This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
1
A local newspaper page reports a strong Salty District Singing Convention in Cameron praised for community hymn singing and religious fellowship. It notes a Waco Herald claim that the Ku Klux Klan opposed 2.75 percent beer with figures linked to Texas politics and a Milam county Klavé gathering with speakers including Harry Jordan and Waco guests.
Carlyle Post of the American Legion approved details for the Milam County July 4 celebration. Events include a 10:30 a.m. saddle horse race with a $5 entry and $40 value first prize, a 3 p.m. free for all horse race with a $225 first prize, and a 4 p.m. car race with $5 entry and card casings as first prize. Participants must register with Stricker or Cates and a refreshments committee was formed.
City council condemned the dump grounds near the Weemsgin and Aycock property as outrageous at a Wednesday meeting. Citizens suffer long, with Alderman Hefley warning that dumps will not be tolerated if transferred to another area. Dr. G K Sutton ordered to prosecute all who continue to dump refuse, despite a 1928 order to discontinue.
Jack Barnes of Buckholts visited Cameron on Wednesday and filed his name in the elimination. Collins has not verified his attacks on the imperial political party. Felix Robertson is noted as weak in the run and Barton may gain Ku Klux support. The Kiankie leads the state political scene.
City council meets at Cameron State Bank to press owners in the paving district who have not installed lead pipe and sewer connections as required by ordinance. Letters will summon noncompliant owners. paving delays blamed on owners, with action to lay pipe and bill them if needed.
Cameron hosts a two day Milam County Free Fair September 12 13 featuring a first time Cameron kennel show a big rodeo a curio relic display and livestock poultry exhibits at the baseball park and cemetery grounds. Committees include Mrs H F Smith Jr and Penn Wolf with Edward Nisbet Shaw a Cameron physician noted for his Emory Medical University graduation.
Miss Sallie Kate McLane of this city and Mrs Foster McLane of Abbeville South Carolina visited in Rockdale and Austin this week as guests of Mrs E A Camp of Rockdale.
A Cameron Klan rally drew about 150 attendees in the Klan hall with several women present for the first time in the county. The event spurred talk of a possible women’s auxiliary and referenced local politics including Senator Edgar Witt and Harry P. Jordan as active figures.
The Cameron council weighs sewer plant options with costs varying from about 12 000 to 25 000 dollars. Proposals from W E Dozier and A F Michell face scrutiny as site plans and flood resistance are debated. Amid statewide political fallout, figures including Lynch Davidson T W Davidson and Felix Roberts are named in a heated Texas gubernatorial context.
Wednesday afternoon the council appointed J D Hefley and F S Lesevsky as a board of equalization to pass upon the taxable values of property in Cameron.
Mrs W C Agee and her daughters Kathyrn and Doris are visiting Paige and San Antonio as reported in local society notes.
Bernard Boedeker R L Batte and Edward Schiller corporators have secured a state charter to build a gin on the site of Jake Brod's Mattress Factory. Batte says they will install modern machinery and hire a first class manager. They plan to move to Cameron and establish operations with close ties to existing gins in the area.
Former Yoe High star Jack Taylor, now at Baylor, returned from New Orleans with his father Dr. G B Taylor after the Southern District meet. He won four medals including the mile walk, shot put, and discus on day one, then placed third in discus on day two, later heading to Boston June 12 14 for Olympic to Paris trials.
Miss Sallie Kate McLang visited friends in Dallas last likely 407 hours ago according to the brief note. The item notes travel context and social connection without further details.
M W Mitchell has served as city tax collector for several years and will retain duties for the next two years. The move comes as the city notes improved collections with 1029 taxes now collected and the full amount due nearing recovery.
Wednesday afternoon the Cameron Herald was declared the official organ for the City Council of Cameron. The move restores a practice after years of disuse and the Herald will serve the next two years, providing official coverage of all council proceedings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.