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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
12
Jones Prairie notes numerous weekend and weekday visits from Freeport Ben Arnold Longview Cameron Bergstrom and other locales. Guests include families and military members from Randolph Field San Antonio and Hous ton with attendances at the Henson Jones wedding and related family gatherings.
Local residents host relatives over the weekend with visits from Mrs. Ann Hopper and sons Pepper and Paul of Meridian Mississippi and Mrs. Henry Rubach of Houston. Mrs. John Kazel and E J Kazel spent time in Dallas with Emory Johnson. Miss Smithie Ritchie visited from Dallas to see John Meyer. Henry Fuchs and family from Bishop joined in Buckholts for the past week.
Airman Bartley Braden son of Mr and Mrs W E Braden of Cameron Texas is home on a thirty day morale leave from Thule Air Force Base Greenland the northernmost settlement in the world He was flown from Thule after six months duty at the remote Arctic station He will return to Thule for the rest of his tour then be reassigned to the United States before separation from the Air Force The article describes Thule AFB climate and living conditions and notes morale programs for personnel statewide
Beef is featured on September's plentiful foods list with heavy supplies and low prices. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service lists at least 15 other major foods in the southwest, including eggs milk and other dairy products for homemakers.
The piece highlights September grocery ads featuring items such as keys, hens, broilers and fryers, honey and rice, peanuts and peanut butter, fresh lemons and limes, salad oils and vegetable shortening. It promotes variety as a path to nutritious family meals through seasonal best buys.
A deaf child, Mary Helen Figueroa, who has been deaf since three months old, will relocate to the State School for the Deaf in Austin. Her mother, Mrs. Antonio Figueroa, lives in Cameron. the father has reportedly deserted the family.
Mary Helen, six, who can only say a few words, plans to leave for the state institution in Austin. She asks if anyone has an old trunk or foot locker to donate to store her clothes, as she travels. Her bright personality helps her make friends in the area.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hearne announce the arrival of their adopted son David Winston born three weeks ago weighing eight pounds. He is welcomed by grandparents Mr and Mrs M A Hearne of Cameron and Mr and Mrs Palmer of Austin.
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