Cameron Sees New Business House In Santa Fe Town
Building permits for Cameron in June totaled 13805 with one new business house and three residences. Walter Lester of Cameron Seed Company plans the business facility on the north side of the main street in Santa Fe Town. Initial cost is 5000 dollars for a structure to house Lester's business, reflecting wartime growth and rising assessed valuations in Cameron.
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Cameron
W. H. Stafford
Walter Lester
Cameron Seed Company
Santa Fe
Lester
Cameron Seed
Air Corps
Ten Pound Ten Ounce Cantaloupe Grown On Milam Farm
The Magic Soil Belt in Milam County reports a novelty cantaloupe weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces grown by Lee McLerran on the Marlow farm. Brought to the Herald plant Saturday, the fruit was raised from HB 36 seed and was ripe when the publisher was away out of state, forcing a return to Mr. McLerran.
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Milam County
Lee McLerran
Marlow
McLerran
Mellon
Herald
Santa Fe Town 10 to Get Postal Branch
Cameron may obtain a new branch post office as Postmaster John R. Hays confirms Santa Fe Town will receive a branch to improve service. The plan, approved by superiors and awaiting Washington, would add a stamp selling center and mailing outlets while main office deliveries remain unchanged.
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Cameron
John R. Hays
Santa Fe
Texas
Hays
Washington
Little Linda Home From Dallas Hospital
Little Linda Sweaks has returned to the Sweaks home in the Hoyte community after treatment in Dallas. The doctors advised home care for her recovery and her father Claude Sweaks says she, now 19 months old, is doing fine though slightly nervous. Dr. Clifford Skift will supervise her progress and no visitors are allowed for at least three weeks.
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Little Linda Sweaks
Dallas
Sweaks
Hoyte
Claude Sweaks
Linda
Clifford Skift
Little Linda
North Elm Cemetery Seeks Help for Mowing Funds
Funds for North Elm Cemetery are exhausted and the grounds need mowing. Those interested should contact J. A. Mann Euell Russell or Ed Westbrook for details.
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North Elm Cemetery
J. A. Mann
Euell Russell
Ed Westbrook
Wild Escapade Ends With Fine In Cameron County Court
Harry Hinton twenty three of Cameron was fined one hundred dollars after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge before County Judge Dan Tyson. He was jailed Monday after arrest by City Officer Harper and paroled as a juvenile years ago. He allegedly left a beer tavern and drove another man’s car racing through streets while trying to assault an officer.
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Harry Hinton
Cameron
Dan Tyson
Hinton
Harper
Hirton
John Kuzel Visits In Cameron
John Kuzel of Buckholts stopped in Cameron Wednesday as a Herald reader and visitor at the plant. He farms along Little River south of Buckholts and notes excessive rain and grasshoppers damaging about 2.5 acres of cotton, praising a new poison formula after dusting.
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John Kuzel
Buckholts
Herald
Kuzel
County Board of Education
Little River
Eighteen Young Men Register for Duty in June
Eighteen men reached age eighteen in June and registered with Local Board No 92. Names include Isaac R. Fine Monroe Clayton Mortimer Ray E Rodriguez Wesley Dee Corder Joe Cruz Galvan J B Washington Fred Knight John Tal ley Denson Bennie Ray Juergens Stanley Edward Pratt Johnny Vernon Smith Joe Matthew Handl John Adolf Widner Richard Allen Love Richard Jabez Jones George Wendell Mitchell Samuel Kirby Anderson Richard Tobar.
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Isaac R. Fine
Monroe Clayton Mortimer
Ray E. Rodriguez
Wesley Dee Corder
Joe Cruz Galvan
J. B. Washington
Fred Knight
John Talley Denson
Bennie Ray Juergens
Stanley Edward Pratt
Johnny Vernon Smith
Joe Matthew Handl
John Adolf Widner
Richard Allen Love
Richard Jabez Jones
George Wendell Mitchell
Samuel Kirby Anderson
Richard Tobar
Mrs W T Cowdray Visits Cameron in Route 3
Mrs. W. T. Cowdray of Route 3 in Cameron renewed her Cameron Herald in Cameron Saturday.
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W. T. Cowdray
Route 3
Cameron
Cameron Herald
Traffic Toll Tops Holiday Deaths as Fourth Ends
The nation counted 690 holiday deaths with 528 in the July 4 period. Texas led in violent deaths with 45, while New York reported the most fatalities among states. Drownings totaled 172, and 108 others died in miscellaneous accidents. First Baptist Church Cameron launches a summer revival July 13 to 24 led by Rev. Percy A. Corkern with Raymond L. Robinson directing music.
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Texas
New York
National Safety Council
Michigan
Illinois
California
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Percy A. Corkern
Raymond L. Robinson
Son of Camp Hood Worker Fatally Stung
Jerry Turland, 12, son of A. A. Turland, electrician at Camp Hood, died at his grandparents’ home near Wingate after being stung in the neck while in a garden with his cousin Bobby Harris. Doctors could not identify the insect, with wasp or spider suggested as possibilities. The family home was Belton.
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Wingate
Jerry Turland
A. A. Turland
Belton
A. B. Turland
Jerry
Bobby Harris
Camp Hood
Phil Krause and Daughter Visit Cameron on Friday
Phil Krause and the daughter of Burlington were welcomed as visitors in Cameron on Friday.
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Phil Krause
Burlington
Cameron
Old Cameron Drug Company Sold to New Owners
Old Cameron Drug Company, a long established Cameron pharmacy, has been sold to B. T. Ables and E. A. Curtis. Joe C. Denson completed the sale after final details and inventory, with no formal opening planned though newspaper ads will run this week. Ables and Curtis, veteran graduates of UT School of Pharmacy, will run a prescription counter and bring new management from Bremond and Austin.
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New Cameron Drug Company
Cameron
B. T. Ables
E. A. Curtis
Joe C. Denson
Old Cameron
Denson
Ables
Mr. Curtis
School of Pharmacy
University of Texas
Bremond
Curtis
Austin
United States Navy
U. S. Marine Corps
Centennial Observance Gratitude From Little River Church
Little River Baptist Church thanks contributors who aided the Centennial celebration on July 1 2 and 8 including flower senders E A Flinn Ray Lester Joe Hickman The Florist Will Harper Archie McLerran Michalka Motor Company and poet Mrs R L Batte Sr for the occasion.
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Little River Baptist Church
E. A. Flinn
Ray Lester
Joe Hickman
Glass
Will Harper
Archie McLerran
Michalka Motor Company
R. L. Batte
Commissioner Court Drafts 1949 Roll Under Gilmer Akin Laws
The Commissioner Court advances a preliminary 1949 tax roll as Board of Equalization prepares after the July 4 holiday. Officials note potential increases to finance rural schools, with total county values forecast near 18 million dollars while 1948 roll stood at about 16.97 million. The piece cites livestock underreporting, varied land values, and calls for fair taxation balancing real estate and personal property amid evolving school funding.
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Board of Equalization
Kentucky
Loans Now Available for Farms for Vets
Texas veterans of World War II can buy farms or ranch homes up to 7500 dollars via a 25 million dollar revolving loan fund. Buyers may put down 5 percent and repay over 40 years at 3 percent interest. Eligibility requires Texas citizenship at service start, 90 days active duty in 1940 to 1946, and honorable discharge. Veterans with service-connected disabilities have priority. The program runs eight years after the amendment and then unsold land reverts to nonveterans. Inquiries to Veterans Land Board or H B McClellen.
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H. B. McClellen
Veterans Service
Milam County
Texas
Veterans’ Land Board
The
Land Board
Veterans Land Board
Austin
Veterans County Service Officer
St Monica’s Parish Dedicates Recreation Hall Named for Two Priests
St. Monica’s Parish will dedicate a new recreation building called the Simon and George Memorial Hall. The $50,000 hall faces Karrnes Avenue and includes a 70 by 54 auditorium, a kitchen, serving room, and stage with a wine velour curtain costing $906.00.
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St. Monica’s Parish
George J. Duda
Simon and George
St. Monica’s
Karrmes Avenue
Cordova
William C. McClellan Buried in Waco
Funeral services for William C. McClellan of Waco were to be held at 5 p m Wednesday. He was killed Monday in an auto crash near Dallas. He was a brother in law of Mrs. Frank Cheeves of Cameron and a member of the firm McClellan Brown and McClellan. Surviving are his widow Lucille, sister of Mrs. Cheeves, one daughter Alex, and two brothers Roy of Waco and Ralph of Houston.
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William C. McClellan
Waco
McClellan
Dallas
Frank Cheeves
Cameron
Clayton S. Young
McClellan, Brown and McClellan
Lucille McClellen
Alex
Roy
Ralph
Houston
Bowman Couple Welcome Baby Betsy In Cameron
Mr and Mrs George Bowman announce the arrival of a baby girl born Saturday July 2 at St Edwards Hospital in Cameron The newborn has been named Betsy They have two older children Ann and George The mother is the former Betty Caperton of Waco Dr Bowman is a local dentist who practices with Dr Watson He was reared in Cameron
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George Bowman
St. Edwards Hospital
Cameron
Betsy
Ann
George
Betty Caperton
Waco
Bowman
Watson
Cam eron Visitor Welcomed by Joe Tomek on Friday
Joe Tomek greeted a Cameron visitor on Friday of the past week in a cordial meeting.
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Joe Tomek
Cameron
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Baptist
P. A. Corkern
Bulletin
Minnesota
Corkern
Robinson
Little River Church
Gilmer-Akin
George Bowmans
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