Brooks Pledges Co operation With Governor O Daniel
Pierce Brooks candidate for Railroad Commissioner pledges full cooperation with Governor O Daniel to coordinate Texas resources with the national preparedness plan. He vows independent votes on the commission, a 25 percent cut in operating expenses, gas rate reductions for consumers, higher truck load limits, and harmony between the commission and the governor for August 24 voting.
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O'Daniel
Texas
Brooks
O’daniel
Railroad Commission
Col Thompson
Jerry Sadler
Commission
Dallas
Texas Natural Resources
Taylor
Ballyhoo
Clyde Cummings Visits San Gabriel for Short Stay
Clyde Cummings is spending a few days in San Gabriel, staying at a local residence and planning to visit nearby sites and meeting residents during his visit.
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Clyde Cummings
San Gabriel
Saturday Ballot slate for county and state offices
Voters face choices for railroad commissioner Pierce Brooks Dallas County and Olin Culberson Jackson County. Supreme Court candidates H S Lattimore Tarrant County and James P Alexander McLennan County. District Attorney Nelson Green and W A Morrison. Clerk of District Court Penn Wolf and W C Moody. County Superintendent Charles M Hicks and Mrs Guy Newton. Precinct 1 Constables B F Bailey and J E Harwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Brooks
Dallas County
Olin Culberson
Jackson Co
Supreme Court
H. S. Lattimore
Tarrant Co
James P. Alexander
McLennan County
Penn Wolf
W. C
Nig) Moody
Baptist Church plans chair purchase for new education building
Members of First Baptist Church endorse a plan to buy steel folding chairs for the new education building. Chairs are expected to cost about $2.30 each and money can be left with F. J. Beckerman, Ray Burke, or at the church office.
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First Baptist Church
F. J. Beckerman
Ray Burke
Soil Conservation Directors to be Named August 31
Central Texas Soil Conservation District will elect a supervisor and board members on Saturday August 31. Edwin F. Fischer of Buckholts and A. W. Hemsen of Bell County are named to the board. candidates include K. W. Boerts Falls County Joe Slavik Sr Milam County and A L Thompson Bell County. Land owners may vote at Buckholts Yarrellton Ben Arnold Briary Jones Prairie Maysfield and Cameron. only three of four nominees will be elected.
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Milam County
Buckholts
Yarrellton
Ben Arnold
Briary
Jones Prairie
Maysfield
Cameron
New Baptist Sunday School Building Complete in Cam
The Baptist of Cam completed a modern Sunday school building to serve Intermediate Junior Primary Beginners and Cradle Row departments with a large banquet kitchen and movable partitions. It features a concrete foundation masonry exterior white plaster interior walls paneled ceilings hardwood floors and a $16850 cost. Grady Cooper chaired the building committee J E Johnson was architect and McClellan Brown McClellan of Waco built the structure.
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The
Baptist of Cam
Baptist Sunday School Board
Rene Cr
Grady Cooper
J. E. Johnson
McClellan- Brown-McClellan
Waco
Johnson
Britain’s Air War Shifts Balance in World War II
British claims a sensational victory in the air war as Nazi losses exceed a thousand planes in seven days. German raids continue on the British Isles while Britain steps up offensives against Italy and Vichy France. The United States warns Germany to ensure safe passage for the American Legion ship carrying refugees from Petsamo to the United States.
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Royal Air Force
Great Britain
England
Adolf Hitler
British Isles
Germany
Switzerland
Holand
France
Belgium
United States
United States Army
American Legion
Petsamo
Finland
Governor ODaniel Indorses Whom in Runoff?
The report says Governor W Lee O Daniel released a press statement urging voters to back candidates who support his age pension and social security program. The broadcast hints he endorsed Brooks without naming him, while Thompson backs Culberson. The Austin story is confused and unclear.
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W. Lee O’daniel
Olin Culberson
Pierce Brooks
O’daniel
Brooks
Hiow
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Thompson
O'Daniel
Imdorsen Thompson
Austin
The Modern Way
A satirical verse contrasts savage tribes with modern society. It criticizes removing elder workers from their jobs as a form of passive execution. The speaker defends a sterner reaction to aging and calls out moral failings in contemporary behavior.
Local races draw light interest in August primary
Voters focus on state contests, including Pierce Brooks versus Olin Culberson for Railroad Commissioner, and Supreme Court contenders James P. Alexander and Lattimore. Milam County features Nelson Green in a run off with W A Morrison, while Mrs Guy Newton faces Charles Hicks for county superintendent. The Cameron precinct 1 race pits Pete Harwell against B I Bailey as overall turnout remains light.
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Pierce Brooks
Olin Culberson
Sureme
James P. Alexander
Waco
Lattimore
Fort Worth
Milam County
Nelson Green
Cameron
W. A
Bill) Morrison
Suerinten
Roosevelt Plans Aid to Britain as War Deepens
British government pledges defense of Greece if Italy invades with Greece focusing troops on the Albanian frontier. Roosevelt returns to Washington to study national defense and considers transferring 50 old destroyers to Britain. Germany claims powerful new bombs and shifts air attacks to the Irish coast while British navy aids the Mediterranean.
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Mediterranean
Italy
France
Germany
Greece
Saloniki
Roosevelt
Washington
Britain
British Isles
Irish
New Cotton Arrives in Bales at Cameron Compress
The Cameron Compress Company reports increasing arrivals of new cotton with 352 bales counted by manager PP W Davis. Average price 9.25 per unit and seed at 19 per ton. crop so far valued at 17 600 plus seed per Daily Herald via Cotton merchants.
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Warves
Cameron Compress Company
PP. W. Davis
Daily Herald
Social at Michael's Church in Burlington
Social sponsored by the ladies of St Michael's Church on the church grounds Sunday evening at 5:60. Sandwiches and cold drinks will be served.
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Ladies of St
Michael's Church
Swimming Party At Billie Marek Home
A swimming party was held Wednesday night at Miss Billie Marek’s home followed by a lawn supper attended by R. M. Connell W. T. Pearson Wallace Smith Ross Harwell Robert Hurt Theressa Manning Cevin McCoy and Billie Marek.
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Billie Marek
R. M. Connell
W. T. Pearson
Wallace Smith
Ross Harwell
Robert Hurt
Theressa Manning
Cevin McCoy
Oma
Oxsheer Smith Writes Publisher From Plane Flight to Washington
Oxsheer Smith, president of Citizens National Bank, sent a letter from a commercial air flight between Nashville and Washington. The letter was mailed from Washington as he traveled to New York City and plans a two week stay in Gardiner Maine with Mrs Smith before returning to Cameron around September 1. The Herald pursued background on Irvin Clary, former bank cashier, using information furnished by Smith.
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Washington
Mr Smith
Nashville
Tennessee
Smith
American Airlines
New York City
Gardiner
Maine
Irvin Clary
Citizens National Bank
editor Receives Fine Apples From Cameron Resident
Walter Lucas of the McLane Company delivered two very large apples grown by Mrs W M Lucas from a volunteer tree in Cameron Milam County. The tree produced about 100 large apples and the editor notes potential for Milam County to become a notable apple region. The publisher commends Mrs Lucas and thanks her for the contribution.
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Herald
Walter Lucas
McLane Company
W. M. Lucas
Lucas Yard
Ellie Lewis
Liberty
Milam County
Lucas
Girl Scout Camp Out At Mrs Kerp S Camp Near Minerva
Mrs. W. T. Whatley Jr and Mrs. J. H. Britt led a two day outing for Girl Scouts at Mrs. Jim Kerp's camp near Minerva. This marked the first camping since the troop's recent reorganization. Each girl chose a buddy to prepare meals and swim.
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W. T. Whatley, Jr
J. H. Britt
Girl Scouts
Treoap
Jim Kerp
Minerva
Dr A S Epperson Joins El Paso Trip With Stewart Epperson
Dr A S Epperson travels to El Paso on Friday to join Mr and Mrs Stewart Epperson for a grand canyon tour and visits to other points of interest.
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A. S. Epperson
el Paso
Mrs
Stewart Epperson
Grand Canyon
Clyde Cummins Named Clerk at Henrys Slipper Shop
Clyde Cummins accepts a clerk position at Henrys Slipper Shop starting Saturday. He invites his friends to attend and travel with him.
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Clyde Cummins
Henry
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Galaial
Daniel
Chas. M. Hicks
Guy T. Newton
Por
B F, Bailey
J. E
Pete) Harwell
Baptist
Soil Conservation
Central
Soil Conservation District
New Baptist Sunday School
Hitler
O’ Daniel Indorses
Burlington
Oxsheer Smith
Plane
Pioneer
Girl Scout
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