Crop Conditions Across Texas May 27 1916.
The weekly crop survey notes fine stands of corn and cotton in many counties, while oats are poor and late cotton and cane look well in some regions. Wheat, oats, hay, and fruit yields vary by area with showers and washouts impacting crops. tomato and peach shipments forecast from Georgia and Texas. Substantial listings of Confederate monument donors are noted for Graham.
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Trevis
Hayes
Comal
Bexar
San Antonio
Stockdale
Wilson County
Nixon
Gonzales
Liano County
Denton
Tarrant
Dallas
Grayson
Bette
Texas
Bastrop
Harris
Fort Bend
Liberty
Liberty County
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Baylor
Haskell
West
Austin American
Cass
Meeting Notice for Stockholders of Farmers Union Warehouse
Stockholders of the Farmers Union Warehouse Company are summoned to a Graham Texas meeting on June 10 1916 at 1 p m to conduct warehouse business. A H Jones signed the notice.
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Farmers’ Union Warehouse Company
Graham
Texas
A. H. Jones
Young County Confederate Veterans Meet at Courthouse Session
The Young County Camp United Confederate Veterans held a regular meeting on June 3, 1916, at the courthouse with Captain W M Matthews presiding. Ten veterans attended along with J S Lamar and W L Willis as honored guests. Comrade G C Boyles shared experiences from the National Confederate Veterans Reunion in Birmingham Alabama. Daughters of Graham announced a monument contract for Confederate Veterans to be erected in August 1916. Also included are local community notes from Mount Pleasant and a real estate ad offering 100 acres near Graham for $2 000 with terms through Johnson Land Company.
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Young County
United Confederate Veterans
W. M. Matthews
R. Lindsey
Lost Cause
Messrs
J. S. Lamar
W. L. Willis
G. C. Boyles
Birmingham
Alabama
Boyles
Graham
Daughters of the Confederacy
F. Herron
Adjt
Vaughan Seeks Support for County Treasurer Post
J L Vaughan, candidate for county treasurer, appeals to voters in a letter. He cites inability to canvass the county by the primary and asks residents to consider his claims, attend public gatherings, and remember him at the polls.
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J.L. Vaughan
Graham Texas peddling and auctioning ban enacted
The Graham city council adopts a ordinance prohibiting peddling merchandise patent medicines or conducting auctions on public streets or squares within city limits. Violations incur a fine from one to twenty five dollars. The law does not prohibit sale of goods raised by the seller. Dated June 7 1916. Mayor S Boyd Street T E Wallace City Secretary.
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Graham
Texas
City of
S. Boyd Street
T. E. Wallace
Grahm Texas Ordinance on Vandalizing Fire Hose Penalties
Ordinance 68 prohibits trampling riding on or mashing city fire hoses and depreciating fire apparatus with a vehicle. Violators face a misdemeanor charge and a fine between 5 and 50 dollars. Signed by Mayor S Boyd Street and Secretary T E Wallace. 426 acres 100 in cultivation 400 tillable. Rural property ad lists a four room house, outbuildings, near Graham. Johnson Land Co listing.
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Graham
Texas
S. Boyd Street
T. E. Wallace
Gaham
Johnson Land Co
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Morrison-Smith Lumber Co
Graham, Texas
Lamar
Taylor, Callahan
Eastland
Taylor County
Callahan
Eastland Counties
Cisco
Baird
West Texas
J. F. H. Crabb
J. H. Meisterhans
Roi Cornish
Tom McKinney
Dee Harkey
Malcolm Woolfolk
J. L. Woods
W. O. Padgett
G. Q. Street
John Black
R. V. Tidwell
W. I. Tidwell
H. L. Tidwell
L. B. Scott
M. K. Graham
W. C. Bell
J. S. Criswell
W. F. Babb
A. O. Norris
G. W. Black
W. D. Norman
Mrs. Widmayer
Lily Gray
Fannie Ragland
Robert Fowler
Jesse Wood
Roy Walker
W. M. Terrell
R. C. Goode
Jno
B. Wood
J. A. Cooper
Bill Johnson
J. A. Martin
W. S. McJimsey
W. F. Wear
E. L. Howell
A. B. Casburn
F. H. Bowron
Ashley Chappell
P. Hutchison
N. S. Farmer
J. E. Evans
May Ragland
Jas. Carlton
R. G
J. D. Barrow
J. H. Carter
J. H. Washburn
J. W. Allen
Rex Cornish
Eddleman Bros
Henry Porter
J. C. Owen
W. M. Morton
B. W. King
Henry Groves
Sam Hinson
Willie Riggs
R. Loftin
Graham Printing Co
Boyd Street
R. A. Duncan
A. W. Kay
Wallace Sloan
E. C. Stovall
B. S. Doty
Joe G. Wootton
Mabry Short
Irene Evans
P. K. Deats
J. H. Buchanan
B. Street
T. O. Calvin
W. L. Howery
J. L. Brady
J. M. Baggett
J. A. Bennett
J. M. Belcher
J. S. Washburn
J. E
R. E. Lynch
Fred T. Arnold
Hughes & Kizer. Co. B. Gant
Sam Dowdle
Edward Rose & Co
Chicago
City Tailor Shop
J. L. Woods’ Jewelry Store
V. C. Vv
Mount Pleasant News
Bro. Hall
Mr. Price
Mr. Pardue
Ed Martin
Ely
T. W. Matthew
Mount Pleasant
Lula
Hazel Dozier
Miller Bend
Flora’ Turner
Ruthie Matthews
Ed Reeves
Sam Fitzgerald
Claud Brandon
Lola Fitzgerald
Tom Fitzgerald
Albert Brown
N. Ely
J. W. Moore
Frank Hamilton
Binder
Twine
Tank Valley
Johnson Land Company
Jay McGee
Stephenville
Cardus
Cardui
Tonie
C, W. Johnson
West Side of Square
Arnold & Arnold
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
M. H. Chism
Pythian Hall
Wm. Johnson & CO
Collecting Agency
M. D. Brown
Newcastle
Bert King
King & King
Lawyers
Seymour and
Council of the
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