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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
1
Cameron gears up for First Monday Trades Day with Redpath Horner Chautauqua and a Beaumont at Cameron baseball game Friday. Merchants unite to boost trade, farmers visit town, municipal band plans two concerts at the ball park as opening Chautauqua week begins.
May 26 figures report raw water bacteria at 600 per cc and treated water at 12 per cc. May 30 figures show raw water bacteria at 300 per cc and treated water at 17 per cc.
Commencement at You High School honored eighteen young ladies and twenty boys. Leon ard Sparks Mewhinney won first honor and read the valedictory, Kathryn Pauline Green second honor, with Alice Lawrence close behind. Tom Connely delivered the address, Dr. J. M. Dawson gave the Baccalaureate sermon, and the senior play Nothing but the Truth showcased the class’s dramatic talent.
The Presbyterian church will host open air evangelistic services starting Tuesday June 12 led by Rev. Robt. Hill D D, esteemed Texas pastor. The series, announced last week, will be held on church grounds with seating for all, and invites have been sent to nearby Presbyterian congregations for visiting attendees.
Yoe High School sent stars Jack Taylor and Alton Baggett to the National Interscholastic Track and Field meet in Chicago. Taylor placed second in discus with 139 feet 2 inches and is a Paris 1924 Olympic prospect. Baggett advanced from preliminaries but did not place in finals. Texas athletes earned multiple points including Electra and Fort Worth competitors, with Allen Academy third in Academy division. This year's event marks Texas high school athletes' second invitation to nationals.
Ten men were knighted at the Knights of Pythias lodge in Cameron during Mondays proceedings. After the initiation, a smoker with Henrichsen's brick ice cream was served by Fred Henry. The lodge, aiming for rapid growth, expects a large new membership soon and plans for more initiations next Monday.
The report notes partly cloudy to unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with continued warmth. Temperatures in Galveston 84, Cameron 86, Spur around 100 degrees.
Milam County memorial services on Decoration Day on Cameron courthouse lawn honored Milam county servicemen who died in World War I. Edwin Hardy Post of the American Legion led the event with Hon. W. G. Gillis delivering a tribute to the fallen and Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp reading an original poem about Milam County’s World War dead. The Cameron Municipal Band performed, Rev. H. R. MacFadyen delivered the invocation, and T. S. Henderson gave a fitting address praising the valor and patriotism of the youths who died for their country.
The state case against Joe Sypert for sale of intoxicating liquor was dismissed by Judge John Watson after DA Jack Lewis moved to drop it because witness Bob Elliott could not be found or extradited. Elliott had deposed he bought liquor from Sypert. he later left the state. The jury had hung in earlier trials. further continuances were denied and the case ended due to Elliott’s absence. Other cases noted include Lloyd Fulton’s forged instrument conviction and Henry Rhodes’s not guilty verdict on liquor manufacturing.
Four men, Monroe Burkhart Lonnie Washington Robert Pickett and John Shafer pled guilty in district court for burglary related offenses in Thorndale. Burkhart Washington and Pickett Shafer received prison terms with Burkhart five years Washington two Pickett four Shafer two. Henry Shafer fined 25 dollars and 30 days in jail for concealing stolen goods. Pierson held for theft and jailed in Denton. all escapees captured and to be tried.
The Commercial Club meeting is postponed due to acoustics. Friday night will host the opening Chautauqua program featuring Miss Rosine Lodberger, who has taught in the Cameron district for three years and left Tuesday morning for Yoakum.
The defendant admitted guilt with witnesses D. S. Rogers and Chas. Lens, detailing the whisky operation from hidden barrels near his home to selling portions in Calvert. He did not testify. only character witnesses appeared for him as the State rested and the jury returned its verdict.
Cameron Shriners heading to the national convention in Washington aboard a special Waco assembled train will dine on dressed chicken from Milam county. The Peter Company provided 200 pounds of dressed chicken for the Masons trip, with local Shrines members including Mr and Mrs Leslie Green and Mr and Mrs Roy Griffith aboard.
The Lawless Green Field has been deeded to three trustees Claude Thees John Henderson and Jack Adams to be held for their lifetimes as a permanent athletic park for city schools and the base hill club The property cannot be sold or encumbered and will house a grandstand showers dugouts dressing rooms and lockers Work on fencing and facilities is underway with over $800 raised and about $250 more needed to finish improvements.
George Clement, a student at A and M College, has won a prize from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for outstanding work by a chapter member over the year. The award includes a handsome set of Steinitz books, reflecting his superior effort and intelligent study.
Announcement for the 1923 Cameron baseball opener features Beaumont Oilers vs Cameron Comet at Lawless Green Meld Cameron Texas. Fans may see college men join the Comet roster around June 10 as manager Rogers works to assemble a strong squad amid rising player demand. Schedule includes Cameron Rosebud games Friday through Monday and a busy opening week.
Driller Wilson of Coyle-Concord Oil Company in the Minerva field was injured Wednesday when a derrick slipped on rollers and crushed his left foot. He was taken to Cameron Hospital, with amputation feared. comrades transported him by auto for treatment after the accident.
The highway bulletin states all routes are passable and fair to good between Juneclion and Sonora toward El Paso with water along some sections receding. Roads from San Antonio via Thorndale and Taylor are open but best via Rogers and Little River Station. Waco reachable via Rosebud Latt to Chilton with two routes from Chilton through Mooreville Levi or Latin Norwood. Caldwell via Milano passable but rough. Speed cops patrol between Waco and West and between New Braunfels and San Antonio.
Obituary notes the loss of Mrs. Pearl Green Clement, a highly respected longtime resident known for community involvement and civic presence in the city. The notice honors her contributions and legacy within local circles.
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