Lily gown dispute cited in J. B. White notice
A brief notice in J. B. White records mentions Lily gown related matter. No further details are provided in the fragment.
25 Jun 1936
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
1
A brief notice in J. B. White records mentions Lily gown related matter. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The essay cites Professor Reichenbach linking European woes to poor continental coffee and notes Holland as the best coffee on the continent. It then praises the bumblebee for pollination and contrasts it with misunderstandings about consumption and language, musing on tautological phrases and word origins.
Cameron voters end appointive system and approve popular election for seven board members by 326 to 324. The ousted include President J C Martin and six others. Mayor Smith plans to set election date around July 25 after controversy over not selecting a faculty member for 1936 37 term.
Cameron Legion announces an annual July 4 observance with a daylong program at Wilson Ledbetter Park. Activities include a good will advertising tour, a baseball game Cameron versus Meridian, public speaking by state and district candidates, a fireworks display, and a cross country run starting in Burlington and ending at the park with cash prizes.
Softball fans enjoyed two games and an exhibition by Cameron Band. Little’s Icers defeated Athletic Council 20 to 4 in one hour. Texaco beat Minerva Oilers 22 to 0 with strong pitching from Cone and solid team play.
Rockdale boosters for the Legion Fourth of July Celebration plan a visit to Cameron on Wednesday night July 1. Mayor E A Camp will deliver an address inviting Cameron residents to spend the day in Rockdale. Cameron’s band will perform in Rockdale on July 4 as part of a regional publicity tour.
A Fourth of July dance will be held in Burlington Hall on Saturday July 4. Bert Kieypas will provide music with his Happy Seven. The public is invited to attend.
Milam County held its annual Rally Day for Home Demonstration Clubs in the city park on June 19. Fourteen of 17 clubs attended plus outside guests, totaling about 200 people. Miss Bertha Fae Strange marked her third year as county director. Dr. Alex Devist of Temple delivered the principal address on Early Texas History, with Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp delivering a paper on 14 Years of Continuous Work in Milam County.
Texas best annual rally day in Cameron on Friday June 1 marks the third year Miss Strange has served as Time Demonstration Agent in Milam County. The event notes her progress and acknowledges her as a leading figure in Texas demonstrations.
Tickets for the Centennial exposition in Dallas are on sale with proceeds aiding the Cameron Band. Visitors can contact Mrs. W. B. Skelton or Mrs. J. D. Baskin to purchase. A portion of the proceeds will go to the band.
Billie M. Prather, formerly of Wa co, assumes the Merchandise Department post for the Community Natural Gas Company in Cameron. He replaces James Gibson, now with EBC Paso, and will serve Cameron, Rosebud, Rogers, Rockdale and the rural districts for the Star Gas Company.
Milam County pioneers in home demonstration clubs review achievements to inspire future efforts. Early advocates learned from Dr. Knapp and extension methods, with women storing and sharing canning skills and promoting new practices among Rockdale, Thorndale, Cameron, and other towns.
The document was valued at 315 000 and recently sold before noon. The next notable event is the Short Course opening at A M College on July 20.
The Altar Society of St. Michael's church in Burlington will hold a chicken and sausage supper at Burlington Hall on Sunday July 12. Served from 6 30 p m, with proceeds benefiting the church. Public invited.
Joe Barber of Pleasant Hill, son of the late Judge Barber, and sister the former Miss Nora Barber, visited Cameron on Wednesday after a four decade absence. He now lives in Hollywood, California.
In Cameron, William Powell stars in The Ex Mrs Bradford directed by Stephen Roberts. Supporting cast includes Eric Blore James Gleason Robert Armstrong and Jane Withers appears in Gentle Julia at the Cameron Theatre with Booth Tarkington’s story transformed to film.
Cameron readers are urged to attend an all day picnic at National Hall on Sunday June 28 with a morning program by Baca's Band and an 11 a.m. start. The event features barbecue dinner at noon and speeches by Judge R B Stanford W R Poage Frank B Tivey and others, plus a Beseda Czech dance and a big evening dance. Local merchants Hickman and Batey Green and Boedeker advertise weekend sales and three buying days.
A weekend sale at B F Stewart Grocery features a car load of Palmolive Colgate and Peet Products with a big store wide bargain sweep. The event runs Thursday Friday and Saturday with emphasis on war load merchandise and early notice in The Herald.
At the regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias the officers for the coming year will be elected. The rank of Page will be conferred upon Jesse James, J. M. McLean, K. B. 8. and M. of F.
The Carlisle Post No. 358 of Rockdale hosts its fifteenth American Legion Fourth of July celebration at Rockdale Fair Park with a monster street parade. The lineup features the Light Cruat Dough Boys New Braunfels Prom and Bugle Corps and several out of town entrants. Added attractions include four horse races a colt race and two automobile races.
Robert Murphy of A. and W. Sales Co. in Cameron told the Cameron Herald that advertising pays, noting his ad placed last week paid for itself before ten o clock Thursday morning. The Cameron Herald is Cameron's only Thursday Morning newspaper.
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