Free City Mail Delivery Starts in Cameron March First
Cameron will begin free city mail delivery on Saturday March 1 after years of effort by the Cameron Commercial Club. A petition gathered hundreds of signatures and a Washington inspection led to the service with doorstep delivery, street addressing, and new box locations. Postmen will sell stamps and handle registered packages, and residents are urged to ensure mail is addressed to street and house number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Jeff T. Kemp
Post Office Department
Washington
Cameron Commercial Club
Capitol
New Telephone Manager for Cameron Arrives
A. W. Luckett of Fort Worth becomes the local manager of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company in Cameron, succeeding C. S. Peyton who departed for Cleburne to take a district post. Luckett arrived Friday, took charge Monday, and recently served as chief electrician at Talliver Field. He is married and plans to move his family to Cameron soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae A. W. Luckett
Fort Worth
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
C. S. Peyton
Cleburne
Luckett
Sam
Talliver Field
Ft. Worth
Milam County Interscholastic League Call to Teachers
The notice urges Milam County teachers to prepare for the county interscholastic league with a final contest in Cameron on Friday March 28. Schools must send fees to E. D. Shorter in Austin, with $1 $2 or $3 depending on classification. Rural contests are separate and prizes will be awarded to winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Cameron
E. D. Shorter
Austin
Texas
A Clean Cameron Trash Wagon plan for town cleanup
The city will use a monthly trash wagon under the Ladies Civic Improvement League. Starting Tuesday the wagon visits four district routes Southwest Northwest Southeast Northeast, collecting bins, cans and junk. residents should place waste in barrels not on the sidewalk.
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Ladies Civic Improvement League
Northwest District
Jim Watson
The
Civic League
Cameron
Texas
Child Observation Day Set for Monday in Texas
Texas observes Child Conservation Day and Texas Independence Day on Monday March 3 as declared by the State Executive Committee. Parent-Teacher groups and child welfare organizations join in the observance with the slogan Buy a Tag to fund elimination of unsuitable environments and combat disease and distress among Texas children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Associations
Mothers’ Clubs
Texas
Final Word on Baptist Loyalty Bonds Campaign
The campaign for a million dollars in Baptist Loyalty Bonds closes next Sunday March 2. Churches should submit subscriptions with remittance to Dr F S Groner Dallas and report to the County Chairman. Bonds pay six percent interest and may be bought in installments with twenty percent down and four monthly payments.
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F. S. Groner
Dallas
Texas
Cameron Church
B. B. Blaylock
Sweet Potato Plant Probable in Cameron Area
Cameron businessmen push a modern storage and curing plant for sweet potatoes to reduce losses from 30 to 40 percent. Carl Vrooman notes national gains from intelligent storage. Milam County soil suits growth and local farmers are urged to boost the crop for a local curing facility and banked storage security.
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Cameron
Cameron Commercial Club
Carl Vrooman
United States
Maryland
Milam County
Tobacco Dealers Rush As New Tax Takes Effect
Cameron traders in cigars tobacco cigarettes and snuff scramble to audit stock and adjust prices when the new internal revenue tax is imposed on luxuries. Dealers note small increases from five to eight cents to one cent higher and tougher margins on navy cut. Some customers vow to quit amid higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Havanna
Navy
Oil Well Near City Creates Excitement
In Cameron last Saturday rumors said an oil well on the Gambill place near the old cemetery was producing. Word spread with crowds, but the claim proved false. Wm Henderson and partners report a 700 foot depth with gas and oil showing but not in paying quantities. He foresees a large Milam county oil pool but warns development may take 6 to 12 months and cost 25000 to 50000 dollars.
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Cameron
Gambill Place
Old Cemetery
Wm. Henderson
Henderson
Milam County
Cameron Commercial Club Directors Meet for Civic, Roads, and Business
The Cameron Commercial Club directors convened Friday night February 21 with full officers and strong attendance. Reports highlighted February dues and cash balance while committees announced progress on city clean up days with the Civic Improvement group. Giles Arriett reported a $45,000 federal and state aid allocation for Milam county roads and the club backed a 75 million highway bond proposal in Austin urging Rep. Beard to support it. A bond election for 45 thousand dollars in Burlington district was proposed, and the club unanimously supported establishing a sweet potato curing plant in Cameron with J R Reid outlining costs and potential yields.
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Cameron Commercial Club
Monta Thomas
Civic Improvement Committee
The
Herald
Giles L. Arriett
T. S. Henderson
State Highway Commission
Austin
Milam County
Mr. Arriett
Texas
C. M. Beard
Burlington
B. P. Atkinson
Cameron
Rae
J. R. Reid
Reid
John L. Johnson of Cameron Dies at 36
John L. Johnson of Cameron died at his sister Mrs Booths home near Maysfield after months ofill health He was born May 30 1882 in Monroe County Mississippi and died at age thirty six Funeral services were held at Little River Church with Rev B B Blaylock and C L Spradley presiding He was buried by the Woodmen of the World and survived by his mother one brother and two sisters.
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John L. Johnson
Cameron
John Johnson
Milam County
Monroe County
Miss
Woodmen
Little River Cemetery
Income tax for 1918 affects all filers under new bill
The revenue bill requires anyone with net income of 1000 dollars or more and married persons with 2000 dollars or more to file a return by March 15, 1919. Tax rates range from 6 percent to 65 percent with payments due in four installments. Revenue officers will visit counties to assist taxpayers, including Milam, with filing deadlines strict and penalties heavy for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Collector of Internal Revenue
Milam County
The
Herald
Pig and Corn Club organized in Milam County
Seventy five Milam County boys gathered for the first Pig and Corn Club meeting led by County Agent Geo Banzhaf. Cameron Commercial Corn Club named. Walter Harris and Scott McGuire elected president and secretary. Plans to cultivate corn and pigs, with prizes at Dallas Fair, were outlined along with seed and hog purchases and loans from Cameron banks.
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Geo. Banzhaf
Milam County
Cameron Commercial Club
Cameron Commercial Corn Club
Banzhaf
Walter Harris
Curry
Scott McGuire
Maysfield
Dallas
Milam
Cameron
Cameron State Bank
W. G. Gillis
McLane
Former Cameron Boy Back With Hun Marks
W. H. Behrens, longtime R. L. Batte Oil Mill employee in Cameron, returns home in Cameron this week. He recounts training at Camp Travis and service with the 82nd Division, including the Toul sector and Verdun front, where he was gassed and wounded. He landed in New York on Christmas Eve and was discharged after time at Camp Travis.
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W. H. Behrens
Cameron
R. L. Batte
Young Behrens
Camp Travis
82 Division
Camp Gordon
Co. D
Behrens
Toul
St. Mehiel
Verdun
Argonne Forest
New York
Community Singing at Cameron High School Auditorium
A Friday night community singing will be held at Cameron High School auditorium under the Symphony Club. The program starts at 8 o clock and invites all to attend and enjoy the melody making gathering. Even non singers are welcome to listen and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Cameron High School
Symphony Club
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