Milam County Road Critique and Labor Commentary
A reader letter condemns Milam county highways as mismanaged by the state and District Engineer Blair, citing poor road quality from Cameron to Gause and through Rockdale Milano Hanover and Hearne. The writer links road conditions to broader labor disputes and urges firm government action rather than arbitration.
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Milam County
Highway Department
Blair
Bryan
Cameron
Rockdale
Minerva
Milano
Hoyte
Hanover
Bell County
Falls County
Brazos County
Milam
Hearne
Thorndale
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Gause
Brazos Bottom
Port Sullivan
Little Brazos
Little River
Good Friday observance planned in Cameron
Cameron announces the seventh annual Good Friday services on April 11 with a union gathering at the Methodist church and St. Monica's. Stanley Swift is named chairman of the laymen committee to coordinate attendance and request business closures from noon to 3 pm per Mayor Chas C Smith proclamation.
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America
Cameron
Stanley Swift
Chas. C. Smith
Methodist Church
St. Monica's Church
Geo. J. Duda
City of Cameron
Chas C. £Mith
City of
Reserve of Medical Corps Still Open Army Wants Doctors
Appointments in the Medical Corps Reserve of the Army remain open according to State Selective Service Headquarters. Qualified doctors of medicine subject to the Selective Service Act are eligible for appointment, with local boards urged to encourage eligible registrants to apply.
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Army
Medical Corps Reserve
Selective Service
Selective Service Act
Texas
Bond Assumption Law Passes The House
The Texas House of Representatives passed the bond assumption law to relieve county bond issues. Judge Jeff T. Kemp, member of the Legislative Committee, attended the bill vote. The measure, urged by the County Judges and Commissioners Association, would let counties cut taxes for 1940 in road districts with one exception. It now heads to the senate.
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Texas House of Representatives
Jeff T. Kemp
County Judges and Commissioners Association
Old Auto Plates Collected for Great Britain Drive
Cameron Boy Scouts collect old license plates to aid Great Britain. Residents with plates should bring them to Markham's Service Station or Richter's Transfer for recycling value in tin. Cooperation is urged to support this conservation effort.
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Cameron
Great Britain
Markham
Richter
Milam County 1940 Cotton Crop Total 21 658 Bales
The 1940 cotton crop in Milam county totaled 21 658 bales, more than 3 000 bales less than 1939's 24 146. Ginnings statistics were not yet available, with plans to obtain them for 1941.
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Milam
AAA
Mrs. Mary Ottmer Dies in Ben Arnold at 87
Mrs. Mary Ottmer died suddenly at her Ben Arnold home aged 87. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the family residence with Rev. K Kalkbrenner officiating. Marek Burns Funeral Home directs. Burial is in Ben Arnold Cemetery. Surviving are four sisters, one brother, two daughters, two sons, one son deceased, and 15 grandchildren with 20 great grandchildren.
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Mary Ottmer
Ben Arnold
K. Kalkbrenner
Lutheran Church
Vogelsang
Marek Burns
Cameron
Ottmer
Austin County
Texas
America
Texas Republic
Ottomer
Lena Schroeder
Halletsville
Lula Brandt
Burton
Emily Hop
Aging Cameron Man Dies of Heart Attack
John Sklenar, 80, died suddenly Monday at his daughter Mary Zavrel’s home four miles west of Cameron in the Petti bone community. Funeral Wednesday April 2 at 9 a.m. in St. Monica's Cameron with Father George J. Duda. Interment in Cameron Catholic cemetery. Marek-Burns Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his daughter, one son, and nine grandchildren.
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John Sklenar
Mary Zavrel
Cameron
Pettibone
St. Monica’s Church
George J. Duda
Marek-Burns
Mr. Sklenar
Frontier Celebration at Buckholts May 1 3 planned
Buckholts announces a May 1 3 frontier celebration to mark the city's 60th anniversary. E B Hyer is general chairman. features include a grand parade with pioneer color wagons and riders, and a prize rodeo. Citizens pledge strong support for a memorable central Texas event.
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Buckholts
E. B. Hyer
Texas
Mrs Luella Ainsworth Is Buried At Marlow
Mrs. Luella Ainsworth aged 80 died at her Cameron home on April 1 1941 at 245 pm Funeral services were held at 3 pm Wednesday from the family residence with interment in Marlow cemetery Rev C W Sanders First Baptist Church officiated She was born in Washington County to pioneer Texas settlers and had lived in Milam County 50 years She is survived by three daughters Mrs Clara Tindall Mrs Maude Shuffield and Mrs W B Thompson and three sons Thomas Robert and Graham Ainsworth plus 22 grandchildren Her husband A B Ainsworth died in Cameron in 1933 and is buried at Marlow
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Luella Ainsworth
Cameron
Marlow
C. W. Sanders
First Baptist Church
Ainsworth
Washington County
Texas
Milam County
Clara Tindall
Maude Shuffield
Rural Population Decrease Heavier in Blackland Belts
Milam County lost 4 795 people from 1930 to 1940 per U S Census, while rural residents including small towns fell 5 270, a 15.8 percent drop. The state rural population rose 2 percent, and the Blackland belt sees larger farm losses due to cotton acreage restrictions, spurring an agricultural study and calls for corrective programs.
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Milam County
U. S
East Texas Chamber of Commercce Agricultural Department
Texas
Blackland
Agricultural Department
Three Aldermen Elected With 55 Votes Cast Tuesday
In the general election held Tuesday three aldermen were elected Sam Mc Dermott August Horstmann and Bob Terry with 55 votes cast and no opposition. The next city election will include a nomination primary in February 1942 and a complete government in April 1942 except for the three aldermen elected Tuesday.
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Sam McDermott
August Horstmann
Bob Terry
Cameron and Texas Team Up to Register Defense Workers
Cameron and the State of Texas collaborate in a nationwide effort to locate workers for defense industries. Unemployed and employed workers not on defense contracts are urged to register at the Cameron employment office, 206 N Central. Registration is free and closes April 15.
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Cameron
Texas
State Employment Service
R. C. Moody
Moody
N. Central
James Brogdon Hired by Reynolds Tobacco Company
James Brogdon was named representative of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and will be assigned immediately. He met company officials in Waco and will be based in Marlin, covering Cameron and Milam counties. Brogdon, a Texas A&M junior, wed Margie Cass of El Paso in December. they will reside in Marlin.
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James Brogdon
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Coripany
Brogdon
Waco
Marlin
Cameron
Milam County
Brogdom
Texas A & M College
Margie Cass
Locker Storage Plant Under Consideration in Cameron
Cameron residents are being asked to show interest in a new locker storage service from the Cameron Ice & Cold Storage Company. Hayden Lawrence said space for about 320 lockers plus vault storage is available, with tentative costs around 1 dollar per month, though rates are not fixed. An attendant would oversee operations at all hours, and owners could access their lockers anytime.
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Cameron
Hayden Lawrence
Cameron Ice & Cold Storage Company
Lawrence
Daily Herald
Naval officers of El Duce must get out
United States demands recall of Italian naval attaches over alleged direct sabotage of American harbor vessels. Axis anger grows with arrests of Americans in Germany and protests before the Rome embassy. Rejection of Axis vessel release may deepen rift as Hungary’s premier dies by suicide amid German pressure. War near Yugoslavia looms on the Balkans frontier.
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United States
Germany
Rome
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Ernest Sharpe Assigned to Moscow Embassy Post
Ernest Sharpe, now in the U S diplomatic service, is ordered to proceed to Moscow from Portugal to join the American Embassy there. A University of Texas graduate and former journalism major, he is the son of Mr and Mrs R I Sharpe of Cameron. A transfer notice reached the Herald Monday via Mrs Sharpe and relatives.
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Ernest Sharpe
United States
Moscow
Portugal
Mr. Sharpe
Washington
University of Texas
R. I. Sharpe
Cameron
The
Herald
Sharpe
Minnie
Cyl Stedman
Fred Reno
Mamie Laird
Mississippi
Louisana
Aviation executives inspect Cameron for proposed military airport
McKaughan president of Aviation Enterprises and Paul Hooton visited Cameron on Friday to review sites for a proposed military airport. W F Paden of the Chamber noted progress despite option delays as Mayor Smith Hinderson and Davis joined the aviation team surveying locations.
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RE. McKaughan
Aviation Enterprises, Inc
Cameron
Paul Hooton
Aviation Enterprise
McKaughan
W.F. Paden
Chamber of Commerce
Chas. C. Smith
John B. Hinderson
I. W. Davis
Cameronn
L W Raley Conducts Cameron Friday Business
L W Raley of Briary transacted business in Cameron on Friday.
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L. W. Raley
Briary
Cameron
Jenkins Motor Co. Lands Milam County Pontiac Dealership
Jenkins Motor Company of Cameron has been named the Milam county Pontiac dealer for General Motors. The 1941 Pontiac is on display at Main and Crockett streets, and Mr. Jenkins offers demonstrations to potential buyers as the new model receives strong national reception.
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Pontiac
Cameron
General Motors
Jenkins Motor Company
Milam County
Jenkins
Main and Crockett Streets
Disease Clinic Shows March Progress in Milam Robertson Unit
Venereal disease clinics in Hearne and Cameron under Milam Robertson County Health Unit report March activity. Hearne tested 321 with 71 new syphilis cases and 820 patients under treatment. Cameron tested 412 with 77 new cases and 351 patients treated. By April 1 both clinics treated 671 total syphilis and gonorrhea patients.
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Hearne
Cameron
Milam-Robertson County Health Unit
Hearne Clinic
Wasserman
Cameron Clinic
Mary Manning Recovers From Icy Street Sprain in D C
Friends report Miss Mary Elien Manning has recovered from a sever ankle sprain suffered after a fall on an icy street en route to work in Washington D C. Manning previously left here last year for the capital where she holds a government position.
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Mary Elien Manning
Washington, D
Miss Manning
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Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CIO
Organized Labor
Bethlehem Steel
Knox
Mr. Knudsen
Britain
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Camerron
Reynolds Tobacco Company
EL Duce
Jenkins Motor Co
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