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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1924
Page
5
The Graham meet on March 21, 1924 will offer junior and senior girls events including running broad jump 75 yard and 50 yard dashes 220 yard relay potato race sack race basketball throw tennis doubles and singles volley ball. Schools with volleyball teams must notify by February 15 and a contestant list is due by March 14. Cora Reese 701 Va St Graham Texas.
A pretty young actress with a stammer pursued theatre on stage and later earned a film role as Venus through a producer's engagement. The remainder of the story remains private and not disclosed.
In Olney area a drilling frenzy pushes ahead with Shamrock, Litchfield, and many others testing swastika pool blocks and surrounding tracts. Operators race to spud new wells as refiners pay premiums amid rising crude demand, with rigs and derricks multiplying around Olney.
A community meeting at Lone Star school discussed merging with South Bend. Markley and Belknap districts seek elections to raise taxes and issue bonds. County basketball results include Eliasville over Graham and Loving over Newcastle, with county championship to be decided February 9.
The notice announces the next Young County Teachers Association meeting at Ingleside on February 8. It promises the best program yet from the organization and urges public attendance.
County officials distribute copies to teachers and trustees across the county and state. Compliments poured in for the intensive advertising of Young County's public education initiatives.
The County Superintendent's office published an early survey on pupil progress across common school districts. Although reports are incomplete, they provide a useful snapshot of rural education starting point and needs.
Sealed bids due 7:30 p.m. February 7 1924 at City Hall Graham Texas for paving and improvement of Elm South Plum Virginia and Fourth Streets per plans on file. Each bid requires a five percent certified check or bidder's bond payable to the City of Graham. bond forfeitable if the bidder fails to furnish bond. City reserves right to reject all bids.
A playful exchange centers on a poker game where Chip asserts his wife rarely misses him, adding that the gal is a pretty sure shot. The banter highlights quick wit and lighthearted marital pride.
A statement notes that of the ninety five million whites in the United States more than half are of English descent. It claims thirty two and a half million in England means America has thirteen million more people of English origin than England itself.
A neighbor quotes a remark about human nature, noting that people will accept implausible numbers about stars yet doubt a sign that reads fresh paint without checking it themselves. The exchange reflects skepticism and the search for firsthand verification.
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