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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
4
The program at Ad Hall school invites rural citizens to explore a regional credit bank to finance crop production. Bryan Bank has lent over 100000 dollars this year to Milam county farmers at low interest as part of a broader government aided plan to establish a permanent credit source.
Will Rogers headlines page one spoof as he stirs a sleepy town with wit and hijinks. He stages quirky bets and matches, leads spoof ranks of hog-calling locals into a mock battle, firing wisecracks as his only ammunition. The piece hints at a lighthearted review of his antics.
A 40 inch double feature with a romantic subplot prompts editor Rogers to clear a youth once labeled railroaded, fueling public hostility. Sol Wurtzel produced, George Marshall directed, script by Lamarr Trotti. Supporting cast includes Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Jane Darwell and more.
J. C. Carter, personal representative of the Vice President, will speak at the Chicago world fair meeting. Carter, born and raised in Cameron, now resides in Houston, with other officials T. A. Waldrop of 58. P. Transport, Wale Cunningham of Waco, and J. H. Evetts of Austin attending as division freight agents.
The school board supplements city council funding and guarantees salary for the new music faculty member. Interested students and parents should contact Mr. Cox to inaugurate the program on a large scale starting July 1. Mr. Cox will lead two bands with the Junior band feeding the main group. Cameron is expected to field the largest local band under capable leadership.
Saturday night regular appointment observed. Valon Fogle and Otelia Wilkerson of Cameron joined Ed Robinson family visit. Evelyn Robinson and Mattie Bell Miller visited Clydell York. Mattie Bell Miller stayed with Ruth Fisher of Hanover. Russell Robinson from Lake Charles, Louisiana, visiting Ed Robinson. Ed Robinson family and Chatham family guests in Travis. Elmer Malone and son from Hoyte visited the community.
The 1935 Southwestern University Georgetown graduation class is the largest in four years and records the highest average grade. Among the Bachelor of Arts candidates is Margarette Flinn of Cameron who teaches in Cameron School and will continue teaching English in the 9th and 10th grades next fall.
A home lemon juice remedy, the REV PRESCRIPTION, promises relief from rheumatism and neuritis by dissolving the pack in a quart of water with four lemon juices. It costs a few cents daily, with a two week refund if pain persists, and is sold by leading druggists.
Miss Irene Zalesky and L J Raska were married Tuesday at St. Monica's Catholic Church Cameron with Rev. Geo Apel officiating. The bride wore white satin and a turban veil, carried white calla lilies, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Zalesky. The groom, a Cameron oil businessman, is son of the Zalesky family and was Horned Frog Service manager. A family dinner followed at the bride’s home and the couple left for a Corpus Christi honeymoon before settling in Cameron.
A Monday night banquet was held at the Ada Henderson school for the Cameron Band and its director Francis Cox and wife. The band parents organization hosted the surprise event with plate favors of small band pictures and a 54 piece set of dishes gifted to Mr and Mrs Cox. Speeches were delivered by Superintendent Br. A Perrin J W Haygood band parents president and Char Brady. Sunday May 19 Holy Communion and Sermon 11 am.
Miss Nadine Bragg and Sgt. William S North of San Francisco quietly married Thursday morning at 9 in the home of Rev. and Mrs. N D Timmerman. The bride, a Cameron native and former Ada Henderson School teacher, wore navy crepe and cardina corsage. The groom has been stationed at Fort Mason and they plan to live in San Francisco apartment after a short honeymoon.
Joe J. Heitman native of Milam County and Cameron raised, ten years in Venzuella, arrives for vacation with his mother and family. An employee of Standard Oil Company, he tours Panama and Mexico on the trip and recalls a thrilling air passage. He has enjoyed good health in Venzuella and is pleased with his work and place.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met Monday afternoon for mission study. Mrs. Robert Terry and Mrs. Lena Baskin presented The Transformation of Chinatown from the book Orientals in American Life by Albert W. Palmer. Next Monday at 3:30 pm the WMS will meet for a parent education study on Christian Living for the Child.
Mrs. Fred McLerran hosted nineteen guests Tuesday night to collect and present gifts for Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crouch whose home was recently destroyed by fire. Attendees embroidered tea towels and guest towels, and the couple received these and other gifts.
Mrs. Cora Cammer, once critically ill for weeks at her daughter’s home, is on the road to recovery. Attending physician Dr. T. E. Crump reports improvement and says she will soon receive friends. The public and county people will be glad of her improvement. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Schiller and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schiller visited Caldwell to be with their mother Mrs. Matilda Schiller on Mother's Day.
Mrs Watt Skinner of Rogers visited relatives in Cameron on Monday, sharing time with family members and returning home afterward.
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