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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
12
In a 1925 city Christmas, Ann wanders through shops with Norton and Billy choosing gifts. A quirky green owl candlestick sparks a quiet shift toward deciding she will marry Billy, whose playful support helps her choose.
Sam C Cobb writes a Christmas letter from Cameron Texas dated December 15 1925. He asks Santa for a car for himself and his little brother and for his family relatives including kerchiefs hose socks a tie fruit for Eula and Mary and a cowboy suit for him and his brother. He hopes to visit many boys and girls and to remember the poor and to tend cows sheep and goats on the plains while his father keeps cows and turkeys.
A brief verse by I. M. Thornton laments a lonely Christmas without a sweetheart or stockings hung. The speaker asks if Christmas can be merry when no one loves them.
Fragmentary text appears to include garbled or nonstandard phrases about Christmas and corst igen. No clear people places organizations or dates are readable to form a factual news summary.
Former county tax collector Bill Alex Bonds and his wife Mrs. Bonds arrived in Cameron from Lubbock to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. Bonds served for years as tax collector and now works in real estate in Lubbock, with plans to stay in Cameron until after the New Year.
In Rockdale early Tuesday Anderson Sanders was shot twice in the fight at his sister’s house by W. L. Isaacs. Sanders is in critical condition with his right arm shattered. Isaacs posted bond as the examining trial was postponed pending Sanders' prognosis. Isaacs claims self defense after being attacked with a poker during a dispute over building a fire.
J W Guffey road master for the Sap railroad and later with the Southern Pacific retires after many years of service. He will return to Cameron his home following a long record of work with the railroad and has been praised by the company for his dedication.
The Muse family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy after the loss of their beloved husband and father. Nadine Bragg of the Port Arthur school faculty visits with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bragg and will return to Port Arthur on December 28.
The ten year old son of Gus White, colored, was killed when he struck a dynamite cap at a gravel pit two miles north of Minerva. The blast ignited the dynamite box, mangling his body as portions were found at varying distances.
P Paddick once employed at the Cameron compress was sentenced to one year for theft of cotton. He pleaded guilty and received a conditional pardon from Governor Ferguson as part of Christmas proclamations, with many friends expressing interest in the announcement.
The Postmaster General urges nationwide holiday closure on Christmas Day except for special delivery letters and parcels. He calls for full cooperation of postal workers to celebrate with families, initiating a campaign led by his office to ensure everyone can observe the holiday.
The Post Office Department campaigns nationwide to urge Americans to shop and mail early to reduce post office congestion during Christmas week. The message emphasizes that shopping early ensures recipients get desired gifts and mailed items arrive on time.
The note confirms shipments will reach their destination well in advance of Christmas Day, guaranteeing delivery before the holiday.
Miss Mary Walden is at home from T P C at Milford for the Christmas holidays. She will return to Milford before January fourth, when her work begins again.
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