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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
6
A Graham dry goods store promotes its large stock and unusually low prices. It notes prices are as they were two to three years ago for many items and claims spring contracts allow selling below current factory prices to attract customers.
Our stock highlights Fine Millinery Goods and Ladies' Suits Coats Dresses Waists Skirts Muslin Underwear Misses and Children's Dresses. It will pay you to see the splendid values offered in these departments.
A broad selection of the newest fabrics for dresses suits waists and skirts is displayed in silks woolens and fine cottons with a special showing of fine white goods.
An advertisement touts a Graham exclusive sale offering Queen Quality Shoes for Women Boston Favorite Shoes for Women Maxine Shoes for Women Buster Brown Shoes for Girls and Boys Florsheim Shoes for Men Marshall Shoes for Men Brown's Star 5 Star Shoes for Everybody with claimed very low prices and quality.
Grady Fletcher returned Friday from a two week visit with Judge J. W. Akin in Wichita Falls. Miss Fannie Clunn visited Olney friends. Mrs. D. W. Whitt back from Dallas county visit. Herman Buchanan of Graham visited parents. J. R. Connally and family visited Bowie relatives. Mrs. E. P. Tatum returned from visiting her father in Marshall sanitarium. Aquilla Saunders and Catherine Ragsdale stayed with Grady Fletcher. Catherine Stroud visiting grandparents in Seymour. Mother’s Day sermon at Methodist church by Rev Victor Dow. Foster of Scrmatin contest planned for June. Mrs. Soy Payne and daughter Hallie Hethcock from Olney visited Bend. Roy Corbett and wife from Veal's Creek attended League Sunday. Young folks present at tacky party at Hubard Rogers.
Farmers praise recent rain aiding grain and cotton prospects while fishing thrives on Clear Fork after a brief rise. Local church services draw large crowds with Rev. Robertson of Fort Worth and Rev. Cunningham preaching.
In Bend locals stay busy amid a confrontation with Gen Green. Mr. McDavid and family have returned from Mexico and plan to move back to Young County. Singing occurred at Mr Chaney's in Stovall Valley. Mrs J R McCluskey and Leona are recovering from fever, with Raymond Lee currently ill and hoped to recover soon.
Doors windows building material for sale make offer from Graham Land Office. Short aphorisms about pleasure happiness earning and mules noted. No clear event or date.
After a two hour meeting with Governor Whitman Col Theodore Roosevelt said he would take a major general command in New York's state service provided the federal army bill passes without a clause allowing him to lead an expeditionary force in Europe.
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