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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
3
A collection of aphoristic musings on life and liberty from H. H. Avants. The piece critiques social behavior and speech, notes a 1925 auto fatality count to argue for personal liberty, and lampoons political cycles and farming fears amid a skeptical editorial voice.
Marriage licenses recorded for Benton include Benton Lowhorn and Miss Carrie Steadham. Clarence Davis and Miss Blanche Gibbs. Clarence Bennett and Miss Doshin Whatley. John Reedy and Miss Emma Moreland. Edward Bell and Miss Nellie Elizabeth Prigmore. J E Pender and Miss Florence Bradshaw. R G Meeks and Mrs Lizzie McDonald.
Gov Ferguson appoints Hal Moseley of Dallas and John Cage of Stephenville to the state highway commission. Moseley becomes chairman and both sworn in by acting secretary D A Gregg. They succeed Lanham and Burkett, with Moseley bringing Dallas ties and Cage his West Texas business background.
Effective January 1 1926 alcoholic ginger extract or tincture known as double strength jake will be treated like whiskey and may be manufactured sold transported and used only under liquor regulations. Local druggists and attorneys say the Treasury decision 2765 aligns with Wichita Falls ordinance now in appellate court.
The United Charities and Good Fellow drive will be held Monday December 21 to raise funds for the year's work. A liberal contribution from everybody is urged to ensure sufficient support.
The column notes Dumb Dan’s mock pity for mailmen burdened by heavy sacks and jokes that he would mail the packages himself rather than carry them.
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