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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
3
The representative writes voters that after a long service in Congress he has returned to the district as the session ends. He recalls prompt constituent attention, public trust, and fifty years of residency, pledging continued faithful service if re elected. He plans to visit many voters before July 24.
Nash Motors reports May sales and production hit a new record with a 44.3 percent rise over May 1925. E. H. McCarthy notes Nash built and shipped more cars in January 1 to May 31, 1926 than in the first eight and a half months of 1925. Dealers’ year starts September 1, with 101,402 cars shipped from Sept 1 to May 31.
A conversational exchange reveals a character born in Dublin explaining the choice of birthplace to be near his mother. The dialogue tone is informal and manly, reflecting a casual street conversation.
City police arrested a drunken disorderly woman who allegedly shot five roughnecks before being subdued. The court fined her $150, paid in full, while none of the men agreed to testify against her, reflecting a lawless edge to the old west described by Olney Enterprise.
San Francisco June 3 The state supreme court ruled that back seat driving is a valid ground for divorce. Claude H Harman, a San Francisco locomotive engineer, sued for divorce claiming his wife Jessie frequently instructed him from the rear seat how to handle dangerous curves, prompting the decree after an appeal.
Universal presents The Cohens and the Kellys adapted from Aaron Hoffman’s Two Blocks Away. The film preserves the play’s humor with subtitles of key lines and a star-studded cast led by Charlie Murray George Sidney Vera Gordon Kate Price. The National Theatre show runs Wednesday and Thursday June 16 17.
Corinne Griffith declares short skirts are here to stay after returning to Los Angeles from New York City. She brings trunks of gowns and hats for her forthcoming First National release Classified to be shown at the National Theatre on June 14 and 15.
A boss questions a clerk after a call claiming illness keeps him from work. The clerk reveals it was a mistaken prank as the caller had been told not to call until tomorrow. The exchange reflects workplace humor and timing of communications.
Texas farms and industry show strong outputs including peaches worth 4.6 million, pecans leading the nation, a pine lumber standing of seventeen billion board feet, and petroleum production exceeding 130 million barrels annually. The state also hosts sixteen agricultural experiment substations and hosts outsized insurance investments from out of state at about 128 billion dollars.
A neglected cemetery marker in Boston recalls Eben Harvey who died suddenly on September 15, 1853 after being kicked by a cow. The inscription praises him as a faithful servant.
A humorous remark on marriage and age contrasts with some girls delaying marriage until thirty while others expect to wed only after reaching that age.
A fashion note claims concerns over short skirts, attributing the worry to the duration of wear rather than length. It also reports a chinchilla coat priced at $85,000 after Peru outlawed killing the animals to prevent extinction.
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