The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, TORNADO, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE, MEXIA, TEXAS.
The Mexia Weekly Herald.
VOL. XXII. NO. 43.
MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCT. 22, 1920.
$1.50 Per Year, in Advance.
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OPERA HOUSE
Advance Program
Saturday, 23—
Mabel Normand
—in—
"PINTO"
It is said to be as good as
"Mickey." And Big V Come-
dy.
Mondatf-Tuesday—
Mae Murry
—IN—
"On With the Dance"
•A Paramount Artcraft
special. Two days—10c, 20c
and 35c.
Wednesday, 27th—
Louise Huff
—IN—
"What Women Want"
and
Wm. Duncan
—IN—
"The Silent Avenger"
Thursday, 28th—
NORMA TALMADGE
IN
"The Woman Gives"
A First National Picture.
Friday, the late
OLIVE THOMAS
--in—
"Footlights and
Shadows".
COTTON WEIGHED 9347
COTTON GINNED 7
663
Up to noon Thursday the two
yards in Mexia had weighed
9347 bales of 1920 cotton as fol-
lows: Farmers Union , 5851;
Hughes, 3496.
The three gins had ginned
7663 bales as follows: Murder,
3920; Farmers, 2225; Jackson,
1581.
Cotton receipts this week
been very light owing to the wet
weather.
Chautauqua Coming to
Mexia For Season
Wright Brothers Re-
united After 36 Years
Mrs. Cook, representing the
Radcliffe Chautauqua, was a
visitor in Mexia Thursday and
Friday arranging with the citi-
zenship for a visit this winter
by her organization to Mexia,
bringing a series of feature pro-
grams here for a three-day en-
gagement.
The company asks for a guar-
antee of $550 and no trouble
was experienced in securing the
necessary pledges from the bu-
A reunion of five brothers at
Mexia this week culminated in
one of the happiest gatherings
in many years. Thirty-six years
is a long time in the life of anyj
man, and it had been that long
since the five brothers, J. A.
Wright, 77 years old; Z. T.
Wright, 74 years old; G. C.
Wright, 72 years old; J. D.
Wright, 69 years old, and S. G.
Wright, 67 years old, were all
together at one time.
The meeting was at the home
of J. A. Wright of Fallon, the
oldest living brother, when
Messrs. G. C. Wright and J. D.
Wright of Oxford, Ala., and S.
G. Wright, (the baby, as his
brothers call him) of Jackson-
ville, Ala., arrived one day this
week to renew "acquaintances"
with their two brother here,
Messrs. J. A. Wright of Fallon,
and Z. T. Wright of Mexia.
There were originally six bro-
thers in the Wright family, the
oldest one, W. J. Wright, fath-
siness men in securing the Chau-1 fr ?t °ur townsman, W. J.
tauqua program here. Mrs. | ^ nght Jr., having died some_ 26
Cook states that three numbers i years ago. The five surviving
.will be given in Mexia on three \ brothers are all hale and hearty
(different dates, and the program | en.ipy'^e to the utmost.
I this season is far superior to j 'ie quintette of brothers have
most of the regular chautauqua .Hist returned from attending
I programs. i the ex-Confederate reunion at
— j Houston, and also from attend-
Avrprsorp fn f Ithe State Pair at Dallas.
nvtrage to v.diLn Xhey will remain over in iMexia
Rats is $1 Per Headifor several days before return-
Corpus Christi, Oct. 15.-
rats h
Corpus
ing to their respective homes.
J. A. Wright, who has resid-
I ed at Fallon for 53 years, accom-
Catching rats has been reduced I . , , .
j to a science in Corpus Christi R'... (r ll!\
the result being more than 50,-' ^ 1 , eie, , , . , ,
' rodents caught and inciner- in *™?nds an.d shakln£ hands
have IWlth the Pe°Ple- z- T- Wright
! has beer a resident near Mexia
000
ated by the Boy Scouts
.cost the city less than 10c each, j j1'"1 ,.Uoet''
[according to announcement byi 01 ' " •'tM!
brothers to Mexia
they were meet
and shaking
Z. T.
the scout executive, D. A. Hud- I „„
dlestor. The average cost ofj*-*arge lNumber OH
rat-catching in Texas cities has!
been almost $1 a rat, according
to statistics available here.
The Honor Roll
and
''Dare Devil Jack"
Saturday, 30th—
Charley Ray
IN
"Red Hot Dollars"
and a comedy
The following list of pupils in j
Blood Poison Follows <!?e Mexia schools haYe, won a
I place on the honor roll for the I
Bite ci Wharf Rat j first month of the present school
[year because of their excellent
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 15.— record. The honor roll require-
J. D. Fales, a wholesale merch- ments are excellent in applica-
nt here, is in a serious condi- j tlon an<1 deportment and perfect
i*. -> l)]' i, ] *\'j1. ii*c«ius~ j ^ punctuality snd cittcnduncG.
ed by "the bite of a wharf rat. Jhe first report period extends
Mr. Fales was watching a bat-!1™"1 Sept. 13 to 0ct- 15 inclu-
Showing the Newer Fall Styles
In ladies and misses shoes and Oxfords
With recent additions to our already large stock of shoes
we are now ready with an unusually large and varied as-
sortment of the season's newest and most wanted styles
in shoes and Oxfords
Brown and black kidskins and calf skins, in dozens
of different toes—in the high, medium and real low heels
—all are here in all sizes and widths.
Quality and Style withoat Extravagance
We have made special effort this season to give you
style and service in shoes without extravagance, and when
you see our line you will agree with us that we have suc-
ceeded—for we are offering wonderful values in lardies
and misses shoes at very modest prices.
We show strong values at
S6, 7.50, 9.50, $10, and $12
"ALWAYS GLAD TO SERVE YOU."
Leaders in Mexia for 40 Odd Years
: tie,
k
three weeks ago, between a | SJve.
On Wednesday about 8 oclock
in Freedman town an altercation
occurred between Newt Ransom
and his wife Bessie and another
negro woman named Willie
Brown, commonly known as Red
Willie, in which the latter was
severely beaten and cut up. Two
stabs were received in the right
shoulder and two cuts on the
arm, one requiring seven stitch-
es to close up. Besides her body
bore evidence of having been
stamped, as it was swollen and
bruised. Newt and Bessie were
carried down to Groesbeck Wed-
nesday night and landed in jail
by City Marshal Thompson.
A REAL NEWSPAPER FOR
MEXIA.
The advancement o£ the Mex-
ia Evening News is well-deserv-
ed because it is offering the
reader full news value in general
information and local news.
It is valuable as an . advertis-
ing medium because it goes into
nearly every home in Mexia ev-
ery week day, rain or shine, giv-
ing the merchant direct and
quick results.
As rapid as the News' ad-
vancement has been in months
past, the paper is just beginning
to grow in value to the citizen-
ship—because it is fair, toler-
ant and above all, NEWSY.
The Weather Man Says:
That tonight and Friday will
be cloudy, probably local rains.
The list follows:
erncr and a large rat, when the' ^)lsl. Grade
i dog hurled the rodent in the air. i Helen !• lelder, Gladys Gil-
| It alighted or. Mr. Fales' wrist more- Theopla Hathaway, Lora
and bit him before he could |l'ae Miller, Elliott Robinson, Es-
I shake it off ! ta Mae Thompson, Winnie Ruth
— j Smith, William Becker, Frank
There are no Bargains in j Beene, Henry Browskie, Tyrus
Printing. jCox, Marshall Lamberth, Garth
Neill and Roy Tew.
In this new era of printed j High tirst Grade
salesmanship, buyers of print- „ Burney, Ihurston Beene,
ing face a new problem in select-; Pauline Kennedy, Jack Keys,
ling the printer who is to be en-|Leopa ^ ,s> ^ewe' McDowell,
trusted with their work. Clifton Oakes, Lawson Sewell,
The printer is a business j Euna Belle Sims, Corbit lackett.
counselor—his advice and work [ Mary Maud Weaver.
in a matter of your printed ad-J Tt Second Grade
vertising should be as produc- l^enry Moore, Will Taz Ezell.
tive of results as the professional; Edwin Petty, J. D. Cochrun, Eu-1
services of your lawyer or doc-|^ene, Mackey, Lee Akin, James
tor- [Sinclair, Leon Caphnger, Gladys
You would not choose a den- Muralene Vestal, Mary
tist because he advertised his j^11^ Reeves, Margaret Deis,
work as "bargain dentistry." Margie Stewart, rrank Robin-
You would not employ an archi- son-
tect who had only a low price to Low Third Grade
recommend his selection. ^ Edward _ A damson, William
The results that you expect' ^™ aTx'\ Gathnght Henderson,
from your printing are obtaina- Bight, Charlie Measels,
ble in only one way—by the I Liston Ross, Billie \\ llson, Eu-
skillful choice of type, ink and gene Womack. Ola Fay Bolton,
paper by the printer who does. ^anme B. Brodnax, Evelyn
your work.
"There are
Ninth Grade
Janie Berry, Mattie Burney,
Blanche Crider, Elizabeth Kar-
ner, Eugenia Klotz. Hazel Laird,
Dorothy Moore, Christell Mul-
lens, Clota Fave Randell, Curtie ;
JIae Rogers, Celeste Seelinger,,
Nannie Lou Tinner,.
Tenth Grade
Discussing the
Cotton Situation
New York-Chicago
Train Held Up
By International News Service)
Dallas, Oct. 20.—Hundreds of
prominent farmers, bankers and!New York-Chicago train
merchants from all parts of the ; New "l ork Central lines
(By International News Service)
-Five,
up
Buffalo, N.
bandits earlv
Y., Oct. 20.-
today held
in
Ina Bain, C. R. Best, Lcola state met here todav to discuss Clinton street yards, shot
a
the
the
the
Cundiff RoseUe Jackson, Lucille |the cotton situation and adopt boarded the Pullman
Mathis, Kate May, Raymond , , ... , and fired three shots to arouse
Pitts, Ray Pitts, Anderson Ran- nieans thereby credit can be the occupants. After securing
John more easiy obtained by the plant S160 in cash the bandits depart-
r
no bargains in,
printing."
Although the News Publish-
ing Co. offers no bargains in
printing, yet the service and
assistance we offer, if used,
makes our printing prices a sec-
ond consideration. Put us to the
test, consult us for the next job
of printing you wish to
done.
London, Oct. 20.—McSwinney
was fed for the first time today
by Brixton jail staff physicians
when he became unconsious. A
small amount of brandy beef es-
sence was administered. When
he returned to consciousness he
cried that he had been tricked.
Knoff, Estelle McCraw, Lucille
Mills, Mozelle Sewell.
3A and 4B Grades
Wallace Dorsett, Buna Lee
Miller, Trudie Mackey, Noel
Pitts, Margaret Smith, Jane
Tucker, Ora Lee Wylie.
•IB and 4A Grades
Austra Carter, Bower Crider,
John Dominy, Fay Smith, Rob-
have!ert Travis, Andrea Betts, Bonnie
Burney, Luella Francis Chatam.
Gertrude Hathaway, Margaret
Yeldell.
7A Grade
Naomi Thompson.
Eighth Grade
Deborah Hinchliffe, Nona
Ward, Machon Forrest, Jessie
Mabry, Thomas McNatt, Mau-
rice Robinson, Gerald Upton.
dolph, Anna Mae Robbins,
Robinson, Edith Speer, Alef|ers.
|Thompson, Ernest Watson, Lin-!'
da Mae Wills.
Eleventh Grade
Cecil Barnett, Clara Becker.
Doyle Hines, Ruth Holton, Stell
Magnenat, Leland Phillips, Ruth
Roller.
Summary by Grades
Low First Grade, 14; High
First Grade. 11; Second Grade,
14; Low Third Grade, 14: High
Third Grade, 14; High Third
and Fourth Grades, 18; Fifth
Grade, 0; Sixth Grade, 0; Sev-
enth Gradel; Eighth Grade, 8;
Ninth Grade, 12; Tenth Grade,
15; Eleventh Grade, 7; Total,
114. W. H. Butler, Sup't.
Public Schools.
Murder Mystery is
Still Unsolved
San Francisco, Oct. 20.—De-|
tectives were balked today in an
attempt to solve the latest mur-
der mystery following the find-
ing of the nude body of a young
girl in a hotel here with hands
tied behind her back. A pillow
slip bound her while fragments
of a towel were stuffed in her
mouth. A maid found the body.
The only clue available is the
fact that the woman registered
with a man under the name of
Donaldson.
One of the completest stocks
of drugs, toilet articles, jewelry
and watches ever seen in Mexia
awaits your inspection at Roll-
er's. 20-d2
ed. Two reported captured.
RICE
Nice, white whole grain Rice, per pound only
SPUDS
Nice smoothe Irish Potatoes, per peck only
Nice Sweet Potatoes, finest yams, per peck only.
New-
New
SNOWDRIFT
stock, fresh and sweet, 8-pound buckets
stock, fesh and sweet, 4-pound buckets
10c
60 c
50c
S2.35
$1.25
TOMATOES
No. 1 cans fine Tomatoes now only 10c
No. 2 cans fine Tomatoes now only 15c
PORK AND BEANS
No. 1 cans, White Swan Pork and Beans, per can 15c
Small cans Heinz Pork and Beans, per can 15c
Large can Heinz Pork and Beans, per can 20c
CABBAGE, TURNIPS, AND GREENS
day of fine fruits and
Fresh shipments almost every
vegetables.
TMweir
Sanitary
.Grocery
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The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920, newspaper, October 22, 1920; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292385/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.