Bond issue to be ordered for road at Commercial Club meeting
At the April 12 1918 Cameron Commercial Club meeting directors discussed a road bond issue and praised Milam County Cameron and the club for backing the project. The Germania Sign was removed and a four acre hall lot was offered for sale. A general club meeting is set for Friday April 26 at 8 p.m. with members urged to attend.
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The
Commercial Club
Robt. McLane
W. W. Chambers
T. N. Herring
J. Garrison
R. P. Jeter
C. W. Lawrence
J. T. Parma
R. H. McIntosh
D. L. Wilson
G. T. Graves
J. E. Mangum
J. di Dobbins
S. A. Cottle
H. M. Hefley
E. A. Flinn
Baskin
War Finance Committee
Milam County
Cameron
Parma
Germania
Jim English Visits City On Ten Day Furlough
Fort Sam Houston soldier Jim English is in the city on a ten day furlough. He tells a Herald representative he reads the paper, even the ads, and looks healthful though slimmer than before. He formerly served as a rural route mail carrier on route No. 3 and has many friends in and out of the city glad to see him.
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Jim English
Fort Sam Houston
Herald
Jim
Uncle Sam
First Meeting of City Council Revises Officials and Committees
The newly installed City Council held its first session Tuesday appointing T. C. Stafford as Secretary and Treasurer with a $10,000 bond. A deputy city marshal was named, and a board of equalization plus school trustees were formed. Committees on Streets, Taxation, Finance, Police, Fire and Water, Petitions, Printing, and Ordinances were established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
B. McLane
Dan Tyson
S. M. Burns, Jr
Matt B. Bailey
J. E. Holtzclaw
T. N. Herring
H. M. Hefley
Geo. T. Graves
J. C. Joseph
O. M. Smith
J. D. Dobbins
Levi Cunningham
Massengale
Harrison
F. J. Beckerman
C. W. Lawrence
Wells Fargo & Co
G. G. Acree
Giles L. Arriett
A. S. Epperson
R. L. Tyson
Frank Lesovsky
C. L. Kidd
City of
Cameron
Lizzie Wilson
Oxsheer Smith
Caldwell Family Arrives in Cameron to Start New Home
Mr and Mrs Harvey E Caldwell and daughter Harvie Jean from Ardmore Oklahoma arrived Tuesday to settle in Cameron. Caldwell will be employed as a clerk for the Santa Fe Ry in this city, after years of satisfactory service with the company. The Herald joins Cameron citizens in welcoming them.
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Harvey E. Caldwell
Harvie Jean
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Cameron
Caldwell
Santa Fe Ry
The
Herald
Mrs. C P McGregor Takes Son Harleigh to Georgetown Contest
Mrs. C P McGregor and her son Harleigh traveled to Georgetown after Harleigh, a Junior Declamer from the city school, was sent to a contest in that city held late in the week.
How Much of an American are You
An exhortation to buy Liberty Bonds during wartime urging Americans to invest as a duty to country and God. It frames bonds as gilt edge, easily purchasable, with flexible terms and security guaranteed by the United States.
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God
United States of America
Rockdale Exceeds Its Liberty Loan Quota
Tom Wooten of Cameron reports Rockdale businessmen formed a 15 member executive committee to study the Third Liberty Loan, used tax rolls to set minimums for all Americans Bohemians and Germans in and around town, and presented the amount for each person. The town easily met and surpassed its quota.
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Tom Wooten
Cameron
Rockdale
Milam County Wins Debate On Woman Suffrage
Milam County team led by Smith Summerlin and Moulton Cobb defeated Elgin high school debaters in Cameron last Friday night. Opponents included Alton Davis and Bailey Matthewson. judges Thos. W. Adams Dr. W. W. Greer and Daniel Watson. The 2 to 1 ballot verdict favored the Milam affirmative.
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Elgin High School
Cameron
Milam County
Smith Summerlin
Thorndale Literary Society
Moulton Cobb
Cameron Society
Cobb
Alton Davis
Elgin
Summerlin
Bailey Matthewson
Jos. W. Bailey
O. L’ Kidd
Thos. W. Adams
Buckholts
W. W. Greer
Daniel Watson
San Marcos
Eldred Acree Heads Home After Training on Mare Island
Eldred Acree, trained as a member of the Electrical Engineering Corps on Mare Island near San Francisco, passed Cameron Sunday on the Santa Fe en route to Philadelphia via New Orleans. He is the son of Mrs. Sharlee Acree, active in Red Cross work and reporter for the local ARC chapter.
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Eldred Acree
Electrical Engineering Corps
Mare Island
San Francisco
California
Cameron Sunday
Santa Fe
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Sharlee Acree
Red Cross
Miss Marie Gandy Spends Weekend at Parents’ Home Near Gause
Miss Marie Gandy secretary for Henderson and Kidd visited her parents’ residence near Gause during the past weekend returning with family reports and updates from the area.
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Marie Gandy
Henderson & Kidd
Gause
Famous aviator to speak in Cameron
Paul D. Oakes of the 2nd Aero Squadron Kelly Field Texas will speak in Cameron for the Third Liberty Loan. A former Lafayette Squadron ace with three German defeats he fought at Lippincourt Hall Verdun and Soissons. He will speak April 29 at 8 PM at City Park.
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Cameron
Paul D. Oakes
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Oakes
Lafayette
America
Lippincourt Hall
Verdun
Soissons
Alsace-Lorraine
Univerisity of Texas
Family Service Flag Honors Two Epperson Sons
The Bay window of Dr. and Mrs. Epperson bears a service flag with two stars. Their eldest Roy has been in service for months, and their younger Thad, 18, has recently joined the U.S. Navy for duty.
Y. W. B. L. Holds Interesting Meeting
The Young Women's Business League of Cameron met with full attendance and two new members Miss Willyne Hide and Nell Caldwell. Mrs Poulson a Maccabee representative spoke on the league's motive. Dues were paid plus a $4.90 donation from Spiller and Meyers millinery and 50 cents from Mrs Poulson. Members pledged $1 for Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamp paper was discussed. Meeting adjourned to May 1.
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Young Women’s Business League of
Cameron
Willyne Hide
Nell Caldwell
Poulson
Maccabee
Myrtle Caldwell
Jerusha Rogers
Dahlia Stewart
Spiller
Meyers
Treasury
Lottie Bigbee
Annie Stallsworth
Theresia Jenson
Aileen Ruby
Adeline Caldwell
Car Ditches Near Tracy After Duncan School Event
Friday night a vehicle returning from Duncan stalled by bad lights veered into a deep ditch near Tracy. Occupants County Clerk Jeff T Kemp W G Gillis W C Saunders and Miss Nora Duncum teacher at Duncan school were shaken but not seriously hurt. They had attended a school play for Red Cross and Liberty Bond fundraising.
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Duncan School
Tracy
Jeff T. Kemp
W. G. Gillis
W. C. Saunders
Nora Duncum
Cameron
Red Cross
Liberty Bonds
Mrs Epperson and son visit Caldwell relatives
Mrs A S Epperson and her son Roy, home on furlough, spent Sunday in Caldwell visiting relatives. Roy is praised for progress in his chosen service and is expected to lead the Aviation department on his early return, though he now suffers a minor foot injury needing a cane to get around.
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A. S. Epperson
Roy
Caldwell
Aviation Department
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Stafford
Boys’ Glee Club
M. F. Tucker
League
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