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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
12
For sale fine Thomas Goggin piano in good condition cheap. 7-tfe C N Green Brothers. Fidelity fertilizer brands used successfully in Milam county. Beware of imitations. See Weems Gin 42-tf
Local weather observer R. A. Tag reports 9 40 inches of rain for May. The accompanying table lists the month’s maximum and minimum temperatures.
Leland Denson and Miss Ann Ruth Johnson of Giddings were married that morning after a radio dedication by Robert Pool on WFAA at eight o'clock. Pool sang three bridal songs and the accompanist closed with a short wedding march as the station announcer read a congratulatory poem.
The district convention of the Christian church at Temple on Tuesday included Mrs. Martin Kilian and daughter Frances Mrs. Guy Slocomb Mrs. Ray Burke and Ray Jr Mrs. Raymond Beard Mr W P Wooley and Rev Clyde Yarbrough from Cameron.
A long docket of real estate transactions lists numerous partial transfers and grants to Milam County entities and individuals. Names include Andres Cortez, Marie Ambriez, Ed Allen, Frances Margie Wall, and many others with details of tracts and grants ranging from 1 acre to 10.7 acres and payments from $1 to $3000. A separate notice promotes a business training loan plan from Tyler Commercial College for high school graduates and unemployed teachers.
R D Tindall and wife transfer 65 acres in the Lee R Davis survey to Jno Wm Broom and others for 1 dollar. C Roy Smith to Tandy C Young 100 acres in the D B Friar League for 10 dollars. 114 acres in D B Friar League for 10 dollars. W E Allison and wife to R L Wheelock 50 acres John Hobson survey for 1 dollar. Also 46 acres John Hobson survey for 1 dollar. Frank Monroe and wife to R A Thomas 40 acres Jose Leal grant for 10 dollars. F W Patzke and wife to Frank Martin 49 acres for 48 dollars 50 cents. John Timmerman Jr and wife to H H Coffield 67 acres David Pevey house survey for 10 dollars. W T Morgan and wife to J W Stitt 100 acres Jose Leal survey for 100 dollars.
Excursions for the Tenth Annual International Pageant of Pulchritude are planned in Galveston from June 8 to 12 1929 with entrants from England Germany Romania Luxembourg France Austria Spain Holland Cuba Mexico Brazil and several US cities. Events include floats on June 8 bathing costumes on June 9 elimination contest June 10 and Miss United States pageant June 11 with foreign entrants. A Santa Fe train from Cameron Texas offers a $4 round trip in advance of the festival.
Funeral services for W. L. Lawrence were held at the Presbyterian church in Cameron with Rev. J. P. Love officiating. The body arrived from Oklahoma City and interment followed at Milano Cemetery. Survived by five children. Pallbearers included Dr. James Watson and Judge John Watson.
By authority vested in me as receiver of First National Bank of Hearne Texas I will conduct a public sale of town lots and acreage. The sale will be held at a designated location and time to be announced later, with terms of sale to be set by the receiver. Prospective bidders should review the parcel list and conditions prior to bidding.
A brief notice invites high school graduates and unemployed teachers to a special opportunity announced by local authorities. The message promises a pathway or program designed to assist those groups. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
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