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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
7
The Ford Motor Company trimmed listed prices on Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles effective Monday. Ford cars drop from $12 to $39, Mercurys from $80 to $120, and Lincoln and Lincoln Cosmopolitan models by $100, with certain trucks reduced $10 to $40 due to materials availability and price declines.
Mr and Mrs J J Martin announce the engagement of their daughter Lillie Mae to Billy Peck son of Mr and Mrs Earl Peck Sr The wedding will be at First Presbyterian Church Cameron at six o clock in the evening April 24 1949 Dr W R Hall will read the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs T H Eanes of Rockdale announce the birth of a son at St Edwards Hospital on April 1 1949. The child weighed nine pounds eight ounces and is named Thomas Madison.
Clarkson residents visited friends and relatives across Cameron Rosebud Temple Travis and Belton. Leon Ernst was elected school trustee and the Red Cross drive quota was met. The Clarkson baseball team defeated Maysfield. Local students attended the Mary Hardin Baylor Roundup Ball in Austin.
G W Blansett and Cleve McCall attend a masonic meeting in Cameron Friday night. Families visit relatives, with Ed Lake and nieces staying weekend in Rockdale. Mrs Add Miller returns from Corpus Christi. Jennie Barrett back from Honey Grove visit. Marion and Walter Blansett visit their father. Wanda Rae McDonald from Houston spends weekend with W C McDonald. Rey, Mrs R L South and Ruth Solomon guests at C E Russell home.
Mrs Will Horelica of Route 1 Cameron is ill and undergoing treatment as a patient at New ton Memorial Hospital.
A Hen ry's Department Store plate glass window was shattered when a car driven by Pvt. Ernest Norman lost control late Sunday night. He was held blameless after telling officers his foot slipped from the brake to the accelerator. The vehicle mounted the sidewalk and struck the window as Norman and a companion headed to Camp Hood.
Nash announced price cuts across its two car series, lowering prices by 20 to 120 dollars. The reductions take effect at midnight tonight, as the company joins the ongoing industry-wide move to lower prices.
Mrs Gladys M Watson of Fort Worth spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs M G Cox in Cameron and visited many old friends there. She formerly lived in Cameron and has numerous Cameron friends.
George T. Hosea of Galveston pleaded guilty in County Court to assault with a motor vehicle after a crash near Buckholts on March 28. He was fined £25 and costs and had his driving license canceled. injuries were reported to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zawadke and their daughter Georgia.
Public information officer Major A W Holt of Camp Hood visited Cameron this week to discuss the proposed route for an artillery unit due in Houston for Army Day April 6. Camp Hood will host Army Day observances and the public is invited to attend Holt's Austin home visit reveals rising interest in military activities and calls for public enlistment.
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