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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
4
The Hartford Post explains how to buy Liberty Bonds at banks with payment options and tax details. It compares bond values from 50 to 10,000 dollars, outlines installments, and notes 4 percent interest with redemption after November 15, 1927. It also describes equipment costs for a soldier and endorses noncombat contributions by those unable to serve.
Local notice announces the speaker returning to Graham to resume their professional practice. They request public patronage and provide contact details, listing an office over Sloan's Drug Store with both phone lines available.
A notice warns that hunting or trespassing by any member of the C. W. Johnson party is strictly forbidden and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The text underscores enforcement without ambiguity and reiterates penalties.
Olney residents visit Graham and Quanah while Graham pair attend a Liberty Loan Rally at the Majestic Theatre. Clyde Haire and Wilbur Hunt return from Camp Travis San Antonio with army discharges. They praise training and care at the camp and report Young County men coping well and eager for advancement.
The report notes no major infantry battles in the war area last week. German pressure in Flanders and on the French front near Verdun and the Aisne is ongoing with limited gains, while British forces shift to defensive weather dependent strategy. German naval activity increases with captures near Riga, and submarine losses dampen German expectations as preparations continue amid strained Vienna state press.
Tax collectors will be at Oncy on November 5 Newcastle on November 19 Loving on November 29 and 30 Eliasville on December 6 and 7 to collect taxes. Pay at home and obtain a receipt as the year ends and campaign year approaches.
Only one in twenty exemption appeals for industrial grounds has been decided in favor of the applicant by the President. The provost marshal general’s office said most cases upheld direct boards that the applicant was not dispensable to a necessary war industry. About 8,000 appeals have been received.
On account of advances in leather prices Mr Laube will equip his shop with eighteen feet Good year West Shoe Repairing Machinery to keep the shop up to date. This machine does the work quicker and better so he will be able to do your work without advance in prices. Men's Shoe Sales one dollar. Men's Boot Soles one dollar twenty five cents. Ladies' Shoe Soles seventy five cents. Children's Shoe Soles fifty cents and up. Good material and workmanship.
A notice offers scholarships for sale by The Leader. It invites readers considering business studies at a western region college to call and discuss options. The call encourages contacting The Leader office for details.
See W. T. Bloodworth or E. B Owen, Graham, Texas. 2tp.
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