Coca Cola employees honored with safety pins at Cameron banquet
Six Coca Cola Company employees in Cameron received safety awards from Employers Casualty Co. Reading left to right the honorees are R. E. Etheridge Madisonville 1 year pin Gene F. Blake Hearne 2 years pin W F Prayther Cameron 3 year pin R F Richter Cameron 3 year pin L 9 Matula Cameron 1 year pin Elo J Brandstetter Cameron 1 year pin F G Blake company manager presents Richter with a pin.
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R. E. Etheridge
Madisonville
Gene F. Blake
Hearne
W. F. Prayther
Cameron
R. F. Richter
Rockdale Brothers Die in Pearl Harbor Attack
William Thomas Cone and Bernard Ray Cone of Rockdale died in the Pearl Harbor attack. Telegrams from Washington confirm their Navy losses, noting their duties as Electricians Mate Third Class and Fireman Third Class. Both men enlisted in 1940 after Rockdale Grammar School training in San Diego. Milam County records list 38 Pearl Harbor fatalities.
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William Thomas Cone
Bernard Ray Cone
Rockdale
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Ryan Crafton Cone
Rookdale
Navy Department
U. S. Navy
Department
C. W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Rockdale Grammar School
San Diego
Calif
Milam County
Three Boys Convicted on Theft Charges
Wesley Emmons nineteen Neal Bailey sixteen and Harold Stanislaw fifteen were convicted in District Court on theft charges and sentenced. Emmons received two years in Texas Prison Bailey goes to State Reform School and Stanislaw is paroled to Deputy Sheriff LeRoy Massengae. The robbery involved gym lockers during the Cameron Marlin football game after which players lost money and rings.
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Wesley Emmons
Neal Bailey
Harold Stanislaw
Emmons
Texas
Bailey
State Reform School
Stanislaw
LeRoy Massengae
Graham Gillis
Coca Cola Cameron Honors Safe Driving Employees
Six Coca Cola Cameron drivers received pins for one to three years of accident free service. The awards were presented at Cato's Cafe banquet by manager F G Blake with a representative from Employers Casualty Company in attendance.
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Coca-Cola
Cameron Coca-Cola Company
Cameron
F. G. Blake
Employers Casualty Company
Safe Drivers League
Cato’s
Coca-Cola Company
Blake
R. F. Richter
Hitler Sickness Reported From Bergstakagan Retreat
A Turkish report claims Adolph Hitler, tired and disgusted with Soviet culture, has abandoned his Bergstakagan mountain retreat to seek treatment. The source notes his nervous state and a perceived retreat of his forces across the snow covered plains of Russia.
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Adolph Hitler
Blitz
Russia
Bergstakagan
Napoleon
Roosevelt Urges New Draft Act
President Roosevelt calls for immediate Senate passage of a draft bill authorizing universal registration for men 18 to 65 and ready military service for ages 18 to 44. The measure has passed the House, though the President notes possible Senate opposition.
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Roosevelt
Ate
House of Representatives
More Flags Flying In The City
The American Legion aids flag displays in Cameron following a Herald notice. Legion members set up facilities for public display and have sold flags for sidewalk displays in recent months. The Herald bought a flag for installation and praises the Legion for guarding America.
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Cameron
Daily Herald
American Legion
Legion
Herald
America
John Tyler of Oak Hill Transacts Business in Cameron
John Tyler of Oak Hill conducted business in Cameron on Monday in a routine transaction notice.
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John Tyler
Oak Hill
Cameron
Floyd Lewis
Corinth
Local Families Visit and Positive Pearl Harbor Message
Mrs W L Woods and daughter Jessie and son Donald Lee of Chries man spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Henry Groedeker. TOM HOBSON SAFE Word has just been received in Cameron that her son Thomas Hobson aboard the battleship Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor is safe. A card from Honolulu confirms his safety and offers no further details.
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W. L. Woods
Jessie
Donald Lee of
Chriesman
Henry Groedeker
Cameron
Tracy Hobson
Thomas Hobson
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Clipper Mail
Honolulu
Red Cross Drive Gains Momentum Across Milam County
Reports from all sections show Milam County in a strong push for the Fifty Million Dollar Red Cross emergency appeal. Cameron and Rockdale led locally with large contributions, Cameron aiming for 1359 and the district drive scheduled for Thursday as Legion volunteers call on businesses to contribute generously.
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Red Cross
Milam County
Cameron
Rockdale
Billy Strizinek Visited Friends in Taylor Monday Night
Billy Strizinek visited friends in Taylor on Monday night, according to a brief social note. No additional details provided.
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Billy Strizinek
Taylor
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