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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
6
A reader asks who should pay for a guest’s dance ticket and whether the guest may spend the night at the questioner’s home. The column says the suitor should cover all expenses and suggests enclosing a ticket with the invitation. It also approves the mother’s invitation for a guest to stay.
A reader asks if a guest should introduce two people not known to each other when the hostess omits it. The answer: yes, it is the hostess’s duty, and if she errs one may gently say that Mr. has not been presented to Miss. This courteous nudge helps avoid social awkwardness.
A reader asks if a woman should ask a gentleman to retrieve a dropped item or pick it up herself. The columnist replies the lady may request the gentleman to pick it up and thank him for his help.
A reader asks proper apologies after spills and whether to handle asparagus with fingers or fork. Answer: brief apology to hostess suffices. Asparagus may be eaten with fingers or fork. At informal visits, push chair back. else not needed. For formal calls, don a veil and gloves, remove wrap only if raining. When invited to a christening, present the mother with a gift for the infant.
Twenty miles of pearl oyster beds have been located in the Gulf of Mannar between Ceylon and India. The beds are young. first maturity is expected in 1926. Other notable Indian pearl fisheries lie along the southern coast and the Mergui Islands in Burma.
Constable J D Dawson of Precinct No 1 Young County Texas will sell on Tuesday June 24 1924 at Graham Welding Machine Company shop in Graham Texas the vehicle a 2 1 2 ton truck Motor No 10 222 located at the shop. The sale follows an execution in Vernon Bagwell vs O K Giles No 2799 to satisfy a $123 59 judgment plus costs and is subject to valid liens.
The chief source of the world’s diamonds is Africa with India dominating earlier times. Brazilian mines discovered in the eighteenth century shifted output. It is estimated The Outlook reports about forty two tons of diamonds exist globally today, excluding undiscovered stores.
Nancy E. McChesney seeks partition of oil, gas and mineral rights in 525 acres across Young and Archer counties. The estate involves Annie E. Bearden’s life estate and a 1-8 royalty, with multiple heirs and executors named in the 1924 filing. The court is asked to appoint commissioners to partition and assign rights, preserving life estate value for Annie E. Bearden’s heirs and distributing remaining interests among devisees and trustees.
Comic exchange features Miss Teeter and Miss Tatter as Teeter jokes about a haunted house and a man attempting a kiss. Teeter explains you cannot let a haunted house. The dialogue plays on fear and flirtation in a playful, quippy tone.
A list of candidates announced subject to the Democratic primary on July 26, 1924. District Judge 92nd: Walter F. Schenck. District Attorney 30th: R. S. Morrison, James V. Allred (re-election). Representative 109th: W. D. McFarlane. District Clerk: Willie Riggs, Mrs. Irene McLaren. County Judge: W. P. Stinson, W. F. Parsley. County Attorney: Joan B. Rhea. County Clerk: W. H. Kennedy. County Tax Collector: W. E. Steele. Tax Assessor: Earl Gilbert, Sam Copeland. Sheriff: W. J. A. Cooper, J. B. Foster. County Treasurer: W. W. Bill Martin. Commissioner Precinct No. 1: A. D. Stewart, J. Wiley Moore, A. C. Anderson. Commissioner Precinct No. 2: A. A. Donnell, T. R. Billingsley.
Mrs S E Watson has filed in the County Court of Young County Texas an application for probate of the last will and testament of Wm Watson deceased and for letters testamentary to be heard at the next term beginning July 7 1924 at the Graham Texas courthouse. interested parties may appear to contest. The writ requires return showing execution. Pearl Matthews Deputy.
Out of the Honorable County Court of Young County on June 10 1924 I will sell at the Court House door in Graham on June 24 1924 the Dodge Roadster 1919 model Motor No 283058 owned by J T Gough to satisfy a judgment of 170 82 and costs in favor of LeSage Motor Company. Constable Prec No 1 Young County.
Vague OCR fragment mentions a Graham Tire Shop and balloons with unclear context or date. Readable nouns suggest a local business note or ad fragment possibly referencing balloons and a shop event or sale. Further readable details are not available.
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