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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
9
B R Strange of the American Snuff Company suffered a scalp wound and a fractured leg when the new Chevrolet Coach overturn on Caldwell road Wednesday around eight p m. There were three others in the car, driven by D West.
The zebra round up led by King the zebra and Al G Barnes Circus features America’s champion zebra. Cameron hosts September 1 with afternoon and night shows. The act showcases what management claims is the world’s largest captive herd and more than half of all US zebras.
Conductors and Trainmen reject arbitration offers after Engineers and Firemen secured raises. The Conference Committee of Managers proposed arbitration on remaining issues, but Con ductors and Trainmen refuse, challenging the Watson Parker Railway Labor act and risking peaceful settlement of wage disputes.
Theodore Fulcher former Thorndale postmaster died in Austin on August 16 and was buried at Locklin Cemetery in San Gabriel. Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Charlie Davis, his daughter, with Masonic Lodge auspices led by Judge John Watson of Cameron. Fulcher moved to Austin after retirement and was active in business there.
J. W. Higgins details clash between the Western Railways and the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen over wage increases. Arbitration previously denied Western staff an advance, while engineers and firemen won raises. Managers offer six and a half percent without rule changes or seven and a half percent with rule eliminations. unions demand seven and a half percent with rules kept. Mediation failed. strike vote threatened if terms unsettled.
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