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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
2
The Graham Leader informs readers that any erroneous reflections about persons firms or corporations printed in its columns will be corrected promptly upon notification to the publishers Bowron and McLendon proprietors state they will address any misstatements brought to their attention.
Mayor W P Stinson proclaims May 10 11 and 12 as clean up and paint up days urging residents to place rubbish in alleys for city pickup. A city wagon will haul refuse from containers while a designated dump site prevents roadside dumping. Citizens are urged to repaint homes and improve the city’s appearance.
Louisiana State University entomologist T H Jones explains a poisoned bran mix to control cutworms in young vegetables. Mix one quart bran with a teaspoon Paris green and a teaspoon molasses moistened with water, scatter near affected plants at dusk. If making larger batches use bran 20 pounds Paris green 1/2 pound molasses 1 quart water 2 3 gallons.
Dr Bralley president of CIA at Denton announces the geographic center of Texas lies twenty miles northeast of Brady in McCulloch County and the population center six miles east of Temple in Bell County. He notes the centers have moved only two miles in ten years and may rise in the next decade.
Captain Roald Amundsen sails from Nome Alaska on a renewed expedition toward the North Pole and plans a June attempt to fly over the Pole.
Shawnee Park will host a May Fete in early May with nearly 200 children participating and no admission charged. Other local notes include Sam Shanafelt visiting Graham, Rexall convention reports, and a report on whooping cough affecting gatherings.
Hearing before the Board of Water Engineers in Austin Texas on May 28 1923. M R Hemphill of Graham Texas seeks to appropriate 24 acre feet annually from Scott Branch a Brazos River tributary for mining with a 16 foot dam and 1500 foot reservoir. Public notice invites interested parties to appear.
An order of the Board of Water Engineers for the State of Texas directs actions to be taken at its Austin office. The document bears the date April 6 1923 and is signed by MO. A. Norris Clark Attest A. H. Dunlap and A. W. McDonald as secretary and officials.
By order of the Dallas County District Court clerk a May 7 1923 sale is set at the Graham Texas courthouse. The levy targets C Smith L W Gross Burton Cabeen Co for 438.88 with 10 percent interest and costs. Personal property listed includes a Duplex truck T 12 model and a Master Truck with motor numbers 35335 and 76007. Sheriff of Young County directs cash sale to highest bidder to cover the judgment and costs.
The State of Texas Young County issues a advertised sale by Constable J D Dawson on the 24th day of April 1923 for H C Bynum owner of a single oil stove. The sale, to satisfy a judgment of 15 dollars plus costs in the case Young County Hardware and Furniture Co vs H C Bynum, will occur on the first Monday in May 1923 at the county courthouse.
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