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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
5
Local notes report visits among Cameron families and friends in nearby towns including Dallas Waco and Palestine. References to Baylor Choral Club performance Olive Henderson roles and multiple social visits weave a village snapshot amid a recurring puzzle titled Red Lights.
A stream of local notices covers travel to Calvert for a district school meet with many Cameron residents named. References to health, Baptist Women's Auxiliary, and social visits appear alongside ads and a funeral attendance report. The piece links upcoming Red Lights with local intrigue and theater chatter.
Weekend visitors and visitors to Cameron include Miss Paters of Waco and Mrs. T. A. Casey Jr. Local merchants and residents such as Guy Townsend and Hugh Looney made business trips. Art squares shipped to Florence in mourning for Mrs. W. H. Atkinson. Baylor College students Olive Henderson and choral group attended events. Public notices reference cautionary “Red Lights” and safety reminders amid community activities.
Cameron and Milam county residents learn that Rev W E Copeland pastor emeritus of Rockdale Presbyterian church is seriously ill at his Rockdale home. Also notes a local banquet with W C Davis and Madison Hall as guests and mentions funeral attendance for Thomas Graves with a singing quartet among Cameron attendees.
Community notes include Miss Mary Frances Green's improving health at JM Ccett & White Hospital, visits by the Green family, Max Collins and others from Cameron now in Rogers, and local shoppings. Advertisements promote Littlefield Cotton Lands, anti boll weevil seeds, winter clothes storage, and the Orange Grush Bottling and Ice Cream Co upgrading machinery and paint.
Gunn and McLane have installed a new set of wire baskets for displaying fruit and vegetables. The change promotes sanitation convenience and an attractive appearance for shoppers at the popular grocers.
Mrs. Frank Reid and Misses Edina Mc Kinney Harriett Flinn and Elizabeth Adams attended the funeral of J. F P. Wingo at Little River Saturday afternoon.
An old ad promotes a “666” formula claimed to treat malaria fever dengue bilious fever and related illnesses. The text asserts the mix kills germs and lists a numeric dosage range 50 to 268.
Notice of a sheriff sale issued from Bell County court in a suit Garret O Wendt vs Theo P Whittington et al. The Milam County constable levy describes a real estate tract in the Miguel Davilla league grant and lists a judgment amount of 517.68 dollars plus costs. The property description runs along the Davilla Rogers road and references a stake for the southeast corner.
The notice describes a 100 acre tract in Milam County with a 20 foot wide east side public road strip reserved. It names Theo P Whittington as owner and sets a public sale on the first Tuesday in June 1924 at Cameron courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm by alias execution. Published in the Cameron Herald for three consecutive weeks.
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