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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
6
Local manager JEFFERSON B. WHITE notes the Cameron Gerald paper is entered as second class mail matter under 1879 act. Subscriptions are $2.00 per year and readers must renew by the date opposite their name or the paper will be discontinued at the end of paid time.
The piece argues Southern interests hinge on Democratic victory this year as the Fourteenth Amendment allows Congress to cut Southern representation for voter disenfranchisement. It urges Southern Democrats to fund the campaign, oppose low cotton prices, and warns of Lodge’s influence on policy and the Force Bill. It notes figures like Seigel, Rogers, and Desovsky and urges farmers to withhold cotton sales to lift prices.
Editor Cameron Herald releases a plain statement to Texas farmers rebutting misleading press reports about the Federal Reserve Board. He says no action restricting bank loans was taken, notes that the Board aims to limit non essential credits, and cites evidence of ongoing bank credit expansion to support orderly marketing of crops. He criticizes Washington speculative interests for spreading false hearsay. The Edge Law and opportunities for forming export cotton corporations are noted as underutilized in the South.
Jesse Foster dies after a fight with Olie Castion over a craps wager near Buckholts. Castion is held on murder charges as details unfold. sheriff hunts bandits elsewhere. A second, unrelated note on cotton marketing protests by D E Lyday, Texas division, American Cotton Association follows in the same column.
The Cameron Cotton Oil Company announces it cannot secure coal or lig nite fuel for its mill. It will burn cotton seed hulls, which provide comparable energy at similar cost and serve as an alternative fuel.
Melvin Weems and family express sincere gratitude to friends in Yarrellton the Masonic Lodge Cameron Fire Department and others who aided after their home and contents were destroyed by fire. They note appreciation for liberality time and financial help and announce their new home is under construction with thanks for the community support.
Reverend B B Blaylock resigns after five years as pastor of Cameron First Baptist Church to become an evangelist with the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth. The church grants a farewell with a ceremonial umbrella, a church resolution praising his leadership, and best wishes for his and his family's future.
The article recounts ancient and 19th century use of carrier pigeons, highlighting Paris siege feats of 1871. It explains interescopic photography enabling huge message volumes per bird, with up to 900 000 words possible via reduced images and tiny film records.
The Swiss city of St Gall rose from a 614 hermitage founded by Irish apostle Gallus. The St Gall monastery enforced Irish rules until 720 when Benedictine norms were adopted by Abbot Othmar. In 1081 Abbot Norbert built a convent on the Sitter river leading Abbatis Cella Appenzell as a dominant early center.
Was once famous Port Hythe in England has played a prominent part in history since medieval times. It is one of the Cinque ports along the English channel with feudal privileges and today governed by a lord warden. These ports supplied warships until about 1500 and protected England from continental invasion.
Mr F E Jackson spent several days in Dallas this week attending the Pharmacial Convention. Mr and Mrs Walter Sharp hosted Mr Sharp's uncle and family Mr and Mrs O E Baumgart and grandmother Mrs Brancis Baumgart of Brenham as their guests Sunday and Monday of last week.
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