Graham Steers blank Iowa Park in season opener
Graham High School dominated Iowa Park 64 to 0 in the season opener played Monday after rain postponed the Educational Day game. The Graham lineup dominated, with strong overruns and plans for tougher tests ahead against Anson Strawn and Jack County rivals.
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Graham High School
Iowa Park Boys
Graham
Graham Boys
Jacksboro
Graham Steers
Jack County
Iowa Park
Anson
Strawn
Graham A. Smith Wellman
Fitzgerald Couger
J Fields Brewster
Farmer W. Stewart
Denney Graham
Douglas Bullock
C. Smith Wallace
Enloe
Fowler
Cheeves Clark
Beasley Matthews
Barney
Moore
Don Stewart
Wesley Stevens
Howard Farmer
Barney Cannon
Blaine Divine
City Election Saturday Reforming Graham Dog Ordinance
A legal note to Graham voters announces a special election on October 17 at City Hall. The vote asks whether a majority supports the city’s dog running at large prohibition as published in The Leader on September 24 and posted at City Hall.
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City of
Graham
Leader
Ragland and Mitchell Wed at Local Residence
Raymond Ragland and Mary Edna Mitchell were united in marriage by Rev. Joe W. Bickley at his residence Monday at 4 o clock. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell and has lived here most of her life. The groom grew up here and after his parents’ death lived with his uncle H. K. Ragland. Friends wish the couple a happy and prosperous married life.
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Raymond Ragland
Mary Edna Mitchell
Joe W. Bickley
J. H. Mitchell
H. K. Ragland
Al G Barnes Circus Heads to Graham Friday October 23
The Al G Barnes Big Four Ring Circus comes to Graham next Friday October 23 for two performances. It is billed as the biggest circus ever to visit Graham, with the largest crowds expected on show days. Visitors from surrounding counties will have their first local chance to see a real circus without traveling to Fort Worth or Wichita Falls. An eighty foot steel advertising car toured Graham yesterday to drum up interest. The winter home of the circus is Culver City California, and its actors and animals have roles in jungle wood pictures.
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al G. Barnes
Graham
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Culver City
California
Junglewood Pictures
S. S. Institute At M. E. Church South Graham
The Sunday School Institute for Young County met at First Methodist Church in Graham as part of Weatherford District of the M. E. Church South. The day featured Devotionals, remarks by ministers, training in worship, teachers training, missions, program of work, home department, evangelism, workers council, round table, and a dinner hosted by the church ladies.
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Young County
First Methodist
Graham
Weatherford
M. E. Church
South
W. N. Danson
Olney
S. J. Rucker
R. F. Brown
Wace
R. J. LaPrade
Newcastle
S. S
M. D. Council
J. C. Grimes
Loving
Waco
M. D. Brown
Home Department
G. G. Mitchell
Eliasville
J. W. Bickley
Workers’ Council
J. W. W. Shuler
Wasp
B. Y. P. U. Program Highlights Speakers and Themes
A church youth program lists sessions and leaders including Mildred Stephens Ruth Lamons Harry Mayes O B Williams Valda Smith Clematis Taylor and Doris Williamson. Topics cover Where You Want Me to Go A Loud Call A Call to a Hard Field A Call to Many Forms of Service Let Service Be the Motive and Are We Willing raising moral and spiritual duties for young participants.
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Mildred Stephens
Ruth Lamons
Harry Mayes
O. B. Williams
Valda Smith
Ramsey Drug Two for One Sale Opens This Week
Ramsey Drug Company launches a three day Two for One sale starting today offering household remedies stationery and toilet articles at one price for two items. Mr Ramsey invites customers to visit the west side square store before the sale ends, noting the promotion promises real value.
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Ramsey Drug Company
Nyal
Ramsey
Ramsey Drug Store
Couple from South Bend adopt baby left at Gotham Hospital
A South Bend couple has adopted a fine little boy baby found abandoned at Gotham Hospital early Monday morning October 5. The infant was taken in by the couple after hospital staff located the child in the maternity ward and coordinated a safe delivery to a loving new home.
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South Bend
Gotham Hospital
Judge H C McClure Addresses G of C Luncheon
Graham residents visited Jack County to praise their road work and discuss plans for a countywide good roads program. Judge H C McClure, Mrs. John Harris, and Mr. A B Kuykendall attended. Young County court works to advertise bond issues soon for road projects with work slated to start early next year.
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Court
Jack County
Chamber of Commerce
H. C. McClure
Jacksboro
John Harris
Perrin
A. B. Kuykendall
Bryson
McClure
Commissioners’ Court
Young County
Rally Day Program at Graham Methodist Church
Next Sunday October 18 Rally Day at Graham Methodist Sunday School with a full program. All church and Sunday School members urged to attend at 9:45 a.m. Infants to the infirm will participate, and the superintendent asks everyone to be present.
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Graham Methodist Sunday School
Mrs Elizabeth Lacy Dies After Four Month Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Lacy died at her daughter Mrs W N Warble’s home on South Plum Street after a four month illness following a fall that left her bedbound. The 75 year old widow of Judge John Alexander Lacy was to be buried beside her husband in Lexington Virginia. She leaves four children H Blain Lacy Lawrence Kan Rev J McD Lacy Washington DC Mrs Alfred P Jones Roanoke VA and Mrs W N Warble Graham Texas. She joined the Presbyterian Church in youth and lived as a devoted member.
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Elizabeth Lacy
W. N. Warble
South Plum Street
Lacy
Presbyterian Church
Workers' Conference Announces October Meeting in Loving Baptist Church
The Young County Baptist Association will meet Monday October 19 at Loving Baptist Church with a devotional by Rev Frank Johnston reports from churches long service by James Toll sermon by Rev N Z Abbott lunch served by the Loving Church board meeting chaired by Rev G W Black W M A Conference led by Mrs C Fox Clarke and Round-up for Baptist Missions by Rev W L Massegee.
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Workers’ Conference
The
Young County Baptist Association
Loving Baptist Church
Frank Johnston
James Toll
N. Z. Abbott
Loving Church
G. W. Black
W. M. A. Conference
C. Fox Clarke
Baptist Missions
W. L. Massegee
Boy Scouts Troop 3 Meet Friday at First Baptist Annex
Troop 3 meets at 7 00 p m Friday night in the First Baptist Church Annex. Instruction in regular scout work will be given.
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First Baptist Church
Wichita Falls Becomes Sixth Largest Texas City
Wichita Falls rises to sixth place among Texas cities with 1925 population estimates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, up from 40,079 in 1920. Beaumont and Galveston slide to seventh and eighth, while San Antonio, Fort Worth, El Paso and others lead the list.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
United States Bureau of the Census
Galveston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Fort Worth
el Paso
Abilene
Amarillo
Brownsville
Cleburne
Corpus Christi
Corsicana
del Rio
Denison
Greenville
Laredo
Marshall
Palestine
Paris
Port Arthur
Ranger
San Angelo
Sherman
Temple
Temprkana
Texas Side
Tyler
Texas Man Proposes Way to Force Rain
Austin, Oct. 9. William Leinhard of Mission Hidalgo County proposes to end Texas droughts and induce rain by drawing Gulf breezes into higher cold layers to create shafts of cold air, asking Agriculture Commissioner Terrell to aid testing. He suggests UT A&M and Texas Tech physicists appraise feasibility and seeks federal or corporate funding. A California inventor previously floated Kerrville rainfall schemes at $4000 per inch.
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Austin
William Leinhard
Mission
Hidalgo County
George B. Terrell
Texas
Mr. Leinhard
Gulf
Mr. Terrell
Department of Agriculture
Terrell
University of Texas, A. & M. College
Texas Technological College
Kerrville
Graham Music Club to Meet at Methodist Church
The Graham Music Club resumes with a Wednesday meeting on October 21 at 3 o clock in the Methodist Church. The program features readings songs and piano selections drawn from American Indians. Open to the public all music enthusiasts invited.
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Graham Music Club
Methodist
Postoffice Moves To West Side Square
The post office shifts from the east side to the west side of the square this week, occupying the historic lot again. Postmaster C L Long and staff ask for patience during adjustments, noting the new building is modern and pleasing while Uncle Sam’s mail service remains unchanged.
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Gorrissen
Graham National Bank
C. L. Long
Sam
Uncle Sam
Lyceum Course Opens With The Storm In Graham
Large Graham crowd attends first Lyceum number at the High School auditorium Tuesday night. The New York Players staged The Storm, delivering laughs and thrills and signaling a five act winter series. Next date November 14 features Emily Waterman followed by offerings on December 10 February 5 and March 12 by listed performers.
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Lyceum
Graham
New York Players
Emily Waterman
Bessie Larcher
The
Qualen Company
Marshall Louis Martins
Texas State Teachers Association Convention Low Fare
A one and one fifth fare round trip has been approved for the Texas State Teachers Association annual convention in Dallas on November 26 27 and 28. The special rate, the lowest ever granted to the association, is expected to boost attendance by several hundred.
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Texas State Teachers Association
Dallas
Baptist Round-Up Drives 1925 Work Plan and Offerings
Rev E M Agee, county missionary, has recovered from illness and pursues the 1925 denominational program. He reported collecting 464.00 for the work over the past two Sundays across three churches. Rev Miles B Hays and Agee will visit Farmer Red Top and Indian Mound churches October 18 to gather offerings, with county pastors aiding in upcoming meetings.
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E. M. Agee
Baptist County
Miles B. Hays
Olney
Red Top
Indian Mound
McFarlane Urges Special Texas Legislature Session
Representative W D McFarlane wired Speaker Lee Satterwhite hoping for a special session to probe public official misconduct in Texas. He cited press reports over recent weeks indicating reckless disregard for the law by officials.
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W. D. McFarlane
Lee Satterwhite
Texas
McFarlane
Gloria Jean Bryan Born To Pat and Wife
Gloria Jean, daughter of Pat Bryan an insurance specialist and his wife, arrived last Thursday October 8. The new baby prompted Mr Bryan to joke a policy was needed he says he already has one in place.
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Gloria Jean
Pat Bryan
Third Annual Young County Fair Closes After Four Days
The Third Annual Young County Fair ended last Saturday due to rain and cool, damp weather. Exhibits were strong though attendance declined from prior years, with teachers and business and professional communities contributing to the effort. The fair aims to improve next fall with more exhibits and continued coverage of premium winners, though finances were challenging this year.
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Young County
Fair Association
Graham
Directoon
Ladies' Aid Society elects president pro tem at First Christian
At the regular Ladies' Aid Society meeting on Monday at the First Christian Church Mrs. W F Johnson was unanimously elected president pro tem while president Mrs. W E Eddleman was absent. Miss Ethel Johnson served as secretary and greetings were exchanged before a social hour with refreshments for members W S Tidwell A C Anderson Henry Axley W J A Cooper James Carlton Henry Schlittler C C Klingman F Johnson Horace Tidwell J W Henry Bailey Moore Sam Phillips John Kisinger C Thorpe and Miss Ethel Johnson.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
First Christian Church
W. F. Johnson
W. E. Eddleman
Ethel Johnson
Mesdames
W. S. Tidwell
A. C. Anderson
Henry Axley
W. J. A. Cooper
James Carlton
Henry Schlittler
C. C. Klingman
Horace Tidwell
J. W. Henry
Bailey Moore
Sam Phillips
John Kisinger
C. Thorpe
Butler's Dairy Wins Prizes With Jersey Cattle
Mr J E Butler of Butler's Dairy bought twelve registered Jersey cows from Wolfe City Texas. He entered six cows in the Young County Fair last week winning eight prizes and other cows earned five more prizes. Butler says he has improved his stock and buys only pedigreed cattle.
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J. E. Butler
Butler’s Dairy
Wolfe City
Texas
Butler
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Mitchell
al G. Barnes Circus
S. S. Institute
M. E. Church, South
H.C. McLure
G. OF C
Methodist Church
BOY Scouts
Texas City
West Side Square
1St Lyceum
Young County Fair
Butler's Dairy
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