The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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GRAHAM. TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1822.
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WHEN WILL GRAHAM
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Graham still wants a union depot.
{The Chamber of Commerce has been
working faithfully on the matter
for several months. A latter received
week by Secretary "Walker , Is
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SUNDAY SCHOOLS i
OPEN BASEBALL
K. OF P. HOLD OPEN CIVIC LEAGUE TO
MEETING IN HALL
TUESDAY EVENINGi
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organised
Sunday
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Draging and we hope that Mora .
mmp/ weeks actual construction will "WHIP
begin. The lot has been made ready
the building
the regular
diamond Taeeday.
.been playing. some
ago. opened
the leeal
teams hate
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The Knights of Pythias are a live
bunch of feHowe. During the sum-
mer months it is difflcult to get a
good attendance at the lodges but the
Knights are working to keep hp a
learue re me# nnt goodintereet durinjr~the visltfng and
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games have shown that the
TheJar* «v«»ly fetched and the people
[of Graham will have the' opportunity
'af seeing enthnsiaatic baseball this
and it is believed
- fflfebe erected
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‘SmhLi^^ber3^ Comemrcc, PSwHd*t Confectionery has offered
“Graham, Taaaa:
.- “PaerlhMWiiUve yeur favor of «* *>e
the 17th,
received tt
Kail’s ahseiice from the office.
a silver trophy do the winning team
x ~ season. Alt the Sunday
are enthusiaatie rgn< • am
The annuai; memorial service was
held at the Msthodhrt church last
Sunday, but »n account of the in-
clement weather many ware not able
to attend. It was a good service
and heartily enjoyed by thoseVreM|
The lodge has decided to havtf aa
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“We now have the complete plana Strict rules have been drawn up and
and specifications of the new Graham will be followed to the letter. The
NKtiOh in 'hand, and are receiving femes will be played each Tuesday
bids for ths erection of samo. The and Thursday at 6:80 p. ra. and no
With the Civic League and all th»*e
UM winning team ^ ™rki»,tog*h.r taw dan. . .onto
(fell Krtffta are invited. A good
crowd was present this Week and «
good program rendered In addition
HAVE HUGE HUE
nWEVEM
• MASONS AND HER
FAMUES ENJOY
The Civic League will serve ice
cream and cake at Shawnee Park
tomorrow (Friday) night The ladies
of the League, assisted'by the Cham-
ber of Commerce and the City, are
making an ideal perk south of the
square. The Jdnd was . donated by
the Graham Estate ytwo yeans ago
for park purposes and the Civic
League began to develop fit into
a park. This year the Chainber of
Commerce aqd the City have joined
c*ndl ****** <* *** pknio.ffl* Wpodson sec-
ns “ x'”—
special numbers were given
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If one
Board of Directors of the Rock Is-jonr Is eligible to play ujilesa he has
|Md will formally pass upon this been in Sunday School three Sundays Reed,
expenditure tomorrow, ahd if they precedng the game. The rules
approve same, the contract will be‘vide for regular attendants at
awarded and the work etartiff shortly day School to play if it can be shown Allen. All three are talented mu-
therafter, er as soon thereafter as that absence tor one SteMtey wm sicians and the musk was greatly
not seem to realize the value of aj
park to a city. A visit any aftor-
a well equipped
we-are able to award a satisfactory unavoidable,
contract.
enjoyed.
I be derived
I The ladies of the Civic League will
from
information you desire, and assuring the hat will be peaeed at each game, the membership looks forward to the
you that we are tusbiug this matter No one should stay away on account happy occasion.
as much as passible, we are,
Yours v*ry~ truly,
J. P. RAYZOR,
pj.l'JL ^ ' “Sec’ to President.
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of the admission feet as evarybody is light refreshments were served to
'inviiad and welcome to come without more than one hundred and all
present were glad they* were invited
»money. Come and see the games.
I ..The first game was played by the to attend the open meeting.
.'Baptist and Methodist, the Baptist ' ” fttiau«ni»n*—■■ ■» —
winning by th. .core o( 6 to 3. I™* POTATOES IN
_ |B.ptUt' ABRXBPOAE / GRAHAM THIS TEAR____________ ^
MRS WILL BABB DIES
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The Masonic lodge and members
of Maaonk families enjoyed a picnic
at Shawnee Park last Friday evan>
ing. On account gf other meetiaga
in the city the attendance was not as
Inrgu’aa had been expected. Dr. R.
A. Duncan, the retiring Worshipful
Master, was master of Jaremonies
and as usual did hie part well.
The crowd assembled at the part:
about seven -o’clock and at eight a
sumptuous dinner was served, picnic
style. There was plenty to eat and
drink. Of course only ''soft drinks
were served at a Masonic pknk.
The children were delighted with] tOSU to send a lot of people tp the
Graham and Breckenridge, rivals
for a vast oil field trade, will use
Eliasvill# as a neutral ground on
which to meet, shake hands and talk
over old times on the occasion of the
Old Time Picnic which EUasville citi-
xens are to stage the third and
fourth of July.
Grahanh has planned to turn out
with most of its residents te this
picnic, while EliasviUe people in
town this week bring news that
Broekenrdge will likewise be there
in big numbers, '“r « ~ *7- ^
Throckmorton county likewise in*
to reports.
to talks by several of the Knights, Z WM well received. He is a groat . youn8 county candidates are tun-
*>y |^Ga the co-operation and asekUnce ‘8peaker *nd Gr*h‘m P*0?1* «• •** ln* up tUir campai»n thunder for
Frances Bowron, Mrs. John B. Rhea, „v._ , ways glad of the opportunity to hear «*« *t the two day event at Elias
Mis. Edna Bowron and Mis. Rosem. ^ fitiUn’ ^ ---
him. Other features of entertain- Tbeoe local 'candidates will
ment were also enjoyed. > j probably hold the real interant of the
Tent Meeting On
W. South Street SAM ,K)WDLE BU*^I)8
has a good band and our people aS ■ means of bringing the voters and
should show their appreciation in a the candidates together. AU ertdi-
substantfal way. jdataa will be there. Likewise the
At a late hour the people left for greater part of Young county votora
their respetive homes feeling the W*R attend, judging from reports.^
social evening meant a great deal to f names of the outside speakers
the Masonic fraternity. g to be at the picnic will be announced
laterr Dr. J. H. Sandifer, president
of Simmons College at Abilene, and
NEW MODERN HOME one of the best speakers in West.
[Texas, has been Invited to speak
BMvt^tJhimh^beMn1'^ meetfnffafcl 8ain I)ow^',e w'^ soon havc ' and will probably accept. , —
SS® ^^sbrnrr5 °*k stmt
Streets Monday night. A good tent
It is believed that Clarence Ousley
had the Graham and Cullen Thomas will be among thf
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AMN, West Third Street early Sunday Kennedy, lb
morning ,,«after a lingering fflness. Hutchings, 8b - w re-- m ^ ii —: ■
She went away last year and came Taylor, rf ....... A 0 0 • 0 l0; ^om' *** ™“ *n J1*8 gnw»n*
home tbrninng~T15af Mic Tidd regained ’fftfafry.'-p;---— X "B 1 y»
her health, but in a short time "heljaggart, If ..............3 6" 0 0 0 0
realized that the disease had a firm I Pad^tt. cf ..........7. .8 0 0 0
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j spirit *ome time * but when T. E.' shakers on the two days, although
*r‘ Matthew* built a modern seven-room definite word from their headquarters
k»ekingw Thafcaw. among tht..bMgi
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grip on her, and that death was only •
a matter of time.
She has lived in thk county since
childhood and has many friends who
johr with her family in, mourning; yy|V.h~ u
her untimely death. She la the
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daughter of Rev. and Mrs. S. D.
Baugh, who moved away from Gra-
ham nearly two years ago. Her
mother has been at her bedside
some time.
She is survived by her husband,
little daughter and many relatives.
The funeral services were conducted ~~ :.....I
by her pastor, Dr. C. R. Taylor, at. **Tn»al ...........
the First Baptist Ohurch Tuesday'. .
afternoon and her body laid to rest ap ls
in' Oak Grove cemetery. A large 1 * ° . ... d uj
pre.en+ .nd U.. dor.1: ^
Su , l Miller, Warren (2); etruck out: By
__‘ ' Harkey 5, Johnson 6, Matthews 7:
' bases on balls:
BAPTISTS TAKE NOTICE Harkey 4: Earned runs: Baptist 2,
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potatoes since moving to
For many years he lived in Tonki
Valley but has been living in Graham
some time. * *k
The potatoes brought to onr office
were unusually -large. . There were
tea Senate.' Eati B. Mayfield will
unable to attend on either day.
Dr. Taylor plans ‘to hold the same
kind of meetings" he held last sum-
mer in various sections of tile city.
iSliggfel- iirLSgLf°rit>''i' •"i.Jdd,, s.b.,
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the best be<-aiise the ritirrns believe ,,f the citizens can remember, will
that the best is none too good for nrobahlv he there 1 — -
twelve largq, well formed potatoes
in the- sack. They were enjoyed by
a member of The Leader force who
takes thl? method .of thunking Mr.J.
every evening this week at the
tersection of Grove and South streets
Look for the new tent.
Rogers.
Dr. W. J, Hodson, dentist, has
leased rooms in the Tidwell building
'HON. ELMER GRAHAM
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
will soon 1 Stab
Homes th tile ^Be t
city. The house has seven or eight ^ having accepted an engagement for
rooms. _ 1 July 4th at Tipson, which is far into
We often speak through the col- East, Texas. _____7_____
umns of The Leader of the “Graham. Judge P. A. Martin, of Wichita
good
Graham. Mr. Dowdle’a new home la
a credit to the city. ”*“’
Hon. Elmer Graham, a member of
^‘.r! I the Young county bar,’has been
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crowd
offering very beautiful.
The regular morning services will
bp held at the Baptist, church next
Sunday. Sunday 8choot at 0:46.
'Methodist 8. .Left on bases: Baptist
4, Methodist 8.
Umpire: Kennedy.
8TANDINQ
‘"d0,l,Cityth’T
and Was burned out in the fire last 10 . ... .. ' .
week. He pUn. to mo., hi. fomilyljt^”
from Dolla. to Gr.h.m ond 6000™; ^^“°" ?
. futl.fledgod citi.en. He ond hi.-0* C,ty '* th* *»" “
family ,ro o.tim.bl. citi.en. and r*l” * *p"1*1 '**'<" ’P"1*1 pr“.*- romplotod. Thf light., water and
Off Matthews 1;’ Graham will gladly welcome them . -l*as hav* ***" Installed and Gra-
“ ‘a# permanent citizens. - i 0x1 hearm* the circumstances of
GRAHAM HAS IDEAL
TOURIST PARK ON
SOUTH ELM STREET
Let us wake up and be on time. Team— , F
Everybody work for a great at- Baptist ..................1
tendance. We should havb three ^Methodist __________________1
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The evening services will be held'Christian
under the Baptist tent at the corner | -v }.
Of South and Grove streets where a I THE . BLANTON-WOOD*
Meeting is now in pregrroe. Wsk.pm BMtTHDAY CELEBRATION
Henry Smith, for several years a
citizen of the Loving community mon
died suddenly at his home last
Thursday and was buried Friday at
the Loving cemetery. His health
has been poor several years Y>ut was
getting along about as well as usual
said: “The life blood of this young
shall not fail to color the
stream of human life • flowing on
after his sacrifice. An awakened
public conscience should see that new
safeguards are raised around the
inoffensive- citiaen in Yong county.
until His sudden death. He was well 1 don,t know whether the y°un*man
known in this section and has «anyi-h*d * fri®?d Sn the world. JHe may
frienda who join in sympathy with havc been far fr?m kith and kin
his last mortal paril. But I do
want everybody to Come. The meet-
ings will likely continue through
most of neat Week. Come and help
us. Services every night at 8:16.
C. R. TAYLOR. ^
DOUBLE-HEADER HALL______
? GAME JULY FOURTH
r: A double-header baseball game
July 4. - . ■ -
, The Christians and Baptists arc
scheduled for a* game oa the Fourth
of, July and the Presbyterians and
Methodists for July 6. By special
agreement t|ie game on the 6th will
be played on the- 4th. The first
gone fitft" be called about three
o’clock and the. second game will
follow immediately after the first
one is finished.
The games are worth going n long Idaho to spend the summer. Mies
way to see.........Ran all four af the Ella Is a Young county girl and has
J. H. Blanton, of Newcastle,
and John H. Wood, of Graham, cele-
brated their 82nd birthday at tho
Mutton home Thursday, June 8th.
This date is celebrated each year
by these old gentleman. Mr. Blanton
has been a resident of Young county
for 26 years. Mr. Wood has been in
the county since 1861.7“ -
Quite a number of our citizens at-
tended this affair and report a fine
time and “oodles” of eats. * Y
The Register wishes for these old
gentlemen many more of these cele-
brations.—Newcastle Register.
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Miss Ella Gatman came in last
night from Houston for a visit
with relatives. She has been teaching
in Houston and la on her way to
the. family Jn this hour of sorrow and nis morUl1 penl But 1 A driveway
sadness. , I1™®" that every right guaranteed tal^ cnd
an American citizen w»* stricken
dowh hi his person and assassination
has reared its horrid head in our
midst and bared its iron fangs. J
am in favor of a neck-tie party
under due sanetibit of the law.
“Grandpa’’ Stewart, 87, who has
ill for some time at the home
teams in action the same day. Each
Sunday School is beck of its team,
i College yelling ls mild Compared to
the yelling at these league games.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Morrison re-
turned Tuesday from California
where they attended the National
Convention of Shfiners. They made
the trip on the Hella Shrine Special
and. visited many places of interest
on the trip. Mr. Morrison favored
The Leader with special Shrine pa-
pers and other things of interest
pertaining to the convention while
on the trip. J
many friends who delight in her
success. For many years she (aught
and attended school until at the
present time she le one of the best
educated women in the state. She
hks degrees from Baylor University
and Columbia University.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Carson and
representative of the West little iron of Fort Worth came in last
Texas Chamber ,of Commerce is in Saturday for a visit with Mr. and
been 1
of his son, Will Stewurt, in East
Graham, has suffered a relapse and
is now considered to he in a dan-
gerous condition. Another son, Rev-
erend J. H. Stewart, presiding elder
of the Waxahachie district and one
of the best known Methodist minis-
tirs in Texan, has arrived to be at
the bedside of his aged f^jfher.
J. iVanklin the concrete man, has
just finished laying three hundred and
forty feet of sidewalk in front of
the Horton property on South Oak
Street and expects to soon close con-
tracts to extend the walk two blocks
south. The Horton property was
recently purchased by B. C Lacey,
of Ranger, who expects to soon
erect three more residences upon It
C. B. Hockaday, E. H. Graves and
C.* Hargett went to Newcastle Tues-
day night to assist in putting on
some Masonic work. They report a
great tithe.
The Tourist Pnrk is now almost
ham has one of the best tourist
. :----7—**"" uw "urui tember, 1884, in Red Top community
i - k**Bn*> Wednesday, Mr. Graham parks jp the country. We would*, jn Young county, Texas. He was
dike to say we ’. have the best
but as we have not seen all the
parks in Texas we will be content
hvith saying we have one of the best.
Natural gas was piped in this week
probably be there.
Judge W. P. Stinson has been ap-
pointed by Eliasville citizens as
master of ceremonies to preside over
the speaker’s platform on both days,
ahd he has accepted. ^ .
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TERRY CA8EY DIES
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James Terry Casey died at Fort
Worth in tho Harris Sanitarium on
the 16th of June, 1922, after seven
long weeks of intense suffering from
a broken lidib and spinal injuries.
Terry was born .the 23rd of Sep-
27 years , old when he died,
James Terry Casey and Mias
Edith Atkinson were married at
Jacksboro on the 17th of June, 1918.
He leaves a wifa, two small boys,
and a three-burner hot plate installed; mother, father, three sisters, two
Electric lights were put in last week. Ihrotbero, with * boat of friends to
Water was piped in some thne ago. | mourn his lost. ~ ‘ 1”
There is n6 charge for these con-
veniences.
• Mrs. James McClantthan was bittan
by a rattlesnake Monday evening
and is in a critical condition. She
was alone when bitten and it was
was made Mis week at
end of the paVk, which Is
now accessible from the east and
south sides. Graham people in
writing friends everywhere should
tell of our ideal tourist park. The
F. F. F. Highway and the Southwest
[Trail both pass through Graham and
tha tourist travel will be heavy dur-
ing the summer. One or more cars
ire in the park every night, and as
it becomes generally known that
Graham has such camp conveniences
He realised that he could not be-
here long and spoke of being pre- ■
pared and ready to go, and asked
for m Presbyterian minister al ‘
Jacksboro to conduct his funeral.
Everything that loving hearts and
hands could do was* done far Terry,
but God saw fit to call him home.
It is sad to part with' loved ones
*and friends, but we must boW in
humble submission to God’s will and
await the summons to call us home
to meet our dear ones gone before.
A FRIEND.
some time before medical attention - . . -
was secured. The physician is wort- m°” 4”Vel WiI1 ** dlWct6d °Ur Way
ing heroically to save her' life*
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Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Baugh Froet,
Texas, Mrs. Vera Davis of Mobeetie,
Texas, Arthur Babb and Mrs. Babb
of 8apulpa, Oklahoma, were here
this week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Will Babb, who had been ill
several months. -
the city this w«ek eeHciting mem-
bers tot the West Texas Clumber
of Commerce. He has secured more
than sixty numbws which te *n in-
crease of more then 600
over last year.
Mrs. F, M. Burkett.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sims returned
Sunday from a two weekfl visit to
pmi cent several Central and South Texas
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ham more than usual the peat few
days. His friends found out upon
ifiquiry that Mro. Wright is in CaU-
fbrnia for a visit and that Joe gets
ho lonely that ha cannot stay at
Mrs. J. A. Woolfolk, one of the
pioneer citizens of this county, died
at her home near Newcastle last
Monday and was buriad at the family
burying ground west of Newcastle
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BPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM ~
m. e. Church, south
^object—The Martyr Church—
Korea.
Leader—Miss Grace Stewart.
* Scripture Reading, Rev. 8:6-18.
Hymn, “My Sadi, Be on Thy
Guard.”
Sentence Prayer. •••>•
Bibbs Stody—!trv. T E. Bowman.
Korea’s History—Leader.
Price Korean Christians Have Paid
—lilts Fennle Ragland. ^ '
Solo—Miss Kathleen Stewart.
What we have in' Korea today—
Mist Pearl Matthews.
SOCIAL EVENING AT
THE HOME OF R. G. TAYLOR.
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- Forty-seven young people enjoyed
a social evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Taylor Mat week. It
was a happy occasion and the young
people enjoyed the entire evening.
let cream. lemonade, fruit and
punch were served throughout- tha
evening and at a late hour the young
The
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Benediction
i need is not met-
V'fuKhan.
-Miss Dor-
R. F. Short, of Dallas is in jht|
the following day. She wag an in-1city this week to write some ad-(ley is a sUp-als
te resting character and experienced ditional insurance before going to and Mrs. ’ Perk
many of the hardships of the early the annual convention in Toronto,
day* in this country. —......—VCansds. ___
Mr. and Mrs. WilUam Martin
Jernlgan, 2722 Hazel street, an-
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Ophelia Nunnally, to John Wil-
son Perkins, of Graham, Texas. The
marriage took place at Longview,
Texas, at the home of Mr. end
George Preston Whitley on June
4, Rev. H. T. Perritte, formerly of
Texarkana, officiating. Mrs. Whit-
sister of the bride. Mr. -x
ins win make their
home in Graham.—Four Stataa
Press, Texarkana. . ■Y-Vj-aila
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