Butler Builds Profitable Poultry Business in Indian Mound
Mr. T. C. Butler, a progressive farmer in Indian Mound, expanded his White Leghorn poultry operation to about 300 hens and a hatchery. In March he sold 550 dozen eggs to Graham Hide & Produce for roughly 140 dollars, projecting year earnings around 1500 dollars. He raises his own feed, emphasizes infertile eggs, and plans to add more chicks, signaling poultry as a growing, profitable sideline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Butler
Indian Mound
Butler
Graham Hide & Produce Company
Graham
A. &. M. College
Mineral Wells Ball Team Here Friday
Graham fans can see the high school team in action at the local ball park on Friday afternoon as Mineral Wells visits. The Graham boys are in good condition and hope to win the game here to spur a bigger crowd and stronger effort in Mineral Wells Saturday.
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Graham
Mineral Wells
Meeting at Missionary Ridge Next Week
Rev. Joe W. Bickley of the Graham Circuit M E Church South will begin a meeting at the Missionary Ridge past meeting house next Wednesday April 22. Services will run nightly to welcome residents of Flint Creek Rocky Mound and Missionary Ridge communities who are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe W. Bickley
Graham
M. E. Church
South
Missionaryidge
Missionary Ridge
Flint Creek
Rocky Mound
Dinner party at Roselyn Cafe with local guests
Miss Sybil Barnes hosted a dinner Friday at the Roselyn Cafe with Lucy Morris Faye Jordan Beulah Allen Martha Morris Kath erine Morris Marietta Jordan and Mrs Joe L Matthews. Afterward Otto Deats Wm Evans Phil Huey Neal Barrett and Marvin Clover joined as guests of Miss Lucy Morris to the National Theatre. Post show Easter ices and angel food cake were served at Ramsey Drug store. Mr and Mrs Jim Wood visited Mineral Wells today to buy pot plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Barnes
Roselyn Cafe
Lucy Morris
Faye Jordan
Beulah Allen
Martha Morris
Katherine Morris
Marietta Jordan
Joe L. Matthews
Otto Deats
Wm. Evans
Phil Huey
Neal Barrett
Marvin Clover
National Theatre
Ramsey Drug
Fatal Ford roadster accident claims C F Burton
C F Burton died after an accident on the northeast corner of the square last Friday evening. The Ford roadster owned by W W Good, with Miss Irene Brewer driving, struck him as he tried to dodge the car. He survived about 17 hours after the crash, with the brain injury blamed for his death. This marks the second fatality on that corner, following Harley four years earlier. Police investigated. no complaints filed.
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C. F. Burton
W. W. Good
Mr. Good
Irene Brewer
Mary Mitchel
Fannie Mae Mitchell
Miss Brewer
Oak Street
Fourth Street
Burton
Harley
C F Burton Buried Monday Morning
Funeral services for Mr. Charies Burton were held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Graham Texas on Monday morning April 13 1924 at ten oclock. He died Thursday evening when an automobile struck him while crossing a main street corner. He was born October 25 1875 in Macksburg Ohio and lived in oil fields West Virginia Illinois Oklahoma before moving to Texas. He married Minnie Louise Pryor August 4 1904 and they had six children. He leaves his mother one brother five sisters and is a Mason.
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Charies
Burton
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Graham
Texas
J. W. W. Shuler
Mr. Burton
Rachel Burton
Macksburg
Masonic Order
Donors of Books to Public Library
The Library Board thanks many donors for recent contributions. An unknown friend donated nine leather bound Southern Historical Papers volumes. Mrs. H. C. Stoffers gave 28 books, Mesdames Harless Sanford and Voules contributed valuable volumes. The World War Source Records loan from Ligon Daniel Post is widely used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Stoffers
Mesdames Harless
Sanford
Voules
Ligon-Daniel Post
Graham Public Library
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
The First Christian Church April Services and Sermon Topics
The First Christian Church announces Bible School begins at 9 45 a m and communion at 11 00 a m on Sunday with evangelistic services at 7 45 p m Pastor C C Klingman notes no prayer meeting this week due to the Baptist revival The sermon topics are The Glory of Gods House and The Unpardonable Sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
God
C. C. Klingman
Banks Close April 21 For San Jacinto Day
Tuesday April 21 San Jacinto Day closures noted for First National Bank and Graham National Bank summarizing that both banks will be closed that day due to the holiday.
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San Jacinto
First National Bank
Graham National Bank
Shriners Plan Great Day in Fort Worth April 26
Mossah Temple schedules a Fort Worth ceremonial with a parade at 4 PM a supper at 6 PM and a band concert at 7 PM. Richard Clark works on the new stage at the coliseum while Nobles and novices register Friday and Saturday for attendance and dancing. Mayor Eddleman seeks a large Gra ham delegation for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriners
FT. Worth
Mossah Temple
Fort Worth
Richard Clark
Ziegfeld Follies
Famous Players
Ceremonia
A. B. Eddleman
Coliseum
Mossah Temple Band
Noble Wright Armstrong
Sam S. Losh
Southside Lodge
Corner Fifth
Magnolia Avenues
E. Clyde Whitlock
Eddleman
Graham
Secretary Walker Buys Olney Grocery Store This Week
Judge D Walker longtime Graham chamber secretary resigns after three offers and buys a grocery business in Olney. He helped win projects like union passenger station tourist park Young County fair hospital paving and road improvements. He and Mrs Walker leave Graham with many friends predicting success in Olney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge D. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Olney
Judge Walker
Graham Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Graham
Union
Young County Fair
Graham Hospital
Young County
Judge
Graham Music Club Delivers Notable Friday Program
The Graham Music Club presented a well received benefit program for the DeMolay Band at the High School auditorium last Friday. Despite smaller crowd due to revival meetings, attendees enjoyed a varied show with piano solos violin works glee club numbers and dance pieces. Proceeds aid the DeMolay Band’s expenses for the W T C C meeting in Mineral Wells in May.
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Graham Music Club
Graham
Prgram
Mineral Wells
Music Club
Lois Johnson
Glee Club
Russell
Camp Fire Girls
Bill Dowdle
Parker
Duncan
Dyer
Klingman
Grace Morley
Miss Morley
James Bowron
Robert Fowler
Beavers
Dorothy Hudson
Mary Eddleman and Mary George win in clothing contest
Mary Eddleman won first in all three divisions of the Feature Contest and Mary George won first in the Exhibit Contest at the Graham High School show. Winners head to Austin for the State Clothing Contest as representatives of Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findley Weaver
Mary Eddleman
Mary George
Austin
Graham High School
Irene Taylor
Ida Hunter
Edrie Burton
Mary Eddieman
Ruby Brown
Toy Hill
Mary Louise Hallam
Evelyn Jordan
Clara Mae Parkinson
J. M. Birdwell
Hellen McMurray
Lois Cannon
Graham
Episcopal preacher to speak at Graham church service
Reverend Frank H. Stedman will preach at the Episcopal Church in Graham on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to attend the service.
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Episcopal Church
Frank H. Stedman
Graham
P C Walker Offers Rewards for Hatchery Name and Essay
Mr P C Walker of Graham Texas offers fifteen dollars for a hatchery name and ten dollars for a short article on why any county should have a chicken hatchery. He also awards one thousand dollars to the best school article on the topic. Entrants may be from any county and mail to Box 131 Graham Texas.
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P. C. Walker
Graham
Texas
Dollar Bills Laundered in Graham Demonstration
The Oil Cities Electric Company plans a Saturday afternoon event in Graham at 8 o’clock showing 1000 one dollar bills being washed dried and ironed in a commercial washing machine. The bank will supply the notes and observers can view the process at the company office on the north side of the square.
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Graham
Oil Cities Electric Company
First National Bank
Boy Scouts Head to Olney District Meet
Mr. G. W. Miller in Graham urges parents to let as many as fifty Boy Scouts attend the district meeting in Olney this Friday and Saturday. Scouts meet at First Christian Church after school Friday and ride to Olney. Olney will provide meals. boys should bring two blankets and eating gear. Cars are needed. call Mr. Miller to help.
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G. W. Miller
Boy Scouts of
Graham
Olney
Price's Pharmacy Opens With Fanfare in Graham
Price's Pharmacy held a formal opening last Saturday with many visitors who received samples and souvenirs. Jimmie's Peerless Orchestra provided music as proprietor Hardy Price, Graham native and graduate pharmacist, announced his new store on the north side of the square with a large stock and fountain drinks.
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Price’s
Jimmie
Peerless Orchestra
Hardy Price
Graham
Price
Mrs Lovett Leaves Mineral Wells for Dallas Illness
Mrs. L. D. Lovett, ill at Mineral Wells for several days, traveled to Dallas this week with her husband as a nonresponsive illness prompts the likelihood of an operation. The husband accompanied her on the trip.
Mrs W E Simpson Called to Mesquite for Ill Father
Mrs W E Simpson travels to Mesquite to be at the bedside of her father who is reported quite ill.
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W. E. Simpson
Mesquite
Great Revival Underway at Local Baptist Church
A revival at the Baptist church draws large crowds nightly with early arrivals to secure seats. The Booster choir for juniors and intermediates joins the main choir as Rev. B F Thorn delivers messages focused on Home and spiritual renewal. Nightly attendance grows. 549 attended the first day, with 90 uniting today and about 75 to be baptized. closing day expected to surpass prior peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Thorn
G. W. Black
Bro. Black
Graham to Send Delegation to Mineral Wells Meeting
Graham directors vote to dispatch two hundred or more representatives to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce gathering in Mineral Wells during the first week of May. P M Nicolett Raymond Leslie and E L Gibson named arrangements committee. Mrs James J Akin and Miss Frances Miller chosen as Graham’s Madam and Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
M. W
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mineral Wells
P. M. Nicolett
Raymond Leslie
E. L. Gibson
James J. Akin
Frances Miller
Mrs S J Cannon Guests at Teachers Home in Livingston
Mrs S J Cannon of Livingston Texas and her daughter Miss Lois Cannon were weekend guests at the Teachers Home. The home opened Monday afternoon from four to six o'clock for friends of the teachers to meet Mrs Cannon and welcome her to the city. Punch was served by Misses Reese and Davis to a list of guests including Mesdames I T Gilmer B W King J H Henry W A Morris H L Morrison Mary Hallam Charles A Russell O Faunt LeRoy Paul Deats Virgil Tidwell G W Miller and Mrs Graham.
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S. J. Cannon
Livingston
Texas
Lois Cannon
Cannon
Our City
Reese
Davis
I. T. Gilmer
B. W. King
J. H. Henry
W. A. Morris
H. L. Morrison
Mary, Hallam
Charles A. Russell
O. Faunt- LeRoy
Paul Deats
Virgil Tidwell
G. W. Miller
Mrs. Graham
Visit to Dallas and Waco by Scott and Brittain family
Mr. LeRoy Brittain and Mrs. Leslie Scott with baby visited Dallas last week. They traveled to Waco Sunday to see Miss Scott's sister, Mrs. Skinner, and extended the trip with Miss Bettie Scott and Miss Zella Allen.
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LeRoy Brittain
Leslie Scott
Bettie Scott
Zella Allen
Dallas
Mr. Brittain
Miss Scott
Waco
Mrs. Skinner
Also Mentioned on This Page
TC. Butler
Jim Wood
Ford
Boy Scouts
Baptist Church
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