Cameron Appreciates Vale of Improvement
The community rallies to raise funds for a National Guard Armory site. Citizens pledge hundreds to secure 20 acres and a $300,000 facility with a $3,000, plus Chamber of Commerce efforts and waranty deed transfers led by E. H. Boedeker. The campaign aims to finish in hours Wednesday.
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National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Boedeker
Boedeker
L. G. Smith
Chamof Commerce
O. B. Horstmann
Henry Liebman
Bill McIntosh
Three Named to Cameron School Board After 69 Votes Cast
Only 69 votes were cast in Cameron's school trustee election on Saturday. Frank Reid received 59 votes, Frank Cheeves 60 votes, and Mrs. C. B. Jenness 61 votes. Retiring were Mrs. W. O. Triggs and J. E. Flinn who did not offer for re election.
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Cameron
Frank Reid
Frank Cheeves
C. B. Jenness
W. O. Triggs
J. E. Flinn
Allin Mitchell Named Texas Highway Commissioner
A profile lauds Allin Mitchell of Corsicana as a valuable real estate and business engineer with 12 years in Houston and Bay Area property. It praises free enterprise, labor rights, and equal rights, calling him a humorous, prudent leader with a conservative, farsighted vision for Texas highways.
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Central
South
Texas
Houston and
Bay Area
Mitchell
America
Voltaire
Allin Mitchell
Engineer Mitchell
Corsicana
Churchill urges steadfast unity to counter Soviet pressure
In a wartime style address, Churchill discusses perseverance and unity against tyranny. He praises Western integration through the Marshall Plan, European unity, and the Atlantic pact while critiquing Soviet actions. He argues Moscow blocks free contact, fearing Western friendship and self-preservation at the cost of world order.
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Churchill
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Free World
Kremlin
Russia
Community Armory fund nears goal with initial $1050
On the eve of canvass opening, supporters had $1050 in contributions for the National Guard Armory site. Lead donors include J. C. Penney Co. $100, Citizens National Bank $200, Cameron Fruit & Grocery Co $100, McLane Co Wholesale Grocers $100, Hefley Stedman Motor Co $100, Cameron Rotary Club $100, Culpepper's $100, Cheeves Bros $50, Ideal Hatchery & Poultry Farm $50, Grabein Chevrolet Co $50, Cameron Ice & Cold Storage Co $50, Ray and Berniece Lester $50.
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National Guard
L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Citizens National Bank
J. C. Penney Company
Cameron Fruit & Grocery Co
McLane Company
Hefley-Stedman Motor Co
Cameron Rotary Club
Culpepper’s
Cheeves Bros
Ideal Hatchery & Poultry
Card of Thanks for James C. Risinger
The family expresses gratitude for help and floral offerings after the death of James C. Risinger. Special thanks to Dr. David Shapiro Green Funeral Home and the telephone operators for aiding calls. Blessings to all from Mrs. James C. Risinger, James C. Risinger Jr. and Mrs. Oscar Zotz and family.
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James C. Risinger
David Shapiro
Green Funeral Home
James C. Risinger, Jr
Oscar Zotz
Parma Radio Service Reopens After Repair
Parma radio service repairs completed on a unit identified by call 104 and announces reopening. The notice emphasizes repair status and contact for service.
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Parma Radio Service
Mitchell Praised as New Texas Highway Commissioner
A. F. Mitchell, former Milam County engineer, has been named to the Texas Highway Commission by Governor Jester. East Texas official magazine honors him as "The Man Of The Month" and praises his contributions, with a photo and full text reprinted for Cameron and Milam county readers.
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Allen Mitchell
U. S. Army Air Forces
Billy Mitchell
Mitchell
A. F. Mitchell
O’daniel
State Board of Registration For
Stevenson
Jester
Highway Commission
Registration Board
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Engineers
Allin Mitchell
Aggie
A&m College
American Legion
Navarro County Crippled Children’s Association
Red Cross
Sixth
Texas
Corsicana Chamber of Commerce
Family Service
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Texas State Water Conservation Association
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Louisiana
Kansas
Florida
Cameron
Milam County
Texas Highway Department
East Texas
East
Bell County Sets May 10 Bond Election for Four-Lane Highway
Bell County Commissioners Court set May 10 as the date for a bond election to raise up to 1 million dollars for buying right of way for a four lane highway through Bell County. The district covers about two miles on each side of Highway 81 and bonds would mature within 30 years at up to 4 percent interest. Voting places election judges and clerks were designated.
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Belton
Bell County
Commissioners’ Court
Cameron resident Roy Torno among Newton Memorial Hospital patients
Roy Torno of Cameron is listed as a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital receiving treatment.
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Roy Torno
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Strange Fox Behaviors Alarm Farmer Near Sharp
F A Abel of Sharp reported a fox killed near his hen house at 7:30 am in Cameron. He feared rabies after finding ticks on the animal and considered inspection of the head. Abel noted hunters active in the area and suspected the fox hunted hens rather than exhausted from a night chase.
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F. A. Abel
Sharp
Cameron
Mr. Abel
Sheriff Kyle and wife stop in Cameron during trip home
Sheriff G. H. Kyle and his wife from Pampa visited Cameron briefly on Tuesday while en route from Rockdale where they spent time with relatives. They were accompanied by Sheriff Carl Black during the short layover.
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G. H. Kyle
Pampa
Cameron
Carl Black
Rockdale
Cocoanut Pie Delights Grady Allen Publisher
A cocoanut pie fresh from the oven at the Grady Allen home was set before a hungry publisher. The pie, baked by Mrs. Allen on request of the District Clerk, is described as excellent and a standout among desserts. If Harry would share with Joe, the mood would be calmer.
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Grady Allen
Allen
Harry
Joe
Funeral Services for B F Seidl in Rockdale
Funeral services for B F Seidl eighty four were held Sunday with Father Decker of Taylor officiating. Burial followed in Bushdale cemetery near Rockdale where he had resided for more than 76 years.
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Rockdale
B. F. Seidl
Decker
Taylor
Bushdale
Seidl
Red Cross Campaign Totals Reported for 1949 Drive
Miss Myrtle Hinton, publicity director, announced the Red Cross canvas figures. Maysfield reported 46.25 dollars, Jones Prairie 845.00, with the county still short of its goal as several communities have yet to report.
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Myrtle Hinton
Red Cross
Maysfield
Jones Prairie
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Vale OF Improvement
The
State Highway Department
Gohmert
Variety Store
Cameron, Texas
Fox
Farmer
American Oil & Paint CO
H. A. Bittick
Denier
Ballerina
Cahamas
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