Political Election Announcements for July 27 1940
The Herald lists candidates subject to the Democratic Primary for multiple offices including Governor Miriam Ferguson, Congress Wa Poage C H Cross, Representative Reese Turner Fred Jackson, District Judge Graham Gillis Jack Lewis, Criminal District Attorney Morrison Green Wallace, District Clerk Moody Allen Penn Wolf, County Judge Kemp Smith, County Superintendent Hicks Wood Pruett Miles Newton, Commissioner Precincts 2 and 1 Grady Stidham Luther Roberts B M McMillion Jesse Barrett, Constable Precinct 1 Bailey Harwell, and Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Womack Brashear.
Dallas trip outlines state home making rally events
On Wednesday afternoon Warren Brashear Shirley Horstmann Elea nor Knipp Marie Mode and Dorothy Perrin with sponsor Miss Lichie travel to Dallas for a three day state home making rally. They attend discussions on Democracy in Schools and enter dresses in the clothing contest while Eleanor Knipp represents Cameron Chapter of Future Homemakers. Dorothy Mode modeled dresses at the assembly in Yee High Auditorium with others presenting outfits from various year levels. The gathering featured songs by Ida and Eva Mae Foster Dorothy Jane Harrel and Ila Jean Stidham as accompanist.
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Warren Brashear
Shirley Horstmann
Eleanor Kn
Marie Mode
Dorothy Perrin
Miss Lichie
Dallas
Wareren Brashear
Shirhorstmann
Eleanor Knipp
Cameron
Future Homemakers
Yee High
Dorothy Mode
Shirley
Marie
Dorothy
Future Homemaker
General Assembly
Ida
Eva Mae Foster
Dorothy Jane Harrel
Ila Jean Stidham
Benefit Association Convention Held In Cameron Friday
The Cameron Lone Star Review No. 29 hosted an all day rally at Odd Fellows Hall with 56 members at luncheon. State leader Mrs. Sallie Botzler of Dallas and District Manager Mrs. Florence Dickerson of Waco were featured. The afternoon included a Waco drill team and local solos. The next rally is set for Rosebud on July 9.
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Cameron Lone Star Review No
Woman's Benefit Association
Odd Fellows Hall
The
Lone Star Review
Lottie S. Bigbee
Sallie D. Botzler
Dallas
Florence Dickerson
Waco
Ida Arriett
Review No. 99
Botzler
San Antonio
Rosebud
Kash Cotton Seed Promotion by Frank Klement Burlington
Local ad urges farmers to choose Kash Cotton Seed for reliable germination and higher yields. Contact Frank Klement at Route 1 Burlington for seed procurement.
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Frank Klement
Rt. 1
Burlington
May June Chicks Price Cut Announced by Texas Hatchery
Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Farm Fuchs Brothers Cameron Texas announces May and June price reductions on White Leghorn Chicks and other breeds. 280 to 323 egg chicks at 8.00 per 100, 170 to 300 egg chicks at 6 per 100, day old cockerels 2 per 100. Orders booked in advance hatch dates available year round. Free poultry health service Purina feeds included.
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Texas-U. S
Purina Feeds
Ideal Hatchery & Poultry Farm
Fuchs Brothers
Cameron, Texas
British and Russians Reported Agreeing on Trade Pact
Soviet Russia signaled an immediate understanding with Great Britain on a trade agreement. Moscow reportedly accepted British terms and pledged that no neutral goods entering Russia will be exported to Germany. Russia also promised not to export British goods and would refrain from selling to Germany if Britain pays a higher price.
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Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
Today
Germany
Weather Outlook for Cameron Wednesday to Thursday
Weather forecast for Cameron and vicinity calls for Wednesday night and Thursday showers with warmer temperatures. The region is expected to see increased humidity and light winds as cold fronts pass.
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Cameron and Vicinity
Dorothy Kidd Visits Friends in Austin This Weekend
Dorothy Kidd spent the weekend in Austin visiting friends and taking a break from routine. Reports note casual gatherings and local scenes during the outing.
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Dorothy Kidd
Austin
Weekend Social Roundup From Buckholts and Nearby
Austin and Baylor visitors joined local families for weekend gatherings. Families hosted relatives from San Marcos, Waco, Fort Worth, Kerens, and Cameron, with weddings in San Antonio and rodeos in Lampasas noted among multiple family visits and outings.
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Robert Earl Pinkston
Austin
Winifred Pinkston
Baylor
Waco
R. M. Pinkston
Arnet Zelisko
A. R. Walschak
San Marcos
Genevieve Walschak
Texas University
Holland
Cecil Criswell
Robert Burns
Giddings
I. C. Lawson
Harold
Lampasas
Sydney Cline
W. H. Ezzell
Genevieve Meyer
Fort Worth
John Meyer
Wade J. Price
Kerens
H. M Harris
Katherine
Frances
Effie Blanche Lawson
State University
Tom Stokes
Cameron
Frank Mitchell
Marvin Slovacek
Little River
E. E. Phillips
Buddie Horstmann
Jane Phillips
San Antonio
Girl Scouts Plan 1940 Program Meeting Details
On Wednesday the Ada Henderson play room hosts a scouting session with Ward school girls at 3 30 and high school scouts at 4 00. Friday's meeting records eleven present including Margaret Horstmann Wanda Cookston and Berryl Wardlow. New captain Mrs W T Whatley Jr and lieutenant Mrs L H Britt are introduced as the organization adopts the national model from last July.
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Ada Henderson
Ward School
Margaret Horstmann
Wanda Louise Cookston
Berryl Marilyn Wardlow
Marion Brewer
Reba Young
Hortense Nabours
Billye Blanche Sell
Rebecca Joe Lewis
Gloria Anita Cole
Bernice Humble
Linda Perkins
W. T. Whatley, Jr
L. H. Britt
Cameron Area Cloudy and Cooler With Warmer Night
The forecast notes cloudy skies for Cameron and vicinity with a cooler trend tonight and Tuesday. South winds shift to northerly as temperatures drop again.
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Cameron
Allies Driving Nazis in Norway Reported Capture of Hamar and Elverum
British and French troops with Norwegian allies claimed advances in Norway with Hamar and Elverum reported captured and German forces driven back. Reports from capitals unconfirmed and information limited.
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Norway
Hamar
Elverum
War lull as Hitler celebrates amid shifting alliances
News from multiple fronts describes France and Britain coordinating with Norwegian forces to attack Trondheim while Sweden reports about 50 000 Allied troops in Norway against roughly 80 000 Germans. Mussolini announces a vast building program in Rome and Hitler marks his 51st birthday in Berlin. Holland proclaims siege and Belgium mobilizes for invasion. Britain and Moscow discuss a trade treaty with strict non export to Germany. Balkan governments round up aliens as Germany and Romania ink a trade understanding.
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England
Germany
Kattergat
Baltic Sea
Oslo
Norway
Hamar
Eleverum
Balkan
France
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Washington
Holland
House
Japan
America
Sweden
Trondheim
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Il Duce
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Adolf
London
Moscow
Stalin
Romania
Mrs Pearl Clements Heads to Colorado Then Philippine Tour
Mrs Pearl Clements leaves Cameron Friday for Denver to visit her son George who will soon depart for the Philippine Islands to take a United States Army position.
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Pearl Clements
Cameron
Denver
Colorado
George
Philippine Islands
San Jacinto Day Not Observed In Cameron
Cameron observes San Jacinto Day sparsely with no city closure or school suspensions. Banks remain open and Chamber of Commerce listings overstated interest in the holiday, calling to remove it from closing-date lists.
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San Jacinto
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Dianne Luckett Wins in Shorthand At Huntsville
Dianne Luckett of Yee High School won the shorthand event at the regional meet in Huntsville with an average of 99.3 percent. Nadine Wilson placed eighth in typing for Cameron, and both girls advance to the state meet. Lucile McDermott finished third in extemporaneous speaking for Cameron.
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Yee High School
Huntsville
Dianne Luckett
Cameron
Nadine Wilson
Yoe High
Lucile McDermott
Milam County Rural Schools Sweep Regional Meet
Milam County rural schools captured four of five first places at the regional meet in Huntsville on Saturday. Yarrellton led with 22 points, as Grover Reat and Don Reat won senior boys declamation and ready writers contest. Salty tallied 14 points with Alta Rae Jackson winning senior girls declamation and Floyd Jackson taking junior boys declamation.
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Milam County
Huntsville
Yarrellton
Grover Reat
Don Reat
Salty
Alta Rae Jackson
Floyd Jackson
Bond Election for Ben Arnold Ordered
A bond election for Ben Arnold school district on April 29 will seek $5,000. A prior $10,000 election was withdrawn after a voter petition.
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Ben Arnold
Parma Radio Service Endorses Philco Tubes for Better Reception
Parma Radio Service encourages customers to improve radio reception by using Philco tubes. Local shop promotes compatibility with Philco brand tubes and offers guidance for installation.
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Philco
Maysfield Pupils Win Attendance Prize Trip to Cameron
Third and fourth grade pupils from Maysfield school earned best attendance prizes for the term. Teacher Miss Laura Rettig escorted the group to Cameron on Wednesday and treated them to theatre attendance. Mrs. Jim Francis accompanied them from Maysfield.
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Maysfield
Cameron
Laura Rettig
Jim Francis
Paul Watson Spends Weekend with Taylor Parents
Paul Watson of Taylor spent the weekend with his parents, sharing time at home and catching up on family activities.
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Paul Watson of
Taylor
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Jefferson B. White
Subejet
Miriam A. Ferguson
Congress
W. R. Poage
C. H. Cross
Reese Turner
Fred J. Jackson
Graham Gillis
Jack Lewis
W. A
Bill) Morrison
Nelson Green
W. C. Wallace
W. C
Nig) Moody
Grady Allen
Penn Wolf
Jeff T Kemp
Chas. C. Smith
Bill Alex Bonds
Judd G. Davis
R. M. Kennedy
Walter White
Homer Nabours
R. A. (Woodsie) Devers
Victor Wimberly
Chas. M. Hicks
T. N. Wood
H. H. Pruett
S. C. Miles
Guy T. Newton
Grady Stidham
Luther Roberts
B. M. McMillion
Jesse J. Barrett
B. F. Bailey
J. E
Pete) Harwell
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Justice Peace
Womack Brashear
Entertainments
Community Party
Milton Edge
Admission Co
Benefit Association
Cato
Roberta McEloy
Alva Pedigo
Jean Mills
Winifred Witliff
Lola Clinton
Kash
Morris Coward
Marlow
Sudan
Call
Dusek Pharmacy
Buckholts
Horace G. Secrest, Jr
E. B. Hyer
T. V. Adams
Miss Jean
Temple
Girl Scouts
NEW Cameron Drug
Rexall
Hitler
Parma Radio Service
Rockdale Negro
Court of Justice
Leo Harris
Rockdale
Andrew Walton
Walton
Kennedy
Fred Williamson
Land Surveyor
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Cameron and
Ruckdale
Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Houston and
Seventh Streets
Leland Green
Leland Green, Jr
Darrell Green Herman Boedeker, Jr
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