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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
7
Local notes list residents visiting nearby towns and returning from trips. Names include John Groves Olney, Bill Dinkle Wichita Falls visitor, A E Oatman Loving, Gus Matthews Eastland, S R Crawford Dallas, Charles Gay from Colorado, Ruth Patterson and Beck Hemphill lease South Bend, Loyd Peterson Stephenville, Martha Martin Bryan visiting J C Scott South Bend. A newborn Sept 9 to Lester and Mrs Spurlock. Bargain Balcony open with sales at Street & Co.
Mr Spencer Mayes returned San dya from Tyler visit. Miss Viola Jones of Orth visited her sister Mrs D D Dickenson last week. Mr and Mrs Harold Ellis welcomed a baby girl. Goodman Holbert and family of Proffitt visited Graham Tuesday.
A big sale on cotton goods starts this week. Mr and Mrs H A Heppinger are entertaining a new daughter since September 5. Mr John Fore of Wichita Falls visited his sister Mrs Wm Johnson last week. Mr and Mrs Louis Wheat visited Mr and Mrs Clint Rutherford at Red Top Sunday. Miss Ethel Gibson of Springtown was in Graham this week looking after school interests.
Miss Hortense Stewart of Bryson spent Monday in the city as the guest of Miss Frances Bowron, enjoying a social visit and hospitality.
Mrs. G. D. Hinson and her sons returned Sunday from Colorado where they spent the summer. Mr. G. W. Carmack of Murray visited the city earlier this week and stopped by The Leader office.
District Clerk Willie Riggs was absent from his office at the start of the week due to illness.
Mr. Lester Graves of Bridgeport visited Saturday and stated he was considering locating in New Mexico.
Jack Stewart begins laying material on the ground for a new home on Virginia street in front of the high school building.
Mr and Mrs W M Miller of Jacksboro spent the weekend in Graham with Mr and Mrs G Masey on East Second street.
Mr D H Fry returned last Thursday from a business trip to Denton and says the city has a lot of building activity. Mr M G Cheney and family came back last week from an extended vacation and business trip to New York and Canada.
Reverend G W Black undertook a business trip visiting Proffitt and other western county areas on Monday. He visited local firms and talked with residents about ongoing affairs and prospects.
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Miss Hattie Martin of Murray visited the city for several days and underwent a tonsil removal operation on Tuesday.
Mr J A Sims was a business visitor in Graham on Monday. He has just returned with his family from a trip to Colorado, and the family is currently in Weatherford.
Mr Price Beach and his family attended church at Tank Valley on Sunday. They took their dinner with them and enjoyed the day as Rev Joe Mayes preached some good sermons.
Mr and Mrs George Bly of Hobart Oklahoma visited Mr and Mrs CO Brewer. Mrs W E Harrell and daughter Adele of Olney were Graham visitors last Thursday and Friday. A new Rock Island schedule places the day train in Graham at 1 25 pm arriving and 3 25 pm departing. Rev and Mrs Cloud of the Weatherford M E circuit visited their aunt Mrs A D Stewart this week.
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Misses Margaret Carson and Lorain Millican left for Fort Worth last Saturday to enter All Saints Hospital to take a nurse's training course. Misses Marjorie Hudson and Annie Lucile Morrison left Monday for Spartanburg South Carolina where they will re enter Converse College.
Miss Evelyn McLendon started her school work at Fort Sumner New Mexico on September 3 she had traveled from Colorado where she had been for several weeks.
Dr. W. C. Padgett and family with Miss Reddell returned Sunday from a month long vacation in Colorado and New Mexico. They enjoyed the trip and brought back many scenes from the journey.
The following applicants passed the teachers' examination last Friday and Saturday for teachers' certificates: Misses Hattie Martin Murray Bessie Mobley Murray Irene Mobley Murray Mary Stegall Graham Ethel Webb Newcastle.
Messrs. Lewis Brooks and R D Mote traveled to Parker county last week to study watermelon conditions. They raised eighty pound melons this year on the Uncle Pink Brooks farm west of Graham and plan to grow even larger melons next year as Parker county does.
Dr. R. A. Pettey spent last week in Mineral Wells combining business and leisure. He carried a gun and returned to his northern county ranch for a dove hunt, noting doves are scarce on his property this year.
Robert Arnold brought an ear of corn from Graham showing more than thirty grains popped on the stalk. The note mentions hot weather in Graham this summer and surprised gardeners by the on stalk popping.
City Marshall J W Davis and deputy sheriff Blackie DeGraf and night policeman Don Mitchell raided a North Oak Street grocery Saturday night. They seized a small quantity of whiskey and arrested two men who were charged with drunkenness and fined the next morning.
Mr W. DeFreest, long connected with county oil development and the Oil City field, is moving to San Antonio. He holds considerable county holdings and interests in several fields across states, with many friends in Young county.
Mrs. J. C. Miller of Graham, longtime cradle roll superintendent at the First Baptist Church here, celebrates her seventieth birthday in Denton. She plans a prayer meeting and aims to meet about 700 former cradle roll members and their parents. Her Denton stay recalls her earlier tenure as Mrs. Foulkes and notes funds for church steps came from cradle roll children. Mother Miller also marks twenty fifth church anniversary.
Filming of a gripping branding episode in The Cheat stars Pola Negri and Jack Holt with Charles de Roche as the Hindu prince. The demanding scene, marked by bruising realism, tests nerves as Negri is branded on the shoulder and later the husband uses the moment to restore peace after a fatal shooting. Rex Theatre shows the picture Thursday to Saturday.
Charles Ray delivers standout acting in The Girl I Loved a United Artists film about James Whitcomb Riley’s romance. Patsy Ruth Miller co stars in a romance and action drama directed by Joseph De Grasse. release at the National Theatre begins Monday September 17 for two days.
The Red Cross raised funds for Japan relief after a devastating earthquake, fire, and tidal wave. Graham was asked for $200, and Secretly Walker coordinated church contributions, collecting $291 from local churches to aid the effort.
Grey Howard departed this morning by car for a business trip to Talias, with sources indicating scheduling and travel plans.
Fort Worth radio listing outlines daily schedule from 9 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. with market updates cotton grain and livestock quotes, weather bulletin, and sports. Includes 7:30 p.m. Rotary Club concert opening season, multiple dances and orchestras through Sept 22 with no concerts on weekends.
Mr. Jack Doty of Dallas visited Graham on Sunday returning from Europe where he spent over three years as a Rhodes scholar. He earned a masters degree from S. M. A. before studying abroad and is regarded as the best educated man to leave Graham. He serves as a professor at S. M. U. in a responsible position.
Two men struggle amid swirling waters and burning beams as mine gas closes in. Hobart Henley Universal Jewel presents The Flame of Life at the Liberty Theatre for a two day engagement, with critics calling it well worth seeing.
United Artist star Charles Ray took his first real vacation in ten years during a 1920s stay in New York City. He was so occupied with business conferences and interviews that he did not see the Brooklyn Bridge for eight days.
Rev. T. E. Cannedy and his Port Arthur family traveled from Clovis New Mexico to Graham for a weekend visit. He preached at the local Baptist church on Sunday morning, recalling his years as former pastor and the building he helped construct. Friends welcomed him back and enjoyed his sermon.
Miss Ida B. Godley departs Graham to visit her brother in New Mexico and will not return to the town.
Weatherford College announces a Girls Cooperative Home to aid needy students. An experienced matron will supervise daily life and work, with residents performing all home tasks. Estimated monthly maintenance runs from $12 to $15 per girl, and strict adherence to rules and shared chores is required.
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