Cameron Air Raid Publication Details and Officers
The Cameron Air Raid publication lists W. C. Triggs J. G. West and J. R. Hays as figures, with Herald Publishing Company issuing the paper. The entry notes post office registration in Cameron Texas and includes a roster of officers and directors such as J. B. White Robert McLane J.P. Werner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas
J. B. White
Robert McLane
J.P. Werner
R. P. Jeter
H. M. Hefley
T. S. Henderson, Jr
J. T. Parma
W. B. Skelton
Judd G. Davis
R. A. Tag
Press of America argues for powerful role of newspapers
The article cautions that if one man controlled all U S newspapers he could dictate policy and taxation, while public opinion hinges on press coverage. It praises small town papers as bulwarks against dictatorship, noting bias in major papers and the niche role of independent journals.
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United States
Oswald Garrison Villard
Villard
Country Sheet
Preserving Our History and the National Archives
A passionate appeal urges Congress to fund a proper fireproof National Archives building. It warns that cherished records and American Americana abroad are at risk as consulates move and current facilities burn or rot. The speaker urges lasting, secure housing for documents in Washington and abroad.
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National Archives
Congress
Washington
Vital records at risk from fire water vermin and carelessness
The excerpt warns that letters and documents of vast importance cannot be replaced by wealth if lost to fire, flood, vermin, or negligence, stressing the need for protection and preservation of vital records.
Towner Sterling Bill Gains Wyoming League Backing
At the second annual Wyoming Educational League meeting, about a thousand copies of the Towner Sterling bill were distributed to prominent citizens with appeals to support it. The league endorses the measure as strengthening rural and grade schools, funding teacher training, Americanization, physical training, and illiteracy removal, urging a favorable vote in the U S Chamber of Commerce referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Educational League
League
United States Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming
Congress
Miles Defends Fordney Tariff as Price Fixing Not Protection
H E Miles Racine Wis chairman of the Fair Tariff League tells about 600 women at a League of Women Voters luncheon in the Bellevue Stratford Philadelphia that the Fordney McCumber law squeezes consumers on food clothing furniture and other goods. He condemns tariffs as enriched for manufacturers and urges President Harding to use the Tariff Commission to align duties with production costs abroad versus here.
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League of Women Voters
Yhe Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
H. FE. Miles
Racine
Wis
Fair Tariff League
Fordney McCumber
Miles
Congress
Mr. Miles
Harding
Concluding Santa Gag Sparks Media Reverie
Luke Mathewson quips that if a person heard all the things said about him behind his back he would know himself better. A playful exchange about Santa Claus and his beard surfaces amid reflections on rumor and identity.
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Luke Mathewson
The Awful Truth Office Day Prank Ends With Lesson
A boss and a weary office boy share a humorous exchange about a funeral gag. The boy recounts the gag and mentions the idea of attending the grandmother’s funeral as a lesson, while a question about a game lingers in the air.
Names of streets and a boastful banker
A narrator ridicules Daniel calling him a piker for no nerve. The speaker sneers that Daniel entered a den of lions, then boasts of interviewing the cashier at the overdrawn bank, claiming greater stature.
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Daniel
187th Anniversary of Gustav Gimme and His Legacy
The article marks the 187th anniversary of Gustav Gimme noted as the first man to borrow a match. It recalls his early death and that he left many descendants.
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Gustav Gimme
Chicago grafters guilty of bood linge
A local court found the defendants guilty after a theft ring investigation. Prosecutors said the group used false identities to embezzle funds from merchants in the city. Defense lawyers plan appeals citing procedural irregularities.
End War Say We All Flat Fleet Among American Youths
A professor notes that a third of American youths are involved in warfare culture. A new bullet technology is described as perfected for the U.S. Army, with danger stated within a 189 yard radius.
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United States Army
Oyster quiz sparks odd debate between professor and student
Professor defines an oyster as a fish built like a nut, while the student challenges the description in a quirky exchange. The dialogue highlights a playful misunderstanding about animal classifications.
Coupon Blues Triggered Breakfast Mystery
A husband notes a daily breakfast rarity as his wife reveals the meal is tied to blue coupons. With 100 coupons he can get the “lou giest” rocking chair, and he must eat 90 more packages to reach the reward. The exchange ends with comic disbelief.
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George
The Typical American Described by Dr Hedlicks
Dr Hedlicks of the United States National Museum profiles American physical traits: men five feet nine inches tall, women shorter by inches, flatter chests, and a tendency toward darker complexions like Latin peoples. He hints these traits may reflect decades of change.
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Alex Hedlicks
United States National Museum
Todays Sermon Humor on Success and Empty Parking
A light sermon notes that small success inflates ego by revealing vast empty parking spaces. It uses humor to reflect on vanity and pride arising from brief achievement.
Tariff Debate Critics Cite Fordeny-McCumber Law
Mr. Miles denounces the tariff as misapplied Republican protection, claiming it harms American imports or exports and makes national legislators price-fixers. He argues both parties resent the new policy and that it fails to benefit ordinary people.
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Miles
Health Conference at Capitol Outlines Nutrition Focus
Milam county public health nurse Miss Stella Carter reports on a three day health workers conference held February 5 6 and 7 under University of Texas Bureau of Extension Home Economics Division. The program lists morning and afternoon sessions with topics on nutrition early insanity infant mortality milk nutrition and child health including speakers Dr Spence Dr Beasley Dr Baldwin and Dr Lovejoy plus contributions from Miss Hershey Miss Winters Miss Pinckeny and others.
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Stella Carter
Milam County
University of Texas
Bureau of Extension
Mit Garter
Spence
Sheppard-Towner Fund
Beasley
Reading
Hershey
Baldwin
Perkins
Miss Hershey
Miss Winters
Dallas
Dr. Perkins
Lovejoy
Dr. Baldwin
Texas
Dr. Smith
del Rio
Mia Elizabeth Vilas
Let Us Have Religious Freedom editorial opposed to Baker bill
The Cameron Herald reprints an editorial criticizing Representative O. D. Baker's school bill as a threat to religious freedom. The Feb. 1 piece notes the bill circulated by county papers and endorses J. B. White's view from the Milano Gazette, despite the Gazette's usual neutral stance.
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Cameron Herald
O. D. Baker
J. B. White
Milano Gaz
Lost Bay Mare Near Cameron With Reward
A six year old unbranded Bay mare about fourteen hands tall with a knot on the left leg and black mane and tail wandered into Stella Gandy's pasture near Cameron Texas. A five dollar reward is offered for return. Also for sale Kash cotton seed in bags deliverable to Cameron at one fifty per bushel. Fifty brown leghorn hens and two roosters offered at seventy five cents each.
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Stella Gandy
Otto Paulden
Cameron
Texas
Help Wanted for a Good Man at Mercer’s Call
A help wanted ad seeks one willing worker with ambition and neat appearance. Requires furnishing strong references and a good future if hired. Interested individuals should call 303 for an appointment and ask for Mercer.
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Mercer
For Rent Cottage Ad With Utilities $12.50 Monthly
Classified notice describes a new four room cottage for rent wired for lights and phone line access with garden and water. Monthly price listed as 12 dollars 50 cents. Subscription urged for The Herald.
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Court House
L. Batte
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W. C. Triggs, J. G. West
Jd. R. Hays
Herald Publishing Company, Incorporated
Ags
the Press OF America
Towner
Sterling
H. E. Miles
OFICE
Corgrifnerig Ns Ee E Sythiven
Santa Claus
Chicago
Capitol
Austin
Ette
The
Herald
J. C. Martin
J. H. Gandy
John Weitschek
Box 3
East 15Th Street
Felix Matin & Co
MO. B. Dodson
Cameron, R. 1
Baptist Church
C. L. Spradiley
Co. N. Green & Bros
E. E. Yeager
S. A. Cotile
Plymouth Rocks
C. H. Pollard
Cameron, Texas
H. E. Graham
J. B. Rogers
Milam, Bee
Live Oak
Jackson
San Patricio Counties
T. C. Stafford
R. L. Batte
Lungardia
Squglre
URUG
Palace OF Sweets
In Cameron
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