Over Thirty Years Ago in Graham News Highlights
The item notes Hendruit at ten cents a dozen and a busy meeting of the stock raisers' association. Dr. W W James suffers a left foot injury from a horse mishap. Mrs. W E Kays of Fort Worth returns from Graham with sister Jessie Akin. Dr. J W Gallaher from Missouri chats with county official W C Blakey and contemplates Texas settlement. S R Jeffery and S R Crawford return from Mardi Gras trip. James Melton of Albany plans Graham move. Bent Kramer shaves sheep at eight and a half pounds per head, a record. A lecturer asserts no swear words in Indian language and Indians reportedly never wear shirts or collar buttons. Parson Newman contrasts high rum spending with clergy support.
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Bent Kramer
Parson Newman
A Few Serious Facts About Our Country War Liberty Loan
A wartime appeal urges saving and taxation ease by buying Liberty Bonds. It cites total national income as forty billion dollars and calls for eighteen and a half billion in the first year, arguing bonds reduce current taxes, fund the war, and benefit farmers and workers. It reinforces patriotism and sensible sacrifice to support Allies and secure a safe world order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Federal District
Proclamation designates State Fire and Accident Prevention Day
Acting Governor W P Hobby proclaims October ninth as State Fire and Accident Prevention Day to curb fire waste during wartime. He urges mayors schools civic groups and fire chiefs to promote safety drills and prevention efforts and calls upon citizens to enact concrete fire and accident prevention actions.
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I. W. P. Hobby
Texas
United States
Wilson
State of
Austin
A .D
Mrs Buckner Rallies in Death of Buckner Home Leader
Mrs Robert Coke Buckner wife of Dr R C Buckner longtime guardian of the Buckner Orphans Home died Tuesday at 5 pm after illness at Baptist Sanitarium since May 3 Funeral services were held Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Dr George W Truett officiating Burial was in Oakland Cemetery She was born in 1837 in Kentucky daughter of Samuel and Margaret Long married in 1854 and moved from Paris to Dallas in 1875 Survived by husband two sons Hal F Buckner Joe Dudley Buckner four daughters seventeen grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren She belonged to several civic and patriotic groups in Dallas
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Robert Coke Buckner
R. C. Buckner
Buckner Orphans’ Home
Baptist Sanitarium
First Baptist Church
George W. Truett
Oakland Cemetery
Buckner Coleman
Robert E. Beddoe
L. W. Coleman
Solon Goode
George Treal
G. G. Wright
Buckner
Clinton Count
Kentucky
Samuel
Margaret Berry Long
Paris
Texas
Dallas
Joe Dudley Buckner
Hal F. Buckner
James L. Goode
A. F. Beddoe
T. L. Westerfield
W. K Long
John Cavett Society
The
United Daughters of 1812
Daughters of the Confederacy
Dallas Evening Journal
Young County Teachers Institute Set for Graham in October
The Young County Teachers Institute will convene in Graham from October 22 to 26. Recommended texts include Methods of Teaching in High Schools by Parker published by Ginn & Co. at 1.35 dollars, and How to Teach the Fundamental Subjects by Kendall and Miriek at 1.25 dollars. The county board of examiners may hold an examination on October 19 and 20, 1917 for first and second grade certificates.
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Young County Teachers’ Institute
Graham
State Department of Agugation
Parker
Ginn & Co
Dallas
Kendall and Miriek
Southern School Book Depository
Texas
Gay’s
County Board of Examiners
Young County
World smiles versus laughter at you motto
A pithy saying notes it is better for the world to smile on a person than to laugh at them, underscoring social grace over ridicule.
Remembering stock limits on repeat sales
It is well to remember that you can't sell homor more than once. After the first sale there is no more in stock.
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Homor
Missing horse spotted near Newcastle to Graham area
A blue or gray two year old horse with left eye out disappeared from Throckmorton County. It was seen between Newcastle and Graham with travelers around August 18. Notify 21-o.
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Throckmorton
Newcastle
Graham
Union of Young County meeting notice in Loving Texas
By virtue of power vested I call the County Union of Loving to meet at 10 o clock on the first Saturday in October 1917 to elect officers for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may properly come before the Union. J. J. Gray.
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Union
Young County
Loving
Texas
J. J. Gray
Graham Eliasville Auto Mail Schedule Notice
Auto mail service from Graham to Eliasville begins at 8 a m reaches Eliasville by 11 a m leaves Eliasville at noon arrives Graham at 2 p m. Passengers may travel from Graham to Eliasville or intermediate points and from Eliasville to Graham Jean Olney Newcastle Loving or other points by special arrangement. Jim Smith contractor.
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Graham-Eliasville
Graham
Eliasville
Jean
Olney
Newcastle
Loving
Jim Smith
Liberty Bond Appeal to Support War Effort
W. G. McAdoo urges Americans to buy the Second Liberty Loan to fund arms, clothing, food for troops, pay sailors, insure families, build a merchant fleet, aero planes, and sustain naval power. Bonds offer 4 percent interest with tax advantages and are safe currency. Join the League of Patriots by lending support to the government for victory and peace.
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United States
Congress of the
Secretary of the Treasury
OTL MAPS Sale Listing for Young Stephens and Palo Pinto
An advertisement announces sale of OTL maps covering Young and Stephens Counties and Palo Pinto County, offered by B S Doty Co. The listing notes maps are for sale by the firm and lists the seller's name and company.
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Young, Stephens and
Palo Pinto Counties
B. S. Doty & Co
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Graham Leader
W. W. James
W. E. Kays
Fort Worth
Jessie Akin
J. W. Gallaher
Missouri
W. C. Blakey
New York City
Messrs
S. R. Jeffery
S. R. Crawford
New Orleans
James Melton
Albany
J. J. Gallaher
Graham and Weatherford Stage Man
Robi. F. Arnold
Wichita Falls
W. P. Hobby
C. J. Bartlett
Dallas Fair
Dallas, Texas
Rock Sale
C. S. Wynns
Geo. S. Pentecost
G. P. A. Fort Worth, Texas
John Pohlman
Westside Square
Max Laube
J. ©. Vaughan, Graham
Lexas
Liberty
W. G. McAdoo
France
Treasury
America
High Seas
Europe
Free America
League of Patriots
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