Silver Star for SGT Gilbert Hughes in Germany
SGT Gilbert Hughes of the 60th Infantry Regiment earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action near Germany while leading an assault platoon under heavy fire. He is listed as missing in action, the award recognizing his courageous leadership and selfless risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Gilbert Lee Hughes
Gilbert Hughes
Silver
9Th Infantry
Germany
Gilbert L. Hughes
60Th Infantry Regiment
Hughes
United States
Sgt. Hughes
Bill Hughes
Austin, Cameron
Boerne
San Antonio
Yoemen Fall Before Belton Tigers In District Final
Cameron Yoemen, led by Alvin Gerick, lose to Belton 28 to 14 in the District 26-A final in Temple. Gerick earned the most outstanding player award, gaining the loving cup. three Yoemen earned all district honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Young
Belton Tigers
Temple
Camero
Alvin Gerick
Yoe High
Billy Joe Eanes
Howard Kennedy
Cameron
Taylor Ducks
Lampassas Badgers
Yoemen
Gillis Graham
Jimmy Marek
Earl McDonald
Otto Gerick
Two Positions in Local Draft Office To Be Filled Here
The Chief Clerk and First Assistant Clerk at Local Selective Service Board No. 2 will be filled through Civil Service examinations announced by C. H. Lewis of the Civil Service Commission. R. C. Moody accompanies him. Mrs. Jack Lewis and Miss Anna Lee Kirk resign to take March exits. The two new posts are limited to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Local Selective Service Board No. 2
Civil Service Examinations
C. H. Lewis
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Lewis
Cameron
R. C. Moody
U.S. Employment Service
Temple
Jack Lewis
Anna Lee Kirk
Civil Service
The Furrow marks 50 years of farming progress
Cameron area farmers will receive the Golden Anniversary issue of The Furrow, a John Deere publication from Moline. The issue commemorates half a century of agricultural advancement, modernization of implements, soil culture, planting and harvesting, plus nostalgic features from the Gay Nineties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
John Deere
Moline
Cameron Machine Shop
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Will Dicus
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Dicus 75 will be held Sunday at the Green Funeral Home with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died February 15 1945 at her daughter's home in Houston. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Margarette Smith Houston and grandson Mrs. Cecil House Houston and three sisters in Franklin. Chas J Brown has returned from Newton Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dicus
Margarette Smith
Houston
Dicus
Smith
Cecil House
Franklin
The
Green Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Voter Company Here Builds Office and Parts Department
Hefley Stedman Motor Co completes construction of office and parts department at 211 North Houston Ave. The new facility fronts North Central with a modern plan including enclosed offices adjoining an enlarged parts area. Mr Stedman sells Ford cars and tractors and expects business revival after the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hefley-Stedman Motor Compu
Frre
North
Houston Avenue
North Central
Stedman
Cameron
Ford
Private Alfred Simecek Rescued From Japanese
A telegram from General Assa confirms Pvt. Alfred A. Simecek United States Army was liberated in the Philippines after being held as a prisoner of war since June 1942 when Corregidor fell. Simecek served since 1941 as an anti aircraft gunner. he is the first of five Cameron boys to be liberated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Simecek
United States Army
Philippines
Pvt
Simecek
Corregidor
Wainright
Cameron Boys
Arrow Feeds Will Be Continued Here In Cameron
Ray Lester will continue to sell Arrow Feeds made by the Houston Milling Company at the former Anderson Grain Company property in Cameron. L. T. Anderson announced the continued sale Friday, reassuring customers that Arrow Feeds will remain available locally. Lester, who runs an ice business and is an agent for the San Antonio Brewing Association, plans to relocate his operations to North Fannin and East Ist Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
L. T. Anderson
Anderson Grain Company
Ray Lester
Houston Milling Company
Mr. Anderson
Lester
San Antonio Brewing Association
North Fannin
East Ist Street
Austin Woman Spends Weekend in Cameron
Miss Mildred Cryer of Austin spent the weekend in Cameron as she visited friends and sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Cryer
Austin
Cameron
Eight Day Mission Planned at St. Monica's Cameron
Gov. George J. Duda announces an eight day mission at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Cameron with Rev. George A. St. Paul and a Jusuit Father as speakers. Services begin Sunday March 4 at 7 15 p m daily through March 11 with Mass at 11 a m on March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Monica's Catholic Church
Cameron
George J. Duda
George A. St. Paul
Duda
St. Monica’s
Akers Buys Cameron Hotel Property for Investment
H M Akers stockman and investor purchased the Reed building known as the Cameron Hotel. The hotel remains under a one year lease and may see modernization plans including a central business unit with potential new occupants. The property sits beside Social Security offices and the Chamber of Commerce, in Cameron Central Texas, a city seeking a modern hotel to attract guests and trade.
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Cameron
H. M. Akers
Stockman
Reed
Cameron Hotel
Akers
Federal Government
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
C. E. Akers
Paton Rough
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Bryan
Auditorium
Young Men’s Business League of Cameron Incorporated
J. D. Hefley
League
W. T. Hefley
Jeff D. Hefley
Jake M. Ralston
Monta J. Moore
John H. Bickett
T. A. Pope
T. 5. Henderson
P. O. Adams
A. P. McCord
Cecil Barmore Dead From Heart Attack
Cecil Barmore 43 state highway engineer died of a heart attack early Tuesday morning at his Hearne home. He worked for the State Highway Department for years and helped build the giant piers for the Cameron bridge over the Little River. Funeral services were planned in Cameron with Oak Hill Cemetery interment. Survived by widow Selma Klatt Barmore and a son, his parents Mr. and Mrs. J L Barmore, two brothers Gaston of Houston and Lt Cliffton of Camp Hood, three uncles Bob Roy Gib Terry and an aunt Mrs Henry Patillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Barmore
Hearne
Mr. Barmore
J. L. Barmore
Cameron
State Highway Department
Little River
Oak Hill
Selma Klatt
J. F. Guggolz
Gaston Barmore
Houston
Cliffton Barmore
Camp Hood
Washington Monument Dedication Marked February 21, 1885
The Washington Monument in Washington D C was dedicated on February 21 1885 with a ceremony attended by officials and citizens. The event highlighted national pride and the completion of a landmark memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C
Cuban Revolution Sparks February 1895 News Flurry
J F Johnson injured in a car crash has improved and returned home from Newton Memorial Hospital. The Cuban uprising began on February 20, 1895, drawing attention to regional conflict and its fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FE. Johnson
Newton Memorial Hospital
Soldier Wears Silver Star After Mediterranean Service
Pte. Herman W. Ripkaski, son of Mrs. Tony Ripkaski of New Waverly, returns home after 26 months in the Mediterranean. He saw action in Tunisia Sicily and Italy and was wounded at Cassino. He is a surgical technician with the 3rd Medical Division and has five years four months of service, with training in Washington and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman W. Ripkaski
Tony Ripkaski
New Waverly
Bennie Lee Ripkaski
Mediterranean
Sicily
Italy
Cassino
Ripkaski
3Rd Medical Division
Washington
California
Charles Swift Buys Reed Building on Business Row
Chas Swift announced he purchased the Reed building housing the Palace Barber Shop two weeks after buying it from Mrs Reed of Bryan. The deal forms part of Cameron property sales including the Cameron Hotel by H M Akers and the John Muse garage. Swift, long a local business figure, occupies the building with W A Heath and plans to expand holdings in Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Swift
Reed
Palace
Swift
Private Smoke Martin Dies of Wounds in Leyte Action
Pvt Smoke Martin of Cameron died January 2 1945 from wounds received in the Leyte Island fighting in the Philippines. Telegram from General Ulio to his mother Mrs Hester Martin confirmed the death. He had served 12 years in the Army and was overseas four years. Brothers George and Robert Martin serve in the Pacific. Connie Martin lives in Cameron. Aunt Mrs Winfrey lives in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoke Martin
Cameron
Leyte Island
Philippines
Ulio
Army
Hester Martin
Martin
Pvt
Pvt. Martin
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
George
Robert Martin
Pacific
Connie Martin
Mrs. Winfrey
Waco
Stedman Named to Advertising Group for Houston Area
H. H. Stedman of the Hefley Stedman Motor Company Ford dealers has been chosen a member of the Advertising Committee for the Houston area by vote of local trade agencies. He will leave Cameron early Monday for a Houston meeting that includes a banquet for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Stedman
Hefley-Stedman Motor Company
Ford
Houston
Stedman
Cameron
War citation honors Lt William C Wallace for salvage work
Lt William C Wallace receives a war citation from Maj Gen Frederick Gilbreath for outstanding salvage of the 45-foot schooner Le Phare in the South Pacific between February and May 1944. Harvard-educated assistant city attorney and Army Intelligence officer helped recondition the vessel after it had been declared lost.
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U. S. South Pacific
William C. Wallace
Cameron
Texan
South Pacific
Wallace
Frederick Gilbreath
South Pacific Base
le Phare
Lt. Wallace
Harvard University
E. A. Wallace
Pacific
Army
Set
John Wallace
Army Air Corps
Australia
Wilson a Film Triumph Here at Cameron Feb 27
The Cameron Theatre to open the Technicolor film Wilson on Tuesday hailed as a milestone in 50 years of motion pictures. Alexander Knox stars as Wilson with a 12 000 actor cast. Henry King directs a sweeping drama tracing Wilson from 1909 to his 1919 exit from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl F. Zanuck
Wilson
Cameron Theatre
20Th Century- Pax
Hollywood
Alexander Knox
Charles Coburn
Soy Holmes
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Edith Bollin Galt
Thomas Mitchell
Joseph Tumulty
Ruth Nelson
Henry King
Alexander
Bernadette
Lamar Trotti
United States
Princeton
White House
Versailles
Ohio Admits seventeenth state on February 19 1808
Ohio becomes the seventeenth state on February 19 1808 as the union expands. In Newton Memorial Hospital Mrs O E Sandberg and her two children Rebecca and Michael are ill. Pvt Robert Riddle of Camp Fannin ends a nine day leave with his wife Leona Zaficek Riddle and their son.
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Ohio
O. E. Sandberg
Rebecca
Michael
Newton Memorial Hospital
Pvt
Robert Riddle
Camp Fannin
Mrs. Riddle
Leona Zaficek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. J. Brown
Voter Company Here
Alfred Simecek
ST. Monica
H. Makers
PFC
Herman Ripkaski
Charles Swift
Houston Area
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