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BY iti
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ItLBY A. BLACK
fiiNGTON, Jan 4. — The
edition, of the Con;rre«sioimI
U'd, which war issued when
jress reconvened today follow-
ing the Christmas reces'j, contain-.';
j the following biography C:f ncpru-!
scntntive Luther A, Johnson; s
J "LUTHER A. JOHNSON, Dam
jocrut, Of CorSicann, born in Ni- j
I A MKON iarr" (jouni>"' Tex- °:t' i87"'
Li. n Jl/n/fOl/If |.,iri Of. E. Wiley and Fannie L.
Johnson; "educated in Corticauaj
public schools and Cumberland!
University of Lebanon Tenn.; mar-
ried Miss Turner Read, of Corsi-
ennn, in 1899, and has three chil-
dren-Mary Francs (now Mrs. .1.
M. McGee), Luther A,, Jr., and
Turner Read; served no county at-
torney of Navarro County, 1698-
1&02; as district attorney, thir-
teenth judicial district, composed
of Freestone, Limestone, and Na-
varro-counties, 1904-1910; member
of law firm of Callicutt and John-
son from 191-1 until elected to Con-
press in 1922; chairman Democra-
tic State Convention. Fort Worth.
1920; nominated without opposi-
tion, and elceted to Sixty-Eighth
Congress; reelected to the Sixty-
Ninth r.nd Seventieth Congrc.ires."
Lorg district
Representative Johnson's dis-
IriU,...the Sixth Texas Congies-
clonal District, comprises Brazos.
Freestone, Hill, Leon, Limestone,
Madison, Milam, Navarro, am!
Robertson counties, which had &
population of 208,751 in 1020.
Representative Johnson is one
of the moderately modest members
of the Texas delegation. Repre-
sentative Thomas L. Blanton of
Abilene takes a whole page of the
Congressional Directory to tell his
story. He records the deeds of
grandfathers, uncles and his sis-
ter, Miss' Annie Webb Blanton,
former State Superintendent of
Public Instruction; the ancestry
of his wife; his various exploits
in Congress and in elections, with
the vote he and all. his opponents
received in every primary in which
he has been a candidate for any
office.
But some of the rest are even
more modest than the Sixth Dis-
tr'ct congressman. Representative
Cash Prices all the
time. Let us know
what you have at
once.
Felz Eros.
Mexia, Texas
Phones 7 and 7S
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Si POSTIME NOW UP
TO SENATE WITH SOME CHANCE
FOR FUNDS TO BE GIVEN SOON
But Pour Other Towns, Lubbock, Huntsville,
Sweetwater and Taylor also Bid for New
Federal Buildings and They Sec Only
Two for State.
hite Kotary Sew-
t Commerce St.
Machines. We
machines priced
$50 up. John R.
y Company, 207
By RUBY A. BLACK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Money for beginning Mexia's
new $100,000 poat office building will probably be available
sarly this year if the Senate passes the Reed public build-
ings bill which the House of Representatives passed just be-
fore the Christmas recess.
' This bill, which has the appro-
val of the administration and
will probably te passed promptly
by ihft Senate and signed by Pre-
sident .CooHdse, doubles the -
mount of money authorized for
public building.* outside. the Dis-
trict,^Columbia, and doubles thp
amount which can be &pcnt in any
one year umbt the five-year pro-
gram ftuthoviseil in the Elliott A«t|
adopted by the Sixfy-ninth Con
gross.
Passage of the bill will thus
gram- for the second year. The
Post office ajr.d Treasury depart-
ments ore expected tr. announce
their reeommendationn for the
second year's program sometime
this month.
- If it Passes
It' the Reed bill passes, ?200,-
000,COO can oi spent in the r.ext
five years on new Federal build-
ings and improvements on exist-
ing buildings, throughout, the coun-
try, exclusive of the National
have previously had no Federal
buildings are listed for new Post
offices, whereas the • law requires
only two such project* in each
state. Thu* Mcxia must compete
with Lubbock, Huntsville, Sweet-
water and Taylor for preference
op the list,
Representative Luther A. John-
son of Coroicana is making every
effort to have Mexia given pre-
ference. Representative James P.
Buchanan of Brenham, the Texas
member of the Appropriation
double tho chance Mexia has "of .Committee, and a member of the
being included in the building pro-
ROYAL LADY
SELLS HATS
FOR LIVING
that th
i Scarlctt of Abbott pp«nt thr> week- "At the time of the Reform*.
| end here with friends Jtion, when win s thoughts turned 'world
t Marguerite Coker and Rose llin-: . . . ... ,
' 7 , mm , , . . gravely ti> quaetionb el morality .tcwor
n returned Monday to school at
and the other world, dress was! they i
stiff, severe uncomfortable and heavy'
sober of hue. Th" Puritan ladies1 Muck.'
of
Denton.
sub-committee on appropriations
for the Treasury Department, is
co-operating with Representative
Johnson in his efforts to have the
first appropriation for Mexia
FrenchCountess Came
to America as
War Bride
COLUMBUS, 0., Jon. 8 <UP)
—Iiona de la Guesle de Bournat,
born to French nobility, is a
xoodmllllner.
Heir to the best traditions of
the Bourbons. Countess Bournat
dwcinds dail/ from her high
pedestal to sell a hat here.
The plumber's wife, grocer's
daughter, newsboys mother—bour-
geoisie all—are greeted at the en-
trance of the countess' millinery
store with the same fanfare she
dreams she may some day again
receive.
The countess affects an atmos-
phere of convivial pleasantry—be
cause the countess must sell hats.
When the day is done, Coun-
tess Bournat «o longer is the -pa*
'training milliner—back to her im-
agery she goes, to her dreams of
feudal splendor
The countess finds it all too"irk-
some—this make believe in a
world of co.d reality.
"Democratic America is an i- j
dea; graveyard lor nobiliy's liv- {
ing dead—"
So pined the countess here, as j
! she dreamed of the Bournat cas
Chicago-Dallas
Night Airmail
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. (UP)—Inau-
guratiou of night air mail service
between Chicago and Dallas was
announced wday by Cot Paul
Henderson of the National Air
Transport company.
I fa] ■■
Jn
for.
Deputies Quit
in Navarro Co.
CORSICANA, Jan. 4.—The res-1
ignations of the commissions of I
Rufus Povehouse and Jess C.
Speed, deputy sheriffs during 1.027
for Navarro county, were an-
nounced today by Sheriff AV. T.
Wilson. E._ W. Warnell, veteran
officer, and J. M. Westbrooks,
deputy sheriff from Kinhouse, be-
gan working out of the main of-
fice Monday. WestbrooKs held a
commission last year under Wilson
at Emhouse.
MORE ALLURE
WILL BE SEEN
IN FASHIONS
SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSIST I
Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians tor
Colds Headache Neuritis I umbago
Pain Neuralgia
Toothache Rheumatism
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART
.Accept only "Bayer" packqgc
which contains proven directions.
Handy "liayer" boxes of 12 talleta
Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists.
Asj .ria J« lUe t r- -ie mark of Bnyer Manufacture of Mono«cttlcactdf '? of SilteyltcacW
;
LONDON, otn. 4 (UP).—"Fash-
incrcased, it has a good chance
of being included in the appropria-
tions for the second installment of
the five-year program, which will
be provided for, it is expected, in
a special appropriation bill for
Capital, and $20,000,000 can be f"blic buildin«!' to h0 '"deduced
later, or in a deficiency appropria-
mede as soon as possible. sus
But if Mexm should not be in-j ties which tumbled with the fall of!ion never '' caprice but reflects
eluded in case the first list is the Bourb&n dynasties and the Ith" mel,tal attitude of the people
rise of the French republic.
I throughout the ages,' declares Ed-
Sna was a war bride. Like so;warcl "• Synods, one of Europe's
t a frcicriution tor
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue. |
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
* It kill* the germ*.
.MliS M. STUCK 1. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Suite H and * Whit* Hide.
once Phone 225-J Office 112
LC. P. McKenzie
[hi CI AN AND SURGEON
Phone 114; Offcie 395
Office in Kemp Bids.
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Chiropractic
FALMER GRADUATE
ffice and Res. Phone 20?
!10 E. COMMERCE ST.
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MIXED
FEED
Manufactured by
1 Mimqer Oil and |
I Cotton Co.
Mcxia, Texas
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Koom 205
Pittman BIdg.
spent in each of tho first thi^e
yeais on such projects.
In the fourth and fifth years,
of the progra m, $25,000,000 can
be spent outsi ie Washington, and
after the fifth year, 505,000,000
can be spe.it annually, under
the terms of ibe Reed bill, intro-
duced by Representative Daniel A.
Reed of Dunkirk, N. Y„ as ar.
amendment to the Elliott Act. For
the first three years, $5,000,000
must be spent annually on projects
authorized before the Klliott Act
was passed.
Appropriations for the first
year's, new projects, delayed a
year because of the failure of the
second- deficiency appropriations'
bill in the Sixty-ninth Congress,
will be included in th? appropria-
tion bill .for thn Treasury Depart-
ment, which will be reported to
the House of Representatives in
February. Mexia was not included
in this list, but an appropriation
of $90,000 for an extension to
the .Corsicana Post office was in-
eluded.
Five After Two
There is a bare chance that
this list will be enlarged, officials
at the Treasury Department said
today. If so, Mexia's appropriation
may be made even earlier, but the
situation is complicated by the
James P. Buchanan admits noth
ing except that he is a Democrat,
of Brenham, Tex. Representative
Ifatton W. Sumners reports that
he is a Democrat, of Dallas, Tex.,
a native-of Tennessee, and was
elected to the Sixty-third and suc-
ceeding Congresses.
The two members who were
narricd since the last session,
tions bill.
Would Speed rt ork
The passage of the Reed bill
will have a two-fold effect. The
towns already designated in the
lists determined upon by the Post
office and Treasury departments
last January will probably receive
their appropriations earlier thnn
t.hey would if the bill should not
be passed.
greatest authorities on women's
dress, in an exclusive interview
with this United Press.
"It is through the perception of
the changed position ot women and
many other girls of her land—if
not her rank—she fe'd in love with
and married an American. He is
Harry Pundt. American army off
iccr
The alliance was a failure, but!lhei* translation of this change in-
the tears of an unhappy bride ta dresse!1 oi leased simplicity
gave way to the resolve of an un- that thc modern evolution in
selfish pride, and the countess de- ***<>" haf uktn l.) a"c„s0 i5mooth-
cided that while in America the Ur and imperceptibly, continued
to do was to end mar- Synu-nds, who iV the managing di
thing to do was to end mar.
ital difficulties as Americans us-
ually do—through the divorce
court— and make the best of the
r.'sult.
Coming to Columbus, she es-
tablished a legal residence, prepar-
rector of the famous Ileville
Dress-makers. "1 am not surprised
that the Bishop of Ipswich finds
the prevalence vl light: silk stock-1
ings a synib.)'. of youth's greater i
independence.
We Manufacture Mattresses — That's Our Business
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
MEXIA MATTRESS FACTORY
L. C. SETTLE, Manager
Mr. Leighton, of the Leighton Rug Co. of Baltimore,
Md., has installed their method of Rug Cleaning. We
are equipped to take care of any size rug and complete-
ly renovate your rugs at a reasonable price.
Telephone 450, in the City, on Reunion Grounds Road
MEXIA — — — — — — TEXAS
.Other cities in need of increased j atory to filing her suit on ihei^j yMI' $50 W'-'EKl V Man want- ^
postal facilities, but not included ground# of desertion. Ld* wi'th ambition, industry, and j
in the original estimates, will be The suit of seperation is pend-Lman capital. You can make a-!
placed on the list for new post ing. L ,mount w ltlore distributing!
office buildings or extensions to | Despite thc wrath of thc war HeberlirJf.s quality products to I
AMBULANCE SERVICE
UNDERTAKING
JOHN R. COR LEY COMPANY
Phone: Day «>; Night 23 and 8.)
the present buildings, following and reverses in love and finances
another survey of the needs of! the countess' faith in America
the country, to be made by the and American manhood is
Post office and Treasury <lcpart- shaken.
pients. _ On obtaining her divorce, she
♦Vhile the list for the second j said she will remain in Columbus
year's program is not yet made
up, there is every ligelihood that
the cities already designated for
Post offices will be given appro-
priations before the cities which
will be placed on the list follow-
ing the second survey.
As Me:;ia was in the original
program, it will doubtless be in-
eluded in "early appropriations, if
the Senate an J the President agree
to doubling t:ia amount of the ap-
propriations for these projects, as
they are cxpccted to do.
permanently and pursue her tasks
of liting her creations on Amer-
ican heads.
steady consumers. A fine open- {
ing now available in Limestone j
110f county. We touch and help you to I
build up a permanent, profitable
and pleasant busines®. Give age.
occupation, reference. G. C. Heber- |
lin,r Co., Dept. Bioomington j
HI. wkly 2f!-2
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DAVIS PRAIRIE
. PRAIRIE HILL
Visitors Returning
Their Homes After
Holiday Visit
To
By News Special Correspondent.
_ i DAVIS PRAIRIK, Jan. 4.—
Fievresentative Clay btone Brig"??'. .. , .. ,, , ,
,* ^ ""' School began Monday, January 2,
of Galveston and Representative!. ...
_ . . „ i j. . (With a large attendance, includir;j:
Rn'-burn of Bonliam, fail to , .,
, ., . . . .. . .. several new pupils.
record thc fact m their biogra-1
p'llcs. ! Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Jarnis
Representative Tom Connally of ! and children visited their parents
FARMS FOR SALE
I 150 acres, -j miles northeast
I from Mexia. $-10 per acre; $2,0001
(cash, balance on long time at 81
S c hool Begins A f t er j pec ^nt interest; 130 acres, 11 |
Holidays; M a n y : miles East of Mexia. $30 per acre .
Visitors ' j This would make ■ nice small,
|stock farm. Plenty of wood, water.
and grass; big tank of water;
stocked with fish. One pair of!
Farmers Headquarters
See me before you buy,
ARCHER'S CASH GROCER1
ilexia, Texas Phone
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CLEANED
AND
^PRESSED
JI
'SUITS
PRESSED
50c
•ing" us that suit.
re want your work
id can do it right.
Cunningham's
Tailors
108 S. Sherman St.
W I
Brine Those Worn
Shoes to Us!
Wc can save you lote. of
money on your shoe bill.
We make them over like
new.
D. Prickett Shoe Shopi
Across Street from I'ostoffice!
Marlin, Wliff is taked of as a can;
fact that fivo Texas cities which
For colds, grip
and flu take
!
1
trade makk hid
On account of the cold weather
thero was not any Sunday school
or church et either church Sun-
day.
PRAIRIE HILL, Jan. 4.—Mrs.!
Josie Byrd, Jasper Byrd and Billy
Owens spent Wednesday here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stanley and
Marjorie Maye left Thursday for
Mr. Stanley's mother's home, at
Trooctor, Texas, before going
bact; to Paris.
Edna Sims of Kirk spent the
week-end with Mrs. Claude Jones, j
A large crowd enjoyed the en-
tertainment sjiven at the home of
Mrs. 5-Iinson for young people.
Mrs, Max Oliver and daughter.
M&xine left Saturday for New
York, after Waiting in the home
of J. M. Oliver.
Mrs P. G. Runnels motored to
Waco Monday to take Euley and
Jack back to Baylor.
Mrs. .W. H. Ellison and chil-
mules, one horse and some second- \ j
hand farm implements and sorg-
hatn hay. If interested in any of 11
the above, see Fred K Klotz, 20D '
E. Mai.i St., Mexia, Tex. wkly 10-1 i
Relieves the congestion,
prevents complication*,
and hastens recovery
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Cultivate the Habit of Making Regular
Deposits in Our Bank
Whether yon make your money in tho fields, a factory ar
office, thu ono aure way to j;ct ahead is to regularly depoci.
a part of your earnings.
It will surprise you how fast m«lltsums pile up, and soori
you will have a nice balance to your credit.
Make your start now. Come in *nd open an account.
We will Welcome You.
FARMERS STATE BANK
Mexia, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cox and other
relatives in Little Field tho past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lenamond
and children visited their s'ster
Mrs. Dave Herrod and others in
Ileeville during the holidays.
Mrs. Lena Rogers and children
of Memphs, Texas, spent the holi-
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. Rasco,
Mr. Quy Bates ad son, Lamton, |
tit Stamford, visited relatives of j
Thornton and of this community
tho past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlie Ferrll and
children visited Mrs. Fcrrill's sis-
>cr, Mrs. Stellar Richardson in
D.'illas three days of past week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gibson of Mus-
tang Prairie visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. .Toss Watson, Wednesday.
Miss Madie Rasco has returned .
to her work at Dr. Cox's hospital1
after several weeks vacation. |
Mrs. Cindy Colin and daughter j
of Reiael -is spending the week
with her sister, Mrs, Roy Varner. j Bnv; mt*NT. L. Carpenter, 104 &tt'rk
i iitgimn- Ave., San Antonio. "She
whs verj puny and underweight, slw
ays
With *Cne
Treatment
RUBBED on
vs s" k i A throat ancl
\))=i—" chest, Vicks
does two things at oncc:
(1) It is vaporized by thc
body heJ.t end inhaled dircct to
the inflamed air passages, ar.d
(2) It stimulates the skin
like an old-fashioned poultice
and "draws out" the soreness.
dren, Fay. R. C. Essie and Ima j V^VAPO1 R UB I
Kemper of Pott Worth and Glenn I flysr/f t?MnMQtrjARSUSBOVtAR' '
Texas Mother's Idea Is
Proved Right
i
alexia
Texas
"A fe* years ago, my little daugh-
ter, Loi , nearly worried nw gr<iy,''
■j puny a „ .
had no appetite, her breath was bud,
her tongue was coated, ho always
seemed tired and sleepy and never
wauled to roaij) or play like other
children.
'She was badly constipated, and I
New Assistant to
Navarro Prosecu tor
CORSICANA, Jau. 4.—II. E
Wassell, flotorial representative
j™. Hill ,l Nnv,rro
In thc present lexus legislature ,7ivo her sone California Fig Rvrup.
Saturday assumed his duties hi- , and wn couldn't have thought <if
assistant county attorney of Nav anvthing better. The first few dost,
. „* _ , ii. brightened Uer up amar.ingly. \\ e
rro county. Ha Was appointed by krp\ giving ,t tol hcr {or about a
L. J. Woods, county i«ttorn«y, tc week, and at the end of that time
succcfd Cleo G Miller, who resign- fw,i"K 1,kf> « Pirl;
in . . . . i.. : Ismail to pick up Weint nud she
evl. Dftvuuow «•- to , Ihuik'i l'«d * bit ol Iwr oid trvabk
since. Now she's ft strong, healthy
pirl, making wonderful grades in
Junior High School, doing splen-
didly With hcr music, and is as much
help as a grown person in the home.
Wo havo used California Fitr Syrup
With hc.r for bad oolds, little feverish
spells, etc., ever since our tirit. cx-
pcrienee with it. It's marvelous for
children."
California, Fig Syrup is purely
vegetable and works'with Nature t<
tono and strengthen the stomu'h nnd
bowels, so they act normally, of th ir
own accord. Children like its rich,
fruity taste, and it acts quick to
eleiui tho Muring waste out. of their
evhtcm, without griping or ioaklng
them sick.
All drug stores have, it, but to be
sura of getting the genuine, endorsed
by physicians for over 50 years, ask
for it."by the full name, "California
Fig Syrup."
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IN ALL ITS LINKS ,|
CITY — — — COUNTRY
AUTOMOBILES ALL COVERAGES
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OVER STAR STORE
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