Baptists, Presbyterians Lead Second Half in Sunday School Baseball
The Sunday School Baseball League reports Baptist and Presbyterian teams leading the second half as Christians improve with a 10 to 2 win over the Methodists. Poor hitting and misplayed defenses mark many games while crowds dwindle and finances strain as teams rely on hat contributions to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Methodist Cristians
Baptists
Dantiete
Presbyterians
Virginia Sue Bradfield Celebrates First Birthday Party
Virginia Sue Bradfield marked her first birthday with a party in Jacksboro Cartersville area. Friends joined games including a hide and seek style challenge with a pink candle on a cake. The celebration featured ice cream, gifts, and a group photo with family and friends listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Sue Bradfield
Doris Fale
Eere
Pauirela Umber
Jacksboro
Tom
Cartersville
Mary Elzabeth
Little Rain Falls in Graham Still Dry Despite Wider Rains
The report notes scattered rainfall across the state with Young County receiving some but Graham remaining dry for over a month. Thrashing conditions are good, corn yields are average though shortened by dryness, and cotton prospects are favorable if rain returns, with grasshoppers hindering some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
Graham
South Bend Man Falls From Derrick, Breaks Both Arms
Heine Cox an employee of North American Oil and Gas Company fell from the Scott lease derrick near South Bend last Saturday night. He had a sand line around his neck which wound back pulling him from his footing. He landed on a 2x10 timber, breaking it and saving his life. He is improving at Graham hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heine”Cox
North American Oil and Gas Company
Scott
South Bend
Graham
Order of De Molay Elect New Officers
The Graham Chapter Order of De Molay elected officers on July 12. Fay Schlittler was named Master Councillor with James Atcheson Senior Councillor and Robert Moore Junior Councillor. Paul Cheney became treasurer. The organization invites all Master Masons to attend meetings. it serves boys aged 16 to 21 and aims to develop better character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapter Order of de Molay
Fay Schlittler
James Atcheson
Robert Moore
Paul Cheney
Harrison Bettison Wedding Ties Graham to Wichita Falls
Miss Branys Harrison and Mr O Bettison wed at First Methodist parsonage Wichita Falls officiated by Dr C M Simpson. Bride daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Harrison of Kentucky street and Graham High School graduate. Groom district superintendent for Sun Oil Company. They stay at the Kemp hotel in Wichita Falls for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Wichita Falls
Branys Harrison
O. Bettison
Methodist Church
C. M. Simpson
Sun Oil Company
Kemp Hotel
West Texas travels of Casenbary and Parsons families
D D Casenbary and family and Charles Parsons and family left Saturday for a visit to several West Texas points. Dan finished digging his Johnson grass and fished out all the fishing places near Graham. He will report on his return this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Casenbary
Charles Parsons
West Texas
Dan
Graham
Interest in Oak Grove Cemetery in Graham
Citizens of Graham praise Oak Grove Cemetery upkeep by A D Stewart. A visitor donated $10 for care as the east addition is surveyed into plots and leveled. Funding from lot sales supports leveling work. early buyers gain choice of best lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Oak Grove Cemetery
A. D. Stewart
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Liberty Theatre Opens With Full House On Tuesday
The New Liberty Theater on the west side of the square opened Tuesday after delays. The 150 foot long building, rebuilt by Mr. Wilke from the Price Bros. property, features typhoon cooling, a $10,000 Wurlitzer organ, new furniture, and a large stage with dressing rooms. The crowd packed the house from 2 pm onward and more improvements are planned for operas and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Theater
Graham
Wilkie
True Family Hosts Honor Dinner and Lawn Party
Mr and Mrs W C True entertained guests at their east of town home with a 1 o clock dinner honoring Mrs Julia McMurtry of Sanger Texas. Guests included Mrs Katie Lawrance Mrs C L Pickard and others. A M Bowen and daughter Grace visited from Mineral Wells. A Friday lawn party followed with Rev J E Evans and families and several couples attending. The home and lawn were praised as an ideal setting for hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. True
Julia McMurtry
Sanger
Texas
Katie Lawrance
C. L. Pickard
Holmes
Ralph Barron
A. M. Bowen
Miss Grace
Mineral Wells
Holman Twins Born on Consecutive July Dates
Mr and Mrs C H Holman report twins born at their Kentucky street home a girl and a boy. The daughter’s birthday is July 16 while the twin brother’s is July 17 making the pair’s separate birthdays an unusual occurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Holman
Kentucky Street
Watermelon Feast Held by Graham Retail Merchants Group
The Retail Merchants Association of Graham hosted a watermelon feast at Shawnee Park drawing about one hundred members and family. Directors were elected and the group restricted future membership to Graham firms. A Red Bird Overland car prize will be given August 11 with $100 more in prizes added. Music by the Graham High School Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association of
Graham
Shawnee Park
J. P. McKinley
G. Stewart
J. ©. Lovelace
R. V. Tidwell
C. I. Kuykendall
E. H. Moody
Joe Hartness
E. C. Reed
G. B. Johnson
J. M. Wright
Dr. H. E. Griffin
W. F. Johnson
J A. Sims
T. E. Matthews
Charles Hinson
A. T. Barrett
Graham Business
Graham High School
Tourists Enjoy Conveniences at Graham Tourist Park
Visitors praise the Graham Tourist Park as it grows in popularity. This week’s registrations include B E Ratliff Fort Worth A D Karr Cisco W M Wilson Fort Worth and others from Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas. Eleven Fords two Dodges and a Westcott were registered with thirty two people in fourteen cars. A tourist letter commends the quiet pleasant surroundings and the town’s camping facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
B. E. Ratliff
Fort Worth
A. D. Karr
Cisco
W. M. Wilson
S. S. McDonald
Fort Dawson
Oklahoma
H. L. Nicklas
Amarillo
B. L. McEntire
Weatherford
W. T. Lay
Lovington
New Mexico
W. P. Weaver
Robertson
C. C. Beckley
Dallas
G. S. Wester
Pickwick
C.S. Barnes
South Bend
B. R. King
R. E. Chapman
Celina
Westcot
McDonald
Harris Buys Graham Grocery Interest
J G Harris purchases J A Sims interest in the Graham Grocery Company on the east side of the square and plans to keep the same location and service. Sims has made many friends in Graham. his future plans are unknown as he was away from the city when contacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Harris
J. A. Sims
Graham Grocery Company
Sims
Graham
Mr. Sims
Proffitt Social Night Ends With Quiet Neighbors Sleepless
Misses Fannie Ragland Reta Ragland Pearl Matthews Myrtle Kemp Etna Wilkinson of Proffitt and Mrs Divine spent Tuesday night with Miss Sallie Timmons. Mrs Divine said she had a hard time keeping all the young ladies quiet though they reported a great time despite the chaperone's efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Ragland
Reta Ragland
Pearl Matthews
Myrtle Kemp
Etna Wilkinson
Proffitt
Mrs. Divine
Sallie Timmons
New Addition To City of Graham
Wootten and Reed bought a sixteen acre tract from Roxana Oil on the Graham Loving road near the Rock Island Y adjoining Graham city limits. They subdivided into acre home sites and sold six tracts in the first week. Water gas and electric lines will be extended to the new addition later. Prices are reasonable with good terms to entice building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wootten and Reed
Roxana Oil Company
Graham
Rock Island Y
Dr. George C. Kindley Named Parkland City County Hospital Superintendent
The Dallas News profiles Dr. George C. Kindley a native of Young county Texas as the new superintendent of Parkland City County Hospital. Born near Graham he graduated UT 1905 Galveston medical school 1911 taught pathology 1911 14 and served in WWI medical corps in France. He later worked with the Veterans Bureau in Dallas and in private practice while belonging to county state and national medical associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
George C. Kindley
Parkland City-County Hospital
Graham
Young County
University of Texas
University At
Galveston
Medical College
Santa Fe
Temple
Medical Corps
France
Veterans’ Bureaue
Dallas
County
Natonal Medical Association
Masonic Lodges Install Officers in Graham Meetings
Officers were installed at Graham masonic lodges B A Botts 167 Frank Atcheson H P E C Reed E Rex Cornish E S Benton S Hockaday secretary W B Gailey C H Donald Hockaday P S S H J Hubbard R A C R W Rutherford M 3rd V Karl Widmayer M 2nd V Wm G Smith M 1st V Young County Lodge 485 Cc B Hockaday W M I K Parker S W E H Graves J W P K Deats treasurer I B Padgett tiler W H Dyer S D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
B. A. Botts
Frank Atcheson
H. P
E. C. Reed
K. Rex Cornish
E.S. Benton S. Hockaday
W. B. Gailey
C. H. Donald Hockaday
P. S&s
H. J. Hubbard
R. W. Rutherford
Karl Widmayer
Taylor Wadsworth wedding linked to El Dorado ties
Miss Annie Taylor and Marvin E. Wadsworth wed Tuesday at 9 in the morning at the bride’s mother's home with Dr. C R Taylor officiating. The bride, longtime local resident and John E Morrison Company employee, and the groom, manager for National Supply Company in Graham and later El Dorado, Arkansas, depart for Bellevue Galveston and Houston before returning to El Dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Taylor
Marvin E. Wadsworth
Mary Taylor
Cherry Street
C. R. Taylor
First Baptist Church
John E. Morrison
National Supply Company
Graham
el Dorado
Arkansas
Bellvue
Mr. Wadsworth
Galveston
Houston
Graham Couple Heads West for Colorado Trip
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stafford left Monday for an extended trip to Colorado. There are enough Graham people in Colorado to establish a Graham colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Stafford
Colorado
Miss Hazel Self Wins County Clothing Contest
Miss Hazel Self of Ingleside wins first prize a full scholarship to the short course at A and M college in a county clothing contest judged in the courthouse. Eight girls aged 14 to 18 competed with exhibits of dresses and undergarments and a style show followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Hart Smith
Miss Smith
Tina Pringle
Hunt School
Gladys Brown
A. & M. College
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Mesdames M. S. Jordan
J. L. Hathcock
Leslie Scott
College Station
Stewart plans west side store opening in new gents wear
W. A. Stewart returned Saturday from Chicago with a stock of goods for a new gents furnishing shop on the west side of the square. He hopes to open within a few days as orders arrive and invites friends to call and inspect the new and classy line of men's wearing apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Stewart
Chicago
Mr. Stewart
Bill
Beulah Allen Finishes Atlantic Coast Trip with Florida Cuba Return
Miss Beulah Allen returned Monday from an extended trip to the Atlantic coast and into Canada aboard the Lion Special. She was joined in Fort Worth by Miss Warren Collings who had accompanied her to Florida and Cuba last summer. Allen visited Mrs. Thomas Lee in Philadelphia and traveled back via the Great Lakes after Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Allen
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Fort Worth
Warren Collings
Florida
Cuba
Thomas Lee
Philadelphia
Great Lakes
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Vve Berle
Juanita Johnson
Arbara Collier
Morris Wilson
Mary Louise Howard
Forest MecHunter
Ruth Virgile Tidwell
Loraine Walker
Katherine Arnold
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Dorris
Nelle
Evelyn
Bettie Black
Lucile Turner
Ruth
Georgia
Edmina
Virginia Dalton
Daisy Caroline Titsworth
Esther Gray Wilson
E. R. Prideaux
Loving
Ruby Black
Canyon
Richard
Dick) Griffin
Baylor University
Order of de Molay
Harrison-Bettison
Liberty Theatre
Mr. and
Mrs. True
Asoagiation
Graham Grocery
Geo. G. Kindley
Masonic Lodges
Hazel Self
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