City Council Holds Regular Session Actions Briefly
The Tuesday meeting at City Hall included Mayor J. W. Wolf and a full slate of aldermen. They approved a $4 city seal expense, granted extra time for the dumping ground report, and tasked committees with drafting an unruly animal ordinance and condemned building measures.
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J. W. Wolf
C. P. Beaty
Marshall
Allen Hooke
H. Y. Moore
Robi. Green
F. Bender
Hearrell
A. J. Dosseett
Jeff Hefley
W. W. Chambers
Canitary Committee
U. S. Hearrell
U.S. Hearrell
J. D. Hefley
I’. Bender
A. J. Dossett
Court House
Milano District Union plans cotton yard and June meeting
The Milano District Union met with W. R. Dennis presiding and B. F. Wilson pro tem secretary. They voted to accept Cedar Creek Local’s invitation to meet on June 9 at 10 am and urged locals to send delegates. A committee of Hunt, Dennis, and Pitts was formed to pursue a cotton yard at Milano or Gause.
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Milano
W. R. Dennis
B. F. Wilson
Cedar Creek
Gause
W. T. Hunt
Jim Pitts
Gause Gazette
Cameron Herald
Mercury Password
B. F. Williams
W.R. Dennis
B. F. Gisson
Proposal for New Public School Building
A note reports a city call session approving a plan for a new public school building costing about 15000 dollars to replace two dilapidated shacks. Prof Sims led discussions at the session held Wednesday morning at the public school site. Nuisance No 2 is resolved and local shop A J Ignor Co advertises anew stock.
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Prof. Sims
Turday
Union Picnic At Lone Pine Bridge At Cedar Creek
A Union picnic was held Saturday at Lone Pine bridge on Cedar Creek with many candidates present though fewer than in Cameron last Tuesday. Local and Summit groups helped host. E A Camp and C M Beard gave opening and closing addresses.
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Lone Pine Bridge
Cedar Creek
Cameron
E. A. Camp
Rockdale
C. M. Beard
Summit
Smyrna
Covington
Yarrellton Notes Snapshot of Local Life and Events
Yarrellton community notes report Kinnard Fergueson and Lillian Ellsey returning from military and Baylor colleges, praise youths for pursuing education, and note crops will fare with fair weather. A crowded concert ends with mixed reviews, local construction of a two story house, church activities led by Pastor McCann and Prof Wilson, a shooting at a negro festival leaves two whites wounded, and no arrests cited as grand jury consideration looms.
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Yarrellton
McCann
C. V. Wilson
Cameron
Wilson
Watts
Clifton
Lee McCollum
Rafe Hogan
Will Frazier
Bob Kirk
Buckholts
Came Nesday Night Population Figures
Readable text hints at a population estimate for Came Nesday night around two figures multiplied by about a hundred, suggesting a rough count near two hundred. Source details are limited and no official names or organizations are identified.
Correction notice on Beat 2 and Beat 7 sale
Mrs Mazie Shaw advertises a special sale and notes a correction to a Herald claim dated February 22. The statement about Beat 2 being attached to Beat 7 appeared before the commissioners court. Subscribe for the Herald at $1 a year.
Terrell law delegates plan eyed for congress race
Letter from Corsicana Texas outlines a Terrell law based method for nominating a Democratic congressional candidate. Proposes county proportional delegation and second ballot strength transfer to avoid trading, urging early reply. Also mentions Milano Woodmen picnic and Cameron High School basketball score against University of Texas.
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Corsicana
Tex
T. S. Henderson
Cameron
Texas
Richard Mays
Congress
Mr. Mays
Rufus Harpy
State University
Cameron High School
Austin
University
Normal Boarders Sought and Local Ads in Herald
Mrs S P Cross seeks ten boarders for six weeks at 15 dollars. Mrs Willie Davis and Mrs J D Barron seek eight boarders each with emphasis on ladies. Mrs W W Chambers and Mrs H W Stevenson seek lady boarders and roomers respectively with specific rates. G J Head seeks four gentlemen boarders. Lee Pitts partners with Modesett in a music store beside Bryant Bond. ad in three weeks Herald. A J Wagner Co. reports new white duck wash skirts priced 1.50 2.00 and 2.25.
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Lee Pitts
Modesett
Bryant & Bond
A. J. Wagner & Co
Trials and verdicts in county cases wrap week
Jno Brackene bush found guilty of manslaughter with a three year penitentiary sentence. State lawyers J M Ralston T S Henderson. defense Freeman Morrison E A Wallace. Goree case. continuance sought for missing witnesses. Manning case set for today. Wirt Terry case to be tried May 21 with Ralston Henderson and Morrison Freeman Hearrell Kidd. Special 150 man jury venire issued.
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Jno
Brackene Bush
Albert Stork
Mane
J. M. Ralston
T.S. Henderson
Freeman & Morrison
E. A. Wallace
Rockdale
Goree
Morrison & Freeman
Major Lyles
W. W. Chambers
A. W. Gibson
J. Manning
Cox Poverty Patch
Wirt Terry
O. F. McAnally
T. S. Henderson
The New School Faculty Re elected With Pay Increases
The city’s public school teachers who applied were re elected often with higher salaries. Superintendent J W Sims earns 1500 dollars annually, J E B Watts principal at 90 dollars monthly, J B Poteet 80 dollars monthly for History and Civics, H 8 Bonham 80 dollars monthly for Math and Science, Misses Roberta Templeton Ada Johnson Minnie Hays 50 dollars monthly, Ada Henderson 60 dollars monthly, and several others at 80 and 45 dollars. Robert Smith and Miss Hart Lankford were elected music instructors.
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J. W. Sims
J. E B. Watts
J. B. Poteet
Bonham
State University
Roberta Templeton
Ada Johnson
Minnie Hays
Ada Henderson
Death notices Elizabeth E Thach Cameron Texas
Elizabeth E Thach of Cameron Texas died at home near Ad Hall on April 25 after a five week illness. She was 26, born in Milam County, member of the Baptist church and loved by all who knew her. She leaves a husband Jesse T Thach and three children.
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Elizabeth E. Thach
Jesse T. Thach
Ad Hall
Milam County
Cameron
The
Baptist Church
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