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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
7
A two day Liberty Loan Bond booster drive this week visited nearly all communities in the county. Patriotic speeches were delivered by various speakers, with a full report promised for next week.
Tracy area reports a good rainfall improving crop prospects and general mood. Registration day drew large turnout of farmers and workers, with compliance among those subject to registration. Local notes include barn fires at Mr. Coffield’s, a spider bite case at Mrs. Lewis, and updates on Robert Lee Lyon’s 2nd Texas guard duty near Brownsville.
The Cameron Chautauqua week features top musical acts including the Althea Players and Metropolitan Singers, with speakers such as Lou Beauchamp and Edward Amherst Ott. Highlights include Little Women, Paterson, and a concluding Pinafore concert by the Pinafore Company with Miss Dillon.
A collage of editorials notes Cameron Herald editor A V Smith expands to sixteen pages with strong local ads. Across papers the text cites a Mexico grain loan plan to ease food shortages, calls for stopping speculation, and urges universal labor to avert crisis amid war and price spikes.
Notice of an ice cream supper at North Elm on Friday night June 15 for church benefit. Everyone is invited to attend. John Henry Thomas elected cashier of Guaranty State Bank of Gause and will relocate with his family to reside there. Thomas has been a Cameron businessman and directors praise the choice for the bank post.
Georgetown Commercial Comptroller H B Terrell announced his gubernatorial candidacy after years in Austin as a legislator. He is described as conservative in office, fair in decisions, and focused on equal rights, with a businesslike approach to the office. A Buckholts News note adds context on his public perception. A June fishing party is noted on the Sabine River, with Chas Pollard and Sid Stidham among participants. Unrelated drug ad promotes McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR for digestive issues in infants.
The notice lists top prices offered for Wood Barrels Metals Bones Bottles Sacks rubber Beeswax Scrap Iron Old Casings and similar items. It presents a local buyer or broker advertising current rates for scrap materials and provides contact details for suppliers.
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