Windy county notes and social visits during grain season
The column reports strong winds and light showers as harvest turns. corn and grain conditions are noted with wheat samples described as right good. It records village church activity, sermons by Rev Tom Cunningham, Rev Gary Smith, Rev J S Oliver, and regular appointments, plus family visits and social news from Graham, Elias Ville, Briar Branch, Rocky Mound, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Killion
Tom Cunningham
Elias ‘Ville
Briar Branch
Gary Smith
Graham
Lillie Sadberry
Rocky Mound
John Sadberry
Tenk Valley News Reports Crops Fine But Needs Rain
Community notes from Tenk Valley highlight decent crop conditions with rain needed. Sunday school attendance strong, missionary talks praised, and local visits noted including Hicks, Hazelton, Graham, and Graham families. Harvest begins. townsfolk report improved wheat and oats and several social visits and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elurch
Stixrud
Cunningham
Oliver
Tank Valley
George H. McLaren
F Graham
Wilie
Mary George
O. K. Freeman
Nat Price
Graham
Juna .Timmons
Medlan Chappel
Tonk Valey
John Wright
Mrs. Summers
Loomiag
den Burk
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Weekend in Town
The weekend featured visits and gatherings around town. Families like the Riddle and Taylor clans called on friends, Miss Macwie Ridde toured from Ardmore City, and Miss Bertha Carmack visited Throckmorton. Mrs G W Robinson and A R Robinson traveled to Newcastle while Miss Jewel Tyra hosted Minnie and Bessie Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Rivi
Crnela Mayes
Maggie Bruce
Gertrude
Irene Taylor
Messrs
C. C
A. R. Robert
Hillerd
Wesley Taylor Walter
Ernest Bruce
Lee Carmack
Boyd Mayes
J. T. Hamilton
Mesdames
J. H. Megginson
E. CC. Bruce
Bo i
Bertha Carmack
Throckmorton
Minnie
Bessie
Effie Moreland
Jewel Tyra
Jim Moreland
J. E. Moreland
G. W. Robinson
A. R
Newcastle
Arch Foster
Graham
A. R. Robinson
Sunday School and Church Attendances at Flat Creek
Sunday school and church services drew large crowds at Flat Creek last Sunday with Rev. J. E. Iyalls officiating. Visitors were present at Flat Rock and a crowd of young people went voaking after services. A lemonade supper and an ice cream social were held by local families with strong turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Weak
J. E. Iyalls
Flat Rock
W. M. Chambers
Airl
Edgar Cantwell
Oklahoma
Marshal Bryant
J. C. Ramsey
Jessie Martin
D. Cook
Joe and Charlie at Union Wagon Award Stall
Joe and Charlie will stand this season at the Union Wagon Award. Joe the Edd Harris horse is a dark bay saddle and driving horse, 16 hands high. Charlie a thoroughbred mammoth jack. Terms ten dollars to insure. Not responsible for accidents to stock. A S Slater manager J C Vaughan owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Wagon Award
Joe
Edd Harris
Charlie
For Sale House to be Moved Make Offer
A Graham Leader classified item advertises a house set for relocation. Prospective buyers are invited to submit offers, with details likely provided in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Leader
Cedar Creek Notes on Wheat Yields and Local Water Supply
Melvin Gann and wife moved from Arkansas and plan to stay. Wheat and oats look promising after recent rains. The Hughes oil well is fed by Cedar creek via a two inch pipe and gasoline engine ten thousand feet away near Mrs. M C Barron. Mrs Barron contracts a test well on her property to start soon. Will Copeland returns from visiting his son Sid in southern Colorado. Health remains good aside from whooping cough. Cedarite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bre. Cunningham
W. A. Ribble
W. H. Jarnagin
Ruth Goodwin
Grow
Texas
J. L. McLaren
Vernon Crow
Perico
Arthur Vick
Martha Stephenson
Graham
Ophelia Young
Laura Logan
Finis
Ano
Gene Martin
Messrs
Crow and
Gilmore
Horace Ribble
Mr. Sealy
Fort Worth
Edna Jarnagin
Zora Wade
Lottie
Dora Williamson
J. H. Vick
Louie Anderson
Littley Som
Jack
Farmer
Melvin Gann
Arkansas
Hughes
Cedar Creek
M. C. Barron
Will Copeland
Duff Prairie
Sid
Colorado
For Sale Male Poland China Pigs in Texas
Tall Poland China boars for sale from Will McCaw of South Bend Texas. March and April farrow dates. Describes top bloodlines and strong breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Towa
Farrow
Will McCaw
South Bend
Texas
June Bride Versus Bughouse Quip Sparks Laughter
A witty quip compares a June bride to a June bug, noting one will build a home while the other becomes a cluttered bughouse, in a lighthearted joke shared in social circles.
Watermelon Market and Texan Trusts in 1916
A sweep of Texas items notes watermelons on market and wheat cutting slow in some counties. New Tidewater Pipe Line Co in Houston with 20000 capital. Sanger Bros buy 100000 in liberty bonds. capital stock up for Breeden Range Cuero and Elgin Cotton Oil La Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Jarrell T. Benbrook
Rockwall
Tidewater Pipe Line Company
New
Houston Corporation
Sanger Bros
Dallas
Waco
Cuero
Elgin Cotton Oil Company
la Grange
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Craig Point News
Mary
Catherine Clark
Jewel Gallaher
J.S. Oliver
Brier Branch
Youngirs
Minnie Cornelius
Harry
Will
Upper Tonk
Tom Wixom
Hand
Upper Ton
Dan Burk
Walter Hand
S. A. Killion
Wade Orrell, Jr
Ishoeing
Preston Lawrence
Walter Green
Miss Maude
Grandma Killi
Dan Bark
J. H. Robbins
Delilah
J. L. Oliver
Famil
John Sadbery
Denver Killion
Walter Wade
Estes
Herbert Wadley
F. R. Cornelius
Nona
Sadberry
Ivy
Lynn
Sallie Sadberry
Dirs
Killian
Hardy
Fish Creek
Mary McCan
Canyon City
Frank Megginson
G. W. Carmack
Maggie Riddie
Myrtle Moreland
Walter Moreland
Huffstatt
Tenk Valley News
W. A. Cook
Harbert Parsons
Q. B. Nelson
Gooseneck Bridge
Mr. Carter
Plainview
Maggie Taylor
J. M. Taylor
Arnold & Kay
Baby
Mrs. Martin
Ed Burton
Mrs. Trafton
Grantham
Garnet
Ada Ramsey
Red Top
Hazelton
Corley
Blockhead
John Gordon
Roy Hazelton
Merry Hazelton
Manse Birdwell
Forest
Mr. Sewell
Iorry Hazelton
Henry Chapel News
Murray
Flat Rock News
Annie Price
Exa
Pearl Whitt
Denton
Lillian Robertson
Houston
W. P. Grow
Wester Robbins
Jacksboro
A. J. Cantwell
Olney
Lois McBrayer
Trixie Eliott
Clarence Willis
Benson Place
Joe and
A. S. Slater
J. C. Vaughan
Cedar Creek News
Lone Star News
Commonwealth
Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
First
Texas Regiment of Cavalry
Percy Larkin
Athens
East Texas
Port Worth
Denver
Joe Self
Oklahoma City
O. P. Norman
Kaufman Public
Claude Toler
First National Bank
el Paseo
J. T. Robison
General Land Office
Army
Ben Lyon
C. F Grimes
Nacogdoches
Dunn
Scurry County
Roy Stott
Caddo Mills
Hunt County
Sherman High School
Harriett
Tom Green County
S M. King of
Beaumont
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
That City
Davis
Knox County
J. R. Bevers
Luther H. Johnson
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Atlanta
Lagow
Dallas County
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Lubbock and
Ralls
Crosby County
West Texas
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sherman
John R. Bogardus
EE Paso
el Paso
Las Cruces
N. M
Will B. Sands
Owen. Byera
Twenty-Third
United States Infantry
Elm Street
Elvay
Pacific Avenue
Percy W. Reeves
W. J. Robertson
Hamilton
Henrietta
Culberson County
Toyah
Edwards
Galveston
S. Littleton
Webb Howell
Bryan
J. A. Underwood
Honey Grove
Robert Gibson
FE. S. Hall
R.C. Ayers
Carnegie
Oklah
Lake Worth
Tarrant County
Ross Dockery
Howard W. Kelley
Dockery
Cisco
Darhart Pair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
State Department of Game, Fish and Oysters
W. A. Bergfeld
Haskell
Wilson
Bergfeld
Farmers and Laborers’ Protective Association
Brownsville
Borderland Sugar Corporation
San Benito
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Wilfurrias
Brooks County
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