Reunion opens amid patriotism at United Confederate Veterans event
Washington June 5. The twenty seventh annual United Confederate Veterans reunion opened with strong patriotism as about 5 000 veterans and 75 000 visitors gathered north of the Potomac. Col Hilary A Herbert presided as grand marshal while veterans registered by arrival state and camps displayed Confederate flags in preparations for the parade.
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Washington
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Potomac River
Col
Hilary A. Herbert
Secretary of the Navy
Soldiers of Dixie
Union Station Plaza
Nathan B. Forrest
Daughters of the Confederacy
Union Station
Washingto Artillery
New Orlang
Louisiana
Edgar Scurry
Wichita Falls
Texas
Prairie
Ella KK. Newsome
Marten
Memphis
Bowing Green
Nashville
Winchester
Atlanta
Corinth
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Marietta
Forsythe
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Local Notes and Social Briefs From Graham Area
Mrs W C Harrel of New Castle spent yesterday in Graham. Supt FE Howell will leave tomorrow to visit his parents at De Leon for a few weeks. Miss Edith Simmons of St Louis visits her mother north of town. Lass of the Lumberlands screens Friday night. Wm Fox photo play Destruction Saturday at the Opera House. G W Carlton C C Stovall G C Boyle P L Gibson left Saturday for Confederate reunion in Washington DC. Morrison family daughter Annie Lucile spent several days in Fort Worth for pipe organ instructions. They returned by car bought for Morrison stores here.
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FE. L. Howell
de Leon
Lumberlands
Wm. Fox Photoplay
Opera House
G. W. Carlton
C. C. Stovall
G. C. Boyle
P. L. Gibson
Washington, D. C
A. A
On Triad Farmers Urged to Buy Liberty Bonds
A wartime plea addresses farmers in the Southwest urging immediate Liberty Bond subscription to fund the war effort. It stresses government help, the danger of taxes to force money, and the need to support troops, shipping, and prices by purchasing bonds.
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Monuve
State Register Nears Half Million for Austin June 6
Reports from yesterday indicate registration is slow to reach the adjutant general. General Hutchings said the registrations have been heavier than expected and, while totals are not final, he believes the state will approach 500000.
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Allen
Board of Regents
A. & M. College
State Normals
John Tarleton College
College of Industrial Arts
Secretary of the State
Austin
Adjutant General’s Department
Hutchings
Doak Matthews Hurt In Auto Wreck In Memphis Sanatorium
Doak Matthews formerly of this place now from Ruleville Mississippi suffered a hip fracture in an automobile accident a few days ago. He is a patient at a sanitarium in Memphis Tennessee. Friends in Graham regret his accident and wish him a speedy recovery.
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Doak Matthews
Ruleville
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Graham
R Euwrn
University of Texas Y M C A Aids Student Employment
The University of Texas Y M C A employment bureau secured 107 jobs for students in the last session plus 22 odd jobs totaling 119 placements valued at 11938.40. Waiting on table, choremen and clerks topped earnings with yard work the most lucrative odd job. Currie urges students to apply early, bring funds, and notes 214 applications yielding 1938.40 in earnings.
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University of Texas
University Y. M. C. A
Austin
T. W. Currie
University
Currie
Global student origins at University of Texas 1915 16
The University of Texas enrolled 2724 students in 1915 16 from 196 counties in Texas 29 states and 8 foreign countries. Texas led with Bexar Dallas and Tarrant counties contributing the most, while foreign representations included Austria Bohemia Brazil Denmark Hawaii Mexico Panama and Persia. Native Texans remained the majority with 2333 signups. 52 were born abroad including 12 in Mexico and 10 in Germany.
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University of Texas
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Illinois
Mississippi
New York
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Austria
Bohemia
Brazil
Denmark
Hawaii
Mexico
Panama
Persia
Travis County
Bexar County
Dallas
Tarrant
Harris
Bell
Galveston
McLenman
Johnson
Grayson
Smith
el Paso
Anderson
Bastrop
Burnet
Caldwell
DeWitt
Ellis
Harrison
Hays
Hill
Jefferson
Milam
Navarro
Tom Green
Williamson
Angelina
Austin
Bee
Bosque
Brown
Collin
Coryell
Denton
Erath
Falls
Fannin
Fort Bend
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Hale
Hamilton
Houston
Hunt
Jones
Lamar
Lampasas
Limestone
Nacogdoches
Nolan
Nueces
Palo Pinto
Parker
Potter
Robertson
Runnels
Rusk
Taylor
Uvalde
Val Verde
van Zandt
Washington
Webb
Wichita
Wilson
Wood
Germany
China
England
France
Russia
Missouri
Iowa
Ohio
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
States
Crops to Follow Small Grain in Texas Panhandle and East
A committee from the Extension Service and USDA outlines crops to plant after small grain stubble. West Texas should follow with Sudan grass red sorghum hay feterita or gratin. east of the line June corn sorghum Sudan grass blackeyed and cow peas are advised. Planting methods emphasize immediate discing behind the binder and using a lister, with wider rows for moisture conservation.
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Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
West Texas
Wichia
Texas
Raids Reported by Bandits Near Samfordyce Texas
Word arrived of renewed raiding by Mexican bandits in the Lower Rio Grande valley eight miles west of Samfordyce. An American rancher named Garcia was killed, his five daughters assaulted, their mother mistreated, and a young son seriously beaten during the raid. The raiders looted the Garcia ranch.
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Mission
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Garcia
Samfordyce
Preacher Will Speak at Church of Christ Sunday
Eld and Lloyd Hanks will preach at the Church of Christ next Sunday after morning services. The event invites all parishioners and neighbors to attend the sermon.
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Eld
Lloyd Hanks
Church of Christ
Notice in Probate Guardianship for Ralph Rutherford
Writ commands Young County Sheriff to publish for three weeks in Graham. It informs all interested in minor Ralph Lee Rutherford's estate of R D Rutherford's petition for guardianship heard July 2, 1917 at Graham County Court House. Writ signed June 6 1917 by Clerk W Hinson. Deputy J W Saye.
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Young County
Young
Ralph Lee Rutherford
R. D. Rutherford
Graham
W. Hinson
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Triad
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Artica
DeLaval
Motor and Arnold Washing Machines
Graham Aill
Norris-Johnson Hardware CO
J. F.H. Crabb
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