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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
4
This store offers stylish long lasting furniture at low cost with a focus on Simmons Beds. It highlights beds shown in the illustrated display and promises good value across price ranges without pressuring overspending.
The John E Morrison Company Sunday School enjoyed good attendance as Rev Roark and his wife were away for medical care. Community members, including the Mayes, Robinson, Carmack and McCan families, visited, dined, and attended services. Eliasville basketball games against Fish Creek and Woodson ended with a pie supper raising 6.50, and readers hope for rain as many stay ill or travel. Next Sunday Rev Chan will preach at 11.
South Bend experiences growth as oil machinery arrives daily to start boring on W. M. Goode's land. Ray McBrayer of Oklahoma City visits friends in the Bend. South Bend defeats Tank Valley 19 to 4 in basketball. T. M. McBrayer attends quarterly conference. Floyd Burgess and wife visit E. N. McCluskey family. I. M. Ford suffers acute appendicitis, operated, recovering. Mrs. W. M. Hale and Miss Ben Scott stay with Ford children.
Corn planting is discussed as farmers trade notes while oats and gardens look healthy. Sunday school attendance was unusually high and Rev. Oliver preached to a large gathering. Miss Ruth McKelvey left Bryson, and a youth party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. J. Barsons. Oliver J. Hazelton and others attended a Finis picnic last Friday.
Advertises that paying by check will be honored with an equal value paper receipt issued in return, reinforcing the value of paper despite higher paper costs.
Rock Creek pupils attended a Saturday school picnic at Finis. Miss Grace Riddle and Miss Velma Martin visited J H Killian and John Bennett families Sunday night and Monday. Roanoke visitors Porter Brown and Andy Alexander stayed with Rock Creek relatives the past week. Floyd Bennett Henry Box Miss Velma Martin and Grace Riddle attended Bryson preaching Sunday night. A buggy accident near Bryson left no injuries after Miss Riddle and Grace Riddle jumped clear. Mrs Brown visited Mrs J N Killian Monday. Mrs Killian and Miss Vera Bennett drove to Bryson Tuesday. Miss Velia Martin and Marta Bennett spent Tuesday night at Mrs Corley’s. Ethland.
Spring has come with rain needed for crops. Corn and oats show good stands though fruit seems mostly killed. Rev Coburn ill with pneumonia but improving. Rev Harmonson preached in Jacombsboro and Keyser. Next fourth Sunday Baptisms at Christian church. Schoolhouse fay and sunflower march praised. Coburn missed band due to illness. Carl Keyser’s mule freaked at a falling log, tearing harness. Doctors treated two boys hurt near Salt Creek after a horse incident. Grace Riddle visits Finis. Ethelda Clayton recovering from pneumonia. Mrs Denning back for Sunday dinner after two months. Ditty involved in a buggy collision causing a broken shaft.
For sale an old Christian church building is offered with several thousand feet of usable lumber suitable for a large barn or two medium size residences. Interested parties should apply at once to W. I. Tidwell.
R. F. Arnold Jr. is here today visiting from his home along the Murray route.
Mountain Home News reports on farming activity with corn planting, grazing conditions, and social visits in Graham Eliasville and Tank Valley. Fort Worth stock show draw militiamen and local travel for transportation and lodging. Texas Y M C A announces Efficiency Week March 15 24 with rural outreach and building campaigns across towns.
KR. D. Tyra notes soil quality improved for March work and cotton may rise in Murray county. He cites turkeys fed on chineh bugs as a profitable past season and poultry and hog farming expanding. Farmers growing own food and selling surplus strengthen the local economy. E H Rowe renewed for The Leader for a year.
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