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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
4
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The obituary recalls 1862 events at McCown's Ferry and Civil War veteran John Hobson later father of six. Surviving descendants include Perry Hobson and three daughters. The piece mentions Cameron county seat history, a Buckholts church funeral, and American Legion rites. A separate crime report details entrance to Chambers Cafe via ice tongs, fingerprint evidence, and a linked suspect.
A Monday morning robbery at a local store led to the early arrest of a man described as a Negro. The thief took eighty dollars in currency and silver from a hidden compartment in the cash drawer, with fingerprints sealing the case. Marshal Smith suspects the suspect knew of the secret compartment as investigators probed the scene at Roberts store and the adjacent bar.
A Texas farmer and oil mill operator warns big trucking firms gain advantage under new law by permitting 20 000 to 30 000 pound loads. He argues this elevates highway hazards as large vans hog the road and small operators struggle to load safely. He details farming, milling, and cattle feeding operations across 8500 acres, 1250 miles weekly, and annual cattle and cotton byproducts moved largely by truck and rail.
R L Batte of Cameron endorses small independent truckers and warns against crushing them with 20 000 pound limits. He argues for graduated fines for excess loads to protect highways and railroads and oppose heavy taxes on citizens.
Cameron’s most ambitious young men oversee a bustling shop as a large footwear ad and new interior refresh attract customers. A moving window display and future neon sign promise modern retail appeal while local poultry and Coca Cola promotions draw shoppers with weekly coupons through April 1939.
Mr Stewart enjoys high business volume due to ample stocks essential to his trade. A prominent display advertisement in today’s Herald urges every food buyer in the territory to read it.
The Hobson family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness during their bereavement. They acknowledge flowers and assistance, and sign by P. D. Hobson and the families of E. E. Phillips, E. Horstmann, and W. J. Reeder.
The W P A Sewing Rooms in Milan county host an open house this week in the Cameron Sewing Room inviting the public to view the work being done and learn about sewing programs.
The Sunday Lesson Sermon for February 26 centers on Christ Jesus with a Golden Text from Colossians and citations from John and Science and Health. It presents Jesus as the sent one and frames Christianity as a chain of scientific being aligning with scripture through all ages.
Radio repair service ad invites calls to 104 or 580 for Parma Radio Service guidance and assistance.
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy headline Sweethearts at the Cameron Theatre Sunday in a Technicolor film adaptation of Victor Herbert’s operetta. This marks their first modern comedy pairing with a screenplay by Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell, directed by W. S. Van Dyke II and produced by Hunt Stromberg. The cast includes Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Florence Rice Mischa Auer Herman Bing and others.
Cameron resident Robert Pankonien aged 37 died Friday night February 17 after an extended illness. Services were held at Vogelsang Lutheran Church with Rev. R. Kalkbrenner officiating and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He left a widow, two Cameron children, three sisters in Rosebud and Cameron, a half brother, five step brothers and five step sisters.
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