Milam County Red Cross drive to begin March 1
Milam County launches 1949 American Red Cross finance campaign March 1 with a kickoff at 7 30 p m February 28 in Cameron. Albert W McCullin, finance director, says Truman will address the event via special radio hookup and plans include a county quota of 5740 with Cameron to contribute 2200. Publicity chair Miss Myrtle Hinton says newspaper ads two motion pictures and speakers are available to promote the drive.
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Milam County
American Red Cross
Albert W. McCullin
Milam
Cameron
Truman
Red Cross
McCullin
Myrtle Hinton
Rain Peppered Dry Areas as Spring Warmth Spreads
Spring was making headway over Texas with rain in Central Texas and warm unseasonal highs near 70 degrees forecast for Thursday. Flooding emerged in western and northern regions as snow melted, while Cameron area faced low clouds and fog since Sunday.
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Texas
Cameron
Chamber Plans Poultry and Dairying Survey
L G Smith Chamber of Commerce manager said after the March 8 banquet a new program will start with a Texas A M College survey of poultry and dairying possibilities in the area. The chamber will announce new directors and must raise its 1949 budget to fund the program.
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L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Texas A&m College
Smith
New Braunfels
Mrs Bartow Jackson Improvement Reported After Operation
Mrs Bartow Jackson underwent an operation this week and is reported improving. Her many friends regret her illness and wish her a speedy recovery.
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Bartow Jackson
Artillery Unit Rated Satisfactory After Inspection
Battery C of the 239th Field Battalion received a satisfactory rating after an annual Federal inspection by Lt. Col. Stark from the Inspector General's Department at Ft. Sam Houston. Major Brewster and Capt. Michalka praised rapid enlistments and urged public interest in National Guard training. two new recruits named Melvin Tindall and Marshall N. Barrett.
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Stark
Inspector General’s Department
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
National Guard
Brewster
239Th FA
Rudolph Michalka
Melvin Tindall
Marshall N. Barrett
Washington
Oregon
Canadian Rockies
Texas
Southwestern Life GAINS 697 MILLION IN 1948
James Ralph Wood of Dallas announces Southwestern Life Insurance Company reports 1948 policy holders total at 245 000 with assets rising to 179 601 941 91 and policy owner payments exceeding 8 300 000. Texas real estate loans reach 38 689 534 87 as company solidifies financial strength and leadership.
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Texas
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
James Ralph Wood
Dallas
Southwestern Life
Wood
Texas Leaders Round Table
Texas Association of Life Underwriters
S. E. Brogdon
Reichert Sisters Visit Austin Friends This Weekend
Ruth and Helen Reichert spent the weekend in Austin visiting friends. The trip highlights a family outing and time spent in the Texas capital.
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Ruth and
Helen Reichert
Austin
S. E. Brogdon Completes 32 Years With Southwestern Life
S. E. Brogdon marks 32 years with Southwestern Life in Cameron. He began writing for the company in 1917 and moved to Cameron in 1919. Friends praise his long service and the company’s trust through years with policyholders.
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S. E. Brogdon
Southwestern Life
Brogdon
The
Herald
Cameron
Minerva Burglary Nets Only 50 Cents
The W. H. Fletcher Grocery in Minerva was burglarized Wednesday night. Sheriff Carl C. Black reported a 50 cent theft from an open cash drawer, with no other items missing. Authorities link the crime to amateur robberies in Cameron and nearby areas. entry was gained through a window.
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W. H. Fletcher
Minerva
Carl C. Black
Cameron
Suit Questions Title to Lawless Green Athletic Field
John McLerran sues the Lawless Green Athletic Field trustees to establish his claim to land. The field, donated by A N Green for his WWII son, is held by trustees John Henderson Claude Triggs and Jack Adams of Lampasas. Attorneys Cox Wallace Baskin and Judge Patterson are involved. Cameron District Court will hear the case.
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John McLerran
Lawless Green
A. N. Green
Cameron
John Henderson
Claude Triggs
Jack Adams
Lampasas
M. G. Cox
McLerran
Bill Wallace
Mr. Henderson
Roy Baskin
Judge Patterson
Quotas Set for 1949 Red Cross Drive in Milam County
Milam County sets a 1949 Red Cross fund drive quota of 5740.00 with 49.4 percent to stay locally. Cameron is allotted 2200.00. county population about 33,000 and city population around 6000. Per capita asks: county under 20 cents, Cameron about 37 cents, roughly 17 cents above county rate.
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Milam County
Red Cross
Cameron
Former Resident Is Buried at Sharpe
Lon Leonard aged 61 died February 19 in Dayton Texas after several weeks illness. A Milam County native and long time Sharpe resident, he was interred at Sharpe cemetery after services at Green Funeral Home led by Rev. M. A. Sanderford. Survived by son Leon Leonard of Houston, daughter Mrs E H Hartung of Dassetta, five brothers and one sister.
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Lon Leonard
Dayton
Texas
Leonard
Milam County
Sharpe Communty
Green Funeral Home
M. A. Sanderford
Milano Baptist Church
Sharpe
Leon Leonard
Houston
E. H. Hartung
Dassetta
M. L. Leonard
Norton
C. B. Leonard
Fort Worth
C. F. Leonard
R. D. Leonard
Victoria
W. H. Leonard
Cameron
Della Gannon
Ulienik Family Visit Noted in Marlin
Mr and Mrs Joe Ulienik and their sons visited the home of Dr and Mrs Patton in Marlin recently in a brief social call.
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Joe Ulienik and Sons
Mrs. Patton
Marlin
Bad Boy at Cameron Theatre Draws on Boys Ranch Life
The Cameron Theatre will show Bad Boy on Thursday and Friday March 17 and 18. The film features Audie Murphy and stars Jane Wyatt Lloyd Nolan and James Gleason. The tale highlights the Boys Ranch near Copperas Cove in Bell County supported by Texas Variety Clubs for boy rehabilitation.
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Boys Ranch
Belton
Variety Clubs of America
Cameron Theatre
Hollywood
Texas
Audie Murphy
Jane Wyatt
Lloyd Nolan
James Gleason
Copperas Cove
Bell County
Texas Variety Clubs
Fletcher of Minerva Injured in Auto Crash
Two men were injured Tuesday at the intersection of highways 36 and 77 east of the causeway over Little River. W. H. Fletcher, Minerva pioneer merchant, and Joe S. Andree of Belton were in collision. Andree sustained a chin cut and chest injury while Fletcher was badly shaken and in shock, taken to a local physician.
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Little River
W. H. Fletcher
Minerva
Joe S. Andree
Belton
Fletcher
Mr. Andree
Andree
Mr. Fletcher
Four Fined In County Court Drunk Driving Cases
Four men pled guilty in County Court before Judge Dan Tyson for drunk driving. Ed Gomez fined $75 with license intact. G. B. air paved fined $50, license suspended six months. Thomas Hessley fined $100, license suspended six months. Buddy Whitworth fined $50 for drunk driving and $100 for carrying a pistol, license suspended six months.
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Dan Tyson
Ed Gomez
G. B. Air Paved
Thomas Hessley
Buddy Whitworth
Air Flare Shells Displayed At Herald Office Window
Frank Kleiber of Marak brings in two war shells for display at the Herald office window. One shell is a flare, the other a standard Army automatic rifle shell. Kleiber says they should be kept away from children and placed in a safe display.
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Frank Kleiber
Marak
Herald Office
Kleiber
Janice Simecek Returns to Crippled Children's Hospital
Janice Simecek two and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Simecek has returned to the Crippled Children's Hospital in Waco for a two week stay. She was admitted November 1 as a victim of polio and spent one month and nine days there. She will be fitted with braces over the next two weeks to correct spinal injury.
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Janice
Alfred Seimecek
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Waco
Milam County joins four Texas counties in basic survey plan
Milam County participates in a farm conservation program with four counties Texas wide selected to have experienced community committeemen survey each farm. The Milam group includes Robert Glenn George Bland Walter Kohring Gib Terry Frank Tomek Paul Dillon and Walter Hagemeister. The plan aims to identify soil building practices needed by farmers and tailor county aid accordingly as surveys proceed through 750 Milam farms in Cameron area and the county’s total 3700 farms. Work began last September with an estimated completion in one year to year and a half and a farm folder with photos is being prepared.
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Alva E. Sanders
Milam County
ACA
Texas
Milam
Tom Green
Lubbock
Nacogdoches
Sanders
Robert Glenn
Cameron
George Bland
Gause
Walter Kohring
Clarkson
Gib Terry
Frank Tomek
Paul Dillon
Walter Hagemeister
Sandy Ridge
Pearson & Sons Welcome Cameron Store Opening
W. T. Pearson and sons opened a new Cameron store on February 19 in the Fahrendorf building at 116 North Central Avenue. The shop, selling furniture and home appliances, drew a crowded opening and crowd-pleasing floral tributes as Mr. Pearson thanked Cameron and trade territory for the warm welcome. He pledged friendly service and continued expansion to meet consumer needs.
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W. T. Pearson & Sons
Cameron
Pearson
Fahrendorf
North Central Avenue
Mr. Pearson
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