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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
7
R D Butchee returns from Louisiana and resumes duties at McLane Company. A stream of local social updates follows including visits by Mr. and Mrs. Earle Burke Richard, Mrs. R W Bennett hosting a bridge party, and several trips to Houston and Dallas among Cameron residents.
At a January meeting the Burlington Home Demonstration Club discussed planning a yearly food budget and a five year farm supply plan. Miss Bertha Fae Strange shared guidance on vegetable cookery and budgeting, with 15 members present plus a new member and a visitor. The club scheduled a forty-two party for February 14 at the public school to raise funds and set February 13 for the next meeting at Mrs. Leo O'Neill's home.
Mrs. Kay Moore spoke on cheerful living at the Bryant Station Home Demonstration Club meeting held January 80 at Mrs. Charlie Lively’s home. Miss Zeta Mae Tailey supervised a dress material display while six members attended. A future meeting on February 13 at Mrs. H. L. Colbert’s home will feature Miss Strange showing a plan for storing family clothing. new members and visitors are invited.
Miss McLerran hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Hugh Walker formerly Miss Maxwell Tarver. Guests played bridge and forty-two, enjoyed cake and coffee, and received heart shaped souvenirs with names Maxine Hugh. The couple, married in Bryan, plan to move to Dallas after June A&M graduation.
A home health note urges having a reliable laxative. Mrs. Perry Hicks of Belton Texas endorses Thedford's Black Draught for biliousness constipation and related ills. The ad cites 25 cent packages and promotes regular use for prevention and relief.
Raby Hill case records were filed with the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin on February 1 by Cameron County District Clerk Penn Wolf. Hill, tried in Milam County district court in October for the murder of George Richards, received a 90 year term. Notice of appeal was filed. The transcript is reported as the largest in Milam County civil or criminal history, with 47 pages and about 135000 words.
In a brief note Frank Burkeen expresses gratitude to neighbors and helpers for kindness during his wife’s illness and death while acknowledging quarantine at his home. He thanks those who assisted during the illness and passing.
Milam County cotton census shows 27,166 bales ginned prior to January 1910. A note records other ginnings in the same period. Compiled by D.C. special agent T. O'Neil for the Department of Commerce.
The February term lists Pioneer Hat Company vs A J Walzer on February 11, Gordon vs Continental Casualty on February 73 and Frank Worley vs Emile Schaeffer on February 18.
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