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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
6
County fairs in Texas report large attendance and greater financial success than before. Large crowds reflect rising prosperity, with good roads enabling family trips and fairs drawing from across the region. Strong crops and satisfactory prices provide spending money for a festive season.
The circus faces space shortage as crowds grow this season. Increased travel by car over 100 to 150 miles around, replacing many fan stands. Automobiles boost accessibility and local spending for the circus and its workers.
The Lee County Negro Fair in Giddings showcases 12 community clubs with prizes for best booth parade car and vocational exhibits. White town and county support is strong as schools close to host visitors, with many out-of-state attendees anticipated.
The year ending Sept 1 reports 3 841 685 pounds of fish and 2 017 955 pounds of shrimp shipped from Texas waters. Corpus Christi led fish output, Port Lavaca tops shrimp marketing, Galveston dominates oyster and crab markets, with other ports like Port Aransas and Freeport contributing notable totals.
The American Legion in Texas reports its largest membership since formation, leading the nation in percentage gains and poised to reach 30 000 before the San Antonio gathering next month. About half the total are expected to attend, with camps sending full memberships as San Antonio prepares to host.
State Board of Control weighs data and plans to present to the next legislature on creating a state owned cement plant to supply the vast cement needs for Texas road construction. Favorable sentiment grows from the belief of a cement trust in Texas based on recent investigations.
The department warns that trusts use covert methods to extract tribute from the state and its citizens. Officials assert that neither government nor people should pay tribute to any trust practicing such methods.
A Cameron County renter shows annual figures from a small poultry operation. After feeding 85 White Leghorn pullets grown from chicks, he cleared 2.42 dollars and 12 cents per bird for the year, and he has added 68 pullets to his flock alongside cultivating a 50 acre crop.
A Wilson County farmer keeps three Duroc Jersey sows that farrowed 82 pigs last November. He raised 30, sold 20 for 403.19 dollars, and retains ten. Feed was mostly farm waste with six sacks of shorts as exceptions.
An observer notes that only a wealthy country could sustain the high prices demanded by bootleggers, implying the US’s financial strength underpins illegal liquor markets.
A commentator notes that some individuals choose labor over political life, suggesting a rare temperament favoring steady work while avoiding public office.
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