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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
7
Local milling industry recognizes Light Crust as the finest flour milled in America. Mr. Jim Guinn and his children from Flint Creek visited Graham on Monday. Mr. Aaron Rogers of Kress Texas visited his aunt Mrs. W E Braddock.
Miss Esta Francis of Grafore was a guest of Miss Pauline Braddock last week. Mr. J. M. Hubbard of the New castle Register attended a Graham visit on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Perkins and daughter Carolyn visited relatives at Olney Sunday. Mrs. H. W. Lindsay and son Bobby visited Mr. Lindsay in Clay County the past weekend.
Mrs. H. J. Landers of Ada Oklahoma visits her daughter Mrs. O Fauntleroy. James Alden Bowron Miss Edna and Aoh left Monday for a visit to Durant Oklahoma.
Miss Lois Babb came back Sunday from Dallas where she spent the summer attending school.
Misses William and Maurie Jarna gin returned Sunday from a visit with relatives in Dallas.
Final clearance sale on silk dresses with values up to 12.50, 25.00, and 35.00 at STRE CO. Prices include items marked 4.95 9.95 and 14.75. Limited quantities remain at OS 4.95 and related discounts.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jarnagin visited Dallas on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack White returned after a week’s vacation.
Eastman Kodaks and Films at SNODDY & SON. Secretary T. T. George and family spent Sunday in Dallas. County Agent W. C. Hale spent Sunday in Fort Worth. See our 1927 Oldsmobiles. Mr. G. D. Hinson was a business visitor in Fort Worth last Saturday. Mr. J. B. Maples out on Route A is a new subscriber to the Leader. Fly-Tox tonight and sleep in comfort undisturbed by mosquitoes. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reeves of Loving were Graham visitors Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Robert Schlittler departed today to visit relatives in Corsicana and will likely stay several days during the trip.
Mrs Lola Titsworth came back last week after visiting relatives in Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs B Shook of Rockwall County are visiting Mr and Mrs W A Dennis. The brief social notice notes the cordial hospitality and the hosts in Rockwall County.
Mrs. Joe B. Friedel and daughter Betty Joe visited Fort Worth last week. Eastman Kodaks and Flims at Snoddy & Son. Mrs. J H Reed of Balls visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. A J Bryan. Mrs. L E Crawford hosts a Texas visit from a Fort Worth sister. Mrs. Sam Dowdle and Miss Pearl Matthews returned Monday from Abilene and Stamford trips.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Short and daughter Miss Ione of Dallas visited relatives on Sunday. Mr. James Porter and his family left the first of the week for a trip through New Mexico.
Mrs John Perkins and her daughter Carolyn visited relatives in Texarkana and returned last week. The notice highlights big bargains on printed voiles priced at 39 cents and 10 cents per yard at Street and Co.
Miss Ina Bryan and Nolan Bryan came home last Friday from Fort Worth and Dallas where they visited relatives and friends.
Mr. Waltter Long Mrs. S C Campbell and Mrs. Andrew Kelley visited Miss Edna Long in San Angelo last week.
Last Friday marked the eighteenth without arousing fear or superstition as many people considered it lucky while others regarded it unlucky.
Judge G F Parsons of Megargel is down to visit relatives at Bunger during the week, staying with family and taking a short rest.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Craig of Fort Worth arrived Saturday to visit relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs C C Johnson traveled to Wichita Falls on Sunday to visit their sister Mrs Ray who is seriously ill.
Mr Rex Cornish and Mrs Annie H Cornish with children traveled to Colorado and returned last week.
Mr and Mrs C W Hinson and daughter Evelyn depart for a vacation trip to the Davis Mountains tomorrow.
Short note urges readers to inspect the Oldsmobile SIX prior to purchase. Mentions Jim Smith of near Jean as a Graham visitor last Saturday, noting he has lived in that county area many years.
Miss Gela Meir, Miss Tella Bell, and Miss Elizabeth Touchstone of Sherman are here on an extended visit with Mrs. Frank Forbes.
Messrs Hal Johnson Bryan Little and Chas Watson of Belton and Roy Watson of Megargel visited friends in Graham the past weekend.
Summer rayon dress goods offered at 48 cents per yard, with values up to one dollar per yard, in a clearance sale.
District Clerk Willie Riggs Mrs Riggs and Virginia Ellen returned from a visit to Arkansas. Mr Riggs sister of Eliasville accompanied them on the trip.
Mr. I. W. Steele returned to Cedar Creek after attending a good meeting of the Predestinarian Baptists at Senate in Jack County.
Miss Eugenia Carlton spends the week in Fort Worth visiting friends at T C U hill, enjoying local hospitality and scenic views during her stay.
Superintendent I. T. Gilmer and his family, Mr. J. P. McKinley and family, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kay departed last week for a trip to Colorado.
Mrs Rob Bloomer and her daughter Mildred of Lehigh Oklahoma are visiting Mrs Robert L Morrison. The brief social note records their arrival and contact in the local community.
A sale on pure silk chiffon hose priced at 1.48 per pair promotes new summer colors. The advertisement emphasizes full silk composition from top to toe and attractive pricing.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Corley and their son Cecil departed yesterday to visit relatives in West Texas and New Mexico.
Mr. E H Rowe hosted a reunion with his cousin Ben Lackey from Wayne Oklahoma. They had not seen each other in thirty seven years during a visit last week.
Mr. T. E. Wallace suffered a serious illness at the start of the week. Friends speculated that his recent journey to Old Mexico may have unsettled his health.
Mr and Mrs W S McBee return to their home at Tres Lagunas New Mexico after an extended visit with relatives in Lone Oak Community.
Mrs John Ware has been seriously ill since the start of the week and has endured prolonged health problems for years and months.
Miss Norfleet Grimes departed this week to attend a district meeting of extension workers near El Paso. She will be away from the county for several days.
Bargain selection of used cars offered by Hinson-Hockaday Grain Co with advertised low prices. Details on models and availability not fully legible in the clipping. Local buyers urged to inspect at the company’s display lot.
Smokey Whittle is visiting relatives in Rains County after undergoing an operation in Dallas last week. He plans to stay a few days with his home folks before returning to Graham.
The Rev. G. G. Mitchell of Eliasville joined Rev. Joe W. Bickley in a Henry Chapel meeting. The Leader was glad to have him call at the office while in the city.
Five years ago a new pro duct was developed at a premier scientific research institute. The product, Fly-Tox, is now known globally and benefits people everywhere. Available at retailers in bottles with a distinctive blue label.
Mr and Mrs Billy Fisher welcomed guests last week including Mr and Mrs Hodge Locke and family from Chillicothe Mr and Mrs John Branham and family from Wichita Falls and Mr Louis King of Vernon The article notes these friends of the Fishers are deaf mutes.
Mr and Mrs John R Spivey of Fort Worth visit Mr and Mrs W D Spivey this week. Both Spiveys teach at the Masonic School. John is well known in Graham and many friends are glad to see him and his talented wife.
The Texas Motor Co. at 423 Elm Street lists a 1925 Ford Coupe in A-1 shape for 300 dollars a 1924 Ford Coupe for 250 dollars a 1924 Dodge Roadster with new rubber for 380 dollars and a 1923 Dodge Touring for 250 dollars Dodge Dealers Sell Good Used Cars.
Mr and Mrs W A Stewart returned Monday from a visit to the northern and eastern markets. Bill has many stories from the trip. Crossing into Canada he joked about reaching the north pole and said Cook and Perry were mistaken about a pole as there is none to be found. He notes the area is level where explorers claimed a pole.
Mr and Mrs J W Fulps report their son Cordell has enlisted for three years at Fort McDowell California and will be stationed twelve miles from Pekin China. He sails August 20 aboard US Army transport Thomas via Honolulu Manila P L and Guam to his station and will return via Japan.
Rev. G. W. Black preached at the Baptist Church Sunday night while the pastor was away at Loving last week and now at Jean this week.
Heavy rain yesterday afternoon prevented Brother W. E. B. Lockridge from reaching his appointment in Jean where he was conducting a meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stewart and daughters Kathleen and Mary depart for Dallas to witness the marriage of Robert Stewart at 12 30 today.
Mr and Mrs C A Freeze and daughters Mrs Floyd McFaddin and Miss Grace and grandson Floyd McFadin Jr returned Monday from a trip to Corpus Christi and other places.
Mr and Mrs Henry Moore came to Graham on Monday from their farm fifteen miles east. Henry attended to a mule the city had impounded and sold, showing the ongoing local issue with livestock enforcement.
Mr John H Wood delivered a yard grown peach to the office on Monday. The tree had few peaches this year but each peach averaged about one half pound in weight.
Mrs Kent Williams shows twelve four month old Russian Wolfhound pups on the street. The sire was the top prize winner at the Fort Worth dog show last spring.
Silky dresses advertised at four ninety five nine ninety five and fourteen eighty five. Hurry to claim bargains before stock runs out.
Mr W H Kennedy left Monday for Aspermont to bring back Mrs Kennedy who is visiting her daughter there. He will say whether it ever rains in West Texas.
Mr and Mrs Ed Cox entertained yesterday with guests including Mr and Mrs J C Sensibaugh and granddaughter Ruthell Sensibaugh of Jermyn Mrs Mattie Burke of Comanche Oklahoma Mr RL Watson and family of Markley and Mr Ray Moore of Floy Dada Texas
Classified listing notes a 1925 Ford Coupe in A-1 condition with new rubber and a 1923 Dodge Touring. Priced around 380 dollars for the Ford and 250 dollars for the Dodge. Transport and contact details not provided.
A brief philosophical note asserts that mutual cooperation arises when people understand one another’s difficulties. It emphasizes empathy as the foundation for collaborative effort and problem solving.
Mr. John Ragland and his family moved to Electra last week prompting Graham to regret their departure. The message notes the Raglands leaving for a new residence.
Mr W E Moore and his daughter Miss Minnie came back Saturday after a five week stay in West Texas.
Reverend R J LaPrade arrived this week from Granger to join his wife who has been visiting her parents Reverend and Mrs B A Snoddy for several weeks.
Mrs. A K Jopling and her daughters Lillie and Yvonne of Fort Worth visit Mrs Joplin's father J M Whitfield. Mr Whitfield and his granddaughters were in Graham Tuesday afternoon.
Big assortment white and colored kid slippers in summer styles priced at 3.85 with values up to 8.00. Prompt selection offers a low price for a limited choice.
Sheriff J. B. Foster and Deputy S. H. McCready obtained a search warrant on Tuesday and confiscated about one hundred gallons of home brew one mile east of Graham on the Jacksboro road.
The Leader corrects an earlier report about the Harlan home noting the newborn is a boy rather than a girl. The child is named M. B. Harlan Jr. and is welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Harlan.
Mrs. J. G. Coleman and her sons Eugene and David and daughter Dorothy left Sunday for a visit in Whitesboro. Misses Eva and Rena, who had been visiting at Whitesboro several weeks, will return to Graham with them.
Mr and Mrs T M Corbett came back Sunday after a two week visit in Fort Worth Their old friends Mr and Mrs A J Proctor accompanied them home for a visit with the Corbetts Mr and Mrs John Ware and other friends were also mentioned staying nearby.
Mr. S. J. Allen came back from Stephens County last week and denies working during the visit. He says his son J. C. was busy, and he helped a little in the hay field but does not view haying as work, more as recreation.
Mr. J. G. Elliott of Red Top is described as a prosperous farmer who visits Graham for business. He advocates diversification, saying cows hogs and hens can be as valuable as cotton and notes frequent Graham business trips.
The Graham schools will start September 6 and many children will welcome the day. The Leader previously opposed magazine and newspaper depictions of school openings as dark days, arguing that opening a new school year is the brightest day for children's welfare.
M W Larmour, manager of the National Theatre, earned favorable notices this week for his advertising device for Sea Hawk. A miniature ship sailed on a water lake in the lobby, circling without deviating, moved by magnets beneath the water surface.
Farmers report a fine year with crops including corn and other seeds. Dry spell hurt cotton but rain this week may mitigate the damage and help cotton recover.
Four men F A Forbes A D Stewart H B Street and Boya and Bruce Street took a three day flying trip through West Texas and a portion of New Mexico traveling across twenty Texas counties during the journey. People do move these days.
In a recent postal examination Graham men Luther Cain 99.76 B. S. Hockaday 99.64 and W. L. Cox 99.52 posted top scores. The community praises the post master and clerks for efficient service and high satisfaction with Graham postal operations.
Ralph H. Arbill and Miss Raye Thomas. Barly Holder and Miss Annie Cowart. Clarence G Van Horne and Miss Edna Glover. A J Field and Miss Ossie Alexander.
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