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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
9
Texas highways are praised for varied road types and 1500 miles of contracts in 18 months. About 450 miles are concrete with counties widening roads to seek state aid. Texans increasingly vacation within the state to enjoying seacoasts mountains health resorts and tourist camps at lower costs.
Texas shows steady activity in oil fields and farming despite a political year. Manufacturing lags slightly but road building provides many jobs while grain and fruit crops harvest well and cotton prospects look fair.
Twenty two farmers attended a county field meet with the county farm agent to study cow peas soy beans and other crops. They reported great benefit from the program and plan to share lessons with neighbors to boost production profits and soil fertility.
The Weatherford Democrat urges Texas towns to receive state roadway funding and road-building benefits proportional to their tax contributions. It argues the Bankhead Highway through Weatherford should be state built and maintained, not funneled to city taxpayers.
Edgar B. Davis backs a Caldwell program via Luling Farm foundation offering youths in Caldwell Gonzales and Guadalupe counties a note backed purchase system for Jersey heifers sheep goats turkeys hogs or chickens, two year terms at six percent interest, with father signatory. The piece argues farms should be factories, urging widespread canning of produce to cut家庭 grocery costs and boost local markets, citing Mercedes Tribune on a $100 yearly canned goods value equaling $264,000 countywide.
County candidates attended the Cemetery Working at Pleasant Hill on Wednesday. Ladies of the community served a fine dinner under the oaks on the church lot. Mrs. M. J. Bess and her sister Mrs. Amanda Miller, both of Pleasant Hill, joined the event. The sisters, Kentucky natives who moved to Texas 46 years ago, include Miller widow of Lucius W. Miller, a former member of Company G Sth Texas Infantry in the Civil War.
The Milam County Sheriff announces a public sale of the Tom Culverwell gin property leased by Preston Graves to R L Batte. The real estate in Milam County will be sold August 7 1928 at the Milam County Courthouse Cameron Texas between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy a judgment of 2256 14 and costs in R L Batte vs T P Whittington et al. The notice is published in the Cameron Herald once weekly for three weeks.
Georgetown is among the latest towns pushing for a modern hotel to upgrade facilities for visitors and students. The town, though thriving, lags about two hours behind the country in hotel capacity, with the local school drawing visitors who must depart quickly due to limited accommodations.
Cotulla and San Antonio parties plan a big push to popularize rabbit meat and rabbit pelts in Texas reviving a Belgium hare business. California growers in Los Angeles County reportedly earn 2 million dollars yearly from rabbits as fur is a major market.
Parents must apply to the County Superintendent to transfer their children before August 1 to attend the preferred school whether elementary or high school. Exceptions apply if the desired grade is not taught in the home district. Mrs. Kathryn K. Robbins, Milam County Superintendent.
A long article notes that thousands of physicians and dentists participated in extensive testing revealing cautions about aspirin use. The piece discusses discovered risks and the evolving guidance for pain relief based on large medical studies.
An advertisement touts A-Vol as a safe aspirin free remedy for headaches neuralgia rheumatism and other pains. It promises relief in five minutes without heart depressants and claims it can lift fatigue after use. A tube of twelve tablets costs only a few cents at druggists.
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