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VOL. 29, NO. 25.
MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1C27
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A PAPEP FOR THE PEOPLE
Colquitt, Connally, Blanton and Mayfield Seek Senate Job
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WOMEN, GIRLS
10 OPEN BIG
ENCAMPMENT
One Day Will Bp For
Boys and Girls at
Groesbeck
Much interest is being manifest
in the third annual encampment
of women's and girls' clubs to be
held July 7 and 8, at Groesbecjc.
Tha women of the Oakes Clubs
are participating 100 per cent in
the house dress contest. . .
The Prairie View Women's Club
has a committee writing an ori-
ginal Rtunt for stunt night.
The Point Enterprise C'.ub wo-
men ore arranging a special part
for Thursday's program.
All women's clubs are to have
contestants in the butter judging
contest.
Mrs, L. B. Aultman, forme*
home demonstration agent for
Limestone county, will assist the
present ager.t, Miss Sadie Hatfield,
in the management of the encamp-
ment.
The boys ol the pig clubs and of
the Jersey ca'.f club.? will be pres-
ent on the 8th and will remain for
the Oth. County Agent P. G.
lU.lnes has a full program for
them in training for short courae
work.
Sand in your boy's name and he
will be sent information about the
boy's c!ub encampment to be held
at the City Park, Groesbeck, July
it and V.
This will be two days of worth-
while training. Instructions in
judging various classes' of, live-
stock, poultry and farm crops will
bp given. A contest wi.l be given
and those winning will be entitled
Course at College Station July
25-3'J, there the boys will be given
fuither instruction and enter a
State judging contest.
Th° girl's "program will be as
fellows:
First Day, July 7
Morning
10-11—Register and get ac-
quainted.
11-12—Music. ,
Welcome address, Judge II. F.
Kirby.
Response—Mrs. H. R. Nabors.
Club songs led by Bartlett
Erown. < (
Afternoon
12-1—Lunch.
1:00-1:15—Making quality house-
hoM products for use, for maricet
and for exhibit — Miss Jennie
Lamp, District Home Demonstra-
tion Agent. ,
2:15-2:30—Announcements con-
cerning A. i M. Short Course—
Sadie Hatfield, County Home De-
monstration Agent.
2:30-3:30—Song and yell prac-
tice led by Bartlett Brown, Coun-
cil meet.
3:30-4:30—Sectional meeting.
1. Reporters—W. II. Darrow.
2. Club women—Cub institute
conducted by Mrs. C. D. Kelly.
3. Club girls—club procedure
conducted by Miss Camp.
4:30-0—Swiin and games—A. C.
Williamson, Scout Executive.
0-7—Games—A. C. Williamson,
Scoot Executive.
8-10—Stunt night—Euch club
will provide some kind of stunt
or entertainment which will con-
sume not more than ten minutes
time.
Sccccid Day
0-7—Swim—A. C. Williamson,
Scout Executive.
7-8—Bivakfast.
8-8:30—Clean up camp.
8:30-0:30—Butter judging con-
test for women.
Song and yell practice for girls
—A. C. Williamson, Scout Execu-
tive.
0:30-9:45 — Intermission (each
druis contestant should got ready
to Ippear before the judges in her
contest dress).
9:45-10—Music.
10-10:20—House dress contest.
Girls 4 H dress contcst.
10:20-10:40—Women's club re-
ports.
10:40-11—What Home Demon-
stration work has meant to me—
several one-minute talks by wo-
men.
11-11:30—Girls' club reports.
11:30-11:45—What Home De-
mi'iistration Work has meant to
nil*— several onc-r.iinute talkr ny
girls.
11:45-12—Club songs — A. C.
Williamson.
12-1—Lunch.
1-2—Music and songs.
2-8:30—Speakers aom Mc::it
Chamber of Commerce.
3:30-3:50—Awarding of scholar-
ships and reading of best reports.
8:60-4—Announcements.'
Spare Rod and
Fill Gatesville
GROESBECK, June 29 (Sp).
—A 16-year-old boy was tried
in Juvenile court Saturday
morning and sentenced to the
Boys Training School until he
becomes 21 years old. This
was the second time the boy
had been charged with delin-
quency.
He stated to Judge Kirby
that he knew better than to
violate the law, he also stated
that his parents had not whip-
ped him in three years. Judge
Kirby remarked 'to those pre-
sent -that when parents failed
or refused to teach their chil-
dren proper respect and obed-
ience to law the State of Tex-
as was forced to take charge
and educate delinquent chil-
dren. *
After court adjourned Judge
Kirby stated that if the par-
ents of this county would U3e
switches more frequently on
recalcitrant boys that it would
save him the unpleasant task
of sending them to Gatesville.
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MANY CHARGES
IN LIST NEW
INDICTMENTS
Sigamy, Liquor And
Burglary Lead in
Crime List
GROESBECK, June 28 (Sp).—
When the grand jury of the 87th
district court returned 43 indict-
ments after three days of meeting
it perhaps made a record for the
actual hours at work, county au-
thorities believe. Indictments cov-
ered many subjects of law viola-
tion.
Indictments which have been
filed on the dockets after sheriffs
returns include the following de-
fendants, with the charge against
them i
H. W. Moore, bigamy; Jim
Fogleman, three counts of liquor
law violations; Sam Jacobs, trans-
porting liquor; Gudt Jones, pns-
session of liquor; Cuiiio Price
alias Henry Johnson, forgery;
Herman Herring, theft and burgl-
ary; Hill Glass, theft of hog;
Willie J. Ensterling, theft of
pig; West Vest, theft of pig;
Elijah King, possesion of liquor
for sale; Theopholis King, posses-
sion for purpose of sale; J.
M. McGeohen, theft; G. B. Mears.
Jr., theft; Frank Bradley, operat-
ing motor vehicles while intoxicat-
ed; G. A. Barrmore, transporting
liquor.
J. D. Baker, transporting liquor;
Walter Dancer, failure to render
aid; Frank Bradley, failure to
render aid; George Parker, burgl-
ary; A. E. Bullock, transporting
liquor and possession for purpose
of sale; Mrs. A. E. Bullock, trans-
porting liquor.
BOYD TO OPEN
COURT MONDAY
IN FAIRFIELD
Grand Jury Among
First Of Work
for Court
By News Special Correspondent
FAIRFIELD, June 29.-rJudge
W. R. Boyd of Teague, will open
the July term of his 87th district
court here Monday, July 4, with
a grand jury the first order of
business. The venire called for the
grand jury includes:
J. F. Aultman,'Fairfield; Tom
Lindley, Fairfield; F. L. Cole,
Wortham; Dave Harrison, Fair-
field; Gussie Weaver, Wortham;
M. A. Webb, Teague; McNeal
Drumwright, Teague; Roger Ald-
erman; C. A. Miller. Rt. 1, Donie;
W. W. Moore, Rt. 2, Teague; C.
A. Baker, Rt. 1, Oakwood; B. B.
Brown, Winkler; H. M. Burleson,
Streetman; Tom Newman, Kirvenj
Roger Steward, Rt 2, Street-
man, and W. A. Holland, Rt. 2,
Buffalo.
The June term ot the County
Court adjourned Saturday. Its
next regular term commences the
first Monday in September.
COTTON DOWN 10
NEW YORK, June 29 (UP).—
Cotton futures closed fairly stea-
dy; down 10 points.
January .......17.10 17.21-1'
May --...17.07 17-5i-T
July 10.83 16.89-T
October 17.14 10.97-38
ARMY FLYERS BI AZE PATH BY
AIR ACROSS PACIFIC OCEAN
Screaming Crowds Go Wild in Cheers for
Maitland and Hegenberger in First Suc-
cessful Pacific Flight; Officials Greet
Them. ,
WHEELER FIELD, Honolulu,-T. H., June 29. —
The United States Army's great green monoplane, "Bird of
Paradise," roared out of a semi-tropical dawn today and
came to -rest on Hawaiian soil at 6:31 a. m. Honolulu time
(11:01 a. m. Mexia time.)
The ship had missed its landing directions which explain-
ed the delay in the estimated time in arrival.
The plane made a perfect landing with Lieutenant Mait-
land at the controls.
The giant Fokker taxied to the reviewing stand amid the
cheers of thousands, Americans, Hawaiians and Orientals.
MAY FLY BACK
WASHINGTON, June 29. (UP)—There is a possibility
that Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger will seek to make
their Hawaiian flight a round trip journey. While no decision
has been reached yet on the subject of a return jump to San
Francisco, it was learned the venture was under advisement.
Assistant Secretary of War Davison in charge of avia-
tion discussed the possibility with the United Press but said:
•'We cannot determine that for it is too early."
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Record Cushaw
at Forest Glade
on
Charlie Bluitt, tenant farmer
the Marvin Cogdell farm
near Forest Glade, is the cham-
pion cushaw grower of the
county, according to H. R. Lit-
tle. Mr. Little brought one of
the Bluitt cushaws to The
Mexia News office Wednesday
that weighed ,29 1-2 pounds and
measured 22 inches in length.
Bluitt has a good crop although
only a small patch, Mr. Little
said, and many of the cushaws
t.re of unusual size.
PLANS READY
FOR BIS ON
NEW HIGHWAY
Freestone Section Of
No. 7 to Be Let
in Sections
By News Special Correspondent
FAIRFIELD, June 29 (Sp).—M.
B. Hodges, resident engineer for
Freestone county, states that con-
struction of highway No. 7, from
Geppert Hill to the river, will be
let in three projects and that
plans and estimates on two of
these projects have been prepared
and forwarded to the Federal
Bureau, at Fort Worth. As soon
as they are passed upon by the
Federal engineer, bids will be ad-
vertised for by the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges will make
their home in Teague.
Mr. Waller from Trinity county
has been selected by Mr. Hodges
as assistant engineer and will as-
sume the duties as such in a few
days.
Visits in Teafcue
TEAGUE, June 29 (Sp).—M. B.
Hodges, newly appointed Free-
stone county resident engineer,
for the State Highway No. 7, was
in Teague Tuesday relative to
early completion of estimates for
the letting of road construction.
Present plan# call for the building
of a concrete road from Geppert
Hill, three miles east of Teague,
to the Trinity river, a distance of
28 miles, thence over the bridge
nearing completion over the Trin- i
ity to connect with Highway 43,!
in Anderson county. i
The Trinity River bridge, was
The epic journey of 2,400 miles
over the open ocean had been
achieved in 25 hours and 51 min-
utes elapsed time. The plane left
Oakland airport in San Leandro
Bay at 7:10 a. m. Tuesday, Pacific
time. The arrival was a com-
plete surprise. The "Bird of
Paradise," had eluded the squadron
of scout planes which had been
searching for it. The ship was
50 feet from the ground before the
onlookers realized it had arrived.
It appeared suddenly from a cux-
tain of light mist.
No Official Time
The landing time was unofficial,
due to the almost instant and to-
tally unheralded arrival. Before
touching the ground the great ship
rose slightly, skirted the field in
a semi-circle and taxied to perfect
position directly in front of the
reviewing stand.
A battalion of troops immediate-
ly surrounded it. Lieutenants Mait-
land and Hegenberger, two weary
young men, stepped from the ship
without assistance and glanced
back to the east toward the air-
way they had blazed across the
Pacific. They stepped then to the
reviewing stand where the gover-
nor of Hawaii and the command-
ing officers of the army post
greeted them.
Glad to Be Here
Maitland's first words to Gov-
ernor Farrington were:
"I certainly am glad to be here."
He added;
"This, my life's dream, has come
true. The flight was a marvelous
success."
"Although we had bad weather
part of the time," he said, "the
ship behaved perfectly. We heard
the radio beacons until last night
when one oZ our receiving sets
went out of commission."
Both flyers were drawn and
haggard.
"We are very tired," Hegenber-
ger said. They grinned at the
cheering crowd and nervously fin-
gered the wreaths of flowers
around their necks.
The arrival of the "Bird of Pa-
radise," came after hundreds who
had waited throughout the night
at the flying field had almost
given up hope. A general drift
of the great crowd back to the
city was instantly halted by the
cry, "They're here."
Sirens began screeching a few
seconds later and the crowd went
wild. The utmost confusion reign-
ed as the great plane landed and
the noise and excitement increased
to a bedlam as Maitland and Heg-
enberger stepped stifly down and
approached Governor Farrington.
The flyers themselves were en-
PRIZES WILL
BE GIVEN TO ■
BEST HUNTER
Offer Prize for Best
Method To Kill
Farm Pests
By P. G. HAINES
Limestone County Agent
General interest is being mani-
fest in the rat and rabbit cam-
paign. Numerous cash prizes and
trips to the Farmers Short Course
are being offered to those killing
the greatest number of rats and
rabbits.
Rat tails and rabbit ears—both
ears—should be delivered to the
Chamber of Commerce at Kosse.
Groesbeck and Mexia.
The contest opened June 25, and
will close July 20.
The largest kill so far reported
was rats. These were killed in one
afternoon.
Suggestions on how to kill rats
and rabbits are wanted. The Con-'
HIGHWAY BODY
WILL ASK FOR
STATE'S HELP
Ask Houston Send
Delegate to Talk
to Road Board
ROAD THROUGH
Woodward Says $5,400
Needed To Clear
and Grade Link
Members of the X-All High-
way Association, organized recent-
ly at a meeting in Calvert and
designed to foster a paved high-
way from Dallas to Houston
through Wortham, Mexia, Kosse
and other towns in this vicinity,
met at Kosse Monday to discuss
further plans for the road and
name committees.
, A committee composed of J. P.
tinental State Bank of Groesbeck, | gtubbS) j x Ridd)e> j B French
through A. M. Beeman is offer- ,and Judge Reed made a rcport
mg $7.75 or a free trip to the! ,aipgestinf? that a committee be
Course for the1
M
or
Short v/ourse lor ine named tc R0 before the Houston
best plan. Forward your plan to; chamber of Commerce and ask
that body to send a representa-
Farmers
tive to the state highway depart-
ment to ask aid. They also sug-
gested that no money be raised
until the committee consults the
highway department regarding
the gap in Falls county which
will have to be paved in tha near
They further suggested
the bank. Mr. Beeman offers the
following for catching rats: Sink
a tub in the ground—even with
the surface—and fill half full of
water, on the water place cotton
seed—covering the water—and on
this the bait.
Dan Parker suggests using the
tub and water as above suggested • f u{ure
but places the bait on a board' that a committee be named to go
balanced in such a way that when j to Austin to presen, the matter
the rat reaches the bait his j of the road t0 officia]iJ there.
weight will cause him to be dump- President W. T. Thagard of
ed into the water. ! Kosse reported that right-of-way
Announcement of prizes will be for thfi road fron) Kosse to Bre.
made as soon as they can be ar-' d has bcen secured without
ranged. j cost amj that fences are being
Let everybody enter into this moved hj order t0 ope„ the road
fight. Some place the damage I)istritt Engineer Woodward in-
done by one rat at $1 per year. f()rmed members of the associa.
Certainly we should make an at-1 tion that it would cost 8ppr0xi.
tempt to get rid ot them, for if mBtely ?5 400 to clcar> Rrub and
we do not, the wonderful feed )e the road through Falls
crop that we have will suffer "^u:
greatly.
DAD SHGPJ IS
SPEAKER FOR
FARMERS MEET
All
to
Farmers Asked
Meet July 11
at Groesbeck
BY P. G. HAINES
County Agent.
Attention is again being called
to the meeting to be held at the
Court House July 11 at 8 p. m.,
at which time tVie Limestone
County Conservation Society will
be organized. The purpose of this
organization will be to make a
study of soil building, fertility,
drainage, levies, terracing, flood
control, etc., and to make recom-
mendations with reference to these
things.
Make up your mind to attend.
You will profit yourself and be
worth more to your community.
Dad Short, of the Federal Land
Bank of Houston, will be the prin-
cipal spenker.
Big Springs-
be rebuilt.
-Cole hotel here to
"ounty.
Towns represented at the meet-
ing Monday are Mexia, Wortham
M a r 1 i n, Thornton, Groesbeck,
Kosse, Calvert, Hearne and Frank-
lin.
WORTHAM, June 28 (Sp).—
Those attending the Highway
meeting at Kosse, Monday from
Wortham were J. P. Stubbs
Oliver Burleson, B. G. Williamson
and T. B. Poindexter. The dele-
gation enjoyed the road discus-
sions and pooled their interest
with the towns along the X-All
route to work and co-operate in
securing an unbroken first class
road from Dallas to Houston.
The luncheon served by the
Kosse Chamber ot Commerce to
the out-of-town delegates was, in-
deed, a novel one, and one that
prompts a unanimous vote of
praise in that all the eats were
canned products of the Kosse
Packing Plant, and raised by the
farmers living in the Kosse Trade
territory.
Mexia Man Is
"City Slicked"
by Common Rat
F. P. Huchingson has been
"city slicked" by a rat.
She was just a common, or-
dinary old wood rat but she
possessed of the mother in-
stinct that has been handed
down through the ages to a
high degree.
Mr. Huchingson saw a state-
ment recently where the Con-
tinental Bank of Groesbeck
had offered a free trip to the
farmers' short course at the
Texas A. & M. College to the
person in the county who kills
the most rats in the rat and
rabbit extermination campaign
being conducted in the county
under the direction of County
Agent Paul G. Haines and the
Mexia Chamber of Commerce.
A few days ago Mr. Huch-
ingson found a rat nest in his
desk drawer with twelve
young ones in it. He closed
the drawer gingerly and de-
cided that he would catch the
old mother rat before he did
away with tfie babies. He
placed a steel trap at the
opening to the drawer and left
quietly expecting to find the
mother rat in the trap when
he returned.
But Mrs. Rodent out-smart-
ed him. She returned, ail
right,, but when she did in-
stinct told her that something
had been tampering with her
babies. Gingerly stepping
over the steel trap she remov-
ed the youngsters one at a
time and hid her second nest
away so securely that Mr.
Huchingson hasn't yet been
able to find it.
TOM CONNALLY
, AND COLQUITT
LAST ENTRIES
Col. Owsley Expected
to Get in Race to
Senate Seat
MORE LATER
Dan Moody IsNot Now
Expected to Offer
for Senate
HELP OF ALL
NEEDED WITH
SKEETERJ0B
Health Officer Says
Mosquitoes Breed
Everywhere
By E. G. FRANKE
City Sanitary Engineer
Although the health department! Dan
Texas senatorial race has
begun to shape itself for the
L928 contest with four cantii-
lates actively but not offi-
cially in the race, and others
expected to be actively seek-
ing the office soon.
The four now actually in
the race are.
Senator Earle B. Mayfield,
of Austin.
Congressman Tom Blanton,
of Abilene.
Congressman Tom Connally,
of Marlin.
Ex-Governor O. B. Colquitt,
of Dallas.
And Colonel Alvin Owsley
of Dallas is expected to be in
the race soon.
Information received in Mexia
is that Tom Connally has definite-
ly made up his mind to enter the
race, and Ex-Governor O. B. Col-
quitt has written friends here
that he is determined to make the
race next year.
"I do not know who will be in
the race, but it is my deternrned
purpose to make the race," writes
the former governor. "Of course
something could turn up that
would prevent me from entering
the contest."
The former governor is expect-
ed to make his race on an agri-
cultural platform.
Tom Blanton, the stormy Tom
of the Texas delegation, has writ-
ten letters all over the state ask-
ing "advice" of hundreds of mak-
ing the race, and already news-
papers are getting publicity arti-
cles favoring his candidacy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Ed-
wards, who reside in the edge of
Mexia on the Groesbeck road, arc
the parents of a baby boy. born
Monday morning. The boy will be
named Jim Craddock Edwards.
Mrs. Edwards is a daughter of
Mrs. Cora Ferguson, county
school superintendent.
is doing all it car, to prevent
breeding mosquitoes its efforts
will not get results unless it has
the help of all the citizens. All
creeks and ponds are being oiled
and disinfected by the department,
but unless every citizen makes a
survey of his own back yard for
old cans and buckets containing
water, it won't dc any good.
Where there are cans and
buckets they are sure to be filled
with water after the recent rains
Each can so filled will provide a
place for mosquito breeding. More
mosquitoes are raised right in our
back yards than any other place.
There should be no waiting on
the other fellow. Everybody ought
to make a survey of their back
yard immediately if the present
freedom from mnlaria is to be
maintained.
The entrance of the former gov-
ernor in the race made it appear
practically certain that Gc er.v r
Moody will not seek the
senatorial nomination, but rather
run for re-election to the guber-
natorial office. He also is known
to be pleased with the mention of
his name in connection with na-
tional politics.
Before the race is officially
started at least a dozen of the
best hats in the state are ex-
pected to be cast into the well
known circle for Democratic nomi-
nation.
to have been completed by July
4, but owing to flooded conditions tirc'y calm and unassuming.
existing in the river bottoms, the
Four thousand automobiles lined
work will be delayed 60 days. The the 26 mile highway from Schof-
compi 'tion of the bridge will open Barracks to Honolulu as Mait-
un a gateway through East and Iand nnd Hegenberger were driven
Central Texas traffic.
Dmie Has New
School Annexed
FAIRFIELD, Jnne 27 (Sp).~
The Old Zion school district Ne
10 has been consolidated with the
Donie Independent district, by or-
der of the county school board
Donie will hav« seven teachers
with full high school work, and n
nine months term offering Zior
pupils greater advantages
to the city from the flying field,
j Horn screeched and the occu-
pants of the cars checred wildly.
Wortham Man on
Visit in South
frORTHAM, June 28 (Sp).—
Mr. Estes and family, of the
Estes Self Serving Grocery firm
here returned yesterday from a
4 week's tour of Mississippi,
Tennessee and Georgia. Mr. Estes
reports one of the best trips that
he has ever had Bnd is feeling
fine. ,
TERRACING SCHOOL SET FOR
JULY 11-12 TO AID FARMERS
BY P. G. HAINES
County Agent
Observe the difference in the crops being grown on virgin soil and
those on land that has been in cultivation several years. Also, note
the difference between the crops on terraced land and land that has
been badly washed.
Profits come in that yield over and above cost of production.
Much of our land has ceased returning a profit. This must be cor-
rected.
Make your plans to be present at the terracing school to be held
at Groesbeck, City Park, July 11 and 12. Several capable instructors
have been secured and you will have an opportunity to learn how to
terrace your farm and that of your neighbors.
Colored farmers of the county are invited to be present An in-
structor will be provided for them.
Send your name to the County Agent.
FORTY-THREE INDICTMENTS
IN THREE DAYS OF EFFORT
GROESBECK, June 25 (Sp.).—
In three days of actual work the
Brand jury of the 87th district
court for the term now closing ex-
amined 65 witnesses and returned
<18 Indictments, 3 of which were
report filed by W. W. Barnett.
foreman. The jury was dismissed
' y Julge W. R. Boyd.
Special appreciation was ex-
pressed for the assistance of Coun-
ty Attorney Carl Cannon and
CEDAR CREEK
TO BE TESTED
BY OPERATORS
Conn
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Notes
GROESBECK, June 28 (Sp).—
Marriage licenses issued at the
office of County Clerk Lee Allen
during the past week include:
Robert Pharis and Ruby Callie.
Floyd C. Groves ar.d Zeoda Bul-
lock.
II. Grady Briggs and La Vonne
Johnson
James Lawrence Hargrove and
Hazel Pauline Power.
William Earl Jowell and Ona
Frances Glover.
Reiter and Others in
Wildcat Across
Navasota
Bill Reiter and Bill I. Lewis
have started erection of a derrick
on the Mrs. R. P. Ward 50 acre
lease one and one-half miles south
of Nigger Creek oil field, across
the Navasota river from that field.
Bill Decring has a contract to drill
to the Woodbine sands in this test,
which is near Cedar Creek.
The drilling is to start before
July 10.
Surface geology is similar to
that of Nigger Creek, and opera
tors are watching this test.
felony indictments, according to a bherlff A. B. McKenzle
Suits on Tax
Ordered Begun
FAIRFIELD, June 27 (Sp).-
County Attorney Williford has
been given statutory notice to ins
titute suit for delinquent taxes
by the commissioners court.
Oil companies appeared before
! the court in board ot equalisation
| last week.
New cases filed for county civil
court:
Shelly Fisher, charged with
theft; Frank Wallace, charged
with fornication.
New cars licensed at the tax
collector's office:
R. H. Robertson, Kosse, Chevro-
let; S. J. O'Neal. Rt. 5, Mexia,
Chevrolet.
New cases filed for district
courts:
Markham Ainsworth & Co., vs.
C. L. Brown, suit in 87th, Henry
Jackson, attorney.
Rhoda Carter vs. C. A. Carter,
suit for divorce filed in 87Ui,
James E. Gresham, attorney.
State vs. G. A. Barrmore, suit
on bond, in 87th, Carl Cannon,
attorney.
City of Mexia vs. W. I?. Jack-
son, paving suit, Holland, Bartl' tt,
Thornton and Chilton, attorneys
for city.
Laredo—12-story hotel to be
constructed on site of old Hamil-
ton hotel at cost of $500,000.
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Wolf City—Gas lines being laid
to this town and surrounding
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1927, newspaper, July 1, 1927; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299261/m1/1/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.