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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
4
Miss Connie Mae Hickman visits grandparents and various families share social visits. A baby is seriously ill, baccalaureate services are noted, and a child named Little Frank dies with funeral services led by Rev. Virgil Lemons. The piece lists church events, visits, and sympathies from Jones Prairie.
Mrs. Beard and Mrs. C P Jones hosted a pretty reception at the Beard home in Calvert honoring Mrs. E D Beard formerly Miss Agnes Henderson of Cameron. Sweet peas and spring flowers adorned the rooms with pink candles on the tea table and a mound of sweet peas as centerpiece. Calvert high school girls assisted in serving brick cream and angel food squares to guests from Cameron including Mesdames Atkinson Coleman Coleman Smith Tyson Henley and Graves and Misses Henderson Mangum Walker.
Miss Lucille Dorothea Ford and Mr. Grover Burton of Dallas wed in a quiet Saturday afternoon ceremony at the Methodist parsonage at 1 30 o clock. Rev P T Ramsey performed the ring service assisted by two matrons of honor in pale dresses. The bride wore a shell pink tailored georgette ensemble with a large bow.
Miss Ford daughter of Mr and Mrs S B Ford Sr of Rockdale eloped with Mr Burton an insurance manager from Dallas after a Cameron ceremony. She taught in Cameron two years and is a Rockdale High School and Kidd Key College graduate with studies in music dancing and expression. The Herald extends best wishes.
Jack Hornsby wed Edna Irwin and Willie Morgan tied to Mary Booker. Jno Samuel Duval and Rosie Lee Mc Cain, Worthie Benson and Jeddie Brown, Oliver Kelley with Nellie Scott, Grover C Burton to Laucille Ford, A BE Gardner and Ia Mae Alvey, Walker Arledge wed Ruby Parker.
Deeds recorded show Texana Brown transferring 1 to 4 acres in the W. W. Lewis league Lyles addition for 550 dollars. Orr to City of Rockdale sells tract from Allen grant for 200 dollars. Gambrell to A E Gambrell two acres in Harrison Owen survey for 80 dollars. Freeman to Carradine 57.5 acres from J D Sanches grant for 5 759 dollars. Ackermans to G B Taylor part of block D lot 39 and a parcel west of the public square for 4 750 dollars. Fr M Smith to M A Foster Lot 31 one acre in Ackerman Smith and Green’s addition for 25 dollars. Orr to Doreen Orr 59 feet of south ends of lots 16 to 19 in block 1 city of Rockdale, Wm Allen survey, 300 dollars. Wadkins to Jardine Cummings Lot 3 block B city of Rockdale, Wm Allen grant, 100 dollars. Seelke to Milam County strip 40 feet wide in St W M Bullock grant. Bullock to Jim Lanning tract in D A Thompson grant for 1 000 dollars. Jimmie Lanning to M N Stricker tract in Rockdale D A Thompson survey for 1 700 dollars.
J J Stocklas and others transfer fifty acres to R P Jeter and associates in the Mineral Deed record. Property noted as W W Lewis league with S100 value.
The pupils of Robert Smith in piano were presented in recital Tuesday night at Yee High School auditorium. The program featured multiple titled pieces and performers including Carolyn Cheeves Warene Janeway Wenonah Slaughter Allen Horstmann J. C. Mayfred Dorothy Gohmert Elizabeth Sprott Edna Merle Deer Helen Swift Carolyn Cheeves Wenonah Slaughter Henriet Hefley Doris Wade Mary McDermore Cera Barmore Juanita Smith Estelle Lankin Mattie Ruth Chambers Ruby Robbins Lois Robbins Francis Sharpe Dora Emily Moore Gladys Davis Geraldine Slaughter Mary Cole and others.
Frank Erskine Black aged two years son of Mr and Mrs Henry Black of Jones Prairie died May 24 1928 at 9 30 p m Services were held Friday at Little River church at 5 o clock Rev Lemon pastor conducted the service. Burial was in Little River Cemetery with Green Bros in charge of arrangements.
Mr and Mrs H P Black and their sons Lester and Norman accompanied Mr Black's sister Miss Eva to Waco on Saturday. Eva left for her East Texas home via Dallas. Eva resided here this term as a freshman.
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