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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
1
President of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation Mr. Hamond will headline the Farm Bureau gathering at National Hall on Thursday February 17. Murray Cox radio commentator from RFD is added to the program and appears daily on a Dallas station.
The body of Pfc. Lee Simmons arrived aboard a memorial ship at an eastern port and will be returned home for reburial. Simmons was killed in action in Europe while serving with an army unit. He is one of two bodies scheduled to reach Cameron for burial in a few days.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Golden Reynolds were held at 2:00 p m Tuesday in the Chapel of Green Funeral Home. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. She was born near Center Texas in Shelby County and joined the Methodist Church early in life. She married Arthur Reynolds on April 19 1926, who survives with two children Vernon fourteen and Maysell twelve, plus half brother Homer Golden of Converse Louisiana. Pallbearers were F H Scarborough Ed Angell Leo Moron Willie Stall Obie Richardson and Alex Richardson.
Milam County will host Farm Bureau Day at National Hall Cameron on February 17 with a morning program including songs glee clubs recitations piano numbers and tap dancing. Schools from Cameron Thorndale Rockdale Buckholts and Catholic schools will participate with exhibits from agricultural agencies 4 H and home demonstration clubs. Murray Cox RFC will broadcast at 12 15 PM and a basket dinner will follow. Afternoon speakers include J Walter Hammond Marvin Carter Austin Crownover Frank Taylor and Harold N Jordan of Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Everyone invited and asked to bring well filled baskets.
H N Yardley 49 a former Ben Arnold resident and Bryan area official died in a St Louis hospital after a brain operation. He formerly supervised mails at College Station and lived in Bryan 13 years. Funeral in Bryan with burial in Ben Arnold cemetery. Survived by widow Mercedes Thompson and two sons Billy and Jack.
Three men from Rogers were arrested Wednesday and charged with drunkenness and disturbing the peace. They pleaded guilty and were fined $15 each plus costs.
A dated couplet admonishes women for talking too much and lacking sense, reflecting old fashioned gender stereotypes and social norms from the era.
Milam County event lists morning program with speakers and performances. Includes 4-H reports, school groups, and a noon basket dinner. Notable participants are Mila, S. W. McClaren, Kay Cox, Nan Reno, and speakers J. Walter Hammond Frank Taylor Marvin Carter Austin Crownover.
Murray Cox will broadcast from National Hall in Cameron on Thursday February 17 at 12 15 pm for Farm Bureau day. J Walter Hammond Texas Farm Bureau president will address Milam County Bureau members at the meeting.
Milam County Farm Bureau reports nine achievement points for 1948 with gains over 500 new members and 115 added by the president alone. The record includes district convention presence in San Antonio, twelve meetings, three Hall parties, a January 1949 district meeting highlight, free 1949 income tax service for members, a goal of 1000 members, and membership benefits like Life car and Blue Cross coverage plus a Farm Bureau day at National Hall with speaker J. Walter Hammond and Murray Cox broadcasting.
The Herald displays an antique copper coffee pot likely over 100 years old with a brass lip and wooden handle. Brought in by Mr and Mrs Fritz Pfansteil of the Sharpe community, the item traces to Adolph Pfansteil in San Antonio and reflects German and Austrian lineage in the Pfansteil family.
Mr and Mrs Ora Arnold and Caro Lyn of Killeen spent the weekend in Cameron visiting friends and relatives.
Scouters assume city duties during National Scout week with a noon start. Mayor Louis Hollas and council members oversee the day’s civic tasks. John D Crow Charles Michalka W K Leonard and Max Shuemate serve on the council. City Marshal Johnnie Green and assistant Robbie Stanislaw monitor traffic. Fire Marshal Leon Absnaider and City Attorney Leroy Sanders handle legal matters. Defense attorney Roger Shuemate represents any violators before the Corporation Court. The maximum traffic fine is 25 cents.
The body of Lieut. Winfred Ray Russell arrived at an Atlantic port for reburial. A B-17 pilot from Yarrellton, he was killed in action in Italy on April 5, 1944 and awarded a posthumous Purple Heart after serving three years in the Army Air Corps.
Frank Jodiec of Marak spent several hours in Cameron last week on business matters and to greet old friends, indicating active local ties and ongoing civic presence.
Grain futures and other commodities plunged in the sharpest one day drop since the postwar slump. Corn and wheat led declines across Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis with all grains hitting limit moves. Hog prices slipped steady to 25 cents lower per hundred pounds, while cattle also fell amid price-control removals. Texas markets saw the lowest cattle and hog prices since 1946.
Southwestern Bell reports more than 7.5 million dollars in phone damage across Kansas Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas from January ice and sleet storms. Cameron experienced minimal service disruption while others faced outages in a widespread historic event.
A norther chilled Cameron area after a warm night as forecasters warn of lower temps tonight. Frigid air masses linger off borders while low pressures keep the region warm elsewhere. A series of storms from Alaska and Canada plunge across the West and Midwest bringing blizzards, drifting snow, and road closures.
Bill Holley's barbecue drive in on Highway 69 south of Rockdale was robbed Saturday night. The raiders stole $20 from the register and drank two beers before fleeing through a screen door. Police investigated with no arrests reported Monday.
Mr and Mrs Gaylon McCoy and Mr and Mrs Bill Marek spent Sunday in Chilton for a social outing and reunion with local friends.
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