Guard Recruiting 15 Urged In Cameron
A Cameron plan proposes a Texas National Guard company of 188 officers and enlisted men with an Armory provided by the city. Lt. Col. Wilkes urged a statewide recruitment push to reach Texas strength of 30,098. payroll would bring about $36,000 yearly per company, strengthening local economy and defense funding.
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Texas National Guard
Cameron
Texas
William C. Wilkes
National Guard Bureau
Washington
National Guard
War Department
Col
Wilkes
United States
IOOF Grand Warden Visits Cameron Lodge
Frank R. Rundell of Austin Grand Warden of the Oddfellows Grand Lodge of Texas visited the Cameron lodge Thursday night. He reported on progress of the orphanage being built by the lodge at Corsicana. Texas Oddfellows plan a $300,000 home project with a share for the local lodge.
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Frank R. Rundell
Austin
The
Oddfellows Grand Lodge of
Texas
Cameron Lodge
Dogwood Trails Planned in Milam County Cameron
Milam County plans a Dogwood Trails project near Cameron to feature blooming dogwood trees along Pin Oak Creek east of Gause and Cameron. Rotary Club president M G Cox led civic leaders to view Dr George Cottons motion pictures highlighting the blossom spectacle and its potential tourism draw.
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Milam County
M. G. Cox
Rotary Club
George Cotton
Temple
Cotton
East Texas
Cox
Gause
Cameron
Pin Oak Creek
Mrs J B Muldrow Buried in Rosebud
Funeral services for Mrs. J. B. Muldrow who died at her daughter’s home in Austin were held in Rosebud. She had lived in Cameron for many years. Survived by son Arnold Muldrow of Rosebud, patient in McCloskey Hospital Temple. services conducted by Nicholson Funeral Home at the Rosebud Methodist church.
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J. B. Muldrow
Pearl Eustace
Austin
Rosebud
Muldrow
Cameron
Arnold Muldrow
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Methodist Church
Nicholson Funeral Home
Raymond Hampel of McGregor Visits Cameron on Tuesday
Raymond Hampel of McGregor attended to business in Cameron on Tuesday.
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Raymond Hampel
McGregor
Cameron
1880 Copy Of Leslie Illustrated Weekly On Display Here
A 67 year old copy of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, owned by Sam Terry of the Lester Grain Company, is showcased at the publisher's desk. The 16 page tabloid, half missing, features hand set 6 point type and wood cut illustrations.
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Frank Leslie
Sam Terry
Lester Grain Company
News of
U. S. Grant
Miles
The
Herald
New York
Income Tax Returns Due In Austin March 15
Frank Scofield warns taxpayers that 1946 income tax returns must be filed by March 15 for anyone with $500+ income last year. Changes from Congress do not affect this deadline and apply only to 1947. Returns are required even if tax has been withheld or paid.
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Frank Scofield
Internal Revenue
Congress
City 10 Maintains Fire Insurance Rates on Good Record
Cameron fire officials announced that fire insurance rates will stay at 1946 levels due to a continued good fire record. A 25 percent credit for 1946 losses, totaling just over ten thousand dollars, reflects the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department and local officials’ efforts to reduce fire hazards. The credit may not reduce premiums by a full quarter, and the Insurance Department in Austin was notified.
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John Eanes
Department of Insurance
Austin
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Eanes
Insurance Commission
Lt Charles Law Heads To Pacific On Extended Air Corps Duty
Lt Charles Roy Law and his wife with their baby daughter arrived in Cameron to visit his parents before he proceeds to the South Pacific. He is due at Hamilton Field California on March 3 to begin a 30 month overseas assignment as a pilot in the Army Air Corps. Mrs Law hopes to join him later this year.
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Charles Roy Law
Cameron
Roy Law
Law
South Pacific
Hamilton Field
California
Army Air Corps
Spelling Penitentiary Confounds Jury Verdict Shortened
A Hamilton district court forgery trial ends with a verdict stating guilt and two years punishment. The judge remarks the text should include the state penitentiary, while jurors admit none could spell penitentiary.
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Hamilton
R. B. Cross
State Penitentiary
Bridge Club Hostess Delights Members at Aetna Smith Home
Miss Aetna Smith hosted the Bridge Club last week at her home. The décor featured home grown flowers. High score honors went to Mrs. R. D. Brown among members, with Mrs. James Watson winning for guests and Mrs. Pearl Graves earning the consolation.
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Aetna Smith
Bridge Club
R. D. Brown
James Watson
Pearl Graves
Japan Players Bow to Umpire as Umpire Is Divine Figure
In Japan the term for umpire carries a sacred sense as players greet the official with a bow when stepping into the batter’s box, reflecting a culture that elevates the umpire to divine or supreme authority.
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Japan
Buckholts Resident W. H. Lange Visits Cameron Monday
W H Lange of Buckholts was seen visiting Cameron on Monday with local residents noting the social visit.
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W. H. Lange of
Buckholts
Cameron
Veterans Office Agency Reaches 8793 Cases in Year
Dar win S. Holton completes one year as VA Contact Representative handling 8793 veterans and dependents. He averaged 28 contacts daily six days weekly, with April 23 the busiest day drawing 46 visitors. Educational benefits led, with 321 veterans in school or in training. pensions totaled 79 and 870 benefit applications overall.
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Darwin S. Holton
Veterans Administration
Holton
Ann A. Michalka
Cameron Building
Hearne
Franklin
Caldwell
Hanes Named President Elect of Rotary Club
W T Hanes, Cameron schools superintendent, was elected president of the Rotary Club at a Wednesday meeting of new directors held at M G Cox home. He will assume office in June. Directors named include John C Andres Bill Burns W T Hanes Leo Jackson Henry Liebman and Lester Williams. M G Cox will join the board automatically. Henry Liebman elected Secretary and Treasurer succeeding Chas M Hicks.
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W. T. Hanes
Cameron Schools
Rotary Club
M. G. Cox
Hanes
John C. Andres
Bill Burns
Leo Jackson
Henry Liebman
Lester Williams
Chas. M. Hicks
Fly that causes sleeping sickness births live young
The tsetse fly responsible for African sleeping sickness does not lay eggs but gives birth to a single larva that soon develops into an adult fly. This viviparous reproduction differs from many other insects.
Texas Old Age Pensions Face Growth as Population Rises
John Winters from the Texas Department of Public Welfare spoke to the Lions Club about welfare funding, warning that old age pensions will strain state finances by 1960. He cited rising numbers of Texans aged 65 and noted Milam County beneficiaries receiving about 1/2 million dollars annually.
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John Winters
Department of Public Welfare
Austin
Lions Club
Texas
Winters
Milam County
McClellen Named County Vets Service Officer
H B McClellen of Cameron was named County Service Officer to serve war veterans by the Commissioner Court. He succeeds Jess Thompson of Rockdale, with a salary around 2400 dollars annually. He begins February 15 for a two year term amid prior delays and talks of possible discontinuation.
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H. B. McClellen
Cameron
McClellen
Jess Thompson
Rockdale
Veterans Administration
Washington
Commissioner Court
Texas Ex Students Plan Rockdale Meeting March Third
Former University of Texas students to hold a reunion in Rockdale on March 3 for the first time since wartime interruptions. Chas M Hicks a UT graduate and county superintendent leads the effort with letters mailed by Dorothy Matson from Rockdale offices.
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University of Texas
Rockdale
Chas. M. Hicks
University
Dorothy Matson
Cobb Family Visit Highlights Hawkins Weekend
Mr and Mrs Sherwood Cobb and their children of Maysfield visited his parents Mr and Mrs H J Cobb and family in Hawkins over the past weekend keeping a close family line in the community gathering.
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Sherwood Cobb
Maysfield
H. J. Cobb
Hawkins
New School Money 5 in Prospect for City
The House passed a teacher pay bill using per capita apportionment of the common school fund. It proposes a minimum $2000 annual salary with no experience required. salaries rise with experience, and 1946 state aid plus 15 percent is included. Cameron Schools with 1459 students would receive about $80,245 plus local tax income to be used only for teacher pay.
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House of Representatives
Cameron
Ballots Mailed For Cameron Chamber Directors
Ballots have been mailed by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce for the annual election of directors. The ballots are merographed and sent in envelopes advertising the Cameron Centennial in May 1946. Ballots should be returned quickly so results can be announced at the banquet on Friday night March 14. The chamber hopes to reveal plans with the new manager beginning March 1.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Commercial Club
Cameron Schools Get 20 Hearne Buildings
Cameron public schools were awarded 20 buildings from the Hearne prisoner of war camp through the Dallas regional War Assets Administration. The Cameron school board can use the structures for educational purposes after discounts up to 95 percent. items include barracks cafeterias an auditorium and a recreation hall at the camp.
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Dallas
Cameron Public Schools
Hearne Prisoner of War
Dallas Regional War Assets Administration
Office of Real Property Disposal
C. N. Townsend, Jr
WAA
Cameron School Board
Mrs. Alvin Allday and Son Visit Cameron
Mrs. Alvin Allday and her son William Alvin of Rockdale spent Wednesday visiting in Cameron.
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Alvin Allday
William Alvin
Rockdale
Cameron
Trial halted as defendant collapses in court
George Andrews on murder trial for fatal October 5 1946 shooting of cousin Earnest Andrews collapses in the Newton County court room. He is returned to Newton Memorial Hospital on stretcher as defense abandons testimony due to his illness. Jury charge awaiting after defense forfeits remaining evidence.
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George Andrews
Earnest Andrews
Camp & Camp
Homer Reed
San Gabriel
Newton
Newton Andrews
Rockdale
Andrews
Newton Memorial Hospital
W. R. Newton
Bill Morrison
E. A. Camp
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IOOF
Leslie Illustrated Weekly
Scofield
Pacific
Veterans Office
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