Marine Pvt James T Shoemate Killed in Pacific Action
Private James T Shoemate United States Marines died in action in the Solomons near New Georgia. He hailed from Cameron and graduated Yee High School in 1942. He joined after graduation, trained at Camp Pendleton, Tongue Point, and served eight months before the出 zero hour in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Shuemate
United States
Solomons
South Pacific
J. S. Shuemate
Pvt. Shuemate
War Department
Washington
Shuemate
New Georgia
Pvt
Shoemate
San Diego
Calif
Tongue Point
Oregon
Raiders
Camp
Joseph H. Pendleton
Oceanside
California
James
Shorty
Marines
Death of Edwin C. Schuchard in Ballinger
Edwin C. Schuchard husband of former teacher Bessie Liddell died July 27 in a Ballinger sanitarium. Funeral held at St Mary's Ballinger with Rev Kaminsky. He served 36 years in the Ballinger postal system and was secretary of the Civil Service Board. Survived by his wife, a son Lt. Robert Liddell Love at Annapolis, and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Schuchard
Ballinger
Schuchard
Bessie Liddell
St. Mary’s Church
F. M. Kaminsky
Civil Service Board
Robert Liddell Love
Naval Academy
Annapolis
August 9 1831 First American Passenger Engine Hauls First Train
On August 9 1831 the first American passenger engine pulled the first trains marking a milestone in U S railroading. The event showcased early locomotive power and signaled the rapid development of passenger service in the United States.
Funeral Services for S E Kennon Friday
S E Kennon 76 died in Cameron Hospital Thursday. Funeral held Friday at Walkers Creek Baptist Church with burial in Walkers Creek Cemetery. Survived by widow and six children and siblings. noted as a pioneer community man with strong convictions. Pall bearers and honorary pall bearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Kennon
Cameron Hospital
Walkers Creek Baptist Church
Walkers Creek
Mr. Kennon
Alabama
Kennon
Waco
Blackmon
Primitive Baptist Church
Mexia
Green Funeral Home
Ben Kennon
Cameron
Cage Kennon
John Kennon
Houston
Alva Kennon
Walkers Creew
Eva Ripper
Long Beach
Calif
Ada Mac Hollman
Quincy
Florida
R. W. H. Kennon
Cisco
Texas
Rockdale Reporter
Cameron Herald
Lula Perry
Union Springs
Aubrey Hightower
J. D. Link
Elwood Chamberlain
Jim Majors
John Jinks
Hightowner
Graham Gillis
J. B. White
Oscar Hightower
Bill Alex Bonds
Carl Black
B. Slocomb
Jim McGoldrick
Jeff T. Kemp
A. R. McLeran
M. G. Cox
Will Vaughan
England bound Lt Caldwell flies B 26 bomber hero
In England Lt W T Caldwell son of Mr and Mrs W T Caldwell Sr serves in the Army Air Corps. He flies the Martin Marauder B 26 described as the world’s fastest bomber, advancing seven miles from the Catania front. He earned his wings at MacDill Field Florida and joined a fighter group now in the British Isles. This is the first fresh photo of him since commissioning. a prior image was printed in The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Caldwell
England
Lt. Caldwell
Army Air Corps
Catania
MacDill Field
Florida
British Isles
Caldwell
Herald
Rotary District Governor George Marshall Visits Local Club
George K. Marshall, District Governor of Rotary District No. 180 based in Galveston, spoke to the local Rotary Club on Wednesday. He addressed trends in American life and urged organized opposition to forces arising under war pressure that threaten the American way of life. It was his first appearance in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Marshall
Galveston
Rotary District No
Rotary Club
Marshall
Three Brothers in Armed Forces in Hawaiian Islands
Joe D. Newton of Waco now serves in the Pacific war theatre after 13 months in Hawaii. Inducted March 31, 1941, he trained at Fort Monmouth and in Canada, later reaching California and the islands. He married Helen Autrey March 2, 1941. Baylor University graduate. He is one of three Newton brothers serving, with James Frank in the Navy and Walter Oliver Jr. as a master sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe D. Newton
United States Army
Hawaiian Islands
Newton
Islands
Pearl Harbor
Army
Waco
Fort Monmouth
New Jersey
Canada
Camp Claiborne
California
Helen Autrey
Brown Shipbuilding Company
Houston
Sgt
Baylor University
James Frank Newton
United States Navy
Walter Oliver Newton, Jr
W. O. Newton
Cameron
Army Camp Pioneer Walter Newton Jr Plans Move to Nashville
Master Sergeant Walter Oliver Newton Jr has helped inaugurate Camp Wolters Camp Rucker and Camp McCain from 1940 onward. He now serves as finance officer at Thayer General Hospital in Nashville after training at Fort Sam Houston Fort Harrison and other posts. He is married to Lola Trice since June 1943 and resides in Brenada Mississippi planning relocation to Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Oliver Newton, Jr
America
Army
Pacific Navy Family Notes On James Frank Newton
In The Pacific James Frank Newton, Carpenter’s Mate First Class, enlisted in the Sea bees in September 1942. He trained at Camp Peary Virginia and Davisville Rhode Island, spent a 10 day furlough in Cameron on 15 March 1948, and is now stationed in the Pacific near his brother Sethoe D. Newton. He married Florene Kosel of Ben Arnold on 1 February 1941. they have a son, James Frank, Sr., 18 months old, living with Florene’s parents in Ben Arnold and his own parents in Cameron. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W C Newton Sr of Cameron. his father is an active vice president of Citizens National Bank. Brothers include Master Sgt Walter Oliver Newton Jr and Sgt Joe D Newton, the latter in Hawaii and the former at Thayer Hospital in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set. Newton
Finnce
Thayer General Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Wolters
Mineral Wels
Army Finance School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Camp
McCain
Newton
Walter O. Newton
Cameron
Citizens National Bank
Joe D. Newton
Hawaii
Frank Newton
United States Navy
Sgt
Lola Trice
Hewitt
Texas
Trice
Ada Henderson
Brenada
Miss
Frank
Pacific
Sethoe D. Newton
Florene Kosel
Ben Arnold
James Frank
Jimmy
W. C. Newton
Walter Oliver Newton, Jr
Memorial Service in Cameron for Marine James J Shuemate
Memorial service for Pvt. James J. Shuemate killed in action on New Georgia Island in the South Pacific will be Sunday at 4 p m at First Baptist Church Cameron announced by Rev C W Sanders. Services include Rock of Ages Lead Kindly Light Last Post Reveille Abide With Me and a message titled The Memorial of a Given Life by Rev Bob L Pool with Rev C W Sanders closing prayer. Friends of the soldier and family are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Shuemate
New Georgia Island
South Pacific
United States Marines
First Baptist Church
Cameron
C. W. Sanders
James S. Shuemate
Pvt. Shuemate
Pvt. Schuemate
The
Baptist Church
John C. Solomon
Bob L. Pool
First Methodist Church
Russia and China Skip Roosevelt Churchill Conference
The report notes Russia and China will not be represented at the Roosevelt Churchill meeting. It claims Roosevelt and Churchill did not confer in Canada during a fishing trip. Churchill is in Quebec and set to join in Washington, while Stalin may seek an independent peace with Germany.
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Russia
China
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Churchill
Canada
Quebec
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Mrs. H. L. Colbert Visits Cameron on Business
Mrs. H. L. Colbert of Rogers traveled to Cameron on business Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Colbert
Rogers
Cameron
British Sixth Army Moves Onto Italian Mainland
The British 6th Army under Montgomery reached the Italian mainland after advancing seven miles from Catania. The push is seen as potentially eroding remaining German resistance in Sicily, aiding Allied objective to defeat Axis forces. In the East, the Red Army advances toward Kharkov as German artillery shells Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Army
Montgomery
Catania
Sicily
Red Army
Kharkov
Dover
England
Channel
Third War Loan to Begin September 9
Oxsheer Smith, president of Citizens National Bank, named War Loan Director for four counties including Milam. He led the loan there last March as Milam county topped oversubscription nationally. He spoke at the Rotary Club urging formation of a committee to select a county drive chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxsheer Smith
Citizens National Bank
Milam
Pete Kunz Dies At Home In Cameron
Pete Kunz lifelong Cameron resident died suddenly at his home Monday at 1 p m cause heart attack He was about 45 and a brother of August Kunz owner of the Kunz Wood Mill His health had been poor for years local friends mourn the loss Tell us the News contact phone 282
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Kunz
Cameron
Mr. Kunz
August Kunz
Kunz
Cameron Reports 92 Bales Of New Cotton Received
Cameron has received 93 bales of new cotton through Monday night at the Cameron Compress. The first bale for the county was ginned at Thorndale, correcting an earlier Herald error. P. W. Davis, manager, says the crop may exceed 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Cameron Compress
Thorndale
Herald
Cameron Compress Company
P. W. Davis
Cameron Firemen Plan Barbecue at Legion Hall
Cameron Firemen announce their annual barbecue at the Legion Hall on August 24. Tickets, sold by Emmett Streetman, cost $1 and are required for admission after August 17. American Legion members attend by ticket. Barbecue starts at 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Firemen
American Legion
Emmett Streetman
Funeral services for Peter Kunz Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Peter Paul Kunz who died suddenly will be at 8 40 a m Wednesday at St Monica s Catholic Church conducted by Rev George J Duda. The Marek Burns Funeral Home will be at 8 30 a m Wednesday at St Monica s Catholic Church with detailed arrangements listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Paul Kunz
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
George J. Duda
Marek-Burns
Christian Church Service Schedule and visiting preacher
The church hosts Bible School at 9 45, worship and communion at 11, and an 8 30 evening hour. The sermon titled Prayer of You and Me will be delivered by the pastor, with Rev Sanders from the Baptist Church as visiting preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Sanders
Baptist Church
One slain in knife fight at Cameron church event
Ramon Machaca about 22 was stabbed to death at a Cameron Catholic church entertainment early Sunday. Joe Campos 22 is jailed on murder charges after being arrested on the Dick Young farm by Deputy Sheriff Carl Black. Pablo Zomez hospitalised with a severe left shoulder wound. Pete Orta and Domingo Sanches arrested with minor fines. The incident followed prior quarrels. Campos faced murder charges and the death was due to loss of blood from neck and back wounds. Jim McGoldrick assisted at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Joe Campos
Machaca
Dick Young
Carl Black
Pablo Zomez
Pete Orta
Domingo Sanches
Black
Campes
Buckholts Road
Machaea
Campos
Young Farm
Jim McGoldrick
Sheriff Black
Funeral Services For Pete Kunz Wednesday
Pete Kunz age 44 died suddenly Monday at his Cameron home. Funeral mass held at 8 30 a m Wednesday at St Monica Catholic Church Cameron with Rev George Duda. Born December 19 1901 he was survived by a brother August and four sisters. He was a former active member and an honorary member of the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Paul Kunz
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Cameron
Geo. d. Duda
Anton
Magdalene Moran Kunz
August Kunz
Frank A. Michalka
Frank Hanel
Pete Mikula
Veronica
Kunz
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Hub Bennett named Legion Commander in election
Bob Bennett of Santa Fe war veteran who served 24 years ago was named Commander of the American Legion in a Tuesday night election. Finance Officer Rev Orahood appointed Chaplain. Oscar Schiller First Vice Commander. Joe Richter likely to become Commander next year. Fort Worth state convention set for August 17 18 19. Emmett Streetman serves Constitution and By Laws Committee. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs C D Renegar and son Denson of Waco. Mrs Huson Ables of Bremond visits Cameron area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bennett
Santa Fe
American Legion
Bennett
Orahood
First Christian Church
Oscar Schiller
Joe Richter
Jim McGoldrick
Ralph Michalka
Bismark Horstmann
Emmett Streetman
Fort Worth
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
James T. Submate
James T Shuemate
SE Kennon
Rotary
Piconeer Is
Seabees
Navy
Camp Peary
Davisville
Rhode Island
JF. Newton
James J. Shuemate
STH Army
Ramon Machaca
Hub Bennett
Legion
C. D. Renegar
Son Denson
Charles Knipp
Huson Ables
Bremond
Ables
New Cameron
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