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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
4
Windy conditions raise hopes of trains and farming activity as residents share visits, illnesses, church events, and school news. Reports mention mumps, typhoid, colds, and a death in Newcastle, with social visits, church services, construction, and a winter landscape shaping daily life in Finis and nearby areas.
The Red Cross workroom reports steady demand for surgical dressings and hospital garments with new layettes for Belgian and French women. Volunteers can help at home or the work room, and three boxes were sent this week including 30 sweaters, helmets, wristlets, and 103 pairs of socks. Messages from Camp Travis and Camp Bowie thanking the home front indicate strong appreciation for Comfort Bags and supplies. General Greble of Camp Bowie commends the Red Cross efforts.
Health is not very good at present with illnesses like pneumonia and measles mentioned. Icy weather caused several activities to be canceled, including Sunday services and school. Nearby residents and visitors are listed with several names and locations noted in a local update.
An old classified style note invites readers to contact the Woodyard in Wood, Indiana for a pleasing service. The ad provides a phone listing and terse call-to-action to reach out for details.
Murray notes forty four in Sunday school despite bad weather. Pastor absence due to absegad Charles Donnell and family. Local visits include R G Taylor for Sunday dinner and various neighbors in Graham and Newcastle. The community reports a cold spell and small social moves.
Week ending January 15 uncalled letters include Miss Warrena M McGee Miss Callie Railsback W T Tulwell W T in calling for above letter give date advertised N 8 Farmer Postmaster Per J L P
Four thousand attendees at a Fatherland junkerite meeting in Jona transformed into a peace conference and adopted resolutions urging peace negotiations. A Munich Post editorial warns against humiliating Russia while noting President Wilson’s message elevated the eastern problem to an international issue amid rising Austro-Hungarian nationalist tensions.
Thirteen Indian boys died when a fire destroyed the Dwight Indian Training School dormitory at Marble City Oklahoma. The blaze started about 2:30 AM, trapping inmates who fled in night clothes as the wooden building burned rapidly. About 125 boys were housed in the dormitory. The cause of the fire is unknown and the disaster occurred forty miles southeast of Muskogee.
Capt. W. J. McDonald, United States Marshal for the Northern District of Texas, dies at 66 after a career as scout ranger detective and state and federal official. He survived pistol wounds from 1888 Quanah gun battle and fought pneumonia to the end. Funeral at 12:30 today in Wichita Falls, then burial in Quanah.
The Mission Society of the M. E. Church met Monday January 7 at the Parsonage. Rev Mayne spoke on women’s church work and the necessity of mission efforts. Officers were elected led by President Mrs C W Johnson and include vice presidents Mrs J W Mayne Myrtle Lowe, secretary Mrs R E Lynch, treasurer Mrs E S Graham Jr, and more. Meetings set for the first three Mondays each month with hot chocolate and wafers served.
Members of Magnolia Grove No 253 W C and Glen McDonald Camp No 420 W O W are urged to attend a joint officers-elect installation next Saturday night January 19. The note thanks volunteers and promotes 1918 efforts. Captain A C White of Eliasville visits, renews for The Leader, and commends Red Cross work for troops.
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