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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
11
The Milano senior play Oh Professor was performed last Thursday and Friday with large crowds and crowded up the school building. Local reports note good reception and a pleasant springtime mood as residents enjoy sunshine and beginning garden work.
The speaker, 36, born in the district, argues he has the legislative experience to bring value quickly. He notes a century since independence from Mexico and his record as state senator, including no missed days and efforts to cut state expenses and reduce property taxes. He supported Homestead exemptions and ad valorem tax abolition and proposed shifting tax burdens to resource exporters.
The notice outlines candidate declarations with filing fees for various offices and confirms the Herald will print candidates subject to the Democratic primary on July 25, 1936. It includes names for governor congress senate district clerk and county offices, followed by a candidate's self statement about serving the district and agricultural policy.
A light rain fell through Monday as residents report health updates and weekend trips. Pierce Tomerlin of Fort Sam Houston visited home. Mrs. Karl Leech in Cameron Hospital shows improvement and hopes to return home soon.
Mrs. Jim Kemp returns from Hubbard where she visited her mother Mrs. Bowmer who remains seriously ill. The message mentions a home period at Temple on Saturday and Sunday.
Funeral rites were conducted Saturday afternoon for Mrs Lon Leonard 44 of Cameron at Sharp cemetery Rev L E Strickland pastor of Rockdale Baptist Church officiated She died Friday at 4 pm after a short illness Born in Mississippi she moved to the area early and has lived in Cameron ten years She was an active Baptist Church member Surviving are her husband and a daughter
The write up notes a Leap Year dance held Saturday night February 29 at the local hall for the Sharp community. The event encouraged girls to ask the boys for a dance with boys paying 25 cents while the ladies entered free. It mentions Miss Maurine and a son Leon among the mourners, plus seven sisters and two brothers in a nearby obituary line.
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