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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
6
Seventh Grade News describes 7C students reading Schiller’s William Tell and choosing a best character description. They portray Tell as unafraid, intelligent, modest, confident yet loving of his son, and detail a tall, gray haired figure in period dress with a quiver of arrows, upright and sincere in neighbors’ eyes.
Leonard Blaylock portrays Gessler as a greedy tyrant ruling Switzerland under Austrian oppression. The viceroy, vain and pompous, enforces petty rules, traps Swiss citizens, and imprisons them. Blaylock emphasizes Gessler's fat stature dark beard arrogant sneer fine clothes and a grand horse as symbols of his tyranny.
The excerpt discusses the cruel ruler Gessler of Switzerland and imagines his hunting dress. It then recounts two versions of Acres of Diamonds style tales about a poor man in Hingham Massachusetts who turns to making toys after a push from his family, achieving immense wealth. It ends with a list of names and brief chidings and praise.
A fragmented list of names and traits is presented as a casual snapshot in a community piece. The note hints at comparisons and personal quirks among Joy Lantrip Margaret Lesikar Mary Louise Vaughn Max McClaren R L York Eldridge Ross Ernest Walters Marcellus Dragoo Roy Heath Robert Sloan and Robert Sloan Ryan, with a promise to continue.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Barber of Bay City visited Cameron on Monday during a trip home from Waco where their Baylor student daughter studies. Barber, son of the late I. N. Barber former district clerk, had not lived in Cameron since 1990 and noted many local improvements and old settlers.
The passage recalls a man and his sister Miss Nora Barber who lived with their parents in the area. Nora Barber is remembered by many while her brother is noted as serving as Tax Collector of the county.
Episcopal church invites all to Evening Prayer and Sermon at 7 45 with Rev J B Haxdigree as preacher inviting worshippers to join in the service on Sunday April 19.
Mrs. W. M. Lewis and baby Doug las from Crockett spent Easter with her parents Mr. and Mrs A. Lehmberg. They were joined by Mrs. Deaton who visited her son Joe Deaton at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burns Beaver.
Mr and Mrs W R Hoover report their sons Hal and David Hoover are on the road to recovery after a spell of illness in a local health update.
Jack McKinney a senior at Yoe High School attended a family gathering at his parents home in Jones Prairie during Easter vacation. Also present were Wm McKinney of Port Arthur Hugh McKinney of Austin LaVert McKinney and Mr and Mrs H V Harlan of Branchville.
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