Burkes and Howard Plan New Brick Building
Burkes and Howard Tractor Company plans a brick building on their North Fannin and Highway 77 property. No contract yet. material shortages noted. The move aligns with local growth including a potential Municipal Building Auditorium Library and Museum nearby and a Bus Terminal on Highway 77.
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Burkes-Howard Tractor Company
Fannin
Highway 77
Burkes-Howard Properties
Burkes-Howard
International Harvester Company
Wounded Pfc Moseley Returns to Cameron on Leave
Pfc Hubert Moseley, wounded in Germany and receiving care at Camp Carson, Colorado, visits Cameron with his wife from Flint Michigan. Sister Mrs E L Johnson of Waco joins. family hosts at Moseley home as his condition remains critical after serving with the 8th Division under General Patton.
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Pfc
Hugert I. Moseley
Europe
Cameron
Camp Carson
Colorado
Moseley
Flint
Michigan
E. L. Johnson
Waco
T. B. Moseley
Pfc. Moseley
3Rd Army
George Patton
Luxembourg
Germany
Six Months in Prison For Robbing Blind Man
Brooklyn man Harry Miller, 44, received six months in a federal penitentiary for stealing from Frank Dunkler, a blind candy dealer at a post office counter. Miller posed as a helper, stole marked receipts, was caught May 3, confessed, and fled to Los Angeles before sentencing.
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Brooklyn
Federal Penitentiary
Harry Miller
Miller
Frank Dunkler
Los Angeles
Coal Mine Driller Killed by Unusual Charge Mishap
Edward Caple a 38 year old miner from Winton was drilling for coal pockets when he set off a dynamite charge to clear holes Water spurted 60 feet into the air and a high tension line carried nearly 5000 volts down a hand battery Caple used killing him instantly in Scranton Lackawanna County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Edward Caple
Winton
Lackawanna County
Caple
Kidnap Victim of 1935 Is Inducted by Army
George Weyerhaeuser, heir to a prominent lumber family, was inducted into the U S Army at Fort Lewis Washington. Kidnapped at age nine in 1935 he was released unharmed near Issaquah Washington. His kidnappers are serving federal prison terms and the ransom was recovered.
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Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Armed Forces
United States
Weyerhaeuser
Issaquah
Wanda Vaughan and Pvt Lyles Wed at Lake Jackson
The Lake Jackson ceremony on January 9 1945 united Wanda Vaughan daughter of Mr and Mrs T R Vaughan with Pvt Randolph M Lyles son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Lyles Angleton. Rev John L Shepherd officiated before family and friends. The couple planned a short wedding trip before Lyles attends paratroop training and overseas service.
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Wanda Vaughan
T. R. Vaughan
Randolph M. Lyles
Robert M. Lyles
Angleton
John L. Shepherd
John D. Angenend
Vaughan
Lake Jackson
Lyles
A & M College
Major Lyles
Cameron
Pvt. Lyles
Bryan Production Credit Meet Set for Feb 17 at Stephen F. Austin High
John W. Gilpin announces the annual stockholders meeting of the Bryan Production Credit Association will be held February 17 in the Stephen F. Austin High School auditorium Bryan. Milam County plans bus transport from Cameron at 9 a m with signups by February 10. Frank Worley and H L Yager represent Milam on the board. The association notes over six million dollars loaned in 11 years to six counties with current stock investments totaling 61875. A barbecue lunch will follow and two new directors will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilpin
Bryan
Frank Worley
Rodenbeck Bros
Thorndale
Judge and Mrs Watson Host Dallas Family Visitors
Judge and Mrs. John Watson welcomed their Dallas relatives as Sunday guests. The gathering included Mrs. Donald Kilgore, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett Watson, Capt. John B. Watson and his wife. Bassett Watson is moving to Waco to serve as assistant manager of the Texas Power and Light Co. and began his new duties Monday. His wife plans to join him later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watson
Donald Kilgore
Bassett Watson
John B. Watson
Dallas
Waco
Texas Power & Light Co
Mrs Newton Visits Austin With Daughter
Mrs. W. R. Newton Sr. has returned from Austin after spending several days with her daughter Mrs. Stanley Scheiffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Newton, Sr
Austin
Stanley Scheiffer
Davis family visit from Camp Walters and Port Arthur
Mr and Mrs Judd Davis expect their children Mr and Mrs G C McCollum and daughter Lurlene of Port Arthur and Mr and Mrs John Davis and son Johnnie from Camp Walters. They will spend several days here. Mrs C M Pierce of Calvert has returned home from Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Judd Davis
G. C. McCollum
Lurlene
Port Arthur
John Davis
Johnnie
Camp Walters
Clean Stain Fast Start: Work Quick Before It Discolors
A short guide urges rapid stain removal with a fast action start. Apply cleaner while stain remains fresh, then blot and rinse before drying to prevent setting. Use gentle motions and repeat as needed for best results.
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Burkes and Howard
Hubert Moseley
Cameron Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Odd Fellows
Frank Marak of
Pettibone
E. J. Kahler
Buckholts
Marek Burns
Vian
Stag Line
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., of
Caldwell
Milam
Jess Thompson
Rockdale
Milano
Ewdin Hardy
American Legion
Texas
Emory B. Camp
G.S Baskin
Cameron, Texas
Pvt. R. M. Lyles
Tech
Edward O. Schiller, Jr
Louisville, Ky
E. O. Schiller
E. H. Miller
Burlington
Parma
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Cameron and
Rock Dale
Life Insurance
S. E. Brogdon
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Chas. J. Brown
America
Joe D. Bass
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
Cko9
Ries Aishe
Studebaker
Armed Services
THE
Studebaker Corporation
Ay Rondel
Michalka Motor Company
South Travis
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