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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
11
Describes the Russian Wolfhounds as beautiful gentle loyal and suitable for families. Puppies from blue ribbon stock offered by Mrs Kent Williams at 1013 Second St Graham Texas. Emphasizes suitability for town houses and country estates and praises noble temperament and care.
Entries for the 1926 More Cotton and Fewer Acres contest in Texas close July 1. The Dallas Morning News and Semi-Weekly Farm News note high interest in Denton, McLennan, Milam, Freestone, Limestone, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Smith, and Ellis Counties with East Texas showing potential. The bulletin ships 12 000 copies to farmers and agents, guiding fertilizer use, land type, spacing, stalks per hill, and cultivations to yield 2 to 8 cents per pound.
Dallas realtor W A Thomas along with Walter Earl originated the game forty-two in Parker County in 1887 when both youths were teens. They devised trump rules patterned after 500, spreading to Windom and Mineral Wells where the game became popular with hotel crowds. Traveling salesmen helped spread it nationwide and forty-two clubs remain common in Texas towns.
A brief aphorism attributed to Thomas Gibbons contrasts endurance with lifelike vitality and the balance of giving and receiving.
The article outlines how headaches arise from various causes such as nervous strain, ovarian issues in women, nasal passages, stomach problems, constipation, tired eyes, and other conditions. It warns against using headache tablets without medical guidance and stresses consulting a physician for proper diagnosis and treatment.
A Missouri inmate reportedly escaped by sawing through bars using a freshly laundered collar as a cover story. The sensational claim stirs disbelief among readers while authorities investigate the unusual jailbreak tale.
County offices and officials named include Geo S Berry Henry C Carpenter W E Steele T E Wallace Sam Copeland W W Billy Martin L H Bud Harris J B Foster J E Binkley Velma Weisenman Etna Wilkinson Public Weigher M T Phillips Ed Parsons Reynolds Joel Edens J Wiley Moore A C Anderson A A Donnell W Akers Mack H Sims J T Rickman. Quote from President Calvin Coolidge urges character culture and religion over material growth.
West Point loses five star athletes as they graduate and join the Army as second lieutenants. The group includes Harry Baxter from Chester Pennsylvania in football Prentice Yeomans of Syracuse lacrosse John Koosma of Passaic New Jersey basketball R P Reeder Monroe Virginia baseball and F F Scheiffler from Alpena Michigan in youth athletics.
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