It Is Up To You to Save on Winter Purchases
The store states overstock on several lines and has reduced prices to meet conditions. It emphasizes the customer can save money on winter purchases and repeats the slogan IT IS UP TO YOU.
17 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
1
The store states overstock on several lines and has reduced prices to meet conditions. It emphasizes the customer can save money on winter purchases and repeats the slogan IT IS UP TO YOU.
A large sale offers shoes for men women and children at about half price and 100 men’s shirts priced from 50 cents upward, highlighting a substantial discount event.
The Graham area enjoys the largest Big Monday crowd since spring with crowds from Newcastle Olney Pickwick Ivan Eliasville Leving and nearby areas. Traders report brisk sales of Christmas goods amid cool damp weather and crowded stalls. Holiday services and a recital by Miss Lucile Miller are noted along with plans for a monthly regional farming reunion. The paper will skip next week for Christmas but office staff will remain available in the shop.
A large crowd attended the Orphans Shower at the Methodist church after prayer meeting. Mesdames J. H. Bowman and R. E. Lynch ushered guests in. Flowers decorated the room. Rev. Bowman spoke followed by Rev. Hall prayer. After a collection raised several dollars, Rev. Boswell dismissed the congregation.
Mike Costello a leading young rancher from Palo Pinto country was in the city on Tuesday. He called at our office and left a niece order for job work.
A Cleve Barnes state residence was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin shortly before ten last night. Neighbors found flames bursting from the roof as the house, empty for days due to the Barnes couple visiting relatives, burned with total loss. Firefighters arrived within five minutes and battled the blaze with a long hose stream.
J. W. Hickerson and Miss Lula Smith were united in marriage by Rev. J. L. McCord at Loving on November 28. The bride has resided at Loving with her parents for years and is popular. the groom formerly lived there and now resides in McLellan county.
At the bride’s parents residence in South Bend Sunday at 6 30 p m Mr Hubbard H Rogers and Miss Bertha Nadine MecBrayer united in marriage Rev Gaines B Hall officiated The bride is daughter of Oscar McBrayer a South Bend merchant The groom is a thrifty young man who has lived with his widowed mother on their Brazos farm
On Sunday morning December 6 Garrett of Ingleside and Kuykendall of Spring Creek were united in marriage by Rev. J. W. Peck. The couple's reception and large family dinner followed at the groom's home, with many relatives in attendance and well wishes for a long, happy life.
Rev. Mizzell of Llano arrives to spend today with his daughter Mrs. Fred T. Arnold. Mrs. Arnold plans to depart for Llano tomorrow and Fred will join her next week to celebrate Christmas with her parents.
Watson and sons Charlie and Ray with Venroe Davidson of True visited the Trad Day crowd Monday. The party faced very rough roads but covered eighteen miles in under fifty minutes in Charlie’s automobile.
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