Milam County Oil Field Drilling Update and Setbacks
General rain shuts down drilling across Milam County fields affecting access roads. Oriental Oil Company’s 66 McClellan well shows 698 feet with potential 12 to 15 barrel producer but not yet completed. Blake Smith on Walkers Creek reaches 638 feet with promising shale prog. Posey well fishing job halts work until tools arrive. Pettibone well on Baker farm also shut down as scouts monitor shallow field activity.
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Milam County
Oriental Oil Company of
Dallas
McClellan
Blake Smith
Walkers Creek
Cameron
Little River
Watts Switch
Guiberson Posey
S. A
Guiberson
Wildcats
Pettibone
White
Cantrell
Baker Farm
Bishop Quin Delivers Sermon at All Saints Church
The Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quin preached at All Saints Episcopal Church on Sunday morning, using Christ’s call to follow him and noting comparisons with Buddha and Mohammed. He urged that true success requires God’s partnership and drew praise from listeners before declining a Sunday night invitation due to an engagement in Belton. He previously led an early service in Calvert before arriving in Cameron.
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Clinton S. Quin
D. D
Texas
All Saint’s Episcopal Church
Christ
Buddha
Mohammed
Belton
Cameron
Calvert
State owes Milam County $100000 in school funds
Governor Neff signed an emergency rural schools bill after Milam County faced a deficit over 120000. A state warrant of about 20000 was sent weeks ago but not collected. The county remains short about 100000 as schools risk disruption while financiers criticize the legislature for revenue measures and high taxes on farmers.
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Neff
Jim F. Chadwick
Texas
Milam
City Water Analysis Report Burdened by Mixed Data
Raw water bacteria counts and treated water results shown for February 17 and February 21 1923. The fragment lists B coli and other bacteria with unclear abbreviations and inconsistent formatting.
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C .c. Sey
Yarrelton Baptist Church Burns. Fund Drive Underway
The Yarrelton Baptist Church burned Sunday due to a suspected defective flue, with several thousand dollars in losses. Members saved much of the furnishings as work began to rebuild, aided by subscriptions in Cameron including three banks donating 100 dollars each. No insurance covered the wood structure.
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Yarrelton
Joe Gibbs
Yarrellton
Cameron
Mrs Harvey Gandy Visits Relatives in Town This Week
Mrs Harvey Gandy of Houston is visiting relatives in town this week.
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Harvey Gandy
Houston
Crosses Report Wives Health Improvement After Visit
S. P. Cross returned from San Antonio where he visited his wife at her daughter Mrs. L. H. Krough home. He reports Mrs. Cross much improved in health.
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S. P. Cross
San Antonio
L. H. Krough
Baptist Brotherhood to Host Second Meeting in Canseron
The Baptist church in Canseron invites all laymen to a Tuesday gathering at the church. J M Ralston chairs the Program Committee planning a fine program with a banquet served by the church women. Rev Russell C White praises the Brotherhood as a means to boost church influence and civic good.
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The
Baptist Church of
Canseron
Russel C. White
Jeff Kemp and Henry Ruby Spark Meeting Chaos
Dick Brewer reports a Methodist Brotherhood gathering that started late due to poor turnout. The room filled quickly once guests arrived, with Jeff Kemp Henry Ruby and others engaging in lively chatter while the secretary scrambled to manage seats and hunger amid the mystery of who arrived on time.
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Jeff Kemp
Henry Ruby
Methodist Brotherhood
Dick Brewer
Methodist Men’s Brotherhood
Frank Hardy
Dunlap
Bill Triggs
Henry
Ruby
Brotherhood
Judge Kemp
Brother Hardy
Bro
Key
H. F. Smith
H. F
Ananias
Road route advisory from Dallas to Houston via alternate towns
Radio WFFA reports a condition update for travel today February 22 1923 advising use of a southern loop via Temple Cameron Hearne Bryan to Houston as the better road due to bad segments between Waco and Houston. News note received at Cameron.
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WFFA
The
Dallas News
Dallas
Houston
Middlethian
Alvaredo
Grandview
Hillisboro
Waco
Temple
Cameron
Milam County
Hearne
Bryan
Galveston
J. J. Parma
Ferguson Attends Poultry Convention in Waco
E. V. Ferguson the new manager for Peter Produce Company attended the Wholesale Poultry Convention held in Waco at the start of the week.
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E. V. Ferguson
Peter Produce Company
Waco
Cemetery Association Names Officers and Reports Finances
The Cemetery Association held a meeting last Thursday electing Miss Aetna Smith president and Mrs. A N Green vice president. Officers include secretaries and a treasurer who reported clearing a $5000 indebtedness since 2018 and a current balance of $707. The group plans quarterly meetings and new cemetery ground expansion.
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Cemetery Association
Aetna Smith
Oxsheer Smith
Beth Jeter
Clara Thomas
Hayden Lawrence
Mix
Mra. W. Gs. Gillis
Roy Baskin
Bod. Baskin
W. A. Morrison
Sam Law
Uside Hig
Mm A
Wandaer
Law
Lin
Jeff Kemp
Jeff T. Kemp
No Bids For Cameron Sewer Line Project
Bids for the Cameron sewer line extension failed to materialize despite a two week advertisement. A $14 000 bond issue has been sold to three Cameron banks, funding available but no contract can proceed. Traffic congestion and safety concerns cited as the reason to readvertise if needed.
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Cameron
Weather forecast for Dallas and West Texas
Weather from WFAA at 10 15 a m on February 22 2023 predicts unsettled conditions in Dallas and vicinity tonight and Friday with occasional rain and cooler air. East Texas Cameron area also sees unsettled weather with possible rain while West Texas remains cloudy with chances of rain and temperatures cooling, turning warmer in the extreme west on Friday.
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Dallas News
WFAA
Dallas
Vicinity
East
Texas
Cameron
West
War Fame Aviators Thrill Crowds on March 9
The Burrell Tibbs flying circus, eight planes, will perform in Cameron on Trades Day Monday March 6 with rain protection arranged for by I.8. Lesovsky. The event promises death defying stunts and air battles by World War fame aviators in a feature attraction for Milam County.
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Burrell Tibbs Flying Circus
Cameron
C. A. Sprott
Tibbs
Corsicat
Sprott
I. 8
Lesoveky
Milam County
I Rsue
Cameron Papers
Corsicana
Herald
Frank S. Lesovsky
Corsicana Sun
Burrell Tibbs
Baskin Returns from Eastern Markets
Julian Baskin returns from St Louis where he spent several days buying goods for the Baskin store in Cameron. The buyer reports market conditions good and satisfactory purchases of season stock.
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Julian Baskin
St. Louis
Cameron
Mr. Baskin
Baskin
Coca Cola Bottling Plant Sold to Akers Brothers in Cameron
Hr M Akers and brothers E Akers of Breckhenridine have purchased the Coca Cola Bottling Company plant in Cameron. They spent several thousand dollars remodeling to meet local needs and plan to contribute to Cameron's industrial life. The Akers brothers formerly operated bottling in Ardmore Oklahoma. They are experienced and expected to be valuable assets to the community.
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Hr. M. Akers
E. Akers
Breckhenridine
Coca Cola
Cameron
Mablead
Sanitet
Mbo Shier
Mie Pias
Ingramary
Alabama
Mesvers
Akers
Ardmore
Okla
Cracklings of Lost Boys Haunting Old Graveyard Ballad
A fragmentary Nostalgia era verse laments vanished youths who drank home made whiskey and lie silent in a graveyard. The piece evokes memory, loss, and rural solitude through terse, somber imagery.
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Quin
Baptist
Yarrelton Baptist Church
Iy Charee
J. M. Ralston
Leatherhood
Hi Bach
Buck Bonds
Clearlie
Green Pats
His Foot
Wiss Aetna Smith
ISI
A. N. Green
Vance
America
Coca Cola Bottling Company
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