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7HT5 MEXIA WEEKLY HERAI.t
FRIDAY, .TULY 81, 1M0.
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Four Murder Cases Await Action
of Grand Jury First of September
Pour murder cases are awaiting
action of the grand jury when it
Met is the first of September in
,lud;;e H. F. Kirby's 77th district
court in Groesbcck. The four tnur-
liu- cases, three of which involve
in ;roes, are among 14 felony cas-
ts to be presented to the inquisi-
torial body by County Attorney
Roy Lewis ar.d Assistant Norton
The cases include:
June 28—John Anderson, negro,
charged with shooting to death of
Herman Jones, Corsicana in a gam
?bling argument at Coolidge. An-
^dci on also is charged with assault
in the jury of another.
July 28—Felix Dixon, 88, charg-
ed with murder in connection with
the fatal shooting in the back of
William H. Carroll, also of Person-
ville, in an argument on a road in
the southeastern part of the coun-
ty.
July 25 — Lonnie Echols, 35,
Mexia, charged with murder in
connection with the fatal butcher-
knife cutting of Leonard Smith,
also of Mexia, in an argument at
Springfield. The argument started
over a quarter, it was said. Cut at
3 a. m. Smith died in a hospital In
Mexia at 4 p. m. Saturday.
Duval Co. Has
Vote Control
DALLAS, July 27. (U.R)—Texas
Election Bureau statisticians were
n.nrveling today at the party re-
gularity of voters in Duval coun-
ty, South Texas area represented
in the legislature for many years
by Archer Parr of Benavdies, the
ike of Duval."
Returns from the Democratic
in imary in that county Saturday
showed the following results:
For governor—AUred 2,516;
opponents none.
For senator — Sheppard 2600;
opponents none.
For railroad commissioner—
Thompson 2600, opponents none.
For comptroller—Sheppard 2600
opponents none.
For land commissioner—Hawk-
ins 2600; opponents none.
For treasurer—Lockhart 2600;
opaonents none.
For superintendent of public in-
struction—Woods 2600; Bullock
21.
For agriculture commissioner—
McDonald 2600; opponents none.
For congressman — Richard M.
Kleberg 23C0; Ariolph Seidemann
24.
RUN-OFF WILL
FIND BUT FEW
RACES TO RUN
iDstrict Judge H. Fountain Kir-
py was overwhelmingly reelected
to a four-year term over former
Judge A. M. Blackmon in Lime-
stone counties Saturday to feature
the election of this section. Ross
Hardin, young Prairie Hill Repre-
< sentative, 'was renominated over
: two opponents, Bob Henderson and
Roy Kirton, and Luther Simmons
was named for sheriff of Lime-
stone county with a large major-
ity.
Doss HarrUn, twin brother of
Ross took Limestone county for ■
state senate race, with Dr. W. R.
Newton of Cameron second, and
Bert Ford third.
Three county commissioners
were leading in their races, and
Mrs. W. R. Steen and Wes Coker
were slsted for a run-off for the
office of county treasurer. Mrs.
Si-ccn was leading her opponent a
thousand votes.
Pat Tucker was reelected county
itnessor-collector over Wilcie Brow
der by 1200 votes, and a run-off
primary was scheduled for II. C.
Fitzgerald, district clerk, and Tom
L. Cox. who ran second in a field
of four.
It was a lively election, with
feeavy voting in some sections, but
Political
Announcements
The following candidates
will appear in the August
Democratic run-off, and will
appreciate your vote.
For State Senate:
J. B. (Bert) FORD
DR. W. R. NEWTON
For County Treasurer:
C. W. (Wes) COKER
MRS. R. W. STEEN
For District Clerk:
H. C. FITZGERALD
TOM L. COX
For Public Weigher,
Precinct No. 4:
A. S. JOHNSTON
JOHN •A. KNOFF
Third Murder in
Month in County
Felix Dixon, negro, is in the
county jail charged with murder
and assault with intent to mur-
der the result of a shooting
Thursday six miles from Groes-
beck on the Andy Oliver farm
in the Lavender community. Dix-
on's wife, Ella Dixon, is dead and
Lacey Simpson, a neighbor, is
badly wounded the result of a
shooting in early morning.
Dixon is alleged to have shot
his wife with a .22 rifle, the bul-
let going through her neck kill-
ing her instantly. A daughter
screamed for aid, and Lacey
Simpson, living nearby, started
toward the house only to be met
by Dixon. A shot injured Simp-
son.
It was the third killing in
Limestone county since the last
grand jury adjourned late in June
says County Attorney Roy Lew-
is, who is alarmed at the increase
in murders in this county.
Leading Races
for Congress
Leading candidates in the con-
gressional races include.
District 2, Dies; District 8, San-
ders; District 4, Rayburn; District
6, Johnson; District 7, Patton;
District Nine, Congressman Mans-
field; District 10, Buchanan; Dis-
trict 11; Poage; District 12, Lan-
ham; District 18, McFarlane; Dis-
trict 14, Kleeburg; District 17,
Garrett; District 18, Jones; Dis-
trict 19, Mahan; District 21, South.
Returns, very incomplete, indi-
cated Luther A. Johnson winner in
the first primary over four oppon-
ents.
Two Run-offs in
Groesbeck Locals
Roddie C. Wolverton and Joe A.
Clancy apparently were in for a
run-off for public weigher in Pre-
cinct 1, with Duce Smith and Joe
Wiley eliminated. The results
were:
Smith 326, Wolverton 454, Clan-
cy 389, Wiley 288.
G. R. Engledow was elected jus-
tice of the peace, defeating Porter
Brown 944 to 507 in returns from
five precincts.
For constable Sam Dunlap was
leading, but headed for a run-off
with Jess Anglin, while Ben C.
Gunn was eliminated. The vote
was for five precincts Dunlap,
665, Anglin 519, Gunn 282.
Hollie Kennedy Is
Raided by Officers
Charges of possession of liquor
in dry area have been filed in
County Court of Judge Lewis M.
Seay at Groesbeck the result of a
raid ori Hollie Kennedy, Groes-
beck. State liquor board officers
reported finding seven pints of
whiskey and six pints of gin. Dep-
uty Sheriffs Sam Walters and
Jack Bradley accompanied the
state officers.
the total vote was not as high as
expected. Governor James V. All-
red carried Limestone county, but
did not have a clear majority.
Fischer was second in the county
race.
Congressman Luther A. Johnson
carried Limestone county in his re-
election campaign.
During the first quarter of the
current year, 42,948 private auto-
mobiles were sold in Germany as
compared with 36,847 during the
same period last year.
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Special Price Noticel
3 operators to serve you with
. . . Wave Sets at 15c; Sham-
poos at 20c; Shampoo Wave
Sets and Dried 50c; Manicures
rlt 50c.
—and—
A expert operators to serve you
with . . . Wave Sets at 25c;
Shampoos at 25c; Dried at 25c;
Manicures at 75c.
There is none like the
Mexia Beauty Shop
r Service, Price, Courtesy
To The Citizenship
of Limestone and
Freestone Counties
I thank the people of the 77th Judi-
cial District for the handsome maj-
ority given me in last Saturday's
primary. I will never live long
enough to repay the people for what
they have done for me in the past. I
assure you in the future, as in the
past, I will serve you to the best of
my ability.
Very respectfully
Fountain Kirby
40 from County
at Short Course
at A&M College
By CORA KIRKMAN
Some forty people represented
Limestone county during the week
of July 20-26, at the Farmers
Short Course at A. & M. College.
Two 4-H Club girls and nine wo-
men registered in dormitories for
the week while the others took ad-
vantage of the free camp ground
for the week. Those going for a
few days to camp were: Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Richardson, and family,
Oletha, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Car-
Rell and Anice Cox, Prairie View,
Mrs. Otis Durham and a group of
4-H girls from Beulah. Those go-
ing for one day were: Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Banks and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Harris and family, and
Mrs. Luther Ellis from Beulah.
The two club girls who attended
were honored in programs during
the week. Vanita Schneider, Ben
Hur, gold stargirl from the county,
was presented with a pin in the
program on Tuesday night honor-
ing the Gold Star boys and girls
of the state. Lorita Hyden, who
was first place winner in the dis-
trict, was presented with a gift at
the girls bedroom program, Wed-
nesday afternoon. Both of these
girls received free trips to College
Station.
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Olympic Flame
Just Common Fire
BERLGRADE, Jugoslavia, July
27, (UP)—The Olympic flame,
which was solemnly kindled last
week by the suns rays atop Mount
Olympus, Greece, today is just
an ordinary fire lighted by a
match.
The original flame, to have
been carried by torches through
seven countries to light the "eter-
nal fire" which will burn in Olym-
pic Stadium in Berlin during the
16 days the games last, went
out while being relayed through
Jugoslavia yesterday.
One of the officials saved the
day by digging into his pocket
and relighting the torch with a
match.
Building Permits
in Upward Trend
AUSTIN, July 25. (U.PJ — The
number of building permits grant-
ed in Texas continued on an up-
ward trend, the bureau of busi-
ness research at the University
of Texas announced here today.
Permits issued for June in 33
A
representative Texas cities am-
ounted to $5,283,000. This am-
ount was an increase of 111 per
cent over the same month last
year, and an increase of 6.5 per
cent over May of this year. Pre-
mits issued during the first six
months of 1936 totaled $33,848,000
—an increase over the same per-
iod last year of 120 per cent,
the bureau reported.
FIVE THOUSAND
IS GOAL FIXED
FOR OUR DAY
iWth a goal of 6,000 set, a move-
ment was started in the Bi-Stone
Empire this week to storm the
Texas Centennial Exposition at
Dallas on Tuesday, August 4, the
Bi-Stone Empire day, and birthday
of Col. J. K. Hughes of Mexia. An
effort was being made to get a
special train, and caravans will
journey to the big show from ev-
ery community in Limestone and
Freestone counties on that date.
In Mexia a movement was under
way to get stores and industires to
close for the day, or at least part
of it, so that the employes and
their families could enjoy the Bi-
Stone Emy.re day at Dallas. It will
be "children's day" it which chil-
dren up to 12 will be admitted for
5 cents, and many concessions will
cut their rates for the day.
The Mexia highschool band, di-
rected by C. R. Hackney will not
only parade and give a concert in
the Centennial, but also plans
downtown appearances in several
places, and lunch at the Adolphus
hotel.
The Mexia Lions club and Ro-
tary club will have a luncheon at 6
p. m. in the exposition grounds, ar-
rangements for which are being
made.
It is hoped to find a place for
entertainers from every commun-
ity will be found at the Centennial
A MERICAM
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FRIDAY . . SATURDAY
"Between Men"
with
JOHNNY McBROWN
WIN FARNUM
Plus Short Subjects
SUN. . . MON. . . TUES.
"Escape from Devil
Island"
Plus News and Short
Subjects
WED. . . THURS.
"Here Comes the
Band"
with
SPANKY McFARLAND
DONALD COOK
Ted Lewis & Orchestra
Plus Joe Louis and Max
Schmeling Fight
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Considering how fine this
railroad transportation is
nowadays, you can't travel
any cheaper. Fares lowest
in history—substantial sav-
ings on round trip tickets.
So why not take the train?
It's safer. It's more dependable.
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You can't beat the im-
proved travel comfort in
coaches and sleeping cars.
It's a good thing movies
don't nave such restful
seats — most folks would
sure fall asleep.
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Ever hear about the new Free
pick-up-and-deli very of less than
carload freight? It's a great con-
venience to shippers and re-
ceivers alike. Western railroads
pick up at the door, ship by fast
freight, and deliver to door at
no extra charge.
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Railroad trains are running on
faster schedules these days.
Seems like the iron horse wants
to show these new streamlined
diesels that he can step out, too.
Both passenger and freight
schedules have been speeded up.
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What's more, the railroads
believe in "safety first."
Last year not one passenger
was killed in a train acci-
dent on western railroads.
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Talk to your local railroad agent.
He's full of information about
traveling and shipping.
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We are proud of railroad achieve-
ments, appreciate the public's
good will and increased patron-
age, and pledge continued prog-
WESTERN
RAILROADS
and THtt PULLMAN COMPANY
Fischer Says Main Issues Backed by
Him Not Defeated in Primary Vote
DALLAS, July 27. (U.R)—The
following statement was issued
for the gubernatorial nomination:
"It Is now apparent that Gov-
ernor Allred has been renominat-
ed. Undoubtedly his fervent ap-
peal, without a run-off, so that
he could get to work immediately
devising methods to pay the old
people their pension, has had great
weight with the voters. I hope
he will do so and he has my best
wishes for success in this as well
as all other problems of the state.
"I do not interpret my defeat
as a defeat of the main issue that
1 advocated, that of adequatley
taxing the natural resources so
that they will bear their just pro-
portion of the burdens of the
state. I shall continue to press
that program upon the people un-
til it is adopted, for u is only
by adequately taxing our natural
resources that the people can ob-
tain any substantial relief from
their present tax burdens and re-
ceive some benefit from the vast
wealth placod here by nature for
the benefit of all.
"I am deeply grateful to every-
one who supported me and I take
this opportunity to thank them.
(Signed F. W. Fischer."
Lindbergh Sees
German Air Crash
WARNEMUENDE, Germ any,
July 27. (U.R)—Ernst Udet, Ger-
many's greatest surviving war-
time air ace, craashed today as
he was demonstrating a new type
airplane for Col. Charles A. Lind-
bergh.
Col. Lindbergh was watching
from the ground. He expressed
great relief when he learned that
Udet was orily slightly injured.
Udet, who is credited with
bringing down 62 Ailed 'planes in
the war, leaped by parachute.
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tTHIS ...
BERLIN, July 27 (U.R) —Mrs.
Eleanor Holm Jarrett, 1932, Olym-
pic backstroke champion who was
dismissed from the Amorican team
for attending too many cocktail
parties, will remain in Berlin
throughout the games, covering
them for an American news agen-
cy.
"I've always had the yen to be a
reporter," she said today, "and
now I'm going to be one."
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Pupil: "I failed in everything
except Greek!"
Dad: "How did it happen that
you didn't fail in Greek also?"
Pupil: "I didn't take it."
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Jtuth Spi'uiel
turned to H
am guests
Robert Burn
With their
ter.ion.
There ax
fcxctpl bats,
Texas Museum
to Be Built
AUSTIN, July 28. (U.R)—Exhib-
its of the University of Texas'
Centennial display will be haused
permanently. Regents expected to-
day that work will begin soon on
the museum building for which
a contract was let late yesterday
to J. E. Morgan & Sons, El Paso,
a firm which has erected most
of the new structures on the Un-
iversity campus. The main con-
struction will cost $265,885.
Plumbing, heating and ventila-
tion to be installed by Fox-Schmid
Austin, will cost $66,830 and Eu-
gme Ashe Electric company, Ft.
Worht, will supply lighting for
$31,985.
Contract for an auxiliary build-
ing at the University observatory
on Mount Locke was let to G.W.
Mitchell, San Antonio, for $29,-
fU4.
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In the next war, as in past
wars the United States will have
to be governed by the public
opinion of its people as to what
attitude it will take. If public
opinion is sufficiently passive .all
participation in war may be avert-
ed.—Frederick R. Coudert, New
York.
Mexico imported 14,367 passen-
ger automobiles in 1935, most of
them from the United States.
during the day, and committees
are at work trying to make the ne-
cessary arrangements.
King of Hikers
Visits in Mexia
Ralph Bradford, 32 years old
deaf mute who labels himself
the "king of hitchhakers" is spend
ing three days in Mexia gather-
ing material for books be is writ-
ing.
He has traveled 45,000 miles,
visiting numerous states and cit-
ies. Visiting 4,322 towns and cit-
ies, he has not heard a word at
any place, and communicaets by
writing.
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Rebels Fire on
San Sebastian
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish
Frontier, July 25 (U.R) — Rebel
troops tonight resumed artillery
bombardment of San Sebastian,
famous summer resort, where U.
S. Ambasasdor Claudo G. Bowers
and other diplomats were isolated
for several days.
Bowers and the French ambas-
sador, who escaped from San Se-
bastian in the lull preceding re-
newal of hostilities, established
emergency embassies at Guenter-
rabia, across the Bidassoa river
from Hendaye. A French warship
guarded the mouth of the river.
t NOT
: THIS!
BE COOL
and FRESH LOOKING!
The picture above tells the story! When you're wear-
ing newly cleaned and freshly pressed clothes you can
enjoy yourself far more than if you wore soiled, wilt*
ed, bedraggled clothes! You'll look better and feel
fresher in clean clothes because clean clothes are actu-
ally cooler! Get over on the cool side!
Statistics show that American
tourists this year will spend some
$800,000,000 for gas, oil, garag-
ing, and repairs.
July motor vehicle production
in the United States is estimated
at 875,000 units.
Saturdflv Midnite $hn"> then
Sunday
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LITTLE
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for canning throughout the Bi-
Stone 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.
A Tiny Kerosene Burner takes
the place of all moving parts in
Electrolux. And this simpler,
more efficient operation makes
possible not only the perma-
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low-cost service of Electrolux.
Owners find that Electrolux
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to pay for itself.
Electrolux has already been the
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country over. Each year, it
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