Kuzel Becomes New Face in Official Cameron County Lineup
Cameron County officials took oath on Friday January 1 1943. New face W E Kuzel replaces B M McMillion as Commissioner for Precinct 1. Sheriff Walter White and Nig Moody face induction notices and will depart Cameron January 4. Chas M Hicks begins full term as County Superintendent but is over age limit for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kuzel
B. M. McMillion
Walter White
Cameron
W. C
Nig) Moody
Commissioners’ Court
Chas. M. Hicks
Jeff T. Kemp
Homer Nabours
Nig Moody
Ed, Gunn
Woodsie Devers
Stiles, Stidham
McGuver
Cameron Friday Visitors Mention Judge Rice and George Gamble
Judge B. G. Rice of Ben Arnold was in Cameron Friday. George Gamble from Sharp was visiting in Cameron Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Rice
Ben Arnold
Cameron
George Gamble
Sharp
When Vaudeville Went Out Then Radio Break Entered
The collapse of vaudeville hurt entertainers but gave Horace Heidt his big break. After touring Europe with his band and Paris Opera appearances, vaudeville faded and he could not book work. The Heidt orchestra retooled for radio, faced many rejections, and finally landed a radio audition with a large manufacturing firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Heidt
Horace
Heidt
Europe
Paris Opera House
States
Heidi
San Francisco
Under 20 Not Emotionally Ready for Marriage Warns Expert
Prof Marion McDowell of Penn State urges delaying marriage for anyone under twenty. He says emotional maturity is key to lasting marriage and warns against jealous partners, need for constant assurance, or avoidance of responsibility. He stresses matching backgrounds and knowing each other well before tying the knot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion 5S. McDowell
Pennsylvania State College
Aegean Islands Abandoned by Nazis After Invasion
The principal Aegean islands Lemnos Mytilene Chios Samos Rhodes now host only light Nazi garrisons. Seized after Greece’s 1941 invasion before Crete battle Rhodes in Dodecanese is Italian controlled. The bulletin notes mountainous terrain rich in olives figs grapes oranges and lemons with thriving towns and villas and historic appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean Islands
Aegean
Lemnos
Mytilene
Lesbos
Chios
Samos
Rhodes
Greece
Crete
Balkans
Asia Minor
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Mediterranean
National Geographic Society
Tennessee Boar and Bear Hunt Returns to Cherokee National Forest
The Tennessee department of conservation announces the annual hunt held in the Cherokee National Forest. Nine bear hunts and nine wild boar hunts conducted for resident and non resident sportsmen with parties of 4 to 15 hunters. Fees ranged from 20 to 40 dollars per party plus 35 to 40 dollars for dogs and guides. Hunts were supervised by the department and the U S forest service with hunter selection by lot at Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation
United States Forest Service
Lot
Nashville
Fitzsimmons kin completes basic training in Florida
Pvt. Robert Fitzsimmons, second cousin and namesake of the world boxing champion, finished basic training at the Army Air Forces Technical Command in Miami Beach Florida and hopes to go to New Zealand. Born in Timaru West New Zealand he once pursued boxing and worked in a Baltimore shipyard before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Fitzsimmons
Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
Army Air Forces Technical Command
Miami Beach
Fla
New Zealand
Fitzsimmons
United Nations
Young Fitzsimmons
Timaru
Baltimore
Red army advances after Viliki Luki as World War II spans fronts
The report describes Soviet forces breaking German lines after the Viliki Luki victory, pushing toward the old Polish border and threatening Smolensk. It notes surrounding 30 German divisions near Rostov, Allied air activity in the South Pacific, and mixed North Africa signals with Rommel’s retreat. It also mentions Wake Island bombing, Atlantic naval battles, and delegates visiting Dallas for the Cotton Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timonshinko
Bertin
Viliki Luki
Red Army
Smolensk
Rostov
Caspian Sea
Rommel
Gibraltar
8Th Army
Montgomery
Tunisia
United Nations
Wake Island
John Curtain
Australia
United States
Great Britain
North Atlantic
Sgt Daniel Lunsford Writes From Morocco
Sgt Daniel Lunsford of the Army Air Corps writes from French Morocco in West Africa to his father Dan Lunsford City Marshal. Military secrecy limits details. He was born and raised in Cameron and may have moved to Morocco from England with his squadron in late October during North Africa operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morroco
West Africa
Lunsford
Cameron
Air Corps
Army
Morrcco
England
North Africa
Sgt
Dan Lunsford
Milano Judge W F Thomas Visits Cameron
Judge W. F. Thomas of Milano was Cameron guest Friday. Joe Lankford of Hanover was a business visitor in Cameron Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Thomas
Milano
Cameron
Joe Lankford
Hanover
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Kuzel
Shiplap
Wm. P. Carey
Temple Life Insurance Company
Temple, Texas
Vernon Roberts
Walter B. Smith
Boar
Luki
South Pacific
United States Army Air Force
W. O. Triggs
W. W. Markham
Alex Triggs
W. C. Weise
Calvert
Dallas
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Cameron and Rockdale
Daniel Lunsford
Tch
Daniel B. Lunsford
Emory B. Camp
G.S. Baskin
Cameron, Texas
United
U. S
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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