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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
3
County Correspondence reports cold spell with ice on Saturday, oil prospectors near the area, and active community life. Cedarette notes include a fire destroying the Oreitsinger home on Veal Creek, meat loss, and sympathy for the Barron family. John Wright of the Ivan community dies of consumption.
Health updates mention Wiley Burch and Grandma Killion improving. local social items include Sunday school organized by Mr Hudson, Mildred Cornelius and Alice Kelly as staff, and various visits, farming notes, and basketball results from South Bend and Eliasville communities.
Mrs Ellen Harris visited friends in Graham from Saturday to Monday. Jesse Wade, working for Lewis Bowers, spent Saturday night with homefolks. William Hargraves made a business call Thursday. Mr and Mrs Jeff Hargraves and children stayed last Saturday night with Mrs Etta Wade. Misses Fay and Ivydell Orrell visited from Friday to Sunday with Mrs Killion. Readers note many letters arriving in the Old Reliable from various communities.
Cedar Creek resident J K Uughe reports oil men preparing to drill a well on his property. Young folks held a Saturday party at Alfred Parsons. Barron Lisleon rode over a stump in a buggy accident but was unhurt. Students practiced for end of school entertainment. A 42 game among locals occurred at Jones and plans to practice again Tuesday. Mrs Rosco Akers visited with the Jones family. Oil man mentioned again Tuesday and war talk prevails as ships and goods are discussed. Blue Bell.
The text notes that echoes of Columbus egg tricks fade as people avoid costly eggs and abandon attempts to imitate the famous upright egg stunt. It reflects on scarcity and changing times with a wry tone.
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