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Newspaper

Graham Leader

Location

Graham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1917

Page

4

Methodist School Program and Sermons Highlight Local News

The community notes a strong Sunday program at the Methodist school with Bro Chunn delivering sermons at 11 AM and night. Several residents are mentioned including illnesses and visits. a buggy overturn incident near Graham is noted with no serious injuries. Local events include Sunday school attendance, church plans, and a forecast of possible frost and rain.

Methodist — School Chunn J. B. McCluskey J. T. Cunningham Ford Mary McBrayer South Bend Billie Harrell Newcastle Bend Lester Braddock Annie Holcomb Christine Harrell Clark Harrell Graham J. J. Scott H. M. Ford Blue Bird

Weathered week in a small town with church, sports and travel

A windy week with sand storms on Monday and Sunday activities at the Christian church and baptism at Mr. Stephenson's tank. Local events include a Literary at the schoolhouse, Bryson Union Ridge baseball game, and plow boys’ win. Grub talks claim high prices and shipping away food from the USA.

Rev. Thornton Christian Church Union Ridge Ballig Bryson Boys Griffith Hughes Baylor University J. L. Herd Mineral Wells I. C. Manere Denton Keyser Ruth McKelvey Graham Flint Creek Velma Martin Silver Bell Dixie

Weather Hits Gardens As Drought Bites Area

High dry winds and no rain stress gardens and crops while residents report good garden starts. Chickens suffer losses for many with twelve birds in a flock amid dry conditions. The Gatlin family hosted visitors at John Knight's home. Burk family home burglary nets 6 gallons of lard 100 pounds meat flour and other goods worth about 43 dollars. Mary Seddon begins school in Graham joining Will Seddon who owns a new Ford.

Gatlin Graham John Knight D. W. Burk Bryson Mary Seddon Will Seddon

Health and social notes from Indian Mound area

Health is good, rain needed for grain and gardens. Reports of visits, social gatherings, church singing, school closing, and local errands among residents of Indian Mound, Rocky Mound, Jean, Hawkins Chapel, and nearby. W. C. T. U. treasurer notes dues and fund items, with community events including a party at Mrs. George McComas and a Sunday school ice cream social.

Rendiade Gentry Williamson Lena McComas George McComas Lizzie Bryan Fannie Bryan Rocky Mound Leslie Reed Joe Fisher Juanita Leland Dakin Johnnie Redwine Proffitt Gentry W. W. Williamson Redwine Ernest Humble Jean Bryan Billie Mike Fisher Tom Reed Minnie Bill Grubbs Jean Church House Jim Grubbs Onett Misses Fay Inez Fisher Daisy Grace Flankins Lillie Thomas Maston Mr Stephens Bud Stocking Lamar Smith Henry Collins Cora Belle Fields Newcastle Willie Grubbs Nellie Hightower Whits Rose India Newman Hawkins Chapel Stephens E. H. Stoking Jim Smith James Blue Bells

New Books Received List at Local Library

A library notices a batch of new titles including Texas Governors' Wives and History of Texas by Counties. Also listed are Texas Almanac The Four Million Voice of the City and classics such as Pollyanna Grows Up Dear Enemy and Cappy Ricks.

Texas Texas Almanac Pollyanna Georgina of the Rainbow Cappy Ricks Molly Mary Rose Miffin Billy Topsail M. D

Ear Corn For Sale And Planting Outlook

A brief notice discusses selling 25 bushels of ear corn and urges increased peanut planting this year. It touts peanuts as a profitable crop and best feed for livestock, noting peanuts, hogs, and cows can save money amid high food costs. It promotes a well cared for garden as a strong payback this year.

Hen for hatching eggs advertised by Spivey

Advertisement notes White Leghorn eggs for hatching at 1.00 for 15 offered by Mrs. W. D. Spivey. The terse notice appears in a local classifieds section indicating poultry breeding for sale.

W. D. Spivey

White Plymouth Rock Auction in South Bend Texas

A listing notes a White Plymouth Rock hen set priced at $1 for a 15 week old chick in South Bend Texas, with details abbreviated in the sparse OCR fragment.

Plymouth Rock South Bend Texas

Local visits and county soil praised amid Graham activity

J F Barnett highly rates Young County soil after a county tour. Rev Joseph Chunn leaves for Dallas for the State Sunday School Convention and then aids a revival in Aledo starting next Sunday. Local merchants report busier times with many out of town visitors. Numerous new cars dot downtown Graham as residents say there is always something doing.

Joseph Chunn Methodist Eliasville Dallas Aledo Graham

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