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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
5
Local notes list guests and travels including Judge W. N Bonner of Wichita Falls visiting Dr. and Mrs. H. Griffin. Many residents, such as Rev. Tom Cunningham, Mrs. McNeill, J. G. Hawkins, and Miss Mary Craig, are cited with trips to Dallas, Memphis, Fort Worth, and elsewhere.
Special invitation to all Masons and families with full program to be announced. Various local notes include residents visiting, a hail storm damage in Padgett country, business updates from Hughes Kizer and Marshall King, and a successful operation in Fort Worth. Railroad, lumber, and loan notices appear alongside personal updates.
A B Daniel announces candidacy for Public Weigher of Justice Precinct No 7 in the Democratic primary on July 22. Daniel, a Loving resident for six years and former weigher, seeks voter support. Also notes a Protracted meeting to start June 11 at Court Park with Rev J McLean preaching. Real bargains at Depedon Store. Ewing Norris becomes undertaker for John E Morrison Co. Jim Gibson family from Paducah visited and left in a Big Six Overland.
Miss Lucille Miller led a recital Tuesday night in Olney with Misses Berenice Miller Fay Martin Mabry Short and Claud Bloodworth as escorts to benefit the new Baptist church. A granite memorial to Tom Cherryholmes is being erected today at the Court House Park. Rev W M Higgins says he is fifteen dollars short of the monument cost and asks contributors to hand donations to him or J W Harty at the Commerce Hotel.
Mrs. W. T. Rouse and her children of Memphis Texas are due to visit friends tomorrow for a day or two before traveling to Thurber to see Mrs. Rouse's brother. J. F. Gibson of Paducah stayed last week with his brother in law J. L. McLaren and left Monday for Mineral Wells for health reasons.
A practical as good as new survey instrument offered for sale at a cheap price by W. F. Babb.
Advertiser Frank Carlton seeks to buy sound, blemish free mules in Graham on Monday May 12. Desired ages range from five to eight years with two listed age brackets. Payment terms not specified.
The following list shows letters uncalled for at the Graham post office for the week ending Wednesday June 7. Recipient names include Mrs Maud Ratcliff. In requesting any of these letters, please say Advertised. N S Farmer Postmaster.
A farm social invites 30 pigs priced between 3 and 5 dollars each, to be brought in Monday about 11 p.m. by E. C. Stovall. Co. F. Pratt, visiting Eliasville from Ralls Texas, discusses the Plains country as Texas garden spot and visits Old friends. J. J. Gibson, long-time King County resident and commissioner, renews Leader subscription through Aug 1, 1917.
The U D C program chaired by Mrs Dr Griffin features a June 15 discussion on Jefferson Davis childhood West Point prison life and tributes with several members presenting notes. A separate notice reminds Young County Precinct Chairmen to attend the June 19 meeting at Graham Court House to organize the July 22 1916 primary election with proxies allowed if absent.
The Ladies of the Christian Church plan a sale of new ready to wear garments and rummage goods at the Reed Store building next Monday June 12.
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