The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1941 Page: 6 of 16
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THE MEX1A WEEKLY HERALD
1 KIDAY. MAKt'll 14. ! •
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SIDEUNES
By gene WOMACK
1 have been Blionu for this am
ateur hoxinif every since tiiej
started it around here but las'
night was the first time 1 realized
what a fine thing it really is. Von
see, this writer was n ituest at the
Westminster College Boxing ban
^tiet and I nearly had to takr tin'
count after all of that fine food
they placed in front of us. In
Stumbling through an attempt "
say a few words I don't believe 1
wade anything clear, hut one point
In particular 1 wanted to bring out
was with reference to Jack Os-
♦eeri. What I meant was that Jack
la bound to Wake a ueeessful
minister -hecHUse, with his boxing
ability, he dan just "scare the
devil" out of his congregation.
p:>
Tech. The whole thing was • .-"in-
take. I was looking over the sched-
ule trying to decide what courses
to sign up for. Well, the printer
diil not have room to print public
speaking, so he abbreviated thusly
I'ublic Sp. Now 1 misunderstood
this abbreviation and thought it
meant Public Spelling and back
in grammar schol I was ijuite a
whiz at those spelling bees. Any-
way the course was quite a sur-
prise to me and it always has
astounded me since, but just the
same, the paper was well repre-
sent! for 1'. J. Bounds, Jr., did a
good job on his talk.
ATI of thi:
thing that I
those Westm
probably don
took a eoursi
It was many
brings up another
want to leave with
nster students. They
t realize that I once
t in public speaking,
vears ago at Texas
I
where 217,023 fans attend-
ed college basketball during the
season at Madison Square Garden,
setting a new all-time record. NN #
won't ever he bother with accom-
odating that mlany spectators at
high school basketball in Mexia,
hut I just happened to think that
not many months ago there was a
drive on foot to see what could
be done about a gym for the school
—because it would be a sad plight
if even twice as many local people
became interested in Dr. Nai-
smith's peach-basket game.
Mexia as a good prospect for next
year's Baylor team it was over-
looked that the Bi-Stone territory
has another fine representative
over at the Baptist school. Homer
I'ittman, star high school footlwll
player in 's "l|t f°r a back-
field slot- and with the experience
of last year he ma> make himself
one of Frank Kimbrough's regu-
lars.
DID YOl' KNOW:
That Barney Ross was once a
Golden (iloves contender . . . that
Tommy Harmon, former Michigan
all America halfback of the lit It)
season, has signed a contract for
a moving picture at $13,500.
KIND lU'RNED STEAK
GRIDLEY, Cal. (U.R) The fire
department dashed up to the home
of Vein Roberts from which smoke
was pouring forth, and rushed in-
side. It was found that some one
had gone away leaving a steak on
the stove. The department did not
arrive in time to save the steak.
In mentioning Bill Stephens of
Dove Limit
May Be Same
A I ST1N, March 7. (Spl.)--Tex-
as probably will fare far better
than the southeastern states when
the 1941 regulations on doves are
announced by the U. S. Kish and
Wildlife Service. That was indicat-
ed recently to Lhe executive secre-
tary of the Texas Game, Kish and
Oyster Commission by Dr. Ira N.
Gabrielson, chief of the federal
service which regulates the fed-
eral seasons and bag limits on
doves.
The southeastern states suffer-
ed a heavy and prolonged freeze
and ice storm during the winter of
1988-89. It killed far more doves
than was suspected. The limit was
cut by federal regulations from
I ft to 12 last year. The limit prob-
ably will be the same this year in
Texas, but the majority of the
southeastern states will feel the
result of the heavy freeze via
smaller bag limits.
The Texas Game Department is
at work on projects, which if they
can be brought about, will do much
to save the white-wing doves of
South Texas. This state has the
heaviest concentration of the spor-
ty whitcwings and the federal gov-
ernment has become interested in
assisting the Game Department in
saving the birds, whoch are ap-
larently becoming more scarce
each year.
Two I.ucky Quail
A pair of quail probably are
alive today and on an area upon
which they will get a good meas-
ure of protection thanks to unusu-
al occurrences during a hunt tak-
en by Fort Worth men at the close
of the recent quail season, accord-
ing to word received by the Game
Department.
0. L. Snide rand Ed Maddox
were working down a fence row on
land near Stephenville, Texas,
! when one of their dogs pointed a
hird which was two feet off the
ground. It had been eanght in hog
wire mesh fencing. The bird was
uninjured and Maddox put it into
his hunting coat.
Upi n returning to Fort Worth,
Snider found he was a bird short,
but thought he lia I miscounted.
However, that mystery was clear-
ed up the next day. The bird was
found alive in Snidcr's car with
only a slight flesh wound in the
head. Oddly enough, the car had
been entered several times and had
been cleane dout by filling station
attendan ta.
The bird, after reviving in the
car, had hid under the back seat.
Both birds were released on a
farm near Fort Worth owned by
Maddox.
Cars Take !.• • Toll
Possibly the campaign of the
State Game Department to get mo-
torist.* to be more careful when
driving in game country is having
some effect. At any rate, the war-
den for Gillespie county reports
that the known kill h.v cars in his
county during 1940 was 57 doer
and -1 wild turkeys. In 103$) the
same warden reported 70 deer
slain by automobiles and 9 wild
turkeys.
Porcupines hilled
Two porcupines were killed re-
cently in Gillespie e iunty. They
were the first rc| orted to the
State game warden in that area.
Recent I ythe game department re-
ceived word of one being killed in
southwest Texas.
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GLOOM I OR OI.D DOBBIN
BERKELEY, Cal. (U.R) Prof.
George A. Bell of the University
of California Agricultural College
predicts a still greater decrease in
the horse population of the United
Statu*. His Old Dobbin predic-
tion is based on increased mech-
anization in agriculture, a declin-
ing birth rate for colts and disease.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hancock
spent the week-end in Fort Worth.
Fairfield Grid
Schedule Released
Fv@@l Wreel
1941 License
on Any Used Car or Truck
MEXIA MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
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■ ■ ■
MAP PUZZLE
1
■ T 4
— ■ ' ■" ■
HORIZONTAL
J Map of
American
republic.
4 It seceded
. from «— In
1903.
J 2 Promise.
13 Cudgel.
15 Bronze.
16 To quote.
17 Male
ancestori.
18 Powder
ingredient
20 Poem.
21 Occupants.
22 Thrice.
23 Folding bed.
24 Devil.
27 To cheat.
29 Postscript
(abbr.).
30 Worn-out
thing.
31 Old measure.
32 Preposition.
33 Revokes.
35 Negative.
36 Edge.
Answer to Previous Puzzle
GEORGE
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37 Tea.
40 Sickness.
42 School of
whales.
44 Feather scarf.
46 Tissue.
48 More
fastidious.
50 Eddy.
51 Onager.
52 Smell.
53 Completely.
54 It has a
climate.
55Vasco de —
discovered
this land.
VERTICAL
2 Greedy.
3 Musical term.
4 Reverence.
5 Valuable
property.
6 Group of
desert
travelers.
7 Kiln.
8 For fear
9 Door rug.
10 To throb. -
11 Small island.
14 Baking dish.
16 The U. S. A
ed the
Panama Canal
here.
19 Atlantic
entrance to
Panama Canal
21 2000 pounds.
23 Prank.
25 Form of "be."
26 Spigot.
27 Large auto.
28 Males.
29 Skillet.
31 Calendar book;
34 Intention.
38 To listen.
39 Too.
41 Italian coin.
42 Diamond.
43 Arabian.
44 Light.
45 Part of a shaft
47 Poisonous
snake.
49 Mountain pass
that. 50 Chum.
b
this curious world
By William
Ferguson
oocKrefe
Sf=vxr^jie.i
LEADS ALL
OTHER PO&S INI
POPULARITY
AMONG-
AMERICANS.
T. M see. U. %. Mr, Off.
tfr THE UfcAAPERATURE ?
<pf= ICE ALWAVi. AT^
52. QEC3REES P
m
James fitei
DID MOT
ORIGINATE THE
MONROE DOCTRINE,
e>LJT HE WAS
THE PIRST TO
ANNOUNCE THE
POLICy
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3-11
COPS 1M1 Br NCA ItOVlCC. INC
ANSWER No., It may hove u much lower temperature.
ALLEY OOP
mo, oop you don't
understand... history
is mot a persons.
it's a record of
everything* that
s has happened/
%
rqothall schedule for the Kair-
fi'M lliijh school football team
has been released, it whs announc-
ed Saturday.
One open date (|n September 1!
and a gunie with the Teague I.ion?
mark the only week ends on which
Fairfield does not play a Distric'
25-11 foe.
The schedule follows:
Sept, 10- Open.
Sept. Calvert at Fairfield.
Orl. 8 -Tengue at Tmune,
Oct.i 10- Ko;,c at Fairfield./'
Oct. 17 Thornton kl Thornton,
Oct. 21— Bremotid at Fairfield
Oct. 31—Wortham nt Wortham
Nov. 7—Coolidfje at < oolidRe.
Nov. 11—-Ben Hur at Fairfteld'
Billy Jo Wright of Worthattl
spent the week-end in Mexia with
friends.
by V. T. Hamlin
to us, yes, but due TO ) okay, if you
but dang m x the time-machine, / say so, but
tum, this
business ain't
'has; it '|s"
happening/
mm-
Jpp,v
we've gone back.
to things "that
happened "two
thousand
years a/so .'
did anyone
ever findth'
treasure
cleo is hiding
in her .orfa*
tomb ?
yes, alley, the
romans had possession'
of the treasure .
the very day (
"the city fell -a dld ?
T
HEY / MV GOSH,
THEY'LL GET TH'
ti C MAGIC BELT I GAVE
CLEOPATRA THAT
OL' OSCAR- BOOM
is -rcyiM"
to get/
T- M RE0 „ s. PAT". OFfl
-COPR. 1941 BY NEA SEtlVICETifJ
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEj
MAGIC BELT, BUT IF
IT'S IN CLEOPATRA'S
TREASURY, THE
ROMANS WILL GET
IT...WHEN THry
TAKE THE CITY/
not by a jug
ful they won't.
cause i'm goin'
back there an'
git it my
self/
HEY, WAIT/OUR FRIEND
BOOM IS FIXING TO MAKE
AN1 OTHER PASS ACT US
WITH HIS BOMBS/
STAND BY
TO FEED ME
AMMUNITION!.'
YES..TOO LOW
SURE)£££ £OOD:
\ i'm going
in low. i s_|wg
HIM THIS
TIME/
dow!.
THAT WALL
.'COW, mi BY NJCA SERVICE. INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. Off.
3-1
THROUGH THE
MEDIUM OF A
I TIME MACHINE,
THREE MEN, TWO OF
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
AND ONE FROM F REHIS-
TORIC TIMES, PLAY PRIN-
CIPAL ROLES IN THIS
STRANGE DRAMA,
^'e^r/sr ^ /STAGED IN ALEXANDRIA,
i— . EGYPT, IN
g.e.ujm, 30 b<:
g-man |
when alley oop learned the
magic belt, which he had given
to cleopatra, was in danger
of falling into roman hands..
N
LIKE HECK THEY
WILL...I'M GONNA
,GO GIT IT
MYS§LF
RIGHT
NOW _
NOT vetX
OOR..BOOM
IS ABOUT
TO MAKE
ANOTHER
ATTACK
r THUS OUR HERO'S COURSE ^
HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY HALTED
BY THE ACTION OF G. OSCAR
BOOM, WHOSE ONE DESIRE IS
TO POSSESS THE BELT
I'LL GET THAT"
GATE THIS TRIP..1
AND THAT GUN
CREW RIGHT
ALONG WITH
IT
COPR. 19*1 BY NEA SERVICE. INC./
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MY GOSH TUM."
HOW CAN ll(_.
YOU MISS f IM MOT
-? ( MISSING,
OOP.'
f
UNLESS BOOM HAS
A CHARMED LIFE,
HE'S DEAD AT THE
CONTROLS... I'M
MAKING A SIEVE
OF THAT
PLANE/
wottaya
mean,
you're
not „
missin' ?
he's still
comin;
ain't
HE?
dead, my eye
look / he's -just
loosed another
bomb at us.'
^/eh... am'this one
is not going
to miss
FLAT
ON your
FACE/
whats
th' big
idea?
NEVER MIND...IF
YOU'VE GOT A
RABBIT'S FOOT,
KISS IT
QUICK /
leggo my head,)
dadgum
5HUTUP AND
KEEP YOUR HEAD
DOWN... IF YOU
DONT WANT
THE FOOL-
THING BLOWN
^ OFF/
HAH.' 1 GOT IT THAT TIME //
BUT SAY, WHAT'S HAF'PENED
TO MY MOTOR?? ITfe GONE
' DEADER THAN A DODO/
T=TfV-_r-—• •
X
s-
BY NEA5ERVI ^ 'NC. T. M. REp. U S. PAT. Oft 3-/2 J
oscar. boom laid
an eg6 squarely
on the main gate
of alexandria
but his stolem
mldoet pla.kif. took
an awful licking
ini the process.
1 the ship is literally
shot to pieces...
whew.' i'm lucky
to have- come
\ through that
v alive.'
BUT WITH A
DEAD MOTOR, I'M
STILL INTftOUftLg,
UNLESS I'VE ENOUGH
ALTITUDE TO CLEAR
THE WALLS
&
... ;'v/$
I'M NOT
GOING TO
MAKE IT ,
f
d, I
y/L'
W$>\W if*'_...
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Stewart, A. M. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1941, newspaper, March 14, 1941; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299700/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.