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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
9
Mrs Roz Graves visits Ryson this week and Miss Beatrice Keen attends summer school from Omey. Mr and Mrs C A Dickenson of Tuscola visit Graham. Messrs R G Taylor and W M Stanford were Bryson visitors. Miss Esther Francis of Graford visits her brother E F Francis. H M Taylor and S&S Maupin head to harvest fields. Gratex Ice Cream advertised at 42c and 425 for family sizes. SNODDY & SON promotes china and glassware.
Mrs G B Johnson and her children are visiting relatives in Denton this week, staying with family and enjoying the visit.
A family size ice cream packet promotion appears with a contact at GRATEX FARM in Indiana dialing 216 R. The price is listed at 42 cents.
A get-together banquet will be held at Dolman House on Friday evening the 13th at 8 p m. Attendees are invited to bring items for sharing and join in a social hour followed by a program.
Mr. Fred Stewart visits his father A. F. Stewart in Lincoln Arkansas, sharing a family moment amid local town life.
Mrs. Mary Hallam leaves this week for Dallas to spend the summer there.
Miss Loraine Millican is home for a week's vacation from the nurse's training school in Fort Worth.
Harvesting season prompts Snoddy and Son to urge buyers to purchase household necessities now. The message highlights a sale with a 42 cent price point and stresses immediate action.
Mrs J S Johnson and her children have returned from visiting H C McAfee in Emmett Texas. Harvesting time is here and the season prompts work and family updates.
Mr and Mrs H B Cogdell moved to Olney where he works with an oil company. Mr J W Davis and family and Miss Inez Lamons visited relatives at Anarene Saturday and Sunday. Mrs W T Finch of Mineral Wells spent last Friday and Saturday with Mrs John B Wood. We have a large assortment of Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses at Snoddy and Son. Mr and Mrs Eli Slaughter welcomed a new daughter Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Ed Cox and son Perry visited relatives at Jermyn Sunday, and Cecil Porter returned from a visit with his sister in Dallas.
Mr. Jack Walker and his family left last week for Clarendon where Mr. Walker will have charge of a gin this fall.
Miss Mary Thomas returns Friday from Houston after attending Rice Institute during the past session.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parmenter of Throckmorton spent the weekend in Graham with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stoffers.
Mrs. Kirby, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Neva Rike, returned to her home in Fannin County on Wednesday.
M. Kramer, previously afflicted by a nail piercing his foot, regains mobility and is able to be around again after treatment andrest.
Mrs P A Dickenson and Mrs Wicker Burns of Eliasville visited Mr and Mrs Louis Wheat and their young son at the start of the week.
Postmaster C L Long and his wife with Miss Odessa Long left last week for a trip to Oklahoma and Arkansas. The party aims to have support in Arkansas mountains and friends say he will be properly chaperoned during the travels with his wife and her sister accompanying him.
Mr Sam Moreland of Farmer was in Graham Tuesday and reports his orchard damaged by the storm Monday night.
Wallace Price has completed studies at the State University in Austin Texas and is returning home. The brief item notes his time in school and upcoming plans.
Mrs Carl Newman, who underwent surgery for perforation of the stomach three weeks ago, continues to improve.
Mr and Mrs Willie McCombs announce the birth of their son William Edward on June 4. The family shares joy at the new arrival and expects to raise him in the community with pride.
Mrs J G Coleman and her children departed Tuesday morning in a Studebaker to visit relatives in Fort Worth and Whitesboro. Mrs H H Avants had a second operation last Saturday and is improving rapidly, with plans to leave the hospital soon.
Miss Ruth Carmack came back Tuesday from a three week visit in San Antonio with her sister Mrs. George Mayes.
J. L. Hathcock and family spend a week in Thomas Oklahoma. They travel by Ford, with Happy claiming faster travel than the train.
Mr and Mrs Blake Allison left last week for a two week vacation traveling to Albany and planning further visits before returning home.
Commissioner S. H. McCready of Eliasville visited the city on Tuesday to distribute advertising for a large two day Eliasville picnic set for July 3 and 4. The event is promoted as a community gathering with festivities and expected attendance from local residents.
Mr W M Stanford expresses gratitude to the Odd Fellow lodge and friends for their kindness and financial support during his illness over the past months.
Mr Pearl Steen of Red Top reports he has finished cutting his grain while some neighbors still have not completed their work. He spoke in the city on Monday describing the progress and noting the remaining fields to harvest.
Mrs Sam Malone and her children left Tuesday morning for Panhandle where they will visit relatives for several weeks. Mrs Malone is the wife of the new Baptist county missionary.
The John E. Morrison Co announces a big early summer sale with silk dresses marked 1 to 4 off and another lot at 33 1/3 off. Great values expected to draw buyers. sale starts Friday.
Mr. H. B. Padgett and family visited Graham Monday to observe the Big Monday turnout, which was the smallest in months. Farmers worked harvesting grain while battling grasshoppers invading cotton fields.
Two lots of the season s newest dresses made of plain and printed crepes offered at big reductions. Buy now while sizes last with sale starting Friday and early arrival urged to secure stock.
Lightning struck near the residence of Mr A C Smith during a Monday night storm. The telephone wire entering the house was burned into many pieces, the dwelling suffered slight damage, and the occupants were badly startled.
A special purchase by New York buyers brings two large dress lots to sale Friday. Voile dresses in figured and solid colors, in new styles, with values up to 12.00, now 4.95 or 5.95, all sizes. The John E Morrison Co. trade name.
The Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association issues a bulletin offering free copies to any wheat grower. Request by writing to 946 New York Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
Special purchase by our New York buyers offers 50 dresses in solid colors embroidery prints and figured patterns. Values up to 10 dollars discounted to 4.95 and up to 12 dollars for 5.95. See our show windows for details.
Hon J E Binkley of Graham has filed his name as a candidate for Commissioner of the Land Office. He challenges Mr Robinson who has held the post for many years and believes the people are ready for a change. More on Binkley’s candidacy to follow.
Hon. Fred T. Arnold's Downtown Men's Bible Class hosts a picnic at Shawnee Park on Friday evening June 13 inviting wives children sweethearts and friends. Light lunch provided. event starts at 6:30 pm and lasts two to three hours with songs talks and humorous stories.
Mr. W. C. Groner of Loving returned Monday from the Old Soldiers Reunion in Memphis Tennessee. He praised the reception by Memphis and noted the veterans were royally entertained. Groner said many old soldiers can still dance and hinted he might have danced too.
Saturday is the last day for candidates for county and precinct officers to file with the county chairman. All candidates are invited to meet with the county executive committee in the court house Monday morning, June 16.
Nat Bud Price returned Thursday from Sherman where he attended Austin College this session.
All Shriners are requested to be at the Dolman House Friday night June 13 wearing fezzes. See notice from committee elsewhere in this issue.
Mr John Ware reports from his Stephens County ranch where he has been cutting grain. He says the grain is fine but grasshoppers are cutting the heads off the grain.
Mr Burns Parkinson departed early Sunday in a Buick Roadster toward Clayton New Mexico a 500 mile trip He said he planned to eat supper in Clayton and continue thereafter confirming the route and destination as stated at departure.
New York buyers ship 50 dresses at sacrifice price. Friday sale features voiles and prints in newest styles with embroidery and drawn designs. Values up to 10 or 12 dollars offered at 4.95 and 5.95 respectively. See show windows.
We are cheap on Gasoline, Oil, Tires and Tubes and sell standard goods only. Sell United States Tire Co. Tires and Tubes and the New Navy specification Gasoline. We buy in tank car lots and offer high grade gasoline. Guaranteed there is nothing better sold in town. At the Farmers Mill on the North Side. 42-44¢
Charles McLaren returned last week from Austin where he attended the University of Texas.
Malcolm Williams, a student at Austin College, has returned home this week after his studies.
Business visitor Mr. Reno Stinson spent Tuesday in Fort Worth for meetings and potential deals. He met with local executives to discuss opportunities and network within the Texas business scene.
Miss Edna Shuler arrives home from Dallas where she has been attending Southern Methodist University events.
Miss Jessie B. Stegall returned last week from Denton where she attended the State Normal during the past session.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Jones of Mingus Texas spent the week end with Mrs Ida M Bird during a brief family gathering.
Grandmother Strickland came back to her residence after spending time with relatives in Loving this week.
Lois Dick has returned from Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas where he was a student the past session.
The First Christian Church ladies will sell pies cakes and candy at Garvin Johnson Grocery Store this Saturday for Sunday supplies. Proceeds support church activities. Local shoppers are urged to stop by for treats and to help the fundraiser.
Roland and Dillard Schenck returned last week from the State University where they had been students during the past session.
The week’s extreme heat is seen as potentially disastrous for grasshopper swarms causing widespread damage across the country, as officials hope the heat will curb their numbers and protect crops.
Mrs J W Davis left this morning for a brief visit with her brothers C L Keen and A M Keen in Fort Worth. She will probably visit in Dallas before returning home.
Mr. J. S. McCan of Aspermont visits old friends and relatives in the county. A pioneer citizen, he has read The Leader for nearly fifty years, and the paper appreciated his visit this morning.
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