Vester Lankford Wins Violin in Fiddler's Contest
The Old Fiddler's Contest sponsored by the Gem Theater Saturday night drew local musicians. Vester Lankford of Conoley won the top prize, a $50 violin, for the best fiddler, while Lorraine Urban won 1.60 pounds cash and a scarf pin for dancing the Charleston.
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Vester Lankford
The
Gem Theater
J. R. Ellison
Bartlett
Conoley
Lorraine Urban
Thorndale
Churches Plan City Census Across Cameron Parish
At the Cameron Pastor's Association meeting a plan for a city wide co operative Religious Census was adopted. A General Director will lead the effort with seventy workers from churches canvassing in proportion to membership. Cards will be collected at a central place and stenographers will list individuals not in SS or church affiliated.
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S. S
A. P. Black
Black
Mineral water shipped to Minneapolis from Marvel Well
Kenneth Culver received an order for five gallons of mineral water from the Marvel Well near town on Wednesday to be shipped to Minneapolis Minnesota. The water is praised for medicinal value and Culver plans wider distribution within months as local interest grows.
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Kenneth Culver
Minneapolis
Minn
Culver
United States
Klan Charters Abandoned in North Carolina Rift
An open split in the Ku Klux Klan emerges as Henry A Grady resigns as Grand Dragon of North Carolina and as many as 66 of 66 klans reportedly surrender charters The dispute centers on anti Catholic and anti Knights of Columbus legislation proposed in Raleigh with bills targeting religious organizations and interracial marriage bans including a mask ban in public.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Henry A. Grady
Realm of
Evans
General Assembly
Grady
Knights of Columbus
Thorndale Bath Fame Grows as Health Resort
The Thorndale Champion notes locals are elated by the beneficial effects of baths in the mineral water and the town’s reputation as a health resort spreads rapidly. Merit is expected to triumph, whether gleaned from water or precious metals.
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Thorndale
Buddy Limmer Robbed at Knife Point on Taylor Thorndale Road
Buddy Limmer, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Limmer near Thrall, lost $20 to a pistol wielding stranger last Saturday night on the Taylor Thorndale highway near the section house. He stopped to aid a man signaling distress, then two youths in a car fled. officers have no leads to identify them.
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Buddy Limmer
Moe
Andrew Limmer
Thrall
Thorndale
Taylor Thorndale
Buddy
Mr. Lemmer
Thorndale Champion
Pedestrians Outpace Cars in Sudden Dashes
A humorous note compares the rapid improvisational moves of pedestrians to the supposed leaps in automobile progress, stating pedestrians constantly leap out of the way, outpacing car advances.
Mrs Fahrendorf Guest of Mrs Eppersen in Fort Werth
Mrs F C Fahrendorf is the guest of Mrs Roy Eppersen this week in Fort Werth.
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F. C. Fahrendorf
Roy Eppersen
Fort Werth
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Advertises Calotabs as a refined calomel tablet to break a cold or flu attack. Claims two tablets with water purify the system, with no nausea, no salt buildup, and no effect on appetite or meals. Promises quick recovery by next morning and a hearty breakfast, offering a family package for 25 cents at drug stores.
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Cincinnatus
Citizens National
Cameron, Texas
Cameron Pastor’s Association
Marvel
KLAN
Knights Columbus
Jude Grady
Oscar Haywood
Rivers Johnson
Me. Haywood
Johnson Ritter
W. B. Levy
B. R. Goldberg
W.B. Levy
S. R. Cotton
Palace of Sweets
Texas
Federal Land Bank of
Houston
W. G. Gillis
Cameron National Farm Loan Association
Terry's Plant
Eros
Rhode
Island Reds
Dunlap
Henry F. Lippman
Mgr
Fred Henry
Bond and Insurance Writes
Travin St
Vhone
Cameron
Chas
Frank Green
C. N. Green & Brothers
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