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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
9
Colonel C. A. Pennington inspects a poster titled Hey Buddie by Harry R. Wyrick, a WWI veteran and national winner in a drive to protect ex service members with insurance. Standings list Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines.
About 200 enraged citizens from Fayette, Colorado, and Lavaca counties seized Jesse Bullock, a 28 year old black man, from City Marshal O B Swinkey and hanged him on Main Street near the city hall. The attack followed allegations of assault on a 12 year old white girl, who was reported in critical condition.
Lightning struck rent houses near R. L. Batte’s country estate and strong winds toppled corn, yet overall damage was light. Rain brought renewed life to crops while drought had begun to bite, and officials hoped for more rain next week to protect corn and cotton yields.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reverses and remands the case State of Texas versus Raymond Allison after a rehearing motion by the appellant. Attorney Robert M. Lyles represents Allison, previously tried in district court for robberies in Thorndale and sentenced to prison.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Mitchell and children and the Mc Elwrath families left Ben Arnold on the 3rd to attend a family reunion in Navasota. They plan to enjoy the yearly barbecue at J. J. Johnson’s home near Navasota with relatives and friends.
A plantation worker and a mule were struck and killed by lightning while riding home from the cotton field on the R. L. Butte estate near the river last week. The storm's bolt caused both fatalities and halted travel on the plantation road.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a rapid remedy for lumbago sciatica and backache. It claims kidneys do not cause pain and urges readers to rub on the soothing oil for instant relief from soreness stiffness and lameness, noting safety and harmless use.
A man was killed by lightning while riding a mule as a small boy behind him escaped injury. The county saw a few miraculous escapes despite light rainfall, marking the first fatality from lightning this year.
J D Dobbins and a group of friends take a week off to fish near Houston while Vince Marak of Triggs Dry Goods also enjoys a similar weeklong vacation away from work.
Two rooms for rent, furnished, in a convenient location. Phone 462 for details.
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