The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1937 Page: 5 of 6
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KLY HERALD
Kicfory Oi^er
F/oo</ /s Seen
Barring Rains
War Masks Grim Product of New British Industry
Flowers
For All Occasions
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Feb 10 (U.PJ
fruiJ Trees
'lace your order for Fruit
JYees now. They should
be planted in January and
February.
Sparks B.Jenkins
NURSERY
* MEXIA, TEXAS
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their fight to hold main line Miss-
issippi river levees against the "su-
per flood" was foreseen today —
barring heavy further rain*.
Froc Cairo, ill., to .the Louisiana
line, the river held the greatest
volume of water in history, but
the re-enforced billion-dollar levee
system—erected after disastrous
1927 floods --held tight.
Along the 1,000-mile levee front
army engineers waged a ceaseless
fight to keep down sandboils, seep-
ages, and cave-ins, while the flat
crest of the flood moved slowly
through the Memphis area, nearly
four feet above the all-time 1013
record.
Down the river —particularly in
the Mellwood, Ark., and Natchez,
Miss., areas — the sloppy current
carried its main threat. Mellwood's
levee system was weak at the be-
ginning of high water but was
strengthened and is expected to
hold.
In the Natchez area backwater
forccd 600 families to flee to refu-
gee camps established at Rhine-
hart and Harrisonburg. Natchez,
killing Mrs. Middlekauf at her safe on a biiiff, prepared to
cafe here orf Oct. 13 beause she, quarter more than 10,000 homeless
threatened his life with a pistol.] jf
necessary.
He said NewSom later conducted 1 • — ——*{•
officers to a bridge and showed _ T I
them where he had thrown the fjYHQ$QH\£ /
jnaat cleaver into Buffalo Bayou.;
A diver recovered the weapon. |
Newsom was arrested at noon'
■ •1 Oct. 15.
"Newsom sa.'l he killed Mrs.,
iliddlekauf with the meat clea
Testimony of
Officer Heard
Houston Tex., Feb.10—(U.PJ—
Police Capt. Gearge Peyton test-
ified in district court today that
Ray V. Newsom, 31, who is char-
ged with slaying Mrs. Clara Mid-
dlekauf, 48, left a room where he
had been threatened by the wo-
man. obtain a meat clenver, re-
turned and killed V1"" <vi h the
instrument. ,
Peyton said Newsoni confessed
It might be churh dashers or boxes of chocolate drops the girls are making in the British factory
scene shown above m reality, it's sas masks; 500,000 p( them are turned out weekly in His Majesty's
first government factory to manufacture the masks. The girl workers are applying spec.'al gas-
resisting paint to the gas mask canfeters at Blackburn, England.
Pleads Guilty,
Escapes Court,
Police Search
' r.i T:: )**- « murder ctie that never was by leaping from a second
solved. "T floor window, while on trial
Lieto escaped from, the Pallas; there. He-was recaptured several
.County Courthouse thiTerycais a^ latef. *
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DALLAS, Feb. 10 (U.R) Joe Lie-
to. jiotorou* Dallas pojice charac-
ter and defendant in a federal
narcotic case, walked out of the
Federal courtroom tod^y. jnd es-
caped, a few minutes -a/ter he
had pleaded guilty to a. narcotic
charge.
He had been given a five-year
penitentiary sentence and- wju a-
waiting retuijn to tht -jail with a
group of other defendants' ?when
he slipped through a-side-door of
the office of U. S. Commissioner
Lee R. Smith. '
Officers said the escape was
the fourth Lieto has made ih the
last several years under similar
cicumstances
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Lieto was husband •ofvHfelen j
Lieto, who, with Bessie Lynch, a ,
companion, was beaten to death j
10 years ago in a corn field be- j
side the fish trap road, nenr Dal-1
Feed Cotton Seed
«%.« m $*■ +) fff
with home-grown feeds to furnish
the necessary protein to balance
your feed.
! MUNGER COnON OIL
COMPANY
Meat Cleaver
Slaying Told
ver," Peyton continued. "He said
he walked inio the store after h?
had killed her and broke open a
mechanical piano and a coupl" of
cigaret. machines with a ce c
kni^e. He said he got two $5
tills ard. aw? change from the
"fafety film Is
} Shcvm to Lions
Coyle Mr •ore, representative of
the Goodyci1' Tire and Rubber
ciWsry showed members of the
Lions Club a film entitled "Safe
ty at 60" Tiw^ny noon over the
? 3. P. Cat1*. The Hjrsgtvoiis re-
j suits ef t v.vouU when travel-
1 ing at a hi-h r«t of speed were
shown, as v>s the new safety
I . tube, which is blowout proof, re-
cently per'ected by the Good-!
year peoph.
Mr. Mvcvc v. r, introduced by
Jj|i d Dili*, prcstrnm chairman.
Miss Jot'.'.i McDuCf entertained
tl:e club with a song and dance
iViv'elty number. She was accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Sam
"ernsr.
iDr. C. P. McKetuie was a
^uest of Dr. W. B. Summers.
HOUSTON, Feb. 10. (U.R)—
Gruesome details of the "meat
cleaver'1 slaying of Mrs. Clara
Middlekauf, 48 year old cafe own
er, were recounted before a dis-
trict court jury here today in the
murder trial of Ray V. New-
som, 31, oil field welder.
Newsom who officers said con-
fessed the slaying, pleaded not
guilty and his attorneys filed ap-
plication for a suspended sen-
tence in event he is convicted.
Officers said the welder claimed
self-defense.
The jury was told the state
would demand the death penalty
for the slaying which occurred
i t the victim's cafe here last
Oct. 13.
Newsom appeared unaffected
when Assistant District Attorney
Charles Kamp read the indict-
ment in court.
With all hia skill, the white man
has been unable to improve upon
the design of the Indian canoe. The
birch-bark covering has been re-
placed by canvas, but the lines and
models are the same.
More new books were published
by the British than by Americans
in 1933.
Chevrolet and Ford
Parts
at Mail Order Prices
Batteries up from $3.98
MEXIA BATTERY I TIRE CO.
W UN STOP DUZZIT
Hughes Named
Director Pan
America Expo.
J. K. Hughes received word
Wednesday that he has been nam-
ed as one of 20 directors of the
Greater Texas and Pan American
Exposition, which opens in Dallas
June 12.
Mr. Hughes, a director of the
Texas Centennial in 1936, said that
the Board of Directors of the Ex-
position plan to ask President
Roosevelt, through Congress, to in-
vite all Pan-American nations to
participate in the Exposition.
Entertainment will be stressed
for this year Mr. Hughes assert-
ed. The lighting system will be
changed, the pylons being replaced
by flood lights arranged to illumi-
nate the new plantings of tropical
palms and other growths .Land-
scaping of the Cotton Bowl is an-
other plan of the Exposition di-
rectors. The entrance to the Expo-
sition will he redecorated- to con-
form with Pan-American styles,
Mr. Hughes said.
Two Officials,
11 Employees
Get Time, Fine
TYLER, Feb. 10 <U.R) — Two of-
ficials and 11 employes of the Jen-
kins Oil Corporation were under
sentence today for making false
affidavits to the Federal Oil Ten-
der Board at Kilgore.
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant
fined Roy Jenkins and Wallace
Jenkins, both of Dallas, $5,000
each. He suspended a 60-day jail
sentence assessed against Wallace
Jenkins.
Hamilton Jenkins and D. D.
Bradley, employes of the company,
were fined $2,500 each and given
suspended sentences of 90 days
each.
Nine other employes were given
lighter penalties.
British Radio Listeners Shocked;
Announcer Says 'Yes, Mrs. Simpson
London, Feb. 10 —(U.R)—John
Rorke, a veteran radio comedian,
said today that it was he who
shocked listeners all over Great
Britian last night by interject-
ing "yes, Mrs. Simpson" in u
national broadcast.
He intended, he said, to say
"yes, Mrs. Gibeon"—an imagin-
ary character familiar to listen-
ers— and "Mrs. Simpson" just
popped out.
It was evident that the estim-
ated 8,000,000 people who heard
the inadvertent mentioned of Mrs,
Wallis Simpson, for whom their
king Edward VIII, gave up his
throne, were shocked. Although
the control engineers of the Brit-
ish Broadcasting Company cut
off the broadcast, and apologized,
listeners were telephoning all e- j
vening to newspkpersand to the;
BRC, protesting.
On the stage of the govern-
ment-controlled BRC station—the |
company enjoys a national mon-1
opoly of broadcasting—were the j
BRC variety orchestra and the
nine principal singers of the rad-
io revus "masculine fame on par-
ade," Also present was Joan|
Young, who wrote the book and!
lyrics. The revue is a satire on
the heroes of yesterday.
One of the cast had just sung: j
"We've come along this evening,"
"And one and all we feel."
"We wish that you could see us",
"For we've all got sex appeal."
Then out of nowhere came:
"Yes, Mrs. Simpson."
Two Critically
Hurt in Wreck
GREENVILLE, Texas, Feb. 10
<U.R) — Two persons were in criti-
cal condition today from injuries
suffered in an automobile crash
near Quinlan, 16 miles south of
Greenville.
Rolaind McKoe of Jacobia suf-
fered a skull fracture and was not
expected to recover. G. E. Bono of
Bonham suffered serious body in-
juries.
Find Negro, 18,
Guilty Murder
DALLAS. Feb. 10 <U.R) — Otis
Simms, 18-year-old Negro, was
found guilty today of slaying F. P.
Gandolfo, Italian grocer, during a
robbery and was sentenced to serve
99 years in the state penitentiary.
Japanese artists paint with their
canvas flat on the floor.
In Greece, through a new gov-
ernment ruling, automobiles with
even tag numbers operate on the
streets and highways on certain
days, and the odd numbered ones
on the other days.
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PROWLERS TAKE $63
Prowlers entered the home of
Frank Herring on East Hopkins
streef'Ta'rly Wednesday morn-
ing and took a wallet from Mr.
Herring'* %>at containing approx Policc at Brjghton) an English
imatevj >6". Mr. Herrings sonL^^ coast resort, are equipped
was asleep in the house at the p0Cjtet radio sets which have
a receiving radius of 10 miles and
weigh less than two pounds.
Question Farm
Boy Connection
Doctors Death
WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo„ Feb.
5 (U.R)—State Highway Patrol-!
man planned today to question1
Buster Brixey, 25-year-old farm 1
boy, in connection with the kid- !
nap-murder of Dr. J. C, B. Davis, j
Officers said Brixey, who found j
the physician's medical kit in the j
North Fork river 16 miles south-
east of Willow Springs three days j
after he was kidnaped, was a
friend of Robert Keityon, 20-year- j
old confessed kidnap-slayer. |
State troopers said the ques- 1
tioning would be routine, as a
matter of checkire- a fantastic]
tale told by Kenyon at Kansas!
City, where he was taken for
safekeeping, that he was forced;
into the kidnapng by a renegade j
he described as "the "nighthawk." j
Dr. Davis was abducted from ■
in front of his office here on Jan.
26 on a ruse calling him to care |
for a sick man south of town. J
Federal agents and state troopers;
said the physician was slain a
short time later aiul that Kenyon
confessed after his arrest here a
week later that he attempted to j
collect $5,000, that he threw the |
medical kit, in the river alter Dr. I
WELL, I WAVE \ 7TUAT PEOVES 17, TOO
' ME VER A WORD ABOUT
VOU SHOULD
KNOW I COULDKJ'T
DO THAT TO WIM BV
JU®>T ASHING WiS
PEET OFF MV OOOD
SIOGX' VOL)
KNOW HIM.'
TO SAY SOME-
THING, OI2.
LISTEN TO A
HOWL OF
FAVORITISM-
WHUT VOUK SKIRT'S OOlW
ON THE DAVENPORTNEVER.
A WORD ABOUT, IS WIS LEO
BUSTED ER HIS BACK.
OUTA JOINT -1 JIS DID
THIS TO PROVE IT.'
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WHV MOTHERS GET GEAV.
SERVICE
time.
wmmmm' stay
HEALTHY This Easy Way!
There's danger in every step of home laun-
dering these wintry days! Damp basements,
tteamy, moisture laden air, wind-swept
clothes lines .. . they're the things that lead
to serious winter illness! But It's easy to
eliminate the menace of the wash-day co'd.
lust bring your clothes to us or phone for
a driver-. . . and stay well.
ftew Way Laundry
PHONE 898
916 North Kaufman St.
The most profitable branch of
dairying to the dairymen is milk
for drinking purposes.
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An archeological expedition in
northern Irq unearthed ivory
combs and stone cosmetic jars of
3700 B. C.
Britain's largest railway coach
has 56 wheels and can carry a con-
centrated load of 150 tons.
Cataract of the eye cannot be
corrected with glasses.
TIME TO PLANT NOW
For Fruit and Flowers in Summer
FRUIT TREES . . . Peaches, Plums, Pears, Apples,
Figs, Berries, Pecans, etc.
ORNAMENTALS . . . Roses, Flowering Shrubs, Shade
Trees, Evergreens, Bulbs.
'rices for Roses are low now, but will be much higher
next fall, on account of shortage of plants.
OUR FREE CATALOGUE gives full information
about Varieteis, Planting, Pruning, Spray-
ing, Fertilizing, Cultivating. Write for it.
Planting season extends until last of March, but the
sooner, the better.
RAMSEY'S AUSTIN NURSERY
AUSTIN, TEXAS Established 1875
Buy Genuine
Chevrolet Parts
You KNOW they are good!
MEXIA MOTOR CAR COMPANY
MAIN AND SHERMAN STREETS
Davis was slain. Brixey, ap-!
parently in excitement, wiped the i
kit dry after its discoveuy, ob- i
literating any fingerprints.
"We are convinced," a state i
highway patrolman here said, j
"that it was a lone game and that j
this story about, the 'nighthawk''
is sheer fantasy."
Approximately 700 British |
schools are equipped with sound
devices for exhibition of "talking
lessons." The number of schools j
thus equipped is to be increased
to 700 within the next few years.
Large parts of the human brain
can be removed by surgery with-
out handicapping the the individ-
ual. according to the Yale School
of Medicine.
Kngiand collected- $166,31.5,000
as duty on foodstuffs imported
during the fiscal year 1934.
It Is possible through use of
special appliances for as many as
six persons in widely separated
places to talk together by tele-
phone.
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The first tobacco tax under the
internal reevnue system of the
United States went into effect in
1862.
The first U. S. naval radio sta-
tion was located at Navesink, N.
J., and was built in 1903.
HAMG-OUT
/THER SOCE BECAU5Ero^s75~KlC-THAf\
?-/ TW CGANE MAM WOM'T WOULDN' BE WUCT-
TAK.E ADVANTAGE OF- I ING ANYBODY'S
THAT SITUATION! AND ( FEELIN'S, ERGETTltf
VAMKTMAT JOMN UP
IN "TW AIR, -OGON'AN'
HOLLE£lKi'« I'D THINK
TW CRANE WAN INTO
TROUBLE-MO,THAT
Vv'OULPM' g>E FLJNNVj
TO SOME
The income of clergymen in 70
parishes of the diocese of London
average less than $1500 a year.
A. G.~Riddle,"student at Allen
Acadcmy, has returned to Bryan
after spending the week end here
with his family.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1937, newspaper, February 12, 1937; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299491/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.