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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
1
Manager Cottle of the Cameron club announces the opening game against Hearne on Friday in Cameron and the season start to be June 20. No admission for opening day. business district may close. locals urged to support the pew club and enjoy good clean sport as a community event. Play Ball.
Rev. Ira F. Key of Cameron Methodist Church teaches Christian doctrine this summer at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He spoke in Cameron Sunday, then returned to Dallas to resume teaching duties, staying about three weeks. Mrs. Ira F. Key and their children accompany him as he instructs.
Cameron organizes a new baseball club after a Tuesday victory over Chilton. Local fans raise over 1200 to lease grounds and build a grandstand, with S. A. Cottle named manager. Grounds option secured for another year. paid players to form team open for games in Cameron.
Milam County bankers in Cameron deferred endorsement of the Texas Farm Bureau Co operative Cotton Marketing Plan. A 8:30 p.m. meeting featured Colonel P L Downs describing proposed warehousing and pooling to boost prices, but bankers questioned bond guarantees and lender protections. A committee will study the plan further.
The Buckholts Baptist church will hold a revival beginning June 26 with Rev. H. R. McClag of Waco as preacher. County missionary Rev. C. L. Spradley coordinates details. The first service is at 11:00 AM and all are invited to attend.
Cameron cotton merchant J. G. Vest has moved his office to a new suite adjoining the First National Bank building. The investment was completed recently and the office was occupied Tuesday of this week after leaving the old bank building for the new location.
A note lists new car arrivals at White Crest flour and stock from C. N. Green & Bros. Mrs. B. J. Baskin travels to Gause to visit her parents Dr. and Mrs. Dollar. Edwin Shaw returns from the Medical College in Little Rock Arkansas to visit his mother Mrs. E. N. for several weeks.
The notice announces church services will be held at the Curry School house next Sunday and invites everyone to attend.
June 13 3Ranchville report: Mr Buren Porter leaves for military training in Denver while a student at A&M College. Mrs J A Smith returns from Caldwell visit. Baren Porter and others visit Cameron. W R Looney and Mrs Wiley Smith visit their father. Literary society meets with crowd and good program. Mr and Mrs J A Peel and Miss Elizabeth Peel return from a San Antonio auto trip.
Insufficient funds halt malaria eradication work in Cameron for the year. Mayor U. S. Hearrell announced the decision before the Commercial Club as the city council reported no money to finance mosquito control. Citizens had raised about 1500 last year with the promise of continued work.
W. R. Kennedy and W. P. Pledges of Killen Bell County travel to Cameron this week to organize a Mutual Benefit Society. The group plans an insurance based scheme offering death benefits for the masses and will announce a formal organization soon. Chopping hoes files sweeps. C. N. Green & Bros.
Mrs Nora Rogers of Temple long known as a former Cameron resident visits Mesdames I Carlton M G Cox and others in town to renew acquaintances and spend time with friends.
A lively Saturday night gathering drew a younger crowd to Woodmen hall for a relaxed evening of socializing and light entertainment.
Mr Woodin Smith returns from visiting his sister Mrs Carey in Madisonville Texas. Robert Foster suffers a broken arm from a fall from a horse. The ladies aid met Monday afternoon and studied Hebrews. Mr and Mrs Guy Self of Calvert visited their parents. Mr and Mrs W Y Self and Mr and Mrs Guy Newton, recent guests at Maysfield and Branchville, moved on to Austin for summer courses.
Mrs. C. E. Porter spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Randolph in Cameron, sharing time with family and returning home afterward.
The Texas Editors gathered for the 1922 convention in Denton on June 10 and 11 with leaders including Lewis as president and John E. Cooke as retiring president. The Texas Pressmen traveled by train from Dallas via San Antonio to McAllen, with events across Waco and Old Mexico. Governor Neff and other officials attended as guests, and the program included a Rio Grande Valley tour and hospitality in Matamoros and Brownville.
Fontaine Flinn son of Mr and Mrs E A Flinn of Cameron leaves Tuesday for Fort Logan Colorado to attend a reserve officers training camp this summer He has attended Texas A and M College at Bryan for the past three years where he made a splendid record Last summer he went to a training camp in the East.
Miss Lillie Mag Jeter spent part of this week in Temple, engaging with local residents and visiting community sites. The brief trip highlighted cultural exchanges and appeared to bolster regional ties.
Albert Collins came back Monday from San Antonio where he spent a week with relatives. Shaw.
TW Schigut announces purchase of Mangum's share in the firm Gum and Schigut and plans to continue the same line of business. He asks for continued patronage and promises to please customers in the future.
Premier Salad Dressing from N. Green & Bros introduces a refined flavor range, spotlighting new blends and packaging options designed for home cooks seeking convenience and tested quality.
L. A. Bergstrom dealer in Milam county announces a $310 reduction on all Dodge cars. A Dodge Touring will now cost $1135 in Cameron, with all cars equipped with Cord tires at the new price. Bergstrom reports strong sales and expects increased demand.
The New Cameron Drug Company started a cold drink fountain for the season with J J James of Temple in charge and selling Ise Kream from Waco. The fountain opened Tuesday and Cameron attendees at Reed Curtis weddings in Brenham included W C Triggs and several others. Akin family sold their Cameron home and plans to move to Waco, drawing local regret.
City official announces completion of assessment for real and personal property to be placed on the 1921 tax rolls. Owners urged to call or leave renditions at the office if overlooked so renditions can be shown on the regular city tax rolls.
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