Mrs. Mattie Witt Dies in Waco After Illness
Mrs. Mattie S. Witt 79 widow of Dr. J. M. Witt died suddenly at her home in Waco. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with Dr. J. M. Dawson officiating and burial in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. M. Mansfield and five sons including Edgar Witt former Texas lieutenant governor, Charles Witt, Dr. Guy F. Witt, J. Leslie Witt, Bertrand Witt. sister Mrs. Sallie Thurman. brother Dr. J. A. Ferguson. Born in Alabama, she moved to Texas decades ago and remained active in church work despite illness since 1931. Pallbearers named.
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3. M. Witt
Mattie S. Witt
South Fifth Street
Morgan County
Ala
J. Y
Mary Elizabeth Ferguson
Hartselle
Dr. Witt
Texas
Eddy
Salado
Bartlett
Waco
Edgar Witt
Witt
Guy Witt
Washington
Bertrand Witt
Austin
W. H. Jenkins
John B. Fisher
B. J. Milam
Warner Jenkins
Leslie Stegall
Frank Cross
Mrs J C Fuller Buried Here Following Florida
Grace Clinton Fuller 22 former Cameron girl died in Corpus Christi Friday February 7 1986. Survived by husband a 9 month old daughter Barbara Kay and three sisters. Funeral at First Methodist Church Cameron with interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
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J. Cleburne Fuller
Grace Clinton
Cameron
Corpus Christi
J. L. Clinton
First National Bank
Texas State Bank & Trust Company
H. M. Hefley
Lula Clinton
Grace
Crop Loan Office Opens in Cameron for Milam County Farms
A Re settlement office has been opened in Cameron to assist Milam County farmers seeking 1936 crop loans. Manager Glenn Mitchell of Waco, with J O Graham from Belton, and Cameron staff George Leath Harley Modesette and Elaine Thomas, will process loan applications. Previously Milam County farmers submitted about 50 loan requests to Belton. Chas E Carr oversees both Belton and Cameron offices.
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Milam County
Cameron
Glenn Mitchell
Waco
J. O. Graham
Belton
George Leath
Harley Modesette
Elaine Thomas
Mitchell
Milani County
Chas. E. Carr
Three Teen Girls Detained After Blizzard Hitch Hike
Three teenage girls Alyne Lewis 15 Florence Lee 16 and Barbara Bowden 15 were taken into custody by City Marshal Gene Smith and Deputy Mason Longmire after hitch hiking in a blizzard near Cameron. San Angelo police reported the parents would retrieve them and return home. The trio, traveling to Houston to visit a sister, had 90 cents between them and returned to Cameron due to the cold weather.
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Gene Smith
Mason Longmire
Sam L. Haynes
San Angelo
Longmire
Alyne Lewis
Florence Lee
Barbara Bowden
Miles Station
Wre
Houston
Lewis
Cameron
Lodge Leader Is Buried In Gulf
Miss Tabbie Robinson attended the funeral of her brother-in-law R. C. Jones in Mata gorda cemetery on his 67th birthday. Jones was a longtime leader in the Odd Fellows of Texas and was widely known. Survived by his wife and four children.
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Tabbie Robinson
Gulf
R. C. Jones
Matagorda
Jones
Odd Fellows of
Texas
Gulf Officials In Temple Meet
EK H Coffield local Gulf Company consignee led a zone sales meeting in Temple with 21 men at the Kyle Hotel luncheon. B F Bonds and George McGehee station owners were among attendees from Austin Taylor Bartlett Temple Cameron with reps from the Gulf Company of Pennsylvania. Coffield said business outlook was much improved.
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EK. H. Coffield
Gulf Company
B. F. Bonds
George McGehee
Temple
Gulf Company of Pennsylvania
C. D. Brown
Kyle Hotel
Austin
Taylor
Bartlett
Cameron
Houston Attorney J F Lawter Visits Cameron on Weekend
J F Lawter an attorney from Houston spent Sunday visiting Cameron and returned home Sunday night.
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J. F. Lawter
Houston
Cameron
Miss Ollie Cannon Wed to O. Prosser
Otey Prosser and Miss Ollie Cannon were married at the groom’s mother’s home near Rockdale on Tuesday February 4 with Judge Jeff T. Kemp performing the ring ceremony. A dinner followed and the couple will live two miles from Cameron on the Salem road.
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Otey Prosser
Ollie Cannon
James Cannon
Rockdale
Jeff T. Kemp
R. A. Prosser
Milam County
Thedford's Black-Draught Syrup Endorsed by Parents
Parents trust Thedford's Black-Draught laxative powder for themselves and their children. Mrs. C. W. Adams of Murray Kentucky reports using the product for biliousness for over a decade and praises Syrup of Black-Draught as a reliable option for kids.
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C. W. Adams
Murray, Ky
FiveYearOld Corine Howard Dies in Cameron
Corine Howard five year old daughter of Ernest and Minnie Long Howard died after a brief illness at the family home in Cameron. She was born January 4 1931 and is survived by her parents and several sisters. Funeral services were held Sunday at North Elm Cemetery with Rev P L Caperton officiating. Interment followed in North Elm Cemetery.
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Corine Howard
Ernest
Minnie Long Howard
Cameron
North Elm Cemetery
P. L. Caperton
Little Corrne
Salty Singing Convention To Minerva Sunday
The Salty Singing Convention will meet at Minerva Sunday weather permitting. The Stamps Music Company of Dallas will be represented by a quartet and other singers from Milam Leon Grimes Robertson and nearby counties will perform. Attendees should bring their own lunches for noon meal.
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Minerva
Stamps Music Company of
Dallas
Milam, Leon, Grimes
Robertson
Ad Hall Girls Win Rural Basketball Title
Ad Hall girls won the rural basketball title at Rockdale on February 8 by defeating Val Verde 30 to 13 after three games. The school’s boys team had already won their class title two weeks earlier, making Ad Hall the only school with both boys and girls claiming their class championships. Both squads will face Class A and B clubs soon to decide county honors.
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Ad Hall
Rockdale
Val Verde
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Geo. A
Thomas & Sons Drug Store
Citizens National
J. C. Fuller
J. W. Rutledge
Kennedy
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Chicago
Lola Clinton
Kilday
George Mayo Newton
John Jeter
H. A. Wittliff
Bill Baskin
Ralph Wiley
Bill Wallace
HH. B. Clark
J. W. Lawler
Caldwell
Refugio
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Walter Fuller
Cameron For Farms
Angelo
O. Prosser
AO Ye
Grabein Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
North Elm
Ad Hall Girls
New Funeral Home
Leland Green
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New Home Chambers
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Second Street
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