Wild Cat East of Graham Proves Good Oil Producer
R. W. Lindsay of Graham completed a well on the J. Preston farm in Jack County near Graham that yields about eighty barrels. The Godley Oil and Gas Company bought 170 acres for $50 an acre to drill immediately. Leasing rises south of the producer to $15 an acre as activity spreads from Bryson to Finns with numerous wells being drilled and cleaned in neighboring fields. The new sand matches Strawn formation and at around two thousand feet offers a promising outlook for western county development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Lindsay
Graham
Buttram Oil Company
J. Preston
Jack County
Godley Oil and Gas Company
Henry Moore
Bryson
Finns
Lindsay
Strawn
Preston
Olney
Eliasville
Bunger
Herron City
Retail Merchants Hold Good Meeting
A Retail Merchants Association meeting at Roselyn Cafe drew good attendance and an excellent program outlining benefits of the organization. During the session, the following directors were elected for the ensuing year: J. P. McKinley, Graham P. Stewart, W. F. Johnson, B. Street, M. C. Snoddy, G. B. Johnson, Q. Street, W. A. Stewart, R. V. Tidwell, and L. M. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Roselyn Cafe
J. P. McKinley
Graham P. Stewart
W. F. Johnson
8. B. Street
M. C. Snoddy
G. B. Johnson
Q. Street
W. A. Stewart
R. V. Tidwell
L. M. Davis
Graham Rotary Anns Guests At Weekly Rotary Luncheon
Graham Rotary Anns attended the regular weekly luncheon of the Graham Rotary Club at Roselyn Cafe. The club will invite their ladies to the noon luncheon once a month. Miss Myrtle Murray spoke, with Rotary Quartet members Fauntleroy Russell Thornton and Hampton and piano pieces by Lillie Mae Calvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Rotary Anns
Rotary Club
Roselyn
Myrtle Murray
Fauntleroy, Russell, Thornton and Hampton
Lillie Mae Calvin
Graham Music Club Meets at Miss Calvin Home
The Graham Music Club holds its next regular meeting with Miss Lillie Mae Calvin at 810 Brazos Street next Wednesday at 3 PM. She is preparing a program expected to be entertaining and educational for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Music Club
Lillie Mae Calvin
Brazos Street
Local Marriage Licenses for Four Couples
Four marriage licenses issued include Carl Woodrow and Miss Alice Robinson, B. R. Adkins and Miss Opal Weaver, Guy Hearne and Miss Iola Moore. The details list these couples as newly authorized to wed in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Woodrow
Alice Robinson
B. R. Adkins
Opal Weaver
Guy Hearne
Iola Moore
Archdeacon Virden to Preach at EpC Sunday
Archdeacon Virden will speak at the Episcopal Church at eleven o'clock Sunday January seventeenth. The address invites all parishioners and town residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Virden
National Bank Re-elects Officers in Annual Meeting
First National Bank stockholders re-elected E. S. Graham as president and S. Boyd Street as vice president. P. K. Deats and C. C. Bloodworth named vice presidents and C. C. Bloodworth and Otto Deats as assistant cashiers. The bank closed a good year with a regular 10 percent dividend declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
E. S. Graham
P. K. Deats
Graham P. Stewart
C. C. Bloodworth
H. B. Street
S. Boyd Street
Otto Deats
Robbery at Lipan First National Bank
Six masked men robbed the First National Bank of Lipan on Friday afternoon taking about 3000 dollars. Justice of the Peace Bud Blair fired at the robbers and was shot at. one bandit may have been hit. The bank assailants fled in a large car toward Stephenville as a posse pursued from Stephenville and Granbury. Lipan lies in Hood County near Palo Pinto and Parker counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Lipan
Justice of the Peace
Bud Blair
Stephenville
Granbury
Bud Larner
Ples Thorpe
Claude Hatchett
Roy Simmons
Hood County
Palo Pinto
Parker County
Enlarges Show Windows At Stewart and Kennedy
Stewart and Kennedy enlarge their show windows this week. W A Bill Stewart says there will be no price increases as carpenters are paid in trade and goods were bought on credit. Windows will be finished soon for better display of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Kennedy
W. A
Bill) Stewart
Fine Chickens at Davis Farm Highlight Rhode Island Reds
Mr. R. M. Davis visited The Leader office in Graham this week to note his son Arthur Davis's fine chickens. The family specializes in Rhode Island Reds with a pen including a rooster and four hens costing 300 dollars plus freight. The Davises project earlier fair winnings and ongoing experiments to determine chick sex, with a full report promised later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Davis
Graham
Leader
Arthur Davis
Rhode Island
Water Superintendent Tackett Attends State Water Works Convention
Mr. Jesse Tackett, water superintendent, leaves Monday for Fort Worth to attend the state convention of water works and filter plant operators. The annual school for operators has been attended by him before. Tackett is recognized as efficient, Graham ranks highly for its water system, and the city seeks a more adequate supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Tackett
Fort Worth
Tackett
Graham
Farmers Need Agent In Terracing Land
A call from Young County for a county agent to guide local farmers in terracing to prevent soil washout. The piece urges proper terrace construction with rows parallel to terraces and notes the benefits of retaining moisture for even plant growth while stressing the need for an agent to promote correct methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
Flint Creek
Commissioners Court
Renewal Confirms Neighborly Ties Across the Coast
The Leader prints a note from M. V. Keller of Santa Cruz California sending his renewal. He learned his old friend Wid Akers lives nearby and has been a neighbor for several years. They have visited several times since discovering their proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. Keller
Santa Cruz
California
Wid Akers
Terrell Calls For State Wide Agricultural Conference
Hon. Geo. B. Terrell urges prompt action to protect agriculture warning that a bumper cotton crop with low prices and short feed could bankrupt the state. He calls a Dallas meeting at the Baker Hotel on January 23 1926 to promote reduced cotton acreage better staple cotton more feed crops soil building crop rotation and county school district cooperation. Delegates will be elected for a Southern conference in Memphis on February 3 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Terrell
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Texas
Memphis
Tennessee
News and Cigar Stand Opens in Liberty Theatre Building
Mr. Joe B. Friedel has opened a news and cigar stand in the Liberty Theatre building on the west side of the square and invites friends to call and visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Friedel
Liberty Theatre
Local History Hint From Fish Creek Visitor
Capt J W Burnett of Fish Creek visited Graham today and notes half a century as a Young County resident. He says his title comes from cow camps not military service and adds that friend S R Crawford has an explanation he wants printed. The oldtimers joke each other roughly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Burnett
Fish Creek
Graham
Burnett
Young County
S. R. Crawford
Scout Troop 3 to Meet Friday Night at Baptist Church
Boy Scouts Troop 3 will gather at 7 PM Friday in the Annex of the Baptist Church for a Court of Honor. It offers tests and merit badges for interested scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Baptist Church
Graham National Re-elects Officers
Graham National Bank shareholders met Tuesday with R. V. Tidwell reporting a good year and a 10 percent dividend. No officers or directors changed as W. A. Corbett was named president and R. V. Tidwell active VP, with G. D. Hinson vice president, H. L. Tidwell cashier, Mrs. H. D. Criswell assistant cashier, R. B. Whittenburg and A. A. Morrison directors. Shareholders praised management and unanimously re-elected the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham National Bank
R. V. Tidwell
W. A. Corbett
G. D. Hinson
H. L. Tidwell
H. D. Criswell
Ladies Sponsor Linen Shower for Graham Hospital
The women's missionary societies in Graham sponsor a Linen Shower for Graham Hospital. Needed items include sheets, counterpanes, towels, pillow cases, bath towels and napkins. Donations drop in boxes at Street's Morrison's and Alexander's from January 25 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Societies
Graham
Graham Hospital
Morrison’s
Alexander's
Snow Graces Ground as North Wind Brings Light Fall
Light snow fell Friday morning covering the ground with about one inch after a cloudy day and a strong north wind. The snow melted quickly as warmer days returned after several days of higher temperatures.
Missionary F M Agee Lectures On Budget System
Missionary F M Agee lectured on the budget system of church finance at Murray and Proffitt on Sunday January 10. He will speak at Bunger Ming Bend Missionary Ridge on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights this week. He plans visits to Indian Mound Jean and Red Top next Sunday. The regular monthly Workers Conference will meet with Olney Church Monday January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Agee
Murray and
Proffitt
Bunger
Ming Bend
Missionary Ridge
Indian Mound
Evelen
Jean
Red Top
Olney Church
Dodge Bros dealers trip boosts Texas Motor outlook
Mr. P. M. Nicolett returned yesterday from Detroit where he attended a convention of Dodge Brothers dealers. He reported a great trip and greater enthusiasm for the Dodge cars and Graham Brothers trucks and expressed optimism about the Texas Motor Company’s 1926 outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Nicolett
Detroit
Dodge Brothers
Dodge
Graham Brothers
Texas Motor Company
Tidwell Family Visiting Dallas This Week
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Tidwell and their daughter Ruth Virgile are in Dallas this week for a family visit and sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Tidwell
Ruth Virgile
Dallas
County appoints new demonstration agent for Young County
The Leader reports Young County Commissioners Court reinstating county and home demonstration agents. Miss Norfleet Grimes has been employed and is based at the Chamber of Commerce east square. She will travel widely, advising on fertilizers, seeds, and home economics, and will be contacted by phone or mail before visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
Commissioners Court of
Young County
Norfleet Grimes
Chamber of Commerce
Colanty
Terrace
Flora Harting Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Flora L. Harting mother of Mrs. John Bower of Graham died January 11 at her daughter’s home. Funeral held Tuesday at Oak Grove cemetery with Rev. T. Edgar Neal and Rev. Joe W. Bickley officiating. Born March 11, 1857 in Pennsylvania she would have turned 70. She leaves her daughter, one brother L Kitsleman, and one sister, plus six grandchildren and a great grandchild. She was a longtime Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Harting
Flora L. Harting
John Bower
Graham
Oak Grove
T. Edgar Neal
Joe W. Bickley
Harting
Pennsylvania
J. L. Harting
Bower
L. Kitsleman
Kinard
Ohio
Clara Larue
Cable
Ministers Attend Weatherford Mission Rally
Rev. T Edgar Neal and Rev. Joe W Bickley along with Messrs P K Deats E E Durham and S T Needham attended an educational rally of the Methodist Church in Weatherford yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Edgar Neal
Joe W. Bickley
Messrs
P. K. Deats
E. E. Durham
S. T. Needham
Methodist Church
Weatherford
Leader Classifieds Offer Best Eggs and Chicks in Young County
If you need the very best eggs for setting or if you want to buy good baby chicks Tead the classified ads in The Leader each week. Young County has as good chickens as can be found anywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
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White House
John
Rob Roy
Miss Prim
White Collies
Graham National
F. M. Agee
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