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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
1
B F Stewart unveils a new food store in the Sampson building formerly Cameron Haigh, featuring a large porcelain finished market with a freezing unit. Opening Saturday morning includes hourly free gifts and a 7 pm grand award, signaling an enhanced shopping experience by a veteran Cameron grocery man.
Frank S. Richardson, 64, of the Ad Hall community, died at his home Wednesday night after falling from a chair and suffering a heart attack. Coleman Funeral Home reported the death and funeral was held at San Gabriel Thursday afternoon. He is survived by his widow and other relatives.
Amelia Brown, a Black woman deemed of unsound mind, was taken to Rusk State Hospital for the feeble minded Thursday morning by Deputy Sheriff Dan Gunn. She had been arrested earlier on a complaint from her husband and other residents of the H. F. Smith farm near Hanover.
Milton and Albert Rodriguez two Mexican men are jailed in Milam county after Deputy Sheriff Clarence Mc Call arrested them Saturday on a suspicion of robbery. The accuser Mr Johnson of Cross Roads says money was taken from his pockets at Buckhorn Cafe after he reportedly received a $58 cotton program check. Johnson was jailed on drunkenness charges by city officials.
Willie Woods a 26 year old black man died after a pistol discharged in Pete's Cafe Cameron injuring him in the leg the bullet lodged in his stomach. Van Vera Wright faces murder charges after the weapon was dropped and fired in the kitchen.
Announcement from Cameron states W. T. Whatley, prominent local grocer, married Miss Imogene LaGrone of Commerce on Sunday at 2 pm. LaGrone is a former Milam County Home Demonstration Agent.
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Perkins, aged resident of Port Arthur, were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Gatesville. She died at her Port Arthur home Monday and was an aunt of L. Van Perkins of Cameron. The body was shipped to Cameron for burial. Green Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
M. G. Cox presented a rare Camellia Japonica to Cameron Rotary Club president J. B. White at a luncheon praising the president’s service. The plant, grown from Cox's hobby stock, is hardy evergreen and blooms December through February, thriving with shade moisture and acid soil.
The Hillbilly basketball team tours nationally and will face Yee High School faculty at the gym Tuesday night. Athletic Council sponsors the event to boost basketball interest and raise funds for the athletic fund. Monica Ryan, touted as the world’s tallest girl, will appear on Cameron’s local court.
The Central Texas Water Works and Sewage Association met at the Cato Coffee Shop to warn that surface and well supplies are diminishing. A&M College expert E W Steel discussed water superintendents a knowledge and need. Guests from Bryan Austin Fort Worth and Dallas attended with local officials and students. The group viewed a new water treatment film and planned a Temple meeting January 17 to elect officers.
Mr and Mrs William Hefley of Cameron held Christmas Eve open house for relatives. Special guests included Frances Hefley Dallas Jane Tyson Austin Henriet Hefley Southwestern Georgetown Sam Tyson Southwestern University freshman and Captain Mrs William Hefley and child of Washington DC. About thirty guests attended with assistance from Kath erine Hefley and Marjorie Cass El Paso.
St Monica’s church under Rev Geo J Duda adds a new public address and sound system to improve mass acoustics. A portable pulpit microphone and 12 six inch speakers on eight pillars aided the large auditorium. Parma Radio Service installed the system and it debuted at the midnight mass to a packed crowd.
Funeral services for Mrs H C Vance were held in Rockdale with Rev J P Love delivering the sermon. She died in a Temple hospital after a long illness and is survived by her husband and two brothers. Burial was in Rockdale's old city cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Tom Roberts and Mr and Mrs Preston Moore and their daughter from Emporia Kansas are visiting Cameron in the home of Mr and Mrs J F Brown. Mrs Roberts is the sister of Mr Brown.
Dr and Mrs John W Raley and their two children from Shawnee Oklahoma were in Cameron on Wednesday while traveling to Smithville to visit Mrs Raleys parents.
Mrs. J. R. Woodson was killed instantly Friday afternoon three miles south of Bryan when the car she rode in collided on the Caldwell Highway with a Cameron driven vehicle. occupants of the Wilson car were not seriously hurt. Funeral services were held Saturday at Caldwell Methodist Church with Rev. J. M. Gordon officiating. Burial followed at Caldwell. Mrs. Woodson is survived by her husband of the Woodson Lumber Co. and her children.
Sunday December 31 readers in all Christian Science churches study the Lesson Sermon centered on Christ Jesus. The Golden Text proclaims I am the light of the world and those who follow me shall have the light of life. The lesson cites Revelation 3 20 21 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures page 95 asserting spiritual sense lifts consciousness into eternal truth.
Mr and Mrs Jess Coward and their son Jesse Jr will relocate to Bryan early next week to establish residence. Mr Coward will take a job with Halseli Motor Co in the new location.
E W Massengale 76 a pioneer of Milam county and Jones Prairie resident died Wednesday afternoon after brief illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at Sneed Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Stewart delivering the sermon. Burial in Sneed Chapel cemetery. Survived by widow and children Albert Corpus Christi Eldred Maysfield Ben Jones Prairie Mrs Albert Rettig Cameron and Mrs Carlton Crook Jones Prairie Two sisters Mrs John Peed Roswell New Mexico and Mrs Ida Avriett Cameron.
Mr and Mrs William Edgar Gaither announce the marriage of their daughter Billie to Weldon Preston Hogan at 10 oclock Christmas morning. Rev John C Mills officiated with W A L Robinson as best man and Billie Triggs singing Be cause. After a breakfast reception, the couple plans to reside in Temple following a Monterrey Saltillo honeymoon. out of town guests included J K Moore J M Bowman R J Long G E Ashworth John Evans and others.
Daisy Victoria Olson and Francis Charles Borsche married in Austin at St. Austin's Chapel on December 23. The ceremony was followed by a reception and plans for a January 1 home date at 706 A West 30th Street in Austin.
A. W. Stoebner traveled to Bryan on Thursday for a business visit.
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