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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
10
Cameron volunteer firefighters urge residents to cooperate in burning grass on vacant lots next week from 1 to 6 pm to reduce fire hazards. Call Frank Richter at 66 with name and address. avoid using the fire alarm number 64.
Mrs. Willie Falkner resumes duties as Senior Operator at Southwestern Bell Telephone after six months illness and a four month hospital stay. Her friends are glad to see her back at work and ready to take calls again. News items may be phoned to 282.
Mr and Mrs T A Crawford of East Second Street announce the engagement of daughter Myrtle Jean to William Allen Muller son of Mrs Margaret T Muller and the late Jack A Muller of Balboa Canal Zone Miss Crawford a Yee High graduate and Bell Telephone employee and Muller a Balboa High and Canal Zone Junior College graduate who attended the University of Texas will wed in Balboa on September 10 with Miss Crawford departing Houston August 26 for the Canal Zone
Robert Sloan Ryan of Houston is resting comfortably after an emergency appendectomy at Methodist Hospital last Thursday night. He is out of danger and expected to return home soon. The Ryan family recently moved to Brockley Lane and enjoys reading the Cameron Herald each week for news from friends.
Clara Slaughter of Cameron is listed as a medical patient currently admitted to Newton Memorial Hospital.
A cool front from the Texas Panhandle brought a fall hint on Wednesday morning with a 17 mph NW wind in Fort Worth and a 52 degree low near Lubbock. No Texas location dropped to nine degrees. showers were forecast in parts of east Texas and light rains were in plains counties. Wichita Falls lay in the rain belt around 60 degrees, and the spell will warm by Thursday. Cloudy skies shielded the parched land and cotton crops. Indian summer looms about five weeks away. Stay near fans and keep blood pressure normal.
Milam county school districts have voted to equalize taxes under the Gilmer Aikin law. Results from 12 districts show increases to higher maintenance rates. several districts merged or absorbed others and set uniform tax levels citywide. Milam notes list district numbers and vote tallies with final tax rates.
Sheriff Carl C. Black reports community help for Oran Martin and family of North Fannin whose home and belongings were destroyed by a Sunday fire. Money clothing and household goods are being collected at the sheriff’s office or The Cameron Herald for relief.
Mrs. Eula Harwell returned from a pleasant visit to her son Layne Harwell in Aransas Pass and visited Mr. and Mrs. Hruska and other relatives and friends in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. W. R. Lamb of Alice Texas and her family were injured in a car crash near Falfurias about four weeks ago. Mrs Lamb sustained a broken pelvis and leg, son Bobby Carl age 5 suffered a sprained neck and broken leg, and daughter Sharon Annette 18 months remains semiconscious in Corpus Christi. Mrs Lamb will wear a cast for four months and Bobby about two. Mrs Lamb formerly Doris Fikes of Cameron is with her mother at 816 King Street Alice until she recovers.
Rev. W. J. Munick named new minister for Cameron North Central Church Of Christ. He recently moved to the city with Mrs. Munick and will lead services Sunday as the second resident pastor. Munick is a Paris Texas native educated at Harding College and TCU Fort Worth.
Mr and Mrs Fritz Senkel and Mrs J J Meier visited Mr and Mrs R W Meier in Waco on Sunday. Both Mr and Mrs Phipps are employed at the Confederate home in Austin.
Two persons were injured around 4 30 p m Wednesday on the Nor man Valley Road between Ad Hall and Tracy. Harry Edward McGuver and Eugene Davenport of Rockdale were taken to St Edwards Hospital in Cameron and were still in the hospital Thursday morning. Both suffered severe cuts and lacerations when their car failed to make the trestle in the bottom north of the river. Thomas Lagrone, also of Rockdale, riding in the car escaped injury. Patrolman Jack Gaines investigated and made his report.
Eddie Macal joins friend Frankie Feleman for a tour starting in Ennis with plans to play in New Orleans Chicago and New York during the run.
Mayor Roy Griffith announced the Wilson-Ledbetter Park Municipal Pool will close for repairs and cleaning. The facility will be drained for cleaning and refilled with fresh water and is set to reopen on Wednesday August 3.
Mrs. Florence Tidwell and Miss Jo Tidwell accompanied by B. P. Atkinson and Elwood Atkinson visited friends and relatives in Cameron recently.
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