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The Graham Daily Reporter
iThcy All Read It — Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium.
VOLUME ONE
GRAHAM. TEXAS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1*35.
NUMBER 200.
GRAHAM DEFEATS JACKSBORO ALL-STARS |A. A. A. REDUCTION
WEDNESDAY AND WILL BE PAIRED WITH1 j INCREASES FARMERS’:
JACK COUNTY TEAM IN LEAGUE PLAYOFF INCOMES 20 PER CENT
THREE-GAME PRELIMINARY
f. SCHEDULED FOR
NEXT WEEK
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HELP WANTED
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Graham's K to 7 win at Jack*-
boro Wednesday right pair* the
AUxsndc All-Star* with the Jack
county men in the Inter-City League
■playoff, th? first rcund of which
will start next week.
Graham and Jackritoro will play
a three-game^ series to determine
which of the two teaej^ will meet
either Wichita Palls or Archer City
in the finals.
WinneT of the North Texas or
Inter-City league, will go to Chi
rago, exptnsek paid, to the National
Soft Ball Tournament next month,
Manager Whittle of the All-Stars
says.
The trio teams will flip for loca-
tion qf th«. first game and alter-
nate the secord and third, Mr. Whit-
tle explained today, adding that he
is confident no third game will be
necessary in the prelims arith Jacks- |
boro.
finals the following week will
consist of a maximum five-game
series with either Archer City or
Wichita.
Winner of the best three of five
games, alternating between Graham
er Jack shorn and Wichita or Archer
City, will go to Chicago.
Jacksboro took a lead in the first
Wanted: tenor and bass mos-
quitoes to round out quartets.
No sopranos need apply. Mlist
he accustomed to night work
and capable of holding their
own in large choruses. All
meals'helpy-selfy style. Apply
after office hours at home of
Judge J. T. Riokman. No
references necessary but vocal
experience preferred. Croon-
ers barred.
ALMOST *75,000 MORE
IN CIRCULATION.
REPORT SHOWS
VOTERS WHO WILL BE HEALTH OF YOUNG COUNTIANS BETTER
.VACATIONING AUG. 24 1 THIS SUMMER THAN USUAL; DR. PRICE
CANNOT GET BALLOTS
NO ABSENTEE PROVISION
FOR AVOIDABLE
ABSENCE
URGES CLEANUP OF WEEDS AND WATER
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:} While the cotton income of Young Those who answer the call of the
j county farmers was much less in ! wild during the latter part of Aug
1934 than in 1933, and even less than | ust will b* prohibited from cast-
in the disastrous year of 1932, it was ing their ballots in the
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nearly twenty per cent higher than. election, the new application blank
STATE-*
NATIONAL
NEWS
At a Glance
[ it would have been had there been for absentee balloting reads.
| no adjustment program, it ts announ- Not that the form deliberately
! ced by B. F. Vance, comty agent, j prohibits vacationists from casting j
The statement it based m official j their vote before leaving, but by j
'three-year county cotton figures just! lack of mention of that type of |
received from the Agricultural Ad- | voters thereby restrains them from !
justment Administration^ .expressing themselves on the seven
Young county farmers last year) proposals to amend the state con-
received a total of $4M,869.60 for' stitution.
! their cotton of which only $390,498.48 1 H. however, the vacation to Col-
came from market vnHs. Benefit1 orado, Arkansas and other points
nayments, which are designed to help can be incorporated into a business
bridge the gap between market price
and parity price in normal years,
served as crop insurance to Young
county farmers in 1934. They re-
ceived in this way a total of $64,-
371.12 through April 30th last.
These cotton income figures do
FIKST ESTIMATE
The government’s first esti-
mate of the new cottoj crop set
at 11,798,000 hales was broad-
cast at 10 o’clock this morn-
ing, resulting in 25-point de-
cline in market. First of mon-
thly figures slightly over pri-
vate estimates near 11,.">00,000
carrying with it the antici-
pated drop.
FEW HOT WEATHER
AILMENTS THIS
YEAR
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not include the value of unsold Bank-
head certificates of which about nine
trip and sworn statement made to
that effect, M:ss Pearl Matthews
will issue a ballot.
Section 1 of the application form
reads as follows without mention
of vacation trips: _
“Any qualified elector of this t Very little money will.be lost by
State who through the nature of his ; r'oung ccunty ihr-ugh the new law
business iff absent from the county
million dollars’ worth are held by1 of his residence or who because of
[Texas farmers. (sickness-or physical disability can-
Young bounty cotton was valued' not appear at the polling place in
The physical condition of Gra-
ham lesidents and Young countiana
. this year is better than usual, Dr.
L. W. Price, county health officer,
declared this morning in discussing
ill health likely to result from heat,
mosquitoes, heavy rains and other
seasonal influences.
With the possible exception of a
few cases of typhoid, diphtheria and
summer fever Young county has
escaped tbe toll of sickness that
normally accompanies hot weather
Careful watch over diets, use of
pure water and foods and obser-
vance of common sense health hints
rriy | IIIlT ITIfl&l ispare most people the danger
IAA Lllnl I AI UN | anfi trouble of -ummer illness, h«
I said.
The county health officer men-
tioned the unusual activity of mo-
squitoes this year and warned those
who have weeds, pools of still wat-
et and damp corners on their prem-
ises that they are hot only en-
dangering themselves to disease hut
their neighbors and friends as well.
Water is not a necessity to moa-
COUNTY WILL LOSE
VERY LITRE FROM
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST
PLEAD CASE TO GET
ACCOUNT FREE
that rubr off the collector’s books
ail taxes delinquent prior to Decem-
ber 31, ?319, th'e county collector’-
office reported today after sat
the ffth that reversed the score 6
to 3.
Returning in the last of the fifth
fhe Jacksboro men chalked up four
____ _Young county cotton was valuedi not appear at tne poning piece m »:irr uiwrwq v. iy -mer s,. >-ey j quitoes. Paper and rags that have
- | on the farm at $549,338.92 in 1932. | the election precinct of his residence of the delinquent recounts. i been damp, weeds that keep heavy
Joe Louis, Detroit heavyweight jt increased sharply In 1933, the ; on the day of the holding of any The new law effect* taxes f«r I moisture in the top soil, and dark
mtender for the crown, rose a etep plo^.-up year, to $1 “57,397.01, in- ‘ general or special or primary elec-j 1919 and prior year.. Since 191k (damp comers of little frequented
his goal Wednesday night by eluding benefit payments. These j tion may. nevertheless, cause his : taxe. did not become delinquent nr- ! building? provide excellent breed-
- round knockout of Kingfish va]U4.s ,rc based upon yields and I vote to be cast at such election in (til February 1, 1920, they were not ing places for the insects,
ngnt tnat Iyevimlky of Chicago. Louis now rri„„ nrp lurtljshei bv the United , the precinct of Ms residence by affected by tbs limitation, it was | Considering that every mosquito
the locals htcc1M% lading challenger for Jil
my Brad dock’s heavyweight title.
contender
nearer
Jacksboro took a lead in the i»r*x # fimt-round
four innings Wednesday n ght that Iyevimlky of Chicago. Louis now rri”c, nro' lurnishei ' by the United , the , precinct of Ms residence by affected by tbs limitation, it
they maintained until the locals becomes leading challenger for Jim- Sutc, Department of Agriculture, j compliance with ode or other of the explained. | may be a carrier of diseases, care
ran in -tour scores n tbe first of mv Rr-ddock.„ heavyweight title. Thp benefit payments include all methods hereinafter provided for ah- The new law. County Judge E. M in eliminating these unheaHfttfui
my D1B1IUW8» i.xt** V J wspa^.rv *.Mv. DeneTW payitK'ni* mciune »u meuinns n^rem»i vtrr a t — -j -—*.......—----- ------
_ ! those to April 30, 1936. sent voting.” Remington warned, will not prohbit cannot he too great.
“Mow them down”, repeatedly Commenting on Young county cot- It is.noted that th? law only filing suit on property owners whose though Young county does not
shout dark skinned warriors in East ton ircome for the last three years refers to business, illness or physi- taxes were delinquent prior to that niOnlv have the type of moi
tjJ i twv mot * . . a«_____ ^us.i /imnend 0a.'Kai;fn mention nf Hat*' Pponlp who owe the county t.liati rarrit** malaria and ypllo^
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Africa, impat'ent to be loosed to get |ns roVealed In these official figure*,
at the throats of 240,000 Italian? Mr. Vance points out that crop in ■
sent by Mussolini. The men are , suranqe benefit payments for 1934-
to restrain, a dispatch said -j p,,ablcd farmers to survive a bad
hard
moiv runs for n une-run lead.
Last scoring of the evening wn
rung up in the first of the sixth
when (jraham nut a< ro"‘ ,h' * nsr Wednesday, but rumors that Crown rrop yt*r. Almost seventy-five
and winning runs. TYince Asfa Wusen, who is in charge thousand dollars more was put irto
The remaining ree inn s ■ jforG, Ethiopian troops has i^..i than vnnU have
scoreleas. 1 rebelled > against his father were
Pitching ^ Graham ^ Bennett ^ >g ^ ,nd on mi..
and Westerhcide. Benne“ interpretation of the troops’ enthus-
Weatherall. however, will return | K
this week and resume his positio*
in time to lead the men in their, , „
playoff battle, next wee*. ' (Cont.nued On Back Page)
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GRAHAM WHOLESALE MEAT COMPANY
BEGAN OPERATION WEDNESDAY AFTER
WEEKS OF REPAIR AND REMODELING
iveekag of
dimt^Ah
nounana niNiun nunr v>■ ■ ■■ ........
local circulation than would have | a cut in the possible'*voting strength
been possible without a program. I **f the county is anticipated
Tl i* difficult to see how farmers,
great. Al-
com-
delinquent prior to that niOnlv have the type of mosquito
cal d:saibilitjt without mention of date. People who owe the county that carries malaria and yellow fev-
vacations or othe- avoidable ab- taxes ,ifor the pel kid affected can er. the small Mack songsters that
sepccs. • hvail themselves of the new law only pitch their tune less high than th«
Since many Graham families in- by pleading it in defense of any suit mure dangerous insects may be
tend to escape the August heat filed for taxes. If they fail to equally ambitious in carrying dis-
and business, or lack of •business, plead the-,new limitation the county eases. Dr. Price said.
- - .----,mgy mill take judgment. Judg Cnedit for keening disease in
Remington said. Young county at a minimum was
The taxes prior to 1919 were leaded given the people of^the county for
It is difficult to s?e how farmers!--o—- The taxes pnor to 1919 «-ere leauor given tne people ».;">■
could have n.aintained their farms Mrs, peei vman end daughter. Mar. | before the oil boom and those that their knowledge of preventive medi- .
and homes and remained customers I tha Frances of Little Rock. Ark., i are delinquent are in general smal’. ripe and use of common sense In
of merchants last year without the ! are visiting in the, D. M. Knox home j accounts, the judge added. health habits,
program, he concluded. | 1, 0 ——
Morning- Revival
Denton County Man j
New Administrator
Of This District
Services Began
At 9:30 Today
Pastors of Churches cooperating
i the revival meeting now in
GRAHAM EAST BECOMING HUB NORTH TEXAS
WHEAT PRODUCTION; 308,380 BUSHELS
RECEIVED BY CITY ELEVATORS TO AUG. 3
niton mMy. w.. iTS tH,1 | Wilh lnl- •? |th' ^'T .
«- *•«- tS: ?'• rk w"h ^ t:, zsjl
>auirrtn5’. 1 ,___, „„,i K. ir,producers, more than sixty men are
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After weekMtof remodeling and A. tl. Mieen. lormeuy oi " I . ' .. ,.._w
installing ne5fcuipment. Graham’s Falls, purchased the plant from y " fo"nU. ig looated. I BaturoaT. .^^n'best harvests on record and bring
newest induwti^the Graham Whole- H. Bachelor more than a month a$ro Williams will heafkiuarter in’ ' e' Graham the distinction of heinjr th?
«... C™y.b,«.n „,r.Son, bu, b«.„, 1. tad ta« MW £ W*J,Tl* I^ .^-TT |ta> wb,„ b,U,
W«ln-.d., in . Pl.« Ikirt, y«.r, h.d U, * *"■’ A«»rdinc I. f», th,
*“h . a - r ar-u x; x x-.^r h ^ «-*?
, * : administer the new Works Progress of hig exceT)tionally intelli |h»m Mevators jiave received .U^-
jW,Jf .' . , . f Administration program are Grace 8nd enthusiastic de-j3Sn approximately 100.000
1 The first meat to ** ^or Sewell, dstrict welfare sup-rvisor: J. X ' y ibuehels of which have come from!
'IwTrt^Wcdnl.:- af^> ^ nudit°r: a"d R- S mom-ng selves in the Meth. harvest fields within the Gra ,
SI.MW.X. X - » "-'--TV!** ■”* tad Bta-ta-OH-i
lMr. Meek’s modern methods will Following the close m’ the Young continue until 10:30 oclock. I ---- 1
PHYSICIANS START
EXAMINATION OF ALL
RELIEF WORKABLES
kep< busy In Graham recalvinj and
Handling the grrain.
OWNERS OF STOCK
AT LARGE AUG. 10
MAY BE FINED $200
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Mr. Meek’s modern methods will Following the close m’ the Young continue until 10:30 oroc report that they have received 211,-1
reach Graham homes wholesomely I county offices on the north side of The Rev. R. J. LaPmrtc Met ^ from their branch ele- ' OFFICERS AHF- INSTRUCTED
clean and fresh. I the square the nowly named offi- cdlst pastor, todny commented I vitorg and th>t s._, 05, bushels have I TO ENFORCE LAW
Overhead tracks convey the pork j cers will have Complete charge of th- splmdid opportunity for ,hir>t>f(, to Fort Worth from ' RIGIDLY
CHECK TO PASS Bnd beeves suspended beneath It county relief and with tbe N. R. S. ham people to hear such » "r the Graham min. - I __ 0TPonr€
ELIGIBILITY ________J ^____U - ! »nA rnnntv worker ad- ful leader and expressed regret . ______v I State H grhwa^ . atroiman
fjENTS MUST UNDERGO
land beeves suspended beneath it ' county relief and with tbe N. K. S. ham people to hear such n wonorr ^
to {he chill room and through a office and county case worker ad- ful leader and expand ^ ^.t ^eiy*, this year Mth- !„“?*!*
| pro,os* of preparation for market I minister all funds and work projects that everyone could not attend ev- ^ ^ ^ ^ wwk of ^ thrt
The almost »tagrgr©rin|f task of ex- en(js jn c0(>^ or *tore- allotted Younjr county, javy mgrht.
imining nearly five hundred relief rw)m> # ,ar|rr. snow.white refriger- | , ,_
*?.Ixj |F°rmDrjTnd^t Worth I Will Teach Here
point. James B. Porter, resident of Gra
Cuero Instructor
■ren temperature that aiwires per
feet refrigeration.
Similar cleanlinesa is ofceerved
throughout the plant. Spotlessly
— iministration began Wednesday as
^\fce clients were given their choice
of Graham physicians.
Each of those workable* must un-
dergo thorough examination before
theft- will he allowed to work on
any of the project* now being dreft-
«d for stdxnission ' clean grinders and mlxera, a large
Discussing the possibility that honK «nd equipment for heat-
many of the clients may fail to Tnpat stand ready for prw-
pans a check by Graham doctors,
Relief Administrator said today that
in such event another workable mem-
ber of the family must submit to
examination.
A*\ v 4W t B- Port*r- r^i<k,nt Rra' ! Announcement was rn.de this week
Coil, above the meat maintain an h,m in 1907 and for several years ^ Mu Mary Bmma Rosson. tea-
The variable types of work avail-
able to relief clients under the new
program may save persons who do
not pass all phases of the examin-
ation from being barred from work,
he explained.
the moat part, however, the
point toward demand for
labor on county roads and
1, Mr. Hutchings added.
Ing the meat stand ready for pre-
paration of all kinds of sausages
and lunch meabs.
The plant, a complete unit In
Itself, will service Graham end sur-
rounding territory with both fresh
end cured meats end under the
management of Mr. Meek, an ex-
perienced ‘ pecker and- buyer, shows
. > that Miss Mary Emma Rosson. tea-
prior to that date, passed on in I #t for the last four years,
Ft. Worth Saturday and was bur- j ^ ^ ^ ,liwepd
led Monday, according to word re- , on the high school---------- ------ .
ceived here. j .^uity Mss Rosson’s home is in!Graham, has been about 12 bushels,
Mr. Porter, a barber In Graham Mi,for<| I while that north and west made
Miss Stovall will teach In Dallas' from 15 to 18 bushels per acre
- - - forewarning stockmen this week that
July 13. but will continue to flow ^ ^ gtock ,,w p.„ed by the
into Graham for at leas* ten days Forty.fcmrth legislature will on and
or tw »(sks it was ssid. • —— -
About 40 per cent of the crop this
year has been sold and much of
that within the last ten days. Prior
25 years ago, cont’nued in that bus
ineas In Ft. Worth and had his
own shop at the time of his death.
The 81-year-old pioneer leaves a
niece and several nephews in Gra- |
ham among whom are E. D. Porter,
C. W. Porter. Ota*. Porter, Jeff j
Porter and Mrs. D. L. McDonald j
after Aug. 10 levy heavy fines a-
gainst those who permit stock to
, roam at large on state highways.
I The lew specifically provides that
to that time only about 25 per < (ny pergnn awnjnsr or having con-
cent was sold outright, mill officials j ^ of any korw, mule, donkey,
*^id. » | cow,' bull, steer, hog, sheep, goat.
The average, especially close to or any other livestock who permits
the same to traverse or roam at
this fell.
RIO FRUIT STAND MAKES
IMPROVEMENTS
Mullin and Sims, who have pur- — — - - -
; chased the Rio Fruit * Vegetable ham from branch elevstors at pre-
Of that amount kept in Graham,
the Graham Mill x«d Elevator Com-
pany grinds 1,200 bushels daily and
has reached the min storage cap*
city.
No wheat is being moved to Gra-
pZ£"zsk - a™XX..-
upon Graham and Ita owner. ,Heetomy at the Griffin Brothers the dirt floor. Paintinr and other I 9rcaktag^>
- • I" work will be dona within the next j area FV Worth grain daalero were
•m:
Mr. and Mrs. J. V.’Mbody have
retained from a two MRM^ visit with
relatives In Ken
Clinic this morning.
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few days.
A meat market was re- Iquotad as dedaring the bad
visitor in Wichita Falla Wedneadag. ^ the fruit and vegstawe timnm. |
large, unattended, on the right-of.
way of any design ted State H'gb-
wsy in this State where the same is
enclosed by fences on both lidn
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined la
snr sum not exceeding $20®.
The new stock law further pro-
vides that each day that such ani-
mals are permitted to so roasa at
large shall const :tute a separata
offense.
Both state end local officer* have
been authorised to enforce the law
and instructed to watch the rtght-
of ways _
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The Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 290, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1935, newspaper, August 8, 1935; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1034401/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.