War Declared on Mosquito by Cameron Officials
Cameron Texas May 19 The city council and Mayor Hearrell launch a mosquito eradication campaign with Captain Hardenburg from the Federal Government and the Rockefeller Fund. The plan involves germicides drainage and rubbish removal financed by charities and private subscriptions.
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Cameron
W. E. Hardenburg
State Health Department
Rockefeller Fund
Hearrell
Hearne
Navasota
Bryan
Calvert
Hardenburg
Post
the Herald
Chautauqua Season Tickets Go On Sale Now
Season tickets for the Cameron Chautauqua opening Friday June 4 are priced at 2.50 plus war tax total 2.75 with six day single admissions 6.60 saving 3.85 per season. Child tickets are 1.10 for ages 5 to 12. Tickets available at Pace Marshall Drug Store C N Green Bros Auditorium Hotel or from Secretary W M Cobb. Hog arrivals noted at 100 pounds and up Saturday and Monday by R L Batte and Joe Schiller.
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Cameron
Pace Marshall Drug Store
C. N. Green & Bros.’s
Auditorium Hotel
W. M. Cobb
Dallas Population Rises to 158 976, Census Bureau Reports
Washington reports Dallas Texas population at 158 976 marking a rise from 1910 by 66 872 and 72 6 percent. Other city figures listed include Texarkana Texas Arkansas and Roanoke Virginia with notable increases and city by city percent gains.
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Washington
Dallas
Texas
Texarkana
Texas- Arkansas
Ark
Longview
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pitts
Mass
Rhinelander
Wis
Roanoke
Casing Head Gas Plant Planned by Big Elk Company
John Bertrand of Big Elk Refining announces plans to erect a casing head gas plant tied to the Cameron gas project. Gas shows in local wells for over three years spur an expanded development program with deep tests and shallow strata being drilled. Ray K. Glenn becomes company president and D. Lay remains vice president as activity intensifies. Johnson lease wells in Tracy produce about half a barrel of oil daily.
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John Bertrand
Big Elk Refining Company
Cameron
Ray K. Glenn
Oklahoma
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Bertrand
Rockdale. Co
D. Lay
Big Elk
Johnson Lease
Tracy
Labor Agents Barred From Milam County Farms
City Marshal J. E. Holtzclaw reports officials curbed labor agents seen in Cameron. Posters from the Somerville Progressive League condemn illegitimate agent activity, warning agents not to interfere with farm labor.
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Milam County
J. E. Holtzclaw
Cameron
Holtzclaw
Somerville Progressive League
Somerville
Big Elk Opens Oklahoma Office
Big Elk Refining Company announces a Oklahoma City branch at Hutchins Hotel to be led by Ray K. Glenn as president while Cameron remains the main office under John Bertrand. A Cameron suite is being remodeled with modern office furniture to support an expanded regional operation.
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Big Elk Refining Company
John Bertrand
Oklahoma City
Hutchins
Bertrand
Ray K. Glenn
Cameron
Mr. Bertrand
Oklahoma
Glenn
Flood Waters In River Cameron Cause Wide Crop Damage
Flood waters in the Little River at Cameron reached 32 feet during last week’s rains. The rising river flooded valley farms and low lands, hurting crops though no animal losses were reported. Isolation occurred three days as the river peaked Tuesday and then receded toward normal flow.
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Cameron
Cameron Power, Water and Light Company
Elm Creek
Bryan Instructed by Nebraskans Support Hitchcock
William Jennings Bryan, Nebraska delegate to the National Democratic Convention, is instructed to vote for Gilbert M. Hitchcock for President at the San Francisco convention. The Nebraska delegation, about 80 members, faced feeble opposition as ex-Gov Keith Nevile offered the resolution. The convention platform favors maximum individual liberty within law and order. About fifty women delegates attended.
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Omaha
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
San Francisco
Bryan
Keith Neville
Notcher Bold Robberies Raise City Fear After Week
Last week a safe at Dan Tyson’s was opened and cash stolen. Tonight a car belonging to J G West, a Chevrolet, was taken from a locked garage. Police found no clues and fear a single culprit group is behind both thefts as alarms rise for future raids.
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Dan Tyson
J. G. West
West
Minerva Structure to be Drilled by Oklahoma Team
Oklahoma firm Oklahoma-Elle Oil Company plans to ship first drilling equipment from Tulsa to Minerva in Milam County Texas. Sam Hohenstein and Hyatt Mays, tied to the venture, secure leases since 1919 and will oversee the three-quarter mile west Minerva drill site. The Minerva structure is touted as the heart of the shallow field extending from Tracy, with five Milam County sections now active.
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R. B. Mays
Tulsa
J. E. Mays
Milam County
Oklahoma
Mays
Cameron
Tracy
Hyatt Mays
Minerva Oil
Oklahoma-lell Oil Company
Rogers Texas
Sam Hohenstein
Hohenstein
Rogers
T & Drill
Minerva
Minerva Milamo County
Maysfield
Rockdale
Thorndale
Watt
Legislature session expected to last fifteen days
Governor Hobby may add matters to extend the special session beyond fifteen days according to Dallas Representative John Davis. Barry Miller departed for Austin for the session opening, while O Laney will join next week. Dallas lawmakers John Davis F B Horton John E Davis and Senator J C McNealus proceed to Austin. Mr and Mrs Carl Owens of Waco visit the Lindseys this week.
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W.ms Hobby
John Davis
Dallas
Barry Miller
Austin
O. Laney
Dallas County
F. B. Horton
John E. Davis
Mesquite
J. C. McNealus
Dalls
Jones Prairie School Destroyed by Lightning Blaze
Jones Prairie public school was burned to ashes Saturday night during a heavy Milam County storm. No lives lost though the building and contents are a total loss, with damages estimated over five thousand dollars. Teachers and pupils had just left minutes before the fire. term shortened and graduation plans affected.
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Jones Prairie
Milam County
Yarrellton
Fer
Lunsford
Cameron
Ferguson and Associates Lease Tracy Oil Field Near Cameron
W B Ferguson of Cisco and partners secure Tracy shallow oil field leases nine miles southeast of Cameron. Plans to drill announced after weeks of Cameron activity with Ferguson moving to Cameron to oversee development. Ferguson expresses strong belief in Cameron Milam County oil potential.
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Tracy Shallow
Cameron
W. B. Ferguson
Cisco, and Associates
Mr. Ferguson
Tracy
Ferguson
Dallas Man Seized by Highwaymen Held in Cellar Four Days
Dallas street car conductor W. L. Touchstone says he was knocked out May 7 after work at State Street and H. and T. C. crossing. Blinded, bound, fed in a Dallas cellar for days, he was later placed in a car and dumped near Denton four miles from the city, found by F. W. Frye. Touchstone identifies two white men as his captors and reports no clear motive. He was weak but not gravely injured.
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Denton
W. L. Touchstone
F. W. Frye
Touchstone
Dallas
Frye
State Street
F. W. Fey
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Fort Worth
Hurst Lake
Clarence Dalton
George
Dalton
J. J. Dalton
Tarrant County
Arligton
Whitworth
Arlington
Riverside
Randall's Mill
Trinity
Riley Sexton
Jim Ford
Cecil Barmore
A. & M. College
J. A. Barmore
R. L. Batte
Joe Schiller
Elg Elk Company
Hitchcock
EOR Company
Carl Owens
Waco
Joe Lindsey
B. Ferguson
CISCO
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