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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
28
A long list of classroom and orphanage children from Cameron area requesting gifts for Christmas. Entries include Freddie Biskyn seeking candy and a ukulele, Edna Merle Dee asking for a doll and fireworks, and Edwin Radtke asking for baseball gear and Treasure Island. Others request skates, balls, books, a Bible, a firemen’s suit, and household items, with pleas to remember poorer children.
A collection of handwritten letters from young recipients naming their Christmas desires. Children request toys such as electric trains, skates, a doll, a boxing set, and an air gun, plus fruit, candy, nuts, and greeting goodwill to underprivileged kids.
Poem praising a life among common travelers. The speaker desires closeness to humanity over withdrawal, refusing cynicism and scorn. He imagines a house by the road where good and bad among travelers pass, sharing both joys and sorrows.
A playful jab between Swalley and solohady centers on a humorous speedometer themed Christmas gift. The exchange highlights lighthearted rivalry and holiday spirits in an informal, cheeky tone.
Cameron Compress Company and D. Dossett warn the public that cotton receipt No 65072 issued to Jesse and D McCall on November 11, 1926 for one bale of cotton delivered to Cameron Compress has been lost. The undersigned declares ownership and warns others not to accept or deal with the receipt. Cameron Compress Co. 5S. E. Dossett, Supt.
The Texas supreme court ruled that rural scholastics transferred to city schools must pay tuition after state apportionment is exhausted. Don Slocomb and others sued Cameron ISD to stop tuition collection and to prevent exclusion for non payment. The decision, a financial boon for the district, builds on similar 1923- era contests.
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