Milam County Boy Cited for Heroism in World War I
True Loftin of Buckholts Milam County, a sergeant in Company H 360th Infantry 90th Division, was cited by Major General Henry T. Allen for extraordinary coolness and courage near Feyen-Hay on September 22 1918 during the St Mihiel drive. He was wounded in the leg yet refused to go rearward and led his platoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
True Lofton
90Th Division
Henry T. Allen
Milam County
W. O. Loftin
Buckholts
90Th
Loftin
Sergent True Loftin
Feyen-Hay
St. Mihiel
True Loftin
Camp Travis
Army of Occupation
France
Allen
Corporal Tom Jeter Returns from France
Corporal Tom Jeter completed service with the American Expeditionary Forces after months in France. He trained at A. and M. College and Camp Pike, saw no combat before the armistice. He landed at Newport News then traveled to Camp Stewart and Camp Travis before reaching Cameron Monday night and moving to Jones Prairie to rejoin Mrs. Jeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jeter
France
American Expeditionary Forces
Tom
A. & M. College
Camp Pike
Ark
New Port News
Camp Stewart
Camp Travis
Cameron
Jones Prairie
County Board of Education Meets Monday
The county school trustees will hold a regular session in the County Superintendent's office on Monday at 10 o'clock February 3 1919. Those with business should attend or have the county superintendent present the matter. list of trustees and officers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Morrison
Cameron
J. R. Wallace
E. A. Flinn
J. C. Scott
Rockdale
H. H. Camp
San Gabriel
Jim F. Chadwick
Sec
Membership Drive Adds New Names at Cameron Club
Cameron Commercial Club reports 59 new members added this week boosting total paid members to 294 with no delinquents. Directors discussed Branchville bond issue, pledging cash support equal to Hearne contributions if state aid is not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Commercial Club
R. H. McIntosh
McIntosh
Cameron
Commercial Club
Branchville
J. W. Coleman
Geo. T. Graves
J. S. Dobbins
T. S. Henderson
G. L. Arriett
Hearne
World powers plan probe of Russian situation
Paris reports the supreme council plans a definite inquiry into the Russian situation with Wilson's idea favored though the scope remains undisclosed. Independent dispatches note the effort aims to assess the crisis and potential actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Supreme Council of World Powers
Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
Peace Council
Cemetery Association Elects Officers for 1919
Officers for 1919 were elected at a Friday meeting of the Oak Hill Cemetery Association in the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Jim Sampson is President, Mrs. Baskin Vice President, Mrs. U. S. Hearrell Secretary, and S. W. Law Treasurer and General Manager, reelected for his duties. The group discussed cemetery improvements and maintaining the site, with Mr. Oxsheer Smith serving as temporary secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Presbyterian Church
Jim Sampson
Howard, Baskin
U. S. Hearrell
S. W. Law
Law
Cemetery Association
Oxsheer Smith
Milam County Cotton Doubles Output In 1918 19 Season
Milam county ginned 40 078 bales in 1918 19 up from 22 262 in 1917 18 according to Sam L Rogers of the Washington Department of Commerce. The gain places Milam among Texas leaders, with only Ellis Collin and a few others surpassing it. Nearby McLennan fell from 70 553 in 1917 to 40 784 in 1918. Bell Falls Lee Robertson figures show Milam's strong relative production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Sam L. Rogers
Department of Commerce
Washington
Texas
Milam
Ellis County
Collin
Fannin
Kunt
Fort Bend
Kaufman
Navarro
Williamson
McLennan
Bell
Falls
Lee
Robertson
Lee County
Sergeant Ralph Mahon Returns From Overseas
Sergeant Ralph Mahon arrives in New Port News after six months overseas with the 89th Division. He served at Camp Funston Kansas trained a short time as top sergeant and took part in the St Michiel drive and the September 28 drive where he was gassed. He expects to resume mining work in Globe Arizona with his wife and young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mahon
New Port News
Mahon
89Th
Arizona
Camp Funston
Kansas
Ton Jeteris
St. Mihiel
Globe
Joint Meeting On Mission Study At Baptist Church
The Woman's Auxiliary and the Young Women's Auxiliary met in a joint session led by Rev. B. B. Blaylock for a Mission Study class. The Monday gathering marked the start of missions study in the south with a birdseye view of the book and special assignments for the next lesson on the fourth Monday in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Young Women’s Auxiliary of the Baptist Church
B. B. Blaylock
South
Girls Auxiliary Quilts for Buckner Orphans Home
The Baptist church Girls Auxiliary met with Miss Louise Denson last Monday. They pieced a quilt to be sent to Buckner's Orphans Home. A good time was had, and hot chocolate and sandwiches were served at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Denson
the Baptist Church
Louise Denson
Buckner’s
Branchville 10 Vote on Good Roads
Branchville residents pressed a special bond issue to fund nine miles of road from Harold's Creek to Port Sullivan bridge connecting Cameron to the Hearne pike. The election is set for February 24 with broad local backing and similar bond talks underway in Jones Prairie Maysfield Clarkson and Baileyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branchville
Commissioners Court
Court House
van Tyson
J. A. Peel, Sr
J. A. Smith
H. V. Harlan
D. E. Miller
J. A. Peel, Jr
A. J. Smith
Joe Foater
Arnold Whatley
State Highway Commission
Cameron
Buckholts-Rogers
Jones Prairie
Maysfield
Clarkson
Baileyville
Commissioners’ Court
Unclaimed Horse Causes Sheriff Dilemma
Sheriff L. L. Blaylock holds a healthy horse with no claimant after it was taken from a deserting man named Jim Young alias Henry Williams. Federal records show no horse theft. if the deserter is imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth, the horse’s fate remains unclear as officials weigh disposition. The animal continues to eat farm feed with unabated appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Blaylock
Jim Young
Henry Williams
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Blaylock
Uncle Sam
Mr. Nabours
Sheriffs Department
Captain Irwin Returns to Cameron for Visit
Captain J. J. Irwin an elderly Cameron native and Confederate Home inmate in Austin arrived in Cameron Tuesday morning for a visit to his old town. The veteran said none of the old soldiers in the home died in the influenza epidemic. The Herald joins friends in welcoming him back to Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Irwin
Cameron
Austin
Captain Irwin
Herald
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Corporal Tom Jeter
County Board OF Education
Admiral Sims
Navy
Admiral Sins
Topeka
Kan
Leonard Wood
Vladivostok
Jan
Hobby
First National Bank Sfo A Wice
Casa Uni Ones Sans van
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ireland
London
Russia
Gov. Hobby
Texas Rangers
Border Counties
J. T. Canales
House of Representatives
Basel
Switzerland
Reams
Japan
Australia
Washington, Jan
Hines
War Department
Senate
Archangel
Ast-Padgena
Supreme Council
Lisbon
Portugal
Berlin
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Trotzky
Nizhni-Novgorod
America
March
Europe
Congress
Heavy
Military Bureau
National Guard
House Military Affairs Committee
House Committee
Burleson
Ceed Milam
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