Oil activity in Young county dips as price trends stall progress
Little new drilling is planned in Young county as crude prices delay expansion. Existing work will finish, with possible offset wells. notable outputs include Sacks and Henderson’s river bed well over 100 barrels and the Ralco-Hockaday No 1 flowing at depth.
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Young County
Sacks
Henderson
Gulf-Hockaday
McCluskey
Arnold
Roxana Company
Sun Company
Donnell
Ray Colcord
Scott
Oil City-Banger
Herron City
Gulf- Hockaday
Graham
Texas
Methodist Picnic At Pump Station Attracts Leaguers
The Epworth League of the Methodist Church held a pleasant evening picnic at the pump station last Monday. About thirty Leaguers attended after meeting at the church at seven o'clock. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lynch Judge and Mrs. M. D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crisp Miss Carolyn Crisp and others.
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
T. E. Bowman
League
R. E. Lynch
M. D. Brown
J. M. Crisp
Carolyn Crisp
Thula Maye
Reece Aycock
Ragland
Reverend Joe R. Mayes Leaves Fort Worth for Indian Creek Meet
Fort Worth preacher Rev. Joe R. Mayes, who aided Dr. C. R. Taylor in Graham, has departed for Palo Pinto county to assist Rev. Joe Wilson at Indian Creek near Mineral Wells. Locals praise his two weeks of preaching and regret his departure.
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Joe R. Mayes
Fort Worth
C. R. Taylor
Graham
Palo Pinto County
Joe Wilson
Indian Creek
Mineral Wells
Brother Mayes
Edyth Moody Stricken After Severe Outing Bites
Miss Edith Moody suffers serious illness from large bites during a recent outing. Medical staff report her condition as critical with systemic poisoning from the bites.
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Edith Moody
Watermelon Feast At Shawnee Park
The Retail Merchants Association of Graham will host a watermelon feast at Shawnee Park this evening at 8 o clock. Members are urged to bring their wives or sweethearts for a social evening with a brief business meeting. A Red Bird Overland car raffle is planned for August as part of a new trade campaign.
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Retail Merchants Association of
Graham
Shawnee Park
League teams enter second half without enthusiasm
The Sunday School Baseball League of Graham opened the second half with Christians versus Presbyterians, a 11 to 7 Presbyterian win led by Thompson. Christians pitcher Moreland fanned eight. Baptists routed Methodists 8 to 1 as six runs came in one inning, with Blevins winning and double plays by both sides. Methodists beat Presbyterians 7 to 2 in the next
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Graham
Moreland
Thompson
Thas
Baptists
Methodists
Warren and
Johnson
Blevins
Presbyterians
Warren
Smith
Secretary Walker Heads Dallas Trip For Brick Plant
Secretary D Walker left for Dallas to advance a brick plant project for Graham. The Dallas firm is to inspect the clay deposits and place a representative on the ground. The Chamber of Commerce also aims to establish a creamery with half funding pledged by a citizen and the rest expected to follow.
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D. Walker
Dallas
Graham
Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Death of Oscar Davis After Rake Injury
Oscar Davis died last night from blood poisoning caused by stepping on a rake. He was a promising young man and his passing is deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.
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Oscar Davis
Convictions in Fort Worth Oil Promotion Schemes
Fourteen men and one woman received 27 years of actual time in prison and 13,602 dollars in fines after Federal court convictions in Fort Worth last week in a case tied to alleged fraudulent oil promotions. Additional oil fraud cases are not set until September 3.
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Fort Worth
Frederick Cook
Vacation season brings tourists to park daily
The park reports steady tourist crowds each evening with free gas water and lights. Superintendent McDonald says visitors are satisfied and some stay multiple days. Texas guests register this week from Dallas Austin Lubbock Fort Worth San Angelo San Antonio Rising Star and more, with eleven cars carrying 31 people.
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McDonald
Graham
Maggie
Jiggs
National Theatre
California
San Antonio
H. Treeman
Dallas
Texas
County Missionary Leads Christian Meeting Near Rock Creek
Rev. J. T. Strange, county missionary for the Baptist Church in Young County, wrapped up a good meeting in Rock Creek Center Ridge area. He notes strong community cooperation and plans a tent meeting at Banger tomorrow, inviting Graham residents to attend. The Bunger church is among the county’s oldest.
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J. T. Strange
The
Baptist Church
Young County
Rock Creek
Center Ridge
Brother Strange
Banger
Graham
County Board Examines Petitioners Friday and Saturday
The county board of examiners held the regular monthly examination Friday and Saturday. The following took the examination: Miss Annie Price, Loving, Mrs. Sallie Thomas, Loving, and Miss Alma Stringer, Graham.
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County Board of Examiners
Annie Price
Loving
Sallie Thomas
Alma Stringer
Graham
Healthy Postoffice Finances Show Growth in Graham County
Postmaster reports for the fiscal year ending June 30 1923 show office receipts rising to 25070 25 from 22628 19 a gain of 2442 06. Stamp sales up 2170 60 and Savings Certificates receipts for the first six months exceed 88000 indicating strong business and good banking signals for Graham and Young counties.
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Long
Washington
Graham and Young County
Graham band concerts draw large crowds at Shawnee Park
Weekly Sunday concerts at Shawnee Park attract hundreds of residents. Director Joe Lee Matthews leads eighteen musicians with plans to expand to at least thirty. The writer praises open air bands as vital to town spirit and neighborly relations, urging regular summer performances.
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Shawnee Park
Joe Lee Matthews
Graham
Matthews
Hill Family Returns to Graham from California Home
Sam R. Hill and family came back last week from El Centro California where they stayed for several months. They will resume residence in Graham. Hill drove home in five days in a Cadillac with no car trouble including no punctures. He purchased improved some California land and plans occasional trips but regards Graham as his home.
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Sam R. Hill
el Centro
California
Graham
Mr. Hill
Ex Service Men Plan For Big Feed In Shawnee Park
Ex service members of Ligon-Daniel Post No 34 plan a large army chow at Shawnee Park with cooks including Sam Goldwater and Richard Taylor. The event aims to include a band and short addresses, urging all county ex service men to attend. Officers P S Phillips and W D McFarlane resigned. J H Buchanan and J R Ramsey elected as replacements. An upcoming meeting on July 16 will discuss a membership drive and Armistice Day plans for November 11.
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Ligon-Daniel
Legion
Shawnee Park
Sam Goldwater
Richard Taylor
Young County
The
P. S. Phillips
W. D. McFarlane
J. H. Buchanan
J. R.ramsey
Wife shoots husband in Graham home after quarrel
Mrs Pat ONeil shot her husband, Pat ONeil, in the back of the head with an automatic shotgun as he lay in bed at their Brazos Street home after alleged threats and a dispute over a signed statement. The husband, a driller and contractor, had beaten her. she is jailed in Graham awaiting an examining trial.
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Pat O'Neil
Brazos Street
O’neil
Oklahoma
Morrison Undertaking
Graham
Mr. O’neil
New Undertaking Parlor In Graham
The Young County Hardware and Furniture Company adds a complete stock of undertaking supplies with an undertaking room in the rear of the store on the north side of the square. Mr. J. L. Warren will head the department and can be reached by phone day or night.Friends are invited to inspect the new department.
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Young County Hardware and Furniture Company
J. L. Warren
Graham Boys Hit by Car Near Olney In Week Night Crash
A group of Graham boys traveling to Olney were struck by a car driven by Luther Clark of Olney. None of the youths were injured, but Mrs. Luther Clark was injured. Details of the accident were not learned by The Leader.
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Graham
Olney
Luther Clark
Mr and Mrs J D Phillips Visit Fort Worth Sunday
Mr and Mrs J D Phillips were in Fort Worth on Sunday visiting with friends and sightseeing around the city.
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J. D. Phillips
Fort Worth
Sheriff Cambern’s Work in Young County 1923 Report
Five months into 1923 the Young County sheriff’s office shows 320 arrests with about 90 percent convictions. About twenty stolen cars recovered, an organized theft ring broken, distilleries captured, and bootlegging nearly eliminated. Oil towns pose challenges, but lawbreakers are increasingly deterred. deputies’ pay and car costs strain finances, with salaries limited to 83.33 dollars per month and deputies earning 150 dollars.
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Sheriff's Office
Young County
Sheriff’s Office
Cambern
Sheriff's Department
Commissioners Court
Sheriff’s Department
Heat waves bake Graham as threshers near season end
Graham endures the warmest spell of the summer with temperatures above 100 degrees. Threshers stay busy in dry weather and near completion of the grain crop threshing in Young county. a few communities remain unreached, but about one week should finish the work.
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Graham
Young County
Miss Stroud Visits Friends in Marfa Texas
Miss Lou Stroud left this week for a visit with friends in Marfa Texas. She will stay a few days and then return home.
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Lou Stroud
Marfa
Texas
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