Pneumatic Tube System Installed At The New J. C. Penney Store
J. C. Penney Company opens Cameron store with a pneumatic tube system for rapid cash handling. Ten lines fed by a large air compressor move funds to the central cashier, delivering change in about two seconds for faster service. Manager Roger Maddox praises the modernization. more upgrades planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Cameron
Maxine Williams
Roger Maddox
Maddox
The Most Expensive Pipe One Smokes Leads From the Furnace
A likely metaphorical line notes that the costliest pipe is tied to the furnace, implying hidden or premium expenses. The phrase suggests a critique of luxury items enabling broader system costs.
GEO MARAK FUNERAL AT MARAK TUESDAY
George Marak age 68 died at his home near Marak on February 7. Funeral services will be held February 9 at SS Cyril and Methodius Church Marak with Father Ben Holub officiating and interment in the Catholic cemetery. He was born in 1880 in Texas and leaves two brothers and five sisters.
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George Marak
Marak
Mr. Marak
Texas
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church
Ben Holub
Marek-Burns
Cameron
Frank Marak
John Marak
Rosie Boedeker
Antonia Marak
Albina Jodiec
Agnés Petru
Shiner
Rozina Roznos
Houston
Longmire Grocery Robbed Again in West 11th Street Heist
Sheriff Carl C. Black report details a second robbery at Longmire Grocery on West 11th Street. The safe was pried but valuables remained, with only several candy bars missing. finger print experts were summoned. The sheriff suspects amateur thieves and notes the incident followed another break-in within six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Black
Longmire
West 11Th Street
Black
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Dry Up Texas Aims With Statewide Prohibition Measure
Prohibition advocates plan a Texas statewide measure to ban liquor sales. Dr. Walker H. McKenzie United Texas Drys executive secretary announced the move and said Millard Jones will confer with Austin legislators. The group opposes liquor by the drink and declined collaboration with the Texas Retail Beverage Association while noting potential broad dry outcomes.
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Dallas
Texas
Walker H. McKenzie
United Texas Drys
McKenzie
Millard Jones
Austin
Texas State Hotel Association
Hotel Association
Texas Retail Beverage Association
Arnold J. Vale
Rio Grande City
McKefzie
TRBA
Drys
Telephone damage from January storms isolates towns and repairs surge
Ice caused major damage to poles and wires as rain sleet and wind toppled lines. At the peak 2,600 long distance circuits failed and about 20 000 telephones were out of service. Texas and Oklahoma bore the heaviest losses with 13 000 poles and 17 000 crossarms down and some 170 towns cut off from long distance service. Southwestern Bell and sister companies dispatched thousands of repair workers to restore service amid ongoing sleet and freezing rain.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone System
Condi
Weathering the Ice and Storms Strain Power Lines
Bitter cold and mixed precipitation hit the region for much of the month as ice formed repeatedly. Crews repaired pole lines several times, undoing emergency fixes and delaying full restoration of service.
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Pole Line
Cameron Boys Honor Auditions At Waco Music Meeting
State winners in the Texas Federation of Music Clubs scholarship contest were named after a final competition at North Texas State College. The Cameron Boys choir directed by Mrs. Guy Chandler Jr will perform for McCloskey Veterans Administration hospital patients Sunday at 2. Three members being considered for the Apollo Boys Choir will sing solos. public invited.
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Texas Federation of Music Clubs
North Texas State College
Coleman Cooper
Jimmy Markham
Dan Collins
Cameron
Bob Wilson
McAllen
Jimmy
Calvin Markham
Dan
Inez Collins
Cameron Boy’s Choir
Guy Chandler, Jr
McCloskey Veterans Administration Hospital
Apollo Boys
Eva Hall and Jim Horelica wed at Caperton home
Mrs Eva Hall and Jim R Horelica were married on Thursday February 3 at 5 30 pm at the home of Reverend P L Caperton who performed the ceremony.
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Eva Hall
Jim R. Horelica
P. L. Caperton
Dancers Press Ahead With Modern Steps Despite Caution
In recent routines, performers demonstrate advanced movements and techniques, showcasing athleticism and precision while questions about mirror space and timing persist. The program emphasizes rhythm, form, and collective coordination among the troupe.
Parma Radio Service Ad Claims Affordable Repairs
An old advertisement promises low cost radio repair regardless of make and stresses no experiments but reliable service by Parma Radio Service.
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Parma Radio Service
Farm Boy Wins 13500 For Houston Show Champion Steer
Seth Turner 20 of Parmela Coryell county sold his 1205 pound Shorthorn Mysie to Glenn McCarthy for 13500 at the Houston fat stock show grand champion bidding. The same buyer also secured the reserve champion Hereford owned by Merion Reynolds. Proceeds from Mysie go to the Houston Variety Club charity.
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Houston
Central Texas
Seth Turner
Parmela
Coryell County
Glenn McCarthy
Mysie
McCarthy
Merion Reynolds
Goldthwaite
Chicago
Houston Variety Club
J L White Wins Sears Prize For Good Pelt Handling
Cameron trapper J L White wins a $5 Daily Award in the Twentieth National Fur Show by Sears Raw Fur Marketing Service for a well handled pelt. The pelt advances to potential major awards with the $2000 First Award to be decided at final judging in April in Dallas.
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J. L. White
Sears
Cameron
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears Raw Fur Marketing
Dallas
Plea of Privilege Denied in Milano Car Crash Suit
In district court the plea of privilege was denied in the Flumerfelt Schiller case. Flumerfelt sues Schiller for damages from a car crash near Milano in November 1948 and the trial will be set for a later date.
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Flumerfelt-Schiller
Flumerfelt
Schiller
Milano
Wisdom of the Humble Urges Plain Talk Over Formal Education
A quoted remark highlights practical wit over schooling as a speaker argues that lacking formal education forces reliance on common sense and mental resourcefulness. The phrase uses informal dialect to stress self reliance and ingenuity.
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J.C. Penney
Geo. Marak
Longmire Grocery
City and
Rea
Gerick’s Electric
Dallas -Fort Worth Brewing Co
Herald Commercial Printing Department
The
Herald
the Herald
Pangburns
Lamms Pralines
Helene Rubestein
Johnson’s
Cine Kodak
Kodachrome
Milam Drug Company
Cameron Boys
Waco Music Meeting
H. A. Bittick
Taylor
American Oil and Paint Company
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