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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
2
A six year table of burglaries and other offenses committed in the city is released by the City Marshal. The document compiles cases and officer observations as part of an official city report requested by city authorities.
The report notes Mussolini urging preperation for an offensive on all fronts and hints at an imminent all out attack on Britain. Iceland and Ireland face invasion threats while London reports German advances in Africa and a possible Hitler speech on the Nazi anniversary. Stimson warns the U.S. unarmed nation faces Nazi aggression.
Frank Scheler 88 a Milam county pioneer died at his daughter Mrs Josephine Peschel’s home in Burlington at 1 am Friday January 31 1941 Born in Austria he had lived in Burlington 30 years Survived by five sons two daughters 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday February 1 1941 at 2 pm at the Burlington cemetery with Marek Burns Funeral Home directing Page mentions Kathleen Perrin of Texas University and Grady Stidham of Calvert visiting Cameron for the weekend
Indications point to Local Board No. 2 of the Selective Service System draft of many more men in coming weeks. Fourteen left Cameron Friday with three rejected. Feb 7 roster shows five drafted leaving 28 in Class 1A. A Feb 26 call for nine drops the ready pool to nineteen. 350 questionnaires mailed, fifty to be mailed this week. A negro call was expected. 33 negroes ready to go. Horace Hardman must report Feb 19 to replace J C Sewart. Also notes visits by Virginia Smith of Sam Houston State Teachers College and Mrs. Ella Dobbins in Waco.
James Brogdon of Cameron and Margorie Ann Cass of El Paso married December 16, 1940 at Rev Keating’s home in Alamagorda New Mexico. Brogdon a Texas A and M junior. Cass a El Paso native with Cameron ties. couple to reside in Cameron next week.
Debs Hensley and Miss Ethel Foster married on November 7 in Georgetown. Hensley, son of Clyde Hensley, is a senior at Southwest Texas State Teachers College and will receive a B S degree in August. Foster, a Yancey resident, is a junior and former secretary to Dean Steck and was among the college’s six beauties. They will reside in San Marcos.
The article notes calls for Wendell Willkie to return to the United States as Roosevelt accuses Senator Wheeler of remarks about Nazi Germany. It reports Japan plans rice rationing and British in Africa face Italian resistance. Minnie Atchley begins teaching English and Latin at Yee High School, replacing Mrs. Rhode.
Sherwood McClaren of Marlow visited Cameron on Tuesday as part of a local exchange or community visit.
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