Light Crust Flour Advertisements and Local Visits
Local notes report Light Crust Flour touted for reliability in tests. Mr and Mrs H B Street traveled to Dallas for a visit, with Olney and Sherman social entries. Earp Music Co promotes radio batteries and a radio department. J O McCloud visited Olney Monday. The Payne family visited Oklahoma, and Rev T M McBrayer and family visited Graham. James Atcheson and Grady Wright left to enter Weatherford school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. H. B. Street
Dallas
James Atcheson
Grady Wright
Weatherford
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Busy Week
The Ladies of the First Christian Church plan their Annual Bazaar on December 13. Graham visitor Mr. J. A. Holt from Loving community stopped by last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Armstrong welcomed a daughter on October 11. Homer Mayes arrived from Tyler to visit relatives and handle business. Jim Porter of Caney Kansas visited his parents and attended the Young County Fair. Lindsey Penix joined from Simmons College to visit his parents Judge S. A. Penix and Mrs. Penix. George and W. H. Mayes arrived from the Plains. Cotton picker demand noted in the region. J. H. Stewart returned from Fort Worth after tonsil removal. Mrs. J. G. Harris and children stay in Stamford to be with an ill father. Tax collections come in slowly per W. E. Steele. John Craig secured the first poll tax certificate. Secretary D. Walker attends a West Texas Chamber of Commerce committee meeting in Fort Worth.
Phillips and Corbett Tie The Knot At Home
Mr. D. M. Phillips and Miss Edna Corbett were married by Rev. G. W. Black at his residence last Saturday, October 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Phillips
Edna Corbett
G. W. Black
Mr and Mrs Craig Move to Mayo Clinic for Brain Tumor
Mr and Mrs Allen Craig left the first of the week for Mayo Brothers in Rochester Minnesota where Mr Craig is treated for a serious brain tumor. Friends hope for his recovery as he remains hospitalized in Dallas prior to the move.
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Allen Craig
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minnesota
Craig
Dallas
Local residents and visitors listed at Graham weekly
Mrs J T Rickman recovers from two week illness. New Castle visitors included Messrs Will McCombs Rex Cornish and R G Taylor. Mrs J W Elledge and Marguerit visited Breckenridge. Rollie Voules travels two weeks to Duncan Ada and Oklahoma City. Ed Wood joins his parents in Mineral Wells visit. Newt Hamrick reports a large evenly shaped egg four ounces. Ernest Craig of Italy Texas tours Graham owner of Gay place. Dickenson Motor Company run by D D Dickenson and daughters Ruby Vivian visit from Tuscola. Jim Smith of Smithfield near Fort Worth attends Young County Fair with Honey Ball melons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Dickenson
Ruby
Vivian
Tuscola
Graham
Mr. Dickenson
Dickenson Motor Company
Leader asks to declare glasses found by Bill Stewart
Mr Bill Stewart asks The Leader to state he has found his glasses. He promised a drink to the man and a hair bob to the lady who returns them. Some men bring in many glasses hoping for the drink or compliment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Stewart
James Atcheson and Graham Shine in Thorpe Springs Match
The Weatherford Daily Herald notes James Atcheson stood out for his team against the school at Thorpe Springs last week. It also highlights Graham as a loud presence who played in every snap and hinted at a hidden drop kick in his right toe, handling most of the kicking after touchdowns.
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The
Weatherford Daily Herald
James Atcheson
Thorpe Springs
Graham
League of Nations adopts arbitration protocol ruling
The fifth session closed October 2 with a unanimous resolution urging all states to accept the arbitration protocol. It calls for reducing armaments to the lowest point, a system to fin e aggressor states, and a mechanism for resolving disputes among states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Graham Chautauqua Course Features Guila Adams
Guila Adams, famed for her unique stories and monologues, presents an eight program Lyceum course in the High School auditorium under the Graham circle. The first show Friday October 24 features Adams an impersonator. Season tickets cost 2.50 for adults and 1.50 for children and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chautauqua
Guila Adams
Addins
Chautauqua, Literary and Scientific Circle
Graham Music Club
Bank Statement Sworn In Young County Texas 1924
A Texas bank statement notarized in Young County on October 14 1924 sworn by cashier Graham Stewart Beulah Allen attesting to the truthfulness of the document. Signatures include E 8S Graham S Boyd Street P K Deats and notary Beulah Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
County of Young
Graham Stewart
Graham P. Stewart
Beulah Allen
Graham
S. Boyd Street
P. K. Deats
First Kennel Show at Young County Fair Proves Popular
A new kennel show added to the Young County Fair drew about forty entries across thirteen breeds. Organizer F F Parrish received praise for handling the department. Winners include Fox Hounds Lee Heighten and Louis Bower, Setters Lee Mayes, Pointers E L Flood, Collies W D McFarlane, Greyhounds R L Price, Fox Terriers Patty Fain, Pit Bull J T Harness, English Bull I E Jones, Poodle Mrs John Bower, Skye Terrier Reno Stinson, Shepherd C W Johnson Jr, Manchester F F Parrish, and Airedale Arch Ross.
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F. F. Parrish
Fox Hounds
Lee Heighten
Louis Bower
J. L. Heighten
Shepherd
C. W. Johnson, Jr
Manchester
Airedale
Arch Ross
Damaged Hearts at Liberty Theatre Opens Run
The Liberty Theatre begins a two day run of Damaged Hearts an adaptation from Basil King set in the Florida Everglades. Then Let Not Man Put Asunder from the same author will follow on Wednesday Thursday and Friday as the next attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Theatre
Basil King
Florida Everglades
J. Stuart Blackton
Appeal for Mrs Ferguson in July primary battle
The article urges Texans to resist the Ku Klux Klan alignment with the Democratic party. It praises Jim Ferguson for opposing treason and calls for defeating the “unholy alliance” at the November elections. It invokes Joan of Arc and Civil Liberties under attack by extremists.
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Marne
Republic
Texas
Joan of Arc
Dragons Land
Kleagles
Democratic Party
Jim Ferguson
Austin
God
Mammon
Quintus Cicero
Charleroi
Rome
Witch Burners
Grand Oil Party
Forest Fires Waste Massive U S Land and Wildlife
Eleven million acres burn yearly in the United States causing vast loss of forests and wildlife. The waste harms valuable trees and countless animals and birds, which are already becoming scarce.
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United States
Honor rolls for Graham Public Schools
The Graham public schools publish honor rolls for the first six weeks. High Honor Roll lists Edith Rubenkoenig and others by grade, while Honor Roll includes many eighth to eleventh graders. East Ward and Shawnee lists follow, with names across grades, including beginners and first through sixth grades.
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Graham
Edith Rubenkoenig
Lucille Norman
Juanita Jackson
Nora Belle Fie
Robert Jones
Clematis Taylor
Evelyn Hinson
Rose Amra Reed
Mattie Lee Johnson
Bessie Nicklas
Fern Stringer
Ida Mae Hunter
Lois Johnson
Frank Duncan
Kathleen Criswell
Fern Hodge
Gladys Fowler
Genevia Giles
Nellie Grace Willis
Esther Baker
Beatrice Dalton
Beatrice Reed
Mary Jane Shivers
Mary Lou Thigpen
Dwight Botkin
Raymond Nicklas
Morris Stephens
Margaret Bell
Katharine Rehder
Mary Ruth Rike
Lorene Thigpen
Velma Upham
R. G. Miller
Harold Padgett
Adalee McKaig
Bill Whatley
Dorothy Dan Carter
Vivian Dye
Edmonia Smith
M. E. Royall
Oneta Harlan
Maxine Herrington
Pauline Neil
Spencer Flint
Billy Lundy
Paul Page
Ferris Price
Anna Pearl Blank
Dorothy Coleman
Ruth Lemons
Mary Lee Walker
Morene Wilke
Eddie Pearl Cantrell
Willard Phillips
Doris Black
Mamie Burgess
William Edward Bell
Annie Lee Marshall
God Seeks Pure Hands Not Full Ones Says Syrus
A terse maxims style line attributes moral focus to purity of intent rather than outward abundance, noting that virtue lies in sincerity over wealth or strength.
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Syrus
No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do
No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do Omar Khayyam Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water Cervaitgs No book is worth anything which is not worth much Ruskin
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Omar Khayyam
Constable Sale in Young County Texas 1924
In Young County Texas on November 4 1924 a constable sale is set for the oil and gas leasehold estate on the north 80 acres of the J Fulkerson survey Abstract 101. The property belongs to B F Weekley and is levied to satisfy a judgment for 35150 dollars in favor of G D Hinson plus costs. The sale is at the courthouse door in Graham within the legal hours. The notice is dated October 8 1924 and signed by J D Dawson Constable Prec 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County
B. A. Moore
R. E. Hill
Court House
Graham
Texas
Olney
W. J. A. Cooper
State of Texas
Young
District Court
G. D. Hinson
B. F. Weekley
Towit
J. Fulkerson
J. D. Dawson
Eye strain clues for children prompt optometrist visit
A newspaper notice advises parents not to scold backward or indifferent children but to check eye strain. It promotes eye examinations and corrections for latent defects, claiming many conditions go overlooked. The ad invites readers to See us at the City Drug Store by optometrist J. L. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Woods
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C.D. Shamburger
Nat Price
Earp Music CO. Te
J. O. McCloud
Earp Music CO
Messrs
H. B. Street
Harry Wadsworth
R. L. Morrison
Little Daughter
Sherman
S.J. Payne
Oklahoma
T. M. McBrayer
Whitt, Texas
Ladies of the First Christian Church
J. A. Holt
Mrs
B. D. Armstrong
Brunswick Radiola
Barp Music CO. Id
Homer Mayes
Tyler
Jim Porter
Caney
Kansas
Lindsey Penix
Simmons College
Abilene
Judge
S. A. Penix
Messrs. George
W. H. Mayes
Plains
J. H. Stewart
Fort Worth
J. G. Harris
Stamford
W. E. Steele
John Craig
D. Walker
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Rickman
Will McCombs
Rex Cornish
R. G. Taylor
Newcastle
J. W. Elledge
Miss Marguerit
Breckenridge
Rollie Voules
Duncan
Ada
Oklahoma City
John B. Wood
Ed Wood
Newt Hamrick
Ernest Craig
Italy
Gay Place
Jim Smith
Smithfield
Jim
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First National Bank
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
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Weeren
Young County Fair
Lee Mayes
R. H. Taylor
R. R. Taylor
E. L. Flood
J. B. Friedel
E. H. Moody
Shamrock Garage
South Side Square
Hudson and
Essey
U.S
Graham Public Schools
Sheriff’s Sale
Constable’s Sale
FOX
H. M. Smith
Texas Drug Store
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