Cameron Herald details Subscription and officers
The Cameron Herald lists its establishment in 1575, publishing by Herald Publishing Company. Officers include W. C. Triggs as President J. G. West as Vice President J. R. Hays as Secretary and Treasurer. Directors named J. B. White Robert McLane J. Werner R. P. Jeter H. M. Hefley T. S. Henderson Jr. J. T. Parma W. B. Skelton Judd G. Davis R. A. Tag. Subscription is $1.00 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. White
Robert McLane
J. 2. Werner
R. P. Jeter
H. M. Hefley
T.S. Henderson, Jr
J. T. Parma
W. B. Skelton
Judd G. Davis
R. A. Tag
Plight of Wheat and Fuel Prices Spark Bipartisan Debate
The piece argues that wheat prices sinking to 85 90 cents a bushel have left U S farmers with massive indebtedness and a 215 million bushel surplus. It blames Republican tariff policy from 1921 1922 for the drop and notes fears of fuel gouging as anthracite supplies forecast to rise and a July end date approaches for a law intended to curb profiteering.
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United States
Gray Silver
American Farm Bureau Federation
Europe
Propacan
Sugar and the Tariff Drives Up Retail Sugar Costs
The piece explains how a 1.76 cent Cuban raw sugar tariff plus logistical costs lift a pound from 3.85 to about 7.12 cents in retail price, with shrinkage and profits pushing prices higher. It argues the tariff also raises US and Hawaii sugar by 2 cents per pound due to the Sugar Trust.
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Sures Retail
New York
United States
Hawaii
Sugar Trust
Coal profiteering in Washington escalates under officials oversight
Reported widespread anthracite profiteering in Washington DC gathers under the eyes of the Federal Fuel Distributor the Attorney General and the US Coal Commission. Prices cited by DC dealers show about 1 per ton increases over November 1922 retail levels. The Coal Merchants Board of Trade announces further rises and names the new secretary formerly an accountant with DC Public Utilities.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Coal Commission
Crmsarm
Lennon
Lews F. Post
Washington
Coal Commissioner
Coal Merchants Board of Trade of Washington
Theoal Merchants’ Board of Trade
Public Utilities Commission
District of Columbia
Trees as Memorials for Harding Linked to Kilmer Poem
A Washington piece recalls Col John R White dedicating a giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park to President Harding as a symbol of national unity. It notes poet Joyce Kilmer who died in World War I, praising trees and linking Kilmer and Harding in a tribute that honors sacrifice and patriotism.
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President Harding
Sequoia National Park
John R. White
Washington
Tovee Kilmer
Flanders Field
General Sherman
Harding
Kilmer
A. E
Capitalists and the unseen work of thrift and capital
A columnist argues that many who condemn capitalism are, unknowingly, capitalists through savings, investments, and purchases. Capital, properly used, powers industry, creates jobs, and raises living standards. hoarded money stagnates and harms society. The piece promotes thrift, productive use of funds, and common welfare.
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America
Cameron Cotton Receipts Reach 6625 Bales by Thursday Noon
Cameron compress reports 6625 bales of cotton received by noon Thursday from the 1928 crop, up from 2684 last week. Rail lines show 3526 from S. A. & A. P. Railroad, 463 from Santa Fe, and 2636 from Warens. Wagon receipts reflect bales ginned nearby and moved to the compress.
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Cameron
S. A. & A. P. Railroad
Santa Fe
Warens
Compulsory Thrift Plan Spreads Through Kansas Firms
A Kansas coalition of power and telephone companies enforces a compulsory thrift plan for about 1,200 employees. Each worker must save and invest at least 10 percent of income monthly, report specifics to a general office, and obtain investment approval from a committee. Government securities savings accounts and loans are allowed, with debts listed. Nine months in, roughly 13 percent of wages are saved, totaling over $100,000, and only two dismissals occurred for noncompliance.
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Kansas
Power and Telephone
General Office
City officials push for disposal plant plan in Austin visit
County Engineer A. F. Mitchell and C. R. Phillips represented Dallas before the state board of health on disposal plant plans and funding. They will report to the council at the next regular or a called meeting.
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A. F. Mitchell
C. R. Phillips
Austin
State Board of Health
Offbeat Satires and Jokes from a Vintage Column
A string of humorous quips and observations on work, manners, money, and social scenes. Anecdotes about parrot lessons, a line about the busy line, and wry remarks on flappers, Sundays, and refinement. A lighthearted collage from a historical column.
Questioning the daily column deepens with lunch in sight
A brisk columnist questions how a busy writer improves each brief note and crafts a daily column before he pauses for lunch, pondering the rhythm of routine work.
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Hovr
Coluumist
Dramatized Exchange Over Morning Car Ride to Cemetery
A fragment discusses a wife driving the husband from home and the pursuit of faster cars to save time on the trip to the cemetery. The exchange hints at tension and modern auto speeds as a metaphor for efficiency.
Fragmented Dialogue on Wealth and Consent
The text presents a snatch of dialogue about a kiss and a rule about saying no. It comments that wealth may be a disease as someone named Bryan suggests. It notes a man who took something and was confined for two years and ends with a proverb about a fool and his money.
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Bryan
Hefley Begins New Home in Cameron Green Addition
J D Hefley started construction on a new $7000 home in Cameron's Green addition after completing street graveling. He is noted for building many Cameron homes and developing Hefley Heights.
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J. D. Hefley
Cameron
J.D. Hefley
Green
Hefley
Mr. Hefley
Hefley Heights
Slaudhters Move Into New City Home In Saucy Town
Mrs Kathryn K Robbins and daughters Ruby Louise Lois Adelle and Kathryn F returned from an eight week tour of west and northwest Texas. They camped in New Braunfels and traveled to San Antonio San Angelo Big Quin nie and Plovdeda. They joined Northwest Texas Girls Camp at Pala Tura Cave then returned via Wichita Falls Ennis and Yativene.
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Kathryn K. Robbins
Ruby Louise
Lois Adelle
Kathryn F
Wichita Falls
Jane Miet
Yativene
Ennis
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Che Cameron
Herald Publishing Company, Incorporated
Texas
W. C. Triggs, J. G. West, J. R. Hays
Epfersons. White, R. Hays
Columbia
Wadleiph
Ben Atkinson, Jr
Dallas
Catos
Big Boy
Madame Lobelia
Pogis
Hood Farm
Toronco
W.A. Beal
Hugo Slaudhter
Kroehler
Daven-O
Colorado
van Kamps
Green & Bros
Cameron, Texas
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