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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
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A determined effort by Lewisville area farmers targets boll weevil in the county. Machines tested this week show promising results in destroying weevils and damaged squares on cotton plants, including a test at the Gentry farm east of town. More farmers are urged to adopt the method.
Lewisville Enterprise notes belief that a machine of this kind will pay for itself several times over in a year, prompting cautious optimism about the investment.
Jerry aged thirty six laid away after a long life of service by E D Sargent of Hubbardston Massachusetts. A saddle horse of pure Morgan stock he rode ten to fifty miles daily for years and once completed a thousand mile northern New England Canada journey at seventeen. He led parades across Worcester County and embodied classic Morgan traits.
Seven common life errors are listed including crushing others for advancement and worrying about unchangeable things. It cites impossible_self limits and forcing others to adopt beliefs. It urges reading fine literature, prioritizing important tasks, saving money, and notes the difference between moral conduct and intellectual knowledge of right and wrong.
Dr W F Box of Dallas met with local manager Larmour to set summer policy starting Monday July 17. Shows run 3 to 11 with no intermission, admission 33 cents adults 10 cents children. Pictures shown two days a week, chose top films like Is Matrimony a Failure and Peacock Alley. Theatre to remodel including new lobby and interior repaint. National Theatre aims to be the finest and coolest in the region.
Austin July 11 Total strength of Texas National Guard is 6203 with 346 officers and 5857 enlisted. Infantry has 202 officers and 4294 men, cavalry 61 officers and 859 men, field artillery 36 officers and 508 men, medical 31 officers and 180 men, State staff 16 officers and 16 men. Razons: encampments scheduled at Camp Mabry and Fort Sill for late July to August.
A historical note from the Christian Science Monitor explains the Hohenzollern crown used at coronations is merely an adjustable metal frame, adaptable to any head and fitted with jewels as desired. The piece cites Hans Andersen and the Emperor’s New Clothes motif to critique royal display and notes classical crowns used twisted olive laurel or oak in antiquity.
Dorothy Dalton stars in Moron of the Lady Letty at the National Theatre next Monday and Tuesday with Rudolph Valentino as lead. The film shows actresses’ hard work behind glamour, including sea voyages, fighting brigands, and a perilous deck scene, proving fame demands continual effort.
Farmers complain of no rain as corn and feed crops suffer. Local residents Jean and neighbors recount travel from Moffatt Colorado to Ralls Texas, visits by Willis family from Oil City, and guests including Misses Cornélius and Gallaher from Graham. Several relatives travel or visit, with extended family gatherings around Farmer and Jean churches.
A picnic will be held at Spring Creek in the northwest corner of Young county all day July 15th next Saturday. All the candidates will speak in the forenoon with dinner on the ground and baseball in the afternoon. Everyone invited.
Plainview July 11 Texas Utility Company has started the first unit of its large power plant at Lubbock. When finished the facility will be the largest in West Texas with plans to extend transmission lines to Abernathy Hale Center Plainview Idalou Lorenzo Ralls Crosbyton. Total investment about 250000 dollars.
The War Department announced soldiers keeping watch on the Rhine will stay for the foreseeable future. Major General Henry J. Allen, commander of the occupational forces, will also remain. No withdrawal date from German territory has been set.
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