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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
1
Advertising copy highlights Woodhull Goodale Bull Stadium Clothes as “home run” attire. It portrays wearers as “GET THERE” men and emphasizes fitting, quality garments and guaranteed satisfaction to convey confidence and equality with others.
A promotional notice extols a store’s wide stock and low prices with claims of complete selection and high customer satisfaction. It highlights departments and urges new and returning customers to shop for value and quality.
Sunday services across Baptist Methodist Christian and Presbyterian congregations report attendance ranging from 98 to 236 with sermons by Rev. Ribuse Rev. Singleton Rev. Pearce and Dr John McLean. Two baptisms occur after the Baptist service and next Sunday is noted as Mothers Day with a special program planned.
The Loving Public School closed last Friday night after an open air program led by Miss Goode the primary teacher. The event drew many locals and visitors from Graham and was praised as enthusiastic and progressive with the entire program deemed a success.
The Rock Island passenger trains shift next Sunday May 1. The morning train moves from 8:00 to 6:30 and the night train from 9:45 to 9:30, giving riders about an hour more in Fort Worth or Dallas. The line now serves Fort Worth only, forcing Dallas travelers to use Interurban or accept poorer connections for a same day round trip.
The Graham school trustees election was held last Saturday with a quiet vote. Elected officials are J. W. Jackson, J. T. Rickman, and G. B. Johnson.
On Monday morning Dr. Chas M Hoch and Miss Sadie L Martin were married at the bride’s Plum Street home in this city. Rev Frank E Singleton performed the ceremony. The couple, after a short visit to Fort Worth and Dallas, will settle in Pearsall Texas. They met earlier at Galveston while both attended the university with the doctor in the Medical department and Miss Sadie in the nursing school. Judge P A Martin accompanied them to Bridgeport before returning to his Henrietta court. The Leader offers congratulations.
The B Y P U program features Miss Willie Carmack leading on confession and salvation with the hymn Old Hundred and a prayer. Scripture is Matthew 10 26 to 39. Talks cover quarterly Paragraph 1 by Fledy McComas Paragraph 2 by Earl Bruton Paragraph 3 by Mrs Kinnebrugh Paragraph 4 by Miss Lula Goode and Paragraph 5 by Miss Josie Woods.
A joint subscription rate of 1.75 dollars per year is listed by The Graham Leader and The Dallas News, offering readers a combined annual price for both papers.
County board of examiners held last Friday and Saturday exams with nine applicants. We cannot learn how many certificates were issued. The new certificate law ends the old practice of third grade certificates and adds a required agriculture subject for all examinees. The new rules go into effect June 9, 1911.
Our gasoline engine failed Tuesday evening, keeping the paper twenty four hours late. Despite full crew effort and extra help, we could not print on time and must ask readers for patience as we catch up in future issues.
W T Donnell owned a refined Bermuda onion crop on the Clear Fork area, raised without irrigation. The yield nears a ton per acre and matches southern Texas onions, signaling strong potential for a money crop in Young county with soil care and labor. Prices for Bermuda onions exceed other varieties, projecting long term soil value gains.
A heavy rain in Graham last night spared most surrounding fields, leaving crops like wheat and oats in need of rain to avoid failure. Town received the strongest shower, while rural areas saw little benefit as reports describe minimal rainfall across the countryside.
A compact item notes a readable fragment about edible goods with unclear context. The text hints at foods described as desirable and tasty but lacks concrete details, quantities, origins, or names to identify a specific product or event.
R J Robertson living northeast of town lost his barn and all contents in a late Saturday morning fire. The four year old son reportedly started the blaze with matches, and the flames consumed 100 bushels of corn and cottonseed, a rick of oats and cane, a buggy and harness, plus other fittings. Estimated loss is about 500 dollars.
Last Monday brought a big crowd to Trades Days in Graham with farmers visiting from Archer, Jack, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Throckmorton, Shackelford and Baylor counties. Merchants report solid business and sustained interest since the event began over ten years ago.
The Commissioners Court awarded the county printing contract last Monday to J. M. Warren editor of the Newcastle Register after his bid beat Graham Printing Co. of this city and Ralph Shuffler of the Olney Enterprise. The job covers all courthouse commercial printing except large books and runs for two years.
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