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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
7
Milam County expects a 1920 cotton harvest exceeding 60,000 bales after a 1919 total over 40,000 bales. Government data show rapid ginning this year, with over 10,000 bales processed by September 1, 1919. Strong yields boost local business and storage demand as prices waver.
Olives credited to Ferndell Plain and Pimient Star headline a note on the two named growers or varieties with minimal context. Giles L. Avriett is listed as a person connected to the mention.
A two year old child wandered from a cotton-picking camp on the Smith farm west of Cameron and, after four days missing in weeds and swamps, was found and returned to the mother. Despite immediate medical care, the child died minutes later from exposure and starvation.
Two white men were arrested near the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad in east Cameron by City Marshal Holtzclaw and Night Watchman Adams for violating prohibition laws. Officers recovered two pints of liquor and a pistol, with bond set at 750 dollars each. They were released on bond to await grand jury action while investigators pursue the liquor source.
The fragment notes liquor seizure and whiskey believed from outside towns with a still found near Buckholts and arrests by the sheriff's department. It mentions Holtzclaw and Adams monitoring for further violations and lists civil service job notices with application details from the U S Civil Service Commission and local offices. It ends with an ad for Blue Bug Killer and Swift's bacon items.
The United States Civil Service Commission announced more than 100 vacancies in high grade positions under the Interstate Commerce Commission. Salaries range from 2000 to 3900 dollars yearly, mostly field posts with subsistence allowances while headquartered staff are away. Applications are being received for examiner positions until further notice.
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