Boy 13 Is Sentenced For Killing 6 Year Old Girl
Jewel Dean White was killed when a 13 year old boy shot her at a neighbor’s home. The boy took a pistol from Earl Allison’s home and fired, killing Jewel instantly. He fled, was captured by Sheriff Leonard Blaylock, and jailed in Cameron. Authorities note intent undetermined. Funeral services were held for Jewel on Wednesday.
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Jewel Dean White
Leonard Blaylock
Baker
Earl Allison
Blaylock
Cameron
Drew White
J. D. Baskin
Cummins Crossing
Little River
Gatesville
Sam P Cochran’s Living Statue Honor Highlighted
Sam P Cochran of Dallas, second ranking Scottish Rite Mason in America, was admitted to the bar and graduated from law school at age 77, serving as valedictorian in both his college and high school classes. A statue in his honor stands on the Dallas Masonic temple lawn. he has earned 96 Masonic degrees.
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Sam P. Cochran
Davis
America
Cochran
Yar
Law Schoo
Dallas
Masonic Temple
Henry Adams Burial At Oak Hill Cemetery
Henry Adams 54 died Friday afternoon at his home from a sudden heart attack. Funeral Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at his home with Rev. N D Timmerman and Rev Ed Mace officiating. Interment in Oak Hill cemetery with Spanish-American and American Legion Veterans funeral honors. He served in the 38th United States Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines for 18 months. Survived by his wife Anna Thompson, two sons W F Adams and John Adams, four brothers and two sisters, plus numerous relatives and friends. Pallbearers were former Spanish-American War and American Legion members from Temple Taylor and Rockdale.
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First Baptist Church
Ed Mace
The
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Oak Hill Cemetery
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United States Volunteer Infantry
Phillipines
Mr. Adams
Macon County
Alabama
Texas
W. F. Adams
Milam County
Anna Thompson
Cameron
Beaumont
Baptist Church
Mobile
Ala
John Adams
San Antonio
Jim
Ed Adams
C. D. Adams
Dallas
Walter Adams
Orange
Ed Boyd
Summerville
George Rogers
Burlington
F. D. McKey
Somerville
R. E. Snuggins
Bryan
Frank Boyd
Somerviles
Frank Rogers
Charlie Rogers
Robert Alien
Briary
American Legion
Temple, Taylor and
Rockdale
Box Will Guide Prohi Strategy
Fort Worth July 5 John Box former congressman from Jacksonville will chair the state strategy committee advising the United Forces of Prohibition. State secretary Rev W R White announced the group includes Cullen F Thomas Thomas B Love Dallas Dan Moorey and W A Keeling Austin with further members to be named.
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Fort Worth
John Box
Jacksonville
United Forces of Prohibition
W. R. White
Comitee
Cullen F. Thomas
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Dan Mooay
W. A. Keeling
Austin
Freak Tornado Injures Farmer as Barn Collapses
Frank Hrozek, 35, was injured when a small Friday tornado swept through the Salem area, toppling his six year old barn and pinning him beside his walking cultivator. He suffered a broken left leg but was able to go home after treatment at Cameron Hospital. Milady Hrozek found him and neighbors aided in his rescue as nearly an inch of rain fell.
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Frank Hrozek
Salem
Hrozek
Milady
Ledbetter Place
July Fourth Celebration At City Park Ends With Fireworks
A three day event by the American Legion in City Park concluded Tuesday night after a carnival began Saturday. Polk Shelton of Austin spoke urging repeal of the 18th amendment, with no temperance speaker. Extreme daytime heat to 108 degrees reduced attendance, though the Tuesday fireworks drew the largest crowd.
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Hell
American Legion
Polk Shelton
Austin
Ku Klux Klanners In State Meeting In Texas
San Antonio papers report the Ku Klux Klan held its annual state convention with more than 200 delegates led by George McCarron of Waco grand dragon of Texas. Dr. and Mrs. E Crump were Sunday visitors in Waco.
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San Antonio
Texas
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
George McCarron
Waco
Grand Dragon
E. Crump
Progress Made in Acreage Reduction Plan
The office of Geo. Bangthai reports 2109 acres of cotton pledged for plow up to noon Thursday, with 100 approved contracts received. Pledged acreage is under 5 percent of the county’s estimated total. Mr Banzhaf’s workers expect near completion next week. the county could reach about 61,000 pledged acres with full cooperation.
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Geo. Bangthai
Milam County Faces 3.2 Beer Election Petition Circulation
Petitions for a Milam county election to decide on legalizing sale and manufacture of 3.2 beer will be circulated. The August 26 vote requires counties and subdivisions that were dry to vote again under the beer amendment, with existing dry areas remaining dry even if statewide wet results occur.
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Milam
County Welfare Boards Appointed in 14% Texas Counties
Lawrence Weast brook of the Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission announced the appointment of county boards of welfare and employment in fourteen percent of Texas counties. Names were certified to County Commissioners Courts and require approval to take effect. Subdivisions submitted 1,845 project surveys totaling 294 million dollars since June 12. Applications completed on 43 projects ready to begin once approved and funds are available. Relief work had been run by volunteers before these appointments.
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Austin
Lawrence Weastbrook
Texas Rehabitation and Relief Commission
Weathrook
Postage Rates Return in Cameron Local Mail
Two cent postage for local drop mail is restored at the Cameron post office. A notice by postmaster Mrs. Bessie Hefley outlines the new reduced local postage schedule. Dr. Ellora Monroe returned Sunday from Chicago where he attended a clinic and visited the World Fair.
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Cameron
Bessie Hefley
Senate
Ellora Monroe
Chicago
Tropical hurricane gathers off Texas coast near Brownville
A tropical hurricane formed in the Caribbean moves toward the Texas coast, prompting evacuations and coast guard readiness. Weather officials warn of potential inland strike near Brownville with barometric readings stable at Corpus Christi.
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Brownville
Texas
Carrbbean
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Lee Miller
Texas State Highway Patrol
Michalka Dies After Long Illness in Cameron
Joe J Michalka aged 47 longtime Cameron resident died Wednesday morning July 5 1883 at his home after a lengthy illness including kidney troubles He was born March 7 1886 in Austria came to Cameron in 1897 and ran the Michalka Motor Company He is survived by his widow and several children a sister Mrs Frank Michalka and two brothers Amel and John Michalka of Salem Funeral services were held July 6 1988 at St Monica’s Church with burial in the Catholic cemetery
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Joe J. Michalka
Cameron
Coelock
St. Monica’s Church
George Apel
C. N. Green & Bro
Michalka
Austria
Michalka Motor Company
Columbus
Frank Michalka
Pettibone
Amel
John Michalka
Salem
New County Auditor Takes Over Office
Conn RR James of Rockdale appointed County Auditor by District Judge Graham Gillis and assumed duties on July 4. He succeeds Giles L. Arriett who completed sixteen years in that office after being appointed in 1917 by Judge John Watson. Arriett reviewed his stewardship in a Milam county address. Isaes, longtime county resident and former Rockdale banker, brings extensive auditor experience and business insight.
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Conn RR
Repealists Expect Victory in Alabama and Arkansas Votes
Washington reports political observers foresee a repeal victory in Alabama and Arkansas as pivotal tests for the Eighteenth Amendment repeal. Predictions cite Alabama Representative Stegall and Arkansas figures, with Oklahoma and Kansas framed as key later battlegrounds.
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Washington
Alabama
Arkansas
South
Stegall
House Banking and Currency Committee
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Survey Signals End of Low Mood and Prosperity Rise
New York July 5 The New York board of trade reports a nationwide survey showing a definite end to the low mood and the start of a period of stabilized prosperity. Employment wages orders carloadings department store sales and building activity all rise with higher bank deposits post office receipts transportation and power use showing gains. From coast to coast reports indicate broader improvements though Maine Michigan and parts of Kansas and South Dakota still face bank closures hot weather drought and grasshoppers curbing recovery in those areas.
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New York Board of Trade
Buffalo
New Orleans
San Francisco
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Dallas
Maine
Michigan
Kansas
South Dakota
Card of Thanks for Henry Adams Death
The family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of Henry Adams and for the floral offerings.
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Henry Adams
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