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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
1
T F Rat Locklin announces his candidacy for Commissioner of Precinct No 4 Milam County subject to the Democratic primaries. He seeks honest unbiased administration and pledges annual financial reports on tax money and expenditures, and asks friends for support.
Cameron celebrates 100 years with a three day series of events honoring local business leaders who fostered cooperation. Pioneers returning for the observance will be thanked for their roles in preserving the town’s history and future.
The Cameron Herald, established in 1860, is the oldest business firm in Cameron and Milam County. Other early establishments include Milam County Abstract Company about 1874, B I Arnold Insurance Agency run by Mrs Mamie Hefley 1878, and The First National Bank 1889. The Milam Centinel preceded the Herald, with Dr E A Martin Civil War surgeon connected to a 1861 receipt.
The Cameron Fire Department was organized on May 13 1890 with about 30 teams from across Texas. John C Andres secretary coordinates centennial activities while old minutes reveal early officers and constitution signers now deceased.
The 1936 Texas state monument on Court Hovee lawn Cameron commemorates Benjamin Rush Milam born 1788 in Kentucky. Milam served in the War of 1812, traded with the Comanche 1818, led in the 1820 Long Expedition, was empresario 1826–1835, helped capture Goliad in 1835, and died in San Antonio 1855 while commanding Texas forces.
The City of Cameron honors Captain Ewen Cameron a Highlander from Scotland. Milam county formed in 1836 and organized in 1837 as one of Texas original municipalities. Cameron, an adventurer and soldier, rode in Victoria in 1840 and joined the ill fated Mier Expedition with 800 men. General Sam Houston authorized a turn to page four.
M. B. Shuffield of Belmena visited town on business and brought his grandfather clock that has run for 70 years and keeps good time. The calendar clock, once owned by the late pioneer Jim Shuffield, is rare and was not put on display as part of the Centennial relics.
Funeral services for Miss Nell Wolf were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday May 21 after her death Sunday night in Cameron. A Cameron native, she was daughter of Captain and Mrs John B Wolf and sister to Wyatt and Penn Wolf. The family has long been prominent in Milam County with ties to Cameron and Rockdale. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev Tullough officiating.
Milam County Day will open the Centennial celebration on Thursday May 23 as announced by A W McCullin co chairman. He said all communities in the county are invited to attend and participate in the festivities and parade plans.
A wine bottle from the ship Nancy is shown in Cameron during the Centennial. In 1781 Congress granted Captain Burlingham command of the Nancy with signatures from Samuel Huntington and Benjamin Franklin. The bottle is now owned by William Isler Clark Sr. of Cameron, Burlingham’s descendant. The Mark letter remains with Mrs. T J Beesley, Burlingham’s descendant.
Miss Imo House and Mrs. Lula Nisbett of Salem arrived Monday with two old subscription receipts for their father J. D. House. One dated 1879 from Rockdale Messenger shows a $2.50 subscription under Enoch Breeding. The second, from 1901, was issued by The Herald's publisher C. F. McAnnally.
J. D. Turney of Hanover brings two ox bells dated 1847 and 1858 for a local show. One bell bears WWO and 1847, found in a tank on the W. W. Oxsheer plantation. The other carries TIK and 1858. both are brass veneered with mellow tones. The display also features an old ox chain loaned by Mr. Turney at Grabein Chevrolet Company. Thomas Kirk was the late uncle of Mr. Turney.
Thousands attend a three day centennial festival in Cameron marking 100 years since the town was first laid out in 1846. A homecoming gathers former residents and new visitors for a series of events honoring pioneers and the community’s progress in Imperial Texas.
D. B. Worcester and R. L. Butte, Milam county natives, will be central figures in the Centennial opening parade. Longtime friends from Cameron, they met in 1872, shared schooldays, rode Milam county ranges as youths, and kept rearing simple lives free of dissipation as the barb fence era began.
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