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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
3
County correspondence notes a cool spell aiding cotton pickers while sowing wheat and oats begins. Many complain ground is hard to plow. several travelers head to San Antonio and Graford to sell wheat. Names include Dave Teague family George Spurlock Bonnie Nellie Spear A Storm Hugh Gilmore and more.
Several yearlings have died in this community lately with Blackley named as the supposed cause. The young people enjoyed singing at the school house Sunday night.
Joe Mowery joined visitors at Flat Rock Sunday. Mrs Z L Ramsey hosted a tacky party Saturday night attended by a large crowd. Z L Richardson and Miss Nettie Petty won cakes. Carter boys bathed and picked cotton on Mr Burton’s place. Clyde Terrell and family visited. Nettie Petty stayed overnight. Hawkins boys Oliver and Roy Hazelton visited Indian Mound church and Henry Chapel.
Margaret Gordon visited the Carter girls after Sunday school last Sunday and Miss Margaret Corley spent from Thursday until Tuesday visiting Miss Lena Corley. Mrs Wade is improving at this writing and staying with her daughter Mrs Louela Martin. J C Ramsey spent Sunday with G O Hazelton. Mrs Willie Martin and daughter Dollie spent Monday with Jessie Martin and family. Miss Jessie Alford visited Miss Lona and Margaret Corley from Saturday to Monday. Mrs Ramsey and son Emmett went to Red Top Sunday to bring home Mr and Mrs Terrell. Mr Corley sowed wheat last week.
Community farmers report a very short cotton crop this season. Local residents and visitors including Mrs. W. P. Stinson, the Graham girls, and the Newells spent time in town for services, visiting kin, and social events. Several attendees joined Chautauqua activities in Graham this week and many locals traveled to Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Austin for various duties and gatherings.
The community aims to harvest cotton before school begins with a new school building foundation started and hopes to be ready by November first for the academic year. Several local residents are listed visiting relatives, attending church, or traveling to Gra Walbur, while a rattlesnake bite on Philip Scott’s hand is noted as healing.
Readable notes say strong winds last days drive residents to hear lectures and music. The fragment mentions Ben Wixom, a soldier boy, among attendees yet provides no further detail.
The B W M W Auxiliary to Young County Association will meet at Mount Pleasant church on Saturday September 29 from 10 to 12. The program includes prayers by Mrs N Ely, songs, scripture reading, talks and papers by listed members, a discussion on religion and happiness, and a round table led by several members followed by dismissal prayer.
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