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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
8
Miss Doro thy Porter, Home Demonstration Agent, advises Sandy Creek Home Demonstration Club on proper chicken feed and housing. She urges checking feed tags to ensure quality, suggests skimmed milk as mash substitute, and notes meal details for 25 hens per gallon. Ten members attended. next meeting March 11.
The Herald offers a snapshot of a bustling weekend with community events, local meetings, and public notices. Key figures and organizations appear as the paper outlines upcoming schedules and happenings around town.
Misses Margaret Lucas and Annie Frances Cone of Dallas visited home folks with A W McCullin and G C Lucas family members in tow. Cameron resident Mrs Bailey visits her daughter Gib Terry while Hoyte families join R H McFarland household for Sunday. The boys defeated an adult team 9 to 8 in Friday softball action. Charlie Fleming marries Vera Robinson of Austin with plans to reside there.
Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Caroll Fleming and families. Hospital update reports Hoyle Douglas Hubert to Cameron hospital for appendectomy. Social notices tell of funerals for Bob Davis of Tracy and George Hairston at Milano, plus church activities led by Miss Mattie Edwards and Miss Ida Byrd Mayfield.
For the first time in 34 years John Drury, long time Belfontain Can. teacher, missed his classes due to illness and stayed home.
William Firth of Detroit, 46, left a note claiming he was cleaning the gun when it went off accidentally, the tragedy prompting police to investigate a self inflicted death.
Miss D J Trout of Chicago, president of the National Council of Federated Church Women, will address a capacity group at the Episcopal Church in Cameron on Wednesday March 9 at 3 o clock. She brings varied experience from Washington and Seattle church groups and YMCA work. A second event is the Texas Council of Federated Church Women annual meeting in Waco March 15 to 17 with meals and entertainment provided. Mrs J P Love, president Cameron Council Federated.
Notice is given that letters testamentary for the estate of Julia A Kirk deceased were granted February 7 1938 by Milam County Court Texas. All creditors must present claims within legal time. Executor T E Robinson Burlington Route 1 Milam County Texas.
Cameron City Council orders a general election for April 5 1938 to select mayor city attorney tax assessor collector city marshal secretary and two aldermen for two year terms. Election at Cameron City Hall with R S Wiley as presiding judge and appointed assistants. Notice to be posted and published for at least thirty days. Witnessed February 15 1938.
The Herald lists candidates for the Democratic primary on July 23 1938. Representative 65th District George Mayo Newton. Assessor and Collector of Taxes Bill Alex Bonds. Commissioner Precinct 1 B M McMillion. Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Womack Brashear. Commissioner Precinct 2 Grady Stidham. Constable Precinct 1 B F Bailey and J E Harwell.
Ad Hall School plans a Saturday trip to Austin for a daylong outing. The Ad Hall team advanced to the semifinals by beating Granger 15 to 2 and 15 to 8. The Ad Hall girls reached the volleyball semifinals at Thorndale, facing Hearne Thorndale Georgetown Milano and Gause, losing to Hare in the final. The school presents Sophie from Sandysville by Grace Gaffney on March 11 1938 at 7 30 p m with cast members Miss Ethel Adelbert and Bettye Pow.
A charge of robbery by firearms was filed against W. E. Garner a 27 year old convict held in jail at Austin. The case links his alleged shooting and robbing of a state highway patrolman near Bryan to the kidnapping and robbery of Mr and Mrs W C Nelson of Houston on February 16.
Claus T. Warner, a Sunday school veteran of 25 years, joins fellow Rockford Illinois jury members in church attendance to preserve his record and standing.
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