Graduation Exercises Mark Class of 1931 at C H Yee High
Graduation exercises for the Class of 1931 at C H Yee High are set for 8:00 p m Monday June 1 in the high school auditorium with Dr John W Darby of San Antonio as the speaker. Marg et Fisher will deliver the valedictory and Harold Jackson the salutatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Yee High School
Cameron Public Schools
Ada Herderson School
W. G. Gillis
W. R. Hoover
American Legion
Margaret Fisher
Harold Jackson
Sterling Fisher
First Methodist Church
Brownsville
Supt
T. A. Fisher
Methodist Church
John W. Darby
San Antonio
Christian Church
Marjorie Dueek
Allene Owen
Ann Graham
Mary Louise Graves
O. L. Kidd
Board of Education
Bowen Elected Vice President and Director of Power Company
R L Bowen a Van Alstyne Texas native and longtime Texas Louisiana Power Company executive has been elected Vice President and Director. He rose from line walker in Graham to Western Division Manager and General Manager before joining the Ft Worth offices and guiding the $30 million utility through its early growth. He is a World War I veteran and husband of Bertha Booth Bowen from Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bowen
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
W. J. Watson
Bowen
van Alstyne
Texas
Line Walker
Graham
Western Division
el Paso
Ft. Worth
Terrill School
Dallas
Blue Mountain
Mississippi
Mississippi College
Perking
Mexico
National Guard
United States
Germany
Boween
France
States
Bertha Booth
Austin My
San
Clyde Atkeson Hurt In Accident Here
Clyde Atkeson of Temple visiting Cameron aunt Mrs. E A Smith suffered a deep cut in the Blue Bonnet cafe building. While looking from a west window his foot slipped and he fell on a piece of marble. Eleven stitches closed the wound and he left for Temple to recuperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Atkeson
Temple
Cameron
E. A. Smith
Blue Bonnet
Buiting
Mr. Atkeson
Firemen to Attend State Convention in Bryan
Cameron Fire Department prepares for the State Convention to be held in Bryan on June 9 10 and 11 with a strong Cameron delegation. Delegates include Joe Richter Will Cooke Fred Johnson Frank Richter Albert Richter Oscar Schiller Jerry Mikula Bert Nicholson Earl Moseley and Frank Richter Jr mascot. funds are being raised this week to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Bryan
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Texas
Joe Richter
Will Cooke
Fred Johnson
Frank Richter
Albert Richter
Oscar Schiller
Jerry Mikula
Bert Nicholson
Earl Moseley
Frank Richter, Jr
Cameron Department
Building Brick Homes in Cameron Progress on Two Homes
Work is rapidly advancing on brick veneer homes for Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Cammer and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Balhorn on West 11th Street Cameron. A. C. Hughes is the contractor with Milam County Lumber Company supplying materials. Both houses mirror each other in design and will boost local real estate values in the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Cammer
Ed Balhorn
West 11Th Street
A. C. Hughes
Milam County Lumber Company
Cameron
Cap McDade Bennett Visits Cameron
Capt. McDade Bennett of Hempstead met with Rev. J. P. Love in Cameron this week. Bennett serves with the Church Army, an Episcopal church organization analogous to the Salvation Army. He notes UU will start a two week beach meeting in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDade Bennett
Hempstead
Cameron
J. P. Love
Bennett
Church Army
Episcopal Church
England
Salvation Army
Galveston
Mrs. Dr Ed A Martin Buried in Cameron
Mrs. Dr Ed A Martin 74 died May 28 1931 at Cameron Hospital after weeks of illness. Funeral 5 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church with Rev C A Lehmberg, Coleman Eplen in charge. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery beside her husband Dr Ed A Martin and step son Jones Martin. Survived by two stepsons Alex Martin Tulsa and R W Martin Waco. Husband died 19 years ago. Full life sketch in next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed A. Martin
Cameron Hospital
Coleman-Eplen Company
First Methodist
C. A. Lehmberg
Oak Hi
Ed A. Martini
Cameron
Jones Martin
Additional Mail Routes Aimed At Cameron Housing Follow Up
The Commercial Club Committee reports progress on listing Cameron area houses and asks owners or tenants to pay a small fee to aid the effort. A second mail route may be added to free city delivery, creating one new job and boosting Cameron’s payroll. Rodent control discussed with A M Extensions offering a local worker, while Highway 44 right of way delays persist as the court negotiates land purchase and bridge needs. The band tax was to be reviewed by a council committee, with funds used as voters directed or refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Horstmann
Cameron
Banzhaf
A. & M. Extensions Department
Highway 44
Arriett
Commissioners Court
Highway Department
Big Elm
Good Response To Public Health Work
Milam County Health Council praises health nurses for widespread cooperation. State staffing limits led to broad outreach across communities and home demonstration clubs. School health exams underscored following nurses' guidance to improve future health.
Son-In-Law Shot By Lee County Farmer
Jim C. Hughes 26 is in critical condition at Taylor sanitarium after a back shot from a sawed off shotgun at his Blue Branch farm home about 6 am. His five year old son Jim Jr. was lightly wounded in the forehead and J W Fisher 57 Hughes’ father in law surrendered to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim C. Hughes
Lee County
Taylor Sanitarium
Blue Branch
Taylor
Hughes
Jim Jr
J. W. Fisher
Farmer
Lea
Free Barbecue July 4th By Cameron American Legion
The Cameron American Legion will host a free barbecue on July 4 open to all. Dr. G. E. Sutton provided the details before press hour and a full announcement will appear in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Cameron
G. E. Sutton
Firemen's Schedule for Sunday Double Feature at Little Rives
Sunday afternoon the Little Rives theater hosts a double feature as the weekend attraction. Several teams planned Saturday games but cannot leave crops, so the boys will appear only on Sunday.
Dusek Store Opens New Cameron Location Saturday
C A Dusek announces the completion of a new store building on the Waco road in Cameron and will open this Saturday. A special opening bargain is offered and Dusek thanks patrons for seven years of support as he invites friends to attend in large numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Dusek
Waco Road
Cameron
Mr. Dusek
Vacation Party Plans Extended Trip to Kentucky and Indiana
Rev J P Love Alvin Dusek C Pollard and Hardin Pollard depart Cameron on June 3 for a long vacation in Kentucky and Indiana. They will fish Missouri and Arkansas rivers visit Mammoth Cave and the Green River near the cove then tour Love’s camp in Southern Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Love
Alvin Dusek
C Pollard
Hardin Pollard
Cameron
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Mammoth Cave
Green River
Cove
Rev. Love
Milam Candy Company Moves to New Building
Milam Candy Company shifts to the Daugherty building beside Cameron Tire Store creating larger quarters to meet rising demand. The new plant will manufacture candy and market its own products, enabling broader competition with national manufacturers. Mr Culpepper is praised for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam Candy Company
Daugherty
Cameron Tire
Leon
Culpepper
Yoe High Prepares Largest Senior Class Graduation
Yoe High School will graduate in June the largest class of seniors in the school’s history. The list includes Opal Allen Vera Angell Lulia Baea Dorcas Batte Lelia Lee Batte among many others with many residents noted as non Cameron addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoe High School
Cameron
Opal Allen
Vera Angell
Lulia Baea
Dorcas Batte
Lelia Lee Batte
Mary Frances Blaylock
Vada Bryant
Ben Arnold
Stella Mae Caes
Clara Belle Collier
Mildred Compton
Peggy Crawford
Gladys Jewel Copus
Althea Dickens
Marjorie Dusek
Elizabeth Eanes
Jessie Lee Kickenhorst
Laurita Evans
Gladys Foster
Milano
Billie Gaither
Lorita Good
Ann Graham
Artie Graves
San Gabriel
Mary Louise Graves
Buckholts
Johnnie Pearl Hairston
Edna Hazelwood
Willie Holloway
Maurine Leonard
Dorothy Lesovsky
Eiwardine Lovick
Ada Lee Massengale
Maysfield
Victorian Matula
Ethel Mondeik
Johnnie Mae Moore
Julia Mae McCollum
Ola McLane
Allene Owen
Bessie Pitts
Dorothy Pressley
Mildred Pressley
Fannie Mas Reese
Itasca Russell
Annette Ryan
Faldine Rylander
Thelma Sissom
Frances
Preston Lewis
M. R. Looney
J. C. Mayfield
Olin Modesette
Dwight Moody
Jack McKinney
Jones Prairie
James McLean
Ladell Newton
Bill Ryan
Merrill Tucker
Shervill Tucker
Arnold Urban
Byron Wheeler
Ralph Wiley
Marshall Wimberly
R. J. Woodum
Milam County Health Program Reports Reach Several Communities
Milam County Health program led by Miss Avsaline Robinson of the State Department of Health has held two mass meetings in Rockdale and Cameron with 253 attendees. The May sessions included school children pre-school attendees and adults in Minerva Davilla Gause Rockdale and Two Mile surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Avsaline Robinson
State Department of Health
Rockdale
Cameron
Minerva
Davilla
Gause
A. m
Two Mile
P. m
Minerva Man Found Shot. Inquest Rules Self Destruction
L. W. Cone, 53, was found dead at his Minerva home on May 23 1931 with a shotgun beside him. An inquest ruled death by his own action due to despondency. Funeral held May 24 at 2:30 pm at the family home with Rev. Cravens officiating. He was a longtime employee of W H Fletcher’s Minerva mercantile, a Methodist, and survived by wife, two daughters, a son, and several siblings. Pallbearers included Grover Lucas Johan Gore Harry Moody W H Fletcher Raymond Dees and Tom Evard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Cone
Minerva
Deeth
Justice of Peace
Cone
W. H. Fletcher
Cravens
Methodist Church
Rockdale
Milam County
Grover Lucas
Johan Gore
Harry Moody
Raymond Dees
Tom Evard
Cameron Seeks Municipal Band Organized by Francis Cox
Francis Cox of Fort Stockton visits Cameron to organize a municipal band. A Chamber of Commerce committee will ask City Council for an appropriation for a bandmaster. Cox, an experienced musician, directs bands in Fort Stockton and has ties to Belton Temple and Waco. A meeting at 2 PM Friday at the Blue Bonnet Cafe invites all interested citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cox
Foret
Stockton
Cameron
Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Band Conservatory
Dallas
Fort Stockton
Cowboy Bande
Lions Club
City Council
Belton Snd
C Chamber of Commerce
Belton
Governor of Texas
Austin
University of Texas
L. Hubbard
Municipal Bank of
Waco
Temple Elks
Belton Waite
Blue Bonnet Cafe
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Jno. W. Darby
Texas-Louisiana CO
Big Texas
Capt. McDade Bennett
Herbert Hoover
White House
Commercial Club
State Department
Jim Hughes
Legion
Firemen’s
YOE High
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