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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
8
A bank promotes a casual, customer friendly image stressing life is short and business should be enjoyable. It emphasizes informal service, calling customers friends, inviting deposits, and offering ready help whenever possible.
The record lists bank officials including E. S. Graham as president P. K. Deats as vice president and Graham P Stewart as active vice president and cashier Thomas Tobin as assistant cashier with C Bloodworth and T. O. Deats also noted.
Sprightly Flint Creek roundup notes farmers battling grasshoppers and threshing crowds. Visitors from Throckmorton Wichita Young Jack counties and Graham share tales of farms and teaching. A Sunday singing at Mrs. Morgan's draws locals. Red Top and Loving teams visit, Flint Creek wins, ties with visitors.
Postmaster C L Long his wife and Miss Odessa Long returned Tuesday from a visit to Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas. He reports a very fine trip and notes no spark plug or tire trouble. He tuned his Ford in Arkansas and it ran well thereafter. He has kodak views of the country and says the Republican convention trip was a mistake but overall satisfied with the results.
Hon Bert King and his family from Wichita Falls spent the weekend in Graham visiting Mr and Mrs B W King. The gathering covered hospitality and local social events.
The First Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 9:45 A M with over 300 attending, regular B Y P A services, and sermons at 11 A M and 8 30 P M. Evening service will be on the church lawn for the summer as comfort and convenience are provided. Regu lar services through the week. Mr R G Taylor noted Bryson garden visit and his fine potato harvest, twelve potatoes weighing six pounds. Mrs W F Bates and family return from Groesbeck after visiting Mr and Mrs Milton Snoddy.
Messrs. Emmett Stewart M. K. Graham IIII and Malcolm Williams left last Sunday afternoon for Florida. Mr. C. L. Woods wrote to Emmett recently that he wanted some Texas boys in his ice business.
Miss Lucile McLaren attends Simmons College this summer and expresses satisfaction with the school. L Z Timmons, a Young County man, oversees the Simmons summer term. Mr and Mrs J H Cochran returned recently from a coastal and Rio Grande Valley trip and report a great journey.
Miss Lillie Mae Calvin offers music classes in Graham and Olney this summer after returning from Cincinnati where she completed a course at the renowned conservatory. Mr. W M Smiley of Fort Worth is in Graham today attending to business interests.
Mrs. G. Q. Street and her son Glenn Q. returned last week from a visit to Memphis Texas, sharing details of their trip and experiences in the rural county paper.
Mrs. Oran Rowe of Groesbeck spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Snoddy, sharing time at their home and enjoying local hospitality.
Judge and Mrs P A Martin of Wichita Falls are in the city visiting relatives and attending services as Rev Bob Shuler preaches.
Mr J McCloud was a visitor in Bryson on Sunday and spent time with local residents during a brief stay in the town.
Mrs C B Melton and her son arrive from Pharr Texas to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs J H Cochran in the local area.
Pioneer citizen Mr. E. A. McClure, longtime resident near Bryson for about fifty years, was a Graham area visitor last Saturday. He is noted as a veteran local figure in the community.
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