Home Beautiful Contest Prizes To Be Awarded Next Week
Lions Club prize awards under R P Jeter chairmanship with judging starting June 19. First prize cash of 50 dollars. second prize a pergola valued at 18.50. third prize a lawn mower at 7.00. fourth prize paint set 12.00. fifth prize two gallons paint 9.50. Renters class prizes include 25 dollars, porch swing or settee 18.50, chairs 8.00, water hose 8.00, linseed oil 15.00. Negroes class offers 10 dollars cash and 4.50 door fixtures, total prizes around 200 dollars.
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Lions Club
R. P. Jeter
Jeter Lumber Co
Milam County Hardware Co
Sherwin- Williams
Geo. A. Thomas & Bons
Ruchter
Grant Lumber Co
Cameron Furniture Company
C. N. Green & Bros
Aorth
A. J. Matocha & Co
Cameron Drug Store
Sesecl
Milam County Lumber Co
Gunn Oil Company Opens in Cameron July First
Wilson Gunn, a seven year district salesman for Magnolia Petroleum, opens the Gunn Oil Company of Cameron Texas. The independent firm will operate warehouses and storage tanks soon to be erected, with Gunn serving as distributor and sales agent for Bin Clair Lubriants.
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Wilson Gunn
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Cameron
Gunn Oil Company
Texas
Gunn
bin Clair Lubri Va
Counlics
General Motors Head Praises Country Weeklies
General Motors executive Alford P Sloan Jr lauded country weekly newspapers for their influence and thorough readership as part of GM's advertising campaign. He said home owned papers are the most read and influential print media in the United States.
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Alford P Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Sloan
United States
Cameron Chautauqua Opens With Season Ticket Push
Cameron Chautauqua opens Thursday at 2 45 PM as local committees urge ticket sales. Adult season tickets cost 2 50 with savings over single admissions, and performances including Fine Feathers and Vienna's Hawaiians are planned. Cameron workers praise the town as supportive and ticket money funds the contract.
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Cameron Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Cameron
Horner
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Vienna
North End Defeats The Lions 11 To 3 In Baseball
North End beat The Lions 11 to 3 after seven Lions errors. Cyrus Miller pitched for North End, limiting The Lions to 4 scattered hits while Laake allowed 12 hits in the Crusaders loss.
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Laake
Crusaders
North End
Lions
Cyrus Miller
Home Beautiful Contest Opens Judging Soon
Lions Club sponsored Home Beautiful Contest invites homeowners and renters to file names with P. Jeter by phone 16. Prizes total 200 dollars. Enter now to improve civic pride in Ameron as judging begins Monday.
Obituary of W F Whiteaker 66 in Cameron funeral Tuesday
W F Whiteaker known farmer from Milam County died Monday morning after a two month illness. Born August 1 1861 in Red River County he married Ellen Louisa Moltby in 1895 adopting two nieces. Services at First Baptist Church Cameron were led by Rev Fr Hutcherson with interment at Cat Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife two adopted daughters and several siblings.
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W. F
Bill” Whiteaker
Bill
Milam County
Ad Hall
Marek
Cameron
Mr. Whiteaker
Red River County
Ellen Louisa Moltby
The
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Sy Hutcherson
Catt Hill Cemetery
C. N. Green
Jesus
Isle of Somewhere
Whiteaker
Fewed
Bates
Fort Worth
Somerville to Meet Cameron Comets Sunday At Lawless Green
Baseball fans will see Somerville play Cameron Comets this Sunday at Lawless Green. Cameron, strong this season, defeated Tackdale and other tough teams as they bring their best players. Admission is 5 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Cameron
Somerville
Cameron Comets
Tackdale
Comets
Lawless Green Cid
Home Beautiful Contest judging starts in Cameron
Lions Club sponsors a Home Beautiful Contest with prizes totaling 200 dollars. Home owners and renters should file their names with R. P. Jeter at phone 16. Enter today to improve civic pride. judging begins Monday.
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The
Lions Club
R. P. Jeter
Three Win Prizes In Awards Made By San Antonio Merchants
San Antonio merchants awarded prizes last Friday in Cameron Texas during their annual trade trip. First Prize went to T. G. Kirk, Second Prize to Mable Robinson of Buckholts route 2, and Third Prize to Mrs. Alice Mwnnet of Marlow.
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San Antonio
T. G. Kirk
Mable Robinson
Buckholts
Route 2
Alice Mwnnet
Marlow
Cameron
Texas
Gigantic Mesa Bean Weighs Five Pounds Six Ounces
Ludwig from Camer on route delivered a two and a half foot Mesa Bean to the Herald office. The Mexican variety reportedly tastes like squash and is noted as the largest bean seen locally.
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BE. Ludwig
Cameron
Herald Office
Sapp Motor Co Sells Dodge Sixes and S E Miltler and Thomas
The Sapp Motor Company announced the sale of two new Dodge sixes to E. O. Semtler of Cameron and J. E. Thomas of Rogers. Mr. Thomas helped build the Mittle River bridge in 1925 and has long driven Dodges. Mr. Schillering buys his second Dodge. Both cars are sedans. The firm also sold a Sport Cabrioleto to D. R. Roland at Rockdale.
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Sapp Motor Company
E. O. Semtler
Cameron
J. E. Thomas
Rogers
Thomas
Mittle River
Schillering
Dodge
D. R. Roland
Rockdale
Fishing Contest Offered by Shakespeare Tackle Co
Shakespeare Tackle Company through Jackson Pharmacy No 2 hosts a fishing contest with total prizes of 1000000. Alvin Dusek, store manager, invites anglers to seek contest literature and window displays. All information is available at the store.
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Shakespeare Tackle Company
Jackson Pharmacy No. 2
Alvin Dusek
Daily Vacation Bible School program at Yee High School
The Daily Vacation Bible School will present a program at 9 o'clock Friday morning in the Yee High School auditorium. Each department will demonstrate two weeks of work. Parents and friends are invited. After the program, children will have a picnic in City Park. The event closes the session conducted by Cameron Federation of Missionary Societies.
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Daily Vacation Bible School
Yee High School
Cameron Federation of Missionary Societies
Benefields Shop in Cameron on Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Benefield with two children Lennie and Leavel and Mr. H. W. Benefield of Rogers were shopping in Cameron Thursday.
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Floyd Benefield
Lennie and
Leavel
H. W. Benefield
Rogers
Cameron
Schuhmacher Defeats North End Leaders in Lopsided Game
North End fell again as Schuhmacher Boats captained by Rodesney crushed the leaders 13 to 5 on June 10. Red Alford limited the top squad to five hits while the Jobbers made seven errors. Baggett and Terry Wiley led the robbers with two hits each as Schuhmacher strengthened their lineup with players from other teams.
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North End
Prince Bows
Crusaders
Rodesney
Red Alford
Sterling
Lions
Schuhmacher
Baggett
Terry Wiley
Potatoes Break Records At Gause Demonstration
Colored farmer C E Lawson of Gause raised 1108 pounds of Irish potatoes from MH pounds of seed using mixed fertilizer including cotton seed meal and ammonium phosphate. The display showed about 600 pounds per acre on sand and bottom land with large white potatoes fetching 8 cents a pound.
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Williams
C. E. Lawson
Gause
Mrs A P Winders Dies in Cameron After Long Milam County Residence
A P Winders died at 9 45 Tuesday morning June 14 at her granddaughter Mrs Wier’s home in North Cameron. She had long residence in Milam County. Funeral services were held at First Methodist church Wednesday at 3 50 with burial in Marlow cemetery. She is survived by one daughter Mrs J B Francis of Cameron route 2 and several grandchildren. Green Brothers directed the funeral. Pallbearers were R H McIntosh Jeff Kemp
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Winder
Wier
North Cameron
Winders
Milam County
First Methodist Church
Marlow
J. B. Francis
Camron
Green Brothers
R. H. McIntosh
Jeff Kemp
Hassell Appeals Death Sentence After Texas Killings
George J Hassell, convicted for the murder of his wife and eight children, faces the death penalty as a court of criminal appeals affirms the sentence. He spoke from a Milam County jail cell during transit to Huntsville and filed a last minute appeal.
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George J. Hassel
Farwall
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Aterstin
Hixssell
Cameron
Milam County
Hassell
Huntsville
Fretwell
Knights of Pythias 10 Memorial Day Services Planned
Knights of Pythias lodge 10 will hold a memorial day service Sunday afternoon at the Christian church led by Rev. Wallace Jones. Members will assemble there then proceed to the cemetery to decorate graves. The Mandolin Club from Weatherford Pythian Home performed at the Methodist church earlier, directed by the lodge, with a well attended audience.
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Knghts
Pythias
Wallace Jones
Mandolin Club
Pythian
Weatherford
Methodist
Camerom
Chiropractor Freed In Not Guilty Verdict
Dr S R Cotton a chiropractor was acquitted by a county jury last Saturday afternoon after being indicted for practicing without a license. The case arose amid a Texas campaign to curb chiropractors with Henderson Kidd and Henderson defending.
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S. R. Cotton
Eburt
Notable Names Appear in Local Listing
J Kidd J D Dobbins John Moseley and Dr John L Denson feature in a local public notice listing of residents and professionals associated with the matter.
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J. Kidd
J. D. Dobbins
John Moseley
John L. Denson
Miss Naomi Walschak Returns to Buckholts for Summer
Miss Naomi Walschak returns to Buckholts to spend the summer with her sisters. She received her A B degree from Baylor University this year.
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Naomi Walschak
Buckholts
Miss Walschak
Baylor University
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Matulo
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P. Jeter
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