Local Residents Share Holiday Movements and News
Local residents report visits and travels through Cameron and nearby towns. Names include Vince, Tom Marek, Jack Garner, Angela Mendick, S. W. Cheeves, T. S. Henderson Jr., Paul and Henry Graves, Roy Baskin, Jessie Brock, Mabel Caldwell, Ben L. Grimes, Fayette Ely, Lalla Meyers, Lillian Tuttle, A. C. Strickland, plus references to Anton Lesovsky, Della Lesovsky, Elwood Lindsay, Charlie G. Smith, Paula and Phillis Henry, and others. The item also notes a fatality of Perry Smith from Somerville and various social events and sales notices.
Stecher and Zeilsdorf Wed in Cameron Church Ceremony
Mr Anton Stecher and Miss Thresia Zeilsdorf united in marriage at St. Monica’s church with Rev. Father Simon Spinneweber officiating. The couple, both prominent locals, will honeymoon in Dallas before settling at the Stecher home in Cameron, with many friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Kidd
Little Ddaughter
Dorothy Anderson
Texarkana
Sammie Montgomery
George Luther
Z. T. Sisson
Cameron
Cameron High School
Anton Stecher
Thresia Zeilsdorf
Simon Spinneweber
St. Monica's ‘Church
Paul Laake
Annie Stecher
Marek
Tom Marek
Cameron Telephone Exchange
Dallas
Texas
Stecher
Herald
New Year Wishes and Local News From Cameron Region
The Herald extends New Year greetings and notes Yarrellton district voting dry by a small margin. Cameron residents host Thorndale visitors, Chicago visitors arrive for winter, and local figures Talmage Williams and John Gandy are noted for recent activity and travels across Abilene and southwest Texas.
B P Matocha Candidate for Cameron City Attorney
The Herald endorses B P Matocha for the Cameron City Attorney post. The piece notes his early life in Cameron, schooling, work as a yard-man and lumber yard manager, one three year law course at the University of St. Louis, and his declared determination, frugal habits, and exemplary character. It urges voters to support him with citizen backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
B. P. Matocha
City of
Cameron
Illinois
Jeter Lumber Co
Grant
Galveston
Matocha
University of St. Louis
Mrs. R. H. Johnson Hosts New Year Class Meeting
Mrs. R. H. Johnson entertained her Sunday school class at her N Crockett Avenue home with a New Year party. Mrs. J. D. Hefley presided. roll call yielded New Year resolutions and updates on Bible class help last year. Officers chosen for 1916 include Hefley president and Sharpe secretary. class divided into groups with captains named. Two new members added Matt Henderson and J S Bragg. Stamped New Year cards were exchanged and renewals planned. Refreshments and a spelling match style Bible quiz followed. The class now numbers about 50 members, with most present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Johnson
N. Crockett Avenue
J. D. Hefley
Walter Sharpe
J. B. Cavitt
R. A. Nabours
Charles Coleman
Matt Henderson
J. S. Bragg
Geo. F. Childress
Johnson
Belief in Rumors From Daily And Weekly Briefs
The piece notes persistent falsehoods in daily and weekly chatter about a Ford peace mission, a president’s marriage, Yuan Shikai’s throne, St. Louis winning a convention, and even rumors about Jet McLemore and Cyclone Davis. It treats these items as incredulous jokes yet concedes some may be true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Yuan Shi Kai
China
St. Louis
Jet McLemore
Cyclone Davis
Family festivities and domestic anniversaries urged
The piece extols keeping birthdays and anniversaries sacred in the home calendar. It emphasizes recalling children's birth dates and notes husbands can make wives happy and wives can win their husbands’ interest with effort.
Dr Thomas A Pope resumes practice in Milam county
Dr. Thomas A. Pope resumes medical practice in Milam county focusing on diseases of the stomach and nervous system. He will limit his work to office practice except for consultations, drawing on four decades of local service and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. A. Pope Cameron
Texas
John Gandy
Harvey
Gandy
Tom Denson
Cameron
Milam County
Thomas A. Pope
Pope
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milam County Lumber Co
Messrs
Vince and
Jack Garner
Tracy
Cameron Visitor
Angela Mendick
Austin
S. W. Cheeves
T. S. Henderson, Jr
Arlington
Paul and
Henry Graves
Lilac
Mrs. Roy Baskin
Mr. Jessie Brock
Bertram
Mabel Caldwell
San Marcos
Ben L. Grimes
Mr. Grimes
Lampasas
Fayette Ely of
Hearne
Minnie Nell Blaylock
Alex Beasley
Sharpe, Texas
Lalla Meyers
N. Houston Ave
Lillian Tuttle
Elliott
Robertson County
Fannie Tuttle
A. C. Strickland
Groesbeck
Strickland
R. L. Batte
R. Mareth
Cameron Texas
Anton Lesovsky
Della Lesovsky
Sealy
Elwood Lindsay
Beaumont
Charlie G. Smith
Bryan
Perry Smith
Edgar Smith
Somerville
J. P. White
Milano
Santa Fe
Paula
Phillis Henry
Fred Henry
State University At
San Antonio
D. G. Pool
Abilene
Wm. Henderson
Jones Prairie
Branchville
Amaler Tinek
Rowena
F. A. Marek
August Horstman
Elinor Stevens
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Max Collins
Quaid
J. E. Watts
Marlin
Geo.t. Moore
Ida McCollum
Gonzales
Christene Cone
Kansas
Joe Stone
Thorndale
Arthur V. Smith
N. H. Butts
Mrs. Ernest Smith
Ernest Eggert
R. L. Tyson
Monta Thomas
Clifton
Vivian Butchee
Corinth
Mrs
A. L. Butchee
Fannielon Brown
Lou Streetman
Vorgie Pylant
Florine Turnham Slocumb
W. A. Gillon
Mary Vanca
Yarrellton
Clapka
Stecher-Zeilsdorf
the Herald
City
Mesdames Neiast
A. V. Smith
Eewin Harms
Chicago
Will T. Yates
Harms
Maud Lyles
Talmage Williams
Chas. Williams
Jno. B. McLane
Tennessee
J.d.dobbins
S. A
A. P
Waco
Haty’s
Garrison
Grove
H. W. Grove
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