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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
48
Kenneth writes to Santa asking for a big doll candy apples oranges and beads. Lillie Bone asks for a doll ring candy apples oranges and nuts.
A bevy of child wish lists from Frances Burkeen Janie Bell Burkeen Milton Tucker Mary Ruth Tucker Thelma Lee Bone Murrell Tucker Irene Glaser Doris Mae Naey and Viola Newsome request dolls balls rings toys and fruit with candy. Some items include a bead wrist watch and a stopper gun among varied lists.
Local social scene notes weekend visits as families travel from Greenville Cameron Jones Prairie and Briacy to Ben Arnold. A schoolhouse banquet, a B Y P A program, and Walker's Creek guests highlight the community's church and youth activities.
The Santaclaus post office attracts thousands of Christmas letters addressed to children each year. Postmaster experiences a seasonal boom as mail swells before Christmas with many envelopes bearing the Santaclaus postmark. Nearby, note mentions of Grady and Jim Baskin visiting Reese Henderson and a party hosted by Mrs. Sam Rudder, Sr.
AOK BARTON helps unload the Yule log during the town Christmas Eve celebration. He notices carved initials DL JB and recalls a long-ago picnic with Dora. Dora weeps in a parked car. Jack consoles her as she says the past seemed to burn in the moment.
A Cameron chamber committee is authorized to raise funds to build two and a half miles of road in Bell county from Yarrellton to Meeks to open a trade route to Cameron. A Meeks delegation led by W. J. Adams and including Edwin W. Adams Ben Zabicek Chas Bedrick and Joe Salach spoke at the Monday meeting. Already $500 has been raised at Meeks.
A committee in Cameron plans to raise funds for a local project. Named members include Giles L. Arriett Robert McLane and Oxsheer Smith as organizers.
Sunshine Rain and Soil produce foods and medicinal plants. From Black Draught, a natural remedy for sluggish bowels, selected and ground for convenient use. For children a pleasant tasting syrup in 25¢ and 60¢ bottles.
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