The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1931 Page: 1 of 10
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GRAHAM, TgXAS. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26. 1»11.
TO CLIMAX LOCAL THANKSGIVING
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PROGRAM
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pe Short Course For District Two Agents Here Next
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STEERS TO PLAY *
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home demonstration agents ol
Two, including eight coun-
asestnble in Graham next
; for ■ two day Landscape Short
•. Mfsa It>es Derry harry,
in Landscape Art, will een-
course, which will open at
Thuriday, Decamber S. add
at neon on Saturday, Decem-
expected to be in attendance
MUs Molly Halsey of Al-
Miss Velina Heal.1 Of Roby,
Prance* Cheatham of Breck-
Miaa Audry Hail of Hen-
a, Mias lioae Partlow of Haa-
Miss Esther Maa Wade of goy-
Miae Grata WUson of Mi
'and, Mias Norfleet Grimes
Sisters Re-United
After 38 Years
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ure of the program will be]
planting of a demonstration
this to bo done Friday after-
Dacember 4, at tba home of
Erwin McAfee at Sooth Bond,
members ef the Sooth Bend 4-H
will be invited to bo /present
for this demonstration. /
j The complete progM Us been
as follow!: /
noon, Dpeombor 8:
g -yard and
on yards which illustrate
draw' plan of
f«y yard
4: Vis-
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Thanksgiving Day (his year
an added significance fer one Graham
woman. Mr*. C. E. Porter is
joicing ovar the discovery of
eiater she had not seen in 88 years
and who had bean feared to be dead
Recently' Mrs. Porter went to fort
Worth .to visit her sister, Mrs. Mag-
gie Pollard, and tha two want to
Dallas to spend the day with an-
other sistsr, Mrs. Nora Hull. Plans
ware made than far tha three sister*
and their brother, Wade Gandy of Ft.
Wurth, to spend the Christmas holi-
days together in -the home of Mrs.
Porter.
Almost half a century ago five
small children were left orphans by
the death of their parents. The
i were adopted into different
homes and separated. From time
to time they saw each other, hat
about 89 years ago one of the girls
loot all trace of the other members
of'the family.
HREE steer leaders j Training
-1-!-1 School Planned
According to an announcement
made this week by Rev. B. H. Keeth-
Ity, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian Church, a two unit Teachers’
Training School will be held at that
church, beginning Sunday evening,
'November 27, and continuing through
the following Friday night.
Dr. B. K. Tenney of Dallas,-Sec-
retary of Synod’s Cause of tha Synod
of Texas, will teach a class in Stew-
ardship, using as a text book, “Man’s
Obligation To His Makar”, by Mc-
Clung. The men of the church,
members of the Woman’s Auxiliary,
general officers of the Sunday
School, and teachers and
■araa, *~x r
Several days ago Mrs, 'PtJWflT wiU
pasting through Fort . Worth JgM
of
/
a sign Soaring the name ■
the man her sister had married.
Inquiry revealed that the sister had
sd again, hot was living in
Fdft Worth She did not locate
her that day but returned to Fort
Worth the following day, November
15, and fsnnd bar. For years aha
™T"._!!,!*P‘ad lived on a. ttpset down which
Mrs. Porter had passed hundreds of
times, little dreaming that the sister
abe bad sought in vain was so near.
In the same city was bar brothar,
wKorrr *K« had not seen in 40 years,
neither being aware of the where-
of don
December 4:
stration yard by
and making of
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•rawing of dopr-step plantings; dis-
of programs planned and
Ifor yiird improvement work
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Mrs.
•tey IVom
’ F. Himes returned Tuos-
two weeks visit in Fort
Grapevine. . .While in
she visited the Eul«
Worth
Fort Worth
Nurseries Which she will rCprtsent
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shouts of the other.
Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Hull and their
brother had tried repeatedly to locate
the missing sister, and she, too, hfd
mad# many attampe to find seme
trace of her sisters and brothers, one
brother, a twin of Wade Gandy, had
died in'tha meantime. r"~~‘
one time Mrs. Pollard heed, for
two years at Newcastle, just 13
miles from Mrs. Porter, and neither
dreamed that the other was in the
samp county.
Clark Jarnagin, upper left, Dcmp-j-
sey 'Parsley, above, are eo-captai.ts
of the Graham High School Steers
this season, and have proved them-
selves capable team leaders as well
as consistently brilliant players.
Gene Wignall, left, was warmly wel-
comed back at his post as quarter-
back after a brief absence at tba
beginning of the season and repre-
sents one reason for the marked im-
“pfovrarem hr the Steers’ playing in
recent games. . Wignall will play
his last conference high school gsme
when the Steers meet Masonic Home
this afternoon. Both Jarnagin and
-Parsley are expected back next year.
Canvass Ifor 1932 Yard Contest Planned
At Meeting Of Street Committees Tues.
•TcPhearson
Mrs. Irene McPhearson and son
las. McClaren and Mrs. C. B. Lo-
gan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, have ra-
ta their home after a visit
With relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Richardson
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The street feOmroilCies appointed
to solicit entrants in the 1032 yard
contest met at the Chamber of Com-
merce office Tuesday afternoon for
discussion of plans. They ex-
pert to have each street canvassed
-within the next- few days, and the
3. Those participants winning first
prize in 1080-31 are not eligible for
competition' in That particular class
or division, during the ensuing year.
A A vacant lot, if adjacent to the
yard and utilised in designing the
yard plan, eaanot be entered in the
workers
above the children’s division are in-
vited to take this course.
The second unit will be taught
by Miss Stall* Hovey, Director of
RtHgious Education in the Fort
Worth Presbytery. Miss Hovey’s
course will bo especially given for
teachers and workers of the Cradle
Roll, Beginners, Primary, and Junior
4tMVt*Bguite>'
Tie school will begin at 3 P. ‘ M:
Sunday afternoon and all who plan
to attend and woiriior the two
credits should be present for
first' meeting. Mr. Keethley stated
that sll who are interested in this
work ere Invited to take: advantage
of the training offered by those two
leachers, and that member* of other
churches or no church will be
welcomed. ‘ 'V
During tjie week alt classes will
begin at about 7:80 o’clock. The
school wil be- given under the di-
. lection of the Presbyterian Church
and expenses wil be taken care of
by the denomination. Therefore,
no tuition Will' be charged. The
only expense of the entire school
will bo in tfie purchase of text books
by those who will work lee credits.
* Theda who desire to sit In classes
as auditors will be welcome, and will
not be required to purchase texts.
--------spring oV-'ths yaeds ■aaUr«<l.fo#rant b>t division..
will be done early in -December.
SOON
~’eliBdWtr uf Magargel-
me of MriT’Hichard-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I..
through Thanksgiving.
Jt will not be long before “the last
call’* for subscribers to renew for
the Loader undtr the bargain rate
of $1.60, and it is urgsd that all
subscriptions be attended to as toon
6. A contestant may enter a bod
A discussion was held of. the rules' „f annuals and plot of roses and use
and regulations adopted by the j these beds in the general scheme
Chamber of Commerce City Beeuti- \0t the front and back yard divisions,
fication Commit'ee hi order to pro- _ ft. Contestant’s yards will be jud-
and Mrs. Blake Allison and
ton, will visit reiat$MC^|
ny Thankaigiving.
to the point of being too kite sad
we want each and every out of oar
readers to profit by tha saving
represented by the bargain, rata,
which can only be continued for a
I limited time.
vent any misunderstanding on the,
part of contestants. These rules
were announced as follows:
--1. Tiers’jAall be five divisions in
the Yard Contest, namely,'TI) frtnl-
yard; (Y) buck yards <»> bed ol
annuals; (4) plot of roses; (5)-jva-
cant lot. *
2. The • front and back yard dr-
ged on December 1, or, immediately
thereafter, and judged again in June.
7. The most, beautiful yard in the
entire group of eontesants will be
■ded-a grand thampinnahip prii
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iber Of Commerce Starts Move
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To Organize A County Farm Board
BIG INCREASE
TAX PAYMENTS
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County Tax collector D. D. Cusen-
bary reports that there: has beep a
gratifying increase in tax collec-
tions this year. Up to Tuesday,
November 24, a total of $15,140.38
had been paid on state and county
taxes, an increase of more than
$4000 over the total that had been
DISTRICT CONTEST
Graham’s Thanksgiving^ program
Will be climaxed with trie gam* be-
tween the local high school Steers
and the Mlsotiic'Home elhVeW on
Steer Field thi*. afternoon at fflO
o'clock. ___
The powerful Masonic Home ta6$k
comes here as the conceded favorite’
for championship honor*, but
Steers hope to upset the dope
emerge from the turkey
counter as champions
There will be but little
in the weight of the twb
the' Masonic aggregation is credit-
ed with unusual speed and peteer
for a “B” class school. That their
power is no fiction .is evideneed by
the fact that they have gone through
the season thus far without a Be*
foe*. . < , tSK
Wethirt'ord, whom the Steers do-
featitd by a 6-0 score here Friday
td win entry to the championship
competition, was downed to the tuna
of 20-0 by Masonic Home. How-
ever, this should not paint too dork
a picture for the prospects for tin
Steers. It should be taken h$o
the consideration that when Graham was
defeated by Weatherford on Octo-
ber 16 the Steers had not
the team- work and the power
characterized more recent
and' it is entirely proaatMa
muddy field of last Friday prevented
the Steers from adding up a bigpar
score against thf Kangaroos. T*i/
' To say the least, there is
room for hope of a victory, and
fans will sll be on hand to boost
home team to the last down.
The probable starting line-ups era:
GRAHAM—Walker--sad Bighazs,
■ nds; Bingham sad Jarnagin, tackles;
Kimbrel and Colwell, guards; Hi
renter; Wigtwll, quarter;
and Nick la*, halves; Parsley, full-
back. y _
MASONIC DOME—Tom Adams and
Ed Stogee, ends; Neal. Palmer and
David Hickey, tackles; J. D. Selmoq
and K. W. Wright, guards; R, Kel-
sey, center; Scott McCall, quarteff]
it
Git nn . "RoBerfrTmd ^Reeae Newsatea,
Th7lv«T^'u“^t'''&rmon.'”ruma-cT'^-
visions will be sub-divided into three
classes, according to (1) home own-
ers hiring yard labor in excess of
$16.00; (2) home owners hiring yard .■
labor at a cost of less than $lS.om|jww"* Mobl,y; T'EXASi Ml"' U
(8) tenants or renters,
In order to win the grand champiqn
prize, it will be necessary to have
highest score coveriag the entire
yard. ' -- :
The committees appointed for the
various streets include the follow-
ing:
INDIANA: Mrs. Lud Reed. Mrs.
year. On November 30 last year
a total of $11,064.74; had been paid
on state and county tares,
Among those who attended the W*
B. A. in Wichita Falls first of tite
week were: Mrs. Scarlock, Mrs,
Knight, Mrs. Stinebower and Mite
Neil Prideaux. 'ff
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Mrs. R. L. McDonald and Mr*.
4V-W.
of Fort Worth are goeata
home of Mrs.1 Hubs
week.,
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for \ sponsoring the forma-
a Coimty Farm Board were
I at the Chamber of Com-
luncheon Tuesday and rsceiv-
srest of the
plans will be de-
Amoeg other matters discussed at
the luncheon was a plan for a com-
munity meeting to be sponsored by
the committee recency appointed
to co-opt rate with the West Texas
idly as possible, and H Chamber of Commerca th the move-
organiied ment tq. secure lower fares through
at an early data. Ira-organiaation and cUmlnntion ol
of the Farm Bosnl unnecessary services. - It is the plan
ba to inhiata'of the committee to baeura for the'
Lake Eddleman
At Highest Level
Rainfall totaling 8.85 inches this
month has brought lata Eddleman
to the highest point since its com-
pletion. The water In tha lake,
which has risen 87 inches dobing the
past week, is within six inches of the
(Continued on last pega.)
Special Football J
Service Is Held
Steers Win 6 To 0 Victory Over ~
Weatherford Kangaroos Monday
nM -
the county
their adopted
ill bo or-
a plan agreed
board-wt;
r to a PU
art Texas
tax problems.
A letter received by the Cham-
ber of Commerce from Gibb Gil-
christ, state highway engineer, re-
ports progress on the plans for the
Newcastle bridge. Tha tetter, ad-
* to Ed a Boris, sacretery-
of the Chamber of Com-
follows: \ ■ -■ '•
lKh.
ooo gallons of tbs lake’s capacity,
2,226,000,000 gallons.
City tngineer J. P. Tackett esti-
mated that, according to the present
rate of consumption and allowing l
In spite ofc the rain more than
150 high school students were in
attendance at tha special ‘football’
oorrioa Sunday area in* at tha First
Christian Church. Seats were re-
served for members of the football
After two scoreless ’quarters downs
Black is Nicklas plunged through the
Weatherford line Monday afternoon
te score the touchdown that spelled
victory for the Steers. Hundreds
of fans in the grandstand want wild
as the referee’s hands went up to
signify that the ball was ovar the
goal line. In spite of the mud
under foot and an almost continuous
mist of rain the stands were crowed
with fens who followed every move
of the ball with tanas interest.
-flteer Fh»W' wax a 'Virtlahls' lake * . A sarfia
h».,g*roos none.
Weatherford led in gains during
the second duarter, making item
first downs td Graham’s throe,
making one serious threat at
mg. with tha hall just one
from Graham’s goal link tee
roos were stopped by a
that held like a stone trail
downs. Failing to go over
down, the hall] s
Graham and tha half
0—Weatherford
^»ra«
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throe feet per year for evaporation,
the water now in the lake would
taka ears of the needs of Graham
for oiu years if there were ah rain-
fall during that pdriod. Mr. Tack-
that ha hoped
of
pennants bearing th* letters G. H. 8.
were given to all of the faculty
members and students present.
“The Kick-Off” was the subject
by the pastor. Rev. Otter1 T.
Moline,
of a good
who stressed
«d beg luiring.
the Importance v----
Two special field,
eluded on the ihuai-
txsutiful violin solo
Miss Mary Elizabeth
Wm by Mrs H. U
and a( quartet number zung
by four giris of tha pep squad, M
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and 1
of mud. and at times the players
could hardly be distinguished for
the mod on their faces and cloth-
ing It was ;Wrd work to hold the
ball, once it was gained, and area
more difficult to run on the heavy
With the exception of. a vary
few passes both toons stuck to
straight line bucking until tbe final
period when the Kangaroos res
to the air In n desperate last
ate attempt t» turn defeat into vic-
tory.
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tery, the Steers
the
line
plunges
Steers to the Waal
line iii the third qua
by inch eras gained
got through the Kangaroo
tha only score of the
try for point failed,
score Graham I—Wi
Tha Steen earned six
this period and
three.
In the last quarter
tried pass sifter pass
mast of teste hotel
te* Interested by
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Spears, George T. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1931, newspaper, November 26, 1931; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884153/m1/1/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.