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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
13
Local residents gather for visits and introductions as W H Fletcher son improves after operation by Dr G B Taylor. Numerous guests and travelers from Bryan San Antonio Dallas Houston and Oklahoma visit Cameron and nearby towns. News mentions new crop hulls and meal at Oil Mill plus local business and lodging notes.
Local snippet lists visits and movements of Cameron residents including Mrs. Lottie Bigbee and family, Green relatives visiting in Temple, Austin, and Waco, and staff changes at Lenvis Pierce dry goods. Mentioned names include C N Green & Bros, Mrs Edwin Bigbee, Patsy McGregor, Harleigh McGregor, Inez Tyson, Pauline Green, Logia Chatham, Acnes Chambers, Acnes Chambers, and Fanny Pulliam with fall goods preview.
Jim Neinast spent Sunday out of Cameron visiting and returned Sunday night then went to Waco on business Monday. Mr and Mrs GC W Lawrence and daughter Miss Alice plus Mrs Hayden Lawrence vacationed in Corpus Christi. H E Munnelle of Henrietta Oklahoma left today after visiting daughter Mrs Paul Webb. Mrs I P Sessions and granddaughter Ray Beasley with Mrs Laura McGee and Mrs Viola Hainey visited the Clarks Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Edna Douthitt of Rockdale visited her friend Martha Crittenden a patient in Cameron Hospital on a Cameron excursion. She also called on her cousin Miss Mina Clark during the morning.
A brief boast extols La Fance and White Crest flour as unmatched in quality, implying a local store or advertisement touting two noted brands without additional context or details.
Miss Louise Adams and Miss Chris tine Esslinger, two high school graduates, will teach in Gause this winter. Adams studied at Baylor College and Esslinger holds a Southwest Texas Normal certificate. Miss Undine Bragg, Baylor University graduate, will teach Spanish at Rosebud High. Miss Velda Walker, with credits from Yee High School, Javier College and Fl Paso College, will teach in Hearne.
A shipment of the famed White Crest Flour has arrived by carload, signaling strong supply for local bakers and grocery stores. The arrival underscores continued demand for the brand in regional markets.
W. J. Walker, known in state schools and a former Cameron teacher, moved from Chilton to Killeen this week to head the local schools. He praised the warm reception from Killeen residents and expects a fruitful year.
Mrs. W. L. Lutner visits Lawton Oklahoma to see her son Dr Thomas Luther and wife. Bay area residents Jay Howell Hilton Howell and B A Garrett visit Mrs T A Howell. Lilla Bassett of Dallas visits Mrs John Waton. Teachers H H Pruett and wife return from San Marcos study. Martha Lou Hooks returns from Simmons College vacation. Mrs. Marshall Chambers and Mrs O H Griffin back from Waco visits. Bessie Lowe and son Robin return from Waco visit. Mrs Edwin Bigbee of Port Arthur visits Lottie Bigber. Delphya Scott returns from vacation in Waco and Marlin. R A Triggs travels to eastern markets. Emma Decherd of Franklin visits Miss Clara Thomas. Mrs Dan Cass Jr of Hanover shops Cameron. County Agent George Banzhaf visits county capital. Sherman Williams enamel ad. Cameron residents wish Mr Henderson speedy recovery after El Paso operation for government hospital service notes.
Mrs G T Hightower of Walkers Creek visits daughter Mrs Co B Mabry. Mrs L F Harden visits daughter Mrs Ed King in Bronson. Mrs Rober Todd and granddaughter Velda Walker return from El Paso and Old Mexico. Velda studied at El Paso College and toured Cloudcroft and Adrian. Others visit relatives in Amarillo Abilene and Waco as teachers, bankers, and tradespeople attend events and work opportunities.
Frank Worley, rocked by the 1921 San Gabriel flood that ruined cotton and cattle, turned to pecans. He harvested over $2,000 in wild pecans to cover debts and is now planting 174 acres of paper-shell pecans at 24 by 48 feet, thinning to one plant later.
The excerpt notes pecan trees, aged from thirty to seventy five years, maturing quickly and resilient to floods. It contrasts pecans with cotton, which suffers during harvest floods around 1921, signaling a shift in crop resilience and market timing.
Roy Tyson and his sister Miss Jennie spent Saturday and Sunday in Hillsboro visiting their brother Clyde Tyson and his wife.
At a Tuesday meeting the city approved another extension of the sewer system in the Green addition of Cameron. The new line will run south of the addition and serve the expansion as well as homes along the street.
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