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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1927
Page
1
The Herald reports Cameron cotton gins ready for the 1927 season. Gins by Batte American Weems Boedeker Schiller and others are tuned for farmers’ use. Milam County expects 50 000 bales or more, with last year near 70 000, suggesting a strong statewide crop and improved conditions.
L. C. Estelle, secretary of the Milam Mutual Aid Association, reports the $1,000 death claim paid to W. W. Rankin of Caldwell for the death of his brother T. C. Rankin. The policy was paid in full and a cashier's check was delivered with the canceled policy. The association, recently purchased from M. L. Harvey, has expanded to full capacity beyond a 600 member base. Estelle holds a $2,500 policy and notes strong progress in organizing a new class.
Thorndale reports its first bale of 1927 cotton ginned on Monday weighing over 600 pounds. John Lehman brought it in and sold at 20 cents a pound plus seed money, totaling $204.89. Cameron expects its first sale soon as Milam County's yield is promising and prices may rise.
The local shop team faced Buckholts at Surgeon Park at 4 30. Rabbit Darrough who formerly with the Texas Association joined the shop squad and pitched. Buckholts’ battery was Alford and Rosenberg. The Waco News-Tribune Cup race ends August 1 with the shop team at 19 games played 14 won and 5 lost for a .737 percentage.
A travelogue recounts a west Texas journey from Van Horn through Culberson Jeff Davis and Presidio counties to Alpine Fort Davis Sanderson and Del Rio. The writer describes mountain scenery cold nights rain at high elevations ruins at Fort Davis cattle country and encounters with a ranger company along the border.
Readers are invited to recall a remarkable excursion into Pecos country where a canyon trails a swift river along its base, promising a lasting impression of landscape and exploration.
Dallas July 20 Governor Dan Moody announced a drastic cut in the state ad valorem tax rate to 52 cents for the two years starting August 31. The 52 cent combined rate, down from 58 cents, may be as low as 52 cents with a 26 cent rate this year. Moody predicted a $1,000,000 surplus on September 1. He noted a $15 per capita school allotment and said a fall special session will consider penitentiary relocation court reform highway legislation civil service and local matters. He avoided discussing a possible bid for vice presidency and will address the Dallas Bar association tonight and speak at Waco Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. BE Hutcherson and Mrs. Jones of Paris were recent guests in the home of Rev. and Mrs E S Hutcherson. Last Wednesday Mr. Hutcherson accompanied them to South Texas on a business trip.
The narrative highlights sheer cliffs along the Rio Grande near Del Rio where beaver trapping supports livelihoods. It notes the Pecos country as rich in game and a hoped fishing paradise, mentions the famous Pecos railway bridge, and calls Devils River a top Central Texas angling spot. The route offers thrilling canyon climbs and challenging motor passages.
Del Rio near El Paso hosts a border city relationship with Auga Cuna across the line. The Texas town, population around 13 000, funds irrigation and tourism with saloons and gambling halls contributing to local commerce.
The writer describes travel through Del Rio Kenney Uvalde and Medina counties to San Antonio and back home. They note widespread breath with poor crop prospects and believe the black prairie area hit hard by the 1925 drought will be the only region to approach normal production.
A Cameron reader extols a well appointed vacation through desert and mountain country across Texas. The note thanks The Herald for its cooperation and hopes readers enjoyed the writings.
The Manassa Mauler Dempsey fights Jack Sharkey at Madison Square Garden. Dempsey, favored by Cameron fans, hopes to reclaim the crown from Gene Tunney. The match starts 8:00 Cameron time with radio announcements at 7:30.
Mr. Lyons from Coupland will lease the Yee building formerly occupied by the Triggs Dry Goods Co and open a dry goods store in Cameron. He plans to begin about August first and aims to establish a substantial merchandising presence in the city, bringing advertising and enterprise as a new Cameron merchant.
A revival meeting begins in Tracy on Thursday evening July 28 at 8 15 p m led by Polk C Webb General Evangelist of the Christian church. The public is invited to attend these services.
Morning service at 11 I m conducted by Rev J P Love in support of Boy Scouting. Rosebud troop camping on Little River near Cameron will attend with local Scouts led by Hacknabeil Matula and Rodesney. All interested in Scouting invited to attend.
In Madagascar silk remains the least expensive fabric and is worn by women across social tiers, highlighting its accessibility and cultural significance in daily attire.
The council approved a total city tax rate of 2.25 dollars with 75 cents for schools and 2.25 for all purposes, noting the 1.50 ceiling under state law. The band levy of 5 cents remains, and no rate cut is possible this year due to a housing value decline of about 100000 dollars lowering property value to roughly 4.4 million.
The council selected First National Bank of Cameron as city funds depository and approved a bond for the bank in Thursday morning session. The bank submitted a bid of 3.60 which was lower than the rival bank’s bid.
Dr G B Sutton reports good progress in the sanitary work and a complete city inventory has been made. J W Guffey has been retained to assist, and the council minutes note full public cooperation is required with the sanitary program.
Oeanger Texas July 19 The first bale of cotton for the season and probably the first for Williamson county was brought to town today by Chas Merka. This is the earliest in years. A premium and 50 in gold will be given the grower by local business men. Root rot is spreading in some sections due to recent showers and the plant is deteriorating. An early gin run is anticipated.
In Toccoa Georgia on July 15 a jury discharged in the Elmer Clarke assault case after deadlock. Bert Singleton testified about ten robed men flogging him in a graveyard on March 10 and said three more joined in. He named W G Acree J F Anderholt Mose Jordan Bart Lowry and Hendricks Wiley as part of the group, with Acree already convicted in the Bowers flogging case.
About two hundred trustees and their wives gathered in Cameron for the Milam County school trustees annual meeting at City Park. Leaders Hon. W. A. Morrison Supt. T. A. Fisher Kathryn K. Robbins and State Superintendent S. M. N. Marrs spoke on Junior College plans state aid distribution and tuition arrangements for rural to affiliated high schools.
Mr and Mrs Bill Balhorn and Mr and Mrs Ed Balhorn returned Sunday from Moulton where they attended their mother's bedside her condition remains unimproved.
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