Albert Smith Assumes Command of Camp Hood
Gen Albert Smith takes command of the Second Armored Division at Camp Hood with a 13 round salute and division band. He is greeted by Brig Gen John H Collier and Brig Gen Rupert E Starr, while his Texas born wife Mary Josephine Gorman from Waco is present. A dismounted review will be held Saturday morning to honor the new commander.
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Camp Hood
Albert Smith
Second Armored
Japan
John H. Collier
Combat Command
Smith
Mary Josephine Gorman
Waco
Collier
Rupert E. Starr
42Nd Armored Infantry Battalion
James G. Christianson
Prices Too High Weigh Down Postwar Buying Power
President Truman said unemployment is not alarming and business surveys show adequate buying power to sustain manufacturing. Prices and taxes must fall to renew consumer demand, said Walter Reuther and others at the White House briefing as stock markets fluctuated and buyers grew price conscious.
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Truman
Washington
Walter Reuther
UAW
White House
Fourth Army Officer Timeline Jacketed by Kyushu Service
An officer has served with the Fourth Army since February 1947, holding roles including assistant division commander and commander of the 24th Infantry Division in Kyushu, Japan.
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Fourth Army
24Th Infantry
Kyushu
Japan
Grasshoppers Here Enterprising Tall Tales
Milam county farmers gathered on the Court House lawn to complain of grasshoppers ravaging crops. One farmer says his crop was destroyed in two weeks while another claims three days. A third notes two grasshoppers in a seed store looking at the books.
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Milam County
Court House
Governor Revises Money Bills As Action Looms Today
Governor Jester signed a large tax remission to Tarrant county for flood control repairs and studied three major money bills the comptroller can fund from anticipated revenues. The college and eleemosynary bills remain under review while the judiciary and state department measures await final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jester
Judiciary
State Department
Tarrant County
Stanley Swifts Return From Pennsylvania Visit
Mr and Mrs Stanley Swift and children Sarah and Hill arrived in Cameron from Pennsylvania after visiting relatives there. They spent some time at their colleges and on the trip they stopped in Shreveport Louisiana to visit Mr and Mrs Stanton Dossett.
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Stanley Swift
Sarah
Hill
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Shreveport
Stanton Dossett
Draft Board Warns Registrants Who Do Not Report Address
Milam County draft board seeks public help to locate five registered men Freddie Lee Reed Ferman Canady Ricardo Rivera William D Burkeen Percy L Bennett. Board has not reached them at their addresses and may refer names to the U.S. District Attorney if unlocated. Citizens urged to provide information to assist in locating these men.
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Milam County
Milano women tour Austin educational group visit
Mrs. H. H. Pruett Mrs. Luther Walker and Mrs. Elsie Pierce of Milano joined an A&M College education course led by Mrs. Cornelia Brown Sloop for a Wednesday trip to Austin. The group was welcomed in the state senate and toured Woolridge and Rosedale schools then the Steck Company publication department.
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H. H. Pruett
Luther Walker
Elsie Pierce
Milano
A&m College
Cornelia Brown Sloop
Austin
State Senate
Woolridge
Rosedale
Steck Company
Gordon Lowe Visits Family in Cameron
Gordon Lowe of San Angelo spent several days this week visiting his mother and other relatives in Cameron, enjoying time with family and catching up on news.
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Gordon Lowe
San Angelo
Cameron
Funeral services for Mrs Homer E Collier
Mrs Homer E Collier, 53, born August 12 1895 in Panola County, died July 2 in Mumford Texas. Funeral held July 3 1949 at First Baptist Church Hearne with Rev C W Sanders. burial in Hearne City Cemetery. Survivors include husband Homer E Collier three sons Homer E Collier Jr Homer Collier and James R Collier two brothers John Burns Bill Burns one sister Miss Mary Burns and one grandchild Karen Collier. Pallbearers listed.
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Homer E. Collier
First Baptist
Hearne
C. W. Sanders
Collier
Panola County
Mumford
Texas
Homer Collier
Homer E. Collier, Jr
Houston
College Station
James R. Collier
John Burns
Bill Burns
Cameron
Mary Burns
Karen Collier
Tommie Foyt
Tom Burns
Bill Bruce Collier
Rudolph Martin
John Orte
Donald Barr&m
Bill Stephens
Joe Trantham
Hearne City Cemetery
Family Visits Extend to Gatesville Household
Mr and Mrs Frank Angel and their son from Cameron and Mrs Albert Slemmer of Belmena spent last Sunday at the home of their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs G A Rankin of Gatesville.
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Frank Angel
Cameron
Albert Slemmer
Belmena
G. A. Rankin
Gatesville
Anthrax Reported In Brenham Herd
Six teen cows died of anthrax on the Fink Brothers ranch seven miles from Brenham on Chapel Hill Road. Veterinarian Dr Kenneth M McEnroe diagnosed the disease. The ranch and nearby lands were quarantined by Dr Robert Chappell of the Livestock Sanitary Commission and neighbors were urged to vaccinate livestock immediately. Sam Fink, owner, said he does not know how the disease entered his herd.
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Brenham
Texas
Fink Brothers
Old Chapel Hill
Kenneth M. McEnroe
Robert Chappell
The
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Sam Fink
Sunday Visitors At Home Of Mr And Mrs Sheguil
Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Sheguil were their mother Mrs Cecil Porter of Caldwell and sister Mrs Weldon A Smith and her son Kenny of Corpus Christi.
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Joe Sheguil
Cecil Porter
Caldwell
Weldon A. Smith
Kenny
Corpus Christi
Ill in Newton Memorial Hospital Patient List
Linda Marie Doskocil daughter of Mr and Mrs Elle Doskocil of Buckholts is among patients ill in Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Linda Marie Doskocil
Elle Doskocil
Buckholts
Newton Memorial Hospital
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Cameron Herald
Allis-Chalmers
W. P. Matystik Cameron
Ubinsté
Milam Drug Company
Cameron, Texas
Stanley Swifts
Rey Lumber
A. E. Matula
M. Mcmillion Buckholts, Texas
Street
Minnie Stedman
Mamie A. Hefley
Lasy
Harry Haraway
Fromm Quality
Pearl Beer
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