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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
3
After tense primaries in Texas and a bitter Austin convention, readers are urged to unite for state and local progress. The piece notes how political and religious rancor harms neighborliness, yet hopes the harsh exchanges may clear air and pave the way for better understanding and cooperation.
A columnist decries political flares and promises and urges Texans to redirect energy to community development projects. It advocates focusing on the most important local need, uniting residents, and matching political zeal with road building, good roads, and better reading for farmers.
The speaker laments difficulties in recruiting capable people for public projects, noting politics overshadow church and community work. He recalls wartime cooperation, warns that memory fades, and suggests the American Legion could revive the wartime spirit.
The author notes the disappearance of cheap pulp papers once common nationwide, now rare even in poor homes. They attribute this to better reading tastes and improved schooling. Texans increasingly value clean, attractive surroundings for living and education, with even poor communities building decent schoolhouses.
A towering basalt formation on a 7500 foot Sierra Nevada mountain features six to eight sided columns, 14 inches to three feet wide, rising among snow-clad peaks. Its full extent beneath the mountain remains unknown, earning the moniker Devil's West Pile for its splendor.
On Sunday evening September 14 at eight o clock at the Methodist Church Mr M K Graham will deliver a lecture about his trip to the National Park and Alaska. The talk covers lands peoples and customs with information on these wonderful places. There will be music and a warm welcome. Everyone is invited.
Bible School at 9 45 a m Communion at 10 45 a m Pastor s morning sermon at 11 00 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 00 p m Pastor s evening sermon at 8 00 p m Mid week prayer service at 8 00 p m Choir practice after service Ladies Aid at 3 00 p m Monday Missionary Society at 4 00 p m first Thursday
I B Padgett guardian of Rebecca Nichols unsound mind filed Final Account in Young County Court docket 1834 with request to be discharged. Publication required for twenty days in a local newspaper to inform interested parties to appear by October Term 1924 in Graham Texas.
An ordinance requires all able bodied male inhabitants of Graham Texas aged twenty one to forty five to register for military service except ministers and city fire department members in good standing since the first.
The 1924 Graham Texas ordinance enforces street labor from able bodied men aged 21 to 45 or their substitutes or a one dollar daily fine for up to five days per year. It designates the City Marshal as Street Commissioner, outlines duties, and creates a separate fund for street improvements. The measure declares an emergency and suspends readings.
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