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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
5
Local and personal notes report visits and travels of Cameron residents and guests from Rogers Temple Dallas and Houston. Highlights include weddings, family visits to Galveston Georgetown and Maysfield, business trips to Austin and Galveston, and promotions for Chevrolet and various grocery and feed stores.
Miss Valasta Stecker visited Rockdale last week while Abe Sorghum and John Lane Denson arrived in Temple as guests of Mr and Mrs John Lane Denson. Phillip Reid, son of Mr and Mrs F F Reid, was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant at Texas Military College Terrell.
Log Cabin Syrup and sorghum hay arrive at Batte's Feed and Grain Store. Mrs. L. L. Ware hosts a pleasant week with Mrs. Jerome Senool and her California daughters. Mrs. Winnie Clark of Waco visits the Cark home. Refined foods and fruit preserves promoted while residents travel to Austin Cameron and Rockdale for family matters and encounters.
Maysfield residents announce a school auditorium event titled The Romance of Phillis with monologue and music between acts. Admission is 15 to 25 cents, and Miss Kathleen Ireland along with Elbert Hollingsworth travel to Cameron that Friday afternoon.
In Jefferson County Texas range cattle were wiped out by a weekend storm. Estimates place losses at 10 000 to 14 000 head on county ranges. County agent J C Eisentraut reports about 40 000 head on Jefferson County ranges with 38 percent already perished per rancher J F Boussard.
Officials and ranchers from White's ranch in Os County to Cartwright and Roberts near High Island report heavy cattle losses from a severe storm. Estimates range from 500 to 2,500 dead, with totals possibly exceeding 1,500 head on some properties and 40 percent losses in places. Observers note dead stock along rail lines and marshy outskirts, while conditions and communications remain disrupted.
Sealed proposals to City of Cameron Texas for sewer extension work are due by 10 am March 1 1923. Submit certified checks or a proposal bond of at least 75 percent, payables to J B White mayor. Bid forms require lump sum and unit prices in both words and figures. The city may reject any bid and waive formalities. bidders should inspect the site.
Instructions to bidders and plan deposit terms filed with A F Mitchell Engineer Cameron Texas. Bonds and specifications available for fifteen dollars refundable upon bonafide bid submission or retention of plans after examination. deposit forfeited if no bid is submitted. City of Abet Texas secretary signs notice.
An advertisement touts a tonic called Groves Tasteless Tonic claimed to purify and enrich the blood, strengthen the body, and bring color to the cheeks. It says the syrup contains iron and quinine and helps destroy malaria and grip germs.
A home remedy package combines Hayes Healing Honey to stop coughing with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat application. The salve aids respiratory relief in children while the honey soothes throat irritation. Sold together in one carton at the drugstore.
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