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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1922
Page
2
Editorial urges safer behavior at highway rail crossings with phrases like Safety First and Stop Look and Listen. The Careful Crossing Campaign aims to reduce accidents by reinforcing crossing warnings and public awareness.
Miller Horner Taylor of Graham Texas file July 17 1922 with Board of Water Engineers seeking permit to divert up to 100 acre feet annually from Brazos River Young County for mining by a pumping plant located near P J Humphries Survey. Hearing set August 28 1922 in Austin. Also bids invited for Gooseneck Crossing bridge over Brazos River with 15 ton capacity and 5 percent bid bond. Nash Windfohr apply July 21 1922 for 100 acre feet annual mining diversion from Brazos River with 6 hp pump and 6 hp engine. hearing July 31 1922 in Austin.
Notice from The Graham Leader Company Bowron and McLendon offering corrections policy and subscription rate details for the Gra ham Texas publication. Names reflect a local newspaper with standard post office classification and policy statements.
A reading of the American Creed affirms government by the people with powers derived from consent, a union of states, and a pledge to love defend and obey the Constitution and laws. It emphasizes liberty equality justice humanity and patriot sacrifice by patriots.
An intelligent superintendent fired from a large farm cannot grasp why he was discharged. He studied agriculture at a well known state university and understands soils crop rotation and modern machinery. The farm failed financially, but he blames neither himself nor external factors.
John Blake recounts a trainee fired for not self directing, then recalls how the man learned to act without supervision. The owner stresses self discipline, initiative, and timely action as keys to future farm partnership and escaping wage slavery.
A set of brief maxims reflecting humor and caution about vanity wealth diligence and aging. The lines touch on heat reluctance to attend church brains vs courage hypocrisy vanity pride self praise and the value of a steady life over a fast pace. Many items contrast perception with reality using everyday scenarios.
Attorney Herman T McBrayer operates in Graham Texas and is listed with practice in federal and state courts from the First National Bank Building.
The piece details ongoing railroad crossing dangers amid the careful crossing campaign. It cites rising crash figures with 1920 data showing 67 percent of crossing accidents involving autos and 1,791 deaths along with 5,077 injuries, 116 later dying from those injuries.
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