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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
1
The opening day and the first two days of Chau Tauqua feature the Cathedral Choir in a continental tour style program praised for beauty. Herbert Leon Cope will lecture after a popular operatic piece, followed by Burns of the Mountains and the farce Give and Take. Season tickets offer savings compared to single admissions.
Dr G W Dyer of Van derbuilt University in Nashville outlines three classes in social revolution and rebuts direct democracy. He lauds medical advertising to guard against quackery and urges memorial observances for fallen soldiers, condemning boycott tactics as un-American.
Mr and Mrs E J Copes have leased the Hearne Hotel in Cameron, renovated it, and will run a first class hotel. They plan to offer both rooms and meals and bring hotel experience to the city, welcomed by citizens and business men.
On Monday night J B White led a Commercial Club motion to support preserving the state game and fish supply and aiding the Izaak Walton League. Geo Banzhaf was tasked to study securing fish supply for Cameron area tanks lakes and streams and the club may seek game refuges in Milam County aiding the Walton League.
Miss Ruth Kemp of Southwestern University stayed home for the weekend, returning to campus after leisure time.
The text argues that those who advocate boycott as a weapon are pursuing a policy that harms only themselves. It warns that applying this principle to its logical end would invite retaliation and bring about misery and regret.
A deep test well near Port Sullivan will be drilled to 8000 feet or more using a 20 inch bit, starting in about 60 days. L. B. Lewis of Shreveport and John L. Anderson of Shreveport secure 5500 acres, Milam County Abstract supplies titles, and the location is set but not announced. Lewis and Anderson say they brought in the Smackover, Ark. discovery and expect paying development in Texas.
Attorneys for both sides argued before the Texas Court of Civil Appeals in Austin over a Gause trustee election dispute. A temporary injunction restraining Hazel Thomas from opening the ballot box was granted, and the case could return to Cameron for trial if denied.
Rain distribution in the county varied from light sprinkles to a half inch in areas like Shawy Rockdale and San Gabriel while Cameron and river bottoms saw minimal rainfall. Help to cotton and crops exists but a general advance requires broader rainfall. City buys No. 6
River Beach near Cameron on the Maysfield road will open June 1 for free bathing under John Burke and Cecil Cone of Milam County Hardware Co. The site offers campgrounds for picnics, baths, refreshments, and public conveniences with a large sign marking the access turn.
Memorial services for soldiers who died in the war will be held Saturday at ten o'clock on the Cameron courthouse lawn. Congressman Luther Johnson and Hon. W. G. Gillis will speak. The Boy Scouts will oversee flag raising and the municipal band will provide music. Poppy Day and Decoration Day coincide and ex-soldier graves will be decorated. Proceeds from poppy sales go to disabled veterans via the local American Legion post.
The American Legion asks stores to close from ten to eleven Saturday morning for Decoration Day ceremonies on the courthouse lawn. Hon. Luther Johnson and Hon. W. G. Gillis will give the principal addresses. The retail merchants association secretary is to canvas members for this one hour closing, an annual observance with citizens joining in the rites.
The Odd Fellows lodge oversaw the Saturday ceremony for the new aero school building in Cameron. Colored citizens celebrated with white supporters as school board members attended. Speakers included J. B. White and T. A. Fisher who explained construction and equipment while praising the community's educational advances.
Savvy T. F. Hardy departs Cameron for Montreal where he will join the Armstrong party for a European tour. He will be gone about three months and friends wish him a pleasant journey and safe return in August.
Hubert Hefley Motor Company delivered a motor driven street sweeper to the City of Cameron for more than 1500 dollars. The council has adopted the device to clean ten paved streets using a Fordyon Tractor with rubber wheels. It will operate in the early morning hours with little traffic.
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