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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
6
The Cameron Herald shows editors Jefferson and White, with office details and pricing. It lists subscription prices for Milam county and nearby areas, advertising rates per column inch, and introductory display line rates.
An editorial laments Sunday travel hazards from fast driving and reckless behavior. It argues the Sabbath should focus on rest and recreation, urging motorists to avoid Sunday trips, seek safer routes, or travel short distances to preserve the day’s quiet and restore body and spirit.
A rural correspondent denounces modern strawberry shortcake as a fraud likening it to sponge cake with sparse berries. He extols the true version baked in bread pans with ample shortening and layered generously with berries and juice, echoing old praise for the berry.
A collection of brief curiosities including remarks on beauty shops and cork houses, rules of marriage among African Pygmies, US Indian affairs tribes count, tobacco dealers versus bookstores, sunlight affecting fruit color, jade from Burma, Shanghai on piles, a note on lent origin, and Nevada leading per capita wealth with several states following.
A pet chimpanzee in Berlin amuses itself by turning fire alarms and then sits to watch the fire engine respond, in a quirky scene observed by the postman owner.
By order of sale of the Milam County District Court the Cameron Chevrolet Motor Company property is levied for sale. On May 16 1927 at the Chevrolet building Cameron Texas the stock of parts automotive accessories shop equipment and office furniture will be sold for cash to satisfy a $1100 judgment plus interest and costs. The sale runs between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the northeast corner of Block 2 North Travis Ave and West First Street.
A ceremonial speech portrays Treat Oak pleading for protection of its life as a living shrine of Texas history. The speaker invokes peace pacts, future freedom, and cultural traditions while asking to be preserved amid progress and a regal duty to honor past struggles and successes.
The notice states a sale of property in Milam County Texas to satisfy a judgment in favor of Mrs. Mamis A Hefley. It includes payment of costs and execution expenses with proceeds applied to the satisfaction of the order. L L Blaylock is the sheriff, with Will Vaughan deputy, Cameron Texas, May 3 1927.
An ordinance in Cameron prohibits running railway engines or trains within the city limits between the eastern and western and northern and southern boundaries at more than eight miles per hour. An emergency clause suspends reading on three days. it takes effect after passage and publication. Mayor Judd G. Davis signed April 19, 1927.
The report lists the May Fete pageant participants including the House of Atkinson led by Queen May and her escort, Prince Leo of the House Mohler. Heralds Charles Knipp and Woodrow Cone, Trumpeter Glenn Taylor, Court Jester Richard Hefley. Train Bearers Iva Earl Heath Myrtle Stidham Crown Bearer Robert Casey. Second Episode Dame Nature Sylvia Smith summons her children to appear before the Queen with rabbits named Julian Baskin John Baskin and R. L.
A long list of personal names grouped under headings Sunflowers Butterflies Bouquet of Flowers Fairies Bees English Children. The names span many families and likely reflect a community social directory or commemorative roster.
The item lists many children by ethnicity and name, followed by a note on a triumphant march by the Queen and loyal subjects. Music is credited to Cameron Public School orchestra with Mr. George Fairleigh as director.
A 1512 claim credits a seventeen year old daughter of a French blacksmith in the village of Ternant with inventing the corkscrew. The tale places a young woman at the origin of a tool now common in kitchens and taverns.
Mrs. J. M. Ralston and George Adams motored to Houston last weekend for a brief trip with no reported incidents.
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