Cameron Woodman Wins Prize At Woodmen Convention
Cameron Woodman wins third prize a silver cup at a Dallas Woodmen drill event. The article notes a large crowd with local figures like R L Batte of Cameron Cotton Oil Mill as a key community benefactor. It cites Batte employing about 300 people with a weekly payroll around 1500 dollars and describes a community supper for white employees and plans for future events. The piece also includes an unrelated advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and family pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Thompson
Pecan Vamp
Cameron
Messrs
Hal Harris
John McLerran
Roy Weems
August Horstmann
J. D. Robertson
Allen Evans
Woodmen
Dallas
Thompson
Sam
Batte
Herald
Atte
Rice School House Notes and Local Visits
News notes recount crops improving with rain and possible top yields if frost delays and worms stay away. Local social items include births, visits by Cameron and Rockdale residents, and a large gathering at the Adams home with music and refreshments. An advertisement for repairing watches clocks and jewelry appears along with a testimonial for Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Foster
J. W. Penny
Cole
Cameron
W. J. Brown
Rockdale
A. L. Rose
Thorndale
Joe Penny
Walter Nunley
Jim Pratt
Earnest
Mr. Gilley
Hoyt
Aubry Duncum
Bill Story
Wooten Wells
Mrs. Cole
Minerva
Lee Baker
The
Bend
Horace Gilly
New Parcel Post Rates and Fourth Class Rules Announced
Effective September 1 1915 parcel insurance fees are set: 3 cents for 5 dollars, 5 cents for 25 dollars, 10 cents for 50 dollars, and 25 cents for up to 100 dollars. A one cent receipt fee to mailers does not insure parcels or require recipient receipt. Fourth class parcels must show sender name and address with From. If unknown the parcel is marked Sender Unknown and sent. Texas officials note Dead Letter handling averages 1500 parcels monthly often mailed without sender details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Fort Worth
Eleventh Division Railway Mail Service
M ‘Ile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silver King
L. H. Posey
Cameron Woodman
Milam County
R. L. Batte
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Pepur
Citizens National Bank
Neinast & Sedelmeyer
Rice
Geo, A. Thomas & Sons
Jack Adams
P. O. Adams
Merley Heights
Solit
Chas. Peck
Gates
N. Y
Chamberlain
First National Bank
New Parcel Post
Ats, Wall Paper
A. ' Was & Sons
Tan-No
Freckeleater
Freckeleater Crear
Baker-Wheeler Mfg. CO
T. P. A. and
A. A. A. Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Percy Tyrrell
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