Sharp Eliminates Rogers In Key Central Texas Race
Sharp defeats Rogers nine to nothing to clinch the decisive game in the rubber series. Edger and Henderson star on the Sharp mound while Hammond, Sumrell and Farrow hold Rogers to a low output. The loss ends Rogers season as Sharp heads toward a best two of three with Bell Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Sharp
Texas
Jinx Tucker
Waco Times Herald
Edger
Hammond
Sumrell
Henderson
Farrow
Reeves
Glenn
Cross
Gammond
Lewis
Speegle
Harris
Rogis
Blackburn
Jones
Speerle
Mcllroy
Rogers Sharp
Bell Falls
Humphries
Grimmond
McElroy
L. J. Klough and Son
S. P. Cross
Birthday Party For Little Walter Sharpe
Walter Sharpe son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sharpe celebrated his fourth birthday with about 30 friends at home. Guests played games on the lawn, cakes and ice cream cones were served, and guinea pig balloon souvenirs were given. Mrs. Sharpe was assisted by Mrs. Pope Sapp Miss Bonnelle Neinast and Miss Frances Sharpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Raymond Sharpe
Mary Ann Green
Larry Cable
Bobby Bennett
Sharpe
Sharpe Was Assisted In the Entertaining By Mrs. Pope Sapp
Bonnelle Neinast
Frances Sharpe
Miss Rose Rischar Hosts Bridge Tea with Guests
Miss Rose Rischar entertained Tuesday afternoon with seven tables of bridge. Honor guests were her sisters Miss Malechen Rischar and Mrs. Dan Legacey of Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Mrs Earl Evers was high and Mrs Niley Smith was low. Ice cream and angel squares followed, nasturtium plate favors. Out of town guests included Mrs Edwin Walker of McGregor and Mrs Earl Evers of Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Rischar
Malechen Rischar
Dan Legacey
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Earl Evers
Niley Smith
Edwin Walker
McGregor
Cuero
Presbyterian Auxiliary Holds Regular Meeting
The Presbyterian Auxiliary met Monday afternoon at the church for a devotional and Luke chapter lesson taught by Mrs. John Green. A business session followed with discussion of plans for the fall.
Miss Helen Green to Receive Masters at Texas University
Miss Helen Green a Texas University student spent last weekend in Cameron with her parents Mr and Mrs C N Green. She will receive her Master’s Degree on August 26 and teach English in Calvert High School this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Green
Texas University
Cameron
C. N. Green
Austin
Mary Frances Green
Helen
Calvert
Mrs Grady Stidham Leaves for San Marcos Visit
Mrs Grady Stidham and her children departed Tuesday to San Marcos to visit relatives, accompanying a family trip event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Stidham
San Marcos
Light rates again reduced in Cameron
J C Young of the Texas Power and Light Company announces a new commercial lighting rate with a flat charge based on maximum demand and a stepped meter rate. The top step drops to 7c per kWh, with other steps at 5c and 3c, optional and effective on next bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Young
Texas Power and Light Company
Young
Mexican youth waits fate as slayer here
Antonio Hernandez a 21 year old Peru native faces murder charges after beating Josef Pavalak to death with a hammer in a Milam County grocery late Tuesday. Hernandez held in jail as grand jury convenes. authorities weigh death penalty and custody requests from multiple jurisdictions. Pavalak’s store was robbed of 198 dollars and 15 cents, later recovered from Hernandez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Hernandez
Peru
Josef Pavalak
Vaughn
Blaylock
Hernandez
Milam County
South America
Lewis
Maysfield Road
Cameron Boys Take New Posts in Local Firms
Bert Nicholson and Fred Childress of Cameron accept new positions here. Nicholson has been Delco Light and Frigidaire service man for H. C. Keith Electric and now serves Delco Light for a territory including Milam Bell and Williamson counties. Childress becomes Keith Electric service manager for Frigidaire after previously working in Temple in the same role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Nicholson
Fred Childress
Cameron
Mr. Nicholson
Delco Light and Frigidaire
H. C. Keith Electric Company
Delco Light Company
Milam
Bell
Milam Baptist Encampment Draws 156 in Classes at Wayside
The Milam County Baptist Encampment opening at Wayside Inn reports 156 registered for classes with 144 camping on the grounds. Attendees include teachers H P Black Robert Dobson Homer Thompson and others from Cameron Waco and nearby towns. A full daily schedule features B Y P U and Sunday School classes sermons and song services led by L C Gayle and Cornelia Gunn with Dr W H Knight preaching twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Baptist
Wayside Inn
H. P. Black
Bryan
Robert Dobson
Little River
Cameron
Rockdale
Burlington
Ben Arnold
Tracy
Walker’s Creek
Thorndale
Marlow
W. B. Breazease
Baptists Thank Mr Lamkin for Milam County Encampment Grounds
During the encampment session the Baptists of Milam County passed unanimously worded resolutions praising Mr W S Lamkin for generously providing grounds pavilion bath house water and lights at no charge for the encampment and requesting the 1930 session be hosted there if possible A copy of the resolutions will be sent to Mr Lamkin and Milam county newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamkin
Milam County
Sharp Team Edges Bell Falls In Close Baseball Tilt
In Cameron, Sharp beat Bell Falls 3 to 2 after a ninth inning rally. Kostick pitched eight strong innings for Sharp with eight strikeouts while Darraugh fanned eight for Bell Falls. Buckley and Henderson produced key hits. Hodge and Alford contributed with two base hits for Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Bell Falls
Cameron Diamond
Kostick
Sharp
Darraugh
Speegle
Hodge
Alford
Buckley
Young
White
Neal
Henderson
West
Cameron
Farrow
Cameron Boy Scouts of Troop 52 Hike at Sugar Loaf Mountain
Cameron Boy Scouts of Troop 52 led by Scoutmaster Joe Lindle and Assistant Scoutmaster Pete Mikula spent a full day hiking near Sugar Loaf Mountain in Cameron. The group included Ted Matula Ernest Paul Rudolph Michatka Frankie Ermis Roy Woh leh Anton August Willie and Albert Moran. They cooked their own dinner explored, practiced signaling, and ended with a late river swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lindle
Pete Mikula
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Gause
Ted Matula
Ernest
Paul
Rudolph Michatka
Frankie Ermis
Roy Wohleh
Anton
August
Willie
Albert Moran
Cameron
Cotton Yields in Milam May Be Short of 1928
The Cameron area reports 1929 cotton early weighings at about 150 bales with ginning and marketing completed in Cameron. Officials warn yields likely fall short of the 1928 crop due to June rains and heavy insect damage, though some old cotton and replanted bottom lands show potential. Gins are operating, and buyers offer top prices as farmers receive strong market values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
The
Herald
Most Distinguished Citizens Nominated in Cameron
The Edwin Hardy Post No 9 of the American Legion sought nominations for Cameron’s most distinguished citizens. Heads of civic organizations the mayor and church pastors submitted names, and votes will determine the winner who will receive an engraved certificate and have the name inscribed with other posts at Department Headquarters in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Edwin Hardy
American Legion
T. S. Henderson
Sid
Love
Mollie Moore
F. E. Jackson
W. O. Triggs
Texas
Department
Capitol
Austi
The
Legion
Kahler Family Returns From Texas Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kahler and their two sons Earnest Jr. and Clayton returned to Cameron on Wednesday after a weeklong trip through Houston Galveston and Eagle Lake. They visited Mrs. Osaba in Eagle Lake and saw coastal scenery. They noted better crop conditions in Milam County than any place they visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Kahler
Earnest Jr
Clayton
Cameron
Houston
Galveston
Eagle Lake
Osaba
Kahler
Milam County
Sharp Beats Bell Falls 8–4 After Wednesday Return
Sharp defeated Bell Falls eight to four in Cameron after Tuesday’s loss. Weet and Henderson paced Sharp with 220 in the game plan while Bell Falls tallied runs from Morgan Ingram and Bateroan. The teams schedule rematches Friday at Cameron and Sunday at West with a potential third game in Waco Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Falls
Cameron
Sharp
Weet
West Sunday
Waco
Edger
Henderson
Morgan
Ingram
Bateroan
Dorothy Blaylock Pupils Present Twilight Recital
Dorothy Blaylock presented her expression pupils in a twilight recital at the Robert McLane home Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. The program included songs, dances, and mini-plays by Dorothy Perkins Bess Mangum Lorraine Pope Mary Ellen Cottle Edna Merle Deer and Charlotte Perkins. Guests were served fruit punch on the porch after the program with assistance from Dorothy Lesovsky Corrie Collier and Marie Timmons of Dallas providing piano accompaniments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Blaylock
Robert McLane
Charlotte Perkins
al Vespers
Mary Ellen Cottle
Dorothy Perkins
Bess Mangum
Lorraine Pope
Soap
Edna Merle Deer
Betty
Bee Mangum
Miss Blaylock
Dorothy Lesovsky
Corrie Collier
Marie Timmons
Dallas
Rylander Welcomes Sister and Nephew. Jackson Debuts in New Britain
K B Rylander hosts his sister Mrs Roy Jackson and her son Roy this week. Mrs Jackson recently earned a degree from Columbia University and will teach in the upcoming term at New Britain Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. B. Rylander
Roy Jackson
Roy
Fred Matthews to Face Murder Trial Monday
Fred Matthews charged by indictment with the killing of Joe Hosch in Cameron on July 6 faces trial in district court Monday August 12. Prosecution by Jack Lewis Chambers and Gillis. defense by EF A Wallace and BE A Camp. Matthews released on bond after waiving preliminary trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Matthews
Joe Hosch
Cameron
Selec
Juewe John Watson
Jack Lewis
Chambers
Gillis
EF. A. Wallace
Careton
BE. A. Camp
Rockdale
Matthews
Matocha
Santa Fe
Hosch
Loseh
Torno
Blaylock
Vaughn
Cameron Hospital
Drilling Resumes on Elbert Williams No. 1 Deep Test Well
Drilling is resumed on the Elbert Williams No 1 on the Tom Sehegut tract three miles east of Cameron across Little River. The Austin chalk was cored at 2484 feet and found about 300 feet higher than expected. Investors and major companies have acquired acreage and royalties amid strong interest and trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Williams
Tom Sehegut
Cameron
Littl River
Austin
McMahon Royalties Company of
San Antonio
Edwards
Fort Worth
Mexican Shot In Hip Dies At Rockdale
Pilar Aguirre a Mexican resident near Rockdale was shot in the hip Sunday night and died Monday night. Two Mexicans Antonio and Monica Linarez are in the county jail charged with murder and awaiting court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilar Aguirre
Rockdale
Antonio
Monica Linarez
Pioneer Texas matriarch Mrs Hill critically ill
Mrs L D Hill mother of Mrs Will Vaughn is critically ill at her daughter's home. A Virginia native and Texas pioneer, she has 18 children and was among early Texas settlers. Friends hope for her recovery as her condition remained unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Hill
Will Vaughn
Hill
Virginia
Texas
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Lawless Green Park
Little Walter Sharpe
Miss Rose Rischar
Presbyterian Auxiliary
John CC. Young
Cameron Boys
Baptist
Baptist OF County
MR. Lamkin
Lee
CIPS
Williams
Schegut
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