Thorndale Chamber Advances as Town Promises Growth
Thorndale moves forward with a growing commerce scene led by secretary Herndon. A deep test well on the Bremond Ranch nears 1200 feet after casing repairs while artesian water flow is capped. A hot sulphur well project may cost 100000 under expert supervision. New garages, a confectionery, a restaurant, and other business changes accompany a 164 member Chamber of Commerce and rising town prominence.
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Thorndale
Fred M. Herndon
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Shelby Phillips Place
Bremond Ranch
Herndon
Marlin
Oakdale Happenings Merged Notes From Local Socials
May 9 Oakdale column records visits and scenes around town. Mrs. Garner returns from sanitarium treatment. Ethel stays with Mrs. Clyde Hensley. Johnnie Sapp, formerly of Galveston, visits aunt Mrs. Sid Hause. Thomas Batey visits parents then Cameron and Rice. Mrs. McKinney visits Serrey Nicholson at Belt home. E J Fisher and son Frank in Milano. Mrs. Shelton listed sick. Cameron Herald editors report paper purchase. expect smooth operations.
Local families host visitors and report crop losses
Farmers report losses in the sweet potato crop. Mr and Mrs N R Scartrough and children visited Mr and Mrs A L Chatman. Mr Lewis of Freeport is staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Heitman. Elizabeth Heitman spent the weekend with relatives.
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N. R. Scartrough
Ad Hall
A. L. Chatman
Mr. Lewis
Freeport
Mrs. Heitman
Local Visitors Spend Weekend in Cameron Community
Miss Olga Macek and her brother visited Cameron on Saturday. Messrs Powell and Thompson and their wives from Buckholts were in the area the previous weekend.
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Olga Macek
Cameron
Messrs
Powell and
Thompson
Buckholts
Weekend Travel Notes Include Fort Worth Visits
Will Davis spent part of last week in Fort Worth and Dallas on business. Mr and Mrs Ed Fowler and mother and Miss Lavinia Lyle visited friends at Thorndale Sunday afternoon.
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Will Davis
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ed Fowler
Lavinia Lyle
Thorndale
Sharp Community News Notes May Birthday Party
Sharp May 8. A birthday gathering for Mrs. Wolfe featured music by the Sharp string band and a variety of refreshments. Attendees included out of town guests from Rockdale Hamilton Chapel Houston Davilla Thorndale and the Lyle family.
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SHARP
W. H. Lyon
Fred Wolfe
Sharp String Band
Edmond Persky
Mesdames
Jim Brandstetter
Earnest Backhouse
Mr. Forest Herbert
Ralph Cannon
Rock
Henry Patilla Completes Course At Toby's Business College
Henry Patilla returns from Waco after completing a business course at Toby's Business College with excellent grades as predicted by friends. He is open for a position and the writer hopes he secures a desirable role.
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Henry Patilla
Waco
Toby
Henry
Rotary well rig moves into position on Dilworth farm
Mrs. Offield spent last week visiting her daughter Mrs. Lyles at Gardner. The rotary well rig has arrived and is being placed in position for drilling on the Dilworth farm.
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Mrs. Offield
Gardner
Mrs. Lyles
Dilworth Farm
Voyles Family Cleared From Quarantine and News
The Voyles family all recovered from smallpox and are out of quarantine. Bonner Baby was tossed by a mule days ago and suffered a strained muscle mistaken for a broken bone. Mrs. Fritz Wolfe left Wednesday to visit Giddings and Fayetteville.
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Voyles
Bonner Baby
Fritz Wolfe
Giddings and
Fayetteville
Oil in old hole drawn to light by local resident
A bucket of oil was shown to friends by Mr. Dilworth after discovering a sizeable amount in an old hole. Thorndale visitors W. O. Sanders and Chas Modesett were in town on business last Friday. Sharp is diagnosed with smallpox and vaccinations continue for schoolchildren as the term nears a near break. Miss Lavinia Lyle visited Mrs. Burnett in Cameron while Mrs. A. J. D. Laffere of Rosebud visits her son and wife Mr. and Mrs. ...
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W. O. Sanders
Chas. Modesett
Thorndale
A. J. D. Laffere
Rosebud
Mr. and
Local People Attend Weekend Events in Cameron Area
Mrs Rhinald Laffere and Constable George Gamble were in Cameron on business Saturday. Henry Reichert with Ben and Miss Lizzie visited Thorndale to see the Thorn dale versus Longhorns game at the State University. Mrs Hess and children plan summer in Ozark Mountains as Mr Hess leaves the local outfit. Miss Lonzora Baby attended a Tracy slumber party for Robby Davis birthday with Lois Harris Dot Harris and Kathleen Baggett.
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George Gamble
Cameron
Henry Reichert
Ben
Lizzie
Thorndale
Longhorns
The
State University
Lonzora Baby
Robby Davis
Tracy
Lois and
Dot Harris
Kathleen Baggett
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Thorndale Growing
Commerce
Texas
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, Ga
Oakdale
Sid Hause
Garner
Clyde Hensley
Ethel
Johnnie Sapp
Galveston
Thomas Batey
Rice
Mrs. McKinney
Mrs. Serrey Nicholson
H. B. Belt Home
E. J. Fisher and Son
Frank
Milano
Mrs. Shelton
Cameron Herald
Elizabeth Heitman
Dale
Minnie Dreher
Gertrude Mathis
Hamilton Chapel
Byrnes
Howard
Houston
Annie Hoppe
Mrs. LeZotte
Davilla
Lyle
Norquist &Bloomfield
Cameron, Texas
R. L. Batte
R. H. Johnson
Jeweler
Rhinald Laffere
Oakland
Ensible
Joe
Michalka
Oakland and Studebaker
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