Locals and Personalities Across Cameron and Nearby Areas
Miss Ella Joslyn will take a job in Freeport Texas. Harry Cross of Caldwell visited home folks this weekend. Olive McGee starts Bay lor Summer Normal in Waco. A 62-1f FOR SAL appears. Misses Buena and Mabel Caldwell visited Ben Arnold. Blanche and Buena Gaston of Gause stay in Cameron. Lilla Bane of Taylor visits aunt Mrs. W. H. Triggs. John Poteet and family in Cameron for summer to run the normal. Lane Denson returns from Georgetown Southwestern University. Mrs. John Gandy visits with her sister in Cameron. Thompson of Port Sullivan arrives to teach in the normal. Miss Joe Stone from Thorndale comes to Cameron for the normal. Mrs. Kate Robins heads to Austin for summer normal. Florence Gill leaves for Arkansas Oklahoma and Denison. Seth Duncan and Lillian Opel return from a visit home. Rev. and Mrs. Gillon in Rose. Ben Massey of Tracy visits Cameron with youths for Prof. W. P. Coppinger event. Miss Virginia Coppinger in Cameron for several friends. Misses Black Mondy and Jeter Orr of Waco guest this week at J. M. Eplen’s home. Sheriff Hooks campaigns in Tracy area, crops praised. May Ralston, recent University of Texas graduate, joins summer normal faculty. Louella Neinast of Burton visits Cameron. Mrs. J. E. Watts and family visit Marlin while Prof. Watts serves in Waco normal. Sheriff Hooks returns from Brownwood after mortgaged property case. Mrs. Chas E. Orr of Waco visits Miss Mildred Swayne at the local Telegraph office. Orr billed as Bertha Swayne in hometown memories.
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Sheriff Hooks
Brownwood
Milam County
Chas E. Orr
Waco
Mildred Swayne
Southwestern Telephone Company
Orr
Bertha Swayne
Busy Saturday Crowds Turn City Into Notable Scene
An unusually large crowd filled the city streets on a Saturday described as an ordinary Texas day. Farmers with families arrived as roads reopened and shoppers filled sidewalks and stores. An observant citizen noted crowds gathering around the square at 4 o'clock.
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Texas
Civic Pride Through Everyday Homes and Gardens
A narrator extols a southern city’s beauty built not by grand projects but by modest laborers. A day laborer’s family saves to own a two story white house amid trees and vines, proving daily effort yields true civic pride more than lavish public buildings. The piece urges valuing small improvements like fences, shrubs, and barns as civic duty and beauty.
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iLadies Home Journal
Endowment Showpiece: Rice Institute Finances Studied
The Houston notice outlines the annual financial state of the William M. Rice Institute endowment, established by the late William Marsh Rice. It notes the death of Rice in New York and the later pardon of Albert T. Patrick.
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Houston
Texas
William M. Rice Institute
William Marsh Rice
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Mount Lassen Erupts With Dual Volcanic Explosions
Mount Lassen in California erupted twice today sending dense smoke ashes and steam over towns up to fifty miles away. One lumberman from Viola California named Graham was killed by a rock from the crater and six companions survived by shielding themselves in the snow. Two new craters opened as the mountain belched gases and ash, with the pillar of smoke rising 2000 feet at one point and the peak blanketed in ash.
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Redding
Caline
Lassen
Lasing Graham
Viola
Cal
Graham
Volta
Hugh Addington
Hiram Blodgett
Mr.Stipple
Fees
Stipple
Mount
Land Transfers in Milam County This Week
Real estate notices from Cameron list several Milam County transfers including C. S. Watson to W. W. Prewit 120.8 acres from the Frederick Ernest league, $3000. F. Voglesang Sr to E. Voglesang Jr 129 acres in separate tracts, $12,000. J. B. Aycock to James T. Crawford 12 acres from the J. P. Jones league, $2800. E. 4. Camp to M88. Scott 75 acres in separate tracts, $5,600. J. A. Phillips to the city of Rockdale parcel from the Wm. Allen grant, $1,000.09.
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Cameron
C. S. Watson
W. W. Prewit
Frederick Ernest League
Milam County
F. Voglesang Sr
E. Voglesang Jr
J.B. Aycock
James T. Crawford
J. P. Jones League
Scott
J. A. Phillips
City of
Rockdale
Wm. Allen
Earle and Dossett Return from Temple Convocation
Rev B H Earle and Mr and Mrs A J Dossett return to Cameron from Temple where they attended district convocation. Dossett read a paper on The Men’s Activities as They Should Be. Bishop Kingsolving and convocation praise progress at Cameron Belton and Rockdale. services set June 21.
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B. H. Earle
A. J. Dossett
Cameron
Temple
Mr. Dossett
Baylor College
St. Luke’s Church
Belton
All Saints Church
Earle
Galveston
Kingsolving
Rockdale
Negro Takes Out Fourth Annual Marriage License
Lockhart Texas June 14 County Clerk Walter McDowell shocked when a negro appears at the marriage bureau seeking his annual licenses to wed. Records show license No 1 issued April 17 1910 and he has received one each year since, totaling a fourth. The clerk notes all his divorced wives are hale and hearty and jokes more such men could make licenses profitable.
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Lockhart
Texas
Walter McDowell
Court House
McDowell
Education Committee for Texas Named
F M Bralley, director for the National Education Association in Texas and UT Extension head, names a Texas educators committee including J P Glasgow J G Wooteo T D Brooks J N Bigbee A S Busch P S Stewart W M Eilers and others. The NEA plans its 52nd annual convention at St Paul Minnesota July 4 to 1 with Texas educators expected to attend.
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St. Paul
Associattion
Milena Receives Fresh Produce as Refrigerated Cars Arrive
The first refrigerator car began loading Monday afternoon and rolled out Thursday morning. Additional wagons bring cabbage bears squashes cucumbers and peppers from all directions into Milena. Tomatoes are shipping from growers in Bi eetoh crate with the first cars this year nearly a week after last year.
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Ing Sigur
W. O. W. Lodge Box Supper Planned for July 10
The W. O. W. Lodge at Jones Prairie will host a box supper on July 10 to raise funds for reseating the hall. C. N. Green and family from Cameron visited relatives and friends in Rosebud over the weekend.
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Herald
U.S. House of
Jones Prairie
W. O. W. Lodge
C. N. Green
Cameron
Rosebud News
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Ella Joslyn
Freeport Texas
Harry Cross of
Caldwell
Olive McGee
Baylor
Sal Hefley
McDerphott
Buena
Mabel Caldwell
Ben Arnold
Blanche
Buena Gaston
Gause
Lilla Bane
Taylor
W. H. Triggs
John Poteet
Katy Nesbitt
Evelyn Butts
Austin
Mr. Lane Denson
Georgetown
The
Southwestern University
John Gandy
Thompson
Port Sullivan
Joe Stone
Thorndale
Conally
Kate Robins
Florence Gill
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Denison
Tex
Seth Duncan
Lillian Opel
Rev
Mrs. Gillon
Rose
Ben Massey
Tracy
Miss
Virginia
Sweeks
Misses Black
Mondy
Jeter
Mra
J. M. Eplen
E. P. Hobby
May Ralston
University
Louella Neinast
Burton
That County
City
Jas. Neinast
J. E. Watts
Ruaid
Marlin
Prof. Watts
Pts
Ad Baking Powder Co
York
Education Committee For
M. G. Cox
Montreal
Boston
If Boa
Li.h. Sparra
J. Denson
Queen
Drs, Denson
Queen Van-Zandt
Bret New
Comeren Rug Go
Aon Ie
la Carteron
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