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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
4
The Cameron Herald, dating back to 1860, continues under Jefferson B. White as editor and publisher with subscription rates announced for readers.
The cyclone wrecked the Conley home on the old Ab Casey farm near Cameron injuring five family members, killing Loraine, and forcing rapid hospital transport within 20 minutes. Witness Lloyd Buff described a smoke like column and trees uprooted as the storm moved past Elm Ridge school.
Local butchers form a cooperative to collect household fats for shipment. Non attendees are urged to contact their butcher to pool fats and prevent grease buildup, aiding patriots and contributing glycerine for gun powder, with buoyant rallying call from S E Brogdon.
Judge Jeff T. Kemp left Monday for a Legislative Committee meeting of the County Judges and Commissioners' Association in Austin. Mrs. Tom Orman of Temple, the former Miss Time Ruby, visited relatives in Cameron Thursday.
Ben Ryder argues the West shows restraint amid gunplay as respectable citizens purge vice. He cites Prohibition-era cleanup programs in brewing aimed at a better, law-abiding community and urges enforcing existing laws through cooperation and tolerance.
Last week the House rejected the Ruml Plan and the Committee plan for income tax collection. The debate centered on withholding at the source and its potential to shift tax payment from annual filing to payroll deductions, returning the issue to Ways and Means after a motion to recommit.
Robert L. Oglesby of the Fuller Brush Co. will be in Cameron at the Milam Hotel from April 12 to 17. He will meet customers and demonstrate products. Telephone number 305 is listed for the visit.
In Tuesday’s city election only 63 votes were cast. Sam McDermott led with 59 votes while Bob Terry and August Horstmann each tallied 58. T F Cloud Jr the Sharp School superintendent visited Cameron on Tuesday.
A Cameron Texas excerpt recalls a WWI moment in the Argonne when a YMCA volunteer offered doughnuts and cigarettes to a hungry but weary soldier. The story frames soldier morale tied to home support and local fundraising. The piece ends with a call to report tips at phone number 282.
Lillian Nor vell of the Enlisted Men's Service Club at Camp Hood thanks Cameron for weekly visits and requests continued support. The 162nd Street club dances every Tuesday for soldiers from the barracks area and convoys from nearby fields, seeking sociability and partners.
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