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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
24
Saturday night visits and gatherings mark the week in Jones Prairie with Miss Jewell Hickman and Selma Jamison seen together and a large youth party at Rodney K Fontaine's home. Illnesses include flu affecting the Messengales and Burnetts. church services were affected by rain. multiple home visits and basketball games reported.
Members of the W. M. S. of the Baptist church gathered in homes last Monday for mission study. Circle one led by Mrs. R. G. Gra bein had eleven members, circle two led by Mrs. L. L. Blay lock had thirteen, and circle three led by Mrs. Harve Dobbins had eight. Next Monday the circles will meet in homes for Royal Service study with circle one at Mrs. Joe Denson, circle two at Mrs. Geo. Mangum, and circle three at Mrs. Gus Evans.
The piece explores the enduring place of the Sunday roast in American households. It notes wives often use roast dinners to establish a domestic advantage, framing Sunday meals as a long standing national tradition and social habit.
The piece lampoons household dinner chores noting how Sunday roasts anchor weekly meals and tablecloth etiquette. It mocks husbands as fallible yet praises wives for managing grease, carving, and dinner plans, all while measuring masculine prowess by meal perfection.
The Cameron Federation of Missionary Societies will hold a regular quarterly session at the Christian church on Tuesday January 29 at 3 30 p m All ladies invited The program includes Hymn Devotional by Mrs W L Wilson Solo by Miss Lorene Wade Round Table Discussion Federation Problems Business Session presided by Mrs J P Love Benediction.
Clyde Roberts known as Whitey Walker is jailed in Buffalo after a dramatic escape and alleged confessions to three killings tied to the Ace Pendleton gang. He claims Texas roots and multiple aliases while authorities seek further charges across Oklahoma Texas and Colorado.
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Mary Burnett and Mr. Conn Moody was made at a bridge party hosted by Mrs. W. D. Bigbee at her mother Mrs. Burnett's home on East Thirteenth Street. Burnett works at the First National Bank. Moody recently resigned as assistant cashier.
The Methodist Missionary Society convened in circles to study Voice with circles one and five skipping meetings. Circle two met with Mrs Hugo Slaughter six members and one visitor Mrs H N Tate led devotion and Mrs W P McCall taught the lesson. Circle three with Mrs S W Cheeves ten members discussed local work pledges. Circle four with Mrs Howard Baskin and Mrs W A Bonds led devotion assisted by Mrs Leland Green who presented a missionary leaflet.
The organization announced circle meetings for next week with Circle Two led by Mrs. Jeff Kemp Circle Three led by Mrs. Louis Gohmert and Circle Four led by Mrs. W. O. Trigges, under the presiding guidance of Mrs. Fred Cable.
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