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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
10
F A Dulin wed Miss Dorothy Hogue J C Matkin married Miss Daisy Della Hawkins H R Reedy tied with Miss Clara Mae Roark and J C Veal Jr married Miss Dorothy House in four license announcements from the county clerk's office.
Mr A C Whittle, Rock Island agent, says two cattle cars were handled yesterday and nine today. Shippers include Criswell and Eddleman with one car, Phinne y and Brand with one, Carlton and Godlston with seven, and Gann with two cars.
Miss Willie Allen came back Tuesday night from Austin where she has studied at the University of Texas since last September. She ranked among the honor students of the university for the full year.
A brief gibe in a light gossip item contrasts a couple of Sheiks with a wife struck by a humorous ailment described as the hoof and mouth disease. The line plays on appetite and social evenings as the wife’s condition limits activities to dining and dancing.
A specialist asks if a man seen at Niagara Falls with just a straw hat brim and a cake of soap would look crazy. An insurance lawyer replies that such a scene suggests he plans to bathe rather than act mad.
A philosopher jokes that poets reflect their wives through menial work. The student says a poet collects nature’s beauties and the wise man replies his wife does washing. The quip hinges on a stereotype about domestic labor assigned to wives.
Prudential Insurance Company records show about one in nine job applicants at their Newark home office failed three R quality tests. William W. Van Nalts says basic algebra spelling and geography are expected at grammar school level, and that lack of schooling hinders advancement. he warns parents to keep children in school to avoid lifelong penalties and notes rising educational standards across professions.
Transportation committee members with County Commissioner A C Anderson and Secretary T T George visited Gordon Mountain to study road improvement feasibility. A Lucille schoolhouse meeting this afternoon will discuss ways to cut the hill. Gra ham Chamber of Commerce backs the project and will cooperate with both counties to enhance travel safety.
Messrs H L Thornton Otto Deats and Phil Huey near completing a course in housekeeping at Mrs Taylor's home. With her two month vacation they stay on to be tested by three young ladies chosen as a committee to judge their proficiency and readiness to become model husbands.
Hon. B. W. King has pitched a tent in his yard for days as he plans a trip toward the end of the week. His car sits under the tent in front of the house. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hinson and their daughter Evelyn will accompany him to Arkansas.
Mr. R. V. Tidwell traveled to Breckenridge yesterday as a visitor, sightseeing and meeting locals during a short stay in the city.
A quoted aim to do something big and newsworthy contrasts with a pragmatic view that fastest route to publicity is sensational action. The passage frames ambition against media-driven fame and the lure of dramatic storytelling.
A domestic exchange reveals admiration for a boy who rings the bell for meals, impressing Mrs Simpkins with his punctuality and helpfulness in the household.
A boy recounts attending a children's party where guests performed songs recitations or music. His mother laments the lack of his contribution, but he proudly explains he stood and said his prayers, offering a simple personal contribution.
Mrs. Joseph Monro is out again after confinement to her home for several days to the delight of her friends, signaling a recovery and renewed social contact in the community.
A small garage on South Grove Street burned briefly yesterday afternoon but was extinguished before full destruction. Firefighters faced delays as motorists blocked streets. drivers should pull to the right and stop for the engine, which has the right of way.
A little exchange recaps a family's errands with each member sent to a different local shop. The child explains the mother is at the barber shop, the brother at the beauty parlor, the sister at the haberdasher, and the father back at the cotton patch.
A terse dialogue quotes a man declaring someone makes money go farther than any man, and another remarking he was born that way. The exchange notes the person’s Siberian birth and weekly money mailings, implying a practical, frugal character.
Two Irishmen stand before a Dublin drug store display of rubber gloves. One asks what they are for and the other explains you can wear them to wash hands without getting the hands wet.
Rhode Island State College offers a course teaching the science of home making. Senior girls reside part of the year in a fully equipped cottage and manage all operations including meal planning marketing cooking dishwashing housework and bookkeeping.
In a bookstore scene a customer asks to view Bibles. The clerk suggests a Bible and questions whether a new edition of the New Testament has just been released.
In a playful exchange, Joke Bingo mocks Miss Carroll for lacking stage beauty while Stingo counters that she could still sing for the radio. The dialogue highlights media era snappiness and showbiz vanity.
An exchange features Old Timer praising his wife’s “big mind” and Oldbird quipping that she has given him a piece of it daily for fifty years and still has plenty left. The humorous dialogue reflects affection and wit in a lighthearted village mood.
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