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Newspaper

Graham Leader

Location

Graham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1924

Page

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Rev Bob Shuler Preaching Great Gospel Sermons

Large crowds from nearby counties attend daily revival at the Methodist Church led by Rev. Bob Shuler. He speaks plainly and Biblically, avoiding sensationalism, with morning services and eight o'clock evening sessions. The pastor urges all to hear him especially the youth Friday, as the revival aims to end strongly Sunday with continued community effort.

Young Bob” Shuler Methodist Church Mr. Shuler Spindler Bob Shuler

Shamburger Improves Graham Lumber Yard

The Shamburger Lumber Company bought Employes Lumber Company's stock and moves its sheds and stock to the North Grove Street yard. Nat Price, manager, says the front office is being improved with beds painted. A concrete walk is being built, and the Graham yard will be modern in every detail as Shamburger expands Texas yards.

Shamburger Lumber Company Employes Lumber Company Shamburger Company North Grove Street Nat Price Graham Yard Shamburger Texas Graham Price

Walker Couple Rush to Big Sandy After Death Message

Secretary D. Walker and his wife were summoned to Big Sandy on Tuesday by a message announcing their brother-in-law Mr. P. H. Baker had been killed in an automobile wreck. No details of the death were provided, and they departed at once in their car after receiving the message.

D. Walker Big Sandy P. H. Baker

Services at Methodist Church Drawout by Rev Shuler

Many people from Young and adjoining counties attend the services at the Methodist Church where Rev. Bob Shuler of Los Angeles California delivers the preaching. In the congregation Monday were Rev W E Harrell and family of Loving Rev R J LaPrade and family of Newcastle and Rev A W Franklin and family of Palo Alto.

Young Methodist Church Bob Shuler Los Angeles California W. E. Harrell Loving R. J. LaPrade Newcastle A. W. Franklin Palo Into

Miller Joins Art Publications Society in Piano Series

Miss Mary Frances Miller enrolls as an associate member of the Art Publications Society of St. Louis in the Progressive Series of Piano Lessons. She is an accomplished pianist and believes the new method will boost her artistic skill. Mr. P. A. Rhodes of Dallas demonstrated the progressive piano lessons in the city Tuesday.

Mary Frances Miller Art Publications Society of St. Louis

Doctor Short Visits Mabry Grandparents in Dulles

Dr. R F Short of Dulles is visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs R E Mabry and his grandmother Mrs M E Short for a brief stay in town.

R. F. Short of Dulles R. E. Mabry M. E. Short

County Missionary Busy In Meetings

Rev. Sam Malone of the Young County Baptist Association led a revival in the Ming Bend community that drew wide attendance. An offering was taken for county mission work, with plans for the next meeting at Missionary Ridge Church near Graham on July 5, including potential song services and a brush arbor if a tent is unavailable. Local Christians and Graham residents are invited to participate.

Ming Bend Sam Malone Young County Baptist Association Missionary Ridge Church Graham

Burkett the Ambidexterous at Oil Co Advertising

The Propeller chronicles J M Burkett son of F M Burkett known as Marion at home and Jimmie abroad. An Empire Companies statis tician turned card creator whose Burkett Bar rage cards amuse and motivate Bartlesville salesmen. He blends architecture poses with marketing insight during his company career from 1917 to 1923.

Propeller Henry L. Doherty & Company New York J. M. Burkett F. M. Burkett Marion Jimmie Burkett James M. Burkett C. O Zimmerman Empire Companies Bartlesville Texas Burkey

Protracted Meeting at Church of Christ Begins June 28

Beginning June 28 a protracted series of services will be held at the Church of Christ at Grove and Second Streets. Elder J C Asterloh will preach and the public is invited to attend the sermons at the little brick church.

Church of Christ Grove and Second Streets J. C. Asterloh

Marriage Licenses for Hutchings Kemp and Perkins Pirtle

G Earl Hutchings wed Miss Myrtle Kemp and T Ray Perkins married Miss Mavis Pirtle in formal license records.

G. Earl Hutchings Myrtle Kemp T. Ray Perkins Mis Mavis Pirtle

Dudley Miller Advancing In Young County Well

Dudley Miller, active in Young County for years, moves to test sands at Home No 1 southeast of Graham. Drilling around 1700 feet on a 600 acre lease, it is his fourteenth well with a history of producing oil or gas. The Halmack and Whitehead Graham No 1. ajustes attract oil fraternity interest.

Dudley Miller Young County Graham Miller Halmack Hume Whitehead- Graham

Hon Lynch Davidson to Speak in Graham Next Tuesday

Hon Lynch Davidson now encircling the Panhandle will speak in Graham at 2 p m July 1. He has many Graham supporters and will likely be well received. Other speakers in Graham include W E Pope Y A Collins Felix D Robertson Joe Burkett and T W Davidson. Davidson announced early and runs an active campaign with many wanting to hear him. Next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock offers the chance.

Lynch Davidson Panhandle Graham Davidson W. E. Pope Y. A. Collins Felix D. Robertson Joe Burkett T. W. Davidson

Hutchings to Marry in Mullin After License Purchase

Mr G Earl Hutchings bought a marriage license from County Clerk W H Kennedy late Monday afternoon and left Tuesday for Mullin Texas where it is reported he will marry today Miss Myrtle Kemp resigned from Street and Company days ago and went to Mullin home with reports they are to wed today The reporter could not obtain further information about the wedding.

G. Earl Hutchings W. H. Kennedy Mullin Texas

Norman Burnett Enters West Point Military School

Norman Burnett will leave this week for West Point to enter the military school after a recent rigid physical at Fort Sill Oklahoma. A Graham high school graduate in May, he will not return home for two years as friends wish him well at the new institution.

Norman Burnett West Point Fort Sill Oklahoma Graham High School

Reed couple welcome Virginia Glynn June birth

Mr and Mrs Lud Reed announce the birth of their daughter Virginia Glynn on June 25. The proud father, a Paris Tailors employee, spent the day at home with his newborn while the shop echo carries the baby’s and his own favorite word papa.

Virgina Glynn Lud Reed Lud Paris Papa

Eastland Guests Attend Los Angeles Preacher Meeting

Rev and Mrs H L Munger of Eastland Texas with their son join Mr and Mrs L D Lovett as guests at the Methodist Church meeting where Rev Bob Shuler of Los Angeles California delivers the sermon.

H. L. Munger Eastland Texas L. D. Lovett Bob Shuler Los Angeles California

Graham Masonic Lodge Officers Elected For Year

At recent Graham Masonic lodge meetings the officers for the coming year were elected. Young County Lodge names include W M I K Parker S W H L Thornton J W Stanley H Peavey Treas P K Deats Secy C B Hockaday S D E Earp J D Oral Staples S S C B Cochran J S I B Padgett Tiler. Chapter and Council officers listed with names and offices follow.

Masonic Lodges Graham Young County Lodge I. K. Parker W. M H. L. Thornton S. W Stanley H. Peavey J. W P. K. Deats Treas C. B. Hockaday Secy E. E. Earp S. D E. A. Henegar J. D Oral Staples S. S C. B. Cochran J. S I. B. Padgett Tiler B. A. Botts Albert A. Roberts H. P Earl Gilbert King B. L. Kirtley Scribe R. V. Tidwell Guard Donald Hockaday Frank Atcheson P. S R. W. Rutherford Karl Widmayer Vail L. M. Davis Ben Paschal

Fisher-Turner nuptials link Indiana and Texas townships

Lloyd G Fisher, son of Mrs J C Fisher of Cleburne Texas, married Mildred Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Owen Clark at Fairview Park home of the couple June 1. The ceremony followed a pink and white decor with Miss Thelma Farrington and Mack Lewis as attendants. The bride, a Clinton High School graduate of 1920, taught in Clinton township and planned to move to Cleburne, Texas after a brief trip to Galveston. both will reside at 401 North Wainrut Street, Cleburne.

Clinton Ind Lloyd G. Fisher Graham Cleburne Texas Owen Clark Fairview Park Mildred J. C. Fisher Weer Clinton High Diana State Normal School Clinton Township Fisher Cleburne High School Santa Fe Rairoad Co

Bank cashier reports wheat test high and grasshopper battle won

James G. Staples of Jean State Bank visited Graham Tuesday morning and said farmers in his area have won the grasshopper battle. Pests damaged some cotton and much corn, but cotton grows rapidly and much wheat tests above sixty pounds in his section.

James G. Staples the Jean

Small Grain Fine In Young County

Threshers are in full blast as golden grain fills sacks and is hauled from fields. Wheat yields reach forty bushels per acre with some fields testing 64. Overall small grain yields exceed expectations while corn prospects are poor due to drought and grasshoppers. Cotton damage from grasshoppers varies by community. some battles are won and cotton is improving.

Senator Burkett Addresses Voters in Graham

Senator Joe Burkett of Eastland spoke at the Graham court house Saturday night after missing a prior engagement. He touted a principled, high‑minded campaign, urged a state financial system and farm warehouses, condemned the Ku Klux Klan, and presented figures to counter opponents while urging voters to study his platform.

Joe Burkett Eastland Court House Felix D. Robertson Dallas Burkett Throckmorton Graham Methodist Church Bob Shuler Lynch Davidson Davidson Ku Klux Klan

Robinson Murder Case Affirms Court Ruling

Austin notices the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Jim Robinsons murder conviction in Young County. He received a 25 year penitentiary sentence for the slaying of his father M C Robinson. The court found no evidence to justify reversal.

Austin Court of Criminal Appeals Jim Robinson Young County M. C. Robinson

Presbyterians Start Second Half with Big Win

Presbyterians beat Methodist team 12 to 5 to begin the Sun day School league's second half. Early errors let the Methodists score thrice in the first, but the Presbyterians surged with five runs in the fifth to secure the lead. Baptists and Christians were tied after a first-half close, with a rematch set for Friday June 27.

Presbyterians Methodists Moreland Hollister Crawford Price Barbee Smith Blackstone Rubenkoenig

Soldier Bonus Applications Start July First at City Hall

Ex soldiers sailors and marines are asked to bring discharge papers to City Hall west side of the square beginning July 1 to obtain free help filling out and signing their bonus applications.

Preaching Service by Rev. Frank H. Stedman

Rev. Frank H. Stedman of Cisco will preach at the Episcopal Church in Graham this Sunday.

Frank H. Stedman Cisco Episcopal Church Graham

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Graham Lumber Yard OIL CO Dawes Wife Charles G. Dawes Chicago Virginia Dana B. A. Botts Council Hockaday Sentinel C. C R. H. Taylor Benton Hockaday Steward Lloyd Fisher Baptists E. Blevins Wood G. Blevins Alberts Schlittler Rehders Kennedy Taggart Taylor Barnhardt Stone Christians— HA Poe C. Wallace Ay Barrett Fore Whitmire Dowdle
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