Local bonds urged as pride and progress drive vote
Community leaders frame the bond referendum as a boost to commercial advantage and local development, emphasizing civic pride and economic growth to rally voters.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
4
Clemenceau Defeated in French Presidential Election
The veteran leader Clemenceau loses to Paul Deschanel in France’s presidential race. Briand notes the Republic endures, while Clemenceau’s strong personality and wartime record cast doubt on a peacetime presidency amid rivalries and past enmities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemenceau
France
Paul Deschanel
Cameron Club pushes loan plan to boost city housing
The Cameron Commercial Club proposes organizing a loan association to expand housing, offering favorable terms and low interest to help average workers own homes. It cites national housing shortages and recent population growth as reasons, praising local business leaders for a progressive housing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Commercial Club
America
Cameron
Vote for the Bonds in Cameron Road District
On February 24 1920 qualified voters in road district No 2 Cameron area will consider a supplemental issue of 25000 to complete gravel roads connecting three proposed junctions with adjacent precincts. The plan uses existing bonded funds no tax rate increase needed and aims to improve national highway links and tourist travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Cameron
Pike Roads
Milam County
Pay Your Poll Tax to Vote in 1920
Two days remain to pay the poll tax, the essential requirement for citizenship and voting. Citizens are urged to support their party, stabilize government, and express views through the ballot against radical ideas.
Legislative miscellany and political notes from Texas
The text surveys Senate actions on pardons and contested elections, party nominations, and a contested speaker vote. It notes Gov Culberson appointing Gen Oppenheimer to the penitentiary board, and traffic on Capitol grounds reopening. It reports a Galveston lighthouse bill, race conflicts at Flatonia, and local notices from Stedman Rogers with seed ads, plus local personal updates and a child’s eye surgery restoration.
Ship by Truck The Great Modern Transportation Advance
The article extols the motor truck as the era’s key transport unit transforming rural and urban commerce. It compares its rise to rail and steamship advances, notes its role in solving short hauls, boosting farm efficiency, city traffic, and retail distribution, and predicts future road and transportation growth spurred by trucks.
Exodus of Teachers Sets Off Nationwide Alarm
Secretary Lane says 148000 teachers resigned last year, a quarter of 1914 total, endangering public schooling. Calls grow for higher pay and a special session of the Legislature as Annie Webb Blanton and others urge $10,000,000 to boost salaries and retain experienced instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Hobby
Annie Webb Blanton
Cameron Trader Announces Dairy Butter Fats Deal
J. T. Parma, a Cameron businessman, says he has arranged with a Houston dairy plant to handle butter fats from the area. He will pay top market price in cash starting March first, aiming to boost dairy production and keep cows in the region. The Commercial Club pledged cooperation to grow the industry and expand shipping of fats out of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Parma
Cameron
Houston
Parma
Commercial Club
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