Milam County Boys Now in Service and Insurance Drive
Camp Travis reports 198 soldiers insured under a $10 000 policy each with total coverage near 260 million. The insurance drive extended to April 12 1918 and officers and families aided in securing protections for servicemen. Privates Clement Zarosky Mitcham and others are noted for promotions furloughs and transfers within the 344th Field Artillery and related units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
359Th Infantry
Uncle Sam
Camp Travis
James W. Clement
Cameron
Travis
344Th Field Artillery
Frank Zarosky
315 Trench Mortar
Nurse Lucy Brunson Joins the Colors at Pensacola
Miss Lucy Brunson formerly with Cameron service has joined the U S Naval Hospital staff in Pensacola Florida She reports the climate suits her and that nurses are in high demand there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Brunson
Cameron
Milam County
U. S. Naval Hospital
Pensacola
Florida
Woodruff Family Relocates to Gause for Drug Store Work
Mr and Mrs A C Woodruff and their young son have moved to Gause this week where Mr Woodruff will manage a local drug store. The note wishes the family success in their new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Woodruff
Gause
Woodruff
Live at Home Board Same Place in War Food Drive
John Esten Cooke urges Texas farmers in 1918 to boost food and feed crop production. He argues landlords should offer tenants favorable terms to help the nation and families, warning that dependence on cotton alone risks hunger and financial ruin. the goal is to “live at home and board at the same place.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Food and Feed Production Campaign
John Esten Cooke
Rockdale
Herbert Hoover
Texas
Union
United States
Will of John Kelly Leaves Farm to Walker and Property to Terry
Probate of John Kelly's self written will reveals a Cameron farm left to Ernest Walker and city property, a large plum orchard, goes to Walker and Bob Terry of Minerva shares in cash from Citizens National Bank split between Walker and Terry. The document was found inside the Titanic book Mrs Ernest Walker had given him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
Ernest Walker
Walker
Bob Terry
Minerva
Kelly
Cameron
Citizen’s National Bank
Messrs. Walker
Terry
Mr. Kelly
Poultry Shippers Must Have License Public Notice
A 1918 Houston bulletin from District Food Administrator L M Hewit instructs all buyers and shippers of poultry eggs and foreign produce to obtain licenses from the Federal Food Administration. The notice, addressed to county food administrators in the 12th district, urges prompt compliance and public outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Hardy
L. L. Hewit
Navasota
Houston
Tex
Federal Food Administration
U D C Chapter Tag Day for hospital bed aid
The Jeff Rogers Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy in Cameron plans a tag day on Monday March 4 to raise funds to endow a hospital bed in France for wounded American soldiers. Members and volunteers will sell tags to support the cause and urge local support. Mr and Mrs John Hicks visited from Rockdale Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Rogers
United Daughters of Confederacy of Cameron
France
Cameron
Pastor Accepts Call at First Presbyterian Church
The board announced Rev. H. R. McFadyen of Clinton Oklahoma has accepted the pastorate here. His acceptance letter states he will arrive in Cameron by the third Sunday in March to assume charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
H. R. McFadyen
Clinton
Oklahoma
Cameron
Miss Viola Meyers Goes to France for Government Work
Cameron stenographer Viola Meyers now employed by the U S government has signed up for service in France. She is booked to sail on March 19 and will render professional duties in her line of work. Cameron friends wish her well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Meyers
Cameron
College Station
U. S
France
Houston
Tex
Chambers Auto & Supply Co
Texas
Ford Motor Co
Chambers
Detroit
Miss Meyers Returns from St Louis and Dallas
Miss Lalla Meyers returns after ten days in St Louis and Dallas selecting an up to date stock of millinery goods hats trimmings and ceiling She brings Cameron an attractive assortment and under Miss Emily Spiller with Misses Meyers and Saunders offers courteous treatment and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalla Meyers
St. Louis
Dallas
Miss Meyers
Cameron
Emily Spiller
Misses Meyers and Saunders
Visitors from Yarrellton Called at Cameron
A Cameron visit list includes Mrs. G W Blansett and son Marion Miss Norma Lee Fikes Clarence Colburne and Dick Wilkerson who came from Yarrellton on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Yarrellton
G. W. Blansett
Marion
Norma Lee Fikes
Clarence Colburne
Dick Wilkerson
Wheat price set by president to boost 1918 harvest
President Wilson issued a proclamation fixing guaranteed wheat prices for the 1918 harvest in principal markets from Chicago to New Orleans, with No. 1 Northern spring equivalents. Prices range from $2.05 to $2.28 per bushel and require harvest in 1918 and sale before June 1, 1919.
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Wilson
Chicago
Congress
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
New York
Graveston
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kan
United State
U D C Chapter Considers March Tag Day for War Bed Fund
The Jeff Rogers Chapter of the U D C plans a tag day on March 4 to raise money to endow a hospital bed in France for American soldiers. They will also meet with the D A R Chapter every other Friday for Red Cross work and heard Miss Grace Gillon’s paper on the origin of the national song America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Rogers
Walter Sharpe
France
W. A. Gillon
Grace Gillon
America
Oscar Schiller and Others Travel to Temple Sunday
Oscar Schiller Ted Epperson and Jim King motored to Temple on Sunday for unspecified business or visit, with no additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Schiller
Ted Epperson
Jim King
Temple Sunday
Young Lady Burned Near Wash Pot Fire in Gause
Miss Eva Todd suffered serious burns to the abdomen and chest when her clothing ignited near a wash pot fire at home in Gause on Tuesday around 11:00 AM. She was taken to Cameron Sanitarium for treatment and is known in Cameron as a member of the 1916 17 high school graduating class and a relative of the D B Worcester family.
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Gause
Eva Todd
Cameron Sanitarium
Cameron
D. B. Worcester
Mrs Hefley Called to Paris Home by Ill Mother
Mrs L E Perdy and her young son from Paris Texas visit the city as they respond to a summons to Mrs L J Hefley who lies critically ill at her bedside in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Perdy
Paris
Texas
City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Camp Travis, Texas
Division
Luther Hoffman
Denton
Hoffman
Marvin E. Mitcham
Food Administration
Jno. Kelly
Ff. Hardy
L. M. Hewit
District Food Admistrator
P. S
John Hicks
Ford Automobiles
Chambers Auto and Supply Company
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