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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
5
Reports from New Delhi say Mohandas K. Gandhi was killed early Friday and a young Hindu extremist was taken into custody. Initial accounts mentioned gunfire, later reports spoke of a possible bomb explosion as the motive. Gandhi championed Indian independence and nonviolence.
An Oxford graduate who started in law abandoned his practice to take up leadership of his people, guiding communal affairs and serving as a prominent figure in their history.
Henry C. Meyer, former Chairman of the Texas Board of Control and longtime Rockdale mayor known as the Dollar a Year Mayor, died early Thursday at his Austin home. Funeral plans were pending as his body was returned to Rockdale for burial likely Friday or Saturday. Meyer had been a Rockdale hardware partner and a prominent local businessman.
Funeral services were held in Rockdale for Henry C. Meyer 81 former Chairman of the State Board of Control and long time Rockdale mayor He died January 29 in Austin after retiring from the Board of Control Meyer served 25 years as mayor and was a prominent central Texas businessman Surviving are his widow two sons one daughter and a Denton daughter in law.
Dr Roy G Ross of the International Council of Religious Education reports progress in U S religious education with rising church programs and larger turnouts He cites 2 2 million students released for weekday church instruction in 2 200 communities 34 million in Sunday schools and 350 000 to 400 000 youth in 2 500 camps and conferences He calls Christian education the best antidote to atheistic communism and urges continued expansion
VA announces marked improvements in artificial arms since the Civil War. Three new models from joint government and industry research will be available through 250 dealers. Amputee veterans receive a free choice of one model. civilians pay far less than old arms.
Conchita Cintron a 23 year old Peruvian woman dominates a small band of women bullfighters with 510 bulls credited. She began at 15 and fights both on foot and mounted. She plans to retire by buying a ranch to raise bulls rather than kill them.
New Rochelle New York Richard Davis Mann nicknamed Butch was too tiny to be weighed at birth but reached 16 pounds on his first birthday anniversary. Born two and a half months early he weighed about one pound at birth and survived after a month in an incubator fed by eyedropper.
Milam county 1947 cotton crop will not reach 25 thousand bales as predicted. actual to Jan 16, 1948 shows 22,719 bales, an increase of over 13 thousand from 1946. The crop value approaches two and a half million dollars with better prices and improved labor conditions due to modern equipment.
Doris Ann Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Clark of Cameron is a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital undergoing surgery.
Mrs. J L Foster Sr is listed among the patients at Newton Memorial Hospital with others receiving care. The notice notes ongoing treatment and the facility as the Newton Memorial Hospital.
Turner Newton son of Dr and Mrs W R Newton Jr has shown marked improvement after a period as a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital.
In frigid conditions two fires struck Thursday night. A West 15th Street home owned by a Black resident burned completely. the cause was not yet known. Elsewhere at 902 West Main street a double garage fire destroyed August Horstmann’s car and damaged W C Ford’s auto. Horstmann’s Terraplane and Ford’s Buick were lost despite prompt fire response. defective wiring is suspected.
Mr and Mrs Luther Todd and Mrs J D Smalley and Joyce spent a few days in Houston this week as noted in local society notes.
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