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TXCJS tSKXia weekly herald
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1986.
MOURNED HERE
J. I. Riddle & Co.
There is an abundance of food
for canning throughout the Bi-
3tone communities. With a drouth
in the northwest, food will be
higher ... in fact it is going up
NOW.
CAN ALL YOU CAN.
BE PREPARED.
We, have a, , good
stock of Canning
Supplies.
£41 Telephone.
Development Is
Shorn to Lions
Development 5-of the modern
to <-phone system from Graham
Bell's crude instrument to trans-
Ail. ntift telephone conversations
was interestingly told Tuesday at
?i-nr. to the Lions club by Frank
Witten, advertising" agent of the
Southwestern - Bell- Telephone
ct vany. JaG]fjif£tlsuy ^progran)
cl •• irr.ian, presented ^the^telephone
Pto gram-with several officials of
the company as guests. # ,
Mr. Witten told many interest-
ing inventions that -ha*, aided the
ta :phone i& its ■-progress, .and
describe! the - intricate system
w\ich makes possible Almost in-
stant eonvarsatioii - with - other
lands. At the conclusion-*- tele-
phone call was--put -through to
Sy-nw, Australia, with local- op-
era cars back-stage giving, a pret-
ty fair imitation. of the,-actual
call. It v^as a--vary interesting
lecture -and demonstration. I.W.
Da vis - .district- -manager, - and - H.
P. Phillips, Cossicana .manager,
Mr:;. .Jean Brannon, Alexia. cash-
iee, and Mrs. Martha -Franklin,
iinii, Mrsi. Naacia Hatcher, oper-
ate riff ■ assisted in - the. * prorgmm.
l£a. Henderson of Teaguef- Doc
V.V'ldell, circus ..chaplain, H.. 0.
V ;tshurst, : Groesbeck, ; group
chairman of Lions.clubs, andrWal-
ter K„ Boyd-,, were guests. Presi-
de; V .Ja«k. Tatnm presided.-..?v-.
Program Chaiaman Harold
Kiussfcaum.. announced that Dr.
Tu EL, Cromeans will be in.
cha rge of next • week's , program.
Copies of. ths.code of- ethics.' and
the objects, were distributed to
each members.. .
41 Smith Tells
Hamilton Will
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Gets Oil Well
HO.USXO^^ juiy.JiO .iU.SWLast
February,,Miss ^acquelyp Riphardr
son, a jftenogr^pher, won $30 on a
tiDzae,race bet., j ^ n„
V'itjl $25 sjiq, bought _ap oil leas.e
t &>uth IJouston , from P. $.
Lftr.:b. She ,i e otiated a. contract
wi',! Smjtfy & McDonald, independ-
ent, drillers.
A $20,000 weil was drilled oi\ the
property ^nd,|oday w§s flowing 18
'jfcftn-ejg, ,of crude . oil perv hour
tin- ugh a quarter-inch choke from
S,980 feet.
The expression, "flaming youth"
is silly.' Young people are no
viU'er today than they were in
the time of Henry VIII.—-Mrs. B.
Lc; ^worthy, Winnetka, Ili., pre-
sident National Congress of Par-
ent Teachers Associations.
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Used Car
Two 1929 Ford
| Coupes
I 931 Chevrolet
Coach
[i "931 Pontiac 2-Door
1931 Chevrolet
j Coupe ...
[Two 1935 Dodge
( Pick-ops , ,
Boick Sport
5 Couoe
T!tr>;e Fords $20 and
, M- ■ v r ..v
' her Carz as Low
as $10
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ixia Battery
I Tire tympany
Wuns'Sp jjuzzit
CHICAGO, July-2i (U.R) ~ John
D. M. Hamilton, Republican na-
tional chairman, said today he
was satisfied that "through one
medium or another Al Smith will
make his views known to the coun-
try."
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Hamilton conferred with Smith
in New, York for an hour and a
half, seekujg to ^nlist luiri in a
speaking tour for Gov. All M. Lan-
don of Kansas, Republican presi-
dential nominee. j, f
^lith made itclear he is dissat-
fefied with President koos^velt bu£
refused to imake definite arrange-
ments. to speak for Landon.
"When I met Governor Ely in
Massachusetts last Thursday,"
Hamilton said,. "I was asked if I
wanted to see Al Smith. I said that
| most^rtaiply-dicUI fytd^the,op-
portunity to meet him yesterday in
York, aiyi, , I sflent; . , very
pleasant hour and a naif with him.
"We talked over the general po-
litical-, situation and discussed his
attitude on the campaign during
the next few months. I'm satisfied
that in one form or another, thro-
ugh one medium -oc , another,. Al
Smith will -make known his views
to the country. :rs
... "The places and under what aus-
pices-be -will speak ;will, be of .his
own choosing, but I am very , pleas-
ed with his attitude .and-J hope,to
sje^him again although no ar-
rangements . for another meeting
have been made." t t _^t
Hamilton returned here from a
campaign swing throng New Eng-
land en route to Topeka, Kan.,
where he will attend the ceremon-
ies notifying Landon of his nomi-
nation. ; * > u , ;■ vi,
-he reviewed.his eastern - .tour,
and. predicted that ..New..England
States , pall -go .Republican in the
November election, particularly
Maine,.v?hich .votesASe^t. 4,4... Ver-
mont was described by, Hapiilton
as the "only state which Jim,Par-
ley v (national (Democratic chair-
man) -hasn't., claimed.". J,.;,,
Hamilton saidj. he had noX heard
from, former President > Herbert
Hoover, but expects to see. i^im on
hjs swing through every state we t
of.thQ.,Mi?sjssippi starting Aug. 3.
He also has,not heard, from Bun.
William E. Borah, Hamilton said.
The third party candidacy .of
Rep. William Lejttke will help the
Republican party by,.a majgjn of
five to one oyef the Democrats, .the
chairman ^asserted. He cited regis-
tration figures £ronj .Boston in
which 682 Democrats WP3re<J to
135, Republicans changed heir par-
ty affiliations for Lemke.
Hunt Ship That
Has Disappeared
TAMPA, Fla., July. 2i <U.PJ —
Coast patrol cutters and Amphib-
ian planes of five nations deployed
in tropical waters from Yucatan to
Jamacia today in search of the
British Motorship Nunoca whose
disappearance,, .is another chapter
in the traga saga of the Kirkcon-
nell family.
Crying, 13 pasengers, incit-
ing women and children 'and •>. crew
of nine commanded by Capt. tosses
I. Kirkconnell, the 110-foot motor-
ship. cleared Georgetown,- Gran
Caynmn, 13 days ago. She has not
been heard from since.
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Pool ti .Miift
Place in Summer
Mrs. Roy L. Leamon, whose
death in Waco .late Tuesday .^ae a
shock to Mexla, where she was a
leader. Funeral services were to be
held at 4 p. m. Wednesday.
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Mrs. Roy Leamon
Dies Following
Short illness
Mrs. Lessie Spearman. Leamon,
37 year old wife of Dr. Roy L.
Leamon, prominent Mexia dentist,
died Tuesday,at 8 p. m. at the
Baylor hospital in Waco, and was
to be buried late Wednesday. Fun-
eral services were scheduled for
4:30 p. m. Wednesday from the res
idence, at Ross and Tyler streets,
with the Rev. Grady Metcalf, Bap-
tist pastor, in charge, assisted by
Rev. -R. Otis Sory, Methodist pas-
tor. Interment will be in. the city
cemetery following.
Mrs. Leamon was operated on in
a Teague hospital three weeks ago,
and then taken to the Baylor hos-
pital in Waco, where, for several
days .she was atlhe, point of death.
Her sudden illness and death came
as a shock to tjie community in
which she was active in church
and civic affairs, L ,
Considered a genius at landscap-
ing, decorative work and design-
ing, Mrs. Leamon was often called
on in connection with civic pro-
grams, banquets and parades for
supervision of designs and decor-
ations. ....
, Coming here .as a . school teacher
a number -of years ago, she became
acquainted.with Dr. Leamon. «. ,„.<■
,. Mrs, Leamon came here before
her marriage as teacher an. Mexia
schools. -She .was. a.graduate of
Baylor University, a member of
the Baptist church,- where she
taught a young , married women's
class, and sang in the choir. While
her husband, was president of £he
Lions club during the past ., year
she took active interest with him
in.that organization and its pro-
gran;. ; :.,... I, ,,. v, v,„
Surviving Mrs. Leamon are her
husband, Roy L. Leamon, her son,
Roy Jr., her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
W. R. Spearman, of ' Pittsburg,
Texas, three brothers, C. R. Speai-
pian of. San Antonio, A- L. Spear-
man, of Waco, and W.,Ji. ^psar-
map, of Pittsburg, > two . .sisters,
Mrs. J. .Henry Wolf, of San An.
tonio, and Mrs. O. A. Bronstad, of
Ft. Worth.
Pallbearers included Lynn. Ad-
ams,. C. L. Tatum, S. :B, Werner,
B. H. Broiles, F. P. Huchingson,
R. M. Hawkins, Dr. R. ,E.' Cro-
means, and Dr. O. T. Christoffer.
Pahgburn Leaves
for Paris Flight
DALLAS, July 21 <UPJ —Clyde
Pangborn and Roland W* Richards
j at the controls of their "Flyinfe
Wing," took off from Love Field,
| Pallas, at 5 p. m. yesterday. An
hour and a half later they were in
Shreveport, making the first of a
number of stops which they plan
to make before reaching New
York, where the big red monoplane
will prepare for a flight to Paris.
Pangborn and Richards broke
completely with the Centennial au-
thorities during a Monday confer-
ence, Jjfter the flight had been de-
layed two days.
Pat Harrison's
iJVtyme Mentioned
for Comptroller
"Kidnaped" B(&
with His Mother
WASHINGTON July 20 <U.p> -
Sen. Pat JIafrison may be named
comptroller general of the United
State? if he fails of renomination
in the Mississippi Democratic pri-
mary next month, Informed sourc-
es said today.
President Roosevelt, it was said,
plans to hold open the job recently
vacated by John R. McCarl until
after thp Aug. 25 primary, garri-
son, a staunch New Deal support-
er, is reported facing strong oppo-
sition for renomination.
< McCarl held a tight reign on
New Deal spending and in leaving
office caustically assailed what he
termed waste and extravagance.
Harrison has had charge of New
Deal tarriff and revenue measures
in the Senate and has been in sym-
pathy with the spending program.
Others in addition to Harrison
who have been • mentioned promi-
nently as possible appointees in-
clude acting Budget Director Dan-
iel W. Bell, comptroller of the cur-
rency, J. F. T. O'Connor, Commis-
sioner of internal Revenue Guy
Helvering, and Rep. Lindsay C.
Warren, D., N. C.
As chairman of . the Senate Fi-
nance Committee, Harrison is thor
oughly familiar with federal fi-
nances. His fiscal experience in
handling major administration leg-
islation, it was said, who would
qualify him as a candidate for the
comptroller generalship.
Harrison is engaged in a bitter
political feud with Mississippi's
junior senator, Theodore G. Bilbo.
Although both are Democrats, Bil-
bo is said to be working-openly for
the defeat of Harrison for renomi-
nation, tantamount in Mississippi
to re-election.
I'heir enmity started over a fed-
eral district judgeship. Harrison
sought confirmation of a man who
once had sent Bilbo to jail for con-
tempt. He said publicly then that
he would "get" Harrison when the
latter came up for re-election.
A few 24-cent airmail stamps
of the United States which show
the airplane in the center fly-
ing upside down, now are valued
at $3,000 each.
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On pis Feet
I rope with alacrity ,,
! To .offer her my seat; ... tl
'Twas ,a question whether she or I
Should stand upon my feet.
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The Mexia muntcipal - pool,
managed by E. L. Crow, -is en-
joying one of its best seasons.
The pool is the popular meeting
place of youth and the recreation
place for all. Frequent changes
in the water, a new bathhouse
new night lighting and weekly
band concerts are adding to the
pleasure of the visitors,
Mr. and, Mrs, * R. ,D. With row
and,, daughter*..Gail Lee(. have re-
turned to- Houston aUen visit-
ing Mr. W. vovv!s; parent*, :.Mr.
and Mrs. D. IX Withrow of Mex-
AMES, la.. July 22 (U.R)—Henry
Grant Field, 4, believed to have
been kidnaped at Berkley, Cal.,
was found today with his mother.
Mi's. Jean- Grant Field, summer
school student at Iowa State Col-
lege. ■ <• ■.. . ... ... • ,.,
Mrs. iFeld said she- obtained the
child last Friday from the nur-
sery in the Berkeley Whittier
school, and returned him to Iowa.
"I do not care to say where he
is ebing kept but ho is perfectly
safe," she told the United Press.
Candidate Hurt ... .
in Auto Accident
WILLS POINT, Texa^ July„?l
(U.R)—E, D, Thurmon was injured
Seriously and W. H. McDonald, of!
Eastland, candidate for State'
Land Commissioner, was hurt to-1
day in an automobile collision a!
miie west of Wills Point. i
Thurmon, a rural mail carrier, i
suffering a crushod chest < and
head injuries. Both were taken to
a hospital in Terrell.
Broken Neck, but
Mati Still Living
AUSTIN, July 20 (U.R) - Jose
Ramirez, 49, Rockdale was. expect-
ed today to live though he has a
broken neck. He was injured in an
automobile accident near here. X-
ray examination at Set on infirm-
ary showed fractures of two verte-
brae. Physicians planned to place
him in a cast today and think hh
chance of recovery good.
JULY 28-^9-30
■-LOUIS
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Also
dick Lowell ,
"thanks a million"
Theate r
Diamonds when placed, in pure
| " will burn at a tempera
Iture of 860 degrees centigrade.
today . . . saturday
Buck Jones
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"The Deadline"
SUN. - MON. •« TUES.
Clark Gable
Jean Iftirlow
Wallace Beery
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"CHINA SEAS"
WED. • THURS.
"The hone Wolf
Returns
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MELVIN DOUGLASS
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Ruling Made on
First Voters in
Two Size Towns
Persons becoming 21 years of
age before the election of next
Saturday, but not before January
1, 1935, will fall into two classifi-
cations in Limestone county, ac-
cording to a ruling of Attorney
General William McCrawIs depart-
ment. The ruling applies only to
1936 elections. For Mexia there is
one ruling, whilq in all other pre-
cincts there is, another. Here are
the two rulings applying to Mexia
and Limestone county:
"In cities of . 6,000 or more and
less than 10,000, an exemption cer-
tificate must have been secured by
Jan. 81, 1936, if such person be-
comes of age before Feb. 1, 1936.
^.rticle 2968A, which made this re-
quirement, became effective Octo-
ber 1, 1985.
"In cities of 5,000 or more and
lesst than 10,000 all persons who be
came of age since January 31,
1936, may vote without any ex-
emption certificate and are only
required to make an affidavit of
their age, if their right to vote is
challenged. This ruling was made
because of a ruling of a previpus
administration in which held that
it was necessary that a person be
21 years old before Feb. I. In order
to secure an exemption certificate,
and that unless an exemption cer-
tificate was secured could not vote.
The attorney general overruled
this construction on the ground
that under the provisions of the
constitution all persons 21 years
of age on election day, unless oth-
erwise disqualified, are entitled to
votp and that the legislature was
without authority to enact a regis-
tration law which would reprive a
person of his constitutional right
to vote, and that as to such person
the statute was void and there was
no statute requiring an exemption
certificate. ^
"In cities of less than 5,000 it is
not necessary to have any exemp-
tion certificate, and persons are re-
quired only to make an affidavit of
their age if their right to vote is
challenged. In this connection it
was held that the provisions of Ar-
ticle 2968A, effective Oct. 1, 1985,
did not by implication repeal Ar-
ticle 2969, which allows voting
without exemption certified in all
places except in cities of 5,000 or
more." .
Working on Citiefc,
Says Garland Adair
"We have been concentrating
our guns on the big cities and the
prospects are very encouraging,"
says Garland Adair, formerly of
Mexia, candidate for state treasur-
er, in a note to Walter Boyd. Mr.
Adair feels he is well known in the
rural districts. A foremost Ameri-
can Legion leader, editor and Aus-
tin civic boo'ster, Mr. Adair is mak-
ing many friends in his state wide
tour.
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Correspondent of
Chicago Is Hurt
PARIS, July 20 <U.R) — Jay Al.
len, of Oregon, correspondent for
the Chicago Daily News,, was
wounded when bullets hit a motor
car in which he was driving with
otfie* American and British news-
papermen in Southern Spain to-
ward Gibraltar, Alien's friends
here were advised today.
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RESTAURANT CHAT
"Give me a glass of milk and a
muttered buffin."
"You mean a buffered muttin."
"No, I mean a muffered buttin."
"Why not take doughnuts and
milk?"
Mrs. E. M. Oates is reported do-
ing well following a tonsil opera-
tion. —
Remarkable advances
have been made in op-
tical science. Advances
that help compensate
man for the new daily
uses to which his eyes
(your eyes) are con-
stantly subjected. These
are of no benefit, how*
ever, unless they are
applied to your needs,
we invite you to visit
our office for complete
eye service.
AlAllONAl
always
cool
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11:15 p. m., then Sunday - Monday
NEVER SUCH A THH91L1
Your two most
exciting ctar3...in
M-G-M'^ mighty
^romantic triumph!
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CLARK . f
DONALD
JACK HOLT if JESSIE RALPH
TED HEALY
a W. 3. VAN DYKE Production
Produced by John Emerson and Barnard H. Hyman
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Heat Crazed Man
Kills His Family
ERIE, Pa., July 18'. (U.R)—Sam-
uel C. Weed, 40, a heat-crazed
clerk at the Erie works of the
General Electric company, ham-
mered his wife, Irene, and son,
David, 4, to death today, and In-
flicted critical wounds on his
other son, Charles 2.
Weed, a Sunday school super-
intendent, was apprehended on
the Buffalo road after two un-
successful attempts to kill him-
self by diving beneath the wheels
of trucks.
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The heaviest wood known is
Ironwood. It w,sighs ,81. pounds
a square foot and sinks in water.
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The operation of Electrolux is SILEN7—
positive proof that it has n6 machinery at
all! And that's why it's the only refriger-
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a No moving parts to wear
a Lasting efficiency
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a Continued low operating cost
a Fullest food protection
a Savings that pay for It
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lt's the. utter simplicity of El-
ectrolux operation which
makes possible its permanence
silence . . makes possible, too,
famous Electrolux efficiency
and savings. A tiny kerosene
burner takes the place of all
moving parts in this remark-
able refrigerator. Already,
mere than half a mfllioB. Amer*
ican families 'have ichosen El"
ectrolux for . its big unmatch«
ed advantages listed above. "The
1936 Electrolux offers-: even
more in economy, convenience
and beauty. See the new mod-
els on display at our show-
room. • — •
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