Milan Pioneer Plays His Violin at Eighty Years Old
In Milam county near Milano a rural birthday celebration honors D Pugh Ferguson aged 80 and his wife as they mark their village life. The event featured a program of music, gifts, and a surprise dinner with 22 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren in attendance. Ferguson hinted at running for president in six months.
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Verda Short
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Henry Charles
Vernon
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Leatrice Joy
Ike Shilburne
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J. H. Carrol
Guy
Imes
Charles Williams
Janet
Will
Sallie Robinson
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Bryan Youth Killed in Wreck Near Milano
Alfred P. Boswell 21 of Bryan died instantly Friday at 7 p m when his 1936 Chevrolet hit a truck east of Milano. Bud Ashcraft of Rogers, truck driver, was slightly injured. Deputies found the car crushed and Boswell pinned in the wreckage. authorities believe a blinded driver error caused the collision. Boswell, formerly of Hearne, survived by parents and siblings.
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Bryan
Milano
Bud Ashcraft
Rogers
Houston
Clarence McCall
Max Kennedy
Boswell
Hearne
Ancil Boswell
Waco Man Takes Coleman Funeral Home Post in Cameron
Harry Moore arrived in Cameron to begin duties at Coleman Funeral Home succeeding Bill Marek who resigned recently. Mrs Moore and the children plan to relocate to Cameron to reside there. Before Cameron he worked with Compton's Funeral Home in Waco.
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Coleman Funeral Home
Cameron
Harry Moore
Moore
Bill Marek
Big Chevrolet Year Forecast at Parley
R G Grabein of Grabein Chevrolet returns from Houston conference with Campbell Ewald officials and Chevrolet advertising leaders. Plans for 1940 call for heavy newspaper and magazine ads and billboards with radio ads canceled. Dealers expect a big year for Chevrolet based on Detroit executives meeting.
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Dr W R Newton to Speak at Yee High School Gym
Dr W R Newton Jr will address the Social Hygiene Meeting at Yee High School Gym tonight at 7 30 sponsored by the State Department of Health. Cameron residents are urged to attend to learn about important health problems.
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W. R. Newton, Jr
Yee High School
State Department of Health
Cameron
Frank Dobie to Lecture February 73
Frank Dobie author and Texas folklore expert will lecture at Yee High School auditorium at 7 30 PM on Friday February 28. Lions Club president Guy Haynes led Austin discussions about the talk and a Dobie writings display will appear in downtown show windows. Dobie’s books Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver Coronado's Children explore Texas folklore and legend.
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History Club
Yee High School
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Lions Club
Austin
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Great
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American Legion Forty-Two Party Set for Friday Night
Cameron residents are invited to a postponed American Legion party and entertainment at the Knights of Columbus Hall this Friday night February 2. The Legion Auxiliary assists. refreshments will be served, a small admission charged, and other games and attractions will be offered for non players.
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American Legion
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Legion Auxiliary
Highway 77 to be Paved in 1940 Project from Splawn to Mays Field
A 8.6 mile stretch of Highway 77 from Splawn to Mays Field will be graded and surfaced in 1940. Julian Montgomery, chief engineer of the State Highway Department in Austin, informed Judge Jeff T. Kemp of the plan. The remaining segment to Hearne will not be improved, and the paved section will connect with the Waco highway at Splawn.
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Maysfield
Jeff T. Kemp
Julian Montgomery
State Highway Department
Austin
Hearne
Slaughter Family Plans Move to Austin
The D. H. Slaughter family will relocate to Austin soon. Mr. Slaughter will join the Income Service and Investment Company, while Mrs. Slaughter departs Cameron February 1 to run a rooming house for students. Jack remains in Cameron to finish the 1940 term.
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D. H. Slaughter
Jack
Austin
Mr. Slaughter
Income Service and Investment Company
Hog shell injury injures eye during backfire
Eddie Storey, resident of the Marlow community, was hit in the eye by a shell when a hog gun backfired on Tuesday morning. Dr. Epperson of Cameron sent him to Waco for eye specialist care. his current condition is not known.
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Epperson of
Cameron
Storey
Waco
Marlow
Rainy, colder Friday forecast at noon today
A noon forecast called for rain and colder temperatures on Friday with little confidence beyond the colder trend. The report notes the forecast was uncertain and mainly highlighted the drop in temperatures.
Death of Mrs J Z Young at Cameron
Mrs J Z Young died suddenly at her Cameron home at 2 a m Thursday from a cerebrovascular hemorrhage after declining health due to high blood pressure. She was the widow of late Dr J Young of Buckholts and moved to Cameron after his death. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Cameron with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are four children and several relatives.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Cameron
Wright Funeral Home
Temple
Churchill Signals Allied Spring Offensive Against Nazi Germany
Churchill in the House of Commons asserts England and France will abandon the defensive stance and press a spring offensive against Germany. Observers see the speech as reassurance to a frustrated public while Berlin warns of a retaliatory blitz if London and Paris escalate. In Finland Russia drives to rescue 40,000 troops as Finnish forces report no gains and heavy losses. The trade treaty with Japan nears expiry with no immediate response.
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Aggies Triumph In Sugar Bowl Film Show At Rotary Luncheon
Texas A and M defeated Tulane 14 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl game with John Kimbrough starring on the gridiron in New Orleans. The Rotary Club viewed a play by play film at the Cameron luncheon as Dough Rollins described the game. More than 100 guests attended the event at Cato Cafe.
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Rotary Club
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Greenies
New Orleans
Yee High
Cameron
Dough Rollins
Carol Wood
Jimmy Coleman
Aggies
Aggie
Cato Cafe
Joe Moore
New York Giants
J. B. White
Balkan Conference Opens Amid War Fears and Finnish Fronts
All Europe watches the Balkan Conference opening Friday as Turkey and Greece seek neutrality. Finland pushes counteroffensive against the Reds while Germany likely gains a diplomatic victory as Romania faces demands for oil and trade.
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Finland
Turkey
Greece
Germany
Romania
Miss Mollie Moore Honored At Local Church
The First Methodist Church choir dedicated an anthem to Mollie Moore on her 71st birthday. She has donated flowers to the church for many years and supported church services in various ways.
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Mollie Moore
Mollie
Episcopal Church Liturgy Schedule Promises Morning Prayer
The church lists a morning prayer and sermon on Sunday February 4 at 9 50 am followed by Ash Wednesday February 7 with Holy Communion at 9 am. The schedule highlights two services and their times for the week.
Yeomen Triumph Over Belton Tigers In Cameron Battle
Cameron Yeomen under coach Punk Bennett defeated Belton 25 to 16 at Tiger Gym. The defense and fundamentals keyed the win as Cameron eyes county title and prepares for next week’s Rockdale tournament and local rural event.
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Punk Bennett
Belton
Tiger Gymnasium
Yeomen
Tigers
Belton Tigers
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Daily Herald
Rockdale
Nation's Screen Rage Gone With the Wind to Be Shown Here
Stanley Swift of Swift theatres said the Cameron Theatre has a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for Gone With the Wind but no definite play date yet. Distributors require at least seven days, and the town may not support a full week run. the Cameron will be among the first to exhibit when a shorter engagement is released.
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Cameron Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Lions Club to show Texas-TCU game film in Cameron
The Cameron Lions Club will screen the motion picture of the Texas TCU game from last November at its bi monthly luncheon next Tuesday. Tickets are limited and allocated to club members who may invite guests. Earlier, the Rotary Club screened the Texas A and M Tulane Sugar Bowl game for over 100 attendees including the football squad.
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Texas Tcu
Cameron
Lincs
Rotary Club
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Tulane
Carel Wood
Abstract firms relocate to Sampson building
Fidelity Abstract Company and Atkinson-Stallworth Insurance Agency have moved to the Sampson building, formerly home to the Community Natural Gas Company. They previously occupied the Cox building for several years.
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Atkinson-Stallworth Insurance Agency
Sampson
Community Natural Gas Company
Cox
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