Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 183, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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Graham Daily Reporter
They All Read It — Therefore A First Class Advertising Medium
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GRAHAM. TEXAS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2. 1946.
GRAHAM
CRACKERS
By "GWEN"
Milton Snoddy !?u"ga"an ^
Injured When Friday Evening
Car Overturns
NUMBER 188.
•tom Stewart explains those bruises
*by saying he fell off a horse—yeah,
a stick horse. . . . Postmaster S. B.
Street: “What’s that peculiar odor
around here?” Jimmie Leake: “l turned between Bryson and Jacks-
Plans have been completed for the
coming to^Graham of Dr. Nicholas
R. Doman of Budapest, 'Hungary,
—— who will deliver a lecture here Fri
Milton Snoddy narrowly escaped day night at 8 o’clock, April 6, on
serious injury this morning about th» subject “Central Europe, Battle-
fl o’clock when his automobile over- ground of Imperialism.”
This will be third lecture of a
boro. He suffered cuts, bruises and eerier, fostered by the Graham Ro-
Auxiliary Mail Carrier Route To Start
Wednesday; 18 Blocks Added
Where Their Fathers Fought and Died
guess it’s the dead letters, sir. . . .
Bill Rinks: “I shall devote my life
to meeting your smallest desires.” broken.
Kathaleen Brigham: "I wasn’t aware
that I had any small desires.” . . .
Among the girls who are wearing Ann ^ fMrt Worth ^ tMke a train "ZlL
nifty little chapeaus which they ^ return ^ stephena College inJSSS£
made are Phyllis Cloughley, Joan | Misgouri
Kimmell, Annette Ayres, and Max-
ine Kimmell. ... The Gua Spiveysi
are driving a nice looking car.
a wrenched back but no bones were tary Club in an Institute of Interna-
I tional 'Understanding.
, Dr. Doman is a scholar of unus-
Snoddy was returnmg home after ^ attainments, is a Hungarian
having taken hi. daughter, Rachel ,awye>. and djpl(>mat> iecturcr an<1
of unusual prominence. He
brings more interesting information
directly from the European theatre
It was reported that when round- of war.
ing a curve he met another car and His lecture promises to be one
A certain "gentjeman was heard de- was forced off the highway into the of the most interesting of the entire
scribing a young lady as follows: ditch, overturning his car, and dam- series, and he talks in clear distinct
“She's one of the cutest little two- i aging the automobile greatly. He English, it- is said. He will be a
by-fours—two feet high and four
feet wide.” . . . Ray Hunt (in biol-
ogy class): “What’s the most fam-
ous piece of wood in the world?'
Alleene Rylee: “Charlie McCarthy,
I guess." ... A member of a
church visiting committee asked a
man who had John the Baptist be- rev • 11 • j r
headed and he promptly answered, WllliamSOtl lntant
"Pocahontas.” . . . The laugh or
peihaps the tragedy of the week:
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Clifford wrote
was given first aid at Bryson and guest of the Rotary Club Friday at
brought to hi* home in Graham' noon and will speak at the Graham
where he will probably be confined High School Friday afternoon.
to his bed for several days.
Services Held For
Funeral services will be conducted
Dr. and* Mra." Arthur Maneelle that at 5:30 this aftemon for the infant
they would probably come to see son of Mr. and Mrs. Zearl William-
them last week end. Saturday they *»n at the Firvt Methodist Church
decided they could not go, so Mrs. with Rev. E. W. Bridges presiding
Clifford called about 7:45 that <ve- The child was born Sunday and died
ning to tell them that they couldn’t thl^ morning
make it. Bessie Ruth woefully re- **“ *“
a z. rs i ? r asrs «=
- « ... ti.-_u-i a and Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard of Moran.
utes.” So the Mancelle’s had a
party withoat the guests of honor.
GRAHAM BANKERS ATTEND
SEYMOUR BANK BANQUET
' morning with -the Rufus Sipes Bar
honoring officials of the First Na- square.
tional Bank of Seymour celebrating ~ ,
fiftieth anniversary of that institu- Well Near Newcastle
Mao.
The banquet was given by UWjWlll ge Treated
(Farmers National Bank of Seymour,
competitor of the First National. | — „
Fiftv men from other towns Preparations are being made to
treat the A. T. Strong well on Stov-
all land near Newcastle, which, if
successful may open up new terri-
tory in that area.
The well is making some oil, it
is reported. It is being bailed now
and the cement is being tested.
A new location is C. A. Montgom-
ery No. 8 E. R. Smith, a 826-foot
spudder test located 450 feet from
Tickets me selling rapidly for the
lecture Friday night at the Memorial
Auditorium. The admission charge
is ?5e for adults and 15c for children.
Dr. Doman studied at the Univer-
sities of Oxford, London, Paris, Mi-
lan, and the Institute of Interna-
tional Studies at Geneva. He receiv-
ed his doctor's degree from the
University of Budapest.
During the past few years, Dr.
Doman has been on the Board of
lEditors of Central Europe’s first
ranking review of international af
fairs, the Kulugyi Szemle, published
at Budapest, and was lecturer at the
grandparents, Mr. and _ Uninverslty of Budapest. He was
secretary of the Danube League, an
institution seeking the solution of
man/ problems of Central EXitope.
He has been a frequent contributor
to European periodicals and has
written extensively in the field of
international relations. He has vis-
ited moat of the large cities of
Europe many times and participated
in numerous European conferences.
The infant i» survived by his par-
and Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard
BARBER MOVES
Wm. Wisdom, one of Graham’s
best known barbers started Monday
attended.
The First National Bank of Gra-
ham will celebrate its fiftieth anni-
versary in September.
H08PITAL NEWS
Era. E. G. West underwent a
, minor operation at the Qraham
Hospital this morning.
Mrs. M. J. Nall of Loving under- the south and west lines of the west
nt n major operation at the boa- 40 acres of the east 100 seres of
pital this afternoon.
W. W. Strand, abstract 170.
Here’s Oration Delivered In
State Contest By Betti Jo
Friedel On Americanism
(Editor’s Note: Mias Betti Johfor wanting a sound one. The most
Friedsl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Friedel of Graham, won local
county, district and diviaional ora-
torical contest for students on the
subject of Americanism. Betti Jo
pressing reason was the taxation
without representation that Great
Britain was enforcing upon them;
then, they found other problems
such as those of commerce, public
did a masterful job in preparation | finances, and national defense, which
and delivery and winning distinction separate Mates could not deal with
for Graham by going into the State successfully. Our forefathers want-
contests, where Saturday, a young ed to assure us peace, security, and
•naiy Charles Wilborn of Glade-
was awarded the place to go
the Southern tournament. Betti
wrote such an interacting and
thought-provoking manuscript for
he' oration, which we Heard and
which nearly moved U» to tears as
(ft
justice. It was in order to give the
national government the needed
power, and at the same time to
make clear exactly what power had
been given to it, that the Constitu-
tion was written.
America has two documents, which
she deHvsred it, that we wish every- she holds moot sacred, the Dec I ars-
on* could be aroused by It to a tlon of Independence and the Con-
keener sense of the principles of > stitution. The signing of the Dec
real Americanism. Therefore we laration of Independence marked
asked her for the manuscript which tee birth of a nation; the adoption placing trash receptacles through
• is given below.)
of the Constitution assured the fu
ture of that nation. The Constitu-
tion was in the making actually less
than four months; but It has stood
for more than a century and a half,
Our national government and our except as modified by the twenty-
born about tea one amendments. Is It any wonder
into being be-,that It has stood the test, as each
morning while It was In the making.
“THE PRESERVATION
OF AMERICANISM”
(By BETTI JO FRIEDEL)
Men of the Welsh guards, British forces in France, are treated to a
y*.T ‘e* by • French woman. The soldiers stand amid the ruins of n
building partially destroyed during the World war. Many of the men are
sons of those who fought and died in this spot during the last world conflict.
Average Rainfall Recorded
Here Past 11 Years Is 26.22 Inches
Miss Lets Black, official register A,,fn Rpmchahrtn
for the U. S. Government’s weather tsvIlU lvCglolIdllUIl
instruments stationed in Graham,
today released figures showing the
rainfall for each year for the past
eleven years in Graham.
Less Than 1939
An auxiliary city carrier route,
which will serve 18 more blocks and
129 possible stops in parts of town
formerly without carrier service, will
be started from the Graham post
office Wednesday, Postmaster S.
Boyd Street announced today.
Carrier for the auxiliary’ route
will be Charles Roy lyilkepson, who
has been nerving as substitute car-
I rier for the office.
Application was made and ap-
) proved for the extension last fall
but it has been delayed for several
1 months because necessary equipment
and furniture for sorting had not
! arrived.
Extension of carrier service will
j be made on the following streets
contiguous, to carrier route one: Elm
street, Sixth , to Seventh; Grove
street, fourth to Fifth; Fourth
street, Pecan to West; Shawnee
street, Plum to Kentucky; Calaveras
street, East to Kentucky; Brasos
street, Virginia to Kentucky This
includes 45 possible stops in seven
block*, including J5 business stops.
1 Extension made near route two
will include; Second street, Texas
to Indiana; Indiana street. Second
to Brazos; Brazos street, Indiana to
Allen; Allen street, Third to Fourth,
Blewitt street, Tennessee to Sum-
mitt; Summitt street, Blewitt to
Fourth; Fourth street, Allen to In-
diana. This group will include 8{4
possible stops in J1 blocks.
Since the two regular carriers al-
ready had routes large enough to
require nearly full time, it was nec-
essary that the auxiliary route be
established.
The two carriers will be relieved
of certain blocks, particularly around
Although official figures have
not been announced, sale, of-1940 ti-t*Mi ware, by the auxiliary carrier.
The average per year was “6.22. cense tags in Graham during March *° that tbty may_ ®erve lbc exten-
__The last four years has been by will probably be several hundred, *'on
far the most drouthy of any period 11®** than the total number sold dur- auxiliary route will include
in many years here, the average \ ing March, 1939. | t*le *nt're businew section, begin -
During the summer of 1939, Dr, for the past four being only 22.02. | The tax collector-assessor’s office n'n|r mt tbe F°®1 Off'®* and starting
'Whereas the average for the seven was busy here Saturday and Mon- on southwest corner of Third
years previous to 1936, or the begin- day with the last-minute rush'by *nd Oak, around the square and in-
ning of the past foiy drouth years, motorists who had not secured tags. clud'nK UP ‘rb'rd and Fourth
Doman came to the United States
to participate in a conference on
Central European affairs at the Uni-
versity of Colorado summer school.
Professor C. C, Eckhardt wrote of
his appearance there: “He speaks
English well; has a ready flow of
words, and is precise and informing
in his method of presentation. He
has a wealth of information on cur-
rent European problems and has a
the average was 28.36.
The greatest rainfall during the
Full reports will be made from •tre*ta to Cherry, then retrace sad
the Graham, Newcastle and Olney nortb on to Seventh and to rail-
offices later in the week, Tax Col- f**' *ben West to Oak and south
past eleven year, was 39.74 in 1936. ^ctor-Asscssor Raymon 'Thompson * 7** ™ Fourth to Grove
And the lowest was last vear. 1939. ... — > „„ /s—.... _.___
And the lowest was last year, 1939,
when it registered only 15.76. Up1
to date this year. 1!M0, there has
been only 3.24 inches. But accord-
splendid h irtor ica 1 background which in* to the ,ow *nd hi*h cyoW*
he bring, in very informingly and ra,n,,n ln thl* *M" ytt*r
skilfully when dealing with the cur- 1940 b du* to ,how 8 ROOd ra,nf*n
rent situation He has an agreeable *nd bl* cr®*> _
personality, a fine sense of subtle Th. U. 8 Bureau record, accord-
humor, ami . fine family bock- ia* to table, kept by Miss BUck
ground. Many person, volunteered ahow ,th* rainfaU to\ aach 0f th*
enthusiastic appreciation.” laat etev*n yMr" •• _
Dr. Doman was in active service 1928—** 60
in the Hungarian Army during the ,980“**JU 1936—23.08
Csecho-Slovakian crisis. He is par- 198i—f*"011
ticularly well acquainted with things 19*2-85-97
that are happening behind the scene 26.16
1W4—17.7*
in Central Europe. He is alse a
dramatic and energetic public i
speaker.
Spring Clean-Up
Begun At Oak Grove
The committee in charge of the
Oak Grove cemetery, of which Dr.
W. A. Morris is chairman and Mrs.
Graham P. Stewart, Miss Fannie
Ragland, Mrs. C. F. Marshall and
W. E. Simpson are members, has
issued the following announcement:
“The cemetery committee wishes
to take this means of expressing ap-
preciation for the support given
them by those who have contributed
to their efforts to improve and
beautify our sacred Oak Grove Cem-
1997—20.24
1988— 24.99
1989— 15.76
I l
DAR Medals Given
To High School
Students Today
The Good Citisenship medals
which are given annually to two
outstanding high school students by
the Silas Morton Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
were presented to Virginia Higgin-
botham and Morris Newby by Mrs.
8. A. Pentx at the high school as-
sembly this morning. The swards
are given for honor, courage, serv-
ice, leadership and scholarship, the
five qualifications designated by
story. We are ness asking your the National Society Daughters of
support to continue this work and
pledge greater diligence in the new
year to see that it is made a place
of beauty aad peaceful quietude.
Arrangements have been made for
for tee great men working on it atari
|ed the day’s work with a prayer?
teat with their
on page I)
out and those who desire to give
their own loti personal care an re-
quested to place all debris and rak-
Last Rites Said
For Mrs. Campbell
last rites were said this after-
noon at 2:30 for Mrs. Rhoma Lee
Campbell, 52, a former resident of
Young county, who died at Breck-
enridge this morning. Rev. A. J.
Morgan, assisted by Rev. Gray, con-
ducted services at the First Metho-
dist Church in Breckinridge.
Mrs. Campbell was born in John-
son county, Texas, December 19,
1887, and moved to Young county in
early childhood. She was the daugh-
ter of the late W. A. J. Akers, who
with his family was one of the earl-
iest settlers in the Fish Creek com-
munity west of Graham.
She is survived by one child, s
daughter, Mrs. Otto Spratt of Ol-
ney. ' Also surviving are a brother.
County Commissioner Claude Akers
of Eliasville, and several other
brothers and sisters.
Following the services at Breck-
enridge, burial eras in Donnell Cem-
etery at Eliasville.
and north on Grove to Fifth, retrace
on west side of Grove to (Fourth,
west on Fourth to Pecan, north an
Pecan and retrace on west side af
Pecan to Fourth, then retrace an
South side of Fourth to square aad
back to post office.
New relay boxes have been placed
on the corner of Carolina and South
and the corner of I Fourth and Vir-
ginia streets.
The collection box on Texas be-
tween South and First has beea
moved to Texas and First and uew
boxes have been placed at Texas aad
South and at Indiana and Fourth.
Postmaster Street had asked for
extension of service on other block*
which was not granted because sf
the following reasons sent him in n
letter from the department: “An in-
spection of the following streets
over which you have proposed te
extend city delivery service disclosed
that by reneon of not being 50 per
cent improved, or net having proper
sidewalks and streets, favorable con-
sideration cannot be given .your pro-
posal: Oak, Sixth to Seventh; Sev-
enth, Oak to Elm; Second, West to
Pecan; West, Second te First; First,
West to Pecan; Ptsean. First te Sec-
ond; Tennessee. First te Second.
the American Revolution.
The program which was presented McFarlane, daughter of W. D. Me
Mary McFarlane of Graham Is
Selected For National Speech Contest
Unususl honor has come to Mary that it will he possible for her te
under the direction of Miss K. Let-
digh is as follows:
Salute to Jlag—Jimmy Hayes.
Star Spangled Banner—Supt. I.
T .Gilmer, accompanied by Jean
Remington.
Recognition of Guests—Jean Rem-
ings front them either in the trash Ington.
containers or hnve it placed next the | American Creed Joe Leo Jones,
driveways for removal. The Spring What the D.AJL Means te Oaf
clean-up la now under way and we School—Miss K. Leidtgh.
invite your Inspection as to results j Awarding Medals—Mrs 8. A.
in our improvement.” I ^nlx.
Mr. and Mrs. t. U' Bill Early of
I
Fkriane of Graham aa well es honor
to the Graham High School in which
■he is a senior, since ehe has been
■elected to represent three states
in the National Forensic League this
ipriof.
She was selected for this place
following contests held for the Li-
sts te district at Dallas lari Satur
day, R was announced Tuesday.
Miss Man
ef her scores at fHeade Lee and te tea
af others The
attend the national meet, which in
known as the National ForeMte
League in its ninth national Special
Tournament at Terre Haute. Indi-
ana. April 88 te May 3rd.
The National gbrenetc league
holds its ninth national Speech Tour-
nament at Terra Haute, Indiana,
April E te Hay M Each year
the best high school speakers frees
80 states
ISO schools most te
I tram the
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Trout, H. I. Graham Daily Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 183, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1940, newspaper, April 2, 1940; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116215/m1/1/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.