Finland Pushes Back Russians In Major Front Battle
Finnish forces inflict heavy casualties on Russian troops as Moscow admits war not going as planned. Over 25,000 Russian deaths reported with many tanks either captured or destroyed. Finland says total Russian losses may exceed 100,000 with many dead. Britain and France likely to join against Russia.
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Europe
Finland
Moscow
Balkan
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Russia
Cameron Yeomen Honor Football Players At Banquet
The Cameron Yeomen held a Thursday banquet at Cato Cafe attended by students Athletic Council members and patrons. Baylor coach Morley Jennings spoke on football’s evolution and showed a Baylor Arkansas game film. L. C. Wood and Bennett received sweaters for the Yeomen A squad while R. T. Patterson got a gift from the B squad.
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Cameron Yeomen
Cato Cafe
Albert Collins
Morley Jennings
Baylor University
Speedy Graham
Jennings
L. C. Wood
Bennett
R. T. Patterson
Cameron
Bruce Laird Receives Yee High School Unselfish Award
Bruce Laird, senior class president at Yee High School, is named the most unselfish pupil after a Cameron businessman funded a Bulova watch. E A Perrin notes the process involved student votes and faculty selection, with J C Martin presenting the seventeen jewel watch amid a general assembly.
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Bruce Laird
Yee High School
Cameron
E. A. Perrin
J. C. Martin
Bruce Laird Thanks Watch Giver At Yee High
Bruce Laird of Yee High School thanks an anonymous donor for a wrist watch awarded as the most unselfish student among over five hundred attendees. He calls the gift a selfless gesture and hopes to live up to the esteem it implies.
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Bruce Laird
Yee High School
Donnor
Duncan Returns to Cameron After Rusk stay
Horace Duncan who had been in Rusk has returned to Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Jamison with daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Emory Gunn of Houston spent Christmas with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gunn in Cameron.
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Horace Duncan
Rusk
Cameron
Odell Jamison
Emory Gunn
Houston
Dan Gunn
Hughes Family Visits Dallas Relatives
Mr and Mrs W H Hughes and their son Gilbert and daughter in law Mrs Harry Hughes visited Hughes' mother and relatives in Dallas Sunday and Monday. Mrs Harry Hughes stayed longer. They were joined by Mrs W H Hughes and uncle Matt Lb Bailey of the Herald staff who visited relatives there. Friends of Harry are glad he is doing well with his studies at St Mary's University.
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W. H. Hughes
Gilbert
Harry Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Dallas
Matt. Lb. Bailey
Herald
Harry
Ss. M. U
Miss Berenice McLerran Returns to Duties
Miss Berenice McLerran of Austin returns to duties after spending the weekend in Cameron with her mother Mars, John H MecLerran Sr, and other relatives.
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Berenice McLerran
Austin
Cameron
Mars
John H. MecLerran, Sr
Tracy Cotton Association to Reorganize Friday Night
A meeting to reorganize the Tracy One-Variety Cotton Community Association will be held at Tracy School Friday night January 5, 1940. Marvin Charles, secretary, announced the gathering and invited interested citizens to attend.
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Tracy
Mrs Roy Baskin Wins Eight Dollar Crystal Program Prize
Mrs Roy Baskin of Cameron received eight dollars from the Crazy Water Company of Mineral Wells as her award for participating in the crystal program. Participants may join by sending their name, and the drawn name may win five dollars if called, with optional questions for additional prizes.
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Roy Baskin
Cameron
Crazy Water Company of Mineral Wells
Case Continues in David Bryan Employment Claim
The case against David Bryan for employing women over nine hours daily was slated for Wednesday in justice court but continued indefinitely due to the district attorney's holiday absence in Louisiana.
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David Bryan
Justice Court
Louisiana
Arrested Here Wilber Morgan charged with disturbing the peace
Wilber Morgan was arrested and placed in jail here late Friday by City Marshal Gene Smith. He faces a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Wilber Morgan
Gene Smith
Morgan
Car Wreck Injures Cameron Man En Route to Houston
Floyd Albertson of Cameron suffered painful but not critical injuries in a Friday automobile crash near Waller while traveling to visit his daughter in Houston. His son Dick Albertson, who rode with him, was not hurt.
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Floyd Albertson
Cameron
Houston
Dick Albertson
Waller
Rainfall Total Inches Reported by Local Observer
A slow rainfall on Monday amounted to .81 inches, measured by R. A. Tag, the local observer using the official government gauge.
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R. A. Tag
Cotton ginning totals for Millam County crops 1939 and 1988
Census figures show 24 006 bales ginned in Millam County Texas from the 1939 crop prior to December 13 1939 compared with 33 463 bales for the 1988 crop.
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Milam County
Texas
Possum Dinner Hosted by Judge Kemp for Old Friends
Judge Kemp hosted his annual possum dinner today, inviting a circle of longtime friends to the event. The gathering marked a tradition dating back several years.
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Judge Kemp
Wallace son injured in auto crash in Kentucky hospital
L R Wallace of Yarrellton was in Cameron on Tuesday and reports his son Royce Wallace is in a Louisville hospital with injuries from a Sunday automobile accident. He is employed by Kentucky Baptist Hospital, as is his sister Miss Werdna Wallace.
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L. R. Wallace
Yarrellton
Cameron
Royce Wallace
Louisville
Kentucky
Kentucky Baptist Hospital
Miss Werdna Wallace
Stone Garner Visits Cameron Over Holidays
University of Texas student Stone Garner travels to Cameron to visit relatives and friends during the holiday season.
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Stone Garner
University of Texas
Cameron
Mullinax Family to Spend Holidays in Town
Mrs. E Mullinax of Houston will spend the holidays with her brother Mr Kyle Clifton and family and her husband Mr. Mullinax in the local area.
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E. Mullinax
Houston
Kyle Clifton
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Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Mrs. Roy Baskin
Mrs. Baskin
Santa
J. M. Fuller of
Buckholts, Rt. 2
F. C. Fahrendorf Cotton Buyer
Temple Life Insurance Company
Temple
Temple, Texas
Handsome Bob
Lew
Billie Kenna
George Burke - Owen - Barbier
Corey Ford
Norman Z. McLeod
Milton Bren
Cotton Report
Afer
PaTer
Handy Lumber Stores
A. E. Matula
Buckholts
J. O. Mitchell
Rylander
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