Veterans Celebrate Armistice Day in Cameron
More than 200 ex servicemen gathered in Cameron on Armistice Day to mark the annual event. The program included a parade, a flag raising, speeches by Mayor Hearrell and Judge Wilrich, a Red Cross roll call, and a memorial service with wreaths and a cemetery visit.
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Cameron
Persay
Court House
Commercial Club
Evnt
F. 8
Lesovaky
W. W. Chambers
Iva F. Key
Methodist Church
Ruth Kemp
America
U. S. Hearrell
Jim Baskin
George Wilrich
LaGrange
W. O. Triggs
Giles L. Arriett
H. R. McFadyen
Presbyterian Church
McFadyen
Milam County
James Watson
Neff Plans Mexico City Visit From Waco Texas
Governor Pat M. Neff announced he will travel to Mexico City after accepting an invitation from W. L. Gu y r president of the Laredo Chamber Commerce. He will be part of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce party visiting the capital.
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Neff
City OF Mexico
Waco
Texas
Pat M. Neff
Exico
W. L. Guyr
Laredo
Sunday Red Cross Day at Churches
Red Cross Roll Call program set for Sunday at the Methodist church in the absence of Rev. Ira F. Key who attends district conference in Houston. Mrs W Q O Triggs will speak at 11 and Miss Teyynie Mae Bass will discuss service. Weather halted last Sunday's services and Cameron drive started Tuesday with weather delaying earlier plans. Evening service at Methodist announced for 11 o'clock hour.
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Red Cross
Ira F. Key
Houston
W. QO. Triggs
Teyynie Mae Bass
Specia
Cameron
Methodist
Robbery Suspect Arrested Here
Rosendo Jonontewaller a Mexican man was indicted for the robbery of J. B. Newton & Sons general merchandise at Milano. He was captured five miles north of Cameron on the Watt farm by Special Mexican Deputy Alonzo Garza. The theft involved $800 in merchandise.
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Rosendo Jonontewaller
J. B. Newton & Sons
Milano
Cameron
Watt Farm
Alonzo Garza
Jackson County
L. L. Blayloex
Blaylock
Garza
Red Hog Raisers Call For Liberal Prize Offers
Red hog producers in Cameron request generous prizes for the first annual hog and poultry show to be held November 24. The club notes earlier complaints that black hog prizes were too large and has expanded awards to include all breeders. Committee chair Mr. Cobb leads preparations for Cameron’s inaugural event.
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Cameron
Cobb
Laredo Men to Attend Mexican President Inauguration
Merchants and other business leaders from the Laredo district will attend the inauguration of Governor Alvaro Obregon as president of the Mexican republic, set to take place December 1.
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President Obregon
Methodists Begin Building Cameron Church
Ground was broken last week for a new Methodist church in Cameron by J E Johnson Construction Co of Waco. Milam County Lumber Co supplied materials under H C Walters as local manager. The church, to face south on the corner with the federal building, should be finished early next year after wrecking of the 1901 structure begins.
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Cameron
J. E. Johnson Construction Company
Waco
Milam County Lumber Company
H. C. Walters
First National Bank
Red Cross Growth in Southwestern States Division
The American Red Cross Southwestern States Division reports rapid public health expansion since January 1. Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas show nurse totals rising from 27 to 140 in the period, with more nurses added as available. Texas lists twelve on duty in January.
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American Red Cross
Southwestern Division
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Pblic
Red Cros
Red Cross
Reverend Ira F. Key Ends Cameron Methodist Conference Visit
Pastor Ira F. Key of Cameron Methodist Church leaves Cameron for Houston to close the annual conference and will return early next week. No church service Sunday due to Red Cross fundraiser. Key led Cameron through a major church expansion including a new $100,000 building and earned wide local regard.
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Ira F. Key
Camron Methodist Church
Houston
Cameron
Red Cross
Ira F Key
Key
Red Cross nurses lead peace-time health program
The Red Cross plans health work across divisions in Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma with numbers on duty. Nurses will examine school children, pursue defect eradication and other health tasks. Centers will act as health information clearing houses to keep people well. Armistice Day honored World War I soldiers who were admitted free to the Auditorium Theatre show, afternoon and night, as guests of management.
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Kansas
Missuri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Cameron
Auditorium Theatre
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed by President Washington
President Wilson issues a Thanksgiving proclamation designating November 25 as a day of prayer and observance. He calls on Americans to cease ordinary tasks, give thanks, and reflect on blessings, liberty, and the nation's recent recovery after war.
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Washington
Wilson
Navy
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Democrats plan to reclaim 14th district in Texas
San Antonio report outlines a Democratic push to redraw the Fourteenth Congressional District by removing Kendall, Comal and Guadalupe Counties and adding Galveston Brazoria Malvord Calhoun and Refugio. The aim is to hinder Republican Harry M. Wurzbach’s re election threat and reconfigure the seat into an almost 200 mile long L shaped chain. Wurzbach, winning Guadalupe Comal Kendall counties and parts of Bexar, is reportedly elk hunting and has two deer bucks.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fourteenth
Kendall
Comal
Guadalupe
Harry M. Wurzbach
Guadelupe County
Wurzbach
Bexar County
Carlos Bee
Gulf Coast
Galveston County
Galvesto
Brazoria
Mal Vorda
Calhoun
Rufugio
Congessman-elect
Hog Show Pens Urged as November 24 Livestock Event Near
Chairman W M Cobb urges exhibitors to arrange pens for hogs and livestock for the Bartz Mule Barn show on November 24. Send pen requirements by the day before. no pens charge. Poultry shown in free coops. entries due by 6 am show day. Also notes a hunting accident involving B P Matacha August Gurehy and Elbert Matula three miles from Bear Creek.
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Chaiman Wm. M. Cobb
Livestock Show Committee
Mr. Cole
Bartz
B. P. Matacha
Auguat Gurehy
Elbert Matula
Bear Creek
Mr. Matula
Red Cross Roll Call Under Way in Milam County
Roll call director B P Atkinson Cox reports the fourth annual Red Cross drive in Milam County is well advanced with a target of 8670 members. Weather delays shifted start. city canvass began Tuesday with strong turnout. Local booths, including one in the Federal building, aided progress as committees work toward November 25 official end, with plans to continue into December.
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B. P. Atkinson Cox
Red Cross
Milam County
Caveman
Mr. Atkinson
Federal
Atkinson
Coal Shortage Hits Cameron As Coal Runs Low
Local dealer Jeter Lumber Company reports a coal shortage across Oklahoma’s principal districts. Railcar limits and closed districts push Cameron toward fuel scarcity with 60 to 90 days of tight supply. only about 20 percent of normal demand met, wood costs rising, and fuel value from coal emphasized for domestic and industrial use.
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Somanding
Coenbick
Oklahoma
Jeter Lumber Company
KR. P. Jeter
McAllister
Cameron
Services at Baptist Church Sunday
Announcement this morning invites all to attend the Sunday service at the Baptist church. Mrs. E. C. Collier of Waco, visiting Mrs. T. N. Lindsey, has returned home last Saturday.
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Baptist Church
E. C. Collier
Waco
T. N. Lindsey
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