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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
1
An essay extols eggs as essential to nutrition and health. It details their value for growth and healing, notes high phosphorus and sulfur content, and cites wide culinary and industrial use from France to Russia. It highlights eggs as economical, portable sustenance and even lists medical and decorative applications.
J J H Burnet of Milano Company received an order for 500000 potato slips of the Dooley Yam variety from Lindale Can g Company at Lindale Texas. Burnet expects to fulfill the order and has already planted a full thousand bushels of seed potatoes in recent weeks.
President Wilson debates legal authority to arm American merchantmen amid Congress gridlock. Attorney General Gregory and Secretary Lansing to rule on power, with Cabinet set to discuss. He argues for firm armed neutrality and hints at convoying vessels as Navy backs strategic move. Senator Lippitt joins 76 signers backing armed neutrality.
Mr. J. E. Watts Cameron Schools superintendent rejects a proposed summer teaching post at Agricultural and Mechanical College. He will teach at Baylor College in Waco after previously doing so last summer. Watts is regarded as a top Texas education expert and has built a strong Cameron school system drawing many attending students each year.
Washington reports the first complete tallies from belligerents show more than ten million killed wounded captured or missing in Europe. Military losses total 4,441,200 dead 2,598,500 wounded 2,564,500 captured or missing while civilians add about 400,000 dead or wounded. Entente losses exceed 6,318,400 versus 3,884,800 for Central Powers.
County clerk issued licenses for Charlie Johnson and Cecia Green Otto Henderson and Rosa Mc Farland Francis Vylira and Frank Gel ner Jim Moultree and Emogene Scott and numerous auto registrations including Ford entries for Quincy Crayton A Liebe J S Gore Dr W L Shaffer and others. Several deeds filed this week list transfers in Milam Cameron and Thorndale with prices from 10 to 22000 dollars.
Milam County to stage the annual interscholastic meet at Thorndale High School on March 30 and 31, 1917. Debates and declamation for seniors and juniors, spelling essays tennis and basketball for all ages, with track and field events in the afternoon. Directors urge teachers to bring strong junior teams to ensure a record meet.
Briga dier General Joseph E Kuhn, former American military attache in Berlin and president of the army war college, told West Point alumni last night in New York that Germany is on the edge of starvation and prepared to entertain peace terms, urging that the war may not end soon despite military stalemate.
Berlin commentary warns that arming American merchantmen means war, with the Uboat clash seen as imminent. The German view stresses the United States becomes aggressor when guns go to sea. Submarine losses are seen as exaggerated, while navy expansion continues.
The Bridge Club met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Giles Arriett's Hefley Heights home for three tables of bridge. Pink azaleas and carnations created a floral setting and carnations served as favors. A salad course with grape juice cocktail followed the games with Mesdames Hamilton Ballenger, Chas Swift Maine, John Newton, Oma Meyer, and Miss Mary Lake Henderson joining the members.
E A Blasienz, a prominent local farmer, told The Newsman he had shipped a thousand pounds of cotton stalks to Austin for experimental paper production. He showed a sample of wrapping paper made from cotton stalks in Austin, praised for its quality and smooth finish.
John Littrell discusses soil types in Milam County Texas and crops suited to sandy and black lands. He outlines corn cotton sorghum melons potatoes peanuts hogs markets prices land values and urges local farmers to communicate through Farm and Ranch to improve farming practices and share advice.
Last Thursday the Priscilla club met in session with hostess Mrs. John Mangum. Guests included Mesdames Chas Swift Oma Meyer Ivan Hamilton and D H Calhoun. Mr and Mrs Dave Wilson hosted guests from Winters and Temple.
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