The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1939 Page: 4 of 12
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work done by
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SHOP NOW FOR CHRISTMAS!
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Town Chiffon
Donor
J. TED WILLIAMS
Phone 466
Joe B. Friedel,
79c Pair
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Rutherford’s frl
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is going
and de-
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reared.
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THE
kind
Lubbock
Tahoka
Mi. and
great. Every
tooth he give?
a flock
He has
Rlnglesa 8llk
HOSIERY^
Thay'ra all allk
Mrs.
near
Kunkle likes
been buying
of late. He
farm on the
Padgett, and
The Grrhum Lien Club will hold
another rummage .ale on Thursday,
December 7. for the benefit of the
“Tommy” fund, Stanley H. Peavy,
chairman of the club’s committee,
nas announc'd
Exquisitely iheat yel vary sturdy
lor your lady just a mile practical!
Me-
Mrs.
with
He is
ready to take a leading part,
also a good farmer and he
well balanced, program. We
have the many progressive
M. Nall
of years
He is always jolly
and has a smile for
About 150 parsons, including
number of Graham citizens, after
he open house held Thursday i
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Clint Rutl
rd at their home in the Red
tommunity. Mrs. Rutherford, ’
■ home food supply demonstrJ
’or the Red Top home demonstra
club, displayed the canned vegetal!
fruits, meat and other food stJ
in her cellar.
Mrs. Guy Smoot presided at
registry, where the guests rcgistJ
and received programs for the I
ring. Mrs. G. E. Caskey was
charge of a display table on wj
twelve different ways of prepai
meat were shown, demonstrating I
study of meat cookery that has H
made by the Red Top Club. I
In the kitchen Mrs. IFYank S1J
pointed Out convenient features I
improvements made during the I
year by Mrs. Rutherford, incluJ
cabinets painted white on the I
N side and red on the interior, wal
'noting of black and white, wallpJ
'ith n touch of red, new linoll
< M. covering, the convenient era
'■ncy shelf of canned foods, I
io recipe file. I
i ' The guests' were directed to I
1 Cellar, where Mr. and Mrs. Rutl
.‘.'rd told the story of their I
supply and displayed posters stl
ing the value of the food prodil
bn their farm,
visitors saw the
garden.
A report on
Red Top club was given by 1
Guy Smoot, club secretary. An
teresting skit written by Mrs. Sr
„ waa staged by Miss Leila Petty
Bir#. Orus McGee.
Refreshments were served in
dining room, where the table
beautifully appointed with
cloth and a very effective ce
piece in which various colorful fn
were grouped about a pumpkin.
every year, keeps
liHi laying hens,
of good brood sows and
you a glass of
Jones; “And
regularly ?”
■Smith: "Not
any teeth left.’
Open House At
Red Top Attendf
By Graham Peo
nny more I haven’t
Rummage Sale
For Tommy Fund
county aiid he likes it enoujrh
invest his surplus in farms in
county. His son-in-law, Jim
lives on the Routon place he
Padgett.
'you get, but you know it. just
tie better. They raised a
flock this year as is their
custom, and it is now the time of
rejoicing in the harvest.
H (’. KUNKLE
It’s a fact that H. C.
farm Innds, and he has
some more f»rms here
bought the old Routon
banks of the river near
is now erecting a new three room
frame house with concrete porches
and a bath,
new stone
place in the Indian Mound
ity, and says that since he
it out he likes the stone
He believes that from now
more stone residences will
He renewed for the Lender which
has been going to his home for
many years. He was reared in the
to
Young
Brown,
bought
He recently erected a
residence on his home
commun-
has tried
building,
on many
be built.
R. P.
spent
1. J
magazine
NEWSP A P E R
“Subscription
be encouraged and
week for a friendly chat, and
renewal to the Leader. He is
of our substantial farmers of
Loving community. He
L’MIT
of a dentist is
M. 8. held its regular monthly meet-
ing at the church. I'
Mr. and Mr». W. M Edwards and . Fred Oliver is being erected
Troy Edwards
Wright Edwards
week end guests
Jim Hickerson.
GRAHAM
TEXAS
J. A. Cook has returned from an
extended visit with relatives in
Jones; “What
Dr. Pullum?”
Smith; “Oh,
time he extracts a
whiskey.”
you still go to him
the trip was through some
I COBB’S ut5 ,
Mis
house
Lee of Idalu. Texas.
Bill Oliver and family of Stnnr
fora viited relative# here last week.
Twelve members were resent Mon-
day afternoon when the Baptist W
C. S. NEWMAN
We were pleased to have C.
Newman call at the office durin*’
the
the
one
the
farming, and that’s why he
foiward despite the drought
preasion. He is living on
homestead where he was
and he is delighted with the blessing
of having the pleasure to continue
life where it began. He is a leader
among his friends for the advance-
ment of civic organization Which
will make his community a better
place in which to live. He has one
good hog, some cows, and chickens
that keep the home fires burning as
they burned in days of yoretJ
F. G. VN ILEY
a large selection of smart
new styles and colorings
i|65.N0$|95
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Through the kindness
Ratcliff, the well knowr
man for Jack county, we
mitted to make a tour through the
farmin? sections of (hat county of
more than one hundred miles, stop
xmne at the farm home* Most 'of
We have been seeing J.
of Loving for^a number
around town,
and friendly,
every one, but when he handed us a
dollar for renewal to the Leader we
feel like now that we know him £
little, better, as he is. and has been
foi many years a member of the
Leader family. Hr i’ a good farmer
not mi’taken who*
farm th othr day
well'on it. But h<
make the farm ppy.
oil \v< 11.
Christmas Cue For Glamcrous Giving
know how to get a profit from
whet they raize. They also know
how to market them to the best ad-
_ . _______t as essential
as growing them. They have very
I if we see it is the best. Mr. Tim-'little loss from disease or accident
[ mens has made some crop this year, ' for they are on the job, and know
but it is short compared to good I just what should be done, and this
1 years, but he planned to do his very , comes from actual experience which
best to keep his head above the | is the best learning in the world,
1 and it is very expensive some times.
I When you go to the school of ex-
i perience you always pay for what
' a lit-
large
usual
,p
St°cV'v'
<\ve ”
\ Runge’’ cor.miin' v *s honored nv
having F. G. Wiley to sojourn
among them. He is all set for every
civic improvement which will help
his community in any way.
always
He is
uses a
do not
steps he has taken at hand today,
but in the near future we want to
tell you more about this leading |
farmer, and what he has accom-
plisned. His light is not or never
has been under a bushel, but it's on
the mountain top where all can see
if they will only look, listen and
observe. Mr. Wiley renewed for the
Leader the other day while
Announcement of
“Bargain or Club
We Meet Special
and Prices
COMPLETE LINE OF
Fireworks
hog lot. We
NEWS OF
LOVING
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The Baptist Brotherhood met at
the church /Friday night for their
regular meeting. An interesting
program was rendered after which
refreshments of sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served to 28 men.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith are
proud parents of a little son, John
Kenneth, bom Nov.
Children and grandchildren of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Duckworth met at
their home here Sunday to celebrate
with them the occasion of their 63ri
wedding anniversary.
Miss Mildred Jones of Tonk Val-
ley visited her parents here Sunday.
Rev. George True Baker of Sul
phur Springs was here last week.
His father, Hugh Baker, returned
home with him for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R’ckels of
Graham and Mr. and Mrs.
Givens of Somerton, Ariz.,
Tuesday with Mi. and Mrs.
Shoop, to celebrate with Mr. Shoop,
his 85th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wheat. Mrs.
J. R. Bills and Mi’s. Andy Wheat
were Thursday shoppers
Worth.
Friends df Witt Stegall -will regret
to know of his illness.
fine rod hogs in the
W R WEAVER
When W R Weaver of up the
river (•.'►me to this section there were
very f« u home® in some parts of
the county Hr settled across the
river above Miller Bend and has
been living on the same farm many
years. He is like others who have
made a success—he is stock farm-
ing He keeps beef and milch cat-
tle on his small farm He still has
and other
er grades
plus Hu
But the drouth had laid a heavy
hand on the farming progress, and
it was anything else but encourag- ’
ing to look upon. But among those
we observed and talk’d va ith we
found the same unconquerable spirit
that we have found *o outstanding |
in all the people on this part of the
globe. The people were not panicy.
or even (iisturhed, but were buoyant
and strong, and ready to go for-
ward Wheat and othei small grain
had been sown in the dust, and in
some part- we saw the grain up
to a fan ®tand. where a few local
showers had fallen Other places it
still remained ?n the -ground, .with-.
WHAT THE
FARMERS AND RANCHERS
are doing
Mrs. Arthur Burdick.
Hh<’l H»llard, Joe Beard. L,
Mr and Mrs.
G. Bratcher were sijjht-seeing
Possum Kingdom Dam Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Green McCluer v
ited Sunday of last week with Mr.
and Mrs. W J. McCluer in Olney.
Ladies of the Monument commun-
ity enjoyed a quilting at Mrs. Joe
Bov Scouts of '“-sham will co-'J
operate with th club by mnkini;
la hou?e to house c nvass of the city'
I Friday and Saturday to collect old
'clothing for the sale. - Persona who
have clothing suitable fpr the rum-
mage sale have be< > requested to
have it ready on those days.
The sale held last week netted
$46.20' for the "Tommy” fund, Peavy
has announced.
Plans are also under way for an- ,
other benefit football game, a box-
ing match and other projects to
raire the $500 needed by the Lions
for their annual dinner for children.
„ Young (Father: “Is Ihiir
Se which children cease to n
stant worry?”
Idboy: “I don’t know. My o]
» only 65.”
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'<• kird *hrt tl
dt n good purpose.
Tailored by
SHIRTCRAFT
Smort new pojomas in
middy, surplice and notch
collar styles, sizes A to D.
OUTSTANDING VAIUIS
*1.95
AND *2.50
of J. M ♦kind of farming it takes to succeed
Rawlcigh 1 in that section. He is a stock-farm-
were per- er. He keeps just what his grass
care of and no more But
keep his best cattle, hogs
livestock, selling the poor-
to rid himself of a sur-
says that he does not owe
a penny.
€IFTS
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were bare of any kind of vegetation.
There wen a few spots where local
showers had brought up the grain.
We visited the Voyles ranch on the
west Fork, and the Bowen ranch
farther away, and th. Carter lanch
- on the return These ranches had
not sacrificed their fine cattle, but
were feeding them. We passed the
cash basis always. He raised from
*7'00 to flOC.OO worth of turkeys
of around
a number
says they
short and
I Shepard’s Tuesday.
A new house for Mr. and
■ no r rvd vio.i is vvwig riwird
and the T. L. Oliver home
were ' Walter Lane and family of
Mrs gargel visited here Sunday.
J. E. Tedrow returned home
them for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathe Harlan of
Graham visited relatives here Sun-
day.
Mr. and
Mi??
and J. W.
JEWELER
W OFFICIAL RAILROAD WATCH INSPECTOR
I defeated. The fellow who says “I
will” gen rally succeeds. This is
. proven before our eyes every day, now io marxet mem to i
' but we are hard to be convinced vantage, and that is just
when we don’t want to do it, even
the weather is dry He is looking
ahead, when the present surplus
is used up and hogs will be hogs,
and hard to get The price then
will justify the sacrifice he is pow
making He has some Rood milch
cows, and sells cream and keeps a
fine breed of Hereford? for his stock
cattle He hUs reared a family of
ten children, and has seven at home
now. and kept out of debt and paid
for hl« home^ He ' i' very, modest
and is not making any brags in any
wav. but it's this writer that is. tell-
ing you about it. Mr. Daniels was
reluctant to mention these and other
facts. But we urged him to tell
it so we could tell others by which •
they might
htIped.
rkey time with Bob W
<’Ut
moisture to bring it up. When
WF
crossed the west fork of the
Trinity river we noted that
there
wa<
far le«« vegetation in the
coun-
try
beyond. It appeared to
have
had
less rainfall than on this
<ide.
The
pasures. fields, and roadsides
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The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1939, newspaper, November 30, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1506090/m1/4/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.