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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
9
The Cameron Yoemen opened with a 27 to 24 win over Georgetown and 27 to 15 over Rosebud. Hearne defeated Belton 52 to 21, Rosebud beat Franklin 22 to 18, and Georgetown edged Belton 82 to 33. Franklin upset Hearne 33 to 80 after a 29 29 tie.
A new bridge is planned on Highway 77 to span Elm Creek. The current wooden structure is narrow and slated for replacement to improve traffic safety and capacity.
Mrs J D Lewis of Belmena was a welcome visitor in Cameron and will become a new reader on the Herald list this year.
Mr and Mrs Hilmer Von Quintus of Austin spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs Emil Pfordrescher, the mother of Mrs Von Quintus, in Cameron.
Henry Bishop, 6, was wedged for 17 hours in a five story Harlem building chimney. Police cut through a wall, pulled him to safety unhurt. Henry claimed he climbed to the roof to play and slid into the chimney.
Dale Beauchamp 26 admitted killing Betty Ann Roberts 21 after meeting her hours earlier in a bar. He said he tied her with a cotton dress and fled, later returning and fearing the act, leading to police involvement and impending charges. Her husband Forrest was at work and unaware until police contacted him.
Billy Nabours son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nabours won a calf at the Houston calf scramble during the stock show. A E Pendarvin presented the calf. Billy will feed and care for it for a year and the calf will be sold at public auction next year with Billy receiving the proceeds. Billy belongs to the FFA at Yoe High School.
Former Cameron man Emil Zapalac age 30 was killed in a car accident near Rosenburg late Wednesday. He was the son of Joe Zapalac of Cameron and twin brother to Frank Zapalac. Survived by a wife and two children. Funeral services were held at Damon Mound, 20 miles south of Rosenburg.
Joseph Raczkowski, 62, arrived in Detroit from Buffalo with plans to live near his son but his life savings of 14150 vanished after a seat companion bumped him and disappeared. He reported cash totaling 700 and 13450 in two cashier's checks missing, leaving him planning a new start in Detroit.
William Kmetetz, 28, jailed on a worthless check charge, pried loose a dozen small wire springs from a cell bank and swallowed them. He then broke an overhead light and swallowed glass before hospital treatment and return to custody. Police chief urged San Diego authorities to move quickly to remove the disruptive prisoner.
Money once blown by a June tornado to the winds is returning to owner Harry Latham of Warren Ohio. His war bonds were scattered across two states and seven have been recovered by late July. Loretta Putt, 17, found one bond in her father’s hayfield in Olean. The rest were returned from locations in Pennsylvania.
The Y W A Focus Week at the First Baptist Church in Cameron outlines activities for young women aged 16 to 25 led by Mrs. Earl Moseley. Events include a mission study, program on YWA anniversary, Ruby Heart party, and visit to shut-ins with mothers in the morning service.
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