City considers new Graham Light and Power franchise
City hall notice states a hearing will be held July 30 to grant a franchise to Graham Light and Power Company. Public service tariffs cited show Graham’s rates far higher than similar Texas towns, prompting talk of protests and a push to lower charges to match other cities.
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Graham Light and Power Company
Texas
University of Texas
Graham
Big Springs
Brownwood
Cisco,llc
Dalhart
Henrietta
Plainview
Sweetwater
Vernon
Belton
Commerce
Taylor
Ennis
Revival ends with twenty conversions at local church
Rev Gary Smith returned from Wiles Valley in Hill county where he conducted a revival. The meetings were held in the community church his father built, where he served as pastor for years. Regular services will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday.
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Gary Smith
Wiles Valley
Hill County
Presbyterian Church
Mrs Janie Stafford and sister visit old Graazn
Mrs Janie Stafford and her sister Mrs Miller are visiting this week. They formerly lived in Gra azn.
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Janie Stafford
Miller
Graazn
White Rose community notes warm weather and visits
The White Rose column reports good health and a busy social period with visitors from Graham and Indian Mound. Miss Mary Robertson and Miss Odessa Long are noted as visiting relatives, while church services featured Bro. Miller's sermon and a busy Sunday school with 52 attendees, 340 chapters read, 34 quotations, and $2.62 offering.
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Mary Robertson
John T. Robertson
Odessa Long
Tom Fields
Newcastle
Tom
Bro. Bradberry
Will Walker
Atlanta
C. E. Walker
Hattie Walker
Ella Robinson
Bro. Miller
Jean
Kunkel
White Rose
Carter
Local Marriage Licenses Listed In Briefs
M. E. Wadsworth wed Miss Annie Taylor. C. O. Bettison married Miss Branys Harrison. C. E. Morris joined Miss Flora Mc Cready. L. W. Clifton and Miss Lillie M. Beaver tied the knot. L. A. Davis and Miss Minnie Blackwood also married in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Morris
Flora McCready
L. W. Clifton
Lillie M. Beaver
Mrs Harlan Deets Visits Sister in Olney
Mrs. Harlan Deets of Olney accompanied by Miss Laura Paschall visited her sister Mrs. Sikes Wood on Wednesday.
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Harlan Deets of
Olney
Laura Paschall
Sikes Wood
Fort Worth Markets and Scores on WBAP Radio Schedule
WBAP Radio presents market quotations at opening, 11 30 weather and commodity quotes including cotton and grain, 12 noon markets, 1 and 2 p m markets, 8 p m markets. 4 p m financial review cotton grain stocks bonds curb markets. 5 p m baseball and Texas League scores. 6 30 p m Texas League scores review of Fort Worth game. 7 30 p m sport review.
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United States Weather Report
Department of Agriculture, Fruits, Vegetables and Cattle Divisions
Fort Worth
First Methodist Church
J. W. Bergin
D. D
Will Foster
Fort Worth Daily Schedule of Events and Notices
A concise listing covers church services and a busy week of concerts and sports updates from July 22 to July 28 in Fort Worth. Items include Methodist services, baseball scores, nightly orchestral programs, a police band concert, and a Bible lesson review, with notices about radio tube audience experiments and local travel and car maintenance ads.
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Fort Worth
Central Methodist Church
W. F. Barnum
Barnum
First Methodist Church
Star-Telegram
Dickson Visit Ties Wharton Kin to Oatman Family
Mr and Mrs J L Dickson of Wharton are visiting A F E Oatman and relatives. Mrs Dickson is described as a daughter of Mr Oatman, highlighting family ties during the visit.
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J. L. Dickson
Wharton
A. F E. Oatman
Mrs. Dickson
Mr. Oatman
Presbyterian Auxiliary Honors Mrs Mosely on Birthday
The Presbyterian church auxiliary in Graham honors Mrs. Ben Mosely Sr with a July 5 shower for her 79th birthday. Despite near blindness she recalls early local history, and she received many gifts and checks. She returned a valued Bible given by S R Jeffery in 1884. The event reflects Mosely’s standing as Graham’s oldest resident. The National Theatre will host The Long Chance next Monday and Tuesday, starring Henry Walthall and Marjorie Daw with a cast including Ralph Graves, William Bertram, Grace Marvin, Boyd Irwin, Leonard Clapham, Jack Curtis, Margaret Cullington, George A. Williams and Mai Wells.
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Presbyterian Church
Ben Mosely
National Theatre
Universal
Jack Conway
Peter B. Kyne
Raymond L. Schrock
Henry B. Walthall
Ralph Graves
Griffith Fame
Marjorie Daw
William Bertram
Grace Marvin
Boyd Irwin
Leonard Clapham
Jack Curtis
Margaret Cullington
George A. Williams
Mai Wells
Vacation trip to Sulphur Wells by Judge Stinson and son
A notice describes storage terms of five dollars a month cash in advance or ten dollars monthly payable in thirty days. It also notes Judge W P Stinson and his son Jerry left last week for a vacation to Sulphur Wells in Oklahoma.
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W. P. Stinson
Jerry
Sulphur Wells
Oklahoma
Citation to A A Potter in No 7227A Suit
The District Court of Young County Texas orders A A Potter to appear at the next term in Graham on the first Monday in September 1923 to answer a suit filed July 11 1923 by The First National Bank of Graham Texas for $3000 with 10 percent interest and 10 percent attorney fees secured by a chattel mortgage on an oil tools string. The bank seeks judgment foreclosure and costs. Citation to be published weekly for four weeks in a local or district newspaper as required.
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Texas
Young County
A. A. Potter
30Th Judicial District
Court House
Graham
First National Bank
M. C. Robinson
W. Whitehead
A. D
Delinquent lands list for Young County 1923 taxes
Long list of lands and lots in Young County showing delinquent 1922 taxes, per Tax Collector I W E Steele, with county court confirmation on May 21 1928. Entries include numerous abstract numbers owners towns and acres delinquent amounts.
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Young County
State OF Texas
County OF
Young
I. W. E. Steele
W. E. Steele
State OF
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
A. D
W. H. Reeves
C. Anderson
H. S. McCready
Sam Bird
Slater
Said
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Light Companies
THE
Lerion
Scott-Long Drug Co
M. E. Wadsworth
Miss Annie Taylor
C. O. Bettison
Branys Harrison
L. A. Davis
Miss Minnie Blackwood
WBAP
FT. Worth
Fred Cahoon
Thexas Hotel Orchestra
Dot Echols McCutchan
Fred Stewart
Claude Stewart
Mr. Bruce Street
Winslow
Arkansas
A. W. Kay
Michigan
J. P. McKinley
Senate
New Liberty Theatre
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Mosely
Willie Riggs
Golda Barnett
W. H. Kennedy
Amelions
E. L
S. Tynes
Anderson, C. Et al
S. Sallee
Anderson & Wilson
Anderson
M. HL
Groves
Anthony
W. N
Corbett
Ardis
I. H
Eliasville
Ark, Oil Co. & Gas
No. Acres
Armstrong
T. W
T EB. & LL. Co
Arnold
H. W
KK & L Co
T. B
Kl. Co
Ely
James Rogers
Averitt
Marvin
Groves O
Bailey
J. M
Je M. Johnson
J. V
J. M. Johnson
J.N
J. James
T. F
Baker
J. T
C. H
B. Ae
A. L. and
G. IL
Aynesworth
Bedford
J. M. ‘James
W. J. Davis
J. B
Bingham
O. T
Newe Castle
Bird
Fee
Black
Florence
Groves Lst
Blackwell
W. L
Blair
Blunk
P. A
South Bend
Scott
Boger Oil Co
Bond
E. A
Boone
J. E
F. M
Bradley
W. S
Brown
T. L
Browning
G. F
Benn Hill
Smith
W. T. Bunger
W. T. Carter
Buchannan
R. D
G. L. Ayneggworth
Bumsted
E. J
My. Graham
Burgess
G. W
J. Se
E, L. Co
Oliver
Tankerseley
Burke
J. F
T, B, Ll. Co
Burton
C. F
J. H. Wood
J. D. Whittenburg
C. P
Butler
W. F
M Olney
F.M
Eldis Campbell
J. G
E. R
Mrs
T. BE
Orks Cartwright
Ben Hill
Chavnell
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