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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
4
A historical overview explains how wire nails are produced from hot rolled steel rods, cold drawn to size, cut to length, and formed with a head and point in high speed machines. Nails are polished, cleaned, weighed, and stored in kegs ready for use.
Wiseboy derides Blivens as a time waster while noting Henry Ford has earned 3,500,000 as the two argue. Blivens denies the charge, insisting he has not stood around.
El Paso headlines report Studebaker cars sweep economy and endurance prizes in a 1882 mile cross region run across Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Light-Six averages 19.8 mpg and 313.65 miles per quart of oil. Endurance winner earned a silver loving cup while economy winner took a handsome plaque.
Local notes report grasshopper problems and mixed health news across Young County. Families from Fort Worth and Palo Pinto visit Graham, with Grandmothers, children, and a new baby involved. A norther brings clouds and a hoped for rain while farmers lose poultry to poisoned hoppers. Community events include radio sermon by Dr. Boaz and revival sermons by Rev. Bob Shuler, with neighbors sharing meals and attending church in Graham.
At the National Convention in Cleveland Ohio the resolutions committee heard women speakers from at least thirty organizations. They urged a more definite dry plank than the one understood to be favored, likening the Sahara to the current stance.
A New Yorker on a summer trip with a New York baseball team visits Niagara Falls in Buffalo. After viewing the sight he comments with restrained humor, saying she certainly throws a men leap. The remark contrasts local pride with his reserved reaction.
Scientists drilling artesian wells in the Sahara report finding fish species typical of Palestine lakes in deep subsurface waters. The puzzling results support a theory of a vast, densely inhabited underground sea beneath the desert sands.
A Texas organization aiming to include only preachers wives as members was begun last summer at the Lampasas Baptist encampment with officers elected. Mrs. Carroll Smith of Belton acts as state organizer to collect names and addresses of all preachers wives and widows in the state. The group will organize by towns and hold its first state convention at the Lampasas encampment on July 5 and 6 to finalize the setup.
A fragment from a juvenile exchange centers on a misheard question about a stoic. Pete asks what a stoic is and the other boy Sam responds with a misinterpretation, calling a stoic a bold that brings babies, then the exchange trails off.
A brief aphorism notes that good luck attends those who take action while weak minds wait for fate. It emphasizes initiative and self-reliance as keys to success.
A terse provincial sentiment attributed to Ruskin notes that conceit inflates ego yet cannot sustain a person publicly or practically, warning against self inflated pride in place of substance.
In a protest against the proposed immigration law barring Japanese from the United States, Tokyo electrical supplies dealers have agreed to boycott goods made in the United States. The move aims to deter imports and pressure policymakers while signaling solidarity with affected workers.
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