Urges Vote Against Pension Amendment in Cameron Herald
Rochdale Texas readers are urged to vote against two constitutional amendments on August 25. The Old Age Pension proposal would cap monthly payments at twenty dollars and set a total annual limit of thirty five million dollars for two years. It would not be self enacting and would take effect only in 1947, likely reducing help to about 200000 elderly. The second amendment seeks continuous salary and per diem for legislators, meaning the current House and Senate could gain large cumulative pay. Critics call the salary plan excessive and a vote against it to avoid poorer quality lawmakers.
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Texas
United States
Ofice
House
Senate
Austin
City Moves to Save Finances and End Tax Discounts
Mayor Chas. C. Smith and the City Council centralize purchasing and end tax payment discounts. Officials project about 20 percent savings in the general fund, freeing cash for needed public improvements and reducing reliance on borrowed funds. Savings could fund a new administration building and lead to a treasury surplus under postwar plans.
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Chas. C. Smith
Treasury
Smith
Cameron Schools to Open in Fall Term
Cameron schools will open for the fall term on Monday September 10, announced by W. T. Hanes, Superintendent. Rural students should register at 9 a.m. Friday August 24, including first time high school attendees. Vacancies exist among faculty with new teachers reporting: W. F. Arthur agriculture, Roy Hensley science, Mrs. F. J. Schultz mathematics, Mrs. Nance commercial department.
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Cameron
W. T. Hanes
W. F. Arthur
Roy Hensley
F. J. Schultz
Nance
Capt George Peets Sr Killed in Action in Philippines
Captain George Peets Jr of Maysfield commanded a company in the Philippines. Reported killed in action after a transport ship torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in Subic Bay on December 15, 1945. He was among officers captured when the Philippines fell and later died in captivity.
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George Peets, Jr
Maysfield
Philippines
War Department
George Peets
Peets
Japan
Subic Bay
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Texas hits unemployment as war contracts end
Texas faced a surge of unemployment as wartime industries shut down. The government cancelled most war contracts in the state and ration book holders were urged to keep their books for use later.
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Texas
Arrives Home Cpl Ernest Elliott Honored for Service
Cpl Ernest Elliott returns home by plane on August 12 1945 after four and a half years in the European theatre. He holds the EAME campaign medal with four bronze stars the American Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. His brother Cpl J K Elliott serves in the India Burma theatre. He is the son of Mr and Mrs N M Elliott of Cameron with wife and young son in Milano. He discharged through the point system with 99 points.
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Cpl
Ernest Elliott
Cpl. Elliott
EAME
J. K. Elliott
India- Burma
N. M. Elliott
Cameron
Milano
Occupation Troops Move Into Japan With Airborne Units
Airborne units will enter Japan and land 20 miles from Tokyo on Sunday August 26, with naval landings planned on the following Tuesday. General MacArthur is to land with the first troops and meet Emperor Hirohito at the palace. Tokyo warns of possible trouble from hardline elements as American forces prepare for emergencies, including the potential use of atomic bombs. Four Doolittle raid veterans among 12 Americans liberated, one gravely injured.
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Japan
Tokyo
MacArthur
Hirohito
General MacArthur
Doolittle
Preston Graves Jr Dies From Burns In El Paso Refinery Fire
Preston Graves Jr a former resident and recent Navy discharge died from burns in a hospital at El Paso following a refinery fire. He had returned to El Paso to work at the Standard Oil refinery after naval service and earlier lived near Sharp and Cameron. He leaves a widow in Beaumont and a brother in Dallas with his parents in Dallas.
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Preston Graves, Jr
United States Navy
el Paso
Mr. Graves
Navy
Naval Hospital
Watermelon Cut Planned for Girls and Brownie Scouts
The Girls and Brownie Scouts are invited to attend a watermelon cut at City Park on Thursday night August 23 1945 at 7 30 p m.
Edward Richter Dies At Salem Home After Long Illness
Edward Richter died at his Salem Community home on Wednesday August 15, 1945 after a long illness. Born in Austria February 22, 1879 he came to America in 1883 and settled in Milam county. Survived by wife Louise Dressler and three children all of Cameron, plus two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral at St Monica's Church Friday August 17 conducted by George Duda with Marek Burns Funeral Home in charge.
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Edward Richter
Salem
Mr. Richter
Austria
America
Milam County
Louise Dressler
Millie Elliott
Tillie Sims
Frank Richter
Cameron
Bertha Winkler
Julia Pfarrdrescher
George Duda
St. Monica’s Church
St. Monica’s Cemetery
Marek Burns
Surrender Pact to Be Signed Aboard American Ship
Tokyo announces that Japan will sign a conditional surrender pact on an American warship in Tokyo Bay. General Douglas MacArthur is to arrive three days before the signing. Washington has not issued details. By noon Wednesday 1700 Allied prisoners of war were liberated by American paratroopers.
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Japan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Pfe. Martin K. Weems On His Way Home
Mr and Mrs M E Weems received a telegram from their son Pfe Martin K Weems from Camp Kilmer New Jersey. He served in the Medical Corps in Europe during the war with Germany and was wounded by a mortar shell. He wears the Purple Heart and is due to arrive in San Antonio this week to be home early next week.
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M. E. Weems
Pfe
Martin K. Weems
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Pfe. Weems
Europe
England
San Antonio
John Tate to be Buried Texarkana
H. N. Tate received a message Tuesday that his brother John F. Tate died at his home in Texarkana early on Tuesday August 21 1945. He had lived in Texarkana and worked for a baking firm until retirement due to ill health. Surviving are four brothers Howard Edgar Tate Texarkana Henry Tate Vernon Illinois and H N Tate Cameron and one sister Mrs M H Wise Herron Tr. H N Tate and Mrs Wise will attend the funeral services.
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H. N. Tate
John F. Tate
Texarkana
Tate
Illinois
Howard
Edgar Tate
Henry Tate
Vernon
Cameron
M. H. Wise
Herron
City Records 103 Degree Friday Heat Peak Since 1944
Temperature in Cameron Friday reached 103 degrees the hottest since July 26 1944 according to Richard Hester local government observer. August daily averages ran high with no rainfall and the 1944 July 26 reading was 104 degrees.
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Cameron
Richard Hester
Mr. Hester
Petain Treason Sentence Commuted to Life in Prison
General DeGaulle has commuted Marshal Petain’s treason death sentence to life imprisonment. DeGaulle plans to travel to Washington next week to discuss the matter.
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General DeGaulle
Marshal Petain
France
Washington
War Veteran Returns from European Battle Zones
Cpl. Johnnie Roschetzky of Liberty has returned after 17 months in Europe with the 187th Signal Repair Company. He helped keep radios working for Patton's Third Army, saw action near Bastogne, and served from France in 1944 to Germany in 1945. His brother Willie serves with the First Army in Europe.
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Johnnie Roschetzky
Liberty
Cpl. Roschetzky
187Th Signal Repair Company
U. S
George Patton
France
Nurenburg
Germany
Third Army
Luxemburg
Belgium
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Spt
Willie Roschetzky
Pilsin
Czechoslovakia
First Army
Hodges
A. R. Roschetzky
Yee High School Fall Registration Schedule Issued
Yee High School announces fall term registration beginning Friday at 9 a.m. for rural students with seniors, juniors, and sophomores assigned specific times. Non rural students register August 27 and August 31 for respective grades, and all must enroll to receive books and schedules. Local residents Mrs Ditto and Miss Slone are mentioned in notes.
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Yee High School
Graves Jr. of Cameron dies in El Paso refinery blast
Preston S Graves Jr known as Pete dies from burns suffered at the Standard Oil refinery in El Paso on August 18 1945. He is buried August 20 in Oak Hill Cemetery Cameron with services by Rev C W Sanders. Survived by Lena Bell wife and his parents Fred and Mrs Graves plus a brother and grandmother. Graves received Navy medical discharge after tropical fever and had earned three promotions in the refinery before his death.
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Preston Shinault Graves, Jr
Pete
Preston S. Graves
Cameron
el Paso
Standard Oil Company
Oak Hill Cemetery
C. W. Sanders
American Legion
Thomas S. Barkley
Henry, Paul and
Rufus Graves
Jud Davis
Grady Cooper
Preston S. Graves, Jr
Texas
Southwestern University
Lena Bell
Beaumont
Fred T. Graves
Dallas
Robert Todd
Fred Graves
Nathan Cass
W. C. Todd
Tyler
W. S. Barkley
Rockdale
L. R. Walker
Austin
Wm. T. Hefley
San Antonio
T. C. Gunning
E. H. Bell
James Bell
Ben Bell
Nellie Lee Bell
Joe Yarbrough
Ike Ward
Bessie Bell Ward
Jim Teague
Jack Parkhill
Caldwell
Will Davis
Nelson
Paul
Henry
Sharp
Mr. Moore
Thorndale
J. A. Beasley
Local Labor Market Report Cameron Week Aug 15–21
Weekly United States Employment Service report covers Cameron with 3 male workers placed, 47 unemployment claims filed, 10 job seekers (7 men) and 3 job openings. Two firms requested workers. no layoffs. No local demand for labor and surplus manpower noted amid peace-time effects. George Allen toured Arkansas Tennessee Oklahoma returning via Shreveport. Advice: avoid marrying a woman who looks good in black.
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Cameron
United States Employment Service
George Allen
Arkansas
Tennesse
Oklahoma
Shreveport
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