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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
Local notes recount visits among Smith Parson and McLaren households in Gooseneck, along with Kelleys, Reed and Ash families. Reports mention road work, church attendance, corn planting, and cattle conditions after snow. Several Gooseneck residents travel to Graham and Oklahoma. The column closes with small talk and seasonal updates.
Rev T M Cunningham held his regular services with good attendance at Eliasville, where Baptist and Presbyterian Sunday schools were well attended. The Eliasville band performed at Crystal Falls with others, and the play This or Beyond the Rockies succeeded. Eliasville beat Murray 13 0 in basketball and defeated Woodson 8 1 in another game, with Woodson showing strong play.
Community notes report church attendance and Sunday School at Pleasant Hill and Pleasant Hill events. Raymond Turner, Tom Matthews, and Sumalar Choate are mentioned among visits. There are ball game outings at Tank Valley and a stock show trip to Fort Worth. A birth is recorded as Mr. and Mrs. John Timmons welcome a girl. Preaching scheduled at Pleasant Hill next Sunday.
Community health is generally improving though Aunt Katy Heigen and Aunt Maggie Gilmore remain ill. Weather stays very cold with hope no frost while garden work continues. Salem folks praise road crews for new roads and note Miss Afton Smith and Mrs Geo Gilmore visited Graham. Mrs T K Criswell spent Monday with Mrs J C Black. Corn planting begins as letters request more community notes.
Spectators praised the Woodson boys for their energy and teamwork on the field. Murray School is described as modern and well kept, possibly the west’s most modern for its size. Mr and Mrs Pratt visited family in Haskell. W L Donnell, G L Donnell, and W P Newell head to the Stock Show. Robert Young and Tommy Washburn traveled to Graham on business. Washburns attended the Stock Show last week. The C E Society plans a social at the manse with Rev T M Cunningham hosting.
The Indian Mound community notes large Sunday services at the church with singing. Miss Minnine Fisher hosted a musical for the young people. Local residents visited, dined, and attended events such as a candy breaking and a Big Monday outing at Graham.
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