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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
Entitled notice describes post office classification and subscription rates for The Leader. It includes a correction policy stating any erroneous reflection on character or reputation will be corrected upon notification to publishers. The readable text preserves names, firms, or corporations referenced in the fragment.
The Wichita Times notes during the May 1920 to 1922 depression that 1 in 53 businesses failed, while nearly 2 million survived. In two years, 1960 failures in May, 954 new corporations formed, liabilities near 600 million annually, assets enough to cover about 50 cents on the dollar, and total net losses around 300 million per year.
The Waco Times-Herald quotes President Brooks urging academic freedom as the only safe rule for a university. The paper argues a school cannot be a true university without such liberty to pursue truth.
The piece praises President Brooks for backing freedom in pursuing truth while noting the risks this stance poses. It cites Carlyle and Jesus on truth, warns that honest seekers have faced dismissal or decapitation, and expresses both admiration and concern for Brooks in upholding rigorous inquiry.
A Manufact urers Record poll of 1 500 leaders across 100 cities shows 08.50 percent for prohibition in some form 1 50 percent against strict prohibition 85 50 percent for strict prohibition 7 percent for beer and wine and 2 75 percent undecided Warren S Stone head of the Brotherhood of Locom tive Engineers criticizes liquor manufacture and sale The New York Evening Post interprets the poll as indicating growing public support for prohibition despite earlier hostility
The Dearborn Independent editorial cites both scripture and experience to support a weekly rest on the seventh day. It highlights a large firm that forgoes Sunday advertising and shrouds its windows from Saturday night to Monday, claiming no belief in commercializing the Sabbath and deeming this stance unassailable.
The writer argues the Sunday paper opposes the test required for man’s good. He claims earthly experience shows the strict follower of creation’s plan achieves material success and right living.
George Ingram of New York argues in the New York Sun that life insurance companies offer safe, guaranteed investments for all savers. He cites high reliance on life policies, long term compounding, and the potential returns from both savings and a policy if death occurs, urging small investors to consider this option.
The piece notes Weeks backing light wine and beer and Will Stewart claiming lifelong support while The Leader has not commented. It mentions a peculiar street discovery, a wooden tube with H Brann & Co. branding, and Will offering it to cover ad costs, yet maintaining support for beer and wine.
World War I hero Alvin York, famed for capturing numerous German soldiers, spoke at a Kentucky college commencement. He credited God for his exploits and rejected a $30,000 stage offer, saying his country roots and faith kept him from the devil’s playground.
Dr. Few relates a city anecdote in which a stranger asks for church locations. The Jewish synagogue sits beside the bank, the Episcopal church near the theatre, the Baptist church by the river, the Presbyterian church beside the cold storage, and the Methodist church next to the gas plant.
William Rockefeller son of John D Rockefeller died last Saturday at his country estate overlooking the Hudson after years of ill health. He was eighty one. Though prominent in financial circles he was not known as his brother and not a philanthropist, so his name did not reach the masses.
The bond issue for a hard surfaced road from Hill County through Cleburne to Tarrant County won by a record margin in a wartime turnout, 16 to 1. The landslide reflects Johnson County’s support for the project amid national stress.
A lawyer defends a burglar by claiming only the arm stole items. The judge agrees, sentencing the arm to twelve months. The prisoner removes his wooden arm and walks free, leaving the courtroom with a smile.
A set of old riddle lines presents playful answers like a yard measure three feet, a daughter to her father, wind that blows foul, the left side of a cake, cabbage patches, and a man halfway on his journey becoming a sofa. Each clue hinges on a pun or double meaning.
Dr. Walter Rathenau, Germanys foreign minister, was shot and killed in front of his suburban home last Saturday. He had recently dined with the American ambassador Alonzo B. Houghton and was noted for easing tensions between Germany and the Allies. The American flag was lowered to half mast on the news.
Dialogue reveals a curious description of a telephone amplifier likened to a bird that grins into the transmitter and mimics gestures while conducting a telephone conversation. The exchange plays on a playful metaphor for early telecommunication devices.
A Bremerton man has invented and uses an electric fly killer that is baited and plugged into a normal light outlet. The device uses electric current to kill flies in the home.
Records from Metropolitan Life Insurance show the mortality rate among Negroes in the United States fell from 17.5 per 1,000 in 1911 to 13.2 per 1,000 in 1921. The decline is credited to education and public health movements, with Negro communities eager to cooperate in improving physical standards.
Of 22 000 criminals examined by the superintendent of New York state's reformatories only four were found to be college graduates. Seven per cent in a group of 1 000 had high school education, 25 per cent had finished grammar school and 64 per cent had attended only primary grades.
A bronze and marble monument funded by contributions from over 100,000 African Americans was unveiled in Tuskegee Alabama to honor Booker T. Washington. Former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels spoke briefly at the ceremony. Frank Willis Barnett provided a new summary of Washington's career.
Notice from the District of Texas that Graham Drug Company was adjudicated bankrupt on April 18 1922. The first meeting of creditors will be held July 7 1922 at nine in the forenoon in Wichita Falls Texas to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact business as may come before the meeting. Referee in Bankruptcy Thelbert Martin.
The dispute between Vir-Tex Oil Co and drilling contractor C M Flickenger was settled last Saturday. Mike Mc Namara of the Texas Railroad Commission attended, promising that oil and gas interests will be safeguarded and monitored by commissioners.
Austin June 26 Deputy Insurance Commissioner John M Scott ruled that so called insurance advisors must hold a state license to operate in Texas and are in fact agents. He cited complaints against several advisors and announced one arrest at Wichita Falls with more to follow.
Co. A Gantt and Miss Josie Joana Birdwell. Joe Shepard and Miss Nellie Sanders. W W McCutcheon Jr and Miss Naoma Lucille Donnell. W J Sanderson and Miss Martha Bennett. Benton Hockaday and Miss La rette Morris. Fred Muston and Miss Laura Brock. H M Goldston and Miss Jeanette Alberts. J S Hayman and Miss Irene Osborn.
In the matter of Sam F Hodges bankrupt No 162 Hodges of Graham district Texas has been adjudicated bankrupt on June 24 1922 A first meeting of creditors will be held July 11 1922 at 9 00 am at the referee in bankruptcy Thelbert Martin in Wichita Falls Texas creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact business at the meeting.
William Steen of Marshall Arkansas sought romance in naming his children. He now has nine sons with distinctive names: Bosco Tasco Lasco Cicero Marvillo Bosco Ottowoodrow Vanzo.
Belgrade hosted a grand wedding for King Alexander of Jugoslavia and Princess Marie of Roumania. The city prepared extensively with street paving and removal of wartime traces. About fifty thousand visitors attended the festivities.
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