March of Dimes Drive Gets Under Way Here
J. H. Hays, chairman of the 1947 campaign, urges generous local support for the March of Dimes to replenish funds of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Basil O’Connor notes 1946 polio toll may exceed 20,000. epidemics began unusually early in May with outbreaks in Florida, Texas, and Alabama.
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National Foundation For
J. H. Hays
National Foundation
Basil O’connor
Hays
March of Dimes
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Extension class to meet here January seventeenth
Cameron to host a new extension service in agricultural education run by A and M College with E V Walton teaching. The veteran focused course aims to improve vocational school instruction and credits are offered toward degrees. Milam County teachers and others already enrolled with two more hires for Thorndale and Cameron pending housing.
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Cameron
Chas. M. Hicks
A & M College
E. V. Walton
Milam County
Hicks
Heks
Sidney McQuary
Sharp
A &M College
Thorndale
George M. Bingham
Corsicana
Morrison Is Chancelor Commander Of K Of P For 1947
W A Bill Morrison elected Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias Lodge for 1947 with D S Wimberly named Vice Chancellor. Morrison, County Attorney and WWII veteran, and Wimberly, active lodge member with Public Health Unit, head a slate including Grady Allen Prelate Bever Thomas Master of Works J M McLean Keeper of Records and Seal John Davis Master at Arms Ralph W Fikes Inner Guard and Dr R M Titsworth Outer Guard. Installation set for January 13 with three candidates for Squire.
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W. A
Bill) Morrison
Knights of Pythias Lodge
D. S. Wimberly
Morrison
Mr. Wimberly
Grady Allen
Bever Thomas
J. M. McLean
John Davis
Ralph W. Fikes
R. M. Titsworth
Home Owner Questions City and Railroad Blockade
A city resident, W. H. Burks known as Stinah, protests high taxes and asks why streets and a railroad crossing remain unfixed. He alleges the railroad fences residents out, demands action, and notes scarce wartime materials while seeking grounds for relief.
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W. H. Burks
Stinah
21St Street
Ruby Earl Ford Dies in Waco Funeral Services Held
Ruby Earl Ford, longtime Cameron area resident and treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Texas Odd Fellows, died of a fatal attack while en route to his post as city mail carrier. Funeral services were held January 8 in Waco with Odd Fellows and Masons in attendance. He was born January 17, 1898, near Cameron and leaves a widow Elsie Nyander Ford and four daughters plus two grandchildren. Survivors include siblings and relatives in Cameron, Wheeler, Cleburne, Rosebud, and Cameron. The service was conducted at First Methodist Church by Rev. Gatlin and Rev. Asa Ford Avant. The Odd Fellows conducted cemetery rites. Ray Lyman Young of Baylor University will visit Cameron for the weekend.
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Ruby Earl Ford
Waco
Ford
Grand Lodge of Texas Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Cameron
C. B. Ford
Harold B. Pressley
Elsie Nyander Ford
Pattye Stewart
Ruby Hale
Reba Morriss
Elsie Marie Ford
Jackie Stewart
Carol Hale
Eva Robinson
Wheeler
Lela Tompkins
Cleburne
J. T. Ford
Rosebud
First Methodist Church
Gatlin
Asa Ford Avant
Austin
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Death of Cameron Fire Chief Monta Thomas at 1:50 PM
Monta Thomas longtime Cameron fire chief and businessman died of a heart attack at his home December 10 after earlier serving as fire chief since 1912. He led the Cameron Volunteer Fire Department through horse drawn equipment to modern service and helped build George A. Thomas & Sons drug store. Funeral services were set for January 11 at First Presbyterian Church with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his mother two brothers a sister and several nieces and nephews.
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Monta Thomas
Cameron
Franklin
Robertson County
George A. Thomas
England
George A. Thomas & Sons
Thomas
Rush A. Thomas
First Presbyterian Church
East 28Rd Street
E. O. Harrell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marek-Burns
Walter Thomas
Strawn
Texas
Albert Triggs
Houston
Clara Thomas
W. O. Newton
Edgar Ditto
Frank Monroe
Edwood Chamberlain
Frank Richter
Judd G. Davis
John McLerran
H. F. Smith
The
Presbyterian Church
Ophelia Harper to Be Buried Monday in Texas
Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia Harper of Snyder will be held Monday at 4 30 p m from a Lott funeral home. She died from injuries after being struck by a car in Snyder. She was the mother of Mrs. Jack Caperton of Snyder and formerly Miss Ophelia Harris born in Jones Prairie. Holiday visitors came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weide and other relatives in Buckholts Winona Edna and Cameron neighborhoods.
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Ophelia Harper
Snyder
Lott
Joe Weide
Buckholts
L. T. Caddess
Winona
Mississippi
Harvey Caddess
Bryan
Ada Caddess
Wanda Lou Teagel
Edna
Ethel Brockenbush
H. F. Edmondson
Cameron
Monta Thomas Remembered For 30 Years As Fire Chief
Monta Thomas died at his home on January 10 after a thirty year tenure as Fire Chief beginning in 1912. He witnessed the shift from horse drawn equipment to motorized apparatus and led the department to prominence in Texas. He resigned April 18, 1942, and the City Council unanimously praised his service on April 21, 1942. A later reception honored him as volunteers presented a ceremonial ring.
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Monta Thomas
Texas
Thomas
Old Tom and Jerry
Volunteer Fire Department
Curtis Lucas Couple Welcome Baby Girl Pamela Faye
Mr and Mrs Curtis Lucas announce the birth of a daughter at St Edward s Hospital January 1947. Pamela Faye weighs seven and a half pounds. mother formerly Miss Opal Worcester of Cameron. Father employed by SAMSCO in Waco. Both mother and baby are doing well. Congratulatory wishes are extended.
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Curtis Lucas
St. Edward’s Hospital
Pamela Faye
Opal Worcester
Cameron
Samsco
Waco
Smolinski Family Park Welcomes Phillip John Smolinski
Mr and Mrs Felix Smolinski of Chicago announce the birth of a son named Phillip John on January 3 1947. The infant weighed four and a half pounds at birth. Mrs Smolinski, formerly Lenora Dueser of Ad Hall, provided the information to The Herald.
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Felix Smolinski
Chicago
Phillip John
Henry Schattle’s Cameron Business Trip
Henry Schattle made a business trip to Cameron on Friday, pursuing meetings and potential deals with local firms. The visit highlights active commerce in the region and Schattle’s engagement with Cameron’s business community.
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Henry Schattle
Cameron
Death of Joe Clark in Costa Rica on Christmas Day
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McIntosh announce the death of her nephew Joe Clark in San Jose Costa Rica on December 25 after twenty years with the New York City Bank serving in Japan Corea and India His mother Mrs Lucia Clark of Washington DC has visited Cameron and will mourn with friends The family endures a second loss in two months with the passing of Mrs W F Weaver in Austin previously buried on Thanksgiving at Wills Point
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R. H. McIntosh
Joe Clark
Clark
New York City Bank
Japan
Corea
India
San Jose
Costa Rica
Lucia Clark
Washington, D. C
McIntosh
Cameron
W. F. Weaver
Austin
Cheeves Bros Introduce New Merchandise on the Square
Cheeves Bros on the square promote new arrivals and valued prices in The Daily Herald. Bill McIntosh notes the quoted prices apply to new goods and hard to obtain merchandise, using the paper as a channel for better values and timely arrivals.
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Cheeves Bros
Daily Herald
Bill McIntosh
Lilac Farmer Seeks Dry Weather Says Local Reader Comments
Paul Graves of Lilac spoke in Cameron on business. He urged farming and stock men to hope for dry weather and noted he has read the Herald for many years.
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Paul Graves
Lilac
Cameron
Anderson Purchases Right Hotel Block Properties
Joe B. Anderson buys the Right Hotel block including the hotel at South Houston and West Second Street, a service station, the Railway Express Agency, Joe Gerick's Electric Shop, and the future Anderson Motor Company site. The properties are undergoing remodeling with hotel renovations, painting, and new furnishings planned when materials arrive.
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Joe B. Anderson
Right Hotel
South Houston
West Second Street
Railway Express Agency
Joe Gerick
Anderson Motor Company
New Motor Company
Mr. Anderson
Yoemen Secure Double Win On Home Court
The Yoemen beat Belton Tigers in a fast paced double victory with the B squad edging out the Kittens 19 to 18 and the A squad winning 48 to 36. Notable scorers include Michalka with 16 and Hawkins 17 for the Yoemen. Belton's top totals: Hunter 14 and Rennick 10.
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Belton Tigers
Belton
McClaren
Yeomen
Culpepper
Schmidt
Tindall
Bob Holloway
Hickman
Holloway
Provasek
Brady
Wilkerson
Matule
Boyd
Wilson
Johnson
D. Hayes
Joe Hawkins
Leo Jackson
Laurence Michalka
Hawkins
Michalka
Yeemen A
T. J. O'Neill
Wallis
Hanes
Shipp
Gertenberg
Hunter
Caldwell
Parker
Rennick
Hayes
Remains of Laurence C Schiller Identified in China Grave
Admiral Swanson informs Cameron Texas parents that Laurence C Schiller Aviation Radioman second class USNR was killed during a January 1945 attack near Hong Kong. Dental charts confirmed his remains in a Shanghai grave with three other unknowns to be relocated to a National Cemetery.
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Laurence C. Schiller
Hong Kong
China
Admiral Swanson
E. O. Schiller
Cameron
Navy Department
Laurence Cornelius Schiller
U. S. Naval Reserve
Hungjao Road
Shanghai
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K OF P
G. H. (Henderson) Walker
Foxhound
Walker
Endorses Drive
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
R. E. Ford
Ray Lyman Young
Baylor University
Mr. Thomas
Southwest
Texas State College
Willard B. Skelton, Jr
J. G. Flowers
Addi
Smolinski’s
Anderson
Washington
C. A. Swanson
United States Navy
Edward Otto Schiller
East 11Th Street
Mr. and Mrs. Schiller
United States
Quartermaster General
War Department
National Cemetery
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