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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
9
Public notice urges residents to pay poll tax now to secure voting rights in 1924 elections. Last day to pay is January 31 1924. Officials named from city to national level, with city elections in February and other elections scheduled later in the year.
The Cameron school lists first to tenth graders on the Honor roll including Lucille Avriett Oliver McGehee and others. Evangelist W P Fife arrives in Cameron Saturday January 19 to lead a Union revival at the Baptist church. A new Cameron Methodist church contract with Ben D Lee of Belton totals 10324 dollars. The little girls sewing club meets with Queenie Sapp Saturday. L C McBride returns from Kansas City after holiday stay for federal court business. Beatrice Marshall leaves for Mason to take a teaching position.
New York reports the 24th National automobile show and 19th motorboat exhibition close. Optimism runs high for 1924 with expected higher production and sales, mergers discussed, and new models Rollin Four Eagle Six Chrysler Six and Peerless Six drawing praise. Balloon tires and four wheel brakes gain attention.
Regular session of the city council opened with Mayor J. M. Ralston and other officials present. Gov. Sayers may send a special message to the Legislature on state aid for Galveston flood sufferers. R. E. Price of Navarre elected speaker of the 27th Texas House. Waters Pierce inquiry proposed linking Bailey and others to the company’s readmission. Texas electors named Bryan and Stevenson for president and VP. state will have 18 electoral votes four years from now.
Dr Fraps notes marketers use brand numbers that mislead buyers by differing regional interpretations of nitrogen content. Texas will require changes to fertilizer designations to prevent deception. The Texas Experiment Station does not recommend fertilizers with the same phosphate and potash but lower nitrogen. read guaranteed analysis, not labels.
Dr. G S Fars chief chemist of the Texas Experiment Station warns fertilizer buyers to beware of misrepresented standard blends. He notes the second figure in formulas indicates nitrogen not ammonia and cites a 12 4 4 mix should contain one percent phosphoric acid four percent nitrogen and four percent potash.
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