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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
5
Local notes report sick folks including Miss Ethel McClanahan and Della McClanahan, births in Graham area, and residents visiting Dallas and Fort Worth. Seed oats availability from R G Hallam, red rust proof and home grown varieties promoted. Community updates list visits by H Smith from Mineral Wells and Eugene Thompson of Dallas, plus various moves and renewals.
Governor Hobby issues a proclamation designating cotton fields in Southern Texas as a menace to the national cotton industry due to pink boll worm presence. The act covers sections 5 and 6, authorizes destruction of infested fields, and sets quarantined zones including Chambers Jefferson and Galveston counties with surrounding areas.
A five year old mare in good shape with foal at side is offered for sale. See Leader Office for details.
The year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Dooley died at the Cedar Creek home last Tuesday night and was buried yesterday afternoon.
Dr George W Truett's new volume A Quest for Souls edited by J B Cranfill offers a verbatim shorthand record of his 24 sermons and prayers from a Fort Worth revival. Priced at 1.50 postpaid, available from THE TEXAS BAPTIST BOOK HOUSE Dallas Texas 1816 Main Street.
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