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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
5
Farmers are advised on chemical formulas and methods to control grasshoppers in cotton fields. Recipes include arsenic and bran mixtures, whitewash formulas, and a lime carbolic spray, with application timing and safety notes from The Leader and County Agent A. L. Robertson.
Grasshoppers have caused about $500000 in damage to Stephens County crops in the past days. County agent J C Patterson says control efforts with arsenic mixtures and help from farmers and large flocks of turkeys and chickens are clearing fields. Authorities estimate the efforts saved $500000 in grain and cotton and expect pest elimination next year.
A customer complains a salmon smells off and the butcher insists it is dead. The exchange hints at a possible mislabel or deceptive product claim and raises questions about freshness and safety in a local market.
The death of Alexander D. Mebane of Lockhart recalls two veteran cotton breeders, including W. B. Truitt of Waxahachie, passing within a year. Mebane’s cotton variety is praised for adaptability statewide, and his progressive breeding work aided Texas and Southern farmers, leaving an enduring Southwestern agricultural imprint.
Rev. Dr. George A. Carlee of Childress Baptists has patented an economical grave filler. The device is a tracked hopper that collects dirt from the grave and can tilt to dump the soil back in quickly, reducing the wait time from shovel filling.
M. D. Brown Elmer Graham Brown and Graham Lawyers announce their office at First National Bank Building Graham Texas. W. W. Price Attorney and Counselor at Law advertises his office in the Smith and Smiley Building.
Henry B. Walthall stars in The Long Chance at the National Theatre next Monday and Tuesday with Ralph Graves and Marjorie Daw in key romantic and triple roles. Jack Conway directs. Raymond Schrock produced the scenario. Peter B. Kyne wrote the story set in the Mojave gold days and twenty years later.
The West views The Long Chance as typical of Universal all star productions. J. G. Harris and family visit Stamford relatives and plan a fishing trip during vacation.
A reader with long office hours asks if eight hours of sleep suffice. The columnist quotes J. Jd. Jd. Artsner noting that eight hours is not necessarily a long day and advises balancing rest with manageable routines.
Norman Stovall came back Monday from Ithaca New York where he studied the past session. He resumed activities locally and will rejoin club duties this week.
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