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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
1
Milam County Sheriff L L Blaylock announces candidacy for re election subject to the July Democratic primary He is praised for a record of strong law enforcement including 50 convictions in 60 felony district court cases and repeated reductions in theft and burglary with broad local support and endorsements.
Cameron won the Interscholastic meet at Rockdale last week with the highest points total. The event saw Cameron atop the field as the leading scorer among the participating schools. Special fertilizer for flowers plants and shrubbery is advertised by Cameron Seed Co.
Southwestern University Choral Club will present a concert Friday night at Yee High School auditorium at eight. The program features an exceptional lineup and is sponsored by Yee High School Senior Class. A Cameron girl is among the members and tickets are selling rapidly.
The Lions Club hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Cameron City Park on Saturday at 10 a.m. For children 12 and under, mothers are asked to bring their little ones. Rev J P Love chairs the committee and was chosen to represent the club at the national meeting in San Francisco in July.
Funeral services for Mrs Dan Lunsford aged 37 were held Tuesday at the Methodist church in Salem with interment at Salem Cemetery. She died Monday at 6am of heart failure, leaving a husband D R Lunsford and eight children. The community and Cameron share in the family’s loss.
Within two blocks of the Herald office three new structures go up, signaling Cameron’s growth. The expanding business district broadens the town’s commercial footprint and signals ongoing urban development.
Price Cross Jr of Greenville sang Open the Gates by Joseph Knapp at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Mrs Paul Webb accompanied at the piano. His voice captivated Cameron audiences and greatly enhanced the service.
Milam County reports a 26 year old Black man, W. C. McGowan, jailed in Cameron after evading three weeks of pursuit. He was caught trying to dig through a jail wall, has epilepsy, set fire to his clothing, and claimed he preferred death. He confesses to a razor attack and an axe incident. Authorities deem him dangerous and seek insanity treatment.
J. W. House, Joe Middleton and G. C. White report from a Chevrolet dealers meeting in Dallas that created a new Texas zone with headquarters in San Antonio. The move follows increased business and a forthcoming new building as demand for Chevrolet cars grows. the old Dallas headquarters will remain active.
The Business and Professional Women's Club announces its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening April 6th. All members are urgently requested to attend.
Joe Schigut has received his passports and will sail from New York on April 20 to Czecho Slovakia. A native of the country who came to America at age five, he is aided by local attorney B. P. Matocha in securing the documents. He plans to stay in the old country for several months.
Jackson is re-elected to lead the Ada Commercial Club for another term at the semi annual meeting in the Ada Henderson school cafeteria. J E Mangum becomes vice president, succeeding Giles Arriett, with Dr J C Townsend of Baylor College as principal speaker promoting town cooperation.
Capt Joe Lindsey of the Cameron Fire Department announces a new baseball team formed by firemen. The season opener vs Rogers is Monday at 3 PM on Lawless Green field Cameron. Proceeds aid the firemen fund and may back the state firemen meeting trip to the valley. Public urged to attend.
Mrs John S Owens is reported to be recovering nicely at Cameron Hospital after an appendicitis operation.
Mrs. Graham Gillis will entertain with 42 on Friday evening. Mrs. J. F. Guggolz was called to Waco on Monday because of the death of her little niece, Pete Barron.
The C. N. Green and Bros. store in Cameron announces an Easter sale with a half page advertisement reaching Milam County. The firm celebrates 27 years in business and promises special bargains across its large multi department merchandise assortment.
A. H. Reed celebrated the Cameron Florist greenhouse opening last Saturday in Cameron. He says 900 carnations were given away to local women who called during the afternoon. Reed announced an Easter flower sale with home delivery on Easter morning and urged early Friday and Saturday orders for Sunday delivery.
Judge Jeff T. Kemp mails ballots for the school trustee elections in about 85 districts of Milam County on Saturday April 2. The election methods change with new laws governing trustees and at large positions. W A Morrison to be elected trustee at large, and he serves as president of Milam County Board of Education.
Sledge Houston charged by indictment by the Bell County grand jury with the murder of Garrett A. White at Somerville. He will be tried in Belton in June, with the exact date not yet known. Houston has been confined in Bell County jail since the Somerville killing.
St Monica’s Catholic church announces Mass times with an English High Mass at 10:00 and an early 7:30 service. German and English sermons are planned. Pastor Rev. Geo Apel leads the parish.
Milam County holds a fiddlers contest in the Yee High School auditorium on April 23 limited to Milam residents. Invitations have gone out across the county with a strong turnout expected. Cash prizes total 75 dollars with 40 for first and 5 for fourth, contact J. L. Clinton at the Texas State Bank and Trust Company Cameron West Cameron for entries.
Mrs W A Robinson and her son La Berthe from Georgetown spent the weekend with relatives in Minerva.
City officials to be elected for two years including mayor and five aldermen along with city marshal and other officers. Voters will choose from names listed. old council to adjourn and swear in new officials soon after. Mayor Davis urges strong turnout for the April election.
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