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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
24
The Salem school pupils send their Santa requests wishing for bee bee gun cor duroy trousers boots tie socks candy firecrackers roman candles and medicine to stay well. Lillie Bone asks for a big doll candy apples oranges beads and more. Other children request dolls rings candy apples oranges and nuts.
A series of children's Christmas requests list toys fruits and candy from multiple families including Frances and Janie Burkeen Milton Tucker Mary Ruth Tucker Thelma Lee Bone Murrell Tucker Irene Glaser Doris Mae Naey and Viola Newsome with items such as dolls balls rings toy cars trucks beads and wrist watches.
Weekend visits fill Ben Arnold and surrounding towns as families travel between Cameron Greenville and Walker s Creek for gatherings. A school house banquet accompanies a Y P A program with nearby pastors delivering preaching and Sundays spent visiting relatives at multiple households including Coker Buffington and Allen families.
The article notes Christmas and Bethlehem appearing as town names in several states including Arizona Florida and Kentucky along with icons like Santaclaus post offices in Indiana. It describes Santaclaus gaining attention each Christmas as letters pour in for postmarks and stamps, boosting postal business during the holiday season.
In a small town Christmas Eve scene Jack notices carved initials DI JB on the Yule log and recalls a long-ago picnic with Dora. Dora cries, steps outside, then they meet in a parked car where he suggests carving new initials to begin again.
Mrs. E. R. Henderson is mentioned with Grady and Jim Baskin visiting Reese Henderson. A group of young people attended a party Wednesday night hosted by Mrs. Sam Rudder, Sr.
A Cameron Chamber committee is authorized to raise funds to construct two and a half miles of road from Yarrellton to Meeks in Bell County. A Meeks delegation led by W. J. Adams with Edwin W. Adams Ben Zabicek Chas Bedrick and Joe Salach presented the plan at Monday night’s meeting After already raising 500 at Meeks.
A special committee to raise funds in Cameron is announced with Giles L. Arriett Robert McLake and Oxsheer Smith named as members and overseeing Public Works aid.
Sunshine Rain and Soil describe Black-Draught as a natural laxative from medicinal plants. The advertisement promotes Thedford’s Black-Draught for sluggish bowels and constipation with a child friendly syrup option in 25¢ and 50¢ bottles.
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