Retail Merchants Association Promotes Prompt Payments in Graham
The Retail Merchants Association in Graham works for local trade interests and urges prompt payment on the first of the month to curb deadbeats. It offers incentives to county residents, including a Red Bird Overland car and other prizes, to be awarded in Graham on August 11. Members can provide prize details, and readers are advised to study the page advertisement for how the association operates.
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Retail Merchants Association
Graham
Masonic Lodge of
Shawnee Park
de Molay
A. B. Eddleman
E. C. Reed
J. W. Harrison
38 Tourists Camp In Park This Week
The park two blocks south of the square hosted 38 tourists this week with registered guests from Malone to Athens. Cars included seven Fords two Dodges and one each Chevrolet Overland Velie and Buick. One incident saw a man selling patent medicine angered by city ordinances blocking vending near the square.
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McDonald
Good Gravel Top Placed on W Fourth Street
The street commissioner advances with street work despite dry weather. Graveling from Salt Creek bridge to the square improves a long abominable route. Widened concrete culvert near the high school and a new culvert by the laundry aid safety. Additional street improvements await funding.
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W. 4Th Street
Salt Creek Bridge
South Cherry
County Agents and 4-H Club Members Attend A and M
County Agent A L Robertson and his 4-H club boys Noble Womack Padgett Roland Barnett Loving and Grady Jordan attended the stock judging contest in Arlington last week where they placed second in hog judging Livestock grain and chickens were judged The group traveled to College Station for the A and M Shot Course with several thousand boys from across the state Miss Blanche Hart Smith and her club girls also traveled to College Station The Leader has profiled her work with county girls in Graham contests prior to the trip The return trip promises renewed enthusiasm and benefit for county agricultural efforts
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A. L. Robertson
Noble Womack
Padgett
Roland Barnett
Loving
Grady Jordan
Jean
Arlington
Mr. Robertson
College Station
Blanche Hart Smith
Miss Smith
Graham
Miss Fanine Dowdle Heads East for Summer Study
Miss Fanine Dowdle plans a summer in New York to study piano and music programs after teaching plans in September. She has gathered material for her students and the Music Club. In Philadelphia she visited Charles Speer, noted swimmer, who is en route to Copenhagen for a Swedish meet on July 26. Miss Thera Speer was Dowdle’s Ward-Belmont suite mate.
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Dowdle
East
Philadelphia
Charles Speer
Copenhagen
France
Thera Speer
Baptist Fan Demands No Baseball Scores Published
Dr. G. W. Black urges The Leader to omit scores from two recent church league baseball games simply noting Baptist losses. He prefers a brief mention without details and emphasizes his Baptist allegiance.
Keathly Family Visits Colorado City Area
Mr and Mrs Ernest Keathly and son Sterling of Colorado City spent last week visiting relatives and friends in the area.
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Ernest Keathly
Sterling
Colorado City
Pounding Honors Rev G W Black by Local Baptist Church
The B Y P U and church members staged a friendly pounding at Rev. G. W. Black’s South Elm Street home to honor his forty six years of service. Speakers recalled his early ministry in Young county and his ties to Tank Valley, Graham, and several area churches while Miss Betty Dawson sang hymns and the gathering offered prayers.
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G. W. Black
Baptist Church
South Elm Street
Union
Brother Black
Ira Wood
G. W. Black B. Y. P. U
Black
Betty Dawson
McMinn County
East
Tennessee
Green County
Missouri
Madison County
Arkansas
Spring Valley
Eliza Ellen Kirk
Iowa
Young County
Tank Valley
Tonk ‘Valley
Gooseneck
South Bend
Fish Creek
Red Fork Association
General Association of Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Young
Stephens
Throckmorton
Baylor
Archer J
Graham
Graham Baptist Church
Eliasville
Hopewell
Belknap
Proffitt
Pleasant View
Olney
Loving
Elbert
Throckmorton County
Street and Company Opens Big July Clearing Sale
Street and Company launched a four day clearance with a morning crowd of eager shoppers. Tickets granted entry to a 10 prize drawing at 9 o'clock led by Mr S Boyd Street with two women one man and a child assisting at the Bargain Balcony.
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Street and Company
S. Boyd Street
Weather Dry and Hot In Graham
The weather in Graham and parts of Young county stays dry and warm with little rain since June. Crops like corn and feed benefit from the dryness, cotton stands firm though land is tight in spots, and grasshoppers have damaged some fields. A rain would improve cotton prospects. threshing is favorable and grain and straw supplies look strong.
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Graham
Young County
Bargains Draw Shoppers From Young County Ad
Shoppers from Young County and nearby counties flood the sale advertised by a local merchant. The double page advertisement in The Leader promotes the event continuing through August 4 with many bargains on offer.
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Young County
the Leader
Embezzler J. B. Whalen Returned to Graham
Sheriff Dan Cambern brought J. B. Whalen to Graham from Wichita Falls on embezzlement charges tied to Petrolia Supply Company Funds. Whalen had been in Graham about two years, vanished in June, and was located working under the name G. W. Cox in oil fields near Luling before being jailed.
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Dan Cambern
Wichita Falls
J. B. Whalen
Petrolia Supply Company
Whalen
Graham
Cambern
Luling
G. W. Cox
Presbyterians Lead In Sunday School Baseball League
The Presbyterians lead the league as the second half of the season starts. Baptists fell behind after Thursday’s defeat to the Presbyterians. Methodists beat Baptists 6–0 on Tuesday. The Presbyterians and Christians game this afternoon could tie the standings if Christians win.
Big Rodeo Set for Graham August 11 and 12
The community will host one of the nation’s best rodeos on August 11 and 12 on Farmer road, one mile northeast of Graham. Top riders including Alex Pew Blackie DeGraffenried P G Rice J E Gamblin Jack DeGraffenried Leonard Wright Alex Frambo and Stephen county riders compete for strong purses. Clowns will entertain with a cart tied to a wild steer for thrills led by organizers Martin Creek and J E Gamblin with the Graham band providing music.
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Farmer Road
Graham
Alex Pew
Wichita Schools names S. H. Rider and Miss Ruth Doty
The list for the next session includes S. H. Rider as Principal of the Junior College and High School and Miss Ruth Doty as an English teacher in the high school.
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Wichita
S. H. Rider
Ruth Doty
Graham Steady Home and Business Building Campaign
The Graham building boom continues amid oil slump with new Roselyn Hotel set to open October 1st. New theatres, a modern storefront district, rebuilt fronts, and city wall upgrades reflect substantial improvements across the West and North Sides. Prominent residents construct upscale homes, sidewalks expand, and naturalization ties to Graham noted.
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Graham
Roselyn
M. Barnes
The
Leader
New Liberty
Wilkie
Wichita Falls
Johnson
Stewart
Kennedy
W. A. Stewart
Claude Cochran
Texas Drug Company
Young County Hardware and Furniture Company
Driver
John E. Morrison Company
Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Williams
East Fourth Street
Williams
Young County
C. B. Hockaday
J. J. Scott
East Third Street
South Bend
L. E. Scott
L. E. Norman
South Oak Street
John Kisinger
C. L. Wood
P. K. Deats
Stewart and Kennedy Stock New Furnishings for Men
Stewart and Kennedy report arrival of new goods and hope to complete a full line in a few days. Mr Stewart returned from northern markets with a full line of new and classy men's furnishings.
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Stewart
Kennedy
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Masonic Lodge
de Molays
Masons
M. College
Bantis
George W. Black
Street & Co
Sheriff
Presbyterians
Pet
Baptists San En Renee ET
Fee
Methodists Christians A Aaweenenewneenee Eens
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