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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
4
The article notes Archer serves in the United States Navy Commandos as an engineer. A speaker named Smith urges men to join or support the war effort by buying bonds and stamps, stressing the need to win the war and to pray without ceasing.
Mrs. J. P. Wise visited relatives in South Texas. W. B. Sissom moved to West Columbia for work. Hugh Smith spent the weekend in San Antonio. Dee Thweatt and Mary Emma Massengale made a trip to Freeport. Mrs. Tom Floyd returned from Freeport. Leona Senkel visited San Antonio. Mary Lou Walston visited sister Jimmie Thweatt. Wayne Thweatt visited Grace Brown in Houston. Maurice Walker and family from San Marcos visited W. T. Walker's. Jack Pond of West Texas visited home folks. Sheriff Walter White and Deputy Carl Black conducted business in Maysfield. Horace Weathers, Killeen worker, visited Jessie Weather's home.
Washington and Henderson discuss the likelihood of a bill advancing in the next Congress. The committee approved it without a dissenting vote, seen as a favorable sign. The speaker notes doubt about securing Democratic Leader McCormick's cooperation before this session ends and urges readers to telephone new items to 282.
Help wanted for progressive person to take over established Watkins route in Cameron. No car or investment needed. Write J. R. Watkins Co. 82 W. Iowa Ave. Memphis Tenn. 2021 For sale very choice registered Holstein heifers $50 each. Best of breeding. Homestead Farms McGraw N Y.
Three miles north of Cameron a white faced red bull and a pale red spot ted bull are missing. Two Jersey heifers weigh 500 and 600 pounds. Bulls expected to weigh 250 to 275 pounds each. Notify W H Triggs, Cameron.
Prices for eggs and poultry soar to historic highs with quotas and large broiler allocations. Ideal Hatchery & Poultry Farm of Cameron announces a new catalog, ready early 1945, inviting orders with discounts after mailing.
The Lesson-Sermon titled God the Only Cause and Creator will be read in all Christian Science Churches on Sunday December 6. Golden Text from Psalms 86:9 10 proclaims worship of the Lord and glorification of His name. Isaiah 45 18 asserts God created and formed the earth for habitation.
The Baptist YWA will meet tonight, Tuesday, at 7 o'clock with Miss Glora Halberdier in charge at Miss Jane Lowe's home. Members and visitors are asked to note the earlier start due to this week's church meetings. A grand program and a surprise special are planned.
Joe Lloyd Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mitchell of 241 W 16th Houston married Mavrilynn Jean Wilkerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Wilkerson of 722 E 6 St Houston in Collins Methodist Church Wednesday Nov in Collins Methodist Church Cameron native Joe Mitchell moved with his parents to Houston where he has many Cameron friends His parents are Milam county natives remembered by many friends
LeRoy Massengale had surgery at 8 30 Tuesday morning in Cameron Hospital. He came through the operation very nicely and his friends will be glad to know he is getting along alright.
Poem celebrates pilots training in the sky and the coming victory. A patriotic verse praising soldiers and planes with the flag colors blue white and red. Signed by Ann Wiese Harmon.
The McElwrath family gathers at John and Rosebud McElwrath home to honor Mrs. J. A. McElwrath Sr. of Cameron. The event, held Sunday due to travel limits, included a noon feast with children and grandchildren from Dallas Navasota Houston Cameron and Port Arthur.
The Cameron Methodist Parish lists Sunday worship at multiple churches with times for Sunday School and preaching, along with Holy Communion. It notes meetings for boards and societies, and weekly activities including prayer, choir practice, and youth groups across towns Minerva Ben Arnold Salem Maysfield Liberty.
Curtis Doyle Phipps 17, son of Mr and Mrs Clay Phipps, reported to Great Lakes Navy training for recruit duties. Roger Gilliland 19, son of Mr and Mrs Roger Gilliland, enlisted in the Navy and reported to Lakes Ill for training. Miss Reba Young of Houston visited her mother Mrs Callie Young for Thanksgiving. Mrs Ann Hurston of Marlow turns 95 today December 1 1942.
Pvt. Hubert L. Cheng of Camp Edwards Mass visits his Uncle Jessie Kirk this week. Hubert Janicek comes from Dallas for an operation at Newton Memorial Hospital and is reported to be doing nicely and recovering rapidly.
Wartime style home repair advertisement urges property owners to save what they have with roofing painting waterproofing and remodeling services. The jumbled text promotes various trades and claims to supply references from Cameron and nearby towns with phone contact 5435 in Cameron, and notes a temporary halt on paper hanging after January 1.
Lieut Stanley H Swift of the United States Navy will arrive in Cameron Friday for a brief stay. He is stationed at Cambridge Mass in a naval school and is set to graduate soon before joining the fleet in active duty. Local friends express happiness at his homecoming and hope he can stay for the holidays. Miss May Gunnels of Waco visited her parents here last weekend.
Mrs Edwin Archer of Houston and her sister Josephine Hubik of Lott are spending this week with Mrs Esther Archer. Mrs Willie Day Taylor of El Paso is visiting her father Wm H Day who is in the Newton Memorial Hospital.
Todd Lowry a 15 year old freshman at the University of Texas is blind and owns a Seeing Eye dog. He attends a pre law course and has become known as the world s youngest dog owner.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas farmers earned 78 million dollars in August, up from 30 million dollars in the same month of 1941.
The Red Cross needs volunteers for sewing downstairs in the old school building every Tuesday through Friday from 2 to 5 p m. Hundreds of garments must be made. G H Lindeman visited Cameron Monday to forward the Herald to Rosebud Rt 4 for a year after moving home. Glendon Dragoo of Houston spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Mamie Dragoo.
Mrs. A J Hilderbandt and daughters visited Mrs Alma Hilderbrand Wednesday afternoon. L S Cunningham of Gause was here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L A Moll and son Jimmie of Beaumont and Mr and Mrs Otho Matthews and children of Yoakum spent Thanksgiving in Cameron with their parents Mr and Mrs Ed Gunn. Mrs George Black of Dallas visited her parents Mr and Mrs M A Taylor recently.
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