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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
6
The House passed a $725 million emergency WPA relief plan to fund work through July 1 1939. Poage endorsed the bill, pressed for fair wage provisions and soil conservation work, and noted a dressy President’s reception with cabinet officers and fellow lawmakers.
The narrator recalls a White House reception with President and Mrs. Roosevelt, enjoying the hospitality and thrill of meeting national leaders. They announce election to the Ways and Means Committee member on flood control, aiming to aid programs in the Brazos Bosque and Little River Valleys.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge honors founder Thomas Wildey with a 7:30 p m meeting on Thursday January 26. Special rites mark Wildey’s 1819 US lodge founding and the growth of an order with 1 500 000 members and 64 homes. The lodge supports widows orphans and needy members and pays 4 000 000 annually in sick and death benefits.
The fifth grade gains two new pupils Dora and Hugo Schmidt. Inaugurations and tournaments unfold with a girls basketball event at Ben Arnold schoolhouse January 27 28 featuring Powers Chapel Clarkson Travis Pleasant Grove New Salem Jones Prairie Maysfield Briary Ad Hail and Ben Arnold. Lunches on grounds. Ben Arnold 4 H Club meets January 19 with Miss Wilson guiding lessons on dressing a chicken and recap of missed meetings.
Miss Lucy Turner hosted a slumber party with guests Norma Jean McElwrath Dorothy Perkins and Charlotte Stidham on Saturday night. Cameron visitors included Mr and Mrs Arnold Jungmann and children Doris Nell and Gloria Ann of Yarrellton on Monday. Mr and Mrs Robert Massengale of Austin visited the Nabours home over the weekend.
A church notice from Hope Lutheran Buckholts Texas lists A E Flathmann pastor. Sunday January 22 features Bible School English 9 30 a.m. Worship Hour German 10 30 a.m. and English 7 p.m. It notes a 3y resolution from the January 8 annual meeting and invites all to attend and welcome worship.
Mrs Filomeno Podest and Ondrey Holcek both of Clarkson were married in Cameron County Judge Jeff T Kemp’s office on Saturday afternoon January 14 1939. The ceremony followed vows read by Judge Kemp. Local residents attended the ceremony and guests included families from Clarkson.
Mrs L H Slaughter left last week to spend a few days with her daughter Mrs Jack Reavis of Deni son who is ill at the present time Milton Winfield son of Mr and Mrs Bennie Winfield is ill at the present time with the Rosiola
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