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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
4
Cameron Cotton Oil Co urges Milam County farmers to sell cotton seed to local ginners tied to Milam County Oil Mills. With a likely short crop the message emphasizes keeping seed, cake, meal and hulls within the county to feed livestock and sustain local producers, pledging farmer preference in cake sales.
Wanted to buy a few young fresh milk cows. Chamberlain's Dairy invites dairy producers to contact for sale inquiries.
The store with the checkerboard sign offers a full stock of Purina Feeds including Lay Chow Chick Growena Turkey Growens Rabbit Checkers Dog Chow Cow Chow and Horse and Mule feed. Promote the best nutrition for poultry and livestock from your local Purina dealer.
Jess Phares of Gause was celebrated with a Sunday August 20 1944 barbecue at the State Park between Milano and Gause. Rains prepared the meal while Phares relatives served salads breads pies cakes pickles relishes and iced tea. Grandchildren gifted a birthday cake as an American Flag fluttered nearby. Relatives listed include the Phares and Fowler families and other neighbors. The gathering closed with Happy Birthday to You. Back the attack with Bonds.
FBI agent in charge R C Suran asks South and Southwest Texas residents to aid a statewide search for Walter Brincker a 43 year old German citizen and former Guatemala resident who escaped from the Kennedy Texas internment camp on August 17 1944 Brincker is described as five feet ten inches tall 155 pounds blond curly hair with a high forehead and beaked nose He speaks German and Spanish with limited English and wore khaki clothing at the time of his escape The public is urged to notify the San Antonio FBI office immediately Garfield 4216.
Texas voters face a heated runoff as Senator Jesse E. Martin accuses attorney general candidate Grover Sellers of backing from the CIO Action Committee and access to a 25 million dollar slush fund. Martin cites Sellers’ stance on the Manford Labor Act and wartime voting rights for soldiers.
Two Cameron men, Louis John Matula and Lester Earl Williams, recently graduated from the Naval Training School Storekeepers at the Toledo Ohio Naval Armory. They are assigned to a specialty school after scoring well on recruit training aptitude tests. The graduates completed courses in property and financial accounting, typewriting, English and correspondence. Matula is 31, married to Edna Margaret Matula of 200 Bowie Avenue. Williams is 36, married to Blanche Beatrice Williams.
A moderate Gulf storm moving northwest toward the Texas coast was expected to reach Brownsville Tuesday afternoon with wind gusts around 50 miles per hour and widespread rain. Rain squalls spread along the lower coast and Cameron reported cooling temperatures as warnings extended to Matagorda. A separate hurricane had begun crossing the Yucatan Peninsula and was anticipated to re-enter the Gulf moving north with strong winds.
Milam County invites sealed bids on seventy five cords of four foot weed wood to be delivered and stacked in Cameron Texas. Bids must reach Conn R. Isaacs County Auditor by August 30 stating wood type price and start date. County reserves right to reject all bids.
A compact timeline lists milestones from August dates across history: 1847 armistice with Mexico, 1814 British burns Washington, 1942 U S planes damage Japanese carriers in the Solomons, 1864 first railway mail Chicago to Clinton, 1809 birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1918 U S troop strength in France, and 1886 Charleston earthquake.
Miss Mattie Chaste is visiting Hood Village with her sister. Robert and Trene Krupicka visit sister Mrs Henry Brown of Waco. Emil Gerlick of Oklahoma City ends week with Mr and Mrs Vince Krupicka. Rev and Mrs Henry Brown of Waco spend Sunday with Mrs John Sipple. Adolph Krupicka of McClosky General Hospital visits parents. Lucille Croppell of Waco spends weekend with Mr and Mrs Richard Croppell. Bob Morris visiting Cameron with wife and Mr and Mrs Sam Hughes. Mrs Grady Maddox and children from Ben Arnold visit Cameron Saturday.
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