of women from several
of the Women's Home Demonstra-
tion clubs plan to go down for a
day.
Miss Cora Kirkman, county
home demonstration agent, and T.
B Lewis, county agent, also will
atte.-.d the short course.
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Crime records show that the
United States has 20 times as
many murders annually as Great
Britain.
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Animal films are the most pop-
ular of all movies in Japan.
MR. AND MRS. PYE ARE
PARENTS OF SON
Mr. and Mrs. Clemit Pye of
Mexia are the parents of a 9-pound
son, Joe Dan, born Saturday morn-
ing at a hospital in Teague. Mrs.
Pye and the baby are both doing
well, according to reports here.
FELZ BROS,
Baboons were blamed for a ser-
ies of forest fires in the Drak-
enstein mountains of South Africa
While hunting scorpions, the
baboons were said to roll rocks
down the slopes, striking sparks
and igniting dead grass.
Other mills strive to do so
but somehow fail to equal the
superlative quality of the
RICH flour, Marechal Neil.
KING'S
EVERYTHING TO EAT .. EVERYTHING TO WEAR
39c
Crepe-o-dear
yard
A very desirable
much used fabric
slips.
Slip Satin
at yard
Yard wide and an unus-
ually pretty material for
slips.
and
for
35c
Underwear 1Q
Material at 15JC
Small stripes, checks and
lace stripe effects, your
choice—19c.
Fancy
Voiles at
19c
10c
25c
All our sheer materials,
selling up to 35c, now at
only—19c.
Children's
Step-ins at ...
Rayon Silk in small sizes
only.
Children's or
Step-ins at hvC
For the larger girl, lace
trimmed.
Women's
Step-ins at
Very neat styles at this
price.
Rubbing Alcohol
16 oz. bottle 19c
Mouth Antiseptic 10c
Face Powder 10c
Talcum Powder 10c
Blue Seal Vaseline ....10c
Shoe Polish 10c
Dye & Shine (black) 25c
Shaving Soap 5c
Shaving Powder 5c
10c
10c
10c
8 quart
Buckets ......
Saturday only and one
to a customer, adults
only.
Corn Flakes
Large box
Oat Meal
Hominy
large can
Tomato Juice, can 5c
Hershey's Cocoa 1 P
pound can J.DC
Prunes, lb 10c
Dried Peaches 15c
Dried Apples 19c
Seedless Raisins
2 pounds
Mince Meat
package
19c
!0c
5c
...5c
10c
15c
Good Bread
per loaf
Tea Rolls
Dozen
Salt
3 boxes
Good Lard
pound
Sweet Milk qt 10c
Sweet Milk, pint 5c
Oranges 1Q
med. size, doz I«7l,
Oranges, nice size 29c
Palm Olive Soap 5c
Woodbury Soap 10c
Lux Soap, 2 for 15c
Life Buoy Soap 2 for 15c
Lux Flakes 12c
Rinso, box 10c
Ice Cream Salt 1 A
8 pounds IvC
Large Box Soda ....9c
K. C. Bak. Pwd. 1 A
25 oz
All kinds of fresh fruits
and vegetables all the
time. ■
MEXIA—
LITTLE HUG
Virnstein—Would you be an-
gry, Cecelia, if I gave you a little
hug?
Cecelia—Angry! I should be
furious. I don't like such familiar-
ities. You sure have your nerve
with you to suggest such a thing.
If you start anything like that I
shan't speak to you again in my
whole life—arid besides, this isn't j|
a good place anyhow.
—HOME-OWNED—
Prices Friday Afternoon and Saturday
PICKLES, qt — J5c
SALT) 3 for ><• <9« i <>«••« • 10c
PANTHER
Guaranteed
Affaible Traveler —Do many
strangers settle here, landlord?
Host —They all settle. An' them
without no more baggage than you |
have got has to settle in advance.
The New York Yankees bowed to
Washington in the nightcap, 7-1.
The Yanks closed their most dis-
astrous home stay in two years,
losing ten of 17 games at Yankee
Stadium. The Chicago White Sox
defeated the St. Louis Browns, 14-
6. The Browns came back to take
the second game, 4-3, by scoring
two runs in the nintth.
FLOUR, 48Jk ,$155
Bright & Early
COFFEE
lh 10c
lift • WVV
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, Legume plants generally are
tgrown because of the nitrogen whi-
Lrh they can absorb from thoatmos-
| phere
15 A ST TEXAS GASOLINE
rul 15c Oil nt Ihe City Hal
Filling Station, Mexia, Texa*
Every Saturday is Bargain Day
-—at*—
SCHULZ DRUG CO.... Mexia
Cut this ad out of this paper and bring it
with you. It will bring results in reduced
prices on what you need. «/
BEWLEY'S
MEAL, 20 lh. hag 48c
Rolled OATS, 3 lb. vke lie
WRVP. No. W gallon 48c
Bananas, Limes, Oranges, ea...lc
CREAM CHEESE, lb 14c
'ARD (Bring your bqeket)
lb. 14c
Veal Seven STEAK, 1 lb 25c
STEW MEAT, lb 9c
New Drum (looking Oil .lust Received!
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"Wish I could dress My wife like
that!"
"You can, Bill ... I know how Joe
does it. Beteha two bits that dress
Is not a new one . . . just cleaned
and pressed by Jim Brady."
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Many are the women who send ub their
clothes and the clothes of their entire fam-
ily, every week. They have learned that it
is REAL economy to have clothes cleaned
and pressed regularly.
We are equipped to handle all of your
clothes and give you one day service. Bring
them in before 9 in the mornings and they
will be ready in the afternoon after 4
o'clock.
It will pay you to have your clothe# clean-
ed regularly in our shop. . . ^
Jim Brady
Phone 78
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