Cameron Leads Class A Senior Track Meet With 66 Points
Partial results show Cameron winning the Class A Senior track meet with 66 points, besting Rockdale with 56 and Thorndale with 25. Event winners include Oliver in the 100 yard dash and Baskin in the high jump, with Cameron and Rockdale fielding multiple top finishes.
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Cameron
Rockdale
Thorndale
Pickens
Baskin
Clark
Barnet
Herndon
Oliver
Harris
Walker
Carter
Seelke
Alcorn
Ellis
Fisher
Sustek
Richter
Camero
Greenless
Slovacek
Worcester
Summers
Stach
Bown
Guthrie
Brown
Herald
Camron
Final Report on 1929 Cotton Crop Ginned in Milam County
Census figures show 9 911 bales ginned in Milam County for 1929 versus 68 904 bales in 1928. Special Agent Grover H. Albert signs the report with formal respect.
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Milam County
Grover H. Albert
Run out the race unto the end Be a man
Poem by Edgar A. Guest urging perseverance and integrity in competition. It emphasizes finishing with honest effort, valuing an honest name over temporary victory, and warns that deceit cannot bring lasting respect.
Case Implement Dealer Praises Local Ad Campaign
A. J. Matocha & Co. of Cameron reports strong farmer interest from a local Case advertising campaign linked to the national effort. Matocha says modern farming requires up to date machinery and notes inquiries and orders from local farmers as a result of the ad.
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A. J. Matocha & Co
Matocha
Yesteryears
Ic Farm Press
Cameron Herald
Federal Tire Service to Open in Cameron Soon
Wm Talasek has bought the former Jack Owings station known as Jack’s Place and will operate Federal Tire Service in Cameron. A large tire shipment has arrived and the station is being repainted in preparation for a formal opening with an upcoming announcement.
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Federal Tire Service
Cameron
Wm. Talasek
Jack Owings
Talasek
Commercial Club To Elect Officers And Directors Monday
The Cameron Commercial club will hold a semi annual election of officers and directors on Monday night March 31. Arrangements were made at the club meeting. A committee will secure a speaker and another will make nominations. The secretary will mail cards urging members to attend.
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Cameron Commercial Club
Stunt Night at Maysfield School Friday Evening
The public is invited to the Stunt Night program in the Maysfield School auditorium on Friday night March 26. The primary and intermediate grades perform dialogues and drills, the high school offers a one act play The First Day of School, and senior and junior declaimers from the County Meet last Friday give recitations.
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Maysfield
Letter Appreciates Old Home Town Paper From Baytown
Lee R. Tag writing from Baytown Humble Oil laboratory thanks the Herald readers for keeping him connected to Cameron and Cameron friends. He reports a new promising job, kindness from locals, and pleasures of settling in Baytown with old schoolmate Frank Plaster in the post office and Southwestern friends nearby.
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Lee R. Tag
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Company
The
Herald
Cameron
Frank Plaster
Yoemen Fall to Allen Academy in Nine Innings Battle
The Yoemen lost 10 to 9 at Bryan against Allen Academy in a windy cold game. Keith pitched well despite the conditions. Prothro Deer stole five bases and added a single after four walks. Boots Smith drove in two with a timely single, including a two run score on a first inning double. Allen tied it in the first, pulled ahead in the second, and sealed the win with a triple and a single in the ninth with one out.
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Bryan
Allen Academy
Keith
Prothro Deer
Boots’ Smith
Douglas Williams
Alfred Ondrej
Boots
Allen
Yeomen
Texas
Miller
Constable Krause Seeks Re-Election in Burlington Area
W M Krause, longtime Burlington constable, visited Cameron Monday to renew his Herald subscription and announce plans to seek another term. He has served the precinct for years and will announce his candidacy soon.
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W. M. Krause
Burlington
Cameron
The
Herald
Krause
Tickets Offered For Church Banquet In Dallas Speaker
Five hundred tickets have been set aside for sale to the Brothered Banquet at the Methodist church Friday evening March 28 at 7 30 o clock. Mike H Thomas of Dallas will be the principal speaker. The event aims to boost the community Sunday school drive with a hoped for 1800 attendance by Easter.
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Methodist Church
Mike H. Thomas
Dallas
E. S. Hutcherson
J. B
Baskin’s Dry Goods Co
James Watson
First National Bank
Methodists
Baptists
Christian Church
Presbyterian
Church of Christ
Cameron Students Win In Declamation
Cameron students excel at the Interscholastic League Meet in Rockdale with Giles L. Arriett Jr winning Junior boys first, Mary Jane Burnet Senior girls declamation first, Patsy McGregor Junior girls second, and George Tiffany Moore Senior boys third. First and second place winners advance to the District Meet in Waco April 18. Cameron also swept Junior and Senior Choral singing by default as the only entrants after rain delayed the program before rescheduling.
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Giles L. Arriett, Jr
Rockdale
Mary Jane Burnet
Patsy McGregor
George Tiffany Moore
Waco
Cameron
Deaths Exceed Births In Cameron
February vital statistics show Cameron's deaths 7 surpassing births 6. With a 5000 census, Cameron would vanish in 417 years if the trend continues. National rates: 60,500 deaths and 115,500 births yearly for 5.5 million. 1,320,000 deaths and 2,520,000 births for 120 million.
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Cameron
State Department of Health
Weather Records Threatened by Snow in Cameron
Snow began falling in Cameron on Thursday morning as a belated winter front moved through the plains. A cold norther preceded rain then snow, with forecasts predicting freezing temperatures and continued cold through the night.
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Cameron
White House
Eleven Bones Broken When Painter Falls From Tower Here
Painter Jack Hardy, an employee of Santa Fe, fell from a tower west of the freight depot while painting. He suffered two dislocations and fractures in wrists, collar bone, shoulder blade, four ribs on the left, and a pelvis bone. He is recovering at Santa Fe hospital in Temple under Dr. G B Taylor.
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Jack Hardy
The
Santa Fe
G. B. Taylor
Hardy
Santa Fe Hosital
Temple
Troubadours at Skeezix Saturday Night
The Troubadours former University of Texas orchestra will play at Skeezix on Saturday night March 22. The group is among the Souths most popular orchestras and Cameron dancers expect a large attendance.
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Troubadores
University of Texas Orchestra
Skeezix
South
Cameron
Elwood Cammer
Ben Arnold resident visits Cameron to renew Herald subscription
F Ottmer of Ben Arnold stopped in Cameron on Wednesday to extend his Herald subscription for another year. He notes abundant farm moisture but says farmers need sunshine to advance field work.
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F. Ottmer
Ben Arnold
Cameron
City
The
Herald
Ottmer
Herm an Bruder dies aged 80 at Belmena
Herman Bruder 80 dies at his Belmena home Sunday afternoon. Funeral held Tuesday at the Burlington Lutheran Church with Rev while interment in Burlington cemetery. Pallbearers listed. flower girls named. survived by parents Gus and Mrs. Bruder and siblings Ed Dinker and Mrs. Richard Luedtke. The Herald extends sympathy.
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Herman Bruder
Belmena
Lutheran
Burlington
Kalkbrenner
Green Brothers
F Terry
Bob Kirk
Fredie Heinz
Jessie Hickman
Sylis Vaughn
John Stravashear
Bruder
Otto
Gus Bruder
Ed Dinker
Richard Luedtke
The
Herald
Cameron City Election Set for Tuesday April 1
Cameron voters are urged to go to the polls at city hall to elect city officials. The regular election occurs next Tuesday April 1 with Wm. Henderson named presiding judge.
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Cameron
Wm. Henderson
Keith Electric Company Opens New Cameron Location
The Keith Electric Company moved from the Yee building to the Zalesky building next to Cameron Plumbing Company. The repainted space is finished and ready for occupancy. The formal opening is set for Monday March 31, inviting friends and patrons to visit the Frigidaire selling and service store.
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Keith Electric Company
Yee
Zalesky
Trigss Brothers
Cameron Plumbing Company
Cameron Fans Get New Miniature Golf Course
Cameron gains a miniature golf course soon to open on R. L. Butte property at the old Presbyterian bar site. Chas Brady of the B. and B. Studio and Dr. C. F. Gyllenband back the venture. The game grows popular with golf fans nationwide. a small admission will be charged.
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Cameron
Chas. Brady
Luther Moore Funeral Services Held in Minerva
Funeral services for Luther Moore age 33 were held Tuesday at 3 p m in the Minerva Methodist church with Revs McCown and Hardigree officiating. He died March 25 1950 at the family residence near Minerva and is survived by his mother and other relatives. Interment followed in Minerva cemetery. Green Brothers of Cameron directed the funeral.
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Luther Moore
Methodist Church
Minerva
McCown
Joel Hardigree
Christian Church
Mr. Moore
Green Brothers of
Cameron
Herald Adds Readers From Ben Arnold and Cameron
The Herald welcomes Mrs. J. O. Vaughn of Ben Arnold and Aubrey Hightower of Cameron to its growing reader list. The initial paper will be mailed this week.
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the Herald
J. O. Vaughn
Ben Arnold
Aubrey Hightower
Cameron, Ute 2
Cameron Furniture Co announces cost sale on radio sets
The Cameron Furniture Company announces a cost sale on radio sets with prices and convenient terms for purchasers. James L. Coleman heads radio sales and service and presents an attractive ad in this issue of The Herald. Readers are urged to read the advertisement for details.
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Cameron Furniture Co
Cameron Furniture Company
James L. Coleman
The
Herald
PTA Urges Cameron Schools Week Visit April First Four
The Cameron school system invites all patrons to visit the schools during April 1 through 4 as set by the Parent Teacher Association. The aim is to foster better understanding between school and home and to promote courtesy and cooperation through school visits.
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Cameron
Parent- Teacher Association
P. TA
Dallas trio returns home with visiting guest
Mrs. R. B. Johnson and Mrs. T. J. Keeley of Dallas host their guest for the week, accompanied home by young Johnnie Young who is spending the week with them.
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Ters
R. B. Johnson
T. J. Keeley
Dallas
Johnnie Young
Family Sunday at Christian Church Offers Prize for Largest Family
Family Sunday invites all congregants to attend with the prize going to the family with the most members present. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with sermons on The Value of a Family and The Abiding Presence of the Holy Spirit at 11 a m and 730 p m. Evangelistic meetings follow April 10 through 20 led by Rev and Mrs Arthur A Hyde.
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Sutday School
Arthur A. Hyde
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Commercial Club
Maria Cyrilovna
Bulgaria
Boris
Herbert Photos
N.Y
Yoemen
Brotherhood
Painter
Parent-Teacher Association
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