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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
7
A long list of incidents and developments across Texas includes a fatal stabbing in Dallas, a brutal mine explosion victim in Strawn dying, a fire destroying Brownwood Opera House, and a hospital annex plan for Fort Worth. Scattered notes mention Red Cross chapters, bond approvals, cornerstone layings, rail and road works, and local elections.
Denton links merge as California tomatoes arrive in Texas. Sherman elder A J Harrison dies at eighty in Sherman. San Angelo hosts Bottlers convention. Henderson chartered Farmers’ Warehouse with 810 000 capital. Dallas schools plan May pageant with 600 teachers aided by 15 000 pupils. Corpus Christi gains 17 cent fire insurance rate cut from 50 cents. Sham rock Photoplay of Lex Antonio chartered with 10 000 capital. Hail damages Go ree and Robinus greenhouses. Farmer F A Thomson dies in Kaufman county field. Greenville pole vaulter Lowell Dillard breaks leg. Congressman Robert L Henry to practice law in Waco. Comanche’s Hamilton Drug burglared. Odell named U S attorney for Northern Texas. Williamson county to vote on 500 000 road bond April 17 with 900 signatures. Roscoe native John Vinson dies in Sherman aged 72. Gaines ville worker Charley Glenn badly hurt. Peoria appointment for Rev W F Harris in Hill county. Nueces road district issues 10 000 bond. Galveston coast guard shore patrol est. Fort Worth road bond issues and arrests. Texas Hereford elects B C Rhome Jr president. J P Lee re-elected. Texas Retail Clothiers form with Houston HQ. Fort Worth to host next meet. James Kirksey dies at 81 in Austin. McKinney jury convicts R W Burrage for assault murder. train wreck near Galveston.
A five member boosters club urges unity to boost the town and attract development. They call for improved schools, roads, farming, and manufacturing to curb crime via better education, stressing education as a cost saver and path to useful careers.
A rallying call urges citizens to revive their town through personal effort and collective action. It links town health to farming progress, sanitation, and community pride, urging closer ties with the USDA and practical farming advice to fill markets and raise living standards.
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