Minerva Minutes Reflect Rainy Day Routines and Community News
The Minerva minutes note rainy Sundays lift the soul and offer rest. New residents Mr and Mrs Richard Deer settle in Minerva. Local updates include McFarland directing a Giddings section, Miss McCarty as junior principal, Miss McGehee as primary, and Mrs Garner from Cameron taking the school principal role. Baseball victory over Rockdale cited as motivation for next games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Deer
Minerva
McFarland
Giddings
Hooker
Milano
Sam Deer
Cameron
Guffey
Ethel Ballew
Garner
Minerva School
McCarty
McGehee
Lewis
East Texas
Hhis
Ralph Hubert
Rockdale
For Sale Look Stop Listen A Big Bar Gain
For sale notice offers a six room residence with bath sleeping porch pantry and two beveled glass doors between dining and sitting rooms. Property includes % acre and stable with garden. Easy payment plan 600 down and 25 monthly. Write to 1016 South Third St. Waco Texas. 6-41-19
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South Third St
Waco
Texas
Answer Good Enough at Mothers Meeting
A minister sermonizes to mothers on a vital organ and a mother mutters gas meter. The excerpt blends a humorous line with faded ads for Feterita maize and cane seed from Batte's Store. Amber and Orange appear in a garbled promotional fragment.
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Pittsburg
Batte
Cameron Commercial Club Holds June Meeting in 1919
Cameron Commercial Club members meet Friday night June 18 1919 with officers Robt McLane president W Lawrence vice president Tom Henderson Jr acting secretary and a full board of directors and committee chairs. They discuss war savings bank move, good roads contracts, highway plans to Cameron, flour mill spur track aid, timber for Redfield Saw Mill, teachers institute timing and a public weigher appointment committee actions and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Commercial Club
Robt. McLane
W Lawrence
Tom
Henderson, Jr
Geo. T. Graves
W. W. Chambers
W. G. Gillis
J. T. Parma
R. H. McIntosh
J. D. Dobbins
Giles L. Arriett
T. S. Henderson
H. M. Hefley
T. F. Hardy
Monta Thomas
W. M. Cobb
R. A. Triggs
Frank Lesovsky
C. M. Smith
C. W. Lawrence
Civic Improvement Committee
Cameron-Tracy Road
Herring
Cameron
Club
Colorado
Brownwood
Gillis
Judge Gillis
Highway Association
Milam County
Mr. Arriett
Association
Blain
Apoval
Giles L. Avriet
Washington County
Caldwell
A. N. Weems
Committee On Home Industries and Manufactures
Galveston
Redfield
Committee On Home Industries
W. Chambers
J. F. Chadwick
Milam
Bell and Williamson
Lampassas
Coryell
Belton
Yee Memorial High School
Miss Ruth Kemp Hosts Weekend House Party for Ora Watts
Miss Ruth Kemp entertained a week end house party at her parents home for guest Ora Quaid Watts of Taylor. The event featured a picnic supper at McCown's bridge a barbecue dinner a masquerade and toasts with guests including Helen Green Mary Virginia Atkinson Martha Lou Hooks Eloise Rogers Sallie Coleman Jean McFadyen Melba James and Myrtice Rogers assisting.
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Ora Quaid Watts
Taylor
Ruth Kemp
Jeff T. Kemp
McCown's Bridge
Miss Ruth
Helen Green
Mary Virginia Atkinson
Martha Lou Hooks
Eloise Rogers
Sallie Coleman
Jean McFadyen
Melba James
Kemp
Myrtice Rogers
Maysfield
Okla
Milam County ARC Delegates at District Meeting
The Southwestern Division of the American Red Cross holds a Dallas conference on nursing civilian relief first aid and junior membership. Alfred Fairbanks presides with notable attendees including Miss Lyda Anderson Mrs Pauline Witherspoon and J W Jones. Local Milam County representatives are Mrs Pearl Clement Mrs Ben Loewenstein Jr and Mrs Sam Clement.
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American Red Cross
Dallas
Alfred Fairbanks
Lyda Anderson
Public Nursing Bureau
Pauline Witherspoon
J. W. Jones
Peace Table
Priscillas Club Hosts Mrs Graves For Spring Meet
The Priscillas enjoyed a delightful afternoon with Mrs Geo T Graves last Thursday entertaining with daisies and ferns decor. A needlework session followed a menu of Pear and Pineapple Salad bread and butter sandwiches olives fruit ice. Also present were Mesdames Julian Baskin Wiley Mengum and James Washinka of Tyler. The club voted to continue meetings through the summer and the next gathering will be with Mrs J C Martin.
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Priscillas
Geo. T. Graves
Mesdames Julian Baskin
Wiley Mengum
James Washinka
Tyler
Vocational Bible School At Presbyterian Church
The church reports about eighteen pupils enrolled and thriving in the program. Rev Jas F Hardie of Taylor’s First Presbyterian Church will preach at 11 am Sunday. Sunday evening the pastor will preach on the First Commandment. Rev W R Hall spoke Tuesday evening on the state's educational work.
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Jas. F. Hardie
First Presbyterian Church of Taylor
W. R. Hall
Government to spend 185000 on newspaper recruiting ads
The War Department plans to spend 185000 on newspaper advertisements between the 16th and June end to recruit soldiers. The plan targets every English daily in 55 cities with recruiting offices, a move critics call wasteful while others note free publicity once existed and local citizens donated ad space.
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United States
War Department
Ye Noble Taxpayers Union
Seed crops planned for grain stubble through July 15
Farmers are advised to plant maize feterita and cane seed on grain stubble by July 15 to ensure a seed crop. Seed available at Batte's Store.
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Batte
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F. J. Beeckerman
Maxwell
F. J. Beckerman
Herald Office
Acme Steam Laundry
J. P. Hefti
A. E. Brady
the Herald
Amer
Itf
Cameron State Bank
Cameron, Texas
A. N
Weems
Lend
Lorelei
Featuring
Tyrone
Frances
Wonderland
Presbyterian Church
Benjamin Franklin
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