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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
3
The Cameron Herald, established 1860, lists Editor and Publisher Jefferson B. White. The notice notes entry in Cameron Texas postal matter of second class under the 1879 act.
Filmer T Gibbs of New York and New Jersey visited Yarrellton friends and relatives including his uncle Joe Gibbs and cousin Jesse Gibbs. Numerous locals hosted guests, shared meals, or noted illnesses and recoveries. Doris Fenny and Doris Nell Lott had tonsil operations, with all improving nicely. Unauthorized lines trimmed to fit.
Molly O Daniel daughter of former Texas senator W Lee O Daniel and Harold J Moffatt a stock broker were married at the bride's brother's West Los Angeles home. The Rev Leo C Kline officiated witnesses were Mr and Mrs Humphrey Marshall. The couple will honeymoon briefly then reside in Brentwood Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs Jesse J Martin announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Gladys Jewell to Mr Earl B Wiggins. The wedding will be held Friday evening February 4 1949 at six o clock at the First Presbyterian Church Cameron Texas. The groom-to-be is the son of Mr and Mrs M L Wiggins of Van Alstyne Texas and is a senior student in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin.
Mr and Mrs Monroe Smith of Houston spent the Christmas holidays visiting relatives in Cameron and Temple seeking family time and homey reunions.
Mary Melba Gamble seaman recruit in the WAVE unit of the US Navy starts training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gamble of Route 1 Thordale.
Jeff D. Cammer 57, Cameron native, died January 1 from a heart attack. He was active in business and civic life, survived by a widow and three children, with a large extended family. Funeral to be held January 2 at Marek Burns Funeral Home. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
A pithy saying contrasts wealth and poverty with spiritual and earthly challenges. It notes the difficulty for both rich and poor to attain their respective hoped-for states, implying moral tension across social classes.
Diane Whitaker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Whitaker of route 3, is reported ill and hospitalized at Newton Memorial Hospital.
Houston accepts annexation plans expanding by 2 miles around the city and adding 125 000 residents to reach a population of 618 000 and area of 189 square miles. The New Year Eve council session approved first and final readings for the two mile belt and the 1 1/2 square mile area with two more readings planned.
Mr and Mrs John Young and their young daughter Tricia of Odessa are visiting Mrs Callie Young. They plan to return Tuesday and Mrs Gussie McGregor will accompany them back, visiting her sister Mrs Homer McLane.
District Judge W A Morrison of Cameron addressed Belton Lions Club on Americas Position in the International Picture. He argued Russia and the United States form a bi polar world and urged strict balance of power, expanded armed forces and universal military training to deter aggression. He noted Russia may exploit manpower resources and productivity and warned biological weapons surpass atomic blasts.
Miss Gussie Rowlett was injured Tuesday after a fall in her home. She sustained a fractured hip and injured shoulder and was taken to Newton Memorial Hospital for treatment. She tripped on a rug in her room.
Mrs. Annie Reese and daughter with the Hughes family of Bryan traveled to Austin to visit another daughter and her family along with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Whites and their son during the holiday period.
Mrs Lottie Bigbee is visiting her son and family in Baytown Mr and Mrs Edwin Bigbee.
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