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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
3
Local shop and social news with mentions of Oil Mill corn sales and shipments, visits by Miss Louise Smith, Miss Lalla Meyers and many others to Temple, Rockdale, Waco and Dallas, plus family updates and a cataract operation recovery. News includes store improvements, spring goods, and area travel between Cameron, Belton, Temple, and Houston.
Griffith and Arriett Dairy and Poultry Farm requests help to monitor and dispose of bottle shipments by placing out the empties daily.
Local residents and visitors frequent Cameron with Dallas and Temple ties. Several guests include Mrs. G H McHenry and Mrs Ella Hooks, Elizabeth Young born January 6 1924, Louie P McCord and Mrs H McHenry, Miss Ella Joslin from Washington DC, Rev Bribble from Austin preaching at the Cameron church, Miss Louise Pryor of Taylor visiting Mrs George Heath, Wiltz Reed and Mrs Reed from Temple, and Mrs Giles McDermott moving to the farm. City tax data show poll tax receipts at 270 noon today, 4 above 1923, with city and school tax totals $5 000 below last year’s pace.
Everette Peel and siblings enjoyed a weekend visit in Cameron while guests of Mrs. George A. Thomas. Harry Tag returned from a Dallas Juvenile District Agents convention hosted by Curtis Publishing Co. Visits from Amarillo and West Texas relatives were noted along with professional training plans for John V. Hannah and Dr. A B Guinn.
A three day Mission Rally at Yarrelston Baptist Church January 25 to 26 and 23 1924 features worship services sermons by A G Graham and E S Hutcherson talks on Salvation, church role in community and youth leadership with Mrs H M Roark and Mrs W Henderson, closing with evangelism services.
The Wednesday prayer meeting at the Presbyterian Church featured a pageant on Christian education. Led by Miss Gladys Henry the production starred Jean McFadyen Reba Young Ruth Kemp Louise Atkinson Paul Watson Henry McFadyen Jardene Lesovsky and Mary Walden with Junior Endeavor youths assisting.
Joe Kortela accepts a position with J. P. Werner Dry Goods in Cameron and will greet friends at the Reliable Store. A well known local, he becomes a member of the Reliable sales team and will learn the dry goods business.
E B Hess, formerly of Burlington, joins the Reliable Store in Cameron after his work with J P Werner dry goods. A young man of good character, he is active in the American Legion and is well known across the county.
A fragment shows capital stock paid in surplus funds and liabilities with undivided profits of 8243.88. It lists circulating notices outstanding, state bank obligations, certified and cashier checks, and total deposits including demand and time deposits. Numbers include 976082.30 total liabilities and 555603.76 demand deposits with various subtotals.
An advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as the fastest relief for rheumatic pain. It promises instant tingling heat, improved blood circulation, and near immediate easing of lumbago backache and related aches, urging buyers to purchase Bowles Red Pepper Rub with Rowles name on the package.
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