Red Army targets Viituri as Finnish line holds
Midnight Friday was set as the final hour for the capture of Viituri a key point on the Finnish Mannerheim Line The Red Army was about six miles away and using its best forces The Finns were expected to resist and deny the objectives within the time limit The article also notes potential widening war with Turkey France and England and hints at broader German Soviet cooperation in Europe
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Red Army
Viituri
Mannerheim
Stalin
Turkey
France
England
Murmansk
Soviet Russia
Russia
Germany
Baltic
Hitler
Europe
Female Tonic Sales Lead to Arrest in Waco
J Frierson of Waco was arrested February 21 by State Health Department agent R F Holbert for selling Eagle Brand Female Tonic touted as a cure for many female ailments. The medicine deemed fake and the selling method and price labeled unreasonable. Frierson fined 38.50 after pleading guilty in Womack Brashear Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. Frierson
Waco
R. F. Holbert
State Health Department
Frierson
Holbert
Burlington
Court of Justice
Womack Brashear
Reds Celebrate Red Army Anniversary Without Victory
Twenty two years of Bolshevism were celebrated in Red Russia on Thursday but there was no announcement of Red troops breaching the Mannerheim line or conquering Vinsland. Finland may hold out weeks longer as mobilization increases. German bombers sunk a British naval trawler in the North Sea while British planes crossed into Bohemia.
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Red Russia
Mannerheim Line
Vinsland
Red Army
Finland
North Sea
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
Bridge Party Honors Red White Blue Theme
Mrs. Leo Laake hosted a Thursday bridge party at her home with a George Washington day color scheme. Guests included out of town visitors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Busker, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sliva of Lott, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Slovacek of Buckholts. Reuben Sliva won high and Mrs. Robert Busker second high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Laake
Daily Midget distribution halted at Herald Office
Starting Wednesday February 21 general distribution of the Daily Midget from the Herald Office will end due to high demand. A list of pickup locations will be published tomorrow detailing where readers can obtain the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Little Daily
Nursery School Upgraded at Cameron Facility
Improvements at the white day nursery in Cameron were completed after several days of work. The old grammar building school received redecoration, updated playroom and dining room areas, and improved kitchen and bath facilities. Thirty children are enrolled, funded by public subscriptions, with M Jessen from Austin overseeing the completion.
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Ulfil
Cummings
M. Jessen
Austin
Cameron
Allied Navies Station Off Murmansk In Arctic Watch
Allied forces from Britain and France hold positions off Murmansk while Soviet Russia strengthens Baltic defenses. Reports from radio broadcasts indicate British and French concentrations near Murmansk and a split Russian fleet readiness extending toward the Pacific and Siberia.
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Murmansk
Artic
Soviet Russia
Baltic
Baltic Sea
Hallic
Far East
Siberia
Pacific
Associated Press
France
London
Houston Teachers Visit Cameron With Family Flag
Miss Reba Young a Houston teacher visits Cameron with her mother Mrs Cal ile Young and is joined by Misses Bery Bigbee and Sidney Jean Stidham who are visiting relatives and will return with Miss Young.
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Reba Young
Houston
Calile Young
Cameron
Bery Bigbee
Sidney Jean Stidham
Miss Young
Court House News: Property Transfers and Probate Actions
A list of land transfers including 87 acres in the Lewis Lomas survey to Union Central Life Ins. Co. and 177 acres of the John Williams grant to Peter Tissing, with multiple other 10 to 248 acre conveyances. Probate entries dated Feb 12 1940 note Emma L Thweatt will admitted, J T Thweatt as independent executor, appraisers and inventories ordered. Also wills admitted include Mrs Fannie Mae Young and Maggie Ihance with appointed executors and appraisers.
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Beulah Burns
Ray Woods
Peter Tissing
John Williams
J. E. Beasley
H. J. Eaker
R. K E. Eaker
Eliza Santo
R. L Faker
R. E. Eaker
Arthur Pope Watson
Minnie P. Watson
M. Davilla
J H. McLerran
Ola Ifumbles
Milam County
Emma L Thweatt
J. T. Thweatt
Tom Vaughan Penn Wolf
Walter White
Fannie Mae Young
Myrtle Smith
Fred L. Smith
John B. Henderson
A. S. Epperson
Maggie i Hance
Lovie Bradford
T. B Ryan
John T Hale
H. M. Luckey
F. R. Kolba
Ed Kolba
Oil and Gas Leases and Auto Purchases Reported
Herman Unasch and wife transfer 818 acres of the Justo Linedo grant to H F Fuchs for $1 and other considerations. C Wiegmann and wife deed 183 acres of the Amos Pollard Survey to H F Fuchs for $1 and other considerations. Vehicles sold or traded include Chevrolet pickups and coupes, Ford luxury sedans, and a Ford hears e listed for Rockdale and Cameron transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Unasch
H F Fuchs
C. Wiegmann
H. F Fuchs
Amos Pollard
Henry Ligzman Spotted in Cameron on Thursday
Henry Ligzman of Burlington was seen in Cameron on Thursday, with no further details provided about the visit or purpose.
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Henry Ligzman
Burlington
Cameron
Dora Poteet Heads National Organist Tour
Miss Dora Poteet head of SMU organ department leaves Dallas for concert dates in Oklahoma City with the State Music Teachers Association Oberlin Conservatory at the invitation of Arthur Poister Baldwin Wallace College Berea Ohio at Albert Reimenscheider and plans to return by late March. She is a native of Cameron and niece of Miss Mollie Moore and Geo T Moore. her mother Nettie Moore was also born in Cameron.
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Dora Poteet
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Oklahoma City
State Music Teachers Association
Oberlin Conservatory
Arthur Poister
Baldwin Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
Albert Reimenscheider
Rits Schreiber Visits Parents in Waco on Wednesday
Rits Schreiber of Waco spent Wednesday at home visiting her parents, according to local notes. The brief item records a family visit by the resident named in the community update.
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Rits Schreiber
Waco
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Semesan JR
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Esther Rw
Nbeck
Floyd B. Balch
Opal Peetit
Henry Lewis
Millie Sullivan
Larkin Adams
Gladys Buck
Clark Kelley
Irma Porter
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H. H. Coffield
Jose Leal
W. W. Winkler
Eura B. Oil Co
A. S. Russell Division
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Cameron ‘Theatre
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Oe Core Il
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Nick Carter
Walter Pidgeon
Rita Johnson
Ann Dvorak and
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Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
Pat O’brien
Robert Young
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Bob Hope
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Richard Arlen
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Milam Theatre
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Oregon Trail
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Chevrolet Co
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E. C. Moseley
Thorndale Chevrolet
C. W. Watson
Rockdlne
Phillips and Luckey Co
Rockdale
Bremond
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John S. Batte
National Organist
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