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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
1
The council proposes to rebate the 10 cent band and park tax to property owners if no band director is employed. Funds have been borrowed for months, with no municipal band and a plan to balance the budget by reallocating tax revenue. If the tax is reduced in 1928, the city may support a school faculty member to teach and assist the band.
Elbert Martin, a former Cameron postal carrier who vanished October 21, 1926, has been located in Houston with his wife and baby. He recalls a lapse of memory and cannot remember his departure time or where his car was left. He was found in Clovis, New Mexico, and is now reunited with his family in Houston after a four month search.
The Cameron Bass Club met last Friday at Dr. E R Zellner’s office. New members L Turner Dr W R Newton Conn Moody Rev L J Power and J B White were admitted. Plans include a bridge to the central island fencing beds to protect bass and white perch supply from the state game department and a lake access restriction to members and families.
Mr and Mrs Shofner Stirling announce the birth of a baby boy at Cameron Hospital on Saturday January 15 1927. The child is named William Charles Stirling.
Washington January 19. The White House conference agreed to allow the Veterans Bureau to make direct loans to veterans holding bonus certificates. Gen Hines said the bureau would act as a supplement to banks, with loans at six percent interest. Congress will be asked to authorize the loans. about 17,000 loans totaling 1,643,000 have already been made, and 5,000,000 certificates valued at 215,000,000 could rise to 341,000,000 by next January.
The 33 year old George J Hassell, alleged and confessed slayer of his wife and eight children, awaits execution February 26 in Huntsville. In Cameron jail he talks of his life, rejects fear and vows to tell all before dies while claiming he slept through the killings.
The Business Men's Bible Class of the Baptist Church met last Sunday with seven teen attendees and two visitors. Dr James Watson, a layman and Sunday School teacher of the Presbyterian church, led on the lesson The Christian's Use of the Bible and delivered How to get Help From the Bible. Next Sunday the close will meet with the Men's Bible Class of the Methodist church in the Methodist class room.
Fred Henry, a local income tax expert, is back in good health and prepared to prepare returns for businesses and individuals. He handles a large number of filings each year and is regarded as a leading authority in this field. Henry promotes supporting home industries and welcomes new tax work from local residents.
Commercial Club announces a contract with FLOW to install a new hatchery plant in Cameron. Kazmier of Bryan will come to Cameron to oversee setup at an estimated 412 000 egg capacity, with plans to expand as demand grows.
Mr. C. A. Rachin suffered a painful accident Thursday when he fell from a ladder. He fractured three ribs and sustained other injuries. He was taken to a sanitarium at Temple and is expected to recover.
Dan Moody 35 became Texas' youngest governor at a large Austin inaugural. Miriam Ferguson, first woman to hold the post, praised Moody yet admitted the burdens of office. Ferguson said she is glad to end her term. Moody planned a joint session to present his first message.
Cameron patrons welcome the reopened Hefley Theater after a Thanksgiving Eve fire. Sam Hefley is in Austin for the Legislature, while Mike Coleman oversees refinishing. This week features Lord Jim with Percy Marmount and others, then He's A Prince starring Raymond Griffith.
Gov Elect Dan Moody on January 17 announced Maj. R L Robinson of Gonzales as adjutant general and Christian of Austin as a member of the Board of Pardons and Creorge Visers. Robinson served as a major in the 36th Division in World War I and remains a major in the Texas National Guard. Christian, a retired assistant attorney general, was an officer in the 9th Division in World War I and is a former district attorney of the gard judicial district.
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