Cameron City Financials See Strong Balances and Low Debt
A Cameron financial statement shows the city with more than 10 000 in the general fund and over 21 000 in other funds, reflecting solid management under Mayor Charles C. Smith and the Board of Aldermen. City debt totals about 127 000 with assets around 4 500 000, praised as a model of prudent stewardship and caution against excess spending. Dan Tyson, city secretary and treasurer, is credited for the clear exhibit of the city’s finances.
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Cameron
Dan Tyson
Charles C. Smith
Washington
America
Smith
Tyson
United States
Cits Jx
Carvers
Levis
New York City
Wharton County Man Arrested in Bank Robberies
Deputy Sheriff says Ralph Gresham of Boling confessed to the Thorndale and Halletsville bank robberies. He was captured in Wharton County by state police and identified by fingerprints and cashier descriptions. He admitted details of both crimes in his confession.
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Clarence McCall
The
Herald
Halletsville
Ralph Gresham
Boling
Wharton County
Thorndale State Bank
Gresham
People’s State Bank
McCall
Thorndale
Conoley Homecoming Set for June 25 Picnic and Entertainment Planned
W. D. Stiles, chairman of the program committee, announces the Conoley homecoming will be held Sunday June 25. A noon picnic lunch is planned and a delightfully arranged program of entertainment will be provided. The public is invited to attend.
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W. D. Stiles
Conoley
Howell Funeral Friday and Methodist Revival Opens Sunday
A young people's rally at the church Saturday night at 8 30 invites all town youths. Rev Eugene Harris, director of Young People's work in Jacksonville District, preaches through Tuesday night. Evening services begin Sunday on the church lawn with morning and evening services through July. On Wednesday evening Rev S C Dunn of San Antonio leads the remainder of the meetings. Choir members from other churches are invited to help with song. A J McCary, Pastor. The congregation thanks local editors for publicity.
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Eugene Harris
Jacksonville
Church
Ss. C. Dunn
San Antonio
Cameron
A. J. McCary
P S
Pioneer Howell Dies in Waco Hospital at 70
Thomas A. Howell 70, Cameron pioneer and fraternal leader, died Wednesday in a Waco hospital after an operation. Born in North Carolina, he came to Texas in 1868, lived near Old Independence, then Lee County and Cameron for 33 years. Survived by wife, five sons, three brothers, three sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 10 from Cameron First Baptist Church, with interment in Waco.
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Thomas A. Howell
Cameron
Waco
Howell
Texas
Prairies
Mr. Howell
Robinson County
North Carolina
Old Independence
Lee County
Hilton Howell
Lee Howell
D. D. Howell
William Howell
Rockdale
Thomas Howell, Jr
Dallas
Jim Howell
Childress
Dean Howell
Energy
Frank Howell
Indian Gap
Walter Herndon
Corpus Christi
Maudie Rouse
Thorndale
Taylor Wooten
Knippa
First Baptist Church
W. M. Cloyd
Compton
J. B. White
W. G Gillis
Jeff T. Kemp W. ©. Newton
P. S. Graves
Gus Evans
H. N. Tate
Bill Storey
W. A. Bonds
John Mayfield
Bank President Explains Reduced Deposit Rates
Oxsheer Smith, president of Citizens National Bank, issues a special advertisement in the Herald outlining reasons for the cut in savings deposit rates. The statement promises to be highly convincing and of interest to citizens and current depositors alike.
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Oxsheer Smith
Citizens National Bank
Herald Today
King Easley Dies at Rosebud Farm Home
King Easley 77 long a Central Texan resident died at his farm home near Rosebud Tuesday June 13. He was a retired farmer and a Rosebud State Bank director and father of Mrs. Carol Stedman of Cameron. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Cameron friends attended.
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Kine Easley
Central Texas
Rosebud
Easley
Rosebud State Bank
Carol Stedman
Cameron
Funeral services for Mrs. W. O. Oden
Mrs. W O Oden 84 died at her daughter Mrs Clyde Cawthorn Rogers Monday evening. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 PM from family residence with Rev Lunsford Rogers Baptist Church officiating. Interment Temple. Survived by four sisters and many nephews and nieces including Miss Olympia Thompson and Mrs Robert Weems of Cameron.
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W. Oo. Oden
Clyde Cawthorn
Rogers
Lunsford
Rogers Baptist Church
Temple
Oden
Olympia Thompson
Robert Weems
Cameron
Vandenberg says free enterprise can revive economy
Syracuse June 5 U S Senator Arthur H Vandenberg Michigan Republican told Syracuse University commencement he believes free enterprise under the American system can lift the nation from its low mood in six victorious months He warned that recovery cannot come under restrictive laws that stifle initiative and hinder investment and citizenship.
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Syracuse
N. Y
U. 5
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Syracuse University
Matula Family Plans Homecoming After West Coast Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Matula and their daughter, along with his sister Miss Clara Matula, are due home after a two week vacation traveling from here to Houston and across the states to California and the west coast.
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Alvin Matula
Clara Matula
Houston
California
West Coast
Gause Citizens Honor Cameron Herald Support
The Gause community reports gratitude with 25 two year and two one year subscriptions to The Cameron Herald. A committee collected the gifts to thank the paper for highlighting county needs and aiding bridge restoration across Little River after the Faubian Bridge fell last year.
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Cameron Herald
Citizens of
The
Herald
Little River
Band Parents Sponsor City League Playground Baseball
The Band Parents Association announces sponsorship of a summertime playground baseball league at Yee High Athletic Field. Games run Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 o clock with two games per night. Four teams Coca Cola Dr Pepper Knights of Pythias and Markham's Service Station will compete to fund the band treasury.
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Band Parents Association
Yee High
Coca Cola
Dr. Pepper
Knights of Pythias
Markham
City Marshal Receives U S Reward for 1937 Capture
Gene Smith city marshal received a 100 check from the United States Government as a reward for capturing Victor Lucio a Mexican arrested in Bremond while working on a railroad section gang. Lucio faced federal charges, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months in jail.
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Gene Smith
United States
Victor Lucio
Lucio
Bremond
Pacer
Santa Fe
Argain
Post Office Department
Mr. Smith
Robstown
Milam County
Smith
Treasury
Air Ace Tinker Dies In Little Rock Hotel
Frank G. Tinker twenty year old pilot and loyalist air fighter in Spain was found dead from a bullet wound in a Little Rock hotel room on Tuesday. He is the brother of Mrs. W. A. Morrison of Cameron and was en route to Mexico after visiting here weeks ago. He graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison attend the funeral in Little Rock.
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Frank G. Tinker
Spain
Little Rock
Ark
W. A
Bill) Morrison
Cameron
Mexico
Ananapolis Naval Academy
Morrison
City Finances Impressive Result of Good Management
Cameron shows strong finances in a report by City Secretary and Treasurer Dan Tyson. The city carries $127,300 in bonded debt with taxables around $3,000,000 and potential values near $4.5 million. The general fund balance stands at $10,998.18 with total cash including sinking funds $21,816.72 as of March 41 1999.
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United States
Tyson
Cameron
Temple Voters Reject Bond Plan for City Light Plant
In Temple Texas voters defeated an $850000 bond issue to build a municipal light and power plant by more than a two to one margin. The decision reflected skepticism toward New Deal policies and favored existing private enterprise over municipal ownership, contrasting self reliance with broader federal spending theories.
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Texas
Temple
Washington
Kickapoo
Schillers Vacation Through Rio Grande Valley
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schiller are enjoying a week's vacation that took them to the Rio Grande Valley and other south Texas points.
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Oscar Schiller
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Baytown visitors stay with Mrs Bigbee at Bigbee house
Mrs Bob Barnett and her two sons David and Bobbie of Baytown are visiting with Mrs Lottie Bigbee at the Bigbee house.
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Bob Barnett
David and
Bobbie
Baytown
Lottie Bigbee
Bigbee House
Clock Installed At Old Court House In District Court
The master clock is installed in the district court room and the four clock faces on the outside are in place. Installation is expected to be finished by week’s end. Geo H Lane Electric Co of Waco and McClellan Brown McClellan are handling the work.
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District Court Room
Court House
Geo. H. Lane Electric Company
Waco
McClellan Brown - McClellan
Zora Wilkerson Improves at Seton Hospital
Miss Zora Clark Wilkerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Wilkerson of 2512 Guadaloupe Street is a patient at Seton hospital and is rapidly improving.
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Austin American Daily
Zora Clark Wilkerson
Leo Wilkerson
Guadaloupe Street
Seton Hospital
J Hooker Hospitalized in Temple Santa Fe Clinic
J D Hooker, father of Mrs Sam Deer, is listed as a patient in the Santa Fe hospital in Temple and is described as seriously ill.
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J. D. Hooker
Sam Deer
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Mrs. Pickard and relatives visit Mrs. Brown
Mrs. J. S. Pickard of Dallas and Mrs. Fred Broach with son Bobby Streetman visit their sister Mrs. R. D. Brown locally, sharing a family gathering and news.
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J. S. Pickard
Dallas
Fred Broach
Bobby Streetman
Monday
R. D. Brown
Fuchs Bros Build Poultry Industry for Large Scale Income
Fuchs Bros. expand poultry farming at Buckholts Milam County on 21 acres with five laying houses housing 740 White Leghorn pullets 120 Rhode Island Red pullets 360 White Leghorn hens and 100 Rhode Island Reds producing about a half million eggs annually. They plan to grow to 56 000 laying birds as the operation scales.
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Fuchs Bros
Buckholts
Fuchs Poultry Foundation
Herald
Rhode Island
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