Public milk supply collapse shocks Cameron community
Cameron lost its approved public milk supply Friday as I L Foster halted deliveries after learning his price increase was not authorized by the OPA. With Chamberlain Dairy quitting earlier and Ford Dairy gone, the city faces a gap for nursey schools and families unable to buy cows.
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Cameron
OPA
I. L. Foster
Office of Price Administration
Mr. Foster
Chamberlain
Foster
Cameron Homes
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Ford Dairy
Four Gallons of Gasoline In Texas Tale
Austin reader T. H. McGregor notes in Day by Day that four gallons of gas in Texas seem small compared with a gill of whisky, recalling a Sut Lavingood story where a lawyer offers a gill of whisky for helping to transport a mare clock and hound dog.
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Texas
Lawyer Stillyards
Lut
T. H. McGregor
Austin
A N Weems Home Robbed Wednesday
The A N Weems residence was burglarized shortly after midnight Wednesday. Deputy Carl Black handled the case in Sheriff White’s absence as he hunted three escaped inmates in St. Louis. A screen door and window were cut. valuables including trousers money a watch pants keys and a purse were stolen. No arrests by 3 p.m.
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A. N. Weems
Carl Black
White
St. Louis
Weems
Cameron
Women and Overaged Men Can Still Enlist
Recruiting services of the United States Army and Navy will remain open to enlist women and men over 38 years of age. Voluntary enlistment of men between 18 and 38 was discontinued on order of President Roosevelt.
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United States Army and Navy
Roosevelt
Wright Price Birth in Newton Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Wright Price welcomed a baby boy at 8 30 Tuesday night in Newton Memorial Hospital. The newborn weighed nine pounds three and a quarter ounces and has not yet been named.
OPA Denies Milk Price Increase in Dallas
H G Chamberlain received a Dallas OPA denial regarding milk price hikes. He had closed his dairy and sold his herd after delays on a pending application. Foster Dairy raised prices then halted operations following confirmation of no specific authority.
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H. G. Chamberlain
OPA
Dallas
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Chamber of Commerce
Foster Dairy
Foster
Ralph Mitchell
Public Health Office
Herald
Mr. Mitchell
Sheriff Heads to St Louis for Jail Escapees
Sheriff Walter White left Cameron shortly after noon Wednesday for St Louis to bring back three jail escapees Charles Wilkin son Arthur Haynes and Milton Cook who fled the county jail last week. A negro soldier Walter Stillwell who escaped with them remained at large after reportedly reaching St Louis. The escape car owned by Boswell Newton of Rockdale was recovered.
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Walter White
Cameron
St. Louis
Charles Wilkinson
Arthur Haynes
Maysfield
Branchville
Milton Cook
Iowa
Walter Stillwell
Boswell Newton
Rockdale
Charlie Wilkerson
Rockd Ve
Sheriff White
Runaway Children Found in Houston Return Home
Deputy Sheriff Carl Black said two Milano youths aged 13 and 14 were recovered in Houston after running away from their homes. Clarence Clark and Nancy Woods were returned to their residences.
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Carl Black
Houston
Clarence Clark
Nancy Woods
Moore and Mack Visit Cameron From Rosebud
A. R. Moore and Rex Mack of Rosebud were in Cameron on Thursday for undisclosed activities.
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A. R. Moore
Rex Mack
Rosebud
Cameron
Milk supply crisis surveyed by East Texas Chamber
A Cameron Cameron Chamber letter to East Texas leaders describes a regional milk shortage. Dairy closings and price controls have left Cameron Hearne and nearby towns without reliable home milk, forcing residents to rely on cows and small suppliers, while officials seek relief from agencies.
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East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
F. G. Blake
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Harrison
Cameron
Temple
Chamber of Commerce
OPA
Dallas
Mears Dairy
Calvert
Calvert and
Hearne
Cameron and
Buna Falls as Allies Capture Buna in New Guinea
Allied forces under General MacArthur, with Australian and American troops, announced the capture of Buna in New Guinea.Few Japanese prisoners were taken. Rommel is said to be in retreat in North Africa with German casualties and equipment lost. Soviet forces reportedly continue gains on the Russian front.
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Buna
New Guiana
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Rommel
Flight Surgeon Candidate Ventured From Cameron Visit
Dr. M W Avent of the United States Army Air Corps, a lieutenant in the Medical Corps, visited Cameron on leave before departing to Randolph Field for flight surgeon training. He has been stationed in California and expects duties abroad. In Cameron he works at the Newton Clinic with Drs Poetter and Newton.
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M. W. Avent
United States Army Air Corps
Cameron
Avent
Army Air Corps
California
Medical Corps
Randolph Field
Newton Clinic
Poetter
Newton
Yarrellton businessman guest visits Cameron
H. Dodge of Yarrellton spent Monday as a business guest in Cameron, meeting local officials and discussing possible ventures in the area.
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H. Dodge of
Yarrellton
Cameron Monday
Three Milam jail escapees captured in St Louis case
Three youthful escapees from Milam County jail were captured in St Louis. Arthur Haynes Charlie Wilkerson and Milton Cook face robbery charges tied to Cameron Theatre Thorndale Magnolia Station incidents. Stillwell remained at large and an auto linked to the break was found.
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Milam County
St. Louis
Ficers
Wilkerson
Haynes
Cameron Theatre
Cook
Magnolia Station
Thorndale
Constable Worley
San Gabriel
Iowa
Houston
Maysfield
Cameron
Gene Smith
Court House
Stillwell
Arizona
White Christmas Services Friday Night at First Presbyterian
All city churches join for a White Christmas program at First Presbyterian Church Friday at 7 30 p m. Rev John C Solomon says the service features carols sung by the congregation. Citizens are invited and asked to bring wrapped gifts of fruit nuts or groceries for distribution to the County Poor Farm and city shutins.
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First Presbyterian Church
John C. Solomon
Progress on Sweater Fund for Yeomen Football
Good progress is reported in the annual canvas for the football sweater fund. M G Cox, chairman, says supporters will respond as usual and the full fund will be subscribed. The Yeomen sweaters are sponsored by Cameron Rotary Club with a noon Wednesday banquet for squad members, featuring a full program. Tickets are available at Palace of Sweets or Dusek Pharmacy.
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M. G. Cox
Yeomen
Cameron Rotary Club
Albert Collins
Palace of Sweets
Dusek Pharmacy
Freeman of Maysfield in Cameron Saturday
W C Freeman of Maysfield traveled to Cameron on Saturday for an unspecified reason.
Ensign Pollard Visits Cameron Friends
Ensign Charles Hardin Pollard was in Cameron Saturday visiting friends. He announced the birth on December 9 of a son weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces at St. Joseph's Maternity Hospital in Houston. The family includes his wife Helen Ryan Pollard.
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Ensign Charles Hardin Pollard
Cameron
Dee
Charles Hardin Pollard
St. Joseph’s Maternity Hospital
Houston
Ensign Pollard
Pollard
Helen Ryan
John Ryan
Ben Arnold 4-H Club Boy Excels In Hog Raising
Robert Lee Felschinsky, a Ben Arnold 4-H member, reports strong hog work profits. He bought a pig for 10 from a Falls County 4-H boy in May 1941, bred for two litters, sold seven hogs for 12.50 each, earned 59 then 125 from the later litter, and plans to keep a gilt as breeding stock.
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Robert Lee Felschinsky
Ben Arnold
Robert Lee
Falls County
Mrs W Massengale Dies in Cameron Area
Former Cameron resident Mrs. W T Massengale died at 12 45 p m Sunday December 13 1942 at the home of her daughter Mrs Harley Sadler in Sweetwater She will be brought to Cameron for funeral services to be announced later The Green Funeral Home will direct arrangements Survived by three children Burnett Massengale of Sweetwater John Massengale of California and Mrs Harley Sadler of Sweetwater two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including Giles L Avriett Myrtle Avriett Mrs W O Triggs and Mrs Chas McDermott
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W. T. Massengale
Harley Sadler
Sweetwater
Careron
The
Green Funeral Home
Massengale
Cameron
John Maassengale
California
Burnett Massengale
Billy Massengale
John Richard Allen
Giles L. Avriett
Myrtle Avriett
W. O. Triggs
Chas. McDermott
Mrs McQueen 77 Dies Near Sharp in Milam County
Mrs Henry McQueen aged 77 died at her son George McQueen’s home near Sharp on Sunday afternoon. Born Mary Florence Cameron in Virginia January 20, 1865 she spent most of her life in Milam county. She married June 13, 1882. Survived by daughters Minnie Parker Cavilla Sara Burns Garrison and six sons Sam Rosebud Aubrey and Doe Rogers George and Noah Sharp and Pvt Charles McQueen Camp Callan California plus brother Jim Cameron Haskell.
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Rockdale
Dee
Henry McQueen
George McQueen
Sharp
Mary Florence Cameron
Virginia
Milam County
Mr. McQueen
Minnie Parker
Cavilla
Sara Burns
Garrison
Sam
Rosebud
Aubrey
Doe
Rogers
George
Noah
Sharp and Pvt
Charles McQueen
Camp Callan
Calif
Jim Cameron
Haskell
Hose and Fats Drive to Endure for War Duration
Mrs. H. M. Hefley chairs the committee collecting tin cans fats and old hosiery for the scrap drive. Cans go to the Texas Power and Light warehouse. hose to stores. fats to meat markets. She aims to reorganize the county and secure strong public support.
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H. M. Hefley
Texas Power & Light Company
Scrap metal drive urged as county rushes to meet Christmas goal
County scrap drive chair E. Brogdon pleads for all residents to deliver metal to authorized junk dealers. County is behind schedule as transport lags and the campaign ends at Christmas. Mrs. H M Hefley named to marshal housewives for tin cans stockings and grease collection. Cooperation is urged to prevent waste and meet government targets.
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E. Brogdon
Marak Girls 4-H Club Meeting on Sharing Meat for Victory
The Marak Girls 4-H Club met December 4 at the school with Assistant Home Demonstration Agent Thelma Reese. Six members attended and discussed Sharing Meat for Victory and making Christmas gifts. The next meeting is January 8, 1943.
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Marak Girls
Thelma Reese
Weaver in Cameron for area supervision visit
G. G. Weaver, area supervisor of Waco, was in Cameron on Tuesday to observe local operations and meet with staff. He discussed regional strategies and toured facilities with local officials.
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G. G. Weaver
Waco
Cameron
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Sheboyan Press
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W. C. Freeman of
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W. Zimiassengale
Ywne
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