Mrs Emma Jameson Southall Dies on 40th Birthday
Mrs Emma Jameson Southall wife of F M Southall died at her home in South Graham Christmas morning after months of illness She was born December 25 1884 in Dallas County and died at age forty She united with the Baptist Church in Graham and served as Sunday School teacher and active in caring for the sick She is survived by her husband father A E Jameson three brothers G T Jameson Joe Jameson W H Jameson three sisters G A Ballard Mary Vaughan and J R Fuller and many relatives burial was in Decatur Texas by her mother who died in 1921.
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Decatur
Texas
Dallas
Kaufman
Wise
F. M. Southall
Wise County
Graham
The
Baptist Church
Mary Ballard
I’. M. Southall
A. E. Jameson
G. T. d Jameson
Joe Jameson
Slidell
W. H. Jameson
Houston
G. A. Ballard
Mary Vaughan
J. R. Fuller
Crandall
Burns Fatal for Eliasville Woman
Mrs. J. Fisher, 22, of near Eliasville died in a Breckenridge hospital from burns received while tying Christmas packages in front of a fire. Her clothing ignited and she ran outside. She leaves a husband employed by Gulf Production Company and a four month old baby. Body shipped to Edgemont Arkansas.
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J. Fisher
Eliasville
Breckenridge
Gulf Production Company
Edgemont
Ark
Banks Closed Today for Legal Holiday
Banks in the city are shut today in observance of a legal holiday. Financial institutions paused operations with no usual banking services available. Citizens are advised to plan for possible delays in cash handling and check clearing.
Tragic Christmas Eve Fire Claims Dozen Children at Babb Switch School
A blaze at the Babb Switch school house near Hobart Oklahoma on Christmas Eve killed 36 people, many children, as a candle ignited decorations. Inward swinging doors and a wire mesh exit trapped victims, while heroes and townsmen aided survivors. Burial plans and national aid offers followed the tragedy.
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Babb Switch
Hobart
Oklo
Florence Hill
United States
M. E. Gillespie
Mr J W McLendon Dies Sudden in Campbell
Mr J W McLendon father of editor Edgar McLendon died suddenly Tuesday morning at his Campbell home. The editor and family left for Campbell by auto after receiving the telegram, and funeral plans were expected to be announced today. He was well known in Graham and had many friends here who regret the passing.
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J. W. McLendon
Edgar McLendon
Campbell
D M Blount Dies Suddenly in Abilene While Visiting Brother
Mr. D. M. Blount longtime county resident died suddenly last Saturday at his brother's home in Abilene. Remains shipped to Jermyn for burial Tuesday morning. Cause of death not learned. He leaves several grown children and many friends.
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D. M. Blount
Abilene
Jermyn
Mr Atcheson Recovers After Serious Operation
Mr Frank Atcheson underwent a serious operation at a local hospital last Saturday and is doing well. His condition had worsened over several years due to stomach trouble, but recovery is confidently expected with his health improving.
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Frank Atcheson
Atcheson
Mrs. J. L. Vaughan Ill at Home on South Oak Street
Mrs. J. L. Vaughan has been very sick the past several days at her home on South Oak Street. Local friends express concern and wish for her speedy recovery.
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J. L. Vaughan
South Oak Street
Mr Otto Deats Spends Christmas with Mother in Albany
Mr Otto Deats spent the holiday season with his mother in Albany, sharing Christmas festivities in the city.
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Otto Deats
Albany
Outlook for a Promising New Year 1925
The editorial says 1925 promises broad industrial activity with good crop results in corn, wheat, and cotton. Oil prices rise, labor conditions improve, and European recovery progresses. Trade with war-stricken nations returns, and public confidence in President Coolidge remains high, suggesting 1925 may surpass 1924.
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Republican Party
Coolidge
City Drug Store Opens Luncheonette
On tomorrow, January 2, the City Drug Store will open a luncheonette. Mr. Bradfield has secured an expert in this line of business and he proposes to offer the public the very best edibles obtainable at a fair price. An excellent menu and a choice merchant’s lunch can be secured there every day.
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City Drug Store
Bradfield
Death claims baby Henry Earl Lyday in Herron City
Five month old Henry Earl Lyday, son of Mr and Mrs J H Lyday of Herron City, died of pneumonia at H N Hendersons residence 209 Oak Street. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery yesterday evening after funeral services conducted by Rev McKinley Norman of the First Baptist Church.
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Henry Earl Lyday
J. H. Lyday
Herron City
H. N. Henderson
Oak Street
Oak Grove
McKinley Norman
First Baptist Church
Visit With Mrs Louise Norris Highlights Sherrill Norris
Mr Sherrill Norris spends time at home visiting his mother Mrs Louise Norris.
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Mr. Sherrill Norris
Mrs. Louise Norris
Aged citizen dies in Dallas sanitarium
Mr. A Bower a respected county resident for twenty one years died at the Baptist Sanitarium Dallas last Tuesday. Born November 7 1855 in Virginia he was sixty nine. Survived by six children Posey Arthur Bower Flora Wade Shelton Bower Etta Akers J A McLaren and several grandchildren. Funeral services were by Rev Joe W Bickley with burial in Finns cemetery.
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A. Bower
Baptist Sanitarium
Dallas
Finns
Mr. Bower
Virginia
Methodist Church
Bower
Messrs
Posey
Arthur Bower
Meadow
Texas
Flora Wade
Hastings
Oklahoma
Shelton Bower
Etta Akers
Passo Robles
California
J. A. McLaren
This County
Joe W. Bickley
Bunger Sunday School Christmas Program Delights Crowds
The Baptist Sunday School at Bunger organized a program committee led by Supt. F. G. Wiley and Mrs. Agenne Mrs. McLaren Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Walter Thompson. The event featured solos by Madeline Hall and violin by William Willard from South Bend. Despite cold weather a large crowd attended and praised the entertainment.
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Baptist Sunday School
Bunger
F. G. Wiley
Norman Agenne
Lee Mclaren
Smith
Walter Thompson
Madeline Hall
William Willard
South Bend
John Horn Visits Graham During Saturday Fire Break
Mr. John Horn left the fire briefly Saturday afternoon to travel to Graham to visit with the boys.
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John Horn
Graham
Mrs. Mary L. Herron Claimed By Death In Fort Worth
Mrs. Mary L. Herron of Palo Pinto County died at her South Elm Street home at 6 a m Monday December 29. Funeral at First Christian Church followed by interment in Oak Grove Cemetery with active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. She was born in 1856, married Frank Herron in 1887, and survived by six children including two daughters in the city, plus four brothers.
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Mary L. Herrin
Frank Herron
South Elm Street
Oak Grove
First Christian Church
C. C. Klingman
McKinley Norman
First Baptist Church
Frances Miller
Dack Walker
H. H. Avants
Klingman
Mary Lucinda Dalton Herron
Palo Pinto County
John Hughes
Linnie Willerford
Messrs
William Dalton
Dallas
Charles Dalton
Mineral Wells
Robert S. Dalton
San Antonio
Lee Dalton
Palo Pinto
Texas
Herron
Christian Church
R. M. Williams
J. T. Rickman
G. B. Johnson
Will Jarnagin
W. A. Morris
T. T. Bouling
Fort Worth
Parsons Celebrate Thirty Seventh Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J E Parsons marked their thirty seventh anniversary with a Christmas dinner at their city home attended by all their children grandchildren and guests totaling about thirty. The couple were married here on December 28 1887 and planned the reunion as a family celebration with friends hoping for many more anniversaries.
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J. E. Parsons
Parsons
Fifteen Year Old Ross Holden Die After Appendicitis Operation
Ross Chandler Holden died in a local hospital following an appendicitis operation last Saturday. He was born July 6, 1910 in Allane Oklahoma and would have turned fifteen next July. Funeral services were held from the family home on Fourth Street and interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. The Leader extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holden.
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Ross Holden
J. H. Holden
Fourth Street
Oak Grove
Ross Chandler Holden
Allane
Oklahoma
Fire destroys supply house of Williamsport Wire Rope Co
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Williamsport Wire Rope Company supply house on West Fourth Street shortly after 1 pm last Monday. The building and stock were consumed, with no one present and the premises locked. Firemen found the structure fully engulfed and nothing salvageable. Estimated loss about 60000 dollars.
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Williamsport Wire Rope Company
West Fourth Street
County Officers Assume Duties Of Office This Week
The new Young County officers begin bonds and oath of office this week. Key posts include W. F. Parsley as County Judge and J. B. Foster as Sheriff with Sam Copeland as Tax Assessor. Other incumbents were re-elected and sworn in for the new two year term.
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W. F. Parsley
J. B. Foster
Sam Copeland
Young County
Willie Riggs
W. H. Kennedy
John B. Rhea
W. E. Steele
W. W. Martin
H. H. Avants
Willard G. Mobley
N. S. Farmer
A. C. Anderson
A. A. Donnell
Sam Bird
Mack H. Sims
J. T. Rickman
J. L. Price
J. J. Gray
J. M. Taylor
J. T. Gardner
J. C. Rentz
D. Dawson
A. A. Dyer
George Grubbs
H. C. Williams
Ben March
Robert A. Crawford
J. W. Jack
C. V. Sims
W. H. Dent
H. S. Reynolds
W. D. McFarlane
J. D. Parnell
Walter F. Schenck
H. R. Wilson
James V. Allred
Guinn Williams
U. S. Congress
Carter and Thompson Married in Local Ceremony
At the Thompson home near the city three miles east, on Wednesday December 23 Rev J W W Shuler united D C Carter and Alma Thompson in marriage. Alma is from the community and many friends celebrate. The groom, son of Mrs W A Ribble, will reside in Olney where he works for M V Tank Company.
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W. A. Thompson
J. W. W. Shuler
D. C. Carter
Alma Thompson
W. A. Ribble
Olney
Mr. Carter
M. V. Tank Company
Oil worker burned in South Bend bunk house blast
W. T. Glover, an employee of Roxana Petroleum, suffered facial and hand burns when a gas rich puff blew from a heater at a South Bend bunk house. The building burned but other houses were saved after several employees rushed to help, in a heroic effort.
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W. T. Glover
Roxana Petroleum Company
South Bend
Glover
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Burns
MR. McClendon
MR. Atcheson
Lyceum
C. L. S. C. and Music Club
Louis H. Gerhardt
White & Brown Lyceum Bureau
Kansas City
Louis Gerhardt
Gerhardt
Chautauqua
Bunger Sunday School
Mary L. Herron
Carter-Thompson
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