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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
12
The Reporter prints the Milan County tax election returns from December 17. Voter turnout was light due to bad weather and indifference, Cameron showed low totals, but the county-wide road tax rose from 4 to 15 cents per 100 dollars valuation by a 55 vote majority, taking effect next year.
Four Rockdale families plan to leave within weeks for new posts. W. A. Coffield and family go to Waco to join a brokerage firm. Bruce Gentry and family move to Washington State to work in lumber company engineering. H. M. Callaway returns to Temple in his prior role. Henry Kone and wife relocate to Lexington to manage a grocery department. The Rockdale Reporter wishes them well while noting better prospects elsewhere.
Fragrant medicinal paste advertised to relieve nasal congestion from colds. It claims to clear air passages, prevent headaches, and ease nighttime breathing with a small application in the nostrils. Aimed at quick relief from stuffed noses and sinus discomfort.
Milam County plans for a county meet under the Interscholastic League with two Class A schools already paying $8 fees and several rural schools urged to enroll. Prizes include a group photo and a school room picture, with premiums from the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and Rockdale PTA. Fees vary by school type and size, with enrollment guidance from C G Green in Rockdale.
A Christmas Day clash on a road near Thorndale Independent Lumber yard left Archie Mitchell injured and require four stitches after a brutal attack with a cement file. Col Mierschin intervened to halt the assault until Constable James arrived to take control.
Mr and Mrs Alex Beesley and Mr and Mrs W A Blackburn with their Dallas relatives visited Miss Sallie Beesley and her mother in Thorndale on Sunday traveling by car from Dallas.
Classified offer by T. C. Stafford inviting buyers to purchase or trade farms and ranches in South or West Texas. Provides contact method by phone mail or wire for inquiries.
An old-time hair darkening recipe claims Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural color and shine. The simple preparation uses Sage Tea and Sulphur, applied with a comb to each strand, fading gray in a few treatments.
In Rockdale the Knights of Pythias under Sir Knights E T Kemp and George Banzhaf raised nearly a hundred dollars for charity. The funds, distributed through the lodge’s women's auxiliary, aided the worthy poor during Christmas. A separate report notes a mile of bad road near Troy in Bell county was traversed with a mule team, showing better condition than expected.
San Antonio on New Year’s Eve ends in terror with six people at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital, three feared dead, and about thirty youths jailed on various charges. Police call it one of the wildest New Year welcomes.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a concentrated heat remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuritis back ache stiff neck and sore muscles. It claims tingling warmth within minutes and relief from pain and congestion, urging readers to buy genuine Rowles branded jars at drug stores.
Police report numerous watch parties ended with heavy liquor flow and crowded downtown venues, with dawn crowds and chaotic displays. Officers found pistols knives and weapons tied to demonstrations as 1924 celebrations provoked robberies and disturbances across downtown and residential areas.
Police note the evening featured unusual din and merrymaking with no fatal traffic accidents. Two victims were shot and a third found with severe facial injuries from ear to lip, suggesting violence rather than a traffic fatality.
Farm listing 64 2 3 acres two miles west of Cameron on Tracy highway with good improvements and one water well. Land level with 45 acres in cultivation 2 acres in pasture and remaining pasture with wood. Can be cultivated. Information at Cameron Machine Shop on Saturdays. August Michalka Cameron Texas Box 54.
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