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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
8
A retailer promotes a new affiliation claiming 28 stores and a Dallas wholesale house to cut middleman costs. They urge customers to buy where money buys most, offering to meet leaders' prices and offset mail order competition, with Millinery and Ladies' fashions arriving weekly.
Graham hosts another Big Monday with a sizable countywide turnout though not as large as the August event. Merchants report steady business, farmers stay hopeful about crops and cotton, and neighboring towns like Jack County and Breckenridge also noted crowd-boosting programs drawing customers and new shoppers.
Judge L W Stephenson of Miller and Stephenson Fort Worth spent several days in Graham this week attending District Court. He was an attorney in the county’s first trial A L Keeter vs J J and J M Jonz, the first case recorded in the County Court. He last visited Graham to discuss the county seat contests before Judge Williams and later served on the civil appeals bench before resigning years ago.
A band concert held last Friday night drew a large audience with many attendees traveling long distances from rural areas to attend.
The Graham Public Schools opened for the 1915 term Tuesday at 9 o'clock with a fair representation of scholastics. Teachers held a planning meeting Monday to outline the year's work and rules. Enthusiasm among staff and pupils promises a smooth term as the new brick addition to the high school building nears completion.
Mrs. Gertie Blevins died at her parents home in Loving last Monday at 7 am and was buried there Tuesday. She had been married about a year and lived previously in this city with her parents who are known to many in the community. The Leader extends condolences to those mourning her death.
A L Ramsey, prominent Red Top citizen, died this morning of ptomaine poisoning after eating canned salmon and sardines bought in Archer City. He was buried at Oak Grove cemetery under the Red Top W O W lodge, leaving a wife and many children. Ramsey was a Methodist and active in local business and W C W circles.
Notice urges all to attend services at the Methodist church next Sunday for a prolonged meeting led by Pastor J. Hall Bowman. Plan to attend and assist as you can.
Gra ham merchants return from Northern and Eastern markets with a large and diverse stock of fall and winter merchandise. They emphasize fashion, quality, and low prices due to economic tightness, inviting shoppers to buy in Graham where prices are described as among the lowest for conservative business.
The excerpt praises C. Fay Marshall as an unusually young man in a demanding role. It notes his competence and growing reputation as dependable, with timing and position seen as precisely right for his duties.
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