18 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
1
The Harrison Tent theatre drew scores who could not secure seats or standing room for the play Saintly Hypocrites and Honest Sinners in Terrell. An extract shows Billie advising Dick on ministry, kindness to sinners, and practical faith to win souls. Terrell Transcript.
Mr and Mrs T G Sampson hosted about 30 Cameron Fire Department members at their home Thursday evening. Guests enjoyed a rose decorated reception hall and a formal banquet with a humorously themed program and toasts led by the Honorable U S. presiding as toastmaster.
Farmers prepare land for another crop after timely rains. The education rally was postponed to November 20 due to hysteria, with urging for parent and pupil attendance and speeches planned. Local sports saw Tarver Grove girls beat Baileyville 22 to 7, Barron girls 8 to 12, and Tarver Grove boys 7 to 2. Francis Looney visited in Cameron. Dan Campbell’s brother’s health improved. John Mac Campbell named to the Oklahoma University debating team with a winter schedule against Southern universities including Texas.
Texas Comptroller H B Terrell urges department and institution heads to audit travel accounts to save an estimated 50000 annually. He urges mileage books to replace flat rates and cites hotel laundry and taxi charges as wasteful. Governor Ferguson to back directives.
Court House News lists marriages including Rod Grayson and Mattie Dur ham and multiple others. Real estate filings show J R Fraim et ux to Jno A Smith 4 parcels in Milam County plus several other deeds with sums ranging from 30 to 4816 dollars and auto service information for Will Crain.
A stream of Oakdale items notes Cameron visitors and movers to Rosebud, birthdays, oyster suppers, cattle drives and theatre praise. The report details community travel, sickness, and social visits, plus an enthusiastic summary of the Saintly Hypocrites and Honest Sinners play in Rockdale praised as a masterwork and a sermon.
Last Tuesday the Harrison Theatre Company hosted a program with thanks to advance man Fred Mayfield. The piece described as a sermon in itself gathered patrons at the venue and received notable courtesy from those present.
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