Epitaphs and Bride Veils Reflect Rural Customs of Past
A veteran Ohio stonemason notes changes in epitaphs from heartfelt verses to plain names and dates, while a wedding rite history recalls the veil's origin for bridal protection from evil eye. Milam County agricultural data details 1956 and 1938 conservation programs, payments totaling over 452 thousand dollars, and agent activity across farms.
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Milam County
Moelinga
Miles
Geo. Banzhaf
Flood funds plea issued for Red Cross relief along rivers
Call issued this week for Red Cross contributions to aid flood relief along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. BK Woodruff of Texas Power & Light mailed requests. ATL funds go to headquarters for immediate use. Contributions may be left at Cameron office or mailed to Mr. Woodruff.
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Red Cross
Ohio
Mississippi
BK. Woodruff
Texas Power & Light Company
ATL
Mr. Woodruff
Cameron
Burlington to Hold Roosevelt Ball on Saturday
A Roosevelt Ball will be held in Burlington on Saturday January 3 under the direction of J. C. Andres of Cameron and Tubby Cabron of Burlington. The event is a county wide affair with all invited and not sponsored by any organization. Cabron has promoted these balls for five years.
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America
Roosevelt
Burlington
J. C. Andres
Cameron
Tubby Cabron
Andres
Cabron
Tyler man receives national junior chamber distinguished service key
G H Flinn of Tyler and formerly of Cameron earns the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce National Distinguished Service Key in Tyler. He served as outgoing national Junior Chamber Councilor for Tyler and on the board of directors, with roles in safety studies, centennial ticket sales, rose festival funds, boys scout drives, and Christmas charity efforts. He also chaired the On to Corpus Christi Club and helped attract visitors to Tyler for the rose festival. Flinn is sales manager of Texas Power & Light in Tyler, formerly advertising manager for The Cameron Herald.
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G. HW. Flinn
Tyler
Formery
Cameron
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber News
Memphis
Flinn
Texas Power & Light Company
Cameron Herald
Entomology Service Starts Peach Disease Eradication Project
The Bureau of Entomology of the U S Department of Agriculture opened a county wide project in Milam County to destroy diseased and abandoned peach trees affected by Phony Peach Hisequa Phony disease. Jesse P Taylor supervises with headquarters at Cameron. Orchardists are urged to cooperate and report diseased orchards to the county agent or Taylor.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Milam County
Texas
Jesse P. Taylor
Bis
Cameron
General Motors says it will resume work after sit down strike
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. states GM has only one desire to return 135,000 workers to their jobs quickly. He accuses sit down strikers of unlawfully occupying plants and says the union violated its agreement to bargain after GM and Governor Murphy arranged talks in Lansing.
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Murphy
Lancing
Truck Operators 10 Plead Modification
Austin January 25 as the session opens several highway bills are expected in both houses. Although motor trucks cause only a small share of accidents, the small percentage prompts truck owners and operators to seek corrective measures. W P Bates executive vice president of the Manufacturers and Merchants Transportation Association cites three factors affecting private truck owners.
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Austin
W. P. Bates
Manufacturers and Merchants Transportation Association
Green & Boedeker Big Sale Weekend Event Here
The Green and Boedeker grocery store announces a weekend sale aimed at local housewives. Poor weather has kept shoppers away, but specials on kitchen staples are offered with curbside or telephone service available as stated by Mr. Green.
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Green & Boedeker
Geen and Boedeker
Mr. Green
Open House February 4 at Cameron Machine Shop
Community event in Cameron features a John Deere Centennial celebration with Loess Wolhement devices and a full day of entertainment. The program includes a screening of The Blacksmith's Gift, a 100 year old epic on early American agriculture, starring Fuzzy Knight in a Hollywood drama with comic interludes.
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Cameron
Fuzzy Knight
Milam Aids Roosevelt Birthday Ball At Camoren Burlington
Milam hosts a charity ball Saturday night at National Mall and County Club in Cameron and Burlington to benefit the Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia for infantile paralysis cure and prevention. Miss Mildred Parma, ill with influenza, works in the office of County Judge Jeff T. Kemp.
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Roacevelt
Camoren
Burlington
National Mall
County Club
Cameron
Fundago
Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia
Mildred Parma
Miss Parma
Jeff T. Kemp
Stewart Launches Big Food Sale
The Cameron based B. F. Stewart grocery advertises a large weekend sale with notably low prices on many items. Although not labeled as below cost, the figures suggest aggressive pricing through February 1, aimed at attracting food buyers and boosting weekend and Monday purchases.
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B. F. Stewart
Cameron
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
IGA Store Blazing With Super Values In Trade Program
Alvin Mondik's IGA store runs a New Year sale to offer better foods and prices this week. The promotion aims to boost business and attract customers with improved merchandising and aggressive pricing efforts. The sale spans Friday and Saturday January 20 and 30.
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IGA
Alvin Mondiik
Herald
Mondrik
Gloria Dell Brown Born To J Barton Brown Family
Gloria Dell Brown weighing 12 pounds greets Cameron on Monday at 6 30 pm. Parents Mr J Barton Brown and Mrs Brown receive greetings from friends as the city welcomes its newest resident.
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Cameron
Gloria Dell Brown
J. Barton Brown
Hill Trial Set for February 8 in Austin District Court
Baby Hill, charged with killing George Richards city peace officer, will stand trial again in the 98th district court in Austin on February 8 before Judge J D Moore. All witnesses must appear or face contempt and a $200 fine. Hill’s Bell County case business was closed amid injunctions for illegal liquor sales operating without beer licenses and contributing to delinquency, officers say.
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Baby Hill
George Richards
98 District Court
Austin
J. D. Moore
Moore
Hill
Bell County
Cheeves Bros Announces January Clearance and February Dollar Day
The Cheeves Bros store in Cameron promotes a large January clearance and a First Monday Dollar Day sale on February 1. The annual event clears winter goods for spring stock, with weather delaying the big parade but forecasted to boost February sales.
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Cheeves Bros
Cheevyes
Cameron
Workmen's Compensation Talk Set in Cameron
John W. Fain of the Texas Workmen's Compensation Commission will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cameron's courthouse. Secretary Paden of the Chamber of Commerce announced the address to provide merchants with first hand information on the law's provisions.
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John W. Fain
Texas Workmen's Compensation Commission
Cameron
Court House
Paden
Chamber of Commerce
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Entomology Service
Milam
Him
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