Toussaint Given Life Sentence
Henry J Toussaint was sentenced to life imprisonment after a Wichita Falls murder verdict. The jury found him guilty of killing his father, whose body was found February 8. He had previously faced a death penalty in a prior trial before a change of venue to Anson.
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Anson
Henry J. Toussaint
State Penitentiary
Toussaint
Wichta Falls
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City
C. C. McDonald
Cummings
Major Hoffman
Millionaire in Smackover Oil Field Prefers Coal Lamps
One man who rose to wealth in Arkansas Smackover oil fields says money means little to him. He refused electric lights, saying coal oil lamps have long served him and remain enough because electric lighting costs are too high.
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Arkansas
Negro Baptizing Here This Week
Rev. Miles W. Jenkins of Abilene, superintendent of district missions of the West Texas Baptist Association, baptized one candidate yesterday afternoon. He preached for the colored people, spoke of returning, and hopes to build a meeting house in Graham soon. He reports about eighteen members in his Graham congregation.
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Miles W. Jenkins
Abilene
West Texas Baptist Association
Colored
Graham
TCU reports endowment and debt relief milestones
Texas Christian University announced the 50th anniversary update showing an endowment of 50 thousand dollars and a debt payoff fund of 300 thousand dollars oversubscribed by 43 thousand. A campaign has begun to raise another 500 thousand to secure 166 thousand from the General Board of Education.
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Texas Christian University
General Board of Education
Second production record set in May for autos built
A second production record was set in May with a total of 404,992 automobiles of all kinds manufactured.
French Citizens Honor WWI Heroes in Paris Services
French citizens paid tribute to American soldiers who died in the World War, strewing their graves with flowers. Premier Poincare and Marshall Foch attended the services in Holy Trinity Church, Paris.
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Premier Poincare
Marshall Foch
Holy Trinity
Paris
Watch For F. F. F. Ad In Next Issue
The Graham Leader publishes a letter from F. F. F. requesting a two column by six inch notice on page two for July 5, 1923. The notice should be placed in the top right corner and is to be paid in advance with the copy arriving in due time.
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Leader
Graham Leader
Graham
Texas
Sirs
Flat Rock Community News Highlights
Wheat and oats are cut. Clem Vaughn builds porch and room at his farm. Irene Bryant and Margaret Craig visit Floy Mays. Parsons improve slowly. Lester Corley sick but better. Hazeltons went to Loving. Emil Ramsey digs a water well. True, Jessie Martin attend church in town. Clarence Moore family visit Fort Worth. Bushwalt family visit Pitman. Bill Martin and kin fished last Saturday. Zella Ramsey family visited Red Top.
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Clem Vaughn
Irene Bryant
Margarett Craig
Graham
Floy Mays
R. W. J. Parsons
Lester Corley
Hazelton
Emil Ramsey
True
Jessie Martin
Clarence Moore
Fort Worth
Bushwalt
Pitman
Bill Martin
Virgle
Dollie Martin
Bill
Zella Ramsey
Red Top
Bible Order Placed After Captain Hatteras Burial Need
New York Bible Society ordered a million Bibles for use on American ships after a published account of Captain S. S. Hatteras death noted the vessel lacked a Bible for burial services. The move aims to provide on every ship a standard text for rites at sea.
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New York Bible Society
S. S. Hatteras
Record Iron Production Reaches New May Peak
May iron output hit 867,694 tons total or 124,764 tons daily, amid wartime high. April yield stood at 3,594,736 tons. daily average exceeded wartime peak by 10,822 tons.
Texas High Schools Shift To Practical Languages
Superintendent Marrs notes that Texas high school students study Latin less than in former years as they pursue utilitarian languages. Spanish courses are expanding rapidly due to demand for practical language skills.
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Marrs
World seaplane record set at 102.88 mph
Boast swain E. E. Reber piloted a torpedo seaplane to a new three kilometer world record speed of 102.88 miles per hour, marking a landmark achievement in early aviation.
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E. E. Reber
Peking University Plans Journalism School modeled on Columbia
Peking University has completed plans to establish a journalism school costing 500000 dollars. The new school will be modeled on Columbia University's school of journalism and aims to elevate Chinese media studies.
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Peking University
Journalism
Columbia University
Bryson Woman Edna Moore Visits in Graham
Miss Edna Moore of Bryson visited in Graham last week, staying for a brief social engagement and returning home afterward.
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Edna Moore of
Bryson
Graham
Men Are Four and Their Way of Knowing
A compact Zen like verse divides people by knowledge: the first knows and teaches, the second unaware and dormant, the third ignorant and foolish to be avoided, and the fourth unaware of their ignorance who should be taught.
Dissolution notice for Eliasville market sold to E V May
The owner announces sale of interest in the Grocery and Meat Market at Eliasville Texas to E V May who assumes all debts and will operate the business. The former owner states no further connection with the business. 44 47 pd Bi Di TXRA
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Eliasville
Texas
E .V. May
TXRA
Woman’s will targets estate to parish masses in Kansas City
A Kansas City woman left nearly all of her $20 000 estate to the bishop for masses for the repose of her parents, her brother, and herself. The brother contested the bequest saying the amount was too large to pay for souls, attempting to break the will.
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Kansas City
El Paso Man Sentenced for Pocket Picking in Church
An El Paso man received five years in the penitentiary for picking the pocket of another man while the victim was praying in church. The robber noted the victim would have avoided the theft if he had heeded the scripture, watch and pray.
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el Paso
National health drive urges birthday health exams
The National Health Council estimates failure to seek timely medical advice costs 3 billion dollars yearly with 1.8 billion in lost wages. The drive aims to reach 10 million people with the slogan Have a health examination on your birthday.
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National Health Council
Oldest Wonder Remains While Others Fade
A New York Times report states seven wonders once stood, but all but the Pyramid of Cheops at Ghizeh have vanished. The Pyramid, dating four thousand years before Christ, is the surviving relic among Babylon’s walls Zeus statue Olympus temple Diana temple Ephesus Mausoleum Halicarnassus Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
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New York Times
Cheops
Ghizeh
Babylon
Zeus
Olympus
Diana
Ephesus
Halicarnassus
Caria
Rhodes
Alexandria
Pharos
David Lloyd George Warns of Another War in Edinburgh
In a graphic Edinburgh speech, former prime minister David Lloyd George warned that nations have learned little from World War I. He cited racial hatred and rising great powers preparing for renewed conflict, with small nations newly formed and under the pressure of massive armies and new destruction machinery.
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David Lloyd George
Edinburgh
Supreme Court bans state bans on foreign language teaching
The Supreme Court declares that all state statutes prohibiting teaching and use of foreign languages in schools below the eighth grade are invalid.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Notice of Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters of Texas
Notice to concerned parties that M R Hemphill of Graham Texas filed on June 25 1923 an application with the Board of Water Engineers to appropriate up to 200 acre feet of water per year from the Brazos River in Young County for mining. A hearing will be held in Austin at 10 am on July 30 1923 with right to appear. The hearing may be continued as needed to reach a determination.
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M. R. Hemphill
Graham
Texas
Board of Water Engineers
R. M. Kutsch
Brazos River
Young County
State of
Austin
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