Houston Boosters Visit Cameron for Good Roads Talks
A Houston business delegation attended Cameron Commercial Club night to push rest rooms and road improvements. Members named to press the court on rest rooms included Frank Lesovsky as chairman with Pe Coleman and Giles Arriett. The group also sought dairy cattle counts within ten miles and urged a Henderson-Black farm to Gause highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Cameron
Commercial Club
F. J. Beckerman
Frank Lesovsky
W. M. Cobb
J. W. Coleman
J. D. Dobbins
J. C. Young
W. R. Hoover
J. E. Mangum
James Watson
C. S. Peyton
J. C. Tucker
R. H. McIntosh
George T. Graves
W. O. Newton
Robert
Henderson-Black Farm
Gause
Good Roads Committee
Beckerman
T. S .Henderson
W. O. Huggins
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association
Ty. L. Evans
Houston Chamber of
W. E. Monroe
Falfurias
T. S. Warden
C. W. Carter
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Armistice Day Tilt Between Rockdale and Cameron Tigers and Yeomen
Milam county marks Armistice Day with the Rockdale Tigers facing Cameron Yeomen in Cameron. Expect the largest crowd yet for the annual classic as mostly first and second year players compete and battle slogans Beat Rockdale and Beat Cameron amid strong football spirit.
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Rockdale
Milam County
Cameron
Cameron Yeomen
Rockdale Tigers
Rockda
Mondrik
Yeomen
Daniels
Tigers
So'nk
Ath
Business Women Hold Interesting Session
The Business and Professional Women's Club met Tuesday evening at Fidelity Abstract Company. Miss Rose Richar, president, led a short business session electing Mrs. Braun and Miss Mary Manning to membership. Members agreed to read and report on a state club bulletin at each meeting and polled input from attendees.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Fidelity ‘Abstract Company
Rose Rischar
Braun
Mary Manning
Annie Stallworth
Nina Wilkerson
Theresa Jensen
Miss Jensen
Minnie Bartholomew
Katie Rob
Milam County Poultry Show Opens November 18 in Monroe Building
The Milam County Poultry Show opens Friday November 18 in the Monroe Building and runs two days. Advance entrants may win cash prizes with no extra fees. birds accepted by 10 a.m. Friday. Prizes awarded for pure bred stock across many breeds. special prizes for youth poultry club members and for local pecans. Bantams and pigeons shown for display only.
Beat Rockdale in Bonfire PEEP Meeting at Field
Pop meeting set for Thursday night at athletic field at 7 30 to rally students and town residents. A short yell parade follows with horns whistles and noisemakers urged. Attendees should bring a bonfire box and join in the effort to beat the Rockdale Tigers.
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Athletic Field
Rockdale Tigers
Land Patent Signed by Andrew Jackson Highlighted for Judge Kemp
A land patent dated October 8 1835 issued to Charles Caffey for 80 acres in Alabama and signed by President Andrew Jackson is described as printed on durable sheep skin with a clear signature. Presented to Judge Kemp by Mrs. E C Caffey of Thorndale, the document remains well preserved and is rare, with a faded red seal.
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Andrew Jackson
Kemp
Alabama
Jackson
United States
President Jackson
E. C. Caffey
Thorndale
Chas, Caffey
Mr. Caffey
BE. C. Caffey
Ferocious Finn Fails-Karhunsaari bout set at Legion Hall
Ned Fails of Taylor meets Henry Kahunsaari the Ferocious Finn in a six bout style wrestling match Friday night at 7 30 p m at the Legion Hall with doors opening 6 30 p m preliminaries to clear the main event before the 9 o'clock big dance. The Finn a former world middleweight champion faces a tough challenge from Fails who hails from the home of Pet Brown another former world champion. Talks hint at a possible Ketonen rematch with the Finn after Ketonen defeated him in Ash tabula. Ketonen is linked to Farmer Burns as a pupil and has wrestled widely in the U S and Europe. Fans are urged to attend for what promises to be one of the year’s best bouts.
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Ned
Taylor
Henry Kahunsaari
Pet Brown
Legion Hall
The
Legion
Kahrunsaari
Waino Ketoonen
Ketonen
Ashtabula
Ktonen
Farmer Burns
Finn
Europe
Will of Dr W W Greer Filed for Probate in Cameron
The late Dr W W Greer of Cameron left an estate valued at about 20000 with his will filed for probate on November 8 1927. Lola Greer named executrix without bond. One sixth to the Superannuated Minister Relief Fund of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Remainder to Hattie Ball William Worth Greer Jr Mildred Otey Lola Greer and E W Streetman, nephew of the deceased wife.
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W. W. Greer
Cameron
Greer
Lola Greer
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hoyte Community Box Supper Aids School Victrola Fund
Last Friday night Hoyte residents attended a box supper for Hoyte school. Money will buy a Victrola for pupil use. Miss Edith Foster and Mrs. Bert Miller are praised for their work. Monday night a community gathering at the school building showcased strong parental cooperation.
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Hoyte
Edith Foster
Bert Miller
Armistice Day Schedule with Events for Ex-Service Men
Armistice Day program items include 10 15 a m exercises in the District Court Room with Rev Wallace Jones offering invocation and Jennie Tyson reciting Flanders Field. A free turkey dinner for ex service men at noon followed by a 3 p m football game Yee High versus Rockdale High at Lawless Green Field. Evening wrestling Karhansaari versus Ned Fails at Legion Hall and a 9 00 p m dance at Legion Hall.
In Flanders Fields Poem By John McCrae
A wartime lament in which McCrae describes poppies blowing over crosses as larks fly above the guns. The dead speak asking the living to continue the fight and uphold the torch of memory without breaking faith.
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Flanders Fields
Club Gathering Serves Treats Amid Fragrant Roses
Mrs. Jack Owings and Miss Bes sie Marak attended a club meeting that featured a delightful plate of chicken sandwiches and hot chocolate. Tables were prettily decorated with pink and red radiance roses and fern fronds enhancing the scene.
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Bins
Jack Owings
Bessie Marak
Oil Mill Worker Survives Cotton Seed Avalanche Rescue
Aubrey Claxton, 28, was buried beneath cotton seed in an oil mill cave in. His fellow workers freed him after a brief disappearance and he was rushed to a hospital where his condition was reported improving despite early fears of pneumonia.
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Aubrey Claxton
Claxton
Free Dinner and B1 Program for Soldiers Armistice Day
Preparations are under way for a free Armistice Day dinner for ex service men in Cameron. Mrs. Matocha chairs the committee. the former Chevrolet building near Bluebonnet Cafe will host the event with decorations and a full program. The day includes a 10 30 address by W G Gillis, 2 20 football between Rockdale and Cameron, 7 30 wrestling pitting Henry Karhansaari Cameron against Ned Fails Taylor, and a Midnight Prowlers dance to close.
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B. P. Matocha
Chevrolet Company
District Court Room
W. G. Gillis
Cameron
T. S. Henderson, Jr
Rockdale
Legion
Henry Karhansaari
Ned Fails
Taylor
Midnight Prowlers
France
Milam County Poultry Show Set for November 18 19
Milam County will host the Poultry Show in Cameron on Friday and Saturday November 18 and 19. Agent George Banzhaf and home demonstration agent Miss Minnie V Bartholomew urge exhibitors to enter standard bred birds including chickens turkeys geese and ducks with pens of four birds or singles. Coops are furnished free and judging begins with entries due by 10:00 a m Friday. Cash prizes accompany the event.
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George Banzhaf
Milam County
Minnie V. Bartholomew
Cameron
Milam
Presbyterians Show Appreciation For Their Pastor
The Cameron Presbyterian congregation boosts Rev. H. G. Kenney's salary as thanks for his work. A new church building is under construction and expected to be finished within about 60 days. The pastor is praised for his fine work among the people.
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Houston Boosters
IK Cameron
Trade Evangels
R. H
H. Lightfoot
Q. N. Daniels
Bartlett
Bartlett Bulldogs
New England
Harriet Leecher Stowe
All Fes
Cameron Merchants
Milami County
Monroe
A. & M. College
Rhode Island
Miss Bartholomew
Peep Meeting
Karhunsaari
Hoyte School
By John McCrae
John Calvin Jones Sr
Sam Hefley
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