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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
12
Washington released 75 million for the next fiscal year for federal aid highway construction. Texas is allotted 4,410,169 and Oklahoma 1,753,530. The program aims to surface 110,000 miles of the 170,000 mile system by 1934 with an annual pace of 11,000 miles.
A terse exchange has one speaker promising friendship through good times and bad. The other asks for money, offering $507 in return. The humor arises from the mismatch between loyalty and the request.
The Baptist Church hosted a Monday night gathering at the church to honor Rev. McKinley Norman and his wife, along with County Missionary Sam Malone and family, Rev. T. R. Paden, and Rev. G. W. Black. Despite threatening skies and county storms, a good crowd attended and enjoyed a fine program led by master of ceremonies B. W. King, followed by punch served by the church’s young ladies.
The County Chairman of Young County calls a June 16 meeting at Graham Court House at 10 a.m. to decide primary vote method, ballot order by lot, cost estimates, presiding judges, and to select a five member Primary Committee. The 22 precinct representatives are listed and all county candidates urged to attend to discuss a potential second primary.
Program for a June 27 28 1924 Baptist fifth Sunday gathering at Orth lists devotional sermons by Rev B A Roark Rev Joe Wilson Rev McKinley Norman Rev Sam Malone and Rev Frank Johnson with sessions on organizing associations denominational work revival and personal church duties plus music segments and a cornet solo. The program closes with a humorous note about a new recruit attempting to use a bayonet as a bookkeeper's tool.
The Jacksboro baseball team travels to Graham next Wednesday June 18 to face the S S League all stars. Alberts and Moreland will pitch for Graham while Manager Files likely starts for Jacksboro. Graham’s Henry Schlittler says they may use both Moreland and Alberts to contain the visitors. No admission is charged for this midweek clash.
Carlton and Goldston shipped another car of cattle to Fort Worth this week, bringing their yearly total to thirty six cars and aiming for around two hundred more this year. They buy from many farmers, aiding small holders who can’t bear freight for few calves. Water shortages at the stock yard delay shipments, but piping water is planned. Shipping days expand from Tuesdays and Thursdays to any day, aiding regional marketing.
A child asks what her father does at work while he reads the evening paper. He replies that he does nothing much. The daughter then questions how he knows when he is through with his day.
A quoted Seneca line about benefits and effort, urging cheerful quickness and refusal of hesitation.
A vivid verse describes Jane as she walks in rain and reaches home utterly plain. The lines emphasize transformation from grace to simplicity as weather and mood affect her appearance.
A fountain of fresh water was observed bubbling up through salt water a short distance south of Cuba. The stream is believed to originate beneath the ocean bed and reach the surface because fresh water is lighter than seawater.
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