The Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 250, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1935 Page: 3 of 4
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▼HB GRABAM »A1I.T REPORTER. SATURDAY. JLNt 22, 1*SB.
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Chigger s Bill Broken Off While Feeding !bin »inl[* wlth » *>*>»♦ »nwykn I oiiow the chi«*«r to dim me pe-t
r______Cn-t rri »..<•# fT_ * _ J w ¥>„ j disr**ard for anyone’* foelinz* but will fall off ond no mark will be
l HUHt> i p«»l lot ufl 1>P And 1 AH>k Had f/1rn, The result i* that the rictln ! laft of hia raoldency. .
•cratches and the chigger get* hit. Chiggora are really half-grown
bead, bill and all tom off. wnich 1 mitea and are in a stage where they
aerve* him right, but which leave* wiah to cling to humans only about
! hi* bill sunk into the victim. : j a month. During this tint* they
have aix leg- When they .each a.
wild grasses, however, for once they
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2&wena/d
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The practice of hursuing a
mashie shot into \he rough or come in contest with a human body
•searching long-grassed fielde for a their urge knows no limits and
- bouquet of wild flowbr* to decorate I they utilize their aix lege to speed-
. the parlor seems destined this ’Ve*r ily get themselves as far from the
1 to be a deliberate laying of one's ground as possible,
self open to the ministration of a , Progress in this direction in
deathly sick hy tiffing tfl thc:r
air supply, Dr. Bass sail h'ulphar
<>n a lawn will kill chlggers. Pro-
tection against chigger bites may
be secured by coating one's lower
extremities with kerosene or a
solution of sulphir before jatmU
crop of mite larvae, or chiggers, as limited only by insurmountable bar- the victim can grit his tec-.h arj
affectionately known 1,1 —-- ----*—- —-‘—*•
H. V. Crawford was a business
visitor in Olney yesterday.
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they are affectionately known in riers, such as garters, rolled stock*
Tpxas. * ings, belts and other tight-fitting
This august opinion was delivered bits of clothing. Encountering such
__ Wednesday by Dr. .1 W Bass, health prograss impeders, which undoubt-
Obie Dodd is at his office again director of Dallas, who made a «*»>' appear to a chigger very much
after being ill the past week. | study of the Irngs during a in the same manner that a moun-
■*" 0 1 recent course at John Hopkins, tain range does to a railroad tniild-
C J Cook was a business visitor Raindrops, Dr. Bass explained, fall er, they fallow the logical plan of,
h, Dallas and Ennis this week. i f™'n •&, hit the ground and ! stopping.
0 | bounce. Chiggers arc in the ground. I Once stopped, they begin to won- I
L G Cook was a business visi- ' When the raindrops imur.ee the chig- der why they left their comfortable j
itor in Fort Worth Friday. Kd's often bounce with them and grass stems for this new place, and |
lodge on jfrass stems. The gras find only one reason—hunger. With j
grows and the chigers are carried this thought presenting itself forci- J
farther and farther up in the air: bly to them they start ""eating, be-
thua the tops of grasses after rains cause a chigger has a on^track •
mind and is noted for acting purely
upon impulse.
exceptionally energetic and climb up This eat'ng thought Is what caus- j
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Merrell spent the grass stems all by themselves, | ing the unwilling hosts the annoy-]
Friday in Abilene visiting friends. but the great majority prefer to be ance which Is really the reason why
0 - elevated by the lazier method, a chiggers have received so much
.1 A. Holt of Loving was in Gw- stab of mind easy to understand more publicity than many larger and
during this first spell of warm more imposing members of the in.
weather. j sect family, for when a chigger eats
Their prevalent lack of ambition | its ta' le manners are execrable.
_ - - through long grass.—Dallas N«
The bill remains so ml.i-dded ami ju]t chiggerhood they have eight | u
cau*ea the inflammation familiar I Ugt and cjm nol liu> or ,t le,Jt , ---0_Z_
with chigger bit.. Dr. Bass said. If n0 lonK,r h,vi. the
Oil of any kind makes chiggeis
Use Reporter Ads
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W. J. Wright of Markley was in
>rahain on business Friday.
Clarence Sam of Markley was u
Graham business visitor this week ,
are alive with chiggers.
Some chigers. Dr. Bass said, are
* ham on -business Friday.
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M.ss Tommie Strong of Ranger
syenf Thursday
friends.
in Graham visiting extends only to the matter of Into’ the hide of the victim its;
nteri-
neer-
niMe
miles
fore-
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Lance,
t the
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brief
Tious
ra-
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[ the
ft to
bUck
12,000
suits.
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Mrs. George Newton and Mrs.
Jack Bettis spent Friday in F..rl
Worth.
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Joe Humphreys of Olney spent
Friday here attending to business
interests.
Mi. and Mrs. P. M. Nicolett and j
children spent Friday afternoon in
Mineral Wells.
Wayne Madden of Littlefield i*
spending a few days In Graham ]
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stephens, E.
N. Stephens and Mrs. F. Lester |
G’rgg and son, Stephen, left today
for Sweetwater to visit Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Miller.
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Mr. and Mrs. Blake Allison and
little s<-n have returned from a visit
with relatives at Murray and Al-
bany.
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Mr. and Mr . !?. — Gg.hr.il snd
1h*ir gue', Mrs. Virgil Fisher of
Wichita Fnlls, aie spending today
in Dallas.
W D Nickla* has been ill the I
past several days at the home of (
his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Parsley
near Jean.
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Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Phillips and,
children of Con row-were guests the
first of the week o'F Mr. and Mis.
S. II. Phillips.
Billie and Brownie Cunningham I
left Friduy foe heir hfime in Min-
eral Wells after a visit here with
Mr. a-.d Mrs. Ted Williams.
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j unconcealed suspicion. “You aren't
kidding me**"
Sherry spread his hands and 1
WASHINGTON . . . Imperial Potentate Dana 8. Williams, with other
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, visited the White House to receive hearty greet-
■ ings from their brother Noble, President Roosevelt, as the 8hrinera gathered
here for the 8Uty*Firat Imperial Conclave, June 9th.
(Synopsis: Marcia Townsend
living nntk her modcrn-mtnded
grandmother, Funny Townsend,
finds that she is in lore with
Sherry Warren,* New York's
handsomest heartbreaker But
fust uhen she has decided to
forget him he proposes to her
She accepts uith the mutual
understanding that they u til ex-
pect nothing of tiletr marriage:
but a heartrending flop. For a
year and u half they are bliss-
fully nappy Then Sherry meets
an old flame in a cafe bar She
is unfh hts cousin Edgar Leav-
ing, 8hcrry goes across the
street to join her at another
bar. f
Chapter Six
A REFORMED CHARACTER
Somewhat hesitantly Sherry seat-
ed himself at the bar. "A sidecar-
no. a scotch and soda." he ordered
The proprietor bustled up. “Good
afternoon, Mr W»rren."
"Good after- .
t soon. Joe " Sher-
ry stole a look
at the door.
"Expecting
.someone?"
“No. On my
way to the
train" Unac-
countably
he had suddenly
decided that this
was true. He felt
as if he had
miraculously es-
caped a mishap
Glancing al the
door again he
saw E d g a r
stamping in fu-
riously
"Well, where
Is she’”
"Where Is
who’”
"Now d o n't
give me that
W h e r e's T e •
rese*'"
Sherry sipped
his drink inno-
cently "Isn't she
■with you’"
"She s gone ’’
Edgar was al-
most 'screaming with rage. "And I ished his drink, paid his b il and
"Well, now look Edgar,” Sherry, The clock at the Grand Centrali
began shamefacedly. ' Til confess | Station was just pointing to five
something to you " minutes jiast six. A group, consist-
"I knew it, you rat." Edgar j ing of Marcia. Fanny with a ?e-
shneked . j kines* and the maid Jaquett*. stood
No Sherry smiled with child- “• P»“*nt>y wa,'‘n*
like candour I'll confess to you 1 Edgar, willing himself to appear
that there was a moment this after- 1 sober. lurched up. seemingly j
noon when, ! was tempted Not of dragged along by a huge Engush
course that ! could have taken her sheep <^n 54 •♦ash It* coat
away from you, he assured Edgar gorgeously combed and brushed,
dcprecatingly. "but she s a darned The only visible part of its *ac«t
attractive girl and—well, anyhow wa* a rfd tongue
Im glad nothing came of it " I Hello, Edgar Marcia nodded to
. . . . ... ! him while her eyes seached the'
crowd restlessly. j
"Hello " The sheepdog sprang for
the cowering Pekinese "Rover—
quiet
opened his eyes guilelessly. "Would Fanny eyed the dog askance.
1 I tell you this? "Are you sure the collar is on the
you
Edgar digested his words ... ..
lence Then he extended his hand ! you doing here anyway’"
in open friendship. "No old man ! Producing a toothbrush from hts
I don't think you would 1 apolo- piocket Edgar brandished it tnum-
gize for my suspicion^." phantly. My credentials, Madam.
"Good hunting," Sherry called | I'm a houseguest"
after him as he left. | Fanny's mouth thinned down ta
"Thanks'." a pencil line.’ "What lucky home if
Shaking with mirth Sherry ftn- entertaining you r1
Edgar bowel
and chuckled
gleefully
"Yours," he said
turning to Mar-
cia
I n v oluntarily
she started with
dismay. "Ours’
But Edgar—not
this weekend.'’
"It's a sur-
prise." she was
informed.
Fanny sniffer
"It certainly is.’
Edgar laughed
long and loiiti.
"Your husband
tj . ght hacouW
~sit;, it over o..
me by telling
me I wasn l
wa'nted but—ha,
ha ha 1 fooled
him. Say car,
you I m a i n s
how *ore he'li
be’"
Shtiry's Inst feeble pro-
test was barely a it tisper.
"I really on ynt to i/o’*
"But Edgar."
Miiicia protest-
ed. "nob.ody't
coming It’s go
ing to be very
dull."
; never dull And
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Vis
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Beach and P. D.
Nicklaa spent Friday evening visit-
ing Judge and Mrs. W. F. Parsley
near Jean.
Mrs. F. Le-ter Gregg and s*>n
left today for their home in La-
mesa, after a visit with Mrs. Gregg’i
. arents, Mr. ami Mrs. H. R. 9te-
(tketia.
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Use Reporter Ada
For Ml Kinds of
High Class Automobile
Help Kidneys
Don't Taka Drastic Drags
Tear Kldpsys contain f Billion tine
tab** or flKoro which mw ho cndanocrot
hr Deflect or draetlc. Irritating drug** Be
earofol. ((.functional Kldoev or Bladder
floorderg make you Buffer frdm Getting
voumodh, Logo of Pap. Lag
tic Palna. Dlsstnara. CMr-
Neuralgla.* Acldli
Itching.
Repairing
SEE
JOHNSON MOTOR COMPANY
J. S. Johnson, Prop.
North Elm St.
doggone It you took her
Sherry looked him squarely In
the eye "Edgar. I didn't."
"Well, who did?” *—*
"I don't know'' An injured look
tame over his face "How can j/ou
think I'd do such a thing " J
"How can f think—" Edgar
choked over the words "You've
been doing it since 1 was five years
aid "
"Well. I've reformed" Sherry
glanced at his watch "How about
coming out to the country with us
tonight’ Oh. no—that's right, you
can’t Marcia and 1 are having a
weekend alone Fanny's coming,
though—and perhaps—"'
Edgar shook his head surlily
"Sorry I've got a date. I mean 1
hod a date Where do you suppose
she went?" Sudden inspiration
struck him. "Maybe she's been kid-
napped I wouldn't put it past her."
He sprang into activity "I'll get
my dog. He can track her down.
J'll have him smell one of her
shoes" He looked a Sherry slyly
"Have you got one of her shoes?"
Sherry's regret was apparent as
he felt through the pockets of his
coat "I'm afraid 1 haven't. What
was the size?”
"He]s a marvelous dog." Edgar
brooded, "Name's Rover. Maybe
you know him.”
"Rover? No. I don't think so
Wi.et's his first name?"
"Tnat's funny" Edgar carefully
’.alanced his chin on one hand
using the other to aid the difficult
feat "I don't think he has any
(.rx‘. name " His chin slipped. "I
•wonder where Terese is," he said | the Siren
■darkle- They walked to the bur
walked to the door But in the hall beside/-a couple of days in thccour..
'he was confronted by Terese her- try otfgfit to do me a lot yf good."
I self. | F:qmy sighed heavily. "Heaven
"Hello,” she said gailyc,?’‘ ■ only knows what you II do to the
He tried to edge past her with- country though Perhaps you'd
out seeming too much like a boor better have Connecticut covered
"I'm 'taking a train ” with a tent.”
"Yes. I know," she said, her smile Edgar crossed his fingers with
refuting her words grave precision - "Mrs. Townsend.
, .. ... .. ; Connecticut and I are Use that.
Sherry fought with himself Well c on Rover -
-uh-Edgar was looking for you Th(r(, ,hc cry of - At)
Terese carefully placed he, index ,ltjoai(1 Th hurmd 0„' l0 (h,
finger in the top buttonhole of his | tra|n •
coat "And I'm looking for v«« " ..ok --w, ^ k .* »
^ * Sherry may have gotten on «!•
Feeling himself weaken percep- Iea<iy ■ Ma<cla sa.d with one last
tibly Sherry tried to regain a hold backwaid look
on his will power by essaying a Dinnei was well over when the
meaningless joke Evasion could telephone rang, filling the quut
always be used as a last resort. "I , housr wlIh lts clamor. Marcia .
wonder where 1 am ^ | v.ote was barely audible til Edgar
"Maybe you re in the Bar She and Fannv wtio were in ilie living-
moved up dost- to him and he rot,m
caught the heavy fragrance of her "Yes—r.f rourse *he was ssvii.g
perfume felt the silken softness of evenly "Goortr ight. Fh* nj ' Of
her purple-black hau ; course not I wouldn't give it r.r.-
"No " He smiled vapidly, still j olher thougWr 3ve —
gamely fighting T don l think so." j .She walked, in the living r„"ni
"Shall we look?" Hei eyes held -Well*' Fanny ..-ked
*lls- "He's afraid he won't bi
I don t think it will do any able to get here'- until ioiiiorVft-e
good." he said, groping for the door ! afternoon
with frantic eyes j "What's lie doing?" Fanny **kel
"I II take a chance Hooking ] querulously, "whv is he staying it
her arm through his Terese turned town ' '
toward the door that led to the | «H> has to take of „
hat ! drunken friend."
Sherry's last feeble protest was | Who’ Edgar asked with int.r-
barely a whisper. "I really ought
lo 5° , . Marcia s eyes smouldered "Yru ’
"Yes, I' know.
He looked at her. fascinated. The j IMarent u non aunre i„,,t s> i
three words. 'Yes I know,’ sang j is wandering. M’tll tki n
through, his brain like the Song of j film hark' Now will t.h-
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SQUIRE EDGEGATE_He Deal* With a Beggar Who Chooses
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BY LOUIS R1CHAKD
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