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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
8
Mayor B S Walker of Breckenridge displayed a photo of 69 rattlesnakes killed on his Shackelford County ranch. Walker said two men used dynamite to kill them. The largest snake exceeded six feet with 32 rattles. Nearby, another Shackelford County ranch reported 140 rattlesnakes killed in one den.
James Oliver Curwood author of When the Door Opened adapts to film by Reginald Barker for William Fox. The Liberty Theatre opens Thursday and Friday June 10 and 11 with Jacqueline Logan Walter McGrail Frank Keenan Robert Cain and Margaret Livingston in principal roles.
A mother frets over her personal finances at home while a father anxiously tracks his bank figures. The contrast highlights family money concerns and everyday financial stress.
The Graham Chamber of Commerce invites all county women’s home demonstration clubs to apply for a contest with a total of 175 dollars in cash prizes. First prize is 100 dollars, second 50 dollars, third 25 dollars. Prizes go to the top three clubs with the best records and must be used for club or community projects. Applications should be filed at once with Secretary T. T. George, who can provide details.
Sealed proposals to the Texas State Highway Commission for grade and drainage work on the Jacksboro Road in Young County from Graham to the county line are due by 10:00 a.m. on June 29, 1926. Bid security required. plans available in Graham and Austin offices. The commission may reject any or all bids.
Two Tommies enter a restaurant on the eastern front and request Turkey with Greece. The waiter declines Servia and Bosphorus, then the boss quips about Roumania. The pair depart saying they don’t want to Hungary.
County Agent W C Hale provides a five acre poisoning recipe to combat grasshoppers on cotton and young crops. Mix 25 lb wheat bran with 1 lb white arsenic or Paris green 1 oz amyl acetate 2 qts cane molasses 2 qts and water to form a wet mash. Sown broadcast at dawn over hatching areas, prepared the evening before.
A brief exchange on dreams suggests a humorous take on bachelorhood. The quip contrasts a dream with the risk of waking to disappointment, reflecting a lighthearted newspaper style. The line hints at social sentiments about relationships and expectations.
The surviving wife and children of E. C. King express gratitude for support after his death near Bryson on May 11 1926. They thank friends for help and flowers and name Maudie King and Family R C King H L King B L Caldwell spouses.
A terse maxim proposes counting to 100 before speaking when angry and to 1000 when facing a bigger opponent. The rule illustrates self-control tactics in confrontations and balancing power dynamics.
A patient’s nurse stands to gain a large inheritance after a dying man wrote a half million dollar will. A jury later upheld the will, confirming the nurse’s claim to the estate.
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