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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
10
Company officials warn that current rates fail to yield a fair return after years of rising costs. They cite material prices surging since 1915 and list items such as CrossArms, poles, locust pins, iron wire, and switchboards recording sharp percentage increases, impacting all divisions of service.
Mrs C W Lawrence and son Lieut Hayden Lawrence and Miss Sallie Kate McLane visited relatives in Waco. The Burlington Chautauqua closed with citizens promising a return next season. Miss Emma Atkinson hosted a house party in Maysfield. Local folks traveled and shared stories from South America. A patriotic day at Gause raised about 400 for the Red Cross. L C Estelle improves slowly. Mrs Lucy Wallace spoke to the Daughters of the Confederacy. An ad promotes LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN for indigestion and biliousness.
The Division Utilities Office handles a wide range of tasks in the army camps from door key control and lock repairs to road patching and stove enamel coating. Its shops cover sign painting plumbing electrical work and carpentry while the Camp Bullis carpentry shop uses twenty five ice boxes for the camp. The Veterinary Hospital had a new concrete soaking trough built for hoof care and Camp Travis steam laundry required one hundred laundry trucks. Major F H Todd and Lts J W Wyse Wheelock Paramie Armstrong and Deneika lead the Utilities Branch with enlisted Master Quarters personnel supporting the units.
An advertisement promotes Laxa tive Brom quinine as a superior tonic laxative that avoids nervousness or aging in the head. It instructs readers to seek the full name and look for the signature of E. W. Grove.
A devotional lesson outlines Jesus parables against the scribes and elders, the tribute money, and the resurrection question. It highlights the Great Commandment, the widow's mite, and the moral measure of gift by motive rather than amount, with emphasis on Scriptural ignorance and divine power.
The Woman's Business League of Rochdale staged an original W S Cabaret with white costumes and red insignia. Admission was 85 cents and the hall packed as Dieh Orchestra provided music and punch service. Nearby towns reported weekly W S S sales and stamps totals, urging postmasters to file reports with the County Chairman.
Commissioner John W. Barrett announces as a candidate for Milam county sheriff. He arrived in Texas in 1869, settled in Yarrellton about forty three years ago, and has served four terms as precinct one commissioner. He portrays himself as a farmer and road advocate seeking voter support in July Democratic primary.
At the Presbyterian church on Sunday the usual morning and evening services will be held. A company of children will be presented for baptism during the morning service.
Numerous friends in the city received engraved invitations to the graduation of Miss Ola Dee Sheffield from the Texas Dental College in Houston. The ceremony is set for May 23. She is the sole female named among the large graduating class of the term.
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