Raby Hill Goes On Trial For Life Fair To Open Thursday
Our Foun by J.B.White discusses October as a peculiar month for motorists and reflects on the value of public education in Cameron Texas. The piece muses on autumn nostalgia and the importance of schools as a national asset. It notes many Texas schools opening, Milam County included, and urges focus on truth, humanity, and life values in education.
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Raby Hill
Life Fair
Cameron
Texas
Milam County
Bowen Elected President of Community Public Service Co
Mr. Bowen was elected president of the Community Public Service Co in Chicago on October 2. The company owns the water utilities in Cameron.
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Bowen
Community Public Service Co
Chicago
Cameron
Milam County Fair Opens With Three Day Parade Program
Preparations completed for the Milam County Fair in Wilson Ledbetter Park starting Thursday. A parade through the business district kicks off a three day event featuring farm exhibits livestock and poultry show plus farm machinery displays. No admission charged at the gate.
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Milam County
FE. D. Parnell
Wilson- Ledbetter Park
Pleats Self Defence State May Ask Death
Baby Will cafe owner charged by indictment with murder in the slaying of night policeman George Richards on September 22. Trial began in District Court as jurors moved toward selection. Emory Camp indicated he may seek the death penalty, noting no white man in Milam County has yet received it.
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Baby Will
George Richards
Graham Gillis
Kennedy
Emory Camp
Texas
Emory B. Camp
Milam County
Raby Hill trial jurors named. Roosevelt signs road grant
At 3 p m Wednesday seven of two hundred veniremen were chosen for the Raby Hill case now on trial. Names include Andrew Garner San Gabriel P Ek Holder Friendship Tom Ashley Milano J H Boone Ben Arnold E S King Conoley W R Berry Thorndale Joe Gibbs Yarrellton. Roosevelt signed a 35302 dollar Burlington lateral road grant. bond election planned to fund it.
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Raby Hill
Andrew Garner
San Gabriel
P. Ek. Holder
Friendship
Tom Ashley
Milano
J. H. Boone
Ben Arnold
E. S. King
Conoley
W. R. Berry
Thorndale
Joe Gibbs
Yarrellton
Roosevelt
Burlington
O. H. Cross
Ray O’neill
Cameron
Annual Picnic at Burlington Sunday
St. Michael's parish of the Burlington Catholic church holds its annual picnic at Burlington Hall. A parade at 11 a.m. followed by a noon chicken and sausage dinner. Afternoon program includes entertainment by RITAQOD and free prize awards in the evening. Supper served from 5 p.m. with three cotton bales among prizes.
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St. Michael's Parrish
Burlington Catholic Church
Burlington Hall
Creation of schools for civic virtues and service
The text discusses schools shaping youth to mature as responsible adults, stressing the nobility of earned gains, key virtues, and readiness to serve in any station of life. It emphasizes foundational education for societal roles and personal integrity.
Bowen Elected Head of Utility Firm in Chicago Meeting
R L Bowen, former vice president and general manager of Community Public Service Company, was elected president at a board meeting in Chicago on October 2. A Van Alstyne Texas native, Bowen has long ties to the company and began as a line walker in Graham Texas in 1921, rising through ranks.
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R. L. Bowen
Community Public Service Company
Chicago
Mr. Bowen
van Alstyne
Texas
Graham
Yoemen Halfback Leads Scoring Rampage in Opening Conference Game
Sensational Yoemen halfback bbn mie Smith in his final high school season led the Yoemen in a wild scoring spree against Thrall Friday night. He scored seven touchdowns and piled up large yardage in a brilliant display of speed and broken field running.
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Bbnmie Smith
Yoemen
Thrall
Fater
Milam Theatre Opens Big Film Weekend with Top Hat
Cameron screens two top pictures this weekend led by Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and China Seas starring Wallace Beery Jean Harlow and Clark Gable. The program promises new song hits dances and a color panorama.
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Cameron
Stanley Swift
Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Wallace Beery
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
China Seas
Raby Hill Murder Trial Goes Ahead Despite Plea for Delay
Milam County district attorney Emory Bh Camp pressed the murder trial of Raby Hill after defense asked for a continuance citing absent witnesses in three Texas sections. Despite the request, the court proceeded with juror selection while witnesses were brought in from Houston Taylor and Tom Green counties. Judge Graham Gillis has kept murder cases on a tight trial calendar since 1933.
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Raby Hill
Milam County
Emory Bh. Camp
John Watson
DeWitt Bowmer
Texas
R. M. Kennedy
Mr. Camp
Houston
J. M. Mackey
Taylor County
Milton Williams
John Perry
Wall
Tom Green
Hill
Baptism in Court House Dome After Sentencing Shocks County
A 22 year old Herman White of Houston is sentenced to ten years for four felonies. During the same morning his nine month old baby is baptized in the county superintendent’s office next to the district court. The event draws prayers and tears as officials face ongoing financial strains from county duties and votes. Meanwhile Cameron Yoemen prepare for a conference game with Georgetown while Williamson county fears upset. A murder trial reveals shifting views on the death penalty as one venireman reflects on changing beliefs.
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Court House
Herman White
Houston
J. Coy Williams
Methodist Church
White
Anle
Venireman
Locksmith Ellis to Visit Cameron for Repairs
Belton locksmith W. O. Ellis will travel to Cameron next week to perform gun repairs along with lock and key work. He is well known locally and regarded as an expert in his trade.
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W. 0. Ellis
Belton
Cameron
Ellis
Green & Boedeker Launch Big Produce Sale at Fair Week
Green & Boedeker have become large buyers of farm produce loading cars of corn this week. In a single day last week the firm paid farmers $1000 for produce. Fair visitors will find bargains at this store this weekend. Milam county edition notes the event.
Gilbert kicks four goals in open Thrall clash
In a close opener Friday night Gilbert, Yor yaen back from the army, scored four goals and helped secure a seven touchdown victory as he returns to the Yeomen line. He is set to graduate next June.
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Thrall
Gilbert
Yeemen
Army
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