Texas Power and Light Buys Texas Public Utilities
Texas Power and Light Company purchased electric and gas properties of the Texas Public Utilities Company in Cameron and other towns. Mineral Wells Electric Company assets also moved to Texas Power and Light, forming a more unified system with no job losses. The move aims to extend service to Cameron residents and boost Texas textile mill development and industrial investment promoted by J W Carpenter and the company.
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Texas Public Utilities Company
Texas Power and Liqht
Texas Power and Light Company
Jno. C
Cameron
Texas
Texas Power and Light Copany
John W. Carpenter
Northern
Southwestern
Carpenter
United States
Santa Claus Origins as Saint Nicholas in Christmas Tradition
The name Santa Claus stems from St. Nicholas, known for kindness to children and charity. Its variant Santa Chius may have originated in Flanders or the Dutch regions. December 8 was once his day, but Old Father Christmas displacement shifted the celebration to the modern Christmas Saint image.
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Santa Chius
Flanders
Nicholas
Milam County Cotton Report 1926 Bale Totals
Milam County reports 64 414 bales counted as round halves from the 1926 crop by December 1, 1926, compared with 9 080 bales for the same date in 1925. The figures reflect local ginning totals and are year over year.
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Milam
Notice of Lost Cotton Receipt 65145 Cameron Compress Co
Public notice that cotton receipt No 65145 issued to Dewey McCall on November 11 1926 by Cameron Compress Co for one sale of cotton has been lost. S E Dossett superintendent warns the public not to accept or deal with the receipt in any other hands.
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Dewey McCall
Cameron Compress Company
Cameron Compress
S. E. Dossett
Cameron Compress CO
Lost cotton receipt No 65072 notice
A lost receipt for one bale of cotton issued to Jesse and D McCall on November 11 1126 by Cameron Compress Company is announced. The undersigned asserts ownership and warns the public not to accept the cotton.
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Jesse and
D. McCall
Cameron Compress Company
Cameron Compress Co Receipt Notice
Small firm Cameron Compress Co announces receipt or transfer handling details for the item in question. The notice directs parties to address the matter promptly and maintain custody of the document.
Walden to Open Cameron Business College Next Year
Professor L R Walden, organizer of Walden's Business College, plans to open a Cameron school after January. He has run colleges in Austin Fort Worth Lake Charles Alexandria Monro Louisiana and worked in Chicago St Louis and Cleveland. The Bryan Chamber of Commerce backs the venture and will aid with local development.
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L. R. Walden
Walden
Bryan
The
Herald
L. A. Walden
Austin
Fort Worth
Texas
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Monro
Louisiana
Florida
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan Business Colege
Peple of
Brazos County
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Milam County Cotton Report
First National Bank
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