Local and Personal Notes Reach Fort Worth Visit
Mrs Guesie McGregor and daughter Patsie visit relatives in Fort Worth and plan Wichita Falls trips. Mrs Harpole of San Antonio stays with Roy Law and visits Rogers. Miss Dorothy Joynes of Dallas visits her father John Joynes. R A Tag advertises electric fan repairs at 590W. Patrick McKinney, Jones Prairie farmer, visits Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guesie McGregor
Patsie McGregor
John Ownsby
Fort Worth
Patsie
H. E. Wofford
Eloise McGregor
Cameron
Wichita Falls
Morrell
Homer McGregor
Harpole
San Antonio
Roy Law
Dorothy Joynes
Dallas
John Joynes
Patrick McKinney
Jones Prairie
Cameron Happenings Highlight Local Visits and Changes
Fort Worth special officer Leroy Johnson recovering after leg injury from an on foot rail incident in Cameron. Visitors include Waybourn Gunn of Palestine and W S Barron Jr of Bryan with extended families. Lions Club speaker John E Cooke of Rockdale Reporter. Various Cameron residents host relatives and travel to Waco Houston Rosebud Giddings Brenham and Marlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Johnson
Fort Worth
Santa Fe Railroad
Cameron
M. M. Johnson
Lions Club
John E. Cooke
Rockdale Reporter
Boy Suffers Left Wrist Injury After Porch Fall
John Clore eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Lee Clore fractured his left wrist last Monday when he fell from the porch at their home. Visitors at the Clore residence included Jess Hobbe nephew Clark Boswell of Bear Taylor and Eldor White of Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clore
Lee Clore
Jess Hobbe
Clark Boswell
Bear Taylor
Eldor White
Waco
Faulkne Family News From Cameron and Brady
Dr and Mrs W T Faulkne of Brady spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs James W Coleman Jim Coleman Jr recent appendix operation at Cameron hospital progressing well and expected home Soon Lizzie House of Rosebud visiting Cameron friends and relatives Cyrus Miller left for Boulder Colorado for summer school Frances Mina Apartments to rent June 15 modern with fridge and hot water See W I Clark at Schiller's Drug Store 7 2te FOR RENT Furnished apartment modern conveniences See Mrs Elia R Hooks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Faulkne of
Brady
James W. Coleman
Jim Coleman, Jr
Cameron Hospital
Mrs. Lizzie House
Rosebud
Cameron
Frances Mina
W. I. Clark
Schiller’s Drug Store
Elia R. Hooks
Mrs. W. W. Lewis Visits Oak Hill Cemetery Ties Cameron Ties
Mrs. W. W. Lewis of San Antonio spent a few days here at the start of the week to oversee work she had done in Oak Hill cemetery. A former Cameron resident, she was warmly greeted by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Lewis
San Antonio
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs Floretta Hickline Visits Cameron Ties Recalled
Mrs Floretta Hickline of Weatherford and her daughter Mrs Fred Broach plus two children from Montag Texas spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R D Brown. They formerly lived in Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floretta Hickline
Weatheford
Fred Broach
Montag
Texas
R. D. Brown
Cameron
Fred Cable Returns to See Old Friends in Mundy Visit
Fred Cable of Waco spent Mundy here meeting his old friends. Former Cameron resident, he is well known to many locals who warmly welcomed his return visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cable
Waco
Mundy
Mr. Cable
Cameron
Miss Amelia Williams Earns PhD at State University
Miss Amelia Williams received her Ph D degree at State University last week. She formerly taught school here for several years before moving to Austin to study, and many friends will be glad to hear of her success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Atkinson
Maysfield
Amelia Williams
State University
Bigbee Family Visits Temple Then En Route Home
Mr and Mrs Evwin Bigbee and children Beryl and Billie of Lake Charles Louisiana spent a few hours Sunday enroute home from Temple where they visited Mrs Bigbees parents Mr and Mrs Luke Zarr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evwin Bigbee
Beryl
Billie
Lake Charles
Temple
Local Folks Visit Relatives in Fort Worth and Nearby
Mrs Ike Ledbetter visits daughter Mrs Ted Tiller in Fort Worth this week. Mrs W A Bowls returns from a pleasant visit with her brother and family, Martin Ruby and sister Mrs L Peterson of Waco. Mr and Mrs W H Baskin of Taylor spend Sunday with mother Mrs Howard Baskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Swift
Waco
Ike Ledbetter
Ted Tiller
Fort Worth
W. A. Bowls
Martin Ruby
Mrs. L. Peterson
W. H. Baskin of
Taylor
Howard Baskin
Miss Helen Green To Visit Delta Delta Delta Meeting Trip
Miss Helen Green leaves Sunday for Dallas to meet schoolmate Miss Ruth Leslie a Delta Delta Delta delegate from State University. They plan a month long tour visiting Chicago Toronto Montreal Niagara Falls Quebec site of the Celts international meeting June 22 to 26 and cities including New York Boston WashingtonVirginia landmarks Atlanta and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Green
Tor Dallas
Ruth Leslie
Delta
Delta Delta
State University
Chicago
Toronto
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Quebec
New York
Boston
Washington
Virginia
Atlanta
New Orleans
Have R. A. Tag to put your fan in shape for summer
Local ad urges readers to contact R. A. Tag at phone 590W to prepare fans for summer warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Tag
Miss Lillie Dreher Plans Beauty Shop Return
Miss Lillie Dreher daughter of Mrs W J Dreher of Rockdale is home from Houston for a short visit. She has finished her course at the Modern Beauty College and will soon return to open her own shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Dreher
W. J. Dreher
Rockdale
Houston
The
Modern Beauty College
Virginia Ladies Visit Marlin Saturday
Mrs. J. S. Mewhimney, Mrs. R. R. Dabney of Phemia Virginia and Ivy Jean spent Saturday in Marlin enjoying a leisure outing and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Mewhimney
R. R. Dabney Phemia
Virginia and
Ivy Jean
Marlin
Buck Bonds Visit Relatives in Mexia
Mr and Mrs Buck Bonds spent the weekend in Mexia visiting relatives. They were joined by her mother Mrs Susie Sanders who will spend some time in Mexia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Bonds
Mexia
Susie Sanders
Mrs Conn Miller and Son Visit Temple for Weekend
Mrs Conn Miller and her son Cyrus spent the weekend in Temple visiting relatives and enjoying local sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn Miller
Cyrus
Temple Wi
Nothing Modern About Liking for Flip-Jacks
The piece humorously recalls Mardi Gras customs and the Pancake bell signaling a pancake rush on Shrove Tuesday. It contrasts seventeenth century descriptions of flipjacks with modern practice, noting continuity in the use of wheat flour, batter and frying, and communal feasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Engle
Tom, Dick
Harry
Lost Lode found in Black Hills gold strike tale
South Dakota recounts Frank Welsh finding a coarse gold nugget while deer hunting near 1874 discovery sites. With Daly brothers backing the claim, Welsh mined a quartz vein and earned about 50 dollars daily before misjudging the vein and quitting, missing a potential sixty thousand dollar total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Black Hillis
Frank Welsh
Custer
Matt
Jack Daly
Welsh
Dain
Dance of Death and the macabre in medieval European art
The term macabre refers to the danse macabre, a medieval European allegory with death as a skeletal figure guiding others to the grave. The Century Dictionary traces its origin to a German writer or to the Arabic makabir meaning cemetery, with pronunciation ma bew.
Quietude of Hotels Inspires Creative Genius
Margaret A. Barnes, president of the National Hotel Housekeepers association, says hotels provide ideal solitude for writers and artists. She notes many best sellers are written in hotels due to privacy and a self-contained work space, with staff pride in aiding inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Barnes
National Hotel Housekeepers Association
Mrs. Barnes
New York
Tides Reach Record Heights in Global Coastlines
The report lists extraordinary tides around the world with peaks such as 70 feet at the Bay of Fundy head, 40 feet in Santa Cruz river Argentina, 44 feet in Bristol Channel and 96 feet on the Welsh coast. It notes lower tides in Bombay and Trincomalee and the US maximum of 20½ feet at Eastport, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Santa Cruz River
Argentina
Cape Virgin
Straits of Magellan
Bristol Channel
England
Liverpool
St. Malo
France
Orient
African
Bombay
Surat
India
Trincomalee
Ceylon
United States
Eastport
Maine
Gibraltar Buildings
Old Captain Mainbrace plans sea view houses on a hilltop over the water. His servant quips they are Gibraltar buildings because, like the fortress, they will never be taken and will endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainbrace
Gibraltar
Cameron Firemen Barbecue Set at Blue Bonnet Cafe
Cameron volunteers invite the public to a barbecue this Thursday evening June 18 at the Blue Bonnet Cafe banquet room. Barbecue starts at 6 p.m. with a planned program for attendees and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Weather Week Ending June 17 1091 Reading
Weather table by R A Tag local weather man lists daily maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall amounts for the week ending June 17 1091. The note includes contact details for Tag at phone 590W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Tag
590W
Grace Laverne Richardson Dies at Eight in Temple
Grace Laverne Richardson, eight, died Sunday at 6 40 p.m. at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs J B Richardson. She is survived by her parents four sisters and two brothers. Funeral held Monday at 3 30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Temple conducted by Rev F L Uaisley. Pallbearers named Isaac Duncomb K Hall C C Smith J B Dodson Robert Tucker Feaster Scarbrough. Green Brothers directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grace Laverne Richardson
Sam
Mom J. B. Richardson
Little Grace
Church of Christ
F. L. Uaisley
Temple
Isaac Duncnm
K. Hall
C. C. Smith
J. B. Dodsom
Robert Tucker
Feaster Scarbrough
Green Brothers
Tin and Radiator Workroom Relocated to Cameron
Local notes indicate tin and radiator repair services are moving to Cameron near R. A. Tag one block east of Yoe High School. The brief mentions an adjusted address indicating the business shift within the Cameron area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
R. A. Tag
Yoe High School
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J. T. Parma
Cameron, Texas
Shakespeare’s Home
Ann Hathaway
Roadside Inn
W. F. Sharpe
J. H. DuBois
Waybourn Gunn
Palestine
W. S. Barron, Jr
Bryan
du Bois
W. W. Gunn
W. S. Barron
Mrs. Ray McAfee
Burlington
Anna Zelisko
Anna of
Buckholts
Robert McCown
Helen Woody Perry
Rhodes
J. C. Mayfield
Ida Byrd Mayfield
Ralph
Giddings and
Brenham
Misses Goldyn
Hilda Burke
Mary Lake Henderson
Duke McCall
Katie George
Bill Morrison
W. A. Morrison
Marvin Tyson
Marvin
Luther Tyson
Texas Power & Light Co
T. D. Nairn
Alpine
S. Kestenbaum
Cyrus Miller
Boulder
Colorado
Isabel Anerson
Galveston
M. G. Cox
Joyce Cox
Mary Louise Elliott
Belton
Mrs. W. J. Watson
M. Janeway
James Ferguson
W. H. Henley
C. M. Davis
Martha Zoe Davis
Ft. Worth
Homer Nabours
John House
Davie
Miss Davis
Maurene House
Jennings Avenue
Acme Steam Laundry
Death
New World
Patrick Henry Horn
Hefley-Stedman
Grace Laverne Richardson
Gohmert’s
Gohmert
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