Personal Notes From Graham Area Social Roundup
P K Deats and family spent Sunday with relatives in Albany Illinois R F Fowler and children returned Friday from Sterling City Mrs John Perkins returned last night from Fort Worth D G Vick of Fort Worth was a business visitor in Graham Monroe Allen was in the city this week visiting his parents Ed Cox and family went to Mequargel for a visit returning Tuesday afternoon The Misses Reddell now have charge of the Virginia Street Hospital having taken charge the first of July
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Perkins
Fort Worth
D. G. Vick of
Graham
Monroe Allen
City
Mrs
J. A. Allen
Ed Cox
Mequargel
Hugh M. Smith Watchmaker and Optician Ad
Hugh M. Smith, watchmaker and optician, announces services at Harmon Bros. old stand.
Mrs John B Wood Returns From Mineral Wells Rest
Mrs John B Wood came home last Thursday after several weeks of rest in Mineral Wells.
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John B. Wood
Mineral Wells
Buchanan Couple Return From Extended Quincy Visit
Mr and Mrs J H Buchanan returned last Friday from an extended visit to Quincy Illinois and other places E W Allen of the Corner Drug Store was away from his business the first of the week suffering from tonsillitis
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J. H. Buchanan
Quincy
Illinois
E. W. Allen
Local notices and city gossip from Coburne and Wichita Falls
Hugh M. Smith, watchmaker and optician, Harmon Bros., old stand. Mrs W J McKinney visiting Coburne relatives, W J lonely in her absence. Pat Tackett of Wichita Falls at home for a spell. spent four years in Wichita and will return soon. J H Shelton Bell Telephone manager returned this week from a two week Texas vacation.
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W. J. McKinney
Coburne
W. J
Pat Tackett
Wichita Falls
Wichita
J. H. Shelton
Bell Telephon Company
Texas
Studebaker Year Sale Postponed in Graham Leader
An IRS notice advertised sale at South Bend on July 3 has been postponed to July 18. The Graham Leader reports the Internal Revenue Collector arranged the postponement.
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Graham Leader
Internal Revenue Collector
South Bend
Three Misses Return to Dallas Sanitarium Visit
Miss Bernice Miller, Miss Winnie Kizer and Miss Allie Thomas returned this week to the Baptist Sanitarium at Dallas after spending a pleasant vacation here.
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Bernice Miller
Winnie Kizer
Allie Thomas
Baptst Sanitarium
Dallas
Knapp Family Plans Move After Big Graham Gas Well
Fort Worth residents John R. Knapp and his family intend to relocate to Graham area after Foster Oil Company spuds a large new well on the Mahaney land just south of Graham. Knapp represents Foster Oil and will oversee the move.
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John R. Knapp
Fort Worth
Gaham
Mr. Knapp
Foster Oil Company
Mahaney Land
Graham
Kerr Buys Grocery Store Near Graham Bank
W L Kerr has purchased a grocery store just west of the Graham National Bank from Harmon and Babb and has taken charge of the business. Kerr is a brother in law of George Slater and came to Texas from Mississippi several months ago.
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W. L. Kerr
Graham National Bank
Harmon and Babb
Mr. Kerr
George Slater
Texas
Mississippi
Card of Thanks for Baby's Illness and Death
Acknowledges friends and neighbors for sympathy and help during the illness and death of the couple's baby. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Holt and Family.
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Mrs. Holt
Church Notice for July 9 Service at W O W Hall
Arch Deacon Verdun of the Episcopal Church will lead an eleven o'clock service at the W. O. W. Hall on July 9. Everyone invited. Mary Voules, Secretary of Holy Spirit Mission.
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Verdun
Episcopal Church
W. O. W. Hall
Mary Voules
Holy Sprit Mission
Order of Eastern Star Meets in Graham Chapter No 668
Stated meetings of Graham chapter No 668 of the Eastern Star are held at the Masonic Hall on the first and third Thursday evenings at 8 00 o clock Visitors are cordially invited Bess B Atcheson M W Florence M Sanford Secy
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Order OF Eastern Star
Graham
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Bess B
Atcheson
M. W
Florence M
Sanford
Mrs C C Johnson Ill Today
S H Harrison visited Mineral Wells on the Fourth. Miss Mary Edda Cox of Fort Worth spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs F M Burkett. She is traveling in the interest of the T W C of Fort Worth.
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C. C. Johnson
S. H. Harrison
Mary Edda Cox
Fort Worth
F. M. Burkett
Mrs I E Carson Leaves After Fort Worth Visit
Mrs I E Carson and her young son departed Tuesday for their home in Fort Worth following a pleasant stay with her parents Mr and Mrs F M Burkett.
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I. E. Carson
Little Son
Fort Worth
Ed Wood Visits Grandparents Then Encounters Rain
Ed Wood traveled to Albany on Sunday to visit his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wood who had been visiting relatives in Sweetwater Texas. The return trip from Albany was rough due to rains between Graham and Albany.
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Ed Wood
Albany
John H. Wood
Sweetwater
Texas
Graham
Fishermen from Sherman head to Llano for trip
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forbes and Mr. and Mrs. R L Morrison and sister Miss Lucile Gregory of Sherman departed today for Llano County for a fishing and camping excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Forbes
R. Lb. Morrison
Lucile Gregory
Sherman
Llano County
Legislature candidates travel to Jacksboro for picnic
W. D. McFarlane and Henry Leb erman, both candidates for the Legislature, went to Jacksboro on the Fourth to see voters including women. Dr. W. A. Morris and Mrs. Morris left their car in Hot Springs and visited Tennessee while at the Lions Club gathering, returning to Graham last Saturday.
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W. D. McFarlane
Henry Leberman
Jacksboro
W. A. Morris
Mrs. Morris
Hot Springs
Tennessee
Lions Club Association
Graham
Morris sisters visit to Hot Springs then Mississippi
Misses Lucy, Martha Mae and Katharine Morris travel with their parents to Hot Springs by automobile and then proceed to Mississippi by rail, reflecting a family trip combined with railroad travel.
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Misses Lucy
Martha Mae
Katharine Morris
Mississippi
Hot Springs
Quiet Fourth Observed as Town Largely Empties
Graham kept silent on the Fourth as business houses closed and most residents left the city for celebrations elsewhere. The Eliasville excursion crowd filled the picnic grounds there as the holiday drew people away from Graham.
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Graham
Eliasville
Ford Stolen From Elm Street In Local Oil Firm
C B Jones of the local oil business reports his Ford was stolen from Elm Street last week after midnight. Jones, who shares accommodations with John E Morrson Co, has not found any trace of the vehicle.
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C. B. Jones
Elm Street
Mr. Jones
C. B
John E. Morrson Co
Graham Finis mail route changes schedule
45c Miller Ratcliff takes charge of the Finis mail route and will depart Graham at 8 am and return at noon. The route previously left in the afternoon with an overnight stay at Finis, which upset residents on the lower part of the path.
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Miller Ratcliff
Finis
Graham
Breckenridge Confronts Mad Dogs in Graham
Breckenridge reports seven dog killings to date amid Graham streets flooded with canines. Few dogs have tags and officials warn danger from unleashed mad dogs. The bite alert stresses tagging all dogs to improve safety.
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Breckenridge
Graham
Ladies Host Surprise Birthday for Mrs Moseley Sr
Presbyterian Auxiliary ladies entertained their oldest member Mrs B G Moseley Sr at Mrs Z A Hudsons home on Wednesday afternoon July 5 in honor of her 78th birthday. A surprise party with several useful gifts was given to her.
Wonderful Thing stars Norma Talmadge at National Theatre
The Wonderful Thing featuring Norma Talmadge from Associated First National Pictures opens Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the National Theatre. Adapted from the Broadway stage play by Lillian Trimble Bradley and Forrest Halsey, the film blends humor pathos and tragedy in a praised screen debut.
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Norma Talmadge
Associated
First National Pictures
Lillian Trimble Bradley
Forrest Halsey
Residents and visitors travel in Texas towns this week
S. R. Jefferey and son Eddie were in Graham the first of the week. J Prenk Lively visits his old home in Durant Oklahoma. T. J. and Nat Price Sr return last Saturday from a trip to Virginia. Charles Edwin and Raymond Hutchison visit grandparents at Eliasville. J Wright Wilson in Fort Worth bidding on sewer siphons. Mrs J T Thurnbarger of Weinert Texas visits her daughter Mrs Morris Lively at 703 Brazos Street.
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S. R. Jefferey
Eddie
Graham
J. Prenk Lively
Durant, Oklahoma
T. J
Nat Price, Sr
Virginia
Charles Edwin and
Raymond Hutchison
Eliasville
J. Wright Wilson
Fort Worth
J. T. Thurnbarger
Weinert, Texas
Morris Lively
Brazos Street
Mrs Averitt Visits Judge Kay Home in Wichita Falls
Mrs Marvin Averitt called on Judge and Mrs John C Kay in their Wichita Falls home over the weekend visiting Saturday and Sunday in a friendly social stop that highlighted local ties and cordial hospitality.
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Marvin Averitt
Judge
John C. Kay
Wichita Falls
Doctor Morris Returns From Lions Club Convention Trip
Dr W A Morris traveled to Hot Springs as a delegate for the International Association of Lions Clubs delivering reports on the organization meeting and its activities.
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W. A. Morris
Hot Springs
International Association of Lions’ Clubs
Dyer Owens Divine and Lacy family visit Mineral Wells
Mr and Mrs J G Dyer Mr and Mrs Rudolph Owens Mr and Mrs M Divine and family and Mrs Robert Lacy spent the Fourth in Mineral Wells keeping holiday company and enjoying local sights and gatherings.
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J. G. Dyer
Rudolp Owens
M. Divine
Robert Lacy
Mineral Wells
Misses Rudelle Take Charge At Virginia Street Hospital
Misses Rudelle of Dallas have assumed leadership at Virginia Street Hospital. The sisters are both graduate nurses with prior hospital experience.
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Rudelle
Dallas
Virginia Street Hospital
Postal sacks hold missing mail mystery spurs inspection
Postmaster General Hays cites an average of 70 pieces found daily in empty sacks and pouches sent to the Washington mail bag repair shop. About 8,000 sacks arrive daily there with roughly 1 in 1000 containing mail. Millions of sacks and pouches are used annually, with millions stored for long periods. An order calls for immediate inspection and a shake down to locate unaccounted mail and hold postmasters responsible for thorough checks.
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Hays
Washington
Eskimo Pie royalties soar with ice cream novelty
Eskimo Pie, the chocolate covered brick ice cream, earns Royalties likely 30000 dollars weekly for inventor C. K. Nelson and partners. A Chicago company plans licenses as demand surges in New York and Chicago, with potential royalties totaling about 1.5 million dollars over the next year.
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C. K. Nelson
New York
Chicago
Stover
New York Times
Bryan presents Lincoln estate for sanitarium use
William Jennings Bryan has donated his ten acre Lincoln Nebraska country estate to the local Methodist hospital board to be used as a sanitarium, signaling a civic medical facility expansion.
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William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Methodist Hospital Board
Grain Harvesting Under Way Amid Mixed Yields
Grain harvest continues with threshers active despite rain delays. Some regions report poor yields while others show strong results, with best outputs from banned wheat. Farmers holding wheat hope prices improve. no price advice offered. Also includes Rock Island strike bulletin urging adherence to U S Labor Board decisions and warning against action harming public and railroad, signed by J E Gorman President.
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Rock
Rock Island
U. S. Labor Board
U. S. Railroad Labor Board
Publc
Raiload
J. E. Gorman
Gratitude for support after passing of W A Stewart
We express appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness during the last sickness and death of our father W A Stewart. Thanks to all from the county and home for stopping to shake hands and talk with him in Graham. His twenty years there were happy. May God bless you all.
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W. A. Stewart
Graham
Bathouse John defines flappers in Chicago talk
Alderman Bathhouse John Coughlin offered a sharp definition of flappers in Chicago, describing them as youthful women who appear beautiful but are blase inside and superficially intelligent. He said they frequent cabarets and ballrooms, borrow smart phrases, and seek fashion and speed from diverse backgrounds.
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Chicago
John Coughlin
Teach Him Good Health Early Man Poem Fragment
A brief verse fragment echoes wishes for three blessings in life a woman's love wealth and enduring health. The lines seek happiness through affection financial comfort and the ability to enjoy years with a smile from a loved one.
Two Surgeons Clash Over Operation Details
A Life magazine snippet shows a dialogue where one surgeon asks what was operated on patient Number Two and receives the blunt reply five hundred dollars. The other asks for the medical condition and is met with a stray dollar sign, highlighting a critique of medical costs.
Mule Blindness Joke From Local Courtroom
A quip from a judge about a mule Mose owned after he claimed the animal was blind. Mose said the mule ran into a tree when released, but the judge explained the mule simply didn’t care. The exchange reflects rural wit and courtroom banter.
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Sam
Mose
Miss Sadie Jarvis to Teach Hardy School
Miss Sadie E. Jarvis of Brandon Texas has been elected by Hardy Flat School board to teach the next term. She holds a first grade certificate and has nine years of experience, considered among Hill County’s best teachers. Hill County regrets her departure while Young County welcomes her. The Hardy district will run a seven month term next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie E. Jarvis
Brandon
Texas
Hardy Flat School
Jarvis
Hill County
Hillounty
Young County
Hardy
Hardy Trustees
Sharpenin a bit o' pencil Joke from Punch London
A quotation from Punch London depicts a witty exchange about a carpenter's task and the threat of union scrutiny. The lines evoke workplace humor and the era's social dynamics with playful dialect. The exchange centers on a craftsman and the union as a looming factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
London
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Over Land Office Building
P. K. Deats
R. F. Fowler
Sterling City
Hugh M. Smith
Harmon Bros. Old Stand
Ad Optician
Harmon Bros
Studebaker
Graham Business College
Yates
Chamber of Commerce
Bathouse
John
Flapper
Sadie Jarvis
Hardy School
E. S. Graham
R. B. Lynch
C. Bloodworth
Assisant
T. O. Deats
Federal Reserve System
Machine
Guaranty Fund Bank
Guaranty State Bank
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