Marshall asks Congress to permit global use of U S armed forces
General George C. Marshall requests authority to deploy the U S army anywhere in the world, arguing delaying would imperil America and that a grave emergency exists. He notes prior discussion with the President and seeks longer induction terms. Meanwhile Stalin calls for destroying food and reports Soviet counteractions as German and Romanian troops advance in Bessarabia and Bukovina.
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George C. Marshall
United States Army
Congress
Marshall
America
Joseph Stalin
Pratt River
Bessarabia
Bukrane
Carol Wood Becomes President of Cameron Rotary
Carol Wood was inaugurated President of the Cameron Rotary Club at noon Wednesday, succeeding P. W. Davis. The ceremony included Rotary pins for past presidents Dr. Clifford Swift J. B. White and F. y. Davis. Wood pledged an ambitious program for the new year.
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Carol Wood
Cameron Rotary Club
P. W. Davis
Rotary
Clifford Swift
J. B. White
F. Y. Davis
Wood
Davis
Caldwell
Quan na May Woman Struck by Train Near Highway 77
Velma Lee Wainscott, 21, of Quan na May OK Texas, was fatally injured when a southbound Santa Fe train struck her while she walked along the track near the Highway 77 underpass. She suffered a badly broken arm and severe head injuries and was taken to Cameron hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Lee Wainscott
Quanna
Texas
Santa Fe
Highway 77
Miss Wainscott
Cameron Hospital
Marek-Burns
Henry Dreyer
Lloyd Harris
Justice Has Quirks and Chickens Worth Money
In Cameron County Court the report notes a man gets six years in prison in three cases while another thief who stole chickens is sent to the penitentiary. A burglar who stole a cradle and a baby receives a suspended sentence amid noted contempt for the court.
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Cameron ,Court House
Wainscott Improves Slowly After Train Crash in Cameron
Velma Lee Wainscott, critically injured when struck by a Santa Fe troop train Saturday, is improving slowly at Cameron Hospital. She lives with her sister Mrs. Lloyd Harris in Quanna and had come to Cameron for work with Mrs. Henry Dreyer.
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Velma Lee Wainscott
Santa Fe
Cameron Hospital
Miss Wainscott
Lloyd Harris
Marek-Burns
Cameron
Henry Dreyer
Bob Young
Reba
Elaine
Brenham
Milang Postoffice Robbed on Friday Night
The Mi ne post office was robbed during the night Friday with the safe blown open and $75 to $100 plus stamps taken. Sheriff Walter White and federal operatives investigated, collecting fingerprints and noting professionals may be involved. A cigarette pack was found near the scene.
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Walter White
The
Daily Herald
White
Emory 3 Camp Heads Milam Defense Council
Emory B. Camp was elected chairman of the Milam Defense Council Friday night in Cameron. J. Albert Young became secretary with an executive committee of six vice presidents from Rockdale Buckholts Gause Cameron Thorndale and Burlington. A Civilian Defense Rally was planned for July 21 in Cameron as the council awaits Washington guidance.
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Emory B. Camp
Milam County
Cameron
Ayuilano
Rockdale
Thorndale
Milano Accesees
Eeene Thorndale
Ad Halli
Baileyville
Branchville
Bethlehem
Bushdale
Buckholts
Burlington
Ben Arnold Oe
Briary
Belmena
Cameron (N
Cameron (S
Curry
Clarkson
Crush
Conoley
Davilla
Elm Ridge
Ellison Ridge
Friendship
Gause
Gay Hill
Hanover
Hamilton Chapel Jones Prairie
Lilac
Maysfield Milano
Marlow
Minerva
Marak
New Salem
North Elm
Oak Hill
Rice School
Salem
Sand Grove
Sandy Creek
Sharp
San Gabriel
Sandy Ridge
Salty Sandow
I Tracy
Walkers Creek
Watson Branch
Yarrellton
Milam Defense Council
J. Albert Young
Secre
W. H. Cooke
B. F. Reichert
V. F. Norris
Homer McLane
Walter White
Washington
Fort Worth Doctor Aids Cameron Practice Return Planned
Dr. W. M. Avent of Fort Worth is caring for the Brindley practice in Cameron while Dr. Brindley attends a post graduate course in Chicago. Brindley expects to resume in Cameron in early July. Avent trained at City-County Hospital after UT Medical School Galveston and has practiced in Fort Worth. Mrs. Avent and daughter Marian Lynn accompany him, living in Miller apartments in Cameron.
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W. M. Avent
Fort Worth
C. G. Brindley
Bindley
Chicago
Brindley
Cameron
Avent
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Marian Lynn
Miller Apartments
Sixty Six Men Register At Local Board Two
Sixty six men reached twenty one since October 16 1940 registered at Local Board No 2 at 2 30 p m Tuesday. Registrars stay until 9 p m and rural registrants may push total past one hundred. National total expected around 7500 enlistees today.
Hugh Rattler Killed Near Cameron Friday
Report of Hugh Rattler's death near Cameron on Friday notes two rattlesnakes killed on George Valley farm along the old Waco road five miles west of Cameron. One snake measured five and a half feet with 24 rattlers. the other had seven rattlers. John and Frank Reisney and Mr Willie witnessed the event.
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John
Frank Reisney
Willie
George Valley
Waco
Cameron
Parisian Fur Co Showing Coats at Cheeves
The Parisian Fur Company of Dallas is in Cameron today and will be at Cheeves Brothers store Tuesday July 1 for the last day showing fur coats. Prospective buyers are invited to visit the showroom to view the coats.
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Parisan Fur Company
Dallas
Cameron
Cheeves Brothers
Cheeves Bros
Air Corps acceptance for Ralph Mayfield to report July 7
Ralph Mayfield now at San Marcos has been notified of acceptance in the air corps and will report to Dallas on July 7. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mayfield of Cameron and was reared in this city. He has been a student at San Marcos.
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Ralph Mayfield
San Marcos
Air Corps
Dellas
J. C. Mayfield
Cameron
Thorndale Visitor O D Graham in Cameron Today
O D Graham of Thorndale visits Cameron today, stopping briefly during a statewide trip. He is listed as a local traveler making a daytime appearance in the city for informal meetings and social correspondence.
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O. D. Graham
Thorndale
Cameron
Hitler to reveal new Russian victory claims on Sunday
The piece previews a Sunday release of German wartime bulletins claiming Russia suffers air losses and strategic retreats. It notes conflicting reports, weak Allied action, and ongoing German advances from Poland toward the old Russian border while Britain mounts limited bombing along the French coast.
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Poland
Russia
Syria
Libya
Royal Air Force
Germans Capture Minsk as World War II Campaign Advances
German forces claim Minsk seizure in a bold push toward Moscow as Hitler aims to finish the Russian campaign before snow. Allies give cautious response while Berlin reports planes, tanks, and 40 000 prisoners, though Soviet denial persists.
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Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Minsk
Europe
Asia
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Washington
Army nurse trainee transfers to Denver school
Cox Thornton, after four months with the Post Medical Detachment at Fort Sam Houston, has been transferred to a Denver Colorado school to train as a surgical technician. A law graduate, he left San Antonio early this week for new army duties.
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Cox Thornton
Fort Sam Tidkston
Denver
Colorado
Cox
San Antonio
Army
Train Crashes Car. Driver Rarely Escapes
John Bryan narrowly avoided injury when a Santa Fe passenger train struck his car on a crossing. He stepped onto the roadway to wait for a freight to pass and did not see the oncoming train, jumping from the vehicle just before impact.
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John Bryan
Santa Fe
The
Herald
Bryan
Cottons Take Five Weeks Vacation to Lake Erie
Dr. S. R. Cotton and Mrs. Cotton depart Cameron for five weeks of vacation at a Lake Erie cottage near relatives. Friends extend best wishes for an enjoyable trip.
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S. R. Cotton
Freed on suspended sentence for negro kidnapping
In a controversial case, Raymond Whitesides the defendant, a Black man, was found guilty of kidnapping but given a suspended sentence amid protests from spectators. The baby John Ed, aged 13 months, was found abandoned in a pasture after being taken from its bed.
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Raymond Whitesides
Sam Allen
Nero
Graham Gillis
W. A
John Ed
Williams
Ida Parker
Defense rally set for Cameron July 22
Principal speaker Mr. Riedel joins the Milam County Defense Council in organizing a defense rally in Cameron on the night of July 22. The event aims to boost local support and address security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riedel
Cameron
Milam County
Two Held On Charge Of Swindling And Forgery Here
Constable Pete Harwell returned from San Antonio with Gene Nelson under arrest and charged here with swindling and forgery. Thomas Mowdy is jailed in Milam County on forgery and swindling charges in the same case. The men allegedly drew a bank check for a sum of money, and Nelson has served six months in the army, requiring entry to the army camp to arrest him.
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Pete Harwell
San Antonis
Gene Nelson
Thomas Mowdy
Milam County
Nelson
Hartel
Mowdy
Harwell
Banks Close July 4 for Independence Day Observance
Cameron Banks will close on July 4 to observe National Independence Day. The banks issued statements of financial condition as of June 80.
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Cameron Banks
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Quanna May
Milang Postoffice
Emory 3
Camp Heads CO
Defense Council
WM Avent
Local Board No. 2
Hugh Rattler
Cameron Friday
Parisian Fur Company
Cheeves
Red Air Force
Rumania
Finland
Bill) Morrison
Whitesides
ED. Riedel
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