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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
7
Local notes list events and visits around Graham including the big Young County Fair set for November 8 to 10. Shipped chives, visits to Olney Dallas Eliasville Mineral Wells and Fort Worth, births, and sales notices for remnant bargains at Bargain Balcony. A piano sale repeats.
Mrs E E Allen returns to Dallas after visiting sister Mrs L B Scott. Mr and Mrs J Q Adams and daughter Velma D return from Fort Worth. Mrs W B Holecombe of Dallas visits. Bruce Street and family return from Winslow Arkansas. Lewis Wheat and D W Dickenson visit Stephens county. Jack White back at First National Bank after vacation to Amarillo.
Printed lawns 27 inches wide offered at 9c. Mr. E. L. Douglas of Jacksboro visited Graham last Friday on business. Mrs. W FE. Dickenson returned to Fort Worth Friday after visiting her sister, Mrs. R. L. Morrison.
An item notes ladies black kid one strap pumps for house wear at special price of 1.25 and asks who is the Champion Old Maid of Graham. It previews a Liberty Theatre event and references a Columbia record with Yes We Have No Bananas. Karp Music Co.
Half price sale on light color silk summer dresses announced. Mention of Champion O'd Maid of Graham and Liberty Theatre show on Sept T and 10. Mr G W Slater and family returned from a trip to New Mexico praising Roswell country and noting it as a fine place.
Summer Wash Dresses and other fabrics like tissue gingham voile and linen are offered at half price. Mrs Vick Rosson and Miss Lou Stroud return from vacations and shop for Millinery stock in Chicago and St. Louis. Miss Erna Hustead visits Blooming Grove and will teach there this winter after graduating from Graham high school.
Bargain Balcony opens September 1 offering sale on pumps oxford styles for ladies misses and children plus wash dresses and remnants. The program features An Orchid Romance one act play at Liberty Theatre Friday September 7 with special music under Chautauqua Club auspices. Local visits include Mr F H Bowron and family touring Lubbock country. Bowron represented Graham at a recent Lubbock celebration.
Ladies and Misses voile tissue gingham and linen Wah dresses on sale at half price. Mr and Mrs W R Stafford returned this week from their summer outing in Colorado. They had a great trip and are ready to verify all the good reports Graham tourists have been bringing back.
About 50 white voile gowns listed with regular prices from $1.00 to $1.50 go on sale at a giveaway price of 1 1/2 cents. The item appears in a local sale listing with emphasis on bargain pricing.
Presbyterians and Baptists duel in final second half clash with three teams tied if Presbyterians win. Baptists lead but a loss sparks a three way tie with Methodists. Victory keeps Baptists in title contention. loss triggers decisive series between Methodists and Baptists or a season finish if Methodists win both halves.
Graham Bank’s R V Tidwell discusses wheat supply and markets, noting postwar readjustment, potential lower winter wheat acreage, and the need for diversified farming and better soil conservation as US demand grows. He warns against overproduction and highlights future import risks and factory-style farm management.
A roster of relative unknowns fills James Cruze's Hollywood at the Rex Theatre for three days starting September 6. Angela from the Midwest visits Hollywood and meets the distinctive group as the star power appears in select scenes.
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