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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
6
W A Bill Morrison the criminal district attorney departed Cameron for a vacation in Galveston. He may not know of his renomination for a second term and could not be found Monday during a court case.
Mrs Laura I Dragoo wife of the late W J Dragoo died at Liberty Friday night. She was mother of Frank and Van Dragoo Rogers Andy Dragoo Holland and Mrs J C Gilliland Milano. Burial was in Liberty cemetery Saturday. Mr and Mrs Huling Hubert and Robert Cone were visitors over the weekend.
J. W. Garner of Rockdale was a business visitor here Monday. Ray O'Neill and daughter Patsie visited in Burlington Sunday.
Mrs Conn Moody and Mrs Earl Burke spent Thursday and Friday in the home of Mrs Frank Thomas of Waco.
A charter meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service is scheduled in the Methodist Church auditorium on Monday September 2 at 3 p.m. All church women are urged to attend for the society's organizing.
Layne Caldwell, pastor of Marlow Baptist Church, starts a two week revival this Sunday. He expects a large crowd and invites the public to attend.
Greece faces an ultimatum from Mussolini to renounce English ties and expel British ships within 24 hours. Turkey reaffirms alliance with Greece and offers military support if Greece resists Italian aggression. Britain and Turkey pledge aid only if Greece fights, while questions linger over Russia and US actions amid broader war tensions in 1930s Europe.
Mrs. J. A. Cryer and her son Kenneth visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Russell of Lubbock and other relatives in Abilene and Dallas during the last work period.
James H. French and associates start drilling for oil on the L. F. Graham farm near Sharp. The operation marks a new effort to tap potential oil reserves in the area as crews mobilize onsite.
Nine United States Army air corps officers died when their bomber crashed in the bad lands of Colorado during a night flight drill. The heavily loaded bombs exploded on impact and wreckage extended for miles. Congress opened an sabotage inquiry as parts were missing and several bodies remained unfound.
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