Mon roe Fisher Trial Set for October 24
The state of Texas versus Monroe Fisher will go to trial October 24 in Milam County District Court after transfer from Bell County. A special venire was summoned as Fisher, son of the late Temple police chief, faces a murder charge in the killing of A. W. Bonds, former Bell County sheriff. Bonds was shot by Wiley Fisher, who died months later. an attempted killing of the former sheriff followed.
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State of Texas
Monroe Fisher
Bell County
Milam County
Fisher
Wiley Fisher
Flood Control Sought for Brazos Valley
A Waco meeting discussed flood control and reclamation in the Brazos river basin and Little River area. T. S. Henderson and Rep. Sam Hefley represented the county with Henderson named to a committee to advance plans. The group hopes federal funding and dam projects will generate power and save vast lands from flood damage.
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Brazos River
Little River
Waco
T. S. Henderson
Sam Hefley
Henderson
W. S. Jinks Pioneer Buried After Funeral Services
W S Jinks 72 longtime Watts Switch resident died Tuesday at his farm. Funeral services were held Wednesday by Green Brothers with burial in Walker's Creek Cemetery. Rev Odell Jamison and Rev E S Hutcherson led the service. Survivors include sons William John Dwight Jinks of Clovis NM, George Baskin, Mary Haygood, Marzila and Lillie Jinks. Pallbearers were Frank Angel G T Hightower Henry Laywell Henry Reaves Sam Clark and Chas Angel.
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W. S. Jinks
Watts Switch
Green Brothers
Walker’s Creek
Odell Jamison
E. 5
Hutcherson
William
John
Dwight
Jinks
Clovis
New Mexico
George Baskin
Demonstration of Farm Terracing Held Here
A terracing demonstration under the Federal Farm Loan Bank of Houston and local representative W. G. Gillis drew a large audience Monday and Tuesday. George Banzhaf and A. K. Short directed the event, emphasizing soil preservation ideas that were well received by farmers.
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Federal Farm Loan Bank of Houston
W. G. Gillis
George Banzhaf
A. K. Short
Farm Bank
Miss Vera Lee Moore Honored at Wayside Park Picnic
A picnic for Miss Vera Lee Moore hosted by Miss Eloise Rogers at Wayside Park featured lunch and bridge. Attendees included Vera Lee Moore of Austin, Lillie Kate Beckerman, Carlie Young, Sallie Coleman, Mary Lake, Agnes Henderson, Bess Wiley, Louise Adams, Bill Fontaine, Martha Lou Hooks, Mrs. Eugene Green, and hostess Mrs. Rogers assisted by Mrs. F J Beckerman.
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Vera Lee Moore
Eloise Rogers
Wayside Park
Bridge
Austin
Lillie Kate Beckerman
Carlie Young
Sallie Coleman
Mary Lake
Agnes Henderson
Bess Wiley
Louise Adams
Bill Fontaine
Martha Lou Hooks
Eugene Green
F. J. Beckerman
Rogers
Sokols Exhibit Sunday Draws Large Crowds
Buckholts Sokols and Seaton societies drew 500 plus attendees for a Sunday gymnastic exhibition. Judge Gillis lauded the Sokols' history and civic role. Buckholts President John Stasa praised the address. Funds from the event supported ongoing union work.
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Buckholts
Seaton
Sokol Union
Herald
Gillis
Sokols
Europe
John Stasa
Buckholts Sokols
Cameron Monday
Judge Gillis
Houston
Power Will Move Ten Arizona In October
Rev. L. J. Power and his family will leave Cameron in mid October for Phoenix Arizona where he has been transferred to the Methodist field as presiding elder. He previously served as presiding elder in the Orange District. The transfer was announced at the evening service via a bishop letter. Friends in Cameron regret his departure and wish him success in the new work.
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L. J. Power
Cameron
Phoenix
Ariaona
Methodist
Power
Orange
Father Apel Lays The First Brick In New St. Monica’s
Rev Father Apel of St. Monica’s parish lays the first brick in the new church wall to mark the corner stone ceremony. He stands with brick and trowel as thousands of similar units will form the walls of the completed structure.
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Father Apel
New St. Monica’s
St. Monica’s
Dove Season Opens as Hunters Ready for Season Start
The dove season began on Thursday September 1 with Cameron hunters taking to the fields. Doves are reported plentiful in the area and hunters will carry guns and ammunition for the annual sport.
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Cameron
M C Fox Expands Hicks Rubber in Cameron
M C Fox proprietor of Milam County Battery Company announces association with Hicks Rubber Company of Waco bringing Dayton red stripe auto tires to Cameron. Fox has been Dayton dealer and now becomes Hicks associate, offering larger stock and improved tire service with extensive improvements at the station.
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M. C. Fox
Milam County Battery Company
Hicks Rubber Company
Waco
Cameron
Texas and Southern Tire
Dayton
Fox
Dayton Rubber
Mrs Lee Braun Opens Beauty Parlor in Cameron
Mr and Mrs Lee Braun of Milano have moved to Cameron and reside east of the post office. Mrs Braun will operate a beauty parlor and asks ladies to call on her for their beauty work. She has several years of experience in this line.
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Lee Braun
Milano
Cameron
Caravan of Chevrolet demonstration trucks to visit Cameron
A large Chevrolet Truck Caravan, leaving Houston August 15, will arrive in Cameron at 1 15 p m on September 7. It visits more than 150 South Texas towns, travels about six thousand miles, and showcases bodies from San Antonio, Lubbock, Dallas, Houston, Austin and Evansville Indiana. The School Bus model seats 33 and draws interest for rural transportation. Parking space in front of Coleman Chevrolet Company is provided for inspection.
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Coleman
Coleman Chevrolet Co
Houston
L. P. Randall
Chevrolet Motor Company of Texas
South Texas
San Antonio Body Company
San Antonio
Texas
Martin Wagon Works
Lutskin
Edwards Wheel and Body Works
Dallas
Martin-Parry Body Corporation
Woodward Body Works
Austin
Hercules Body Corporation
Evansville
Indiana
Coleman Chevrolet Company
Cameron
Corner Stone Laying for St Monicas Church in Cameron
A July ceremony at 4 p m led by Rt Rev C E Byrne Bishop of Galveston will bless the corner stone of the new St Monica’s church in Cameron. A supper follows at 6 p m served by parish women and proceeds support the parish.
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ST Monicas
C. E. Byrne
Galveston
Odd Fellows Meeting Largely Attended Here
Activity among the Odd Fellows boosts lodge interest across the county. Visitors from Milano include B. G. Gibson J. F. Coffee W. W. Brooks H. B. McClellen J. A. Baggett Lewis Haddox H. K. Haddox H. B. Pressley and W. F. Thornberg from Fort Worth Lodge No. 318 attended Cameron Lodge on Thursday August 25. The group plans a lodge meeting at San Gabriel Monday night.
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Odd Fellows
Milano
Fort Worth
Cameron Lodge
B. G. Gibson
J. F. Coffee
W. W. Brooks
H. B. McClellen
J. A. Baggett
Lewis Haddox
H. K. Haddox
H. B. Pressley
W. F. Thornberg
San Gabriel
Infantile Paralysis Situations Reported in Cameron
Four probable infantile paralysis cases surfaced in Cameron over two months, two deaths and two recoveries. Quarantine was set for the affected households. The speaker warns against delaying the school opening unless extending to October 1, notes peak incidence June to October, and urges closing public gathering venues if schools are postponed. City health is deemed good with no cause for alarm beyond sensationalists.
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Cameron
Quarentine
Knights of Pythias Lodge Sees Surge in Membership
Milam Lodge No 125 reads twenty five new applications at a Monday meeting led by Elbert Hood. Local Knights aided by Chas Baughman of Austin report six more applications bringing total to 31 with plans to grow Cameron lodge by fifty. Baughman will stay another week as initiation work is planned for fall and winter.
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Knights of Pythias
Elbert Hood
Milam Lodge No
Chas. Baughman
Austin
Texas
Cameron Lodge
Baughman
Milam County Cotton Market Surges to 6415 Bales
The cotton movement gathers pace in Milam county with 6415 bales received at the compress wharves by Thursday. Prices are above 22 cents in Cameron, described as the best cotton market in Central Texas urging farmers to market locally.
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Milam County
Cameron
Texas
Mary Marguerite Ezzell Buckholts Obituary
Mary Marguerite Ezzell Buckholts dies at age 42 in Buckholts after a long illness. She earned a permanent teaching certificate shortly before passing and was a longtime member of the Christian church. Survived by eight sisters and four brothers, funeral held at Buckholts Methodist Church with Rev. Wallace Jones officiating. Green Bros. undertakers managed arrangements and burial in Buckholts Cemetery.
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Buckholts
Mary Marguerite Ezzell
W. H. Ezzell
Christian Church
Normal College
San Marcos
Buckholts Methodist Church
Wallace Jones
Cameron
Green Bros
Brittons and Jenness Family Visit Robstown
Mr and Mrs Charles Britton and son Curtis of Robstown are visiting their mother Mrs Britton and sister Mrs Ray Jenness.
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Charles Britton
Curtis of
Robstown
Mrs. Britton
Ray Jenness
Irvin Clarey Returns as Cameron Citizens National Cashier
Irvin N. Clarey, former assistant cashier for Citizens National Bank of Cameron and most recently with North Texas National Bank of Dallas, returns to Cameron to become cashier of Citizens National Bank. He succeeds L T Lewis who resigned last spring to join a Waco headquartered life insurance firm. Clarey, a Cameron native, began his service as a boy and brings wide banking experience to Milam County’s largest bank.
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Irvin N. Clarey
Citizens National Bank of
Cameron
North Texas National Bank of Dallas
Citizens National
Mr. Clarey
L T. Lewis
Waco
Citizens Bank
Milam County
Clarey
School Opens Here September Fifth
Cameron public schools will open on Monday September 5. Infantile paralysis remains not alarmingly prevalent and postponement is not planned. An announcement from Dr. A B Epperson, city health officer, appears in this issue for readers.
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Cameron
A. 8
Epperson
Mrs. Victoria Chafin Visited by Family After Injury
Victoria Chafin 69 remains under care after a freight train crossing accident near the ice factory. Her sister Mrs. A J Trammel of Austin visited with Paul Trammel and Frances Trammel. C W Miles of Taylor and sister Mrs J M Washington along with Mr and Mrs A W Waller of Mexia also called. Seventeen years since the sisters had met. Two elder sisters could not attend.
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Victoria Chafin
Pat Gill
A. J. Trammel
Austin
Paul Trammel
Frances Trammel
C. W. Miles
Taylor
J. M. Washington
A. W.waller
Mexia
Federation of Cameron Missionary Societies Meeting
The Federation of Cameron Missionary Societies met at the Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon August 30 at 4 pm. The program covered praise in Christian life with Mrs J C Martin and Mollie Moore leading prayer, a hymn history by Mrs R P Jeter Eloise Rogers, followed by a business session and closing prayer by Mrs W Q Triggs.
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Federation of Cameron Missionary Societies
Episcopal Church
J. C
Martin
Mollie Moore
R. P. Jeter
Long
Eloise Rogers
W. QO. Triggs
Federation
Youngs Enjoy Dallas Family Vacation
Mr and Mrs John Young and their baby spent last week in Dallas while he enjoyed a second week of vacation.
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John Young
Baby
Dallas
Harvey Returns From Missouri Visit to Ill Mother
Mr. Mack Harvey traveled from St. Joseph to be with his critically ill mother. He spent several days there and she was able to enjoy his visit, with friends glad she could receive him before he left.
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Mack Harvey
St. Joseph
Mr. Harvey
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Brazos Valley
T. S Henderson
Pioneer
Miss Moore
Arizona
New Field
M.C. Fox
Branch Hicks Rubber Company
Better Tire Service
Bishop Byrne
St. Monica’s Church
Byrne
Geo. Apel
Dielman and Co
Careron
Odd Fellows Meeting
Irvin Clarey
Federated Societies
Milam County Cotton Report
Milam
Graves H. Albert
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