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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
1
Mrs Helen H Gardner civil service commissioner died recently and willed her brain to Cornell University to prove women are equal to men. The will request puzzled executors as to fulfillment with doctors denying current care and Walter Reed officials refusing to comment on the case.
Miss Bessie Mayes daughter of Mr and Mrs Jason Mayes of 814 Kentucky Street wed Mr D R Wimberly of Wichita Falls in a 630 morning ceremony officiated by Rev G W Black The bride a Graham High School graduate Baylor alumna and former Bridgeport True School teacher moves to Denton area with her new husband The couple left by Rock Island train for Fort Worth before settling in Wichita Falls The bride wore dark blue georgette travel outfit with beige accessories
Rev. G. W. Black, longtime moderator, announces the next session of the Young County Baptist Association will meet at the Jean Church starting Friday September 4. He urges all county churches to elect messengers and prepare letters. Jean prepares for large attendance and hosts with notable hospitality.
Hon. Guvnn Williams and other Masonic officials visit the city this afternoon and will lead a service at the hall this evening inviting every Master Mason to attend.
Pastor T. R. Paden and Missionary E. M. Agee closed a good meeting at Indian Mound Tuesday. Fourteen additions to the church with eight baptisms and eight converts joining elsewhere. Singing by Burris Paden and Mr. McGaragle delighted the community. Six volunteers for special work were shown, and a preacher and missionary appeared among the choices. A meeting begins today at Pleasant Valley with recall of the county Baptist association on September 4 at the Jean Church.
Mr. Sam Goldwater of Serve All Cash Store offers 25 in gold to the first man south of the Brazos in Young County to cross the Gooseneck bridge with a bale of 1925 cotton. The bale will be marketed in Graham due to no local market at Bunger. Last year J L Brown won the prize. The earliest graham bale earlier dates: August 11 last year sold by Ed Sluder for 30¢ a lb, plus a 100 premium from the Chamber of Commerce. In 1923 M M Stephens brought in the first bale on August 8. Dry weather may push the 1925 bale into Graham within days.
Austin, Aug. 3. H. M. Neilson, 60, a farmer and storekeeper at St. Elmo four miles south of Austin, shot and killed his wife while mistaken for a burglar. A shotgun blast struck Mrs. Neilson, 56, mother of four. Neilson, awakened by porch noises, searched the front of his home and fired on a person he believed was a prowler, striking his wife at close range.
Mr. T. M. Hughes arrived from the Panhandle camp at the McCluskey base with a broken leg just as we went to press. The cause of the injury is unknown. He was transported to Graham Hospital in Morrison’s ambulance.
Mrs S E Pritchard and her granddaughter Mrs Carl Birdwell called at the Leader office Monday. Mrs Pritchard has just returned from visits to Mississippi North Carolina and South Carolina. She found the country uniformly dry and renewed memories of her old home.
Mrs. Albert Smith of Dallas, sister of Mrs. J. D. Dawson, will sing at the First Baptist Church Sunday at eleven in the morning. The congregation has heard her on the radio and looks forward to hearing her perform in person.
Lindsey Penix, once critically ill while attending college in Abilene, returned home Tuesday afternoon after a period of medical challenge and hospitalization.
After protracted talks the Shipping Board approved Henry Ford’s bid of 1,760,000 for 200 idle government war ships. Most are to be scrapped while Ford may convert a few to Diesel powered overseas transports for his plants. Vote was 4 to 1 with Benson opposed. Chairman O'Connor praised the sale as a thrust against foreign ship interests.
Rev J N Hunt, pastor of the Henrietta Baptist Church, will preach Sunday morning and evening here. He has led the Henrietta church for several years and is described as a great preacher. Members are urged to attend both services.
Virgil and Vivian Dye celebrated their tenth birthday on Tuesday August 4 with a boys versus girls baseball game and other activities. Refreshments were served to Carlton Rhodes Wallace Rhodes Catherine Lamons Leila Lamons Margaret Lamons Tommy Lamons Travis Graham Irma Graham Bruce Long Adele Long Kathryn Cook Emma Clo Cook John Edward Casburn Howell Smith Willard Smith Catherine Johnson Norma Forrest Charles Forrest Laura Forrest Cecil Corley Burton Regan Durwood Regan O B Williams Alwana Wood Jarnagin Campbell and Josephine Casburn.
Breckenridge plans a weekend of racing and aviation with a new aviation field to be dedicated. Over twenty automobile race entries are expected and fifteen airplanes from Dallas will be on hand plus several army planes. Distinguished visitors are anticipated for the two days.
Light rain fell Tuesday in Graham, about 12 30 p m registering 54 inches in the city area. Heavier activity northeast of town, with drier conditions south and west. The cooler spell and general rain hoped for to ease drought, restore pastures, and safeguard winter stock as cotton holds up amid weevil concerns and the approaching ginning season.
An invitation is issued for Saturday night at the bandstand on the courthouse lawn to hear two speakers, R. F. Duckworth and R. O. Connor, discuss World Peace. If bad weather, the courthouse will be used.
The Boston Bloomer Girls lost 5 to 3 to the local Graham club after seven innings due to a train to Breckenridge. A Bloomer pitcher faltered while Graham bats surged, and a large crowd saw the Bloomers struggle to derail the local squad.
If the weather is favorable the DeMolay Band will give a concert on the courthouse lawn tomorrow evening at 8 o clock.
Rev G W Black officiated last Thursday at the bride’s mother’s home on North Virginia Street for the wedding of Roy T Sale a traveling salesman based in Amarillo and Mrs Mary Addie Dyer The bride grew up in the county but has lived away for several years.
Mrs. W F Bautes Miss Laslie Welch and Miss Nona Mae Bates of Groesbeck and Mrs. Seawright of Waco are visiting Mr and Mrs M C Snoddy in Groesbeck during a social visit with the hosts welcoming the group.
S L Ribble, three miles south of Oil City, delivered a near forty six pound watermelon to Sam Goldwater of Serve All Cash Store in Bunger. Goldwater offered five dollars for the largest watermelon south of the Brazos. The Leader pronounced the melon perfect in form and flavor. Ribble has lived in the area fifty years and his family are Parker and Young county pioneers.
Dean H Y Benedict released a list of 435 Arts and Sciences students at the University of Texas named to the Honor Roll for the spring term. Willie Allen of Graham is listed in the first group, noted for high scholastic achievement and consistent yearly honors as a freshman.
Miss Gladys Fowler hosted a Monday luncheon in Miss Eva Mae Jordan's honor. Guests included Genevieve Russell Lis Johnson Elizabeth Morrison and other friends. After dining a theatre party followed with several young men joining.
Galveston ranked second to New York in foreign traffic for the first eleven months of the fiscal year. New York led with 3,247,370,000 dollars, Galveston with 730,043,000, and New Orleans followed at 625,152,000 according to the customs statistics bureau.
Rev. J. C. Grimes and Rev. Joe W. Bickley attend a Graham meeting at Tank Valley this week. The people of Graham are invited to attend the gathering.
Hon. Fred T. Arnold teaches the Down Town Bible Class which held a watermelon party at Shawnee Park on Tuesday evening. Rain forced the relocation from the pump station to the park. Large crowd attended and an abundance of watermelons was served.
A call emerges for a $400 000 bond issue to build highways and lateral roads in Young County Precinct No 1. Petitions circulate to fund roads with state aid toward the Jack and Stephens County lines. Proponents cite social economic gains lower upkeep costs and investment value while urging timely local control of road funding.
Mrs Gary Smith hosted her Sunday School class and friends at the Presbyterian manse lawn last Monday afternoon. Teams led by Captains Clarence Jones and Douglas Marshall competed in bean bag with lively cheering, Morene Wilke delivering the winning throw for the Douglas Marshall team. Members present included Dorothy Coleman Edmonia Gagy Smith Morene Wilke Veda George Frances Hallam Clarence Jones Douglas Marshall William Yancey Rayford Cockrell Bernis Camp Dwight Botkin Rayford McNabb Guests included Perrin Clyde Gary Smith La Rue Prideaux Sadie Prideaux Louise Hutchison Fredda Stewart and Virginia Mitchell of Sherman.
Tomorrow marks the final day of the large Eliasville picnic public event with crowds expected to attend. Organizers urge visitors to arrive early and follow safety guidelines as activities continue through dusk.
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