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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
5
Local notices list visitors to Graham including S. R. Jeffery and Frances Bowron and Fort Worth trips by Mr. and Mrs. Schlittler and D. F. Ford of Loving. Promotion for SNODDY & SON Big 9 Sale and L. M. Davis Drug Co. ads appear alongside birth of a boy to E. R. Stevens and Bruce Knight visiting Brownfield.
Messrs T. J. Hamilton and H. P. Wootten of Murray were in Graham on Monday as visitors. Mrs A. T. Barrett and her daughter Miss Lorraine are visiting relatives in Fort Worth.
Mrs J Kopecky and her little son Joe of Galveston are visiting relatives and friends.
The largest bargain sale ever held in Graham begins Saturday at Snoddy & Son. Eight days of discounted goods are promised as shoppers line up for opening deals.
Mrs. E H Rosse of Aledo is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L M Davis, at the Davis household.
Miss Reta Ragland returned Tuesday from a brief visit to Fort Worth and Arlington. Miss William Jarnigan underwent an operation for removal of her tonsils last Saturday. A little son has been stopping at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Newby Corley since August 8. Mrs. H. C. Thomas of Eagle Lake is visiting her brother F. B. Lowery. Miss Marie Brister of Crowley is here visiting her sister Mrs. McKinley Norman. Robert and Clarence Jones left Monday for a visit with relatives in Dallas and Forney.
Messrs Grey and Ernest Howard visited Decatur this week to enjoy a local picnic event, taking in the social scene and observing residents at the gathering.
Miss Pearl Matthews resumes duties at the county clerk’s office after a two weeks’ vacation, rejoining staff and continuing routine administrative work.
Mrs. W. A. Shannon and her daughter Miss Ledell of Paducah, Texas, are visiting Mrs. J. M. Birdwell.
Mr. D Howery and family from Munday spent the first of the week in Graham visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. Luther Bishop and family and Ernest Bishop of Grandfield Oklahoma spent the week end in Graham, sharing time away from home and visiting local sights and friends during their stay.
Mr. Ben Ragland and family of Arlington visited Mr. H. K. Ragland for several days and returned home Saturday.
Mr and Mrs George Perkins of Olney spent the past weekend visiting in Graham at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Perkins.
Mrs J G Coleman and her children left Tuesday morning in their car to visit relatives in Fort Worth and Whitesboro.
Mr and Mrs J R McClanahan returned this week from a trip to Brownfield Texas. The couple spent the early part of the summer in Palestine before traveling home.
Mr. C. W. Hinson and family left last week for a trip into New Mexico. He was joined at Canyon by Mr. F. C. Marshall and family.
Eva Wood the daughter of Mr and Mrs Pat Wood underwent a tonsil removal operation at Olney last week in a minor medical procedure reported by local sources.
Mr. I. D. Simpson and his wife and Mrs. Simpson's mother and sister from Copperas Cove arrived Saturday night to visit Mr. Simpson's parents, sharing time with the elderly couple.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wood are on the Plains visiting Mrs. Wood’s brother, Ted Johnson, and family, joining a nearby reunion.
Mr. FE. R. Ragland and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ford returned last Sunday from a weeklong visit to the Plains, extending their travels and sharing impressions upon return.
Miss Fanny Lee White of Greenville Texas and her niece Miss Fay Cook of Flat Rock were guests of Miss Jessie Alford last Wednesday.
Mrs L Donaldson and her two sons Lyle and Joe Richard are in Cleburne visiting relatives. The group plans local sightseeing and family gatherings during their stay.
Mrs Harry Kindley and her sons Harry Jr and Eldon traveled to Jourdanton Texas last Friday to visit relatives.
Mrs Hazel Spencer of Augusta Kansas is visiting her father Mr Frank Briggs and grandmother Mrs Briggs.
Mrs Jeffery received a message Monday that her brother Mr Stribling of Waco was seriously ill and she left Tuesday to be at his bedside.
Mr and Mrs S H Rider of Wichita Falls visited Mr and Mrs Edgar McLendon Sunday. They recently returned from a trip to California.
Mr Otto Deats left last week for Albany for a brief visit. He is on vacation and will be absent from the First National Bank for several days.
Elder J. H. Fisher of Newcastle was in the city Friday spreading sunshine. He has been enjoying the fat of the land and said why should he worry.
Mrs Ernest Frances was summoned to Graford Sunday due to the passing of her mother. Friends in Graham extend deep sympathy for her loss.
Miss Gertrude Taylor of Dallas visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Taylor and other relatives spending Tuesday night in Newcastle with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Taylor.
Mrs J W Horner visited Mrs J H Alford last Monday. The two longtime neighbors and friends enjoy sharing visits and company.
Mr and Mrs L B Kidwell of Cache Oklahoma visited their daughter Mrs Will Loving of Jermyn this week Mr Kidwell was meeting his old friends in Graham Monday
Mr and Mrs Carl Mulkey of Fort Worth visited their grandmother Mrs J W Graves who recently suffered a light stroke of paralysis about two weeks ago.
Mrs. Will Plemmons and two young sons from San Antonio are visiting Mr. B. W. Drum of Indian Mound and Mrs. Will Barrett of Antelope and traveled to see their grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Short, last Friday.
Mr and Mrs W E Steele returned Saturday from a visit to Mr Steele's father in Tioga Texas. Bessie Roberta and Marvin Steele of Tioga and Lucile Reese of Valley View accompanied them for a visit.
Some of the tiny humming birds of South America are the smallest birds known. Not much bigger than moths, but arrayed in gorgeous plumage. They dart about in summer like living flashes of light. The mother bird and her little one have plenty of room to settle down in the bowl of an ordinary tablespoon.
Mr Henry Schlittler Jr left for El Paso last Thursday and was joined in Fort Worth by Mr Art Ernest. He witnessed his first bull fight in Juarez last Sunday and condemned the cruelty as beyond description. He visited a fair near Juarez and enjoyed a brief stay in Old Mexico.
Dr W A Morris and family returned Saturday from an overland trip to Galveston. He bought a fifty five pound watermelon in Weatherford for 1.25. In Graham he found G B Johnson placing a sixty two pound melon on ice, bought from Pink Brooks farm west of the city for 75 cents. No need to leave Young County for choice watermelons.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Rutherford announce the birth of a son born August 6 with celebration planned at their home Doyle Woods is noted visiting his brother Ira in Olney on Sunday
Mr Otto Deats returned this week from a visit to relatives at Albany Texas where he stayed several days and enjoyed the trip.
Mrs Oscar Catshall of Breckenridge spent the weekend with friends in Graham, enjoying a brief visit.
Ban ger mayor Sam Goldwater visited Graham yesterday. He has discarded his crutches and now walks with a cane for support.
Mrs Myra Guinn returns to her Breckenridge home Sunday following a two week visit with Miss Gladys Wood.
Uncle Pink Brooks displayed on Graham streets a Roy Mote drawing featuring a cartoon of the governor’s face and Mrs. Ferguson guiding “Farmer Jim” toward the prohibi tion gate. The gate is shown as locked. The cartoon was praised as clever and original.
City Marshall Davis and Sheriff Cooper with deputies raided alleys near the square Saturday afternoon and found small quantities of "choc" in several negro cabins. The suspects were jailed awaiting further developments after multiple nightly findings.
Judge S A Penix came back this week from a business trip to Lamesa Texas. Mrs Penix will stay longer with her mother who lives at Lamesa Texas.
County missionary Sam Malone wrapped a very fine Murray meeting Sunday night and announced he will start a new meeting at Proffitt next week.
A large crowd gathered in Graham as farmers delayed work to attend events on Big Monday, drawing attention to the rural community gathering and its local impact.
Dr. F. I. Warrick arrived Monday night after a several week stay in Wisconsin. Mrs. Warrick will remain for a longer visit.
Mr John Ware, a leading Graham farmer and ranchman, moved there four years ago and proves skilled in fruit and vegetable growing. He grows top quality produce not for market but to share with friends, including impressive Honey Ball melons. One melon measured twenty seven inches in circumference, a feat he flaunts to Fort Worth boosters.
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