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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
8
Milam County issues a January 17 call for 22 men to report for pre-induction physicals, leaving Cameron by chartered bus to the Dallas Recruiting Station. It is the county’s seventh and largest pre-induction request since Korea’s outbreak.
General Wakefield, Texas state director, said Texas is prepared to supply men to fill the February quota and has plenty of men examined and acceptable for December January and February quotas. The state’s highest monthly quota since Korea began was 3,453 in November and has been filled. About 7,500 draft registrants will receive pre-induction exams in January to prepare for March and later calls.
Neal Dodson reports the city council approved completing the decorating program and hanging similar decors in Santa Fe Town as merchants funded the Christmas Fund. The council credited the Jaycees for erecting decorations and boosting Yuletide spirit.
Mr and Mrs Steve Garner of Hills borough spent the past weekend visiting Mr and Mrs H E Garner here.
R. H. Fisher is visiting his children in Waco this week, confirming family correspondence and travel plans.
Funeral services for Otis Nicholson were held at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev. Wendell Carr presiding. Nicholson died of a heart attack and was born May 21, 1894 in Arcadia Louisiana. He resided much of his life in Cameron Milam County and worked at Cameron Ice and Cold Storage. He is survived by his widow Opal Nicholson three daughters two sons six brothers four sisters eight grandchildren and nephews as pallbearers. Interment followed at Sandy Creek Cemetery under Marek Burns arrangements.
Highway patrolman Cecil Laywell of Katy spent Wednesday and Thursday visiting friends in Cameron this week.
August Randerman 77 longtime Milam County resident died at his Elm Ridge home. Born in Germany he came to the United States at 15 and lived in Brenham before moving to Milam County. Survived by one son Willie of Cameron three daughters Mrs Otto Reimer Mrs Phillip Reimer and Miss Henrietta Randerman of Cameron one sister Mrs William Engel of Brenham and seven grandchildren. Funeral 2 30 p m Friday December 8 Buckholts Lutheran Church Rev John Striepe officiating. Burial Buckholts Cemetery Green's Funeral Home in charge. Sons of Herman Lodge members pallbearers.
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