Gambill and Posey Livery Barn Destroyed by Fire
A major fire at the Gambill and Posey livery stable in Cameron destroyed the brick building and suffocated 22 horses. Owner J. K. Freemans insured property at 5000 while stock and feed suffered no stock insurance valued about 10000. Night attendant George Gambill was rescued. brave bystanders Ben Nabours Jean Smith and Seth Duncan aided alarms and horse removals. Citizens mourn the loss and hope for quick reestablishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Gambill & Posey
E.E. Best
Prince
J. K. Freeman
George Gambill
Ben Nabours
Jean Smith
Seth Duncan
Smith
Nabours
Camferon
Interesting Letter From the Hoyte Community
Hoyte Texas letter notes later blooming fruit trees and a hoped for good crop. Farmers lag in plowing due to rain but aim to ship in carload lots through a local association. Pigs and hogs vs chickens discussed for income, Good Roads project praised, and public lobbying and Texas farming finance debated with call for direct farm loans at 4.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyte
Tex
Pig & Chicken Fund
Cameron
Oklahoma
Strong oil gusher drilled near Taylor
A 780 foot gusher was brought in at 9 a.m. on the Fritz Lucas farm two miles south of Thrall Texas. The well spouted to 120 feet this afternoon and is cased with six inch pipe. Production is estimated between twelve and twenty thousand barrels per day. Local interest surges as land leases rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Texas
Fritz Lucas
Thrall
Lee Lanham
T. D. Rountree
J. P. Sessions
R. M. Wallis
H. C. Vance
H. Ashby
J. T. Morse
Will Garner
J. S. Perry
Rockdale
Thorndale
Radford Toasts Governor James
The speaker extols Governor James, praising him as a plain, hardworking leader rooted in agriculture and labor, free of corruption, and devoted to public service. He is described as responsive to both the weak and the strong, embodying progress and democracy for the common people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Success
Wolf captures gray wolf after chase in Cameron area
Penn Wolf of Cameron and several Waco spokesmen ran wolves through the community Saturday night. Wolf was fortunate this time and they captured one gray monster, according to Lilac Cor. in The Thesndale Thora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Wolf
Cameron
Waco Spoksmen
Mr. Wolf
Desperate Fight Ends in Shad Fenniel Death in Dallas
In Dallas a deadly confrontation between Shad Fenniel, a Black fugitive, and six city detectives led by J. H. Tanner and Lt. Charles Gunning left Fenniel dead and an officer badly wounded. The raid followed months of pursuit amid Texas rewards and prior attacks, including a 1914 Branchville killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Shad Fenniel
J. H. Tanner
Charles Gunning
Fennniel
Gunning
Fenniel
People’s Undertaking Company
Fennies
State of
Branchville
Milam County
Kimekle
Austin
Oak Cliff
Ben Arnold Play Earns $63.70 From Two Performances
In Ben Arnold Texas in 1915 the school presented The Winning of Latone after repeated weather delays. A large crowd attended Friday and the play was praised. Total receipts from both showings reached 63.70 with 40.00 from the recent performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Arnold
Texas
Latone
Cameron
Henry Hefley
Claude McGregor
Roy Denson
Rosebud
Stephen Hearn
Clarkson
Foreman Hearn
Runnels County
Birta Robinson
Anna Mae Waldon
Rockdale
Miss Waldon
Frazier
Temple
Walter Smith
Lucile Henderson
Katherine Sproull
Ralph Allen
Florence Smith
Rosebud High School
Newton McDonald
Dora Alford
Finley Yardley
Reuben McDonald
Wilson School
Red
Ed A Kayhil
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McCown Bridge
Oakdale
Congress
Tuomas
Radford
James
Farmer
The
Lone Star State
Negro
J. F. Chadwick
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