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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
3
Milam County residents and visitors are mentioned in a lengthy community roundup. Families and friends travel to Houston, Belton, Marble Falls, and other locales. several attend Christian Encampment events. deaths are noted, with Mrs. Tom Fuller reported deceased in Gorman. The piece also advertises SNAKE OIL at Turner Drug Store and lists local social visits, outings, and guests.
A lengthy list of residents and guests travels and visits across Cameron area towns. Names include the Triggs, Griffin, Ethridge, Tindall, Clinton, Westerman, Browning, Peoples, Stedman, Stallworth, Winkleman, Lowry, Baker, Gregory, Howard, Henderson, Black, Hefley, Touchstone, Dunham, Modisett, Burk, and Densen among others. Brief notes place them in Cameron, Marlow, Fort Worth, Houston, Waco, Galveston, Tyler, Brownwood, Corpus Christi, and Austin with stays in Cameron hospital, Montery and Mexico, plus local host homes and travel to see relatives.
Mr and Mrs Lu Meyers and nephew William Moran left Saturday with Mr and Mrs J C Carter of Orange for an automobile trip to Snyder Oklahoma to visit relatives They will travel with Fred Meyers and his wife who are moving from Winters Texas to Shreveport Louisiana and spent a few days here with Lu Meyers parents Mrs Mack Harvey and children have gone to Ballinger to visit Dr J Reese relatives
Mr. C. H. Griffin has returned home after a vacation. Misa Lexie Hilton returns to Wheelock after summer with her sister Mrs. O. H. Griffin. Mr. J. C. Hilton and his young son from Lexington spent the weekend with sister Mrs. O. H. Griffin. Mr. Marshal Griffin of Bryan was here Sunday visiting his brother O. H. Griffin.
Mrs C H Griffin and children visit Wheelock and relatives in Brean while Mrs H C Keith returns from Temple with daughter Mildred after a successful appendicitis operation. Several locals attend camps, visits, and trips to Rockdale Tyler Kerrville and Dallas with fishing on Devil's River and summer university sessions noted.
W. W. Chambers is in Houston on legal business. Mrs. T. C. Stafford and daughters Juanita and Glen, with Mrs. R. S. Boykin, spent Sunday in Marlin. Miss Katie Lee Norwood accompanied them home for a week. Jessie and Alma Young of Temple visit cousin Miss Letha Howard. Mrs. Ella R. Hooks returns from Abilene after visiting daughters. August Gurecky was in Temple on business. Mrs. Joe Smith and children visit in Giddings. Rev. Russell C. White and wife and baby left for Florence. Mrs. White and baby stay in August, while Mr. White vacationing in Asheville, North Carolina.
Frank Masopust received a two year sentence in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty in two cases involving selling liquor. H. H. Hucks also pleaded guilty to transporting liquor and was sentenced to one year.
The ad claims PAZO ointment cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles with immediate relief and better sleep after the first application, offering a refund if it fails.
The report notes that these are two of nineteen convictions recently secured in the district court on liquor-related charges, highlighting a broader crackdown and ongoing prosecutions in the jurisdiction.
Joe Ed Porter, a Black man, died in the county jail last night from apoplexy while awaiting trial for an assault and attempted murder of Ab Miller, a farmer who was knocked on his farm near Maysfield about three months ago.
For sale 118 acres of sandy land 8 miles northeast of Gause at 60 dollars per acre. Sixty acres in cultivation with a standing offer for mineral rights. Address Henald Cameron Texas 18 21.
Milam County's representative in the State Legislature Col Looney is seriously ill at his home near Ben Arnold. Friends express hope for a speedy improvement in his condition.
Mrs. M. hosted a weeklong visit in Killian for Fannie R. B. Jefferies and Lucy Campbell who have returned home to Austin. A. B. Cass, Gause, Rt. 2. 18-4tp.
Mrs Hallie Jones Wofford has returned home after several weeks away. She visited her sons in Port Arthur, her brother in Little Rock Arkansas, and attended a house party in San Antonio as the guest of Mrs T T Jackson.
The J H Dubois Sunday school class hosted a lawn gathering in North Cameron with 37 attendees. Speakers included J H Dubois, O L Kidd, Rev R C White, and Mayor I F White. games and a watermelon themed program followed.
Mr and Mrs Allen Collins of Waco are guests in the city for a few days. They are staying at a local hotel and plan to visit nearby sights during their stay.
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