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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
8
San Saba hosts the National Pecan Show while Brady holds its annual Turkey Trot drawing nationwide attention. The Heart of Texas area promotes pecans and turkeys, building a lasting regional reputation through yearly, well kept exhibitions.
The first carload of turkeys leaves Fort Worth destined for Portland Maine for Thanksgiving dinners. Pecan shipments have moved north for weeks. The turkey crop is unusually good and growers are receiving favorable prices.
The pecan crop is light with prices from 15 to 25 cents a pound. Buyers across Texas remain eager for pecans and turkeys as sections adapt and productions come to market.
The Caldwell county home demonstration agent notes a noticeable improvement in meals served in farm households over the past years. She has diligently taught better food preparation and varied meals at little extra cost, while workers quietly promote healthier, happier living.
Lubbock, once a small village with shaky tenure, now has nearly a million dollars in buildings under construction. The city’s future looks bright as good schools, roads, and a determined population drive growth and development.
In a Texas town described as ideal for living and rich in natural attractions, the author laments poor road access and indifferent local efforts to improve them, warning that tourism and growth are being lost until roads are upgraded.
Weimer plans a fall carload shipment of cauliflower and cabbage plus express service to nearby cities. The crops are said to grow well with satisfactory prices, creating a promising opportunity for a prosperous home industry.
Port Lavaca ships nearly 750000 pounds of shrimp in September underscoring Texas coast seafood profits. The piece notes broader coastal economic potential and ties to asphalt shipments from Uvalde and Southwest Texas rock deposits as the world’s most valuable. It also reports Smith county soil improvement lifting black eyed peas to a regional staple crop while East Texas diversifies away from corn and cotton toward grain crops.
The sale reveals Texas prosperity as Gray county offers 30 year serial bonds at 5.5 percent interest with a premium of 5.25 cents. The $400,000 issue funds hard surface paving for about 42 miles of highways radiating from Pampa into nearby oil territory. Texas bonds are in strong demand.
Yoakum residents will decide on a 250000 bond issue to extend the sewer system and construct better streets. Texas towns observe that sanitary and street improvements attract the right kind of people and growth mirrors larger cities.
Advice urges grocers to stock genuine East Texas ribbon cane syrup for savory sweetening of buttercakes and to lay in a winter supply, if possible. The note emphasizes regional product availability and seasonal stocking considerations.
A note highlights ribbon cane as the only acknowledged rival to Southwest Tex honey. It urges readers not to live in East Texas and to consider growing ribbon cane themselves as a regional alternative.
The Katy railroad moved shops from Smithville despite a contract. The Supreme Court ruled the shops must be kept in Smithville, restoring the town’s hope for reestablished “good old shop days.”
Lola Greer filed for probate of W. W. Greer’s last will and testament and Letters Testamentary in Milam County Court. The hearing is set for the first Monday in December 1927 at the Cameron courthouse, with publication of the notice required for ten days prior.
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