Pecans Budding Promoted in Young County Orchards
County Agent W C Hale reports strong interest among Young County pecan owners in developing their timber. Local figures C W Johnson Sam Phillips C J Taack and others have undertaken diverse grafting and top working efforts to improve varieties and yields.
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Young County
W. C. Hale
C. W. Johnson
Sam Phillips
C. J. Taack
J. W. Kelly
San Saba
Texas
Sunrise Prayer Meetings On Mountain Ahead Of Revival
The First Methodist Church plans sunrise prayer meetings for church youth next week in Victory Park atop the mountain. A committee will report next Sunday on the sunrise time. an announcement will follow at church services.
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First Methodist
Victory Park
Mothers Club Meeting Highlights May Session
The Mothers Club gathered at Mrs. B. W. King's home on Tuesday May 18. Mrs. Blake Allison spoke on using pictures in child training and shared school experience. Mrs. A. W. Johnston outlined Culture and the Fine Arts while Mrs. Paul Deats discussed How to Tell a Good Picture. Next meeting set for Tuesday June 1 at Mrs. Leslie Scott's home on Third street before summer recess.
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Mothers Club
B. W. King
Blake Allison
A. W. Johnston
Paul Deats
Leslie Scott
Third Street
Postoffice Doors To Be Locked at 9
Postmaster C L Long has received orders to close the outer postoffice doors at 9 p m on June 1. The change will inconvenience many patrons especially oil field workers with boxes who arrive after nine. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to petition to keep doors open as at present.
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C. L. Long
Postoffice Department
Graham Postoffice
Chamber of Commerce
Annual Confederate veterans meet in Birmingham
About 3 500 veterans gathered in Birmingham for the annual session with Gen Freeman declaring the Confederacy would not disband The event included the Confederate Southern Memorial Association and the Sons of Confederate Veterans along with luncheons receptions and numerous social events, keeping visitors busy as they recall the Civil War era.
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Birmingham
Dixie
North
South
Freeman
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Sons of Confederate Veterans
New Auto Company Open at East Side Square
Messrs. Driver and Hawkins have opened a motor company on the east of the square handling the Oakland Six and its companion Pontiac Six. They invite the public to visit and inspect the line, confident discriminating buyers will be pleased. The longtime residents aim to meet local automobile needs and announce the venture in the Leader.
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Driver
Hawkins
Oakland
Pontiac
New Motor Company
Reverend Grimes Aids Bickley in Center Ridge Meeting
Reverend J C Grimes of Loving assists Reverend Joe W Bickley in a Center Ridge week meeting. Grimes delivers preaching praised by community members for its quality.
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J. C. Grimes
Loving
Joe W. Bickley
Center Ridge
Brother Grimes
Milk from rabid Jersey cow triggers treatment drive
An auto caravan carrying 25 milk drinkers from a rabid Jersey cow’s milk rushed toward Austin for Pasteur treatment after the cow died in Mineral Wells. Louis Harvey, 16, escaped a rabid wolf by climbing a tree as farmers hunted the creature, while the cow’s head was sent to Fort Worth for testing and Dr. J T Wilhite said milk posed no harm.
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Mineral Wells
Austin
Louis Harvey
T. P. Bradford
Fort Worth
Harvey
Rock Creek Bottom
J. T. Wilhite
Homer Smith Found Dead on Highway
Homer L. Smith was found dead beside his car on the Amarillo Panhandle highway early yesterday morning. Authorities believe hijackers killed him after a struggle. he was shot in the back. Smith had previously been shot near Electra two years ago and lived in Graham for a time while working as a traveling salesman based in Lubbock.
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D. R. Smith
Homer L. Smith
Amarillo-Panhandle
Smith
Electra
Mr. Smith
Graham
Lubbock
Wood Blanton Reunion at Blanton Arbor near Newcastle
The Wood Blanton Reunion will be held at the Blanton arbor one mile south of Newcastle on Sunday June 6. Rev P H Gates will preach at 11 o'clock under the arbor and dinner will follow. James Blanton and John H Wood share a birthday and will be 86 on June 8, with services by Rev Gates and old fashioned singing in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Wood-Blanton
Blanton Arbor
Newcastle
P. H. Gates
James Blanton
John H. Wood
Methodist Church
Summer School Opens at High School With Strong Attendance
The summer school started Monday morning in the high school building with good turnout. Students from Olney and Loving join others, and full credit is awarded for work in the Graham schools summer term. late admission is allowed through Monday, May 31.
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Olney
Loving
Graham
Lionel Cornish Jr Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party
Mrs Rex Cornish hosted a Shawnee Park party for Lionel Cornish Jr seventh birthday. Eighteen children played games until five then enjoyed soda cream and cake. Lionel received many pretty gifts in a festive afternoon.
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Rex Cornish
Shawnee Park
Lionel Cornish, Jr
Lionel
Stovall Finds HighYield Sand in South Bend Field
In Young County the Stovall land at South Bend field yielded a new productive sand after drilling from 3100 to 3900 feet. The well had been producing for eighteen months and now exceeds 300 barrels. Stovall, a longtime booster, plans further development as other wells may be drilled to the new pay zone.
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Young County
Stovall
South Bend
Christians Win From Baptists
The Baptist and Christian ball clubs played weekly Tuesday games with the Christians winning 2 to 1. Graford visits next Thursday, Graham aims to rebound after a 2 to 1 loss, and the game starts at 4 o clock at Fair Park with no admission fee.
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Graford
Graham
Fair Park
Varble Opens Addressing Service Here
W N Varble launches a local addressing and mailing list business using a high speed addressograph printer. The service will print up to 1500 addresses per hour and maintain live monthly updated lists by district for merchants to target trade areas. Ready for service by June 15, the venture aims to expand Graham's trade reach through direct mail advertising.
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N. Varble
Graham
Warble
Daughters of the Confederacy Decoration Service
The Daughters of the Confederacy are urged to meet at the courthouse at three o'clock Sunday afternoon for a grave decoration service. Members should bring flowers to adorn the graves of deceased soldiers. Ice cream will be served to all old soldiers their wives and widows.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Good Results From Duroc Jersey Sows
The Young County chamber of commerce gifts twenty five purebred Duroc Jersey sows to county club boys. W. C. Hale reports nine litters totaling sixty nine pigs with seventy two born and some losses. Letters from boys list pig counts and care noted, with goal of about three hundred red pigs if the remaining sows perform similarly.
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Chamber of Commerce
County Club Boys
W. C. Hale
Revival Services Begin at First Methodist Church
The big revival campaign opens Sunday June six at First Methodist Church in this city. Rev T Edgar Neal will preach while The Eden Singers of Audubon New Jersey lead singing and youth work. The Edens are praised as a conviction driven gospel duet. Committees for ushers advertising and executive roles are named with local participants.
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First Methodist
This City
T. Edgar Neal
Eden Singers
Audubon
New Jersey
Edens
Neal
Tom Edens
Graham
C. E. Hinson
E. S. Graham
E. E. Durham
G. Q. Street
P. K. Deats
D. H. Bolin
A. W
Good Eats Bakery Changes Hands on South Cherry Street
Mr. J. H. Lewis has bought the Good Eats Bakery and moved it to the building north of the chamber of commerce. The shop will retain the Good Eats Bakery name with a full line of first class bakery goods and an open invitation to the public to inspect the plant.
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J. H. Lewis
Good Eats Bakery
South Cherry Street
Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds
Lewis
Dr R A Duncan and family move to Amarillo
Dr. R A Duncan and family left yesterday for their new home in Amarillo after remaining here to finish the school term. Duncan has long practiced as a physician and surgeon in the community while Mrs Duncan led church and social clubs, with notable church leadership.
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R. A. Duncan
Amarillo
Duncan
Graham
Stewart No 4 completes for 60 barrels in Young County pool
Howard Petroleum Corporation completes the Stewart No 4 for 60 barrels in subdivision 8 of the Young County school lands Monday. It is the fourth well for the company in this subdivision, part of seven producers in the pool, with multiple others active in adjacent subdivisions.
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Howard Petroleum Corporation
Young County
Duffield, Howard
Cole
Duffield, Howard and
Berlin
Markley
Bert Calvin
Prideaux Pool
Stewart
Prideaux
Bridwell
Mayfield
Williams Land
Suggett and
McElreath
Snyder Land
Tarkenton
Farmer Territory
Peery Et al
David Dawson
Barclay and Wright
Harry Hines Et al
J. A. Zinn
Jack
Archer
Antelope
Young and
Jack Counties
Weather Report on Crop Planting Progress
Farmers have finished planting cotton after a week of fine weather. Most cotton is up with a good stand, and many farmers are chopping. Corn is late with a poor stand. Harvesting small grain is underway. grain is fine and if fair weather continues all grain should soon be in the shock.
Banks Close Monday for Memorial Day
Banks will be closed Monday May 31 due to Memorial Day observance. The First National Bank and the Graham National Bank announce the closure to honor the holiday.
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First National
Graham National
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New Auto Company
East Side Square
Homer Smith
Wood-Blanton Reunion
W. N. Varble
U.D.C
Duroc
New Stewart
Frances Miller
Mary Frances Miller
Kathleen Criswell
Ada Lee Price
Mattie Queen Price
Lois Johnson
Lillian Widmayer
Lucille Carolyn Norman
Morene Wilke
Dorothy Coleman
Weather Report
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