This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1953
Page
6
Girl Scout Leaders retreat scheduled at Camp Texlake from April 9 10 a m to April 30 3 p m. Leaders round up aims to boost troop and camp programs through training and idea sharing. A $2 fee covers meals and supplies. attendees must supply clothing and bedding. Registration with $2 by April 20 at the Girl Scout office Austin.
Open House for Camp Texlake hosted by the Operations and Junior Camp Committees on April 26 will showcase the Lake Travis campsite. Events include a style show songs and a skit with waterfront displays featuring 10 new aluminum boats and guidance by Mrs. Rob ert Cox Miss Jacque Stanwood Luling and camp staff. Visitors may bring a picnic lunch and drinks will be sold.
J B Washington stewardsman USN son of Otis Washington Cameron Texas serves aboard radar picket destroyer USS Hanson. The ship left San Diego last November and after Pearl Harbor exercises sailed to Yokosuka Japan arriving in December. Hanson has operated off carrier formation flanks with radar and sonar and participated in shore bombardment blockading and patrols.
The tale follows Leonard Calvert Brock born 1860 in Coffee County Alabama who rises from a Fort Worth saloon brawl to join the Rube Burrow gang. Brock and partner Joe Jackson pursue train and wagon robberies in Mississippi, flee to prison, and Brock ends with a life sentence in Jackson Mississippi after the Buckatunna raid.
Daniel Lee Coleman was found guilty of driving while intoxicated in Judge Charles C. Smith Jr. county court. He pled guilty, was fined $60 and court costs, received a 30 day jail sentence suspended on good behavior, and had his license suspended for six months.
On November 10 1890 a prisoner named Brock wrote a note claiming innocence and coercion then dropped it from the prison fourth floor. The note floated to the yard as Brock fell to the ground, dying. A poem in his handwriting was found on his body expressing regret.
The O. J. Thomas school led the District 7 Interscholastic League Meet with 105 points, winning literary events and placing high in track. Caldwell led girls and overall runner up in literary events. state meet set for Prairie View on April 25.
Four-H Club members in this state may join five national 4-H awards programs offering medals, trips to the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago next November, and $300 college scholarships. Programs include Farm and Home Electric, Field Crops, Girls' Record, Poultry, and Tractor Maintenance with sponsors Montgomery Ward and others. Extension Service coordinates. enrollment projections run into hundreds of thousands. County agents will provide details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.