Teddy Bear fad boosts Texas goat industry and Mohair demand
The Teddy Bear craze sparked by a Roosevelt bear story helped Texas Angora goats surge in mohair supply for automobile interiors. June R Welch notes the fad's impact in Going Great in the Lone Star State, part of the Vignettes of Texas series.
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Texas
June R. Welch
Lone Star
Mississippi
Theodor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington Post
Clifford Berryman
Brooklyn
Lone Star State
Jimmy Doolittle
Pecos River High Bridge
Fort Griffin
Carnegie Libraries
Charles Lindbergh
Camp Wood
Star State
TUC
Big Tree
June R.welch
University of Dallas
Texas Courthouse
Baptists Plan Weeklong Revival in Cameron
Members of the First Baptist Church in Cameron join Texas Baptists for Living Proof a major media evangelism campaign. Revival services run March 6 to 13 at 7 p.m. led by Gil Stricklin with music by Vee Gray. events include a March 6 men’s breakfast and March 11 God and Country reception for leaders and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Texas Baptists
Living Proof
First Baptist
Gil Stricklin
Vee Gray
Neal Jeffery
Baylor
Bonnie Martin
Bankie Stocks
Engineers Honor Two Researchers
Two Texas A and M University researchers were named Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year by the Brazos Valley Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Dr. Jim Smathers and Dr. John M. Sweeten received the honors at Briarcrest Country Club during Engineers Week activities.
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Texas A&m University
Brazos Valley
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Jim Smathers
Rehabilitation Engineering Center
John M. Sweeten
Agricultural Engineering
Briarcrest Country Club
St Monica’s Lenten Service to Feature Fr. Edward Jordan
St. Monica's Church Cameron hosts the second Wednesday Lenten service inviting the public. Guest speaker Father Edward Jordan of Temple will discuss forming an adult Christian conscience in a 40 to 50 minute talk followed by a Q and A and benediction. He is a Springfield Ohio native and has served in Blanco, Wimberley, and Temple.
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St. Monica’s Church
Cameron
Edward Jordan
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Temple
Springfield
Ohio
Jordan
Maryknoll Seminary
Chicago
St. Mary's Seminary
Houston
Austin
Angelicum University
Rome
Blanco
Wimberly
Ruby-throated hummingbird feather count claim
Experts say a ruby-throated hummingbird carries 940 feathers. The figure appears as a claim in a brief wildlife fact snippet without additional context or sourcing.
Marriages and property deeds listed in county courthouse notices
Courthouse notices list numerous land transfers in Milam and surrounding counties including Monroe Corbin to Rev William Mills and Walter Pyle Jr to John S. Vardiman. The records cover parcels from Elk 10 Hood's add Cameron to J K Tyler survey and other grants. Additional civil suits filed include J Sisco versus Rockdale Mobile Home Sales and probate actions for Ruby Phillips Marvin Beery Edward Urban estates.
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Monroe Corbin
William R. Mills
Hood's Add
Cameron
John S. Vardiman
Walter Pyle Jr
Rowlett
Rockdale
Katye Lee Wooley
McGinnis Clark
Joe Zajicek
Richard Kudlacek
West End
Buckholts
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San Antonio
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Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Davis Simmons
Lake Providence
Cameron Motor Company
Davis Simmons Simmons
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
Dallas
Nancy
General Motors
Detroit
Chevrolet Motors
Monroe
Jackson Miss
Gulf States
Toyota, Inc
Tex
Oldsmobile, Inc
N. Fannin
Cameron, Texas
Courthouse
Michael Everett Walker
Debbie Kay Thorpe
Vey
Burleson County Oil Co., Inc
Dennis Foreman
Silver Springs Ranches
Eliza Santo
Ida Simmons
William Moore
James Shelton
Julius Moultrie
Susie E. Sansom
J. D. Lightfoot
Allan G. Miller
E. H. O'Neal
Doris Moore
M. A. Worsham
Samuel E. Dibble
Jacob Wilcox
Gause
Jessie Jones Jr
M. Guajardo
City of
Olivia McDonald Mullins
Imie Ledbetter
Rockdale Housing & Development Corp
John M. Cavazos
Hogan Add
Jon Sisco
Rockdale Mobile Home Sales, Inc
Douglas Madison Phillips
Ind
Ruby Edith Phillips
Mary E. Beery
Marvin F. Beery
Beverly Jane Urban
Edward Jospeh Urban
Cameron Area
Review
Precision Automotive Grinding Company
West
4Th Street
Leo Krenek
James Krenek
CHILI
Rosebud
Miss Wonderful
Anderle Lumber Company Inc
Oe Ace Real
KREFZ
Dusek’s
Allis-Chalmer
Isperry
Bernsen Tractor CO
Precision TO Motive Grinding Company
West 4Th Street
P. O. Box
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