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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
5
The Oakland Motor Car Company adopts carboloy, a tungsten carbide, as tips for steel cutting tools in Oakland and Pontiac Six plants. Carboloy hardness rivals diamond, cost is about $1 per gram, and tips weigh six to twelve grams. Tools require softer refinishing wheels, as hard wheels do not touch carboloy.
Local families hosted visitors from Port Sullivan Burlington Reed's Lake and Jones Prairie over the weekend and during Monday and Saturday nights. The report notes multiple callers, travels to Cameron Fort Worth and a neighborhood dance attended by Paul Branstreter and Henry Schwarzing.
Marvin Bell enjoyed Saturday night events. Adolph Schultz and family and Wil Kuhn were business visitors in Cameron Friday. Richard Unterkerchier, visiting his sister Mrs Frank Douglas, left for Houston Friday. Rodney Fontaine of Jones Prairie called Saturday. Ivie Canady and family of North Elm and John Murff of Rosebud were Sunday dinner guests in the John Bell home.
Mrs. Willard Keith, Lois and Lorene Brown and Margaret Johnson were callers at the Herman Schwarzing home Sunday.
Orvil Canady and family spent the weekend at the Canady home. Miss Ethel McKinney visited relatives in Cameron. Institute closed school Thursday and Friday. Jones Prairie adds a new piano for the school. Mrs. W. J. Fontaine and grandson Billie visited C. J. McLerran. Wm. Bailey traveled to Marlin to see his parents. Rev. Skinner preached at Sneed's Chapel. Mrs. Jack Pond and daughter were in Cameron. A prayer meeting at Little River drew a good crowd. Rev. Henderson and bride visited Mrs. Willie McKinney. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Burnett and Mr. and Mrs. Brant Smitherman called on Mrs. J. P. Fontaine who is ill. Mrs. Bailey and children joined dinner at Jim Fontaine’s. Miss McKinney spent a day in Temple. Miss Dulce McCall visited Miss Bill Fontaine. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Fontaine attended events.
Mrs. W. J. Fontaine celebrates birthday with daughter in Cameron as Miss Maudie Canady visits Nadine Burnett. Rev. Spradley and family relocate to daughter’s home in Thrall while Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schwarzing guest in R. K. Anderson residence. Hickman family drives to Ben Arnold for Connie Mae’s school start. Elma Easley visits Roxie Crook Saturday afternoon.
Detroit October 2 The Chevrolet Motor Company announced that more than 1 200 000 of the new six cylinder cars have been placed on the road since January. This nine month total triples any other maker of six cylinder cars for a calendar year and tops the 1928 full year Chevrolet record. The six cylinder output is expected to set a world record this year.
The leadership of the six cylinder design gains public praise for the advantages of this construction. High volume production lowers six cylinder prices to the lowest on record and allows Chevrolet to offer six cylinder performance at former four cylinder prices. A record Fall production is under way with nine assembly and seven large plants preparing for a busy final quarter to meet demand and speed deliveries.
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