Two Killed as Car Collides with Train at Altair Crossing
Two players for a La Grange basketball team died in a collision with a Southern Pacific passenger train at the Altair crossing, 26 miles northwest of El Campo. Victims are Earl Edwin Lowrey and Kermit Albert Brendle. The crash occurred at 7 30 p m Thursday as the car skidded 84 feet into the baggage car, which caught fire and destroyed a pouch of registered mail.
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Southern Pacific
Altair
el Campo
Earl Edwin Lowrey
Kermit Albert Brendle
Okinawa Hero to be Buried in Cameron
The body of Pvt. Milton T. Williams arrived in Cameron at 3 15 a m Tuesday February 15 and will lie in state at Marek Burns Funeral Home until burial. Williams 26 was killed in action April 21 1945 serving with the 96th Division in Okinawa. He was born November 29 1919 near Cameron and leaves a widow Mrs Mable Williams and four children. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Lucy Williams and brothers and sisters across Cameron Liberty Bastrop Temple Waco and Maysfield. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Hearne and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Milton T. Williams
Cameron
Marek-Burns
96Th
Okinawa
Pvt
Williams
Hoyte
Yee
The
Baptist Church
Mable Williams
Bobby Williams
Charles Williams
Eddie Wayne Williams
Ronnie Williams
Lucy Williams
Cecil Williams
Chess Williams
Liberty
Hubert Williams
Bastrop
Ernest Williams
Temple
Jeff Williams
Waco
Edgar B. Williams
Tlice Schlemmer
Maude Braden
Lena Miller
Maysfield
C. W. Sanders
First Baptist Church
Hearne
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bank Swindle Case Goes To Grand Jury In Robertson County
Robertson County grand jury at Franklin began studying charges against S. B. Jones of Hearne for allegedly cashing 81 060 in worthless checks at the First State Bank here. Sheriff Reeves said the panel adjourned until Tuesday for more facts.
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Franklin
Robertson County
S. B. Jones
Hearne
First State Bank
Bob Reeves
Severe East Texas Cold Wave Forecast for Weekend
A severe cold wave was forecast for East Texas with temperatures potentially dropping up to 40 degrees by Sunday morning. Lows were expected from 12 to 20 degrees in the north east and central regions, 4 to 10 degrees in the west, as moisture and rain precede the air mass.
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Texas
Plains States
Rocky Mountains
Panhandle Country
Cold Front Forecast Brings Subfreezing Texas Sunday
Officials warned of severe northern cold with subfreezing conditions across much of Texas by Sunday morning. Forecasters predicted 12 to 20 degrees in extreme Northwest Texas, 4 to 12 in the Panhandle, and 12 to 18 in the South Plains and upper Pecos Valley, prompting stockmen in West and East Texas to take precautions.
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Dallas
West Texas
East Texas
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Brooks Family Weekend Visit Spans Cameron and Yarrellton
Mr and Mrs Flake Brooks and their children of Freeport spent the weekend visiting Cameron and Yarrellton towns, enjoying time with local residents and touring area sites.
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Flake Brooks
Freeport
Cameron and
Yarrellton
Hospital Visit Notes From Temple and Cameron
Joe Richter and Dec Markham visited Roy Terry and Chilie Fikes in McClosky Hospital in Temple Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Shirley of Temple were in Cameron Monday visiting friends and relatives.
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Joe Richter
Dec Markham
Roy Terry
Chilie Fikes
McClosky Hospital
Temple Sunday
Shirley of
Temple
Cameron
Dakel Family Visits Lott With Busker Relatives
Mr and Mrs A L Dakel spent Sunday at Lott with their daughter Mrs Bob Busker and their granddaughter Carol Ann visiting from nearby.
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A. L. Dakel
Lott
Bob Busker
Carol Ann
Weather Bureau warns of rising winds along Texas coast
The U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans warns small craft off the Texas and West Louisiana coasts Friday to expect increasing wind velocities as a weather advisory continues.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Texas
West Louisiana
Logan Clark Visits Sister in Temple Over Weekend
Logan Clark spent the weekend in Temple visiting her sister Aileen Jistel. The trip highlighted family ties and a brief respite away from home.
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Logan Clark
Temple
Aileen Jistel
Lexington Man Injured in Highway Crash
E. E. Locklin of Lexington was severely injured late Friday when his car crashed into a tree on the Lexington Taylor Highway. Sheriff Carl Black said he was alone in the vehicle. Fred Patzke of Calvert is ill among many new patients at Newton Memorial Hospital. Mrs Hugh Ridout and son Hugh Glynn recently visited the Key Home in Galveston and returned home Saturday.
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E. E. Locklin
Lexington
Lexington-Taylor
Carl Black
Fred Patzke
Calvert
Newton Memorial Hospital
Hugh Ridout
Hugh Glynn
Galveston
Visitors from McKinney Call on Cameron Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lewis of Mc Kinney spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Eplen in Cameron, sharing time at the Cameron home.
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Jim Lewis
McKinney
T. M. Eplen
Cameron
Living to Make Life Worth It Outsmarts Rising Living Costs
A reflective quote on countering inflation by pursuing a lifestyle that justifies the cost, suggesting personal value as a buffer against high living expenses. It frames frugality and satisfaction as remedies to price pressures.
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Don Douglas
Robert Fellows
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