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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
12
Young county cattle will be assessed at 15 dollars per head this year, a five dollar cut from 1922 and far below 25 dollars in 1921. The County Commissioners Court in Graham approved the reduction citing the declining cattle market and ongoing hardships for cattlemen despite cotton farmer recoveries.
President W B Bizzell urged an adaptable agricultural program for the New Year in Texas. He spoke from the A and M radio station about adjusting cotton acreage to safe and sane distribution among cotton, grain, and forage crops. He warned against overexpansion and noted uncertain European demand and potential cotton pests.
The three day engagement of the William Fox spectacle Nero starts Monday January 15 at the National Theatre. The film portrays Nero as Rome’s flamboyant ruler who burned cities and lived in luxury while masking a talent for arts. It traces his marriages rebellions and eventual death driven by political conspiracies including the dagger plot involving Otho and Galba.
For untold centuries the peacock feather signified high rank in China reflecting imperial custom and ceremonial use.
Since 1835 the American Bible Society has furnished Bibles for the blind and now prints twelve different editions for the blind. English uses four systems, Arabic uses two, and Spanish Armenian Armeno-Turkish Japanese Korean and Siamese each use one system.
A dispute over a coon dog in the Bunger neighborhood led to a brawl among four men. Mike Williams allegedly shot York with an automatic pistol. the gun misfired on the first shot and struck York in the thigh. Emmett York and I M Ottinger faced affray charges. Williams is charged with assault to murder and has bond set.
An official of the Post Office Department estimated that Texans have lost 150 million dollars in fraudulent oil stock over the last five years. Investigations covering four months disclosed these losses.
Lawsuit filed in Pittsburgh federal court seeks $231,666 in income tax on a 1913 Gulf Oil stock dividend. Secretary Andrew W. Mellon and his brother R. B. Mellon named along with sixteen Pittsburgh wealthy men. The action dates from the Wilson era and ties to subsidy debates linked to President Harding's ship bonus plan.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wadsworth and their mother Mrs. Street are in Florida. Some friends think Harry may plan a trip to Cuba before returning.
For centuries after its first discovery, China preserved the secret of its silk culture and amassed wealth by exporting it to India, Persia, and Arabia.
The article notes that an average drug store keeps nearly fifty thousand separate items in stock, reflecting the breadth of merchandise carried beyond medicines.
Edd Reeves visited the city on Monday and renewed his affiliation with The Leader newspaper during the stay. The brief reaffirmation highlights Reeves’s ongoing association with the publication.
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