This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
10
Mr and Mrs J T Holland left last week for San Angelo to make their future home. Mrs Holland has not enjoyed good health and the move is hoped to benefit her condition. Graham regrets losing them and ordered The Leader to follow them to their new home.
The 23 zone sales reps for Chevrolet at GM testing grounds near Milford Michigan rode in Chevrolets and other makes over 1 146 acres of concrete and gravel roads with grades up to 24 percent. They praised Chevrolets after the tests and noted the grounds simulate years of wear in weeks. Also Kansas City market data show one eighth of July August wheat was smutty with losses up to 75 percent in the Southwest. Formaldehyde or copper carbonate treatments are recommended to disinfect seed and prevent smut with guidance to contact county agents or the agricultural college.
The First Presbyterian Church began Sunday services at the National Theatre due to rain and ongoing construction of a new building. Sunday School sessions meet in Mrs Hallam's building and City Hall while the main facilities are prepared. A union prayer meeting with the Methodist Church is planned in their prayer room.
Prayer meetings at the First Christian Church draw larger crowds and rising interest. Sunday sermons this week focus on The Body of Christ in the morning and The Supreme Tragedy in the evening, with services starting at eight. October 5 marks Go to Church Day with a big Sunday School rally and the annual every member canvass.
Leader Miss Edna Brown directs a B Y P U program with talks on Cloughs Birth and Boyhood by Wesley Taylor College and Gods Call by Mary Thomas The Working of Gods Will by McKaig Success from the First by Betty Dawson The Great Famine 1876 1878 by Lloyd Petterson The Great Ingathering by Weaver Caring for the Converts by Joe Summerfield Reading The Lone Star by Ployce Orr
Kansas wheat growers show a strong shift to hard red turkey winter wheat, with seed inquiries centered in the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association. The map in the association’s New York Life building office highlights demand for turkey red over banned Kanned, reflecting wider Oklahoma and Nebraska preference and ongoing seed distribution efforts led by Hinson-Hockaday Grain Co.
The Rev Frank H Steadman of Cisco will preach at 11 o clock Sunday September 28 1924 at the Episcopal Church in Graham Everyone is invited to attend the service.
A short anonymous reflection notes that true soul and inner thoughts reveal themselves through facial expression, suggesting external appearance mirrors inner disposition.
Ten days remain before the Young County Fair opens in Graham. Officials expect crowds for the annual event featuring exhibits, rides, and local entertainment.
Mrs Geo B Hamilton hosted a six o'clock dinner on Wednesday for Dr Hamiltons forty sixth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs G H Roach and George Hall Roach Jr Dr and Mrs H C McKinney and Mr and Mrs A A Cooper at the Olney Enterprise page notes.
Busy harvest time slows cotton picking due to rain. Local visitors include Ed Slader DeWitt Daniels W E Stephens Fernie Campbell and Mrs W D Worsham. New organ arrived. Singing at Flint Creek school Sept 28 3 PM and at Rocky Mound Oct 5 led by H T McAfee with help from his wife.
Young County's second annual fair will be in Graham from October 7 to 11 featuring agricultural and industrial exhibits, an automobile show, auto and horse races, a carnival and other attractions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.