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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
2
A masthead notice from The Leader Graham Texas states corrections will be gladly made if an erroneous reflection on any person or firm is brought to attention. It identifies second class mail status at the Graham Post Office and urges readers to report any offense for correction.
President Coolidge addresses executive officers noting a $3.198 billion debt reduction over four years and a drop in annual interest from $999 million to $865 million. He praises wartime tax relief and argues continued burden reduction will sustain prosperity and business growth.
A Texas survey finds farm women perform eight to twelve hours of field work fifty days annually. The report notes only one in twelve farm homes had...
The article details multiple bond proposals in Young County including Next in Line with a $6500 brick school, Bitter Creek with $7500 for a brick building, and smaller additions in Tank Valley Murray Ming Bend plus Belknap district. It notes an election date of March 7 or local voting on tax rate increases and urges census reports if homes with children are not visited by March 15.
Census materials for 1925 26 have been received and will be issued before March 1. Census takers will visit every home during March.
A Progressive Farmer analysis links poor education in farm households to limited access to modern conveniences. It cites two in five using open bucket wells, one in five homes with modern lighting, tiny shares with washing machines, two in seven with refrigerators, and one in a thousand with vacuum cleaners.
Olney court records a jeweler fined $100 and costs for forcing a customer to surrender the purchased item and march to the bank at gunpoint after a bad check for 2.50. The buyer had intended to write the check from his hometown bank.
The income tax publicity spurs demand for tax exempt bonds as brokers fetch higher prices. Wealthy investors expand purchases to cut tax burdens, expanding the market and volumes of tax exempt securities.
A husband warns of tight finances as a new spring suit is deferred. The wife counters with a witty finance line about choosing a bank with ample funds, stressing practicalmoney sense in a light domestic exchange.
In a Cot dialogue a patient asks if doctors removed the appendix. The response humorously claims they removed the entire Table of Contents, highlighting a misheard medical term.
A light exchange between a boss and a stenographer centers on cigars with the boss admitting heavy smoking and the stenographer agreeing in humorous fashion. The dialogue captures office banter and character voice.
A concise editorial emphasizes that lasting wealth comes from patience and fair acts guided by courage. It asserts that prudent restraint and ethical conduct build a stable prosperous community.
At intermission or after school, students rehearse declamations for the County Inter scholastic League Meet. The piece urges readers to plan ahead to attend and witness the daily practice of the youths and the female contenders shaping their public speaking prowess.
Notice to the Sheriff to publish weekly for ten days that Hyman J. Sloan as Administrator seeks order to sell oil and gas leases of Isaac Sayles estate in Young County Texas. Hearing at Shackelford County Court in Albany on March 2 1925 with deadlines and duties for interested parties.
The columnist jests that critics who called Columbus’s world flat might be right about geography. He asserts with humor that Germany and France lie in that direction, playing on travel and discovery themes.
Never before a value to equal this Special Six Sedan at 1985. This new low price makes the Special Six Sedan the most compelling Studebaker value offered. See what it includes at its reduced price and visit today.
J M Deering wed Frances Whitehead Virgil Woolfolk married Frances Ellen Briscoe C F Harmon tied with Ollie Mc Clear J H Harris joined Ada Elvie Harcrow in marriage licensing records.
Motivational note urging individuals to boost personal ambition to fuel collective progress. Encourages self driven effort to energize colleagues and advance shared goals.
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