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Newspaper

Cameron Herald

Location

Cameron, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1929

Page

4

Local Post Office Notice from Cameron Texas Rates and Directors

Public notice of postal matter classification and advertising rates appears from Cameron Texas Milam County listing subscription prices and classified notices. It lists officers TRIG JEFFERSON WHITE OFFICERS and directors J B White Robert McLane J P Werner R P Jeter H M Hefley J T Parma J G Davis with rate schedules for local and adjoining counties and display column inch charges.

Abn J. B. White Robert McLane J. P. Werner R. P. Jeter H. M. Hefley J. T. Parma J. G. Davis

Local residents relocate among farms and families

Gause residents move between farms as families switch homes. Mr. and Mrs. Denson Barker leave their farm for a different place, with Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Bowling moving into their house, then the Barkers’ former home hosts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roper. Mrs. Jessie Stovall travels to Dallas to join her husband and visit his sister.

Jessie Stovall Dallas

November Reflections on Weather, Word Choices, and Wit

The piece muses on November as a season of death yet notes its charms and urban folklore. It cites the Anglo-Saxons calling it wind or blood month, mentions Indian summer, and reports on Wellesley College girls growing their hair long. It ends with a quip attributed to Mark Twain about bed being dangerous.

Our Wellesley College

Structural Clay Tiles Heat Resistant Growth in Texas

Scientists and builders describe how heat resistant structural clay tiles, made from Texas clays, emerged after tests with ovens and fire bricks. The Texas clay tile industry now exceeds six million dollars annually, employing hundreds of counties and poised to become a leading native industry.

Cameron Fire Department United States Bureau of Standards Texas

Saint Monica's Church Mass Schedule Notice

Friday marks All Saints Day with Masses at 6 15 a m and 9 30 a m Saturday All Souls day services include an 8 00 a m Mass and a 9 30 a m High Mass of Requiem with sermons in German and English Sunday Masses at 7 45 a m and a second Rockdale Mass Rev Geo Apel rector

All Saints Reguiun Rockdale Geo. Apel

Attitude, risk and fate in a Detroit snapshot

The piece argues that work zeal drives output and that mood shapes achievement. It notes a Detroit man who killed himself after gambling losses and leaves a grim aside on family fate. It likens good and bad gravel roads to a little girl and cites Henry Ford’s sharp math.

Opportunities Missed Shape a Man's Contentment

A reflective piece notes that many men recall chances that could have improved happiness and life satisfaction, suggesting past opportunities define current contentment and regret.

Gause Sees Rain After Dry Spell Amid Community News

Gause residents report rain Saturday and Sunday easing dry conditions and dust. Miss Mary Critchfield of Gause wed Harry Bowling at Branchville on October 27, with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bowling and Philip Bowling in attendance. newlyweds to reside in Gause. Methodist attendance hampered by rain, Sunday school reports positive from Superintendent F M Hauptfliesch and Epworth League president Miss Edrie Wilson.

Wheelock F. M. Hauptfliesch Edrie Wilson Epworth League Mary Critchfield S. Critchfield Gause Harry Bowling Rudolph Bowling Branchville Philip Bowling

Methodist church meeting discusses finances and nominating officers

A Friday night church meeting reviewed financial conditions at the Metho dist church. Officers were nominated for the coming year and will be elected at the next quarterly conference.

Methodist Church

Ministers Absent From Pulpit For Rockdale Singing Meeting

Sunday services were disrupted as Rev Kendall of the Baptist church directed singing in Rockdale. At night T C Wilson reported a door knock and a joke wedding request from a caller seeking Rev Weeks to marry Polly Rogers of Cameron and Willie Favors of Gause. The ceremony took place at the Wilson home with Billy Merchant Rufus Harley and Oscar Morgan as attendants. Mrs T S Lindsey was operated on for appendicitis Thursday at Cameron hospital and is hoped to recover promptly.

Kendall The Baptist Church Rockdale T. C. Wilson Polly Rodgers Cameron Willie Favors Gause Weeks Methodist Church Billy Merchant Rufus Harley Oscar Morgan

Port Arthur Family Guests Visit Mumford Teacher

Mr and Mrs L Bain and daughters of Port Arthur were guests of Mr and Mrs Rudy Bowling Saturday. One daughter Miss Fave teaches at Mumford school.

Home Missionary Society Meeting At Mrs Self’s

The Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. R. B. Self's Monday afternoon with several ladies attending and enjoying the meeting.

The Home Missionary Society R. B. Self

Butler Couple Returning to Gause From Port Arthur

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butler, formerly of Port Arthur, have moved back to Gause after living elsewhere. The notice confirms a family relocation with no additional details provided.

Gause Joe Butler Port Arthur Mrs. Butler

Business Women Club to Hold November Meeting

Full attendance expected as the Business and Professional Women’s Club meets Tuesday evening November 5 at their club rooms. Special business will be discussed at this session.

Business and Professional Women’s Club

Notice of Lost Cotton Receipt No 83455

Public notice that cotton receipt No 83455 issued to W. D. Matthews on October 21 1929 by Cameron Compress Company for one bale of cotton delivered by him has been lost. The undersigned asserts ownership and warns the public not to accept or deal with the receipt.

W. D. Matthews Cameron Compress Company

Gause Social Roundup Notices Visitors and Illnesses

Don Fowler and family from Georgetown visited Gause on Monday. Kennard Willard and Lew Willard from Goosecreek visited their mother. Mr. and Mrs. John King remain ill at their parents’ home. Elois Wilson drove his sisters Edrie Ariel and Helen Hauptfleisch to Hearne for shopping. Mrs. Lockhart hosted Cameron relatives. Gause residents attended Cameron bank opening, including Cochran, Self, Varner, Wilson, Fowler, Key, Godfrey, Ealand, Hauptfleisch, and Smith families.

John King Perry King Elois Wilson Edrie and Ariel Helen Hauptfliesch Gause Citizens National Bank Cameron S. R. Cochran W. B. Cochran R. B. Self Tom G. R. Varner A. Varner T. C. Wilson F. D Fowler D. W. Key B. T. Godfrey A. R. J. Ealand F. M. Hauptfleisch Elsie Helen W. B. Smith

Headstones For Graves Of All Veterans

Federal government furnishes free marble headstones for unmarked graves of World War Spanish American and Civil War veterans including Confederate and Union soldiers and Navy nurses. Inscription includes full name state rank regiment division and death date. Interested parties should contact Luther A. Johnson at the House Office Building Washington DC.

Army Navy

Milam County Cotton Ginned 1929 Below 1928 Totals

Milam County reports 35 481 bales of cotton ginned from the 1929 crop before October 18 versus 54 592 bales ginned by October 18 for the 1928 crop. Special Agent Grover H. Albert notes the comparison.

Milam County Grover H. Albert

Bible School Notice for Joint Worship Hour

Members of the First Christian church Bible school are asked to assemble at 9 30 a m for the regular session and to close in time to reach the Presbyterian church before 11 for the morning worship hour. Bring The whole tithe into the storehouse for blessing in planned meetings.

First Christian Church Bible School Bible School Presbyterian Church

Episcopal Church Sunday Services Schedule

Evening prayer and sermon at 7 30 p m. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. on Sunday November 3rd as part of the weekly church activities.

Cotton Palace Dairy Show to Highlight Waco Exposition

In Waco Texas the Cotton Palace now the Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show runs November 1 to 10 featuring premier Jersey herds. Breeders from across Texas will enter large and small dairy cattle as the livestock section expands with new barns and renovations for the daily show. A grand march in the Coliseum on November 2 will allow spectators to view prize winners and learn dairy husbandry points.

Waco Texas Cotton Pala Jersey Coliseu Cotton Palace

Mrs Geo A Thomas Hosts T E L Class

Mrs Geo A Thomas entertained the T E L class of the Baptist Sunday School at her home last Friday afternoon. A short business session was followed by quilting blocks for the Missionary Quilt and a few games and contests led by Mrs M C Sapp. The hostess served salad sandwiches and hot chocolate.

George “A. Thomas the Baptist Sunday School M. C. Sapp

Miss Enid Reeks Hosts Entre Nous Club

Miss Enid Reeks hosted members of the Entre Nous club Monday evening with Halloween color decor of cosmos marigolds and yellow zinnias. Misses Ima and Iva Wilson won cut prizes, novelty wall pockets, as the hostess served sandwiches hot chocolate and cookies.

Enid Reeks Entre Nous Club Ima Iva Wilson

Methodist Church Sets Final Conference Sunday Programs

The Cameron Methodist Church invites all Methodists for the last Sunday before Conference. Sunday school 9:45, morning worship with Communion at 11, and membership enrollment for those not yet joined. Evening program at 7:30 features a hymn solo by Miss Cathryn Ramsey on Eternity. Epworth Leagues meet at 6:30.

Cameron Cathryn Ramsey Epworth

Mustache quarrel over fairness sparks tea room joke

The exchange features Dear Girls Belle and Bess joking about a man growing a mustache. Belle critiques the burden of wearing it while lamenting his ability to avoid looking at it, prompting playful jeers from Bess. The lighthearted banter captures domestic humor.

Belle Bess

A Dirty Man Compared to Sausage on Skin Tone

A reflective line compares a dirty man to sausage saying the exterior is smooth but hides how much hog is inside. The metaphor suggests deception or hidden nature beneath appearances.

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