Personal items and local notices mix in tiny town column
Local brief notes report P W Burdett buying a Studebaker in South Bend and John W Hughes owning a Big Six sedan from Shamrock Motor. Allen Berry's death of Mr and Mrs A P Berry’s son is noted along with Milton Snoddy hosting a daughter. R L Henry to address on Wednesday June at 2. Mr and Mrs R F Fowler travel to Sterling City Texas for summer. J R Ramsey returns from Tahoka visiting his mother. Elizabeth and Tessa Be Touchstone visit Mrs Frank Forbes in Sherman. Majestic Theatre matinee moved to Thursday. Lucile Norma earns class honors wearing gold medal. Brother G W Black gardens and shows Sons of Rest skepticism. Gratitude expressed for sympathy after a great sorrow. Terry Casey injured in hospital from a broken limb three weeks ago.
Coal operator R Q Williams takes over Plains Coal
R Q Williams of Fort Worth was in Graham Tuesday and has taken over the Plains Coal Company at Levin, formerly run by Sam H Simmons. Dr C R Taylor returned from the Southern Baptist Convention in Jacksonville Florida and visited his North Carolina home, finding conditions there better than expected.
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R. Q. Williams
Fort Worth
Graham
Plains Coal Company
Levin
Sam H. Simmons
C. R. Taylor
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Florida
North Carolina
East
Pharmacist Hardy Price Graduates After Baylor Course
Hardy Price completed a course at Baylor College of Pharmacy and passed the State Board examination. He is now a licensed pharmacist, having earned his degree and fulfilled the required tests.
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Hardy Price
Baylor College of Pharmacy
Local Notes and Travelers Pass Through Dallas Area
R F Short returns to Dallas. Nona Akard leaves for Weatherford. Bertha and Ethel Hardy depart for Terrell. P K Deats and family and T O Deats visit Woods. J S Criswell attends Texas Grain Dealers' Association in Fort Worth. Winnie Hamilton heads to Fort Worth. H L Pinkerton returns from Marlin. Mrs Roy Gholston visits Mabry family in Mineral Wells. Ethel Hardy visits sister Bertha Hardy in Terrell. Mr and Mrs William ONeill welcome a new son. Ed Wood returns from New Mexico. Mrs George Ragland and children visit Wichita Falls. Mrs John Kreager Jr and son J C visit Sherman. Majestic Theatre shifts from Tuesdays to Thursdays. I congratulate poor young men upon being born to the necessity of devoting themselves to hard work. Andrew Carnegie.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mrs M M Lester and family visit Bryson area couple
Mrs. M. M. Lester and children and Edgar McLendon and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore south of Bryson during last Sunday’s trip.
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M. M. Lester
Edgar McLendon
Henry Moore
Bryson
Families Move to Summer Farms Near Mineral Wells
Mrs Mollie Johnson returned Saturday to her Mineral Wells home after visiting sister Mrs J E Parsons. Several families have moved to their farms for the summer including Dan Orr Gentry Williamson W D Duncan Bill McClanahan H L Rogers Mrs A M Graham and H B Street and family left last Friday for Winslow Arkansas to spend the summer.
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Mollie Johnson
Mineral Wells
J. E. Parsons
Dan Orr
Gentry Williamson
W. D. Duncan
Bill McClanahan
H. L. Rogers
A. M. Graham
H. B Street
Winslow
Arkansas
Cadets Graduate at Kemper Military School in Boonville
The Leader reports eighty cadets graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville Missouri this spring. O N Goode of South Bend is listed as a cadet at the school.
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Kemper Millitary School
Boonville
Missouri
O. N. Goode
South Bend
Johnston couple leaves Newcastle for Floydada to lead schools
Mr and Mrs J N Johnston of Newcastle depart for Floydada where he becomes superintendent and she joins the teaching staff. They previously ran Newcastle schools for years and he led Graham schools for eleven years. He is recognized as a leading Texas educator during his long career. THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR.
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J. N. Johnston
Newcastle
Floydada
Johnston
Johnson
Graham
Texas
Graham Chamber of Commerce Banquet celebrated progress
The Graham Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the basement of the new Methodist church drew 125 to 150 attendees including Mayor M. P. Mc Cracken and H. L. Leberman. Speakers praised Graham’s rapid growth, civic and commercial progress, and plans to pave the square. The Enterprise notes strong business collaboration and expresses pride in Graham’s citizenry and future prosperity.
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M. P. McCracken
H. L. Leberman
Enterprise
Graham Chamber of Commerce
New Methodist Church
Graham
Graham Chamber of
Miller's Studio exhibition of Graham High portraits
Miller's Studio presents an East Side Studio exhibition of about three dozen 8x10 portraits of Graham High School's graduating class. The display is described as beautiful and worth seeing, with Miller occupying the entire second floor of the Graham Land Office Building and inviting inspection.
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Miller
Graham High School
Graham Land Office
High School Honor Roll Lists By Grade
High Honor Roll includes students with 90 or above on all subjects each quarter. Honor Roll lists 80 or above per subject across four quarters. Ninth grade names Cecil Porter Willie Allen Avis Calvin Elizabeth Wright Wright J Billy Batchler Robert Stewart Odessa Long tenth grade Rufus McAfee Walter Moreland Ruth Anthony Jessie Stegall ninth grade Velma Adams Katherine Morris Elen Slater Artie Slater Melbourne Burnett Norman Burnett eighth grade Mary Louise Hallam Lena Taylor.
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Cecil Porter
Willie Allen
Avis Calvin
Elizabeth Wright Wright
Juanita Jack
Tawilli
J.B. Batchler
Robert Stewart
Odessa Long
Rufus McAfee
Walter Moreland
Ruth Anthony
Jessie B. Stegall
Velma D. Adams
Katherine Morris
Elen Slater
Artie Slater
Melbourne Burnett
Norman Burnett
Mary Louise Hallam
Lena Taylor
Citizens Military Training Camp notice rallying clubs for enlistment
The War Department asks Lions Club cooperation to enroll young men in Citizens Military Training Camps in the Eighth Corps Area from July 27 to August 26, 1922. San Antonio El Paso Denver and Fort Sill host 3000 students with government covering travel, board, lodging, clothing, ammo and medical care. No service obligation after graduation.
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Lions Club
War Department
Citizens
W. A. Morris
H. E. Griffin
J. R. Ramsey
American Legion
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Texas
el Paso
Denver
Colorado
Fort SW
Oklahoma
Harding
Old Puzzle on Monkey, Mother Ages and Rope Length
A Victorian riddle describes a rope over a pulley with a weight on one end and a monkey on the other. The rope weighs four ounces per foot and both rope length sides are equal. The ages of the monkey and its mother sum to four years. The monkey’s weight in pounds equals the mother’s age in years. A complex age relation links the mother’s age to the monkey’s ages and future ages. The rope weight plus end weight equals half again the difference between rope weight and monkey weight. The puzzle invites solving to find the rope length.
B Y P U June 4 Devotional on Others Topic
The B Y P U program on June 4 features a devotional with leader Myrtle Kerp and an introduction by the leader. The study explores a relationship different from human brotherhood and a peculiar power over others. Speakers include John Taylor Stanley H Peevy Lorraine Millican Ira Woods Mary Thomas and Spencer Mages with a concluding song and benediction.
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Myrtle Kerp
John Taylor
Stanley H. Peevy
Lorraine Millican
Ira Woods
Mary Thomas
Spencer Mages
Civic League meeting in Shawnee Park set for June 5
The Civic League announces a meeting at Shawnee Park at 4 o'clock on Monday June 5. Members are urged to bring children and view needed park improvements while discussing fundraising and future beautification efforts. Reports note an outing for children and civic duty.
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Civic League
Shawnee Park
Breckenridge Editor Attends Son’s High School Graduation
George T. Spears, manager of the Breckenridge Daily American, visited on Monday to witness his son graduate from the local high school.
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George T. Spears
Breckenridge
Daily
Amrican
Woman Gives Birth to Seventeenth Child in Roseville
Mrs Noah McBride, 44, and mother of eight sons and eight daughters, welcomed her 17th child, a son, last night in Roseville II. The family reports all children living. eldest is 26. Husband Noah McBride, 48, works as a threshing machine operator.
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Roseville
Noah McBride
Mr. McBride
Knox City Incorporates In Commission Form Of Government
Knox City held a Tuesday election to incorporate under the commission form of government. The measure passed 159 to 17. J. E. Arnold elected mayor. Plans include issuing improvement bonds soon and building a city hall with water service for the town.
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Knox City
J. E. Arnold
Goree
Signs: For Rent and For Sale at The Leader Office
The Leader reports signs advertising properties for rent and for sale are placed at its office. Local businesses and residents may note the display, with inquiries directed to the Leader’s front desk for further details.
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Leader
Memorial Services at Loving Sunday
Memorial Day services were not held at Olney Newcastle and Loving on May 28 due to a committee misunderstanding. Services will be held at Loving Sunday June 4 at o'clock. ex-soldiers graves nationwide will be decorated with the American Legion emblem.
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Loving
American Legion
Olney
Newcastle
Picnic of the Rebekahs and I C O F groups
The Rebekahs and I C O F members plan a picnic Wednesday June 10 at 7 PM one mile east of Graham on the Newcastle road. All women should bring lunches and men fruit. All orders urged to attend.
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Rebekahs
Graham
Newcastle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller’s Studio
P. W. Burdett
Studebaker
Allen Berry
A. P. Berry
Milton Snoddy
R. L. Henry
R. F. Fowler
Sterling City
Tohoka
Elizabeth
Tessa
Touchstone of
Sherman
Mrs
Frank Forbes
Majestic Theatre
John W. Hughes
Shamrock Motor Company
Lucile Norma
G. W. Black
Sons of Rest
Khown
Mr. and
Terry Casey
Som Snoddy
Sane
R. F. Short
Dallas
Nona G. Akard
Weatherford
Bertha
Ethel Hardy
Terrell
P. K. Deats
T. O. Deats
Woods
J. S. Criswell
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
Winnie D. Hamilton
H. L. Pinkerton
Marlin, Texas
Roy Gholston
R. E. Mabry
Bertha Hardy
William O’neill
Ed Wood
New Mexico
George Ragland
Wichita Falls
E. R. Ragland
John Kreager, Jr
J. C
Guy Casey
Deering
Young County Hdw. & Furniture Co
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Military Training Camp
Shamrock Motor Co
South Side Square
Magnolia
Kirschbaum
The
John E. Morrison Co
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