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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
6
T F Harwell recounts Graham Texas where Bible is read as part of the regular curriculum funded by Mrs Graham. He praises the program and laments widespread Bible ignorance in West Texas towns, urging broader school Bible study and reflecting on the need for more such instruction.
A humorous notice outlines a Ladies Circle event on October 3 at the high school auditorium in Graham. It previews a talk by a distinguished Oklahoma speaker about women forming a party to challenge male dress norms and asserts an engaged crowd is urged to attend.
The notice promotes the Graham Young County Fair opening in ten days. It also advertises special prices on three lots of Ladies' and Misses' Slippers at $2.95 $3.85 and $4.95, calling them real bargains.
The Throckmorton Tribune reports a new gas well by Shemrock at 905 feet on the McKnight ranch seven miles southeast of town producing 2,000,000 feet. Humble Company added a new oil well on the Stubblefield place near Masters, about 250 feet deep with a 2900 foot test on a 3500 foot interval.
An optometrist urges parents not to scold backward or indifferent children but to have their eyes examined for hidden defects. He notes years of experience in detecting latent conditions and promotes accurate eye service at City Drug Store.
The Commissioners Court of Young County Texas will receive bids for repairing the North Pier of the McCan Brazos River Bridge until noon October 13 1924. The court may reject any or all bids. Plans and specs available at the County Judge's office. W H Reeves County Judge Young County Texas.
Messrs A A Roberts and Spencer Mayes and Mesdames B S Hockaday and W E Steele attended the funeral of Mr J H Sammons at Albany Texas Tuesday. Mr Sammons, father of Miss Nell Sammons, has been ill for several months.
Street & Co offers a week long sale of fall dresses in silk and wool at special prices of 5 10 and 15 dollars. Shoppers are urged to view the large assortment today.
Mrs. Carl Knaur departed yesterday for her Fort Worth home following a several week stay with her father, R. G. Graham, in town.
The All Star team defeated Graham High 12 to 0 in a rough, signalless scrimmage. Whatley, Stewart and McLaren stifled the High School defense while Barrett Price and Atcheson starred in broken-field running and passing. Barrett averaged 50 yard punts and Graham’s defense held early but the All Stars broke through with a 50 yard pass play and two rushed touchdowns.
A Friday night concert by the De Molay band drew a large countywide crowd reminiscing past summers. Locals hope future concerts return to the square weekly, with Graham leading a promising young group. The band, formed after May school closure, plans to play at the Young County Fair starting October 7 for five days.
Mr B C H Beall reports from Indianapolis where he attended the National Convention as a delegate of the local barbers union. He notes a great meeting of nationwide representatives and says the admission of women barbers drew protests from some regions.
Canada plans to target seal rookeries on Queen Charlotte Islands with machine guns to protect fishing industries disrupted by sea lions and hair seals along the British Columbia coast.
Austin reports Texas spent 21.54 per ward for August on eleveneleemosynary institutions, excluding the schools for the blind and deaf. The August totals cover 10 925 inmates across fourteen state facilities with 1 333 employees and 65 574 in construction. Inmates and costs varied by facility from Confederate Home to Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Mr. B. B. Garrett brought in a small green peach from Mr. R. F. Fowler yard. This week a second crop peach ripened, small yet with fine flavor. The first crop ripened over a month ago, larger but both crops were fine eating peaches.
Former Texas girl Gladys Hight heads two Chicago dance schools and trains ballet for the Tokyo fireworks show at the State Fair of Texas October 11 26. She trained in Texas and Chicago plus studied dances in Mexico City and Japan. Twenty four girls will perform a fan dance and a fish dance as part of the infield spectacle under the grandstand nightly.
A humorous Decatur Messenger item traces Mrs Elizabeth Martins string of marriages from Bird to Crow to Robin to Buzzard. It notes she started in Harrison county Kentucky and moved through several spouses leaving a string of children. The bit reads as a playful household parable about second chances and name changes.
Miss Tessie Conyers and Mr. T. Dowdle were married last Sunday in Corpus Christi after Dowdle traveled from Marlin to obtain a marriage license. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Dowdle, worked in Marlin this summer and the couple receive congratulations from friends here and elsewhere.
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