Lands in England Pvt Corn and Jekel Jr
Pvt. Corn and Jekel Jr has landed safely in England as part of the American army. Pvt. Jekel volunteered April 27, 1944 and after Fort Sam Houston he trained at Camp Bowie Texas with engineers. He left for overseas in November. He is 33, born in Buckholts, son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Jekel Sr. Mrs Jekel and daughter Lillie Ann live in Lancaster while he is overseas. Brother Pvt Frank Jekel was inducted the same date and is stationed in California.
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Corn and
Jekel
England
Armed Services
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Bowie
Texas
Engineers
Pvt
Buckholts
Conrad Jekel
Evelyn Novonty
Lillie Ann
Lancaster
Frank Jekel
California
Lieutenant Roy Robertson dies in air battle
Lieutenant Roy C. Robertson Jr., 26, navigator pilot of a B 26 bomber, was killed in action after being missing since July 8 1944. He was the Cameron Texas native husband of Bonna Booch Dawson and father of Susanna six months old. He graduated from Baylor University in 1939 and earned his commission at Deming New Mexico. The War Department and his parents announced the death. Groups of B 26 airmen are receiving Presidential citations for outstanding combat duty before the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Robertson, Jr
Cameron
Robertson
Roy Robertson
Bonna Booch Dawson
Waco
J. M. Dawson
First Baptist Church
McLane Company
War Department
France
Belgium
Low Countries
Susanna
Joe L. Robertson
Army Air Corps
Denver
Colorado
Baylor University
A. J. Armstrong
Deming
New Mexico
Barksdale Field
Louisana
Milam County urged to take civilian war jobs
Milam County seeks men past military age or unfit for service to join war plants in Amarillo Fort Worth Longview Texarkana area and other Texas sites plus New Orleans and Shreveport. War manpower shortages delay victory. Maj James W Dewberry backs civilian workers to speed production and win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Texas
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Longview-Texarkana
New Orleans
Shreveport
War Manpower Commission
James W Dewberry
Austin
Central Texas
Churchill Praises American War Effort in Commons Speech
Churchill credited American forces for halting and defeating Germans on the Western front and said British losses were small by comparison. He affirmed Allied plans, noted Tito's Yugoslavia and a Greek Regency, and reported Patton’s Third Army clearing a pocket near Luxembourg as Allied advances continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Mr. Churchill
Stalin
Churchill
Balkans
Roosevelt
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Peter
Greece
Third
Patton
Luxembourg
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Silesia
Cattle Poison Settlement Totals 7000 Dollars
The $7000 settlement covers 38 cattle killed by arsenic poisoning near Maysfield. H. L. Atkinson and H. L. Yager receive $2000 from L. K. Smoot and wife Mrs. Julia Smoot of Austin. Charges in Justice John Thweatt's court remain, with trial date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Atkinson
H. L. Yager
Maysfield
L. K. Smoot
Julia Smoot
Austin
John Thweatt
Smoot
Yager
Atkinson
Cameron Coldest Spot in Nation One Year Ago
One year ago Monday Cameron registered 10 degrees above zero making it the coldest spot in 10 states including New York. The 1944-45 winter saw highs remain mild with a low of 27 degrees recorded in December 1944. Judge Jeff T. Kemp provided the Herald with the weather note, and Mrs. Vernon Eanes is recovering from surgery in Cameron Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
New York
Jeff T. Kemp
The
Herald
Carly Monday
Man Charged With Vandalism in Multiple Church Windows
Monroe Donath of Powers Chapel in Falls County faces charges after police arrested him Friday night for smashing stained glass in churches at Cameron Burlington Vogelsang and Rosebud. He confessed to the acts and posted 200 bail as investigators probe motive and extent of the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Donath
Powers Chapel
Falls County
Cameron Burlington
Vogelsang
Rosebud
Donath
Houston
Caldwell
Wrsday
Carl Black
Douglas Barron
Donatd
Camyon
St. Monica's Catholic Church
First Presbyterian Church
Burlington
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Donat
Presbyterian Church
Yoemen Sweep Buckholts With 2-Game Victory
The Yoemen won both games against Buckholts at the gym for a clean 4 game sweep. They led 39 to 11 in the main event as Clare and Gerick hit key shots. Raney starred for Buckholts with strong basketball through the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckholts
Clare
Gerick
Raney
Yeemen
Hearne
Navasota Rattlers
Dick Young
Judge O L Kidd Returns to Practice of Law Here
Judge O L Kidd who served the unexpired term of the late Judge Graham Gillis as District Judge has returned to his law offices. Named by Governor Coke R Stevenson, he did not seek nomination last July and completed the appointive term on January 1. He resumes practice in Cameron’s Henderson building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Kidd
Graham Gillis
Kidd
Coke R. Stevenson
Henderson
Cameron
Rainfall Totals Reported Across Cities
Rainfall up to 8 am Thursday reached 1.62 inches in Cameron per observer R W Hester. Additional readings show Little River watershed heavy rain with Lampasas 1.10 Taylor 2.40 and Temple 2.27 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
R. W. Hester
Mr. Hester
Little River
Lampassas
Taylor
Temple
Pvt. D. B. Graves Ill at Newton Memorial Hospital
Pvt D B Graves of Camp Hood is reported ill and receiving treatment at Newton Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
D. B. Graves
Camp Hood
Newton Memorial Hospital
Moody receives Bronze Star for meritorious service
Clarence C. Moody, Technician Fourth Grade in the Medical Department, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal by General Courtney Hodges for meritorious service in France Belgium and Holland from June 7 1944 to November 21 1944. He faced hostile fire while delivering medical care to battle casualties. Moody was raised in Cameron Texas and entered service there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set
Clarence C. Moody
Medical Department
United States Army
Courtney Hodges
The
United
General States First Army
Belgium
Hodges
D. T. Moody
Sgt
Moody
Cameron
France
Holland
Texas
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. Army
Milam County Woman Apolana Zalesky Dies at 91
Apolana Zalesky 91 a native of Czechoslovakia and long time Milam county resident died Tuesday at 4 30 pm at the home of her son Joe Zalesky in Cameron Born January 21 1854 she came to America in 1887 Survivors include two daughters Mrs Lizzie Vrehota of Roscoe Calif and Mrs Annie Burda three sons Joe Cameron Martin Crosby Albert San Antonio and Frank Buckholts Funeral services set for January 18 1945 at St Monica s Catholic Church Cameron with Rev George Duda officiating burial in Catholic Cemetery Marek Burns directing arrangements
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Apolana Zalesky
Czechoslovakia
Milam County
Joe Zalesky
Cameron
America
Anton Zalesky
Lizzie Vrehota
Roscoe
Calif
Annie Burda
Martin Zalesky
Crosby
Albert Zalesky
San Antonio
John Zalesky Cameron
Frank Zalesky
Buckholts
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
George Duda
Marek-Burns
OPA Plans Postwar Economy and Reconversion
W B Reynolds from Houston outlines OPA plans for postwar reconversion, preserving war materials, stabilizing prices, and maintaining living standards. He predicts ceiling prices for consumer goods, wage standards, full employment, and continued control of vital materials. Local officials and OPA staff attend the Rotarian briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
W. B. Reynolds
OPA
Houston
Reynolds
America
J. M. Boehner
Price Board
Mr. Reynolds
F. L. Gregory
Susie Kirk
Mildred Michalka
Richard Bush
John B. Henderson
T. E. Crump
Missing B-24 pilot Giles C Arriett returns to English base
Lieutenant Giles C Arriett a Liberator bomber pilot who had been missing for months rejoined his command at an English base a Navy and Army Air Forces report said He had flown 38 combat missions and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Arriett a University of Texas graduate was born in Austin Texas and had been overseas since last April His family received a long distance call from the navigator of his plane who reported a perfect landing and crew safe in August
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles C. Arriett
Enlish
Arriett
England
Army Air Corps
Jack Lewis
Austin American
Herald
Avriett
Giles L. Avriett
Giles Avriett
Rio Grande Street
Giles C. Avriett
Giles
Blythe
Calif
Tomlinson Couple Die in California Car Crash
Abia and Gladys Pierce travel to Lubbock to attend the funeral of S1 C and Mrs Farris Tomlinson who perished in a Sacramento wreck. Tomlinson planned to take his wife and two young children to Texas before overseas duty. The two children were seriously injured and hospitalized. Mrs EB McMillan and her son, also in the car, were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abia
Gladys Pierce
Lubbock
S1 C
Farris Tomlinson
Sacramento
Calif
C Tomplinson
Texas
EB. E. McMillan
Tomlinson
McMillan
ESA Opens Farm Security Offices in Cameron
The Farm Security Administration reopens its Cameron offices in the old grammar school building on Franklin Street in Robertson county. County supervisor W. H. Gore and Associate Supervisor Miss Gladys Pierce oversee operations. Frank Heitmann returns to duty after illness following a visit to the Griffith Barber Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Cameron
Franklin
Robertson County
Grammar School
W. H. Gore
Gladys Pierce
Lt Warren Brashear Arrives Home From Europe
Lt Warren Brashear a fighter pilot with the American Air Forces in England returns to Cameron on Tuesday wearing the Purple Heart Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Son of Mr and Mrs Womack Brashear he went overseas over two years ago amid long months of battle over Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Brashear
England
Cameron
Brashear
Womack Brashear
War Surplus Sale Attracts Buyers At New Cameron Display
Government surplus auction at Cameron Compress Company on Buckholts road drew many buyers. Auctioneer Gus Grabow of Brenham led bidding as items sold at ceiling prices under OPA rules with proceeds aiding the government. The sale highlighted ceiling price value and rapid resales of additional goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Compress Company
Buckholts Road
Gus Grabow
Brenham
OPA
Thorndale Man Is Promoted to Lieutenant in Army Air Forces
The War Department announced Keith Davis of Thorndale promoted to lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. He serves as Civilian Personnel Officer at Godman Field Kentucky and holds an MBA from the University of Texas. Davis previously worked as Industrial Personnel Specialist with Hughes Tool Company and volunteered for the Air Corps in October 1942. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James L Berry of Thorndale and is married to the former Miss Mary Sue Moore of Gause.
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War Department
Keith Davis
Thorndale
Army Air Forces
Davis
Godman Field
University of Texas
Hughes Tool Company
Aircraft Street Division
Air Corps
James L. Berry
Mary Sue Moore
Gause
Germans Face Mane Debacle in the West
Allied forces tightened the grip on German troops on both fronts Sunday. In the west American First and Third Army units moved toward key junctions near St Vith and Houffalize while cutting lines of retreat. Soviet advances in Poland pushed toward Germany, and Budapest fell further as 200 more black soldiers were captured.
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First Army
St. Vith
Reich
Houffalize
Ardennes
Third Army
Ourthe River
Poland
Germany
Krakow
Kielce
Nida
Budapest
Neark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Conrad Jekel, JR
Vernon Eanes
Cameron Hospital
Clarence. Moody
Bronze
Apolana Zalcsky
J. D. Eplen
Lieut
Ltgiles C. Avr
SAF
ESA
Frank Heitmann
Griffith
Thorndale Man
Mane Debacle
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