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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
10
Traffic experts across the United States push for a national code of driving signals to reduce accidents as car ownership rises. Collier’s urges four simple signals turning left and right, passing, and stopping, with Milton endorsing the plan and stressing timely, clear signaling to save lives.
Jackie Coogan in The Rag Man opens at the Liberty Theatre Monday and Tuesday. Willard Mack wrote the New York life comedy about an Irish American boy who becomes a partner to an old Jewish junk man. Cast includes Max Davidson Robert Edeson William Conklin and Lydia Yeamans Titus. Jack Coogan Sr supervised the production.
Squire Perkins, once an outspoken anti evolutionist, recounts a moment at the swimming hole last week when he witnessed his son home on vacation picking up his socks with his bare toes in a candid personal vignette.
The quotation juxtaposes Bragg asserting constant novelty with Staid referencing a rock remark about tossing vea into chicken salad, implying playful misquotation or misdirection in a light, whimsical exchange. The item reads as a quirky, non-newsypiece.
Joe L. Morton and Myrtle E. Young surprised friends by secretly marrying after obtaining a license in Jacksboro on August 5. The couple, now residing at 851 Virginia Street in Graham, shared a life between Mineral Wells Fort Worth and Graham, tied to their families in Texas and Tennessee.
A provocative exchange states Bill Simpkins tests town patience as The Goat questions the claim. The Diggers label Simpkins a bootlegger amid a dispute reflecting local tensions and rumors.
William Fairbanks stars in a new motion picture at the Liberty Theatre next Friday August 21 for a one day run. His demanding role requires him to ride drive racing cars and even operate a locomotive to perform a dramatic rescue from the cow-catcher. He performs all his scenes without doubles and relishes the thrill of such work.
A comic exchange contrasts a boastful driver claiming twenty two miles per gallon with another character noting Clem Glover’s jail trip after consuming a half pint of hootch, reflecting a satirical take on everyday behavior.
Treasury official cites hardships from federal estate and state inheritance taxes. A fable shows John Henry and Walter Brown facing $1.96 million in death duties in 1920, forcing a bond issue to settle debts and highlighting tax-driven business risk.
Confessions of a Queen a thrilling love story arrives at the Liberty Theatre on Wednesday adapted for MGM from Kings in Exile Alphonse Daudet. The film presents love and intrigue in a new tempo and theme from Victor Seastrom with Agnes Christine Johnstone.
Not much rain since July 4 affects Cedar Creek crops. E L Cretsinger harvested about 300 bushels of barley from 30 acres. Beckett Lisle of California Creek visited Cedar Creek last Saturday. Henry Steele and family, on a vacation tour, stopped by friends here and traveled through Breckenridge Thurber Fort Worth Dallas and Graham. Mrs I W Steele, Walter, and Charity Steele visited Graham last week.
A quip turns on a neighborly exchange about mood and music as one speaker notes an ill wind depressing him, while the other reframes it as the wind of a saxophone next door. The exchange combines humor with urban living detail and personal sentiment.
A fragment highlights the paradox of a lease on dignity as one sits grandly in a chair that does not exist. The verse contrasts deliberate deception with a passive pose. It evokes a sly critique of pretense and disembodied authority.
A compact verse notes it is easy to be pleasant when a car runs smoothly but true worth lies in a man who can smile after a difficult ride home on the rim. The poem contrasts ease with resilience and dignity in adversity.
A playful Windsor Border Cities Star item riffs on how a worn tire senses festive readiness, weaving humor about attire and vehicle readiness in a light, punchy tone. The piece playfully links wardrobe and wheels to social occasions with a wink.
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