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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
3
Local notice page lists visits and travel by Cameron residents and nearby towns, church notices, tire and store ads, sales of cotton seed, fish fry, and public events. Notables include Dan Davis, J M F Gill of Austin, and T S Henderson. mentions of Baylor and A & M students, and the All Saints Church service schedule.
We thank friends for deeds of kindness during the illness and death of our beloved brother John Sedelmeyer. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Fahrendorf.
A Wednesday afternoon shower at Mrs. Mack Harvey’s home on N Travis Ave honored bride-elect Miss Nell Morton. Hosts Mrs. J C Reese and R L Batte and Miss Jewel Joslin assisted. The decor featured pink and white roses. Six games of 42 yielded Winnie Henderson’s high score, with a bouquet given to Morton. Gifts included hosiery and handkerchiefs.
John Sedelmeyer of Neinast and Sedelmeyer grocers died April 21 1917 in San Antonio where he had gone with his wife to regain health. He left a host of friends in the city. The body was taken to Erie Pa for interment Wednesday with his brother and sister accompanying the funeral party. The Herald offers deepest sympathy to the family.
Mrs Cleo Welch died after an operation in a Fort Worth sanitarium. She was the second daughter of Mr and Mrs J Davis of Tracy Texas, a family of prominence in that area. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p m from the Christian church under W O W Circle auspices with Rev B B Blaylock officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery amid a large sorrowing crowd.
British headquarters in France report the capture of Vimy Ridge as the Germans' greatest defeat since the war began. German officers and prisoners describe demoralization in ranks, reduced rations, and rising nervousness along the front amid intensified British artillery and new western front troops.
The Young Peoples Auxiliary of the Methodist church met Monday with Mrs ston. Mrs Wm O Triggs gave an engaging talk on Giving. Three new members joined during the business session, and cream and cake were served by the hostess.
An ad touts Lax-Fos as a superior digestive and liver tonic blending four active ingredients to boost action beyond a simple stimulant laxative. It claims the syrup has a pleasant aroma, does not gripe, and proves valuable for constipation indigestion or torpid liver with one bottle.
Mr. J D Martin, a prominent farmer and citizen of Maysfield, was a Saturday visitor here.
The ladies of the Baptist church invite church societies to an afternoon gathering Monday at the Baptist church. The program opens at four with an address by Mrs. R. M. Dawson of Waco. An informal social in the primary rooms follows, and girl societies are invited. Dawson chairs the Texas Baptist auxiliary for young ladies.
The note expresses heartfelt thanks to friends in Camer on for their kind and sympathetic messages and support. It conveys gratitude and appreciation for the compassion shown.
Citizens including W. H. Clark Hardin Camp Walter Felton Mal Gil christ and others urged the Milam County Board in Cameron to recognize a new school district. The old district was abolished and the 50 percent school tax ended. The district nearly doubled in size with boundaries shifted to Georgetown road and Cameron road, absorbing parts of Ellison Ridge and Duncan's school.
Local merchants are urged to place ads in this popular county journal to reach a wide audience of cash paying households. The paper is described as a family journal watched weekly for bargains by shrewd shoppers seeking savings on every purchase.
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