Mrs Gracie Bratcher Dies in Loving Texas
Mrs Gracie Holland Bratcher wife of Paul Bratcher Loving Tex died December 13 1923 after several weeks illness and was buried in Loving cemetery Friday. Funeral conducted by Reve G W Black of Graham. She is survived by husband a daughter father three sisters and two brothers all of Loving community. Large funeral crowd despite muddy roads. County Superintendent office and public forces thank Graham residents for hosting teachers during institute work and providing excess lodging and information.
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Gracie Holland Bratcher
Paul Bratcher
Loving
Tex
Reve G. W. Black
Graham
E. L. Holland
Young County
Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday sermon by Stedman
Frank H. Stedman of Cisco will preach at the Episcopal Church on Sunday December 23. Attendance is open to all readers and services at the church are available to the public.
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Episcopal Church Key
Frank H. Stedman
Cisco
Episcopal Church
No Christmas Pardons for Texas Convicts
Austin reports there will be no Christmas pardons this year. Gov. Neff notified all concerned after a session of the State Prison Advisory Board. A conference with Governor and board members, state farm physicians and managers will map the year's work and tour prison farms. The board aims to improve prisoner conditions and publish an annual report with recommendations. A Christmas celebration plan includes twenty trees and presents for every convict, including 698 without relatives, funded by clubwomen and others.
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Austin
Texas
State Prison Advisory Board
Neff
Imperial State Farm
State Farm
Cairo Museum Adds Eighteenth Dynasty Treasures
Six more showcases of rare treasures from Tutenkhamen's tomb join seven cases already on display at the Cairo museum. The additions help visitors grasp the artistry of eighteenth dynasty craftsmen.
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Tutenkhamen
Cairo Museum
Arabian Nights guide shapes Brass Bottle stage tale
Lane's translation of The Arabian Nights served as a careful study for Maurice Tourneur and The Brass Bottle. The 1st National picture, opening at the National Theatre next Friday and Saturday, blends Arabian Nights flavor with a modern English love story about a young architect and an archaeologist's daughter.
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Lane
Maurice Tourneur
National Theatre
Anstey
Flag as dog blanket lands man in jail
In Birmingham Alabama a man and his dog Boots spent a night in jail after passing through town with the American flag wrapped around the dog to keep warm. Arthur Greenwood of the American Legion Post told him to remove it, Morald refused, and he was arrested but later apologized and allowed to continue the journey.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Morald
Boots
Boston
New Orlea
Here
Arthur Greenwood
American Legion Post
Morald
Abernathy
Graham Methodists Announce Annual Orphans Home Offering
The Graham Church calls all Methodists and friends in Texas to contribute at least 400 dollars for the Orphans Home in the upcoming offering next Sunday morning. Those unable to attend may send or bring offerings to the evening service. Pastor J. W. W. Shuler emphasizes appreciation for support.
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Methodist
Texas
Ace
Graham
J. W. W. Shuler
Potash and Perlmutter comes to National Theatre
Samuel Goldwyn presents Potash and Perlmutter at the National Theatre for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. The First National release centers on the New York garment trade with two dozen models showcasing the latest gowns and wraps. The models are professionals employed by the dressmakers serving the city’s rich social set.
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Samuel Goldwyn
National Theatre
New York
Christmas Eve Program at First Christian Church
The church hosts a living pictures Christmas Story next Monday night featuring scenes of the angel to the shepherds, the Nativity, Adoration of the shepherds, the Visit of the Wise Men, and The Other Wise Man. An offering will be given for Fowler Homes for Orphans and Aged in Dallas.
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Mary
Babe
Fowler Homes
Dallas
The Light Within and The Antidote to Temptation
A reflective line encourages admitting thoughts to illuminate them and offers prayer as the best antidote to temptation, framing spiritual practice as a means to inner clarity and moral restraint.
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John E. Morrison Company
Brellas
THE
Avants Graham
Gracie Bratcher
Sutha
Tomer
Ramsey Drug Co
House of Smiles
West Side Square
Henry
Ses Flag
Graham Methodists
First Christian Church
Elm Street
Oak Grove
Ceme
Tery
Maples & Blount
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