Cameron Clean Up Drives Toward a Spotless Town
Civic League of Cameron and the city push a multi day clean up campaign with free trash hauling. Mrs. R. S. Boykin leads the effort while County demonstrator Smith mobilizes neighborhood cooperation. Trades day set for May 7 with air messages and free entertainments led by Pilot McLane of Temple.
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Civic League of
Cameron
R. S. Boykin
Civic League
Smith
McLane
Temple
Texas
Taylor
Belton
Knights of Pythias Lodge Grows Record Membership
Milam Lodge No. 125 Knights of Pythias reports thirteen new members and four additional applications with four promoted to Knight. Chas Steele grand chancellor urged recruitment for state meetings in Houston. District and Dokey ceremonial in Temple set for April 30. M. G. Cox W. O. Triggs and Fred Henry named delegates to Houston.
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Milam Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Chas. Steele
Cameron
Houston
Temple
M. G. Cox
W. O. Triggs
Fred Henry
Eastern Star Holds Well Attended Monthly Meeting
The Order of the Eastern Star met at the Temple last Tuesday evening with unusually strong attendance. Two candidates, Mrs. Leland Green and Miss Vera Lee Moore, were initiated followed by a social hour with ice cream and angel food cake.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Temple
Leland Green
Vera Lee Moore
Cameron Names Thomas A. Fisher School Superintendent
The Cameron school board elected Thomas A. Fisher, third assistant superintendent of public instruction for Texas, as Cameron public schools superintendent. Fisher previously led Richmond and Lockhart schools and most recently served in Austin. He and his family will move to Cameron this summer and reside in the city.
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Thomas A. Fisher
State of Texas
Cameron Public Schools
Fisher
R. D. Brewer
Cameron
Moore
Bartlett Public Schools
Epperson
Texas
Richmond
Lockhart
Department of Education
Austin
Marrs
Linoleum salesmen arrested for theft in Cameron
Linoleum and mattress salesmen were arrested at Burlington last week and taken to Waco on a theft charge tied to a large loss of goods. The men claimed to represent Cameron Furniture Co. and the public is warned the firm does not authorize such misrepresentation. City ordinances against peddling will be enforced to curb the ongoing swindling practice.
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Burlington
Waco
Cameron Furniture Co
Cameron
Cameron Furniture Company
Singing Convention at Cameron Methodist Church
The salty District Singing Convention will meet at the Methodist church in Cameron on the third Sunday in May. Judge John Watson has received a letter from A J Jackson, president of the association, announcing the event. Cameron residents will host a picnic dinner and invite all to attend the one day convention on Sunday.
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Salty District
Cameron
John Watson
A. J. Jackson
Home of Mrs. Yoe Sells to Sprott and Sprinkle
Mrs. C. A. Sprott and Miss Edna Sprinkle have purchased the late Mrs. Charlie Yoe home in North Cameron and will move in soon. The residence is noted as one of Cameron’s most attractive and lies in a desirable city district.
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C. A. Sprott
Edna Sprinkle
Charlie Yoe
North
Cameron
Same
Impassable Northwest Texas Highways Report
Road conditions show all Northwest Texas highways blocked with impassable routes from Dallas to Wichita Falls and Dallas to Oklahoma. Some corridors like Cameron to Dallas via Temple are rough but passable. Cameron to San Antonio via Rogers and Bartlett, and Cameron to Brownwood and Sweetwater are passable with rough stretches. Cameron to Houston is passable but rough near Benchley and Courtney. Cameron to Waco via Rosebud is impassable.
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Texas
Dallas
Witchita Falls
Oklahoma
Cameron
Temple
San Antonio
Rogers
Bartlett
Brownwood
Sweetwater
Houston
Benchley
Courtney
Waco
Rosebud
Miss Willyne Hyde Visits Sister in Mexia
Miss Willyne Hyde traveled to Mexia on Friday for a brief visit with her sister and returned home on Monday.
Kamelia Lady Klansmen Rumored in Cameron Movement
Reports say Cameron may form a local Kamelia unit led by Col. William Joseph Simmons era leadership. Rumors claim wives and women Klansmen discuss organization as 600-member Cameron Klan grows from a 1921 start with 60 chartered members. The national Kamelia wave follows Dallas Klanswomen parade and Atlanta Klan disputes.
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Cameron
Kamelia
William Joseph Simmons
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Dallas
Simmons
Evans
Ku Klan Klan
Cameron Klan
Cameron Banker Urges Planting of Feed Crops
A. N. Green of First National Bank Cameron writes in the Dallas News urging farmers to shift from cotton to food and feed crops. He cites historical acreage and bale data and warns 39.5 million acres may be planted to cotton in 1923, risking overproduction and harm to Southern farming.
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A. N. Green
First National Bank
Cameron
Dallas News
Naturalization Agent Coming to Cameron
District Clerk Penn Wolf announces an examiner will visit Cameron on May 10 to review citizenship applications. Local attorney Br Matocha says interested residents may receive aid at his office starting at 10 o clock on May.
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Penn Wolf
BR. P. Matocha
Mrs R H Johnson Visits Relative in Waco
Mrs. R. H. Johnson visited her niece in Waco on Sunday, staying for a time and returning home afterward.
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R. H. Johnson
Nice
Waco
Untold Milam History to Run in Cameron Herald
The Cameron Milam county Herald will print in the next issue a romantic historic account of an Indian fight near Cameron in Milam county and a detailed San Jacinto battle story from the Southwestern Historical Society magazine. The pieces, by Lucy A. Erath, honor Maj. George Bernard Brath and Major Erath, linked to Texas history, will appear in full next week.
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Herald
Cameron
San Jacinto
Southwestern Historical Society
Austin
W. T. Hefley
Battle of
George Bernard Brath
Texas
Milam County
Lucy A. Erath
Major Erath
Houston
Burleson
Hefley
The
Historical Society
Blaylock Family Visits Miss Gladys Blaylock in San Marcos
I L Blaylock and daughter Miss Minnie Nell visited San Marcos last week to see Miss Gladys Blaylock a student there. Minnie Nell also saw relatives in Austin before returning home.
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I. L. Blaylock
Minnie Nell
San Marcos
Gladys Blaylock
Austin
Baptist Revival Starts With Men’s Bible Class
The Baptist church will begin a two week revival Sunday with Rev. Russell C. White and his brother Rev. Lee M White leading the men’s Bible class. After the class meeting the men will attend the 11 o’clock service. J. H. DuBois, class president, urges all male adult members to attend at 9:45 for the special Sunday School program.
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The
Baptist Church
Russell C. White
Lee M White
J. H. DuBois
the Baptist Church
Petition seeks popular vote for school trustees
Cameron attorney B P Matocha circulating a petition to decide if school trustees should be elected by popular vote or appointed by the Mayor and council. He reported 75 to 80 names collected with more petitions out. If the measure passes, an election would be called to elect trustees.
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B. P. Matocha
Cameron
Matocha
Herald
W. A Morrison
Figst
Mitchell receives sixth death penalty in six weeks
Roy Mitchell is sentenced to death for the murder of Lula Barker near Waco after a jury trial in which deliberations extended overnight. The outcome follows five prior death penalties imposed on Mitchell for related killings, with other accomplices already convicted and two remaining cases against him dropped.
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Waco
Texas
Roy Mitchell
Lula Barker
Concord
Mitchell
San Jacinto Day Observed by Cameron Vets
San Jacinto Day was observed in Cameron with a program by the Edwin Hardy Post American Legion in the District Court Room Saturday afternoon at 3 30. T. S. Henderson Jr served as master of ceremonies and introduced speakers Judge W A Morrison Moulton Golub editor of the Cameron Enterprise and T S Henderson. Morrison paid tribute to the memory of the late William McGrervol named by Stonewall Jackson as The gallant McGregor. Jackie Gilde addressed heroes of 1847 Cobb spoke on 1916 and Heeder closed with a sketch of early Texan struggles ending with the victory on April 21 1836.
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San Jacinto
Cameron
Edwin Hardy
Stonewall Jackson
McCtregor
Jackie Gilde
Moulton Cobb
Mr. Heeder
Weather Report for Dallas and East Texas
Dallas area remains partly cloudy to cloudy with unsettled conditions and occasional showers tonight and Friday. East Texas Cameron area expects unsettled weather with likely showers in the northern portion. Southwest Texas had no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Houston reports 1.34 inches and Brenham 0.94 inches.
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Dallas
Vicinity
East Texas
Cameron
Houston
Brenham
Evangelical Church of Bohemian Brethren Services Set
The Evangelical Church of Bohemian Brethren will hold services at Buckholts Church on April 29 with Rev. Jos Hegar officiating. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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Evangelical Church of
Bohemian Bretheren
Buckholts Church
Jos. Hegar
Knights of Pythias to attend Temple district meeting
Cameron Knights and all Dokeys plan to travel to Temple on April 30 for the district Pythian meet. Local lodge postpones Monday meeting to allow attendance, with a banquet, parade, and jewels to be presented to five veteran Midlothian Lodge No. 50 members. Notable visitors include imperial prince Gus Meege and imperial hads Charles F. Weiland. Grand Chancellor Brady W. Steele of Texas to attend.
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Knights of Pythias
Cameron
Temple
Pythian
Midlothian Lodge
Dokeys
Parasge
Desert Ney
Gus Meege
Portland
Oregon
Imperial Price
Charles F. Weiland
Dallas
Imperial Hads
Brady W. Steele
Houston
The
Texas Domain
Pythian Lodge
Dallas Chamber Secretary Visits Cameron
Chas. Saville, secretary of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, was among Dallas booster visitors in Cameron Tuesday. He called at the Herald office to get acquainted.
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Chas. Saville
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Cameron
City
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E. A. Eulenfeld
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Klanswomen
Cameron Banker
Obliges Veaver Wipth Earth Publication
Mithell
Mea
North Cameron
Jeff D. Hefley
Heve
Claude Triges
J. H. Walston
J. D. Hefley
Heflevy Heights
AN. Green
Cameron Knights
O.K
Chamber
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