Liberator pilot Lt Ray N McCall overseas with US Army Air Forces
Lt Ray N McCall now overseas with units of the United States Army Air Forces. He was commissioned June 26 1943 at Forster Field Victoria earning his wings as a pilot. He trained at Pueblo Colorado before deployment and is the son of Mrs Ora B McCall and grandson of G W Henderson.
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Ray N. McCall
United States Army Air Forces
Forster Field
Victoria
McCall
Pueblo
Colorado
Liberator
Ora B. McCall
Claudia Bell Henderson
Beaumont
Lt. McCall
G. W. Henderson
Walkers Creek
Mrs Alice Thompson Dies After Influenza Pneumonia
Mrs. Alice Thompson aged 80 died at her son Louis Mitchells home in Clarkson on December 22 following influenza and pneumonia complications. Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday December 24 at Coleman Funeral Home Cameron with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born in 1863 in Columbus County Arkansas maiden name Lou Alice Wimberley and is survived by five sons Lloyd Louie John Henderson and Paul and daughter Mrs John Blazon of Bryan. Her son Henderson Thompson resides in Cameron.
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Alice Thompson
Coleman
Cameron
Oak Hill
Ceme
Humble to Broadcast Cotton Bowl With Noted Duo
Humble Oil and Refining Co will again broadcast the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Texas Longhorns meet Randolph Field Ramblers with veteran announcers Wes Box and Kern Tips handling pregame and play by play. Stations include KPRC Houston WFAA Dallas WOAI San Antonio KNOW Austin KRIS Corpus Christi and KRGV Weslaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Texas University Longhorns
Randolph Field Ramblers
Humble
Wes Box
Kern
Texas Quality Network
KPRC
Houston
WFAA
Dallas
WOAT
San Antonio
KNOW
Austin
KRIS
Corpus Christi
KRGV
Weslaco
Chesley White Dies at Minerva Home
Chesley White eight son of Mr and Mrs Troy White of Minerva died at the family residence in Minerva on Tuesday December 28 1943 after a brief illness. Funeral services were to be held at 4 p m from the Greer Funeral Home chapel in Cameron with Rev C W Sanders officiating. Interment will be in the Minerva cemetery. Surviving are his parents one sister Margaret and three brothers Joe Allen Billie Carl and Jimmy Ray.
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Chesley White
Troy White
Minerva
Greer
Cameron
C. W. Sanders
First Baptist Church
Margaret
Joe Allen
Billie Carl
Jimmy Ray
Political Year 144 Around Corner
Analysis of 1944 political year covering national and local elections from January through November. Discusses presidential prospects Roosevelt fourth term questions, peace treaty prospects, and impact of Republican victory. Includes city, state, county, precinct, and school elections with primaries and conventions in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Germany
Texas
United States
Eugene Barmore Back Home After Year In The South Pacific
Eugene Barmore Fireman First Class has returned to Cameron after a year in the South Pacific. He served in the navy's engineering shop, landed on Guadalcanal in January 1943 and Bouganville in the first wave, living in foxholes and boats under Japanese strafing. He helped discharge loads and run a repair shop set up in a tent amid coconut groves as parts arrived.
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Guadalcanal
Bouganville
Eugene Barmore
Cameron
Barmore
Navy
Varner Golden Wedding Observed in Gause Home
Mr and Mrs Allen Varner marked their fifty years of marriage with a Golden Wedding in their Gause home on Sunday December 26 1943. The couple wed December 21 1893 in Gause where a church wedding and reception followed by a trip to Milano were part of the celebration.
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MR. and
Mrs. Allen Varner OF
Gause
Allen Varner
Thei
Warner
International
Great Northern
J. W. Stephens
Gause Baptist Church
Warner Home
Milano
J D. Peebles
Mrs. Peebles
Peebles
Sue Baskin
Cameron
J. M. Dollar
Dean Ferguson
Edd Fowler
Georgetown
J. A. Ely
R. T. Littleton
Ludie Cochran
Gauge
Clarence Warner
Houston
Theo Eggieston
Gaither Burial Held for J F Gaither in Fort Worth
Funeral services for J F Gaither 73 brother of W E Gaither of Cameron and Rockdale were held in Fort Worth. Interment was at Mission Burial Park San Antonio. Surviving are a son Lt J F Gaither Jr stationed at Camp Crowder and siblings including J C Gaither Sr and W E Gaither. Mrs Helen Gaither and daughter Helen Gruiton Gaither preceded him.
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J. F. Gaither
W. E. Gaither
Cameron and
Rockdale
Harveston & Cole
Fort Worth
Mission Burial Park
San Antonio
Mission Park
J. J. Gaither
Salisbury
North Carolina
John B. Gaither
Mary Elizabeth Gaither
Texas
W. E B. Gaither
Mistral Bros. & Company
Quaker Oats Company
St Joseph
Oklahoma
Waco
Gaither
Harrison Street
Helen Gaither
Helen Gruiton Gaither
J. F. Gaither, Jr
United States Army
Reds Near Romanian Border in New Push
The Red drive in the Kiev bulge has Russian forces within 16 miles of Zhitomir as the border with Rumania lies nearby. Analysts see reaching the Balkans as a turning point with fighting likely confined to this theater for months. German reinforcements bolster Italy front while on New Britain Marines push tanks toward Gloucester air base.
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Kiev
Zhitomir
Red Army
Balkans
New Britain
Gloucester
Kansan Is New Year Feature at Milam Theatre
Renowned producer Harry Sherman brings The Kansan to Cameron Theatre on Saturday January 1. The Western tale set in a 1870s frontier town stars Richard Dix Jane Wyntt Albert Dekker Victor Jory Eugene Pallette Robert Armstrong and Francis McDonald with 200 extras 6 stunt girls and chorus led by Beryl Wallace. A climactic saloon brawl anchors the film.
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Harry Sherman
Kansan
Richard Dix
Jane Wyntt
Albert Dekker
Victor Jory
Eugene Pallette
Robert Armstrong
Francis McDonald
Orchidaceous
Beryl Wallace
Earl Carroll
Kanaan
Cameron Theatre
Woodrow Wilson born in 1856 in December
Cadet Robert S. Hays, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hays, spent holidays in Cameron and is stationed at Lafayette College Easton Pennsylvania. He left Cameron this morning to resume duties.
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Robert S. Hays
John Hays
Cameron
Hays
Lafayette College
Easton
Penn
Mrs Maude Hiller Visits Daughter in Waco
Mrs Maude Hiller of Cameron is visiting her daughter in Waco, staying for a period and likely to attend local events during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Hiller
Cameron
Waco
Eisenhower to Lead Invasion as 1944 War Goal Outlined
General Eisenhower, named by President Roosevelt to lead Allied invasion, says Europe will be won in 1944. He plans a multi point invasion on the continent with Montgomery joining him in London after Mediterranean HQ moves. The statement signals final stages of war and approval of major land operations to defeat Germany.
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Dwight D
Rob
Europe
Medite
Eisenhower
Marshal Foch
France
Germany
Mediterranean
London
United States
North Africa
Bernard Montagomery
8Th Army
A A Brush Dies in Cameron at 50
Archie A Brush 50 died at Newton Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning. Funeral arrangements in Cameron will be announced once relatives provide information. A World War I veteran known as Shorty Brush, he served in World War II aerial squads 93 and 14, spent 27 months overseas, and was a longtime American Legion member. Surviving are his widow and relatives mainly in Peoria Illinois.
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Archie
Brush
Newton Memorial Hospital
Mr. Brush
Peoria NL
Cameron
Shorty Brush
American Legion
Peoria
Bell Salvage Co Ships Large Scrap Shipments
G W Barr of the Bell Salvage Company reports substantial scrap exports from their yards. In the last 40 days he shipped 84960 pounds of scrap iron a car load of old tires 840 batteries and 600 pounds of scrap metals.
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G. W. Barr
Bell Salvage Company
Leland Green Jr Travels to Taylor on Business
Leland Green Jr made a business trip to Taylor on Wednesday. The visit focused on work matters and scheduling follow up meetings with local officials and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Green, Jr
Taylor
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Humble Oil-Refining Co
Roosevelt
South Pacific
P. m
Obie
Los Angeles Examiner
JF Gaither
REDS
New Push
Milam Theatre
Woodrow Wilson
New London
England
A.A. Brush
Bell Salvage Co
Jeff T. Kemp
L. W. Kemp
Kemp
Frank Adams
Jackson
Merald
Cpt
Walter F. Hess
Army
Seattle
Washington
Cpl. Hess
Bluebonnet Cafe
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