Gasoline Blast at Cameron Station Kills Two in Fire
A Markham and Son Garage blast in Cameron at 8 p m Saturday December 50 left two men dead and four injured. Victims include Joe Hawkins 35 and Eddie Paul Moore with W W Markham Leland Green and Charlie Kelly among the injured. Fire destroyed a Green Funeral Home ambulance and a US Parcel Post truck. damage ran to fixtures stocks and a McKnsky register.
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Markham & Son
Cameron
Joe Hawkins
Markham
Eddie Paul Moore
W. W
Doc) Markiam
Calvin
Leland Green, SR
Green & Roedeker and
Cameron Undertaker
Charlie Kelly
Merkham
Valon
Fogle
Southwestern Tell 7 Phone Co
Eber
Hawkins
Leland Green
W. W. Markham
Markham Comiune
Mr. Green
Green Funeral Home
United States
German peace overture reported by Norwegian source
The report says a business man contacted London officials about Berlin seeking peace. Britain reportedly ignored the overture while Finnish forces claimed to annihilate 18 000 Soviet troops on New Year’s Eve. Soviet Russia concentrates troops on Afghanistan border as 300 000 allied troops mass to counter Soviet threat to India.
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Germany
London
Russia
Afghanistan
India
County Commissioner L. McGuyer Visits Cameron on Thursday
Rockdale official L. McGuyer, county commissioner, paid a business visit to Cameron on Thursday, engaging with local officials and discussing ongoing matters.
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Fb. L. McGuyer
Rockdale
Cameron
Charlie Kelly Not Dead After Service Station Fire
Rumors spread that Charlie Kelly, a Markham Service Station employee, died from burns in the Saturday night fire. The Herald reports he remained alive and in critical condition as of 2 p m today.
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Charlie Kelly
Markham
Herald
Kelly
Cameron Posts Coldest Winter Morning at 4 Degrees
Cameron reported its coldest morning of the season with a low of four degrees Friday. Local residents bundled up as temperatures plunged, marking a deep freeze across the region.
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Cameron
Cross Announces Run for Congress in 1940
O H Cross former congressman from the 11th district announces his candidacy in 1940 against incumbent W R Poage of Waco. Cross served eight years in congress from 1928 to 1936 and has long advocated soil conservation. The 11th district includes Bell Bosque Coryell Falls McLennan and Milam counties.
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Waco
H. Cross
W. R
Bob) Poage
Cross
Bell
Bosque
Coryell
Falls
McLennan
Milam Counties
Harrises Visit Wilson Guests over Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris of Wilson spent Christmas here as guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harris and her mother Mrs. A. L. Mode. They returned home Friday, and Mr. Harris renewed his Herald subscription for another year.
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Will Harris
Wilson
W. R. Harris
A. L. Mode
Harris
Herald Office
Colburn Family Returns From Palestine Visit
Mr and Mrs Herbert Colburn and their daughter Jimmie Ray have returned from a trip to Palestine where they visited Mrs Colburns parents Mr and Mrs Watt Henderson.
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Herbert Colburn
Jimmie Ray
Palestine
Mrs. Colburn
Mrs
Watt Henderson
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O.H. Cross
Congress
Uc Sa
Inreco
Ethyl
Inreco Regular
East
Texas
Milam County
Cameron, Texas
Independent Refining Company
Arp, Texas
Inreco News
KGKB
Tyler
Krba Larkin
Knet Palestine
Ktcm Temple
Waco Waco
Corsicana
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