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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
2
A garbled notice from The Graham Leader promotes subscription rates and postal details while offering a correction policy for erroneous reflections on any person or entity. It includes a fragment of a civic creed urging personal effort to improve churches and schools.
Recent rains spur concrete sidewalks and crossings linking Judge D. Walker’s property to the courthouse and John W. Hughes additions. City aims to make a continuous path from the square to Shawmee Park, a growing popular spot.
The Bureau of Public Roads reports road material surveys across several states will lower construction costs by locating sources of stone gravel sand slag and other materials and testing samples. The program provides permanent value data on accessibility and freight rates, reducing material risk and aiding bidding. About 9 000 samples have been tested with reports detailing sample origins.
The fragment notes rapid accumulation even as states converge on a common schedule. It hints at evolving alignment but offers no clear events, dates, or named entities. The text remains too incomplete to identify people, places, or organizations with confidence.
In a call to strengthen community loyalty, the editorial urges teaching local obligation alongside national patriotism. It cites the Athens oath as a model, warns against neglecting home pride, and promotes a Texas highway plan and the Texas Highway Association with a $2 annual membership to L. W. Kemp with Governor Neff backing the effort.
The article discusses five million eight hundred thousand dollars in federal highway aid under the new federal act and warns Texas must align state statutes to access funds. It emphasizes Section 7 requiring state control of construction and maintenance for highway projects approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Senator Harrison cites a Treasury letter saying the 1923 deficit rose from 167 million to 484 million amid disputed figures on Republican economy. He contends press reports misstate Lodge and Willis while noting tax declines and general economic hardship under the administration.
Mrs. M Keen and granddaughter Lella Ruth Biggers visited Mrs. Iler Gray in Megargel from Friday to Tuesday. Clarence Gilliam and wife spent Friday night with J A Robinson family, accompanied home by sister Iva Robinson for a week. Lena Smith left Tuesday for Electra to stay with cousin. Claribelle Hammonds of Archer City visits Iva Sparks. Nannie Weems of Lone Oak visits aunt Mrs H K Weems. Mrs C V Willis of Graham spent weekend with R Willis family. A son born to Mr and Mrs Jess Edwards on May 14. Carrie Rushing of Sherman visited Mrs Jas G Staples Sunday.
Presbyterian church junior group topic What Christian Endeavor Does led by Robert Lee Price with silent prayer song 210 scripture Matthew 25 14 30 prayers by Raymond Lee Hutchison talk by Price and reports on other societies by Hutchison Donnell and Smith relay race by Robert Franklin Jones song 111 Somebody Else by Lester Ringen berg At Endeavor Meeting Clyde Smith picture show sentence prayers Mizpah Benediction.
Dr Charles J Hatfield announces a halving of the tuberculosis death rate in the United States at the National Tuberculosis Association meeting in Washington. He cites 1921 figures nearing 100 per 100 000 from 200 in 1904, saving an estimated 100 000 lives for 1921.
The author argues that praise after death follows the good deeds of friends but says it is better to commend them while they are alive. A kind word strengthens those striving to do good, encouraging perseverance and helping others. Say it in life, for the dead cannot hear.
A Kansas editor pledges one week to publish the truth and remains in the hospital after failing on the first day. The Monday note reports a marriage: Miss Sylvia Rhodes wed James Cannaham at the Baptist church, with a mocked portrait of the couple describing the bride's lack of cooking skill and plain appearance and the groom as a lifelong loafer facing a hard life together.
A Washington Star quip portrays a boy noting his birthday gift train is smashed after saying they have been playing government ownership, highlighting a playful take on public ownership themes.
C W DeFreest departed last week for Denver Colorado to enjoy a several week vacation seeking rest after a long period without time off. He plans to relax and recharge away from duties.
Mr J A McLaren and his wife welcomed a new daughter to their home. The announcement notes the birth and indicates a happy family addition.
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