W. O. O. W. Team Wins Prize At Encampment
Cameron's Degree team won third prize and a two week trip to Washington DC next July. Attendees from Cameron and surrounding camps at Wichita Falls included D. F. Thompson R. L. Philips J. H. McLerran Roy Weems Melvin Weems A. G. Ganson Edmund Winterberg R. L. Delahunty August Horstman Hal Harris J. D. Robinson Wayte Floyd E. Majors Dan Gunn Hilton Howell Jao Hooten Jay Howell extra men were Clarence Copas Nosenger Floyd and C. W. Price.
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Cameron
Washington, DC
Wichita Falls
D. F. Thompson
R. L. Philips
J. H. McLerran
Roy Weems
Melvin Weems
A. G. Ganson
Edmund
Two U S Soldiers Killed in Rio Grande Clash
El Paso August 1 two Americans were killed and two wounded when Mexican bandits crossed the Rio Grande five miles below Fort Hancock Texas. Private John Twoney and Robert Woods were killed. Sergeant Lewis Thompson was seriously wounded. All bandits believed killed.
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el Paso
Rio Grande
Fort Hancock
Texas
John Twoney
F Troop
Eighth United States Cavalry
Robert Woods
United States
Lewis Thompson
Eighth Cavalry
George George Bell Jr
Outdoor exercise touted as best laxative with Chamberlain’s tablets
The article promotes outdoor exercise to keep bowels regular and advises drinking water before breakfast and eating ample fruit. It urges establishing a daily habit and mentions Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild effective medicine. Aug.
Texas ad valorem tax cut and school rate details
Austin reports the state ad valorem tax rate reduced from 30 to 20 cents per 100 property value. Total state taxes for 1916 drop from 55 to 45 cents unless the school tax rate changes. Education board sets school tax at 20 cents. Confederate pension tax remains 5 cents. Total Texas property value estimated at 2.754 billion dollars to cover 7.299 million in appropriations due September 1. A reader from Webster City, Iowa praises Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach pain relief.
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Austin
Texas
State Automatic Tax Board
State Board of Education
Milano couple Andrews and Burdick wed in Cameron
Mil a no Gazette reports well known couple Mr. Andrews and Mrs. Burdick united in matrimony at Cameron. The newlyweds spend their honeymoon at home and receive many congratulations from friends.
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Milano
Cameron
Andrews
Burdick
Milano Gazette
Oil drilling near Rockdale halted at 450 feet
The Davis well eight miles northwest of Rockdale has suspended operations at about 450 feet. Davis says a paying pumper will stay at that depth. Bailey Turner and associates leased adjoining land and plan to drill after erecting a derrick and bringing a Thrall rotary rig, aiming to reach 1000 feet or more. Also advertised is 106 acres for sale near town at 17.50 per acre with partial cultivation and owner P C Reagan.
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Thrall
Atp
P.C. Reagan
Franklin
Texas
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Max Collins
Cameron, Texas
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Ford Town
Chambers Auto & Supply Company
Gameron
Joe Dingham
Webster City
Iowa
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Rockdale
Herald
Texaco
Houston New York
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