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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1930
Page
4
The notice explains classification and rates for obituaries and public entertainments in Cameron Texas. It states second class mail designation and the March 3 1879 act. It specifies advertising rates: per column inch display line rate for first insertion ten cents.
The Herald runs political announcements with cash in advance fees. Congressional 15.96 District 10.00 County 10.09 Precinct 5.00 announces candidacy subject to Democratic Primaries on July 26.
The town editor argues that cotton shortages require farmers to reduce acreage and shift to feed crops and livestock. Prices for cotton are low, with middling around 14.5 cents and possible dips below 10 cents if demand remains weak. Milam county will join in a multi-year plan to raise more feed, poultry, and dairy to improve prosperity.
The comedy will be staged Monday night March 3 at eight oclock in the Knights of Columbus Hall. Dwight Lambert elopes with Frances Hebner while Pegry Patton also elopes with Jean Moore Foster. Other characters include Gilbert Lansing Will Turner Philip Grant Sadie Sodastrom and Lillie Hollas. A small admission will be charged and the public is invited.
Mrs M W Mitchell visited Cameron last week to see friends. Mr Mitchell has been in the Texas Confederate Home in Austin for more than a year with weakness from advanced age. Locals hope for his speedy recovery and read the Cameron Herald for updates.
The Boy Scouts of Cameron will hold a court of honor Friday at 7 30 p m in Yee High school auditorium. Four Cameron troops 89 42 52 and 53 will attend with Hon Graham Gillis council chairman presiding. Charlie Meyer district chairman Temple and F E Jackson Heart of Texas Council president will be present. Tenderfoot through third class ranks and merit badges will be awarded.
Cameron Symphony Club members meet with president Mrs. Wilson Gunn for a program on Beethoven's Fidelio led by Miss Beth Jeter. Miss Glenn Stafford reviews Beethoven’s life while Miss R. P. Jeter recounts the opera. A May National Music Week observance is planned with two concerts and city organization cooperation.
Announcement by W. B. Levy promotes an extraordinary sale of merchandise after a January 28 fire damaged goods. The post fire sale includes bargains on damaged items and additional special prices across the store, drawing customer interest and savings for friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Turner and baby visited the Mas sengales and family Sunday. Velma and Evelyn Waits visited Currey residents Bertha and Ruby Bayle. Tom Floyd and Hartsfield were Yarrelton visitors Saturday. P H Creekmore of Lampasas stayed with his parents in Maysfield. Gilford Thweatt and son Gilford Jr. from Austin visited. Ralph Massengale visited home folks in Maysfield. Rev. McCown of Minerva visited last week. Neva Phipps Mildred Newton and Mary Alice Phipps visited Lucille Miller. Bryan Hatchery map caller inspected the flock. E R Land of Fort Worth visiting Kelso family. Willie Belle and Myrtle Holloway drove to Hearne with Oscar Brooks. Nabours of Cameron visiting her daughter Herbert Massengale.
Mrs. John Plank and her son John Plank of Waco visited friends in Cameron on Saturday. The family previously resided in Cameron.
Cameron High School girls travel to Austin on Friday to face the Varsity team. Players listed include Bessie Arriett Ertell Westmoreland Vivian Smith Winnie Henderson Lizzie Cross and Vera Paul with Roberta Templeton as chaperon and Julia Williams of Maysfield as umpire. They depart Cameron Friday afternoon.
The Yoemen played a Tuesday practice game against Mays Field, losing 8 to 7. Bubba McDermott hit the first Yoemen double of the season, Lawson and Worcester pitched, Archie Peel starred for the visitors with a triple and three singles, and Tex Miller made a great center field catch.
Clarkson Lewis Murff and family visited John Bell home Tuesday night. Lola Mae Murff of Burlington stayed with John Alton Bell Jr. A number of neighbors shared Sunday dinner at Mrs. Herman Schwarting’s home. John Bell and family moved back to their old home. Several locals attended a dance at the New National Hall Thursday night.
Mrs. J. E. Sloan of 810 Park Street Florence Alabama describes years of back and head pains and dull health. She credits Thedford’s Black-Draught with restoring appetite and removing bilious sickness after three weeks of use.
The Milam County District Court announces the March term grand jurors to appear in Cameron Texas on Monday March 3 1930. A F Ramsuer S R Cochran H C Newsom G A McDermott J D Peeples Jr C A Brown L W Sledge Jim Bartlett Bartle Crennon Lely Moore W B Elliott R K Anderson H E Felton W H McWherter Will Vogelsang.
The American Legion will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday night next week in the Ada Henderson school building.
Editor Manly invites visitors to view Cotulla school buildings praising their quality and educational interest. He asserts Cotulla offers superior facilities compared with other cities, reflecting local pride in education.
The piece argues that a town’s value lies in good all weather roads linking to nearby towns. It notes travelers judge places by roads, and decent roads correlate with desirable citizens. Those in poor roads areas feel stuck or hope for future improvements.
A writer argues that a town’s appeal is undermined by a hotel that is twenty five years out of date. Travelers and potential new residents prefer modern facilities over old-fashioned accommodations and are unlikely to relocate for outdated lodging.
The piece decries certain residents who oppose change and cling to old habits. It argues these persistent grouches hinder welcome and growth, suggesting they should be isolated like disease but noting they should not be allowed to meet outsiders.
A newspaperman recalls 1929 and a Wall Street collapse yet notes January business was the best ever and Texas had not felt the downturn. He warns persistent talk of hard times can create panics while urging progress and a forward looking vision to bring prosperity.
The Eagle Lake Campo Wharton and Bay City area in the lower Colorado river valley shows strong prosperity driven by irrigation drainage good roads and active citizens. The region grows through persistence and investment and expects further achievements.
The rice crop of the lower Colorado valley was good last season and sold at a satisfactory price. Other crops did well and agriculture there is not cotton dependent. About 3000 acres around Eagle Lake were planted to early Trish potatoes and a similar area near Bay City El Campo and Wharton. Early potatoes are expected to bring good prices and growers look to prosper.
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