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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
1
Milam county oil boom expectations rise as Cameron hosts numerous magnates surveying the Tracy field south of the city. Shallow wells show oil with deep test plans at Maysfield by Tracy Mays field Oil & Gas Company. Mrs. Tom Dobbins of Roscoe visits aunt Mrs. John P. Woolley in Cameron.
Two days remain to pay the 1920 poll tax and qualify for ballot registration. Citizens, male and female, must visit the tax collector to settle the tax or risk losing voting rights amid pivotal upcoming state and national elections. W A Bonds handles county and state tax details, Dan Tyson oversees city polls.
The Commercial Club schedules its regular meeting Friday night at 7 30. Weather caused postponement of the last meeting and few meetings occurred this week. W F H Triggs chairs the building loan association committee and reports will be given. The exhibition game plan for Cardinals and Athletics will be reviewed.
E Holtzclaw announces re election bid for Cameron city marshal citing four year record as a peaceful officer. He previously served four years as Milam county sheriff. primaries date not yet set. George D Sloan of Texas Union Packing Co in Cameron. R J Anderson of Fort Worth in Cameron on business.
Two large drilling rigs for the Tracy Maysfield Oil and Gas Company are due in Cameron in the latter part of the week. One rig will be placed at Maysfield and the other at Tracy to develop shallow oil and then drill a deep test at Maysfield. The company plans to test deep pools, with geologic surveys noting a deep pool near Maysfield and promising oil seepage.
Friends of R G Lankford learn of his promotion to assistant general manager at Rose Motor Company Dallas stake in Southwest auto distribution. The January 8 Dallas News notes a company dinner and the staff changes including Lankford and other executives. A spring North East tour is planned for Lankford, who is 23 and single, with relatives visiting from Temple and illness in the Landers family reported.
The Cameron Commercial Club housing committee chaired by W H Triggs reports plans for a building loan association with a $25 000 capital, funded by local interests. The aim is to relieve housing needs by offering low interest loans for home construction with liberal terms and a reinvestment plan to expand housing across the city. A full club meeting is urged for support and approval.
Corpus Christi Texas January 28 mystery surrounds a man found in Rockport who says he lost memory after the September 14 hurricane. Officials seek his identity by matching him to missing persons while noting he carries shell fragments and claims a gunny sack contains evidence. He appears about 28 with auburn hair and gray eyes.
Two U S lieutenants became confused in fog and crossed into Mexico along the Solado river from Zapata. After landing 30 miles upstream they were captured. Eighth Aero Squadron planes scoured the border area all day without sighting them. A relay message from Fort Brown reached Nogales officials after eight hours. The missing pilot is Lieutenant E F Davis with observer Lieutenant C E Grimes.
Two piers on the Faubion bridge over the Little River near Gause are at risk of being carried away by flood waters. County Engineer A F Mitchell and County Auditor Giles L Avriett reported damage and planned rapid repairs with expert help from the Agricultural and Mechanical College. An anchoring cable plan and arrival of engineers were awaited to save the south piers and resume traffic once flood levels subside.
The Masonic Lodge of Cameron hosted a dinner Wednesday after raising a candidate to Master Mason. Rockdale Masons joined with their degree team to confer the degree, drawing a large local attendance.
Cameron dry goods merchant Louis S. Pierce and operator of the Louis and Pierce store will travel to Chicago St Louis and New York to buy spring merchandise for his Cameron and Navasota stores. He expects to be away at least two weeks and will visit the Cameron office before leaving. W W Jenkins of Temple was in Cameron on business.
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