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Graham Leader

Location

Graham, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1922

Page

3

Non-stop hero Bride by Fila

A large elm tree may have up to 7,000,000 leaves creating a surface radiation of about five acres and releasing seven and three quarters tons of moisture each growing season fair days.

Revival Announcement for June 3 Led by Bridgers and Jenkins

A Methodist church announces a revival starting the Sunday before June 3 with Dr. Luther Bridgers and Mr. H S Jenkins as leaders. Bridgers, noted evangelist with Belgium Poland and Czechoslovakia ties, brings wartime labor experience and reform efforts. Jenkins is a Kentucky native and Asbury College alumnus. The note urges community cooperation and attendance at all services to counter global vices.

Methodist Church Luther Bridgers H. S. Jenkins Bridgers Belgium Poland Chezcho Slovakia North Carolina Gainesville General Board Nashville Department of Labor Bridges Muscle Shoals Nitrate Kingdom of God Jenkins Kentucky Richmond Asbury College Wilmore

Auto Dealers Form New Organization in Graham

The automobile and accessory dealers association of Graham organized last week with FE Moody Oakland dealer as president. The group, affiliated with the Retail Merchants' Association of Graham, will hold weekly luncheons to discuss common problems. The first meeting covered many shared interests. Graham hosts several progressive dealers with offices ready to deliver popular dependable cars.

Automobile and Accessory Dealers Association of Graham FE. H. Moody Oakland Retail Merchants’ Association of

Church Floor Collapse Injures Nineteen in Edgewood Texas

Nineteen people were injured when the floor of the Methodist Church in Edgewood Texas collapsed during services for laying the cornerstone of the new building. Congregants fell into the basement as the structure gave way.

Edgewood Texas

Services East Side Church of Christ to Hear Ledbetter

Elder R C Ledbetter of Roscoe Texas will preach at the East Side Church of Christ the second Sunday in June. The church sits across from the high school. Everyone is invited to attend and hear his messages. The Ram sey Drug Company news department supplies the Wichita Record-News to Graham each morning, brought by truck from Wichita Falls arriving around seven.

R. C. Ledbetter Roscoe Texas East Side Church of Christ Elder Ledbetter Ramsey Drug Company Wichita Record-News Graham Wichita Falls

Kentucky Derby Coming to the Rex Theatre

Universal Jewel special The Kentucky Derby filmed locations Kentucky mint julep aristocracy and Blue Grass State story based on The Suburban A stage play. Star Reginald Denny with Lillian Rich and an all star cast including Lionel Belmore Emmett King Gertrude Aster and others. Filmed in Kentucky New York slums high seas and China coast settings.

Kentucky Pacific Ocean Universal Rex Theatre Charles T. Carey King Baggot Baggot Reginald Denny Lillian Rich Denny Blue Grass Lionel Belmore Emmett King Gertrude Aster Kingsley Benedict Harry Carter Bert Tracy Bert Woodruff Walter McGrail Wilfred Lucas Pat Harmon Verne Winter Anna Hernandez New York High Seas China Coast

Neff Seen Likely as Next University of Texas President

Recent reports suggest Governor Pat M. Neff will become president of the University of Texas if he wishes. Regental backing is described as sufficient to secure his election, with enough commitments already in place.

Nellie Jay Turner California J. A. Mac New York Pat M. Neff The University For Texas

Mexico City parley under way to recognize government plan

Delegates from the United States and Mexico meet behind closed doors in Mexico City. The talks aim to possibly result in recognition of the Mexican government by the United States.

United States Mexico Mexico City

Local Gossip Highlights Visits and Weddings in Jean

Ifer Gray family from Megargel visits relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. H L Stroud and Miss Eula Thompson wed in Graham and honeymoon in Fort Worth. A broad round of guests includes Sumner, Weems, Denman, and Gray families from Wichita Falls, Plano, Graham, and Megargel. A rain Sunday morning benefits crops and fields.

Ifer Gray Megargel O. E. Sumner Perriin W. Rose Denman Mrs. Cameron Wichita Falls Nice H. K. Weems Herschel Gray R. H. Gray W. P. Stroud I. R. Gray Miss Taylor Mesdames Y Josh Swain Fort Worth T. R. Nicewarner Graham W. F. Thompson H. L. Stroud A. W. Gray Webb Wallace Amarillo Jean Loving Jeanites Newcastle P. L. Willis Oklahoma Eula Thompson Mr. Stroud J. R. Connally Ben Thompson Knox Western Counties

Mrs John B Gililland Visits Dallas Relative Here

Mrs John B Gililland and her young son Jimmie from Dallas are visiting relatives and friends in town.

John B. Gililland Jimmie Dallas

Fashion trove from Africa shown by Director Snow

Paints feathers fur beads ear rings stomachers armlets and anklets run riot in native displays photographed by Director Snow of Hunting Big Game in Africa fame during his visits to wild tribes. He brought back a fashion trove not found in best edited magazines suggesting occidental gewgaws originate in Africa. At the National theatre next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.

Director Snow Africa National Theatre

McClanahans Celebrate New Son Born Monday

Mr and Mrs W R McClanahan announce the arrival of a newborn son born Monday. The family, already pleased, invites well wishers and shares happiness at home.

W. R. McClanahan

Hunting Big Game in Africa at National Theatre

A glowing review urges families to see Universal's Hunting Big Game in Africa at the National Theatre next Monday through Wednesday. The film showcases penguin chases, whale hunts, and a charging elephant, with giraffe humor, native trackers, and dramatic animal scenes that draw sustained applause.

Universal Africa National Theatre Ava Mr. Snow

Hugo Stinnes Buys Argentine Lands for Cotton

Hugo Stinnes, Germanys leading financier, has bought extensive tracts of land in northern Argentina to grow cotton. The purchase signals a major investment in South American agriculture by the German magnate.

Hugo Stinnes Germany Argentina

Americans Buy Garden of Eden Site for Date Farm

American inventors have purchased the traditional Garden of Eden location and plan to convert the area into a large date farm using American machinery and methods.

Garden of Eden

Light and Antares Reach Earth Across Vast Distances

Light from Mars travels forty three million miles to Earth in under four minutes while Antares, the bright naked eye star, sends light that left it three hundred fifty years ago, illustrating immense cosmic scales and travel times.

Mars Antares

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