The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1936 Page: 3 of 6
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FRIDAY, FKBltUAr.
HIE MEXIA WEEKLY HERA Li
— —
One Dead, One Is
Dving in Flames
Thrt Jake Home
Harold attempted to liven a fire
with gasoline. The Ktovc exploded
turning the room into a blazing
inferno.
Mrs. Roberts had locked the
door from the Inside, Hearing the
screams and those of the child-
ren, the boarders knocked the
door down and heat out the fla-
mes, but not soon enough to
Rave her life.
Flames caught the clothing of
fire ^Mjfit swept the home last | the children. Ometa ran into the
^ nighfc^jjjvT. J. Parker of Desota aKard and rolled as she had been
DALLAS,
-One
Feb. 5, (UP)
person was dead, another was
dying and two were in a serious
e'mditionAoday as the result of I
k-
jfew ifyfes from Dallas,
J Mrs. Lena Roberts, 79, died ut
t hospital several hours after
he wm fatally burned. Harold
Dean Parker, 9, was in a critical
condition, given very little chance
to live by physicians. The boys'
two little aisters, Otneta Parker,
II, and .fuancll Parker, 11 mon-
;hs, were in a serious condition.
The accident occurred when
taught a few days before in
school. Extinguishing the flames
on her clothing she ran back and
rolled the baby on the floor. Then
f h0 went to her older brother
and performed the same service
aided by her mother, who had
run in from the barn, where she
and Parker, with an older son,
Garland, had been milking.
Classified Ads Pay Big Dividends
© i i vrolet and Ford
Parts
at Mail Order
Batteries $3.95
MEXIA BATT ERY & TIRE CO.
VV UN STOP DUZZIT
BRING YOUR OLD
Hat
Along with Your Suit. We make old
Hats new, new clothes too.
For Quality Cleaning
t
R. L. (Ruben) Maddox
Takes Pride in
Pt. Enterprise
Progress Made
Dear Editor Broiles: Having
seen and read a most appreciated
letter in your most worthy paper
concerning Point Enterprise by
Mrs. Agnes Priddy, 1 feel that 1
can't resist writing concerning the
many wonderful events that have
taken place in and about Pt. Enter-
prise. My first visit to that place,
the woods stood ao thick that we
could not see the little schoolhouse
until we were right at it. A tree
or a brush for every one's horse to
be hitched. As the years rolled on
and on, the people built another
school building, church, house or
one of the other a little north or
west of the first one, which was
getting along in years. That brou-
ght about another little open spot
as the trees and brush had to be
cleared away. Then the people es-
tablished a cemetery which called
for another open spot. In fact every
little bit has been wonderful help
to Pt. Enterprise. Then came the
railroad, just south of the school.
There was another clearing in that
wooded section. In those long gone
years I had a number of dead
friends in that neighborhood who
liare long since quit the walk of j
life. I visited in Pt. Enterprise
quite often when I was young and
the people were kind and good. And
it makes my heart rejoice to see
where a little boy that I have
known most all my life, reared up
in LaSalle, is now head of a three-
teacher faculty. That little boy
grew into manhood and his name
is C. C. Ferguson'. Bro Ferguson
stands high in his home and church
circle at LaSalle. — Mrs. Annie L.
Holt Robbins, Prairie Grove.
Political
Announcements
Rates for ail county and pre-
cinct offices $5.00
TERMS, —Cash in Advance,
At this low rate, we find it
necessary to restrict all candi-
dates to not more than 50 wordR
in issuing any statement to the
public. More space can be used by
paying our regular per line rate.
J. B. (Bert) FORD
of McGregor
Candidate for State Senate
Solicits your vote and influence.
LUTHER SIMMONS .
of Groesbeck >
Candidate for Sheriff \
Will appreciate your vote
LAWSON SEWELL
For Public Weigher Precinct 4
Your vote and influence solicited
JOHN KNOFF
Candidate for Public Weigher
Precinct No. 4
Will appreciate your vote
Enters Westminster
Baby Murder Case
Stands, Says Wilentz
TRENTON, N. J., (UP)—The
Lindbergh baby murder case
"stands as it is" Attorney Gen-
eral David T. Wilentz said today
in a statement which widened the j
breach between him and Gover-j
nor Harold G. Hoffman.
Wilentz, successful prosecutor j)!lg
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for
the slaying of Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, Jr., claimed the gov-
ernor "nor anyone else has in-
troduced a fragment of new evi-
dence in the case.''
ORANGES
TEXAS SEEDLESS
Doz 12c
Delicious
\i APPLES
Regular 5c Size
3 for 10c
WINESAP
APPLES
doz 13c
CABBAGE
Fresh Crisp
2 lbs 5c
{CARROTS
2 Bunches 7c
c.i
SPARKLE
GELATIN
3"k°. 13c
SPARKLE
PUDDING
Chocolate or Vanilla
3 pfcp 13c
SEED POTATOES
State Certified North Dakota Cobblers
or Triumphs, 100 lbs $2.75
State Certified Maine Cobblers
165 lbs $4.25
NEB Triumph, 100 lhs._L_._:JJJjjjjjJj>22M
SALMON, pink, tall can 10c
CORN
lnoa O 10c
No. 2 Cans Cans
Iona Halves or Sliced in Thick Syrup
PEACHES 2 No'2,/*
Cans
Dried Apples
Brooms
COFFEE
WHITE HOUSE
MILK
lb
15c
25c
10c
18c
Clean
Sweep
8 O'Clock 2 lb. 33c
Red Circle lb. 19c
Bokar lb 23c
Small
O Cans, or
3 Tall
Cans
19c
SUNNYF1ELD—
OATS, 5 lb. pkg 20c
g\ | Cream Chocolates II ft
Candy lb 10c
NBC RITZ CRACKERS, lb. box 25c
CRACKERS p 2lL 19C
Eleischmann's Yeast Cake 3c
Pen-Rad Motor Oil 2 gal, can $1.15
We Handle Nothing but Branded Meats
Bulk Compound 4 lbs 50c
CHEESE
STEAK
JOWLS
Short
BACON
Bar Hoboes and
Penniless from
California Gate
By GEORGE K. IIELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent
•TKUCKEH, Calif., Feb 5 0J.PJ -
Don C. Douglas, in charge of the
local outpost of Los Angeles, ar-
ranged his detail of eight police-
men today and planned his part in
the campaign to make Southern
California tough for the gentlemen
of leisure but not means.
Douglas is a sergeant on the Los
Angeles police force, but; for the
duration of the campaign against
the seasonal invasion of tramps,
bums, hoboes and reliefers he is
one of the city's "foreign legion."
Scattered around the borders of
California are 1116 members of the
police force.
Deputy Sheriffs
Douglas and his men have been
made deputy sheriffs of Nevada
county. That gives them the right
to work this section. They start to-
day pulling men off freight trains.
"We will finger print the man.!
offer them the alternative of going
back where they came from or go-
iny to jail," explained Sergt. Doug-
las.
'•If 'they decide to go to jail I
don't know what we will do with
them," cut in Sheriff Carl Tobias-
sen. "We haven't got accommoda-
tions for very many.
Douglas said the men arrested
would be charged either with evad-
ing payment of railroad fare or
vagrancy.
"They don't like to be finger
printed, either," he added. "In a
test at Col ton we took 550 off of
trains in 00 hours. Half of them
had police records and six were fu-
gitives. 1 think the traffic in such
• uen will slow down as soon as
word gets around that we're stop-
ping them."
Douglas said people had no idea
of the problem that confronts
Southern California. Even people
in Northern California don't know
the half of it, he said. Many of the
penniless transients were making a
thieves and papuers playground of
the state, he said.
Governor Aids
Gov, Frank F. Meriam appar-
ently is cognizant of the problem.
He said some states are known to
have furnished mendicants with e-
nough gasoline to enable them to
drive li> California.
'We don't like to call a confer-
ence of western governors to re-
solve that California has the most
salubrious climate and therefore
should take care of all the tran-
sients." he said.
Other officials, however, were
not so kind to the idea, and Jess
I lesson, deputy attorney general,
said poverty was no reason on
which to bar a man from the state,
and thai transients could stand on
their con. titutional lights and de-
mand entrance.
Thomas Scollan, a state senator,
said it was a "damnable outrage."
Parley P. Christensen. Upton Sin-
clair follower and member of the
coty council of Los Angeles, de-
manded of Police .lames K. Davis]
his authority to "halt, search and j
finger pirnt. workingmcn on their
way to California."
While several sheriffs cooper-
ated with Chief Davis, John C.
Sharp of Modoc county, in the
northeast, refused and left the gate
open there to traffic from South-
ern Oregon, Idaho and Northern
Nevada.
Resentful of what he termed the
unconstitutional plan of Los Ange-
les authorities, Sheirff Sharp re-
fused to deputize M policemen
when they came to his office. He I
said he feared to involve the coun-1
ty in serious trouble.
"Moreover, we have plenty of
capable timber for law enforce-
ment in Modoc county," he said,
December of the federal reserve j „an(j we don't intend to run inter-
bank of Dallas showed today. t'ercnee for the Los Angeles Cham
The volume of construction j bel, of Commarce."
work also reflected a noticable i _—„—.;.——
expansion in December in the ele-| Kermit "footer" Horn left Tues-
venth district. The valuation of
building permits issued n four-
teen leadng cities during the
Weekly Newspapers in County Jim Weaver, 88.
Reduce Political Announcement Fee Dies Thursday
f in Mexia Home
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An agreement was reached this
week among the Weekly newspa-
pers of the county whereby all
political announcement fees for
county officers would be reduced
to *5.00.
Considerable complaint had
been heard among prospective
candidates to the effect that plac
ing their names in Xnnounce-
ment, Columns of all the news-
papers of the county was too ex-
pensive, causing some to hesitate
about running for offices. With
one exception, all weekly papers
charged $10 for county announce-
ments. This has been cut in half
* *
by agreement in order that every!
candidate may place his or her1,
name in the announcement col-;
umns of every paper in the coun-
ty.
At the sametirae, a charge will
be made for any statement which
may be placed with the publisher
for publication over and above
50 wort!*, when placing his or
her announcement.
The weekly newspapers which
agreed to above are: Kotsse Cy-
clone, Thornton Hustler, Groes-
beck Journal, Mexia Weekly Her-
ald and Coolidge Herald.
Bad Constitution Gets Better
of Good President, Says Shaw
* + <• +
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 5. (U.R)—
George Bernard Shaw explained
what was wrong with America
but held little hopes today that
his advice to scrap the United
States constitution would be fol-
lowed.
The famous English playwright
told interviewers what this nation
needs most is to "chuck" its con-
stitution.
"Roosevelt is trying to do some
thing,'' he asserted, "but a bsfd
constitution gets the better of a;
good president."
"I told you in New York you'
should abolish your constitution.
Nobody paid any attention to me.
Every attempt that is made to
do anything, the Supreme Court
stops. I tell you again, get rid
of your constitution.'
"I suppose, though," he addod
"youll go on doing it by one a-
niendment after another until
you have it in rags.'
Flying fish do not fly; they
glide.
The average growing life span
of an elephant is 40 years.
Euel Hall, who has been critical-
ly ill for the past several weeks,
is reported improving in a Jack-
sonville hospital.
James M. Weaver, 83 years old
pioneer of Worthani, died early
Thursday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Mollie Melton, In
Mexia, after a brief illness. Born
and reared in Wortharn and vic-
inity, he was one of of the town's
most prominent citizens, wealthy
landowner and civic leader.,
Surviving Mr. Weaver are hi
wife, five softs and one daughter.
His sons include W. B.. Gussi8:
J. C. and Archie, all of Worthauii
and G. T. Weaver of Dawson.
Mrs. Melton of Mexia is the
only daughter.
Funeral services will be hBld
Friday afternoon at the Central
Presbyterian church of Wortharn
with the Rev. J. W. Joiner of
Winters conducting the services.
Burial will be in the WBtthara
cemetery, Oliver Burleson, under-
taker, in charge.
Mr. Weaver and his wife re-
cently celebrated their fi2nd wed-
ding anniversary with a family
reunion in Mexia. They had made
their home in Worthani for many
years, but more recently lived on
a farm near town, spending the
week-end with Mrs. Melton in
Mexia.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Black and
Mrs. Welton Black and little dau-
ghter, Beverley of Thornton were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W-B. Ken-
drick during the week end.
Miss Reba .Williams, above,
laughter of Dr. Joe Joe Williams
s a graduate of the 11(34 class
of the Corsicana high school and
recently completed a secre-
tarial course in the Alamo Com-
mercial College of San Antonio.
She resumed her studies Wednes-
day, Jan. 29, at Westmnister
College at Tehuacana.
'JI.H 31
i
Ccman Elected
Vice President
Boy Scout Area
WACO, Feb. 1 -- Officers of the
Heart O' Texas Boy Scouts Council
wore elected at a meeting Thurs-
day of the executive board, as fol-
lows: President, George O. Jones
of Waco; vice-presidents, R. 1L
Sapp of Rosebud, Dr. E. P. Hutch-
ing of Marlin, J. G. oCtnan of Mex-
ia and Judge W. G. Gillis of Cam-
eron; executive secretary, George
W. Powell of Waco; treasurer, R.
!!. AI ha ugh of Waco; scout com-1
misisoner, Dr. W. P. Meroney of
Waco; national council representa-
tives, H. P. Jordan of Waco and
Judge B. F. Word of Meridian.
Ton counties compose the Heart
O' Texas Council, as follows: Bos-
que. Hamilton, Coryell, MsLcnnan.
Bell, Falls, Limestone, Freestone,
Milam and Robertson.
ITUE VALUES* GO /ROUND A^ 'ROUND-
-4 - AN 0-TH E -SAVI NGS-CQMt-jT
December Has
Gain in Sales
DALLAS, Jan. 81. (UP)—Re-
tail sales increased, agricultural
conditions were better, and live-
stock conditions were favorable,
the monthly business review for
| day for Southwestern University,
where, he will resume studies and
receive this degree this semester.
Post Toasties
Baking Powder
Bulk Coconut
Calumet Baking Powder lb 22c
Del Monte Peaches 21/> can 19c
Cream of Wheat, large size 23c
Small I^og Cabin Syrup ....' 23c
LARGE SIZE
CLABBER
CIRL
10c
2 lbs 21c
lb 15c
Cleanser
Light
House
3 cans 10c
AY BREAD
Mexia's Bippcsl Bread
Value
2]G Ounce \
Loaves
Pure Hog Lard Laurels 4 lb. carton 55c
Tender sweet Corn, No. 2 cans, 3 for—25c
Chum Salmon,tall cans 10c
Compound, Wilsons Advance, 8 lbs... .$1.04
month amounted to $.'i,18S),87 1 was j —❖ 1
14.2 per cent larger than n the; It. is said that Napoleon had a
previous month, and. exceeded that daily bath in which cologne was
of a year ago by 147.7 per cent. j mixed with the water. -
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I. ng Horn
Fancy Baby Heef
Round or Loin
Dry Salt
Pork
Shoulder
lb 21c
lb 25c
lb 14c
Baby Beef lb 13c
lb 30c
STEAK lb 19c
Sliced
Tall Korn
Pure Pork
SAUSAGE
lb 19c
All
We Invite You
Here to Buy Your
Shoes
Sizes and Widths, assuring
you correct fitting.
Airway
Coffee
For real coffee
satisfaction
31b 49c
Pint
Honey
ea 19c
Walker's
Products
Relish Spread
Pickled Onions
Sweet Relish
Qt 20c
Yellow
Bars
Laundry Soap 3
Evap. Peaches, 2 lbs
10c
11c
FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Golden
Ripe
Quality
Bananas
Winesap Apples
Bunch Carrots
Marsh
Seedless
Grapefruit
Sunkist Oranges
Potatoes
Colo. Onions
Kiln Dried Yams
Idaho
Rurals
Yellow
or White
Doz 12c
2 doz 25c
3 for 10c
5 for 15c
Doz 15c
10 lbs 20c
5 lbs 19c
10 lbs 23c
MEAT MARKET SPECIALS
Bacon
SLICEI)—'
RIM) ON
lb 23c
JOWLS Flne ,or Boilini! . lb. 12Vic
VEAL CHOPS .....lb. 15c
STEAK VMi chKk 2 lb. 25c
BRICK CHILI lb. 15c
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1936, newspaper, February 7, 1936; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299438/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.