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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1927
Page
5
Local items list visits and arrivals in Cameron Milam County including L F Gohmert buying stock in Dallas and L H Gohmert visiting his son. Mentioned are Jettie Denmark Baylor Choral Club, H C Keith to Rockdale, Sherwin Williams paints, Essex Sixes promotion, and people returning to Dallas or traveling to Brownwood and San Benito.
Reports from Dallas purchases by Pierce and Bradbury and Dobbin Dry Goods. Marriage ceremony by T J Kemp unites Will McGuire and Blanche Griffis. Fire crew cleans street near Dr Densens. tar roof treated but rain washed it. Baylor College choral Club performed at the high school. Horstmann Bros. promote New Essex Super-Sixes in this issue.
Franklin attorney Pen L. Parten attends county court this week. A deceased man with life insurance, previously married twice, left two widows each seeking the policy. Parten represents the insurer in the case.
Mr and Mrs Judd Davis traveled to Temple Friday to retrieve Mrs J E Holtzclaw who has been under care at Woodson Sanitarium for several weeks. She is much improved and friends are delighted by her progress.
Mr and Mrs L L Blaylock and Leonard Jr traveled to Belt on Sunday afternoon. Walston Esslinger, Misses Dorothy Blaylock and Cornelia Esslinger motored to College Station Sunday.
A J Matocha and C Cliff Barmore of College Station spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs J L Barmore and brought guest Harold Moon to A and M College for the visit.
The Commercial Club met Monday night and asked secretary to write fetters to Senator Edgar Witt Sam Hefley and E R Sinks urging influence to drop Milam County from a game bill that would allow open season on squirrels. The club also protested the entire bill and urged protecting the game supply. The group sought city council backing to secure signals at railroad crossings in Cameron and to enforce the existing ordinance for greater safety. Rev M L Pardo has been called to pastor at Marlow near Cameron. locals commend the church move. Harriett Hubbard Ayers complete toilet goods line. George McGehee returned to Smithville after Cameron Hospital surgery and recovery follows.
R A Tag, a tinner and plumber, this week finishes an awning for Palace Barber shop. The Cameron shop has new interior improvements and features long time barbers Mesars Lee and Will Heath and Chas Swift.
Mrs A J Smith of Branchville was shopping in Cameron on Saturday, visiting local stores and markets. The brief item notes her appearance and the outing without detailing purchases or motivations.
The report notes a Washington Bureau of Standards development claiming a paper that can withstand folding twice as long as current U S currency stock. The assertion appears in a university president’s annual remarks and references broader material endurance research.
Of the twenty two million dolls produced in the United States, only about one million were blondes.
The Sherwin-Williams store promotes a complete line of new lacquers in all colors. Mrs Flora Showman of Houston visits her daughter Mrs H C Keith and plans to return home Friday. A merchant from Dallas returns with purchases for his store. A large crowd enjoyed a square dance at the Wayside Inn Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs R D Brown depart Cameron Tuesday night for Houston where Dr Graves will treat Mr Brown who has suffered months of ill health and whose condition has suddenly become more grave. Friends send best wishes for his recovery as he goes to the hospital in Houston A Dedaar
Miss Eloise Rogers entertained Miss Mary South Summers and Miss Isabell Reeves of the Baylor Choral Club during their stay in Cameron. Mr Bradbury, part owner of the Pierce and Bradbury store in Cameron, purchased goods for the spring and summer trade of the store.
S. W. Cheeves has returned to Cameron after a week in the eastern markets where he purchased goods for his Cameron store. A. J. Matocha & Co. advertised Big Stock two row cultivators in the Cameron area.
Rogers Brush ing Lacquer line advertised. Mrs Lola Hearrell returns from markets with dresses and spring stocks for Spec ecialty Shop in Cameron. Temple weekend guests Miss Gladys Davis and Miss Helen Blaylock visit Miss Zinn Brooks and Miss June Alexander. Mrs Clyde Tyson hosts Jennie Tyson in Hissboro. T S Henderson visits Austin on business. M L Harvey of Milam Mutual Insurance an in Belt then Austin on insurance business. Seed Guide Cultivators featured. Eunice Lee Vickerson and Mary Kirby of Baylor Collex Choral Club guests of Claude Bradbury. C W L Schaeg adds Business Men Class and Junior and Old Age classes to Cameron Mutual. Fort Worth Insurance man L Lewis visits. Shades and art squares installed. Mrs J S Hubert visits daughter Lurline at State University Austin.
The Little River and Walker's Creek Baptist churches plan pulpits exchanges for Sunday. Rev. Odell Jamison will preach at Walker's Creek Saturday night and at Little River Sunday. Rev. W F Lemmons will preach at Little River Saturday night and at Walker's Creek Sunday night with First Baptist Cameron's Rev. EF Hutcherson joining at Little River for the closing service.
Emory Gunn son of Mr and Mrs Dan Gunn will leave Cameron this week to take a position with Lynch Davidson Lumber Company in Pfarr He has worked at J D Dobbins Grocery and proved a valuable assistant Fred McGehee formerly of Cameron is manager of the lumber firm Local friends wish him success in his new undertaking.
The Business and Professional Women's Club receives an invitation to the Employers Banquet to be hosted by Alpha Delta Club of Waco on Tuesday evening February 22. A reception follows the program and banquet. Waco ladies, members since last June, extend a reciprocal invitation to the Cameron B and P W Club for a pleasant evening during their stay.
A method to increase power in the Issex Super-Six involves a spark 50 percent hotter. This change speeds the ignition of the fuel mix in the cylinders, producing quicker firing and snappier motor action.
Mr and Mrs A J Smith of Branchville attended the Baylor College Choral Club entertainment at Yee High School on Tuesday evening.
Mrs Jones returns home after a pleasant visit with sister Mrs John A Smith. Four cultivators shown by Mrs Cora Balhorn Mrs Elwood Cammer and Miss Mary Burnett went to Waco on Wednesday. The Interscholastic Meet is set for Camron on March 18 with school exhibit Rural Pentathlon and Three R Contest added this year to attract rural schools.
New Perfection Oil Stores at G. D. Kornegay of Cameron Route 4 called at the Cameron Herald office in Cameron Friday to subscribe for 1927. Bassett Watson of the University of Austin spent the weekend with Judge and Mrs. John Watson. Dr. W. J. Fontaine of Jones Prairie was in Cameron Friday and renewed his subscription for another year.
J F Svetlik of Buckholts went to the Cameron Herald office Monday to renew his subscription for 1928. He is a farmer who reads the paper weekly and does not want to miss an issue.
J Dobbins of A. J. Matocha & Co returns from markets with spring and summer goods for his dry goods store in Cameron. The Cameron papers announce arrivals of new dresses and hats for the season.
J L Kirk of Milano visited the Herald office in Camel to renew his subscription. Verdie Davis visited friends in Temple. Carl Alien of Meeks transacted business in Cameron. The Luxor company announced a Krasny body powder for 50 cents. A J Matocha & Co. showcases a full line of Standard implements.
We extend our gratitude for the assistance during illness and death of our wife and mother Mrs Mary Crawford and her mother Mrs Sue Kirby. The sympathy and kindness are deeply appreciated, especially from the ministers, flower givers, and all who aided us. J R Crawford and Children
Ladies urged to darken gray hair with Wyeths Sarge and Sulphur Compound sold at drugstores. The preparation darkens naturally and evenly when applied with a sponge or brush, restoring color overnight with one or two applications. Not a medical cure.
A Cold War era style advertisement extols Bowles Red Pepper Rub for rapid relief from rheumatism and related aches. It claims concentrated heat from red peppers, instant tingling warmth, improved blood circulation, and near immediate relief for jumbago neuritis backache and chest colds, urging buyers to insist on the genuine Rowles brand.
A noted shift in industrial pace prompts calls to act now with growth spurts in urban development. The Austin Nursery and F T Ramsey and Son advertise catalogs while a welder replaces noisy riveters in steel erection projects.
Stop That Itching advertises Blue Star Soap and Blue Star Remedy for skin conditions. It claims quick relief from eczema, dermatitis, poison oak, ringworm, cracked hands, sunburns, and other sore areas. The products are sold for 60 cents and one dollar per jar, by Stas Products Co in Campton, Texas.
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