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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
4
The piece extols Texas hospitality and growth including welcoming tourists and immigrants, railroads and industry, vast land use in cotton corn wheat and livestock, and ongoing construction. It also notes local anecdotes from J R McClanahan Briar Bend on peach yield and visits from Miss Vera Dalton and others plus Milt Ritchie’s favorable views of the region.
At the State Fair of Texas in Dallas from October 12 to 27 a new world wide butter show debuts with 15 10 and 5 dollar prizes. A daily 500 pounds of butter will be produced under Washington DC agriculture experts with a modern mini plant and Babcock fat tests. Dairy demonstrations include ice cream making and sanitation lectures. Thirty milking stalls are added for Jersey cows competing in contests judged by butter fat content.
J E McDaniel, one of Markley’s oldest and most respected citizens, died last Sunday morning and was buried Monday in the local cemetery. M Brisco thanks for renewal to the Leader. Mr and Mrs J T Cunningham left for a month’s Arkansas vacation. Miss Ethel Birdwell leaves for Ryan Oklahoma to visit. Mrs J D Wilson and son Bus ter return to Memphis Texas after visiting here.
850 acre stock farm on the Brazos River ten miles southeast of Graham Texas offered at 15 dollars per acre for the next ninety days. Owner F Heron Graham Texas invites inquiries for terms and information. Local notices include a James Christian Endeavor program and community updates with residents visiting Fort Worth Dallas and Memphis.
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