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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
5
Local column reports several residents traveling and visiting. Hallam family confined to home due to illness while Mrs. Hallam and children return from a month in Italy. The Caldwell siblings and others visit Cisco and Breckenridge. Various townspeople including Padgett, Braddock, Denison, Martin, Edwards, and Scott attend events, visits, or funerals in Graham and neighboring areas.
Otto Kidd and daughter Miss are visiting home folks in Wright formerly of Roswell Mexico but now living in Wichita Falls. They were in Graham on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs W T Finch stayed in Graham visiting their friends Mr and Mrs John B Wood at the start of the week in the Texas town.
Mr and Mrs R M Perry left Monday for a business and pleasure trip to Macon Georgia. They will be gone three months. Miss Marcelle Lively of Okmulgee Oklahoma is visiting at the home of her brother Morris A Lively 703 Brazos Street. Mrs Mary E Timmons is visiting relatives at Weather. Her daughter Miss Sallie accompanied her to Fort Worth.
A. D. Stewart and family with W. A. Stewart and wife and son Walter departed Tuesday for a tour through Oklahoma and Arkansas. A. J. Ernest of Dallas visited the city this week selling cultivators and tending business interests.
Paul Kidd has taken a position as ee for royalty interests on the ahaney and other leases around Bunger.
Foy Phillips Curtis Dickenson and Robert Reed have come back from Abilene where they spent the summer attending school.
J. E. Campbell former Olney banker purchased the Charles Lyons ranch near Cochran County totaling 13 000 acres for 190 000 dollars and will reside on the property.
Mr Bower reports West Texas hit hard by a drought and notes crops here are better than those seen in Estelline Plainview and Lubbock during the journey Miss Pearl Hamilton accompanies them on the trip and the couple visited several towns along the plains.
R D Owen was quite sick the early week. A O Slater of Bryson visited the city at week’s start. Judge Andrews and son of Stamford handled professional business in Graham last week. Mrs Kendrick and children returned to Dallas this week after visiting Mrs Boyd Street. Miss Lou Stroud came back yesterday from markets with millinery for S B Street and Company store.
Debris is being cleaned from the northeast corner lot of the square where a fire occurred several days ago, as workers remove rubbish and prepare the site for inspection and possible cleanup actions.
Mrs S B Street and her young daughter traveled to Dallas this week to reunite with Mr Street who has been in the markets for several days.
J A Allen submitted a sample of his garden peaches to The Leader office last week. The force sampled them and pronounced them first class.
A. F. Sealy was struck by a Ford last week and now has a broken arm. The report notes that Ford vehicles are prone to kick and cause arm injuries more often than mules, highlighting the danger.
The negroes held a two day picnic last Friday and Saturday with visitors from nearby towns. Games drew attention as a major attraction, and the event left many participants with a lively, enjoyable memory.
C W Hinson and family arrived home after a cool mountain vacation in the West. Mr. Hinson reports a great time. B W King and Joe Wootten are expected in tonight.
Mrs R W McFarlane and her daughter Miss Marguerite left Saturday for a visit in Dallas. From Dallas they will proceed to Galveston to spend a week or ten days before returning home.
Pat Wood arrived back in Graham on Monday after several months in Cincinnati studying voice. A musician of notable ability, he will be welcomed warmly by the Graham community.
Mrs. B. G. Wood and her son A. G. and daughters Mrs. W. M. Hale and Mrs. Frank Lisle of Fort Worth arrived by automobile at the start of the week and are enjoying a short visit with old acquaintances here.
A dusty community note mentions a shower Saturday night and forecast rain next year. It records social visits among Ed Slader Gordon Herndon Sam Walker Willie Atwell Willard Mobley Julia Ratcliffe and others, plus Sunday School and church at Flint Creek and regional travels by W T Long M M Stephens and families.
The Clarence Brown Hockaday chapter of the Order of De Molay for Boys will be instituted in Graham on August 25 at 4 30 p m in the high school auditorium weather permitting The Wichita Falls Chapter will conduct the initiation and a program including a meal is planned Master Masons are urged to attend and support the work for boys ages 16 to 21 Boys vouched for and son of a Master Mason or a Master Mason’s chum are eligible to petition for membership The official program will be printed in next week’s Leader.
The Hound Men's Association met in Graham on Monday with members from Young and nearby counties. W F Roquemore of Elbert joined, praising hound protection and urging cooperation to curb trapper harm. He hopes to form a branch in Elbert and educate hunters to support wolf hound interests.
Former students faculty and friends of the University of Texas unite for a World War memorial building to honor Texas men and women who served. Aiming to educate and inspire, the campaign seeks at least one million dollars to establish a home for Texas spirit.
Last Thursday night thieves broke into the store of J. H. Norman and Joe Mabry and took four auto casings five inner tubes and three six shooters. The items belonged to Mr Norman. Officers have not rounded up suspects yet but are keeping watch and expect to run them down soon.
Wallace Reid returns as a speed demon in Paramount’s Across the Continent shown next Friday at the National Theatre. Wally races a flivver in a transcontinental event and wins with Mary MacLaren as his leading lady.
Reedy Gowens and Crystal Gowens were married last week at the bride’s parents’ home in Tank Valley with Elder J. H. Fisher officiating. The couple are popular young people and receive many congratulations from friends.
Labor troubles delay the plan to reopen the Newcastle coal mine under an open shop policy. The company reports sufficient contracts ahead as it pursues the restart.
Allen Craig is away from his post at the John E. Morrison Co. Friends suggest a vacation while others note his need for rest. After a few days of respite he may return to work with renewed energy.
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