Local Notables Visit City for Business and Personal Matters
Hon C. M. Beard of Milano reports persistent light showers hampering farming as he tours the city for business. James A. Pate of Tracy plans to seek a gin position in Shreveport with prior work at Tracy halted this season. Judge H. N. Graves of Georgetown conducts legal business in Cameron. Miss Bill Faye Brogdon leaves with S. E. Brogdon for Winsboro to visit family. nephews Jim and Carter join grandmother there. Mrs Chadwick and son Frank visit relatives in Tulsa.
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C. M. Beard
Milano
James A. Pate
Tracy
City
Shreveport
R. L. Butte
Bill Faye Brogdon
Suisi
S. E. Brogdon
Winsboro
Jim
Carter Brogdon
Milam farmer C M Woodall reports short crop in Cameron
C M Woodall one of Milam county’s largest farmers says his crop is short after harvesting 14 bales this year down from 550 last year. He hopes oil tests on his farm near Bie Pond Creek and the Brazos River will offset the loss. The Herald shares optimism.
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C. M. Woodall
Milam County
Cameron
Bie Pond Creek
Brazos River
The
Herald
Social notes from Cameron area residents and visitors
Leather and silk purses highlight local shopping while families and guests travel between Hearne Calvert and Waco. The River Beach Swimming resort closes late September as plans for a 1926 recreation season unfold amid sewage plant completion and ongoing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Beach
Cecil Cone
John Burke
Cameron residents welcome John Edwards stay in Cameron
Royal Peter of the Jeter Lumber Company and Cameron Country Club president visited San Antonio last week. The Edwardses will remain Cameron residents. Edwards will stay with Kent Refining after Owens Refining sale. Andrew Lierman recovered in Burlington after a foot infection from a rusty nail. Mr and Mrs Leslie Green and Alice Ruth attended the Pierce Green wedding Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Peter
Jeter Lumber Company
Cameron Country Club
San Antonio
Alamo City
Cameron
John Edwards
City
Owens Refining Company
Kent Refining Company
Corsicana
Edwards
Country Club
Leslie Green
Little Alice Ruth
Pierce-Green
Mrs L H Krough Hosts Visit in San Antonio
Mrs L H Krough of San Antonio stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs S P Cross this week. Mr and Mrs John Green of Rosebud attended the wedding of their niece Miss Louise Green on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O. Adams
Elizabeth Adams
Cora Mae Link
San Marcos
L. H. Krough
San Antonio
John Green
Rosebud
Miss Louise Green
Local Social and Business Notes From Cameron Area
Ms and Mrs Harden Camp of San Gabriel attended the Pierce Green wedding last Thursday. Mrs Tuttle returned home after visiting in San Antonio New Braunfels and Austin. She attended the Austin graduation exercises where her son Tommy received his degree. Father Ropps of Burlington Catholic Church was in Cameron on Saturday on business and renewed his Herald subscription for another year. Will T Yates former Milam county clerk is in Cameron selling life insurance for the Southern Benevolent Association. He collaborates with M L Harvey in Central Mutual Life in Cameron and other local mutual aid firms. Workmen finish the interior of Dr Mas Watson dentist office and the former Watson office is now J K Freeman. The doctor purchased new dental equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harden Camp
San Gabriel
Pierce-Green
Tev
Father Ropps
Burlington
Cameron
Herald Office
Will T. Yates
Milam County
Southern Benevolent Association
M. L. Harvey
Cerntral Mutual Life Insurance Association of
Mas. Watson
Dr. Watson
J. K. Freeman
Local Clergy Return From Extended Summer Trip
Rev and Mrs J P Love and their two sons returned from a lengthy summer vacation to Arkansas and other states. Love preached Sunday, signaling a return to regular fall services and a prosperous church. The piece notes Love’s outdoors interest and Cameron woods work. Also mentions local sightings of Dan Tyson Paul Webb Cap Weil and J B White at a Waco baseball game. Prank & Lesovsky came back to Cameron after weeks away. Miss Selma Klatt joined the Cameron Herald business office in bookkeeping and general duties. Rev Haley of Yarrellton preached to an overflow crowd and noted 90 conversions at a recent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Love
Ther
Arkansas
Love
Cameron
Dan Tyson
Paul Webb
Cap. Weil
J. B. White
Waco
Fort Worth
Selma Klatt
The
Cameron Herald
Miss Klatt
Baylor
Rev. Haley
the Baptist Church
Yarrellton
Baptist Church
Mrs Cary Woodall and Son Visit Baileyville Friends
Mrs Cary Woodall and her son Bob of Baileyville spent Tuesday with their friend Mrs Leo Wilkerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary Woodall
Bob
Baileyville
Leo Wilkerson
Denton women visit sister-in-law in Texas
Mrs. Mattie Renfro and daughter Ina May of Denton are visiting Mrs. Gus Evans, sister-in-law, as they tour local shops and admire vanities and purses on display at The Specialty Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Renfro
Ina May
Denton
Gus Evans
T. E. L. Class Picnic and Church Notices
The T. E. L. class met in the city park last Friday for a picnic after a brief business meeting and social hour. All Baptist church circles held Monday prayers followed by visits to shut-ins. Miss Inez Evans returns from Smithville visit. Mrs. Winnie Wittliff and son Dallas are visiting Mrs. A. W. Bickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Inez Evans
Smithville
Winnie Wittliff
Dallas
A. W. Bickett
New Fall Dresses At Local Shops And Demos
Miss Adelaide Bicket returns from a months visit in Dallas and Fort Worth. Miss Minnie Nell and Dorothy Blaylock spend Wednesday in Waco shopping. Juanita Sprott visits Cameron for district Home Demonstration talks. The 17 county district plans a demonstration at W A Felton’s San Gabriel home next week. Felton moves to Corpus Christi. most chickens will be canned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Bicket
Dallas
Fort Worth
Minnie Nell
Dorothy Blaylock
Waco
Juanita Sprott
College Station
Cameron
Etta W. Ringold
Straight Talks With Aunt Emmy
Aunt Emmy explains the value of cash on hand for quick profits. She cites the Brown brothers inheritance quarrel and Peter Haskins buying a Center Street house for 3000 and selling for 4200 as an example. She urges maintaining cash to seize discounts and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Emmy
Viking
Father
Brown Brothers
Center Street
Peter Haskins
Mr. Haskins
Ayres
Origin of Quoits and Its Scottish English Roots
The article traces horseshoes to quoits with echoes of ancient Greek discus throwing. It notes Europe lacks early traces, suggesting origin on Scotland England borderlands and midlands references from the 15th century. It cites It as mentioned in Toxophilus (1545) linking to workers using horseshoes for quolts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Europe
Scotland
England
Midlands
Eham
Hhisses
Clock hand positions chosen for readability of names
The article explains clock hand positions are set to show the longer name above and the shorter word below for painting. It notes the minute hand range from 17 to 25 minutes after and mentions occasional semicircular placement of the longer name. It denies a claimed link between hand position and Lincoln's death.
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Lincoln
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H. N. Graves
Georgetown
Ness
James E. Chadwick
Frank
Tulsa
Okla
R. Todd
el Paso
Fennimore Hunter
Mrs. S. Stidham
Mrs. Fannie Tuttle
Austin
N. H. Butts
Maysfield
Eddie Bryant
John Dobbins
E. D. McLane
Martha Lou Hooks
Abilene
A. S. Hollinsworth
Ruth Kemp
J. Milton Tucker
Mrs
A. F. Mitchell
American Legion
House of Port Arthur
Rev. Kelly
Clyde Tyson
Hillsboro
Mr. Tyson
R. R. Tyson
Mary Virginia Atkinson
Roseine Ledbetter
Louise and
Mary Sue Denson
Sarah Dossett
Lelia Parks
Mesdames R. D. Brown
W. H. Henley
Mrs. Spivey of
R. L. Batte
N. F. Kilgore
Benjamin Knox County
Jeff Kemp
Sue Moore of
Hubbard
W. W. Mowdy
Ben Winfield
Flora Kestenbaum
Hearne and
Calvert
Sara Dossett
Leila Parks
R. D. Brown
Ada Belle Barmore
Mary Randolph
Joe Denson
Burns
Levy, Cottle
Mary Burns
Mrs. Stone
Caldwell
Mrs. Garner
Mr. Stone
Cameron Hospital
Bill Fontaine
Louise Denson
James Coleman
Rockdale
Clara Thomas
Tern Law
J. A. Cheatamr
Paris
Slutcherson
J. W. Raley
Yarrellton Church
Olive Henderson
Wm. Henderson
California
Los Angles
Brownfields
Hattie James
Ed. Adams
Mrs. H. Janeway
Mrs. M. Janeway
Albert Lankford
Cass Barrett
Col
Ike Mays
Masonic Lodge
Gladys Watson
Mrs. Powell Tyson
Mesdames Levy and
Zellner
Chas. Smith
Lampasas
Church of Christ
Andrew Lierman
Edgar Tucker
Prank & Lesovsky
Charles T. Wintz
Huntington
W. Va
Tures
Cameron, Texas
Staff of Life
Posey
Posey’s Model Bakery
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