Bicketto Attend Opening of Little River Bridge
John H. Bickett, Texas highway commissioner, accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony for the new Little River bridge. The date is not yet set, and a formal announcement will follow. In a letter to A. F. Mitchell, Bickett expressed pleasure at the invitation and pride in the project.
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John H. Bickett
Highway Commission of Texas
Little River
Mr. Bickett
A. F. Mitchell
Bickett
Cameron
Texas
Mitchell
John H. Bickett, SR
Baby Mary Rebecca Arriett 1926 Passes Soon After Birth
Mary Rebecca Arriett, born between Feb 27 and Apr 19, 1926 in Cameron, died after a brief illness. Survived by parents Giles L. and Mary A. Arriett and brothers Jack and Giles. Burial took place in Oak Hill Cemetery amid numerous floral tributes from friends.
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Giles L. Arriett
Jack
Giles
Oak Hill
Cameron
Mary Rebecca
Card of Thanks for Mary Rebecca Avriett
The Avriett family expresses sincere gratitude to friends for kindness during Mary Rebecca Avriett's short stay and death. They thank neighbors for flowers words and loving acts and pray for divine blessing and peace upon all. Giles L. Avriett Don L. Avriett Giles C. Avriett Jack C. Avriett
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Mary Rebecca
Giles L. Avriett
Don L. Avriett
Giles C. Avriett
Jack C. Avriett
Worcester Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
D B Worcester announces his run for Commissioner of Precinct No 2 comprising beats 1 and 2 including Cameron. He plans an active campaign before the July 24 election and urges voters to support him. Worcester has deep Milam County roots and long Cameron ties with road work experience.
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D. B. Worcester
Cameron
Worcester
Herald
Mr. Worcester
Milam County
Jeter Lumber Company Builds On Wide Range Of Materials
Jeter Lumber Company offers a full stock of building materials and invites customers to visit for their needs. The store emphasizes a comprehensive selection and appreciates every customer.
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Jeter Lumber Company
Cameron Teacher Named Phi Beta Kappa Member in Austin
In Austin and Cameron, Texas on April 17 the Texas University senior class elected 31 students to Phi Beta Kappa. The list includes Miriam Elena Ball San Antonio Helen Boyson Austin Lucile Bridges Temple John Alton Burdine Paris Grace Burkett Fort Worth Bertha Casey Austin Troy Cauley Camanche Tullos Coston Lufkin Marian Duff Elgin Prebble Irene Durham Sterling City Bessie Forgotson Gonzales Wendell Hall Hico Willie Lou Smith Horne Austin Mary Jourdan Austin Caroline Koennecke Fredericksburg Martha McDowell Lockhart Marian Melasky Taylor Melba Mitchell Victoria Mina Montgomery Ozona Maria Peters Austin Cora Reveley San Antonio Omo Stanley Tyler Mary Taylor Corpus Christi Mildred Taylor Weatherford Ola Mae Tillery Reagan Coma Tittsworth Sabinal Dorothy Whitehurst Houston Ametia Williams Cameron Ivie Wilson Eastland.
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Austin
Texas
Texas University
Phi Beta Kappa
Mirian Elen Ball
San Antonio
Helen Boyson
Lucile Bridges
Temple
John Alton Burdine
Paris
Grace Burkett
Fort Worth
Bertha Casey
Troy Cauley
Camanche
Tullos Coston
Lufk
Mildred Taylor
Weatherford
Ola Mae Tillery
Reagan
Coma Tittsworth
Sabinal
Dorothy Whitehurst
Houston
Ametia Williams
Cameron
Ivie Wilson
Eastland
Tennessee Bridge Company Furnishes Steel for Little River Span
The structural steel for the new bridge across the Little River was furnished by the Tennessee Bridge Company of Nashville. The steel, sold through contractors Thomas and Ratliff, was shipped from Tennessee and praised by county officials. The bridge, one of the finest in the region, will open with State Highway Commissioner John H. Bickett in attendance once a date is set.
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Little River
Tennessee Bridge Company
Nashville
Tennessee
Thomas and Ratliff
John H. Bickett
Mrs Lena Baskin Spends Sunday with Daughter in Georgetown
Mrs Lena Baskin spent last Sunday with her daughter Miss Clyde Baskin in Georgetown, sharing a family visit and time together in the city.
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Lena Baskin
Miss Clyde Baskin
Georgetown
Cameron Bands Enter State Contest At Waco
The Cameron Municipal Band and Cameron Junior Band enter the East Texas Band Teachers Association contest in Waco where about 2000 Texans with instruments will compete for $6,000 in prizes. Major George W. Landers will direct massed concerts at the Texas Cotton Palace Coliseum, which seats 10,000. The event has national endorsement and includes substantial instrument prizes from the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. Entries close April 22.
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Cameron Municipal Band
Cameron
Waco
East Texas Band Teachers’ Association
Texas Cotton Palace
Southwest
George W. Landers
Clarinda
Iowa
Patrick Conway
National Bureau For the Advancement of Music
Texas
River Flood Rises Over Bridge Trestle at Cameron
At three o clock Thursday the Little River flood tide reached U5 feet and had covered the new roadway. Water covered the trestle of the new bridge by noon and continued rising with crest expected Thursday night or Friday morning.
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Little River
Cameron Water Company
New Road Way
Miss Purifey Visits Mrs Phillips in Waco
Miss Marguerite Purifey daughter of Mr and Mrs Allie Purifey of Anson a business college student spent last Sunday with her aunt Mrs Salite Phillips in Waco.
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Marguerite Purifey
Allie Purifey
Anson
Waco Business College
Salite Phillips
Hefley Seeks Milam County Seat in Democratic Primary
Sam Hefley announces candidacy for the Texas legislature from Milam County in the Democratic Primary on July 24. He pledges to curb superfluous laws and repeal ineffective ones, favors a businesslike, economical state government, and upholds constitutional rights. He says his campaign will detail his platform later.
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Sam Hefley
Milam County
Hefley
Herald
Democratic Party
River tourist park and swimming beach planned for Cameron
Cameron will open a genuine river tourist park and swimming beach on June 1 at the New Bridge on the river. Cecil Cone and John Burke, who ran River Beach last year, will establish the new grounds and have leased acreage and the beach. The park will offer running water, a bath house, a store and a filling station and will operate year round along the river through shaded pecan trees near the highway to Austin and Houston.
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Cameron
Cecil Cone
John Burke
River Beach
Maysfield Road
Austin
Houston
Milam County Old Fiddlers Contest Tonight
Milam County gathers Friday night to name the county’s best fiddler with contestants from across the county and dancers performing the latest jig styles. Admission is 50 cents to 1 dollar with 105 dollars in prizes awarded to winners.
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Milam
Texas
Noted Poultry Man Seeks Hatchery in Cameron
S M Burns, active in promoting a local hatchery, reports Martin Lally of Lally Farms Vineland New Jersey is considering Cameron for a commercial hatchery this fall. Lally seeks insights on trade territory and customers for day old chicks and custom hatching. Cameron may gain an aviation of poultry industry with encouragement.
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S. M. Burns
Cameron
Martin Lally
Lally
Vineland
N. J
Cam
Tom
Mr. Lally
the Herald
Deposits Decline in Cameron Banks Amid Farm Demands
Deposits in Cameron banks have fallen since the last statement. Heavy demands to finance farms for feed and the lack of savings at this time explain the decline.
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Cameron
Muted Film Success Coming To Cameron
The Phantom of the Opera featuring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin, a landmark film, will be shown by the New Hersey Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, April 28 and 29. Patrons praised The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but Chaney is said to reach his peak in Phantom of the Opera.
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Lon Chaney
Mary Philbin
New Hersey Theatre
Hunchback of
Notre Dame
Thieves Caught in Milam County Robbery Case
Three men are jailed in Milam County for the robbery of the Robert McLane Company branch house in Rockdale, about $700 in cigarettes taken. A Hearne night watchman nabbed two at a car stop. a third was captured in Mexia after sheriff efforts.
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Milam County
Robert McLane Company
Rockdale
Hearne
Blay
Lock
Mexia
McLane Company
Pageant "Ten Virgins" Delights Baptist Church Crowd
The Baptist church Sunday night hosted the pageant "Ten Virgins" drawing a large overflowing crowd. Miss Lilly Mag Jeter directed the program which showcased strong church talent and pleased attendees.
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the Baptist Church
Lilly Mag Jeter
City debates 100000 bond issue to refinance debt
The city council discussed issuing 100000 in six and a quarter percent warrants to rebuild public debt amid opposition. Questions arose over a contractor’s legality and pledged revenues from February 1926. The meeting also named Monta Thomas fire chief Frank Tichter driver and Jack Owings city electrician with bonds for plumbers and sewer connections to be enforced.
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Cameron Banks
Monta Thomas
Frank Tichter
Jack Owings
Pioneer Woman Mrs Alex Huffman Dead in Milam County
Mrs. Alex Huffman died of pneumonia at her Buckholts road home near Elm Ridge School House after a brief illness. She was the last surviving sibling of her Jackson family in Milam County and is survived by her son Chester Huffman and daughter Miss Nettie Huffman. Her husband was Confederate soldier Alex Huffman, once with the Milam County Grays in Hood's Brigade. Interment at Salem Cemetery is planned Friday afternoon if weather allows.
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Milam County
Alex Huffman
Buckholts Road
Elm Ridge School House
Huffman
Jim Jackson
Bakersfield
California
Peter
Susannah Jackson
Jackson
Miss De Laurel Bevil Returns to Somerville
Miss De Laurel Bevil returns to Somerville Monday morning after a weekend visit to Miss Rosalie Baskin.
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de Laurel Bevil
Somerville
Rosalie Baskin
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Mary A. Eherca
Sllinois
D.B. Worcester
Tennessee Bridge
Paule
Acre Park
New Bridge
Sally
McLane Co
Baptist Service
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