Rock Springs Tornado Kills 126 in Texas Town
A Texas tornado devastated Rock Springs, Edwards County, killing about 126 residents and injuring or missing many others. Only a few buildings remained standing as rescue parties from Fort Clark and the Southern Pacific aided in relief efforts. isolation hindered casualty counts.
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San Antonio
Tex
Rock Springs
Texas
Edwards County
John Tobin
Emmanuel Rote
San
Houston
Edwards
del Rio
Kerrville
Storm center stockpiles readied as Del Rio braces
Available doctors and nurses and medical supplies can be moved into automobiles to staff the storm center. Del Rio reports increasing wind intensity and residents fear the city may experience the storm's force as well.
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del Rio
Taylor to Enter Drake Relays as Bayl or Texas Star
Bayl or Texas will be represented at the Drake relays with Jack Taylor, Southwest Conference discus record holder, competing April 29 and 30 in Des Moines. Taylor reportedly exceeds 150 feet in practice, challenging the 1926 Drake record of 147 feet 7 inches set by Clarence Houser.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Baylor University of Texas
Ossie Solem
Solem
Jack Taylor
Taylor
Clarence Houser
University of Southern California
Trojan
Grinnell Captain Sets Platter Toss Mark at Rice Institute
Captain Foster Rinefort of Grinnell reportedly threw the platter 148 feet 8 inches during Rice Institute games, setting a remarkable distance record. The report highlights Rinefort as the standout performer in the tossing event.
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Foster Rinefort
Grinnell
Ownership statement for Cameron Herald 1927 April weekly
Notarized statement lists publisher J B White and a group of Cameron Texas owners and managers. It names editors, publishers, and business managers, and confirms no bondholders or other security holders of 1 percent or more. Sworn before notary Minnie Nell Blaylock on April 12, 1927.
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Cameron Herald
Cameron
Texas
State OF Texas
Milam
J. B. White
Cameron, Texas
W. O. Triggs
Alex Triggs
J. P. Werner
T. S. Henderson, Jr
J. G. West
Robert McLane
H. M. Hefley
F. C. Fahrendorf
Walter F. Sharpe
J. T. Parma
Judd G. Davis
R. P. Jeter
Lee R. Tag
R. A. Tag
Minnie Nell Blaylock
A. J. Lewis
Ruth Kemp Spends Weekend With Georgetown Family
Miss Ruth Kemp of Southwestern University Georgetown visits her parents Judge Jeff Kemp and Mrs. Kemp for a weekend gathering.
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Ruth Kemp
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Jeff Kemp
Sheriff sale of Milam County real estate over mortgage debt
Notice of sheriff sale issued by Bell County District Court in the Thomas Yarrell vs B W Russell case. L. L. Blaylock, sheriff, levied April 4 1927 at 10 a m on three described tracts totaling hundreds of acres along the Little River in Milam County to satisfy a $31,900 judgment and suit costs under a deed of trust foreclosure.
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District Court
Bell County
J. W. Dice
Thomas Yarrell
B. W. Russell
B. V
L. L. Blaylock
Milam County
Texas
R. B. Blair
W. B. May
S. W
J. D. Brown
N. W
Jno
R. Nelson
P. G. Meachum
W. T. Hefley
J. S. Hamlet
N. E
Littl River
Aid
Aid P. G. Meacham
Sheriff Sale Notice for B W Russell Property
Milam County Texas sheriff announces public vendue of several tracts of land owned by B W Russell. The sale is set for the first Tuesday in May 1927 at the Cameron courthouse between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The notice lists detailed metes and bounds for four tracts and references a prior court judgment. It was published in the Cameron Herald for three consecutive weeks.
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Court House
Milam County
Cameron
Texas
B. W. Russell
Cameron Herald
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Physicians and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold or grippe overnight. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water cleanse the system next morning, with no salts or nausea. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.
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Little Town
Drake
Menefee
Chamberlain Bros. Dairy
Ane
Tll
BPS
NEW Cameron Drug CO
Congress
Sheriff's Sale
M. A. Calhoun
S. E
John R. Nelson
Little River
B. V. Russell
Bank of Cameron
First National Bank
U. S
FE. B
A. N. Green
8. W. Cheeves
R. H. Mcintosh
C. A. Middleton
Giles L. Arriett
F. BR. Cable
R. C. Moody
Asst
W. Cheeves
F. R. Cable
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