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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
8
Buick subjects its cars to extreme road tests at the General Motors Proving Grounds near Milford Michigan. Hundreds of test miles daily, with 15 to 20 cars run 300 to 500 miles each day, then torn down for wear inspection by Buick engineers to ensure strength stamina and economy.
Sterne P. Cross won a suit against the Maccabees with a judgement of $1,219.29 plus interest for premiums paid since 1908 after they canceled his policy following a premium increase. The Michigan charter association in Main County was involved and the decision was handed down in Austin.
A Sunday School class at Baptist Church in Cameron launches an eight week contest between sides named Mut's led by Ef Mangum and Jeff's led by J B White. The aim is to recruit members and end with a banquet for the winning side. About 100 men are eligible to participate with class teacher Fred B Cable and President Preston Graves backing the effort.
Fragmentary OCR describes Bakag catarrh medicine as an ointment and tonic claimed to act on the blood and mucous membranes, reducing inflammation and aiding recovery. The text is garbled and inconsistent in details.
W. W. Rankin former Caldwell editor Judge R J Alexander former district judge and son W J Alexander attorney were in Cameron Tuesday attending court Rankin visited the Herald office to visit with the newspaper fraternity
Dr J E May returns to medicine in Cameron with office based practice at the Moore Building. After a year of inactivity he resumes serving patients and will concentrate exclusively on office work. An advertisement in this edition notes his reentry into professional practice.
Cameron city council approved expenses for two firemen to attend a Harlingen convention. Captain Joe Lindsey leads a racing team aiming for the Harlingen event where first prize is $1,000. The fifth district volunteer departments plan the Texas State Firemen’s Association fiftieth convention in Harlingen June 8 to 11 with expected 10,000 visitors.
Gen San Benito La Feria Mercedes Weslaco Donna and Brownsville will be opened to visitors. Women’s organizations urged to provide eating accommodations. Towns fund an entertainment quota. Officials of Mexico invited as observers and fraternal guests. A stenographer will translate proceedings into Spanish for daily printouts. Railroads offer free transport to volunteers. thousands arrive by auto. Special grounds prepared for camping. One town reports 68 cars en route for the full meet.
Friends of the seventh grade girls of the Ada Henderson school are invited to attend an exhibition of their sewing in room 206 on Friday afternoon May 21 1926 from 1 to 4 p m. Visitors will be welcome during these hours.
Rev. Russell C. White, once pastor at Cameron Baptist, traveled from the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston to return home and reconnect with old friends. His Sunday sermons were well received.
Mrs. R. D. Mahon of Eastland, a former Cameron resident and Texas ex student, contributes a poem titled Bluebonnets to the Alcalde. Another lyric for Texas exes may be set to music, with past work appearing in the March Alcalde and Houston Post Dispatch. Mahon, six years in Eastland, is active in the Texas poetry society and plans a poetry collection including Invocation.
Milam County residents join a convoy to Sulphur Springs for Governor Ferguson's re election kickoff. The group departs Cameron at nine, meets the party in Temple, then travels through Hillsboro Waxahachie and other towns for speeches and band music before heading to Sulphur Springs for the Saturday afternoon address.
The verse urges self reflection before criticizing others. It counsels testing our own flaws first and letting go of others faults, recognizing no one is free from mistakes. Written in a reflective monthly Tidings voice, it promotes personal improvement over gossip.
A correction notes that W F Folschinsky now resides in Burlington rather than Ben Arnold as previously stated. He confirmed Burlington as his home and said the distinction made little difference to him.
The Texas Public Utilities Company held a safety meeting Tuesday night with 25 employees attending. Distributing engineer C. C. Cox delivered the address detailing efforts to improve line and service safety. Refreshments of sandwiches and soda water were served to attendees.
Bishop Clinton S. Quinn of Houston conducted a confirmation service at the Episcopal church on Friday evening followed by a sermon that drew many friends from beyond the congregation.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur as the cure for eruptions rashes and eczema. Apply a small amount and see improvement by the next day, with sulphur's germ destroying properties praised as unbeatable.
Mrs Mahon wrote a poem following the death of her aunt Mrs Mattie Batte in Cameron and it was published in a recent issue of this paper.
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