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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
4
Local Cameron notice lists second class mail status under federal act of 1879. Subscription prices shown for Milam County six months four months and one year options. regional rates vary with zones.
Reliable man 25 to 45 with earning potential $30 to $55 weekly sought to supply rural families with Watkins products in Milam County. Steady work with good future. Send quickly to C. D. Lewis care The J. R. Watkins Co. Memphis Tennessee.
A downstairs apartment with private bath and utilities is available for rent. Contact Mrs. Charles Sprott at 1010 Houston Avenue in Cameron, Texas for details.
First year Harper cotton seed for planting. Ginned clean. See W. Law at his farm on Salem road. Ste
L. E. Killen of Milano Texas seeks a used Coleman gas line cook stove three burner with built in oven. Also offers tomato or cabbage plants 1000 at 1.00 prepaid and potato slips in 30 days at 1.25 per 1000. Orders should be placed now with W. H. Whaley of Hearne Texas.
Article notes how football sweaters awarded to last season’s lettermen sparked renewed spring practice at Yoe High. Coach Wood’s leadership helps unite a six lettermen core as a faster, lighter line forms and backs like Joe McLean and Dero Underwood drive a stronger offense.
Cameron residents joined a centennial celebration at the San Jacinto Battlefield near Houston to mark the Battle of San Jacinto. Attendees included Mrs. R. H. Johnson Miss Virginia Lindle Judge and Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp Miss Christina Kubecka Judge and Mrs. W. G. Gillis and many others with Cameron Scouts from Troop 52 participating in the Mass led by Scoutmaster Joe Lindle.
B F Wiese of Jones Prairie found a 1835 American half dime relic sticking to a tree root on the San Jacinto battlefield after a storm exposed the roots. He and Clyde Smith visited the site in 188? and later brought the coin to Cameron and the Herald office.
Mrs C W Adams of Murray Kentucky praises Thedford s Black-Draught powder for biliousness and endorses Syrup of Black-Draught as a reliable laxative for children while adults prefer the powdered form. The ad emphasizes long term use by thousands of parents and suggests children will outgrow sweets.
A rare Se piece, described as different from any local finds, was discovered hidden in pine roots after a storm. Mr. Wiese notes no one nearby has seen such a coin before and suspects it was dropped by a soldier of Sam Houston's army, though its exact origin remains unexplained.
J W Wilkerson of Minerva brought an eight inch centipede to Cameron on Saturday after stepping on it. He captured the poisonous creature and stored it in a jar. It is noted as the largest centipede seen in Cameron in many years.
Coach L C Wood lists Yoe high school football games for 1936. Games include September 18 at Marlin, September 25 at Caldwell, October 2 at Thrall, October 9 at Georgetown, October 16 at Taylor, October 23 at Granger, October 30 at Rosebud, November 6 at Rockdale, November 18 at Belton, and November 20 at Cameron.
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