Post Office Boxed Mail Matter In Cameron Texas
A notice states mail matter of the second class entered in Cameron Texas under federal act of March 3 1879.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
4
A notice states mail matter of the second class entered in Cameron Texas under federal act of March 3 1879.
The Herald publishes announced Democratic candidates subject to July primaries. Names appearing below are authorized to publish candidacies once primaries proceed. The notice lists individuals seeking office as part of the primary process.
The piece extols winter gardening and family plots as a remedy to high food prices and laziness. It argues seed catalogs spark vision, families can share labor, and a well tended family garden yields crops, good nature, and physical health for all. It suits readers seeking frugal, communal gardening inspiration.
The piece argues four million workers and local unions wield balance of power but warns organized labor cannot reliably deliver votes to any party. It predicts voters will resist group interests, fearing political blackmail and adverse effects on broader economic and social status.
The piece notes growing need for staple cotton in tire manufacturing. Each tire holds about four pounds of cotton, with millions of cars creating demand for tens of millions of tires. It cites 1920 usage around 400000 bales, a four percent share of U.S. cotton, and reliance on Peruvian and Egyptian cotton for quality tires.
Large scale cotton conversion projects spread with Goodyear running a 36000 acre Arizona farm. Three crops have been grown on irrigated land. Akron, Ohio, ships about 80000 tires daily as its population surges from 69000 to near 200000 in ten years.
Cameron Oil & Refining Company resumes drilling on the Brooks and Pettibone wells near Cameron after a halt due to illness and casing shortages. William Henderson, company head, says wells are over 1000 feet deep and located on geologically strong structures west of the city with plans to exploit deep oil strata and attract more operators for maximum county development. The piece also notes broad public indifference to presidential elections.
Superintendent Kida and County Superintendent Chadwick met with Bell and Williamson county members to outline this year’s tri county Teachers Institute. An instructional roster includes Dr Dideod Peabody for high school, Miss Mable Caraie Columbia University for rural schools, Supt P W Horn Houston for intermediate, Miss Clara Wheeler Greeley Colorado for primary, Dr Vinson State University and State Supt A Blanton to address general assembly. Substitutes and writers discussed with Miss Nina Glass Waco and Miss Greisenweck San Antonio. A sub committee led by Supt Clement Temple and Supt Watts Taylor will arrange location within 30 days.
Mrs Bessie Sloan aged 23 died in Cameron Tuesday night at six after a several day illness from influenza. Survived by husband G C Sloan and a four year old son. Sloan ill and unable to attend funeral. Body taken to Chriesman home and funeral held there Tuesday. Friends extend sympathy.
Mrs. Julia Bodiske wife of Andred Bodiske died in Cameron on Sunday after several days with influenza. She lived on the farm near Jones Prairie and was brought here for treatment. Funeral services were held by the Catholic church and she was buried in the local Catholic cemetery. Friends express deep sympathy to the family.
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