The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1931 Page: 3 of 10
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Mary Garden To Open
Music Festival Wee
One at the most extravagant and
MUMtional undertakings ever
to Northwest Texas is the bringing
to Wichita Falla for the Fall Music
Festival Week so many artiste and
celebrities in the one week of Nov.
2. Such an affair has never been
hq/are attempted in the entire South,
■and probably never agath will the
opportunity be afforded.,!® see and
hear so many of the world’s greatest
artists Air the course of one week.
Certainly never again at the popular
prices that have been arranged. All
Northwest Texas and Southern Okla-
homa are interested in the - -gala
their way deep into the enemy terri
tory, but lust the ball and their last
80$, with studants from 111 Texas
counties end from Mtosiaaippi, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Oklahoma and
Steers covered themselves with
glory. It took a tremendous amount
of nerve to hit that heavy Kang-
aroo line and tq brace against the
weight and speed of the Kangaioo
back field.
The contest was witnessed by a
large crowef, Including a number of
Weatherford fans. Between halves
the Weatherford pep squad, wearing
attractive blue and white uniform*,
h taxed « stunt before 'Gi?’ grand
stand, after j#hich the Graham girls
put Ain^a stqnt in which they were
divided into team* and carried their
mascqls, Billie and Bobby Bolin, down
the field in a huge “football'’.
On Thursday night a - pep rally
DAWSON ELECTRIC
.alt the fcrllkt* are noted for their
Mary Carden outstanding opera
star of the United States, will
appear on the opening program of
the Fail Music Festival Week at
Wichita Falls, November 2.
MERCHANT. IS POETICAL
talent, their Beauty and their rep-
utation
SHOP
for the wearing qt fine
elothea and jewelry, and the world’s
finest costumes and..jewelry will be
seen during this occasion, as all
WIRING CONTRACTOR
It is said Chas. Vivroux of the
well known Vivroux Hardware Co.,
at Seguin is quoting the following
to some customers who seek certain
accommodations:
To trust is well—
ELECTRIC FANS, ELECTRICAL
the celebrities have just returned
SUPPLIES. LAMPS
from Europe where their dresses
were especially designd and made for
any country. She is supreme.
Claire Ciairbert and her company
appear on Tuesday night, Nov.4. The
act that Ciairbert has just finished
her fifth year as prims donna for
the Belgian Grand Opera and will
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I We Appreciate Your Business
[] Quick Service Square Doalin;
To bust is hell.
No trust, no bust-
No bust, no hell.
Mary Garden and her assistants
will open the wick on Monday Nov.
2. Garden needs no introduction in
corps, a group of. songs was led
by Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith, with
Miss Maurine Scott at the piano.
Principal S. H. Peavy presided and
introduced as speakers Rev. Bryan
IT. Keathhley, Dr. W. 0. Padgett,
H«uston Crump, Johnnx Matthews,
Tubby Bullock, Robert Fowler, and
Coach Fred Knieff in turn introduced
several members of the Steer team
who expressed-' their determination
to give - their beet' in OW'fominy
game. Assistant Coach Floyd Dea"-
con also made a brief talk. '
is. During the last live
of play the Steers worked
IXAS CROPS SURPASS
LAST YEAR’S' RECORDS
AUNT HET “HET”
Austin;--©et 20 - Texas has more
cotton, corn, wheat, hay, fruit, and
^dinner, but that piece in the paper
potatoes than last year, a crop- re-
port of the federal statists here to-
day (hows,. Expressed in thousands
of measuring units, the comparison
of principal crops is: Com, 112,203
to 86,710 last year; ootton, 6,100 to
4,938; wheat, 68,720 to 33,638; oats,
76,398 to ‘ 49,912; ’ grain sorghums,
68,244 to 46416; hay, 948 to 770;
fruits, 4,185 ta 1,250; pecans 32,000
about males being superior got
so riled I just wtfnted to wrin
rooster’s neck.
, Miss Henryetta Shuster who is
attendiag N. T. S. T. Cv in Denton,
attended th*~ Dallas Fair last week
end and aiso visited in the home of
her room mate Miss Bonnie Hud-
to 11,000.
1/3 off
lances
THURSDAY. OCTOBER
1931.
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Stews Hold Heavy Kangaroo Eleven
To 6-0 Score Here Friday Afternoon
have
Sale
i far
You
Sale.
of Mm hardest fought
____ played wn Stew Field
the Graham • High eleven
rented by the Weatherford Kangaroo.
Friday afternoon by * syor* of 0-0.
Outweighed 24 pound* to the man
in th# back!told and 10 pound* to
the man m the I me, the Steer, put
up such a gam* fight that th* much
vaunted Kangaroo* had to put out
everything they had Ml M* the
scoring advantage gained *t the out-
set of th* contest.
Early in the first quarter Turner, attractive
Cub*.
Young County students- *M; Arth-
ur H- Vick, Richardc. Prideaux, sad
Zearl t'nrbrf Sluter, Graham; Basal*
'Donnell, Murray; Georg* Well*,
Newcastle; Wallace E. Hammett,
Scott Allan. Wlx and lame* Bari
Gray, Olney.,
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Spears, George T. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1931, newspaper, October 22, 1931; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884137/m1/3/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.