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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
4
The Hinson Hockaday Grain Co reports completion of a large warehouse east of their store on Rock Island tracks, boosting storage to 25 car loads of feed. They describe buying wheat oats barley and hay this season and predict wheat may rise to a dollar to the farmer by year end despite a record world crop.
Graham National Bank vice president R V Tidwell says crop estimates now range around 10 million bales, with demand rising and carry over shrinking. He notes British mills seek non American sources, spindles total 1.5 million. weather will decide final output and prices. The year’s cotton value is put near 1.5 billion dollars, with caution about twilight lands.
The Graham Independent School District Board of Trustees will at its next regular meeting on September 28, 1923, select a depository for the district funds for the ensuing year. Bids from banks and bankers in Graham must be filed with the secretary by September 15, 1923, and comply with applicable law.
The Henry Chapel area reports hot weather with a recent shower fading after sunset. Notable mentions include visits from Fort Worth residents, family gatherings, and several locals improving after illnesses. Cotton planting begins while several families travel between Eliasville Olney Palo Pinto and Graham for visits and updates.
The Texas Company obtains a 1922 judgment for 317.62 plus costs. Sheriff Dan Cambiern will sell August 4, 1923, at Page Supply Company in South Bend, Young County, to satisfy the debt with a long list of oil field supplies and fittings. Proceeds go to satisfy the judgment, with the deputy in Graham overseeing the sale.
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