Cameron Makes Progress On Five Point Program
The Cameron five point program gains in progress as plans for a city owned bathing park advance through the civic improvements committee with John W. Haygood as chairman. The project aims to draw visitors and boost local business while maintaining a public park and seeking aid from the Public Works Program in Washington. A water survey and football stadium seating needs are noted as immediate concerns.
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Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Committee On
John W. Haygood
City projects, Legion officers named, school gym plans
Lee R. Clore is elected commander of Edwin Hardy Post No. 9 with a full slate of officers named. Plans to attend the State Convention in Dallas are listed, and a Washington approved gymnasium project for Cameron is slated to begin in September near Yee High School, funded by government aid and city support. Additional painting, curb work, trees, stadium seating, and classroom additions are proposed for local schools and athletic facilities.
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Cameron
Perrin
Lee R. Clore
Foreign Service
Edwin Hardy
O. B. Horstmann
Lewis Raska
John R. Hays
H. B. McClellen
N. D. Timmerman
John Muse
Allen Guess
Henry Dreyer
Dr. A. 8. Kruse
Ray O'Neill
L. F. Gohmert
Grady Little
August Kunz
Washington
E. A. Perrin
Cameron Schools
Roosevelt
O. H. Cross
Connally
Yee High School
Washington Allocation Board
Athletic Council
Austin
Ada Henderson
Ada Henderson School
Scout Meeting Sees Elections At Wilson-Ledbetter Park
A Heart of Texas Council meeting aimed at reviving Scout work was held Tuesday night in Wilson Ledbetter Park. George Jones president G W Powell and Judge Graham Gillis spoke as officers were elected J P Love president August Kunz vice president E A Perrin vice president Chas Brady recording secretary Committees to be named.
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Wilson-Ledbetter Park
George Jones
The
Heart of Texas Council
G. W. Powell
Graham Gillis
J. P. Love
August Kunz
E. A. Perrin
Chas. Brady
Cotton Seed Thieves Sentenced In Branchville Quarters
Three men charged with burglary and felony theft of cotton seed near Branchville were tried Thursday and received two year prison terms. Johnnie Baker Murdis Hawkins and Bryant Lewis were delivered to the walls by Sheriff Kennedy.
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Branchville
Kennedy
Johnnie Baker
Murdis Hawkins
Bryant Lewis
Actress Lina Basquette sues theatre for damages
New Bedford Massachusetts Lina Basquette stage and screen actress sues a local theatre for 100000 dollars alleging the venue used her photograph to imply she was part of a Negro revue.
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New Bedford
Mass
Lina Basquette
Repeal Leader Drums for Texas Prohibition Reform
Mrs. J. M. Laing of Austin prominent in public affairs and Democratic circles calls to repeal the Dean Act. She denounces the state’s pretense of prohibition and urges Texans to back returning revenues and regulated liquor, noting mothers helped repeal national prohibition and urging a vote against current policies.
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J. M. Laing
Austin
Texas
Dean
Counterfeiting In Cameron If Lead Slugs Are Used
The article warns that using lead nickels or slugs to operate marble machines pay telephones gum machines or any device is counterfeiting. Secret Service chief Adolph H Rebentish warns offenders as fake coins including glass are reported in Cameron and Dallas. The federal government will hold the guilty responsible and telephone companies lose thousands yearly in Texas.
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United States Secret Service
Dallas
Adolph H. Rebentish
Secret Service
Cameron
Texas
Jury Commission Is Named For Term
Judge W G Gillas appoints a jury commission for the September term of District Court. Commissioners named are P H McKinney of Jones Prairie, Lee McLane of Cameron, and Joe Slovacek of Buckholts to select a grand jury and petit jurors.
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W. G. Gillis
P. H. McKinney
Jones Prairie
Lee McLane
Cameron
Joe Slovacek
Buckholts
Cameron Knights Fall as Seaton Seals Take Opener
The Cameron Knights lost the first game of a three game series to the Seaton Seals 11 10 in 10 innings at Seaton. Hub Evans drove in the winning run with Pete Hooks on base after an error, as Seaton overcame a 10-6 ninth inning rally by Cameron.
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Cameron Knights
Seaton Seals
Seaton
Seals
Hub Evans
Pete Hooks
Caseys
Joe Stone
Ladis Matula
The
Knights
Ted Matula
Chunik
Kalenda
Schneider
Hollis
E Michalka
Bell
Shorty Matula
Matula
Frank Ermis
G. Matula
Cameron
Seatom Seals
General Foods Extends Ad Allowances to Small Merchants
Editorial correction notes General Foods Corporation maintains liberal advertising allowances for small merchants equal to chains. It states last year 80 percent of total allowances went to local merchants and 20 percent to chains, with General Foods playing a big role in Cameron’s advertising volume.
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the Herald
General Foods
General Foods Corporation
Gray Veteran 99 on way to reunion stops in Cameron
Captain William H. Bristol aged 99 on way from North Carolina to Amarillo for Confederate veterans reunion rests in Cameron. He cashed a Confederate pension warrant at Citizens National Bank after a long life of temperance and service, sharing memories and old tunes.
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Gray
Cameron
Teddy
William H. Bristol
Amarillo
Citzens Nations Bank
Oxsheer Smith
Bristol
Captain Bristol
Burke County
North Carolina
Rutherford College
Methodist Church
Coast Guards
Walton
Western
McCoy
A. D
Texas
Galveston
J. L. Toles
Avenue RK
Citizens National Bank
Corner Grocery Opens Under Werner Management
The Corner Grocery launches as a new cash grocery in the city after dissolving Werner Bros partnership. E P Werner now runs the store with improved service and Saturday price specials, marking Cameron’s newest promising food market.
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Corner
Cash Grocery
Werner Bros. Cash Grocery
E. P. Werner
Werner
the Herald
Cameron
Adult education teachers shift to Austin program in Milam County
Milam County adult education teachers attend courses in Austin under a government initiative started last year. Twenty teachers are listed for the program including Mrs Vada Walters and Miss Magerie Lou Aycock, with plans to expand access to adults across Texas.
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Milam County
Austin
Vada Walters
Misa Magerie Lou Aycock
Texas
Cameron
N. R. Harrison
San Gabriel
Eunice Warner
Milano
Ruth Fisher
Hanover
Mary Cumminge
Marley Modisette and Gee
Leath
Roberta Robertson
Davilla
B. Roads
Friendship
W. A. Barrett
Ethiopian Advocate Row Ends With Injured Husband
An alleged recruiting officer tried to press two Black women to spur their husbands to contest Ethiopia. The husbands clashed with the officer, resulting in one man being seriously wounded with a sharp object.
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Joston
Ethiopia
Two Held In Saddle Theft Case In Cameron
Two saddles were recovered and a man and woman arrested by Sheriff R. M. Kennedy and Deputy Clarence McCall. Bill Merchant of Milam County was jailed then sent to Alvin where the saddles were stolen from a dairyman near Alvin on August 2. Merchant confessed as one of three implicated. a woman, Willis Brishby, forged a bill of sale to collect payment for a saddle. Merchant and Brishby face charges including forgery.
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R. M. Kennedy
Clarence McCall
Bill Merchant
Milam County
Alvin
Merchant
Cameron
Kennedy
Mechant
Willis Brishby
BR. M. Merchant
Rev J B P Lave Sets Morning Prayer Service
Rev J B P Lave will conduct morning Prayer Service and sermon next Sunday at 10 o clock. The event is announced as a faith gathering likely to attract local worshippers seeking spiritual guidance.
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J. BP. Lave
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Karl A. Crowley
Post Office Department
Spain
Clore
American Legion
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Repeal
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Adaquate School
Court House
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