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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
10
The Herald announces candidates for the Democratic Primary on July 27 1940. Nominees include W. R. Poage and H. Cross for Congress 11th District Graham Gillis for District Judge Bill A Bonds Judd G Davis for Assessor and Collector Chas M Hicks and T N Wood for County Superintendent Grady Stidham for Commissioner Precinct 2.
The publishers consider a distribution revision for the Daily Midget in Cameron after a year of publication. To cut costs and keep results, centers may be renamed and routes altered. Advertising funds the paper, and daily consignments will be limited to 1000. Some current daily recipients may be temporarily dropped as a fair measure to support patrons and the publication.
Mrs. Joe Crossdale and Mrs Susie McKinley of Austin visit Miss Isabella Stalworth and Mrs J T Halbrook in Vanaise California. Mrs Kate Lowry of Gatesville will accompany them to Austin to visit friends before returning to California.
The State of Texas files suit No. 1285 in Milam County District Court against Mrs. Carl T. Dorband and the unknown heirs for delinquent taxes on 120 acres of land in the Hays Survey, conveyed to Carl Dorband in 1912. The case seeks tax payment and foreclosure of liens with penalties and costs. Citations and notices are recorded by Clerk Penn Wolf. Local notes mention Leland Green Jr returning to work and Cameron residents Mrs. Bennie Winfield and Mrs. H C Kuehl visiting Marlin.
Carter Brogdon, a valued staff member at the Herald Plant, will leave Cameron on Sunday to resume his studies as a sophomore in Higher Accounting at Texas A and M College. He is praised for his printing skill, intelligence, and energy, and colleagues offer congratulations and good wishes as he joins the great institution.
Three Cameron youths faced district court in a Saturday trial. Nathan Lewis, 17, was held on bond pending March Grand Jury action. Edward Daner, 14, was committed to custody. Conway Overton, 14, released to Narvie Caperton. All must report periodically to their guardians. They were charged with burglarizing the Wilson Potato Chip Factory and were arrested by City Marshal Gene Smith.
In the Regal City, social recalcitrants go on the lam as a Pink Reporter classified ad proclaims a dramatic Domestic Diplomacy triumph. A Darling Husband warns a wife about trifling with another man in a terse final message.
In coverage from London, British broadcasts warn Russia pressures on Finnish defenses are rising as 300000 Red soldiers engage in a 13 day battle. Fear spreads that Russia will break through and overrun Finland unless a relief miracle arrives. Ambassador Kennedy travels to Washington to brief Roosevelt on the crisis. The Anzac force of 20000 heads for the Near East.
Shirley McLean, visiting Cameron for a week, is returning to his Houston work on Monday. Bill Falkner and Jerome Falkner from Burlington were in Cameron on business Friday.
Pity the Democratic Executive Committee Chairman who serves without pay as he gears up for the Presidential Primaries in May and the sequence of county and state conventions. He must organize precincts, names chairs, oversee canvassing, and prepare for July and August primaries while later directing the November campaign. Judd G. Davis, the current chair, is resigning to run for Tax Assessor and Collector. A new chairman will be named by May or by an earlier committee convening.
Commentators note an unprecedented sea caravan of Allied troops from Australia and New Zealand reaches the Suez entrance aboard transports. They head toward Asia Minor for assignment under General Weygand as political tensions rise with reports of fortifications on the Black Sea and shifting diplomacy surrounding Mr. Welles’s mediation efforts.
The Knights of Columbus met on Thursday with unusually large attendance. Lenten season limits to education and order business. Rev George Duda delivered a speech on The Dedication and Consecration of the Catholic Church followed by member remarks before adjournment.
The Internal Revenue Service will hold an aid session in the Chamber of Commerce meeting room on February 24 to assist businessmen in preparing their income tax reports.
Miss Lucille Stedman has recovered from the flu after two weeks and is expected to return to work Monday.
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