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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
4
A bill signed by the Governor authorizes creating a James Stephen Hogg memorial shrine in Wood County. The act designates the site and outlines preservation steps for the tribute to the former governor.
For the first five months of this year Texas showed passenger car sales totaling 47,986, rising 44.6 percent from the same period in 1940. The gain reflects a strong market performance and indicates growing consumer demand in the state.
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange reports the production of a new canned grapefruit and orange juice blend by Harlin Gen. The item highlights innovations in regional fruit juice processing and product development for the market.
San Saba county women sent thousands of cookies to Camp Bowie in Brownwood boosting morale of soldiers stationed there. Local bake sales and volunteers organized the drive.
Roberta Keys, second of the Keys quadruplets, married Robert Fowler of Oklahoma City in June. Mona was the first sister to marry.
Relief and public assistance payments in Texas reached $83,033,000 in the last year, amounting to $12.94 per resident, according to the Social Security Board.
Dorothy Dean of Center Point Kerr county completes 11 years of schooling with perfect attendance missing no days and no tardies, earning recognition for sustained punctuality and reliability.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reported it paid out 76,940,314 in farm subsidies and administrative expenses to Texans during the 11 months ending June 1.
The Texas Game Commission announced that white wing dove shooters will have only 12 half days of shooting in coastal counties with a daily bag limit of 12 doves. The South Zone season opens September 15.
Figures from the Bureau of Internal Revenue show Texas filed 240 672 federal income tax returns in 1939 ranking ninth among states. The total reflects income tax returns filed within the state.
Texas banks extended loans totaling 609 million dollars in the second half of 1940 and made 557 thousand loans. The survey involved 207 Texas banks, about 25 percent of the state's 852 banks.
Consolidated Aircraft officials disclosed that production at the windowless blackout plants in Tulsa Oklahoma and Fort Worth Texas would focus entirely on the firm’s new strait bomber. The aircraft is designed for cruising speeds above 300 miles per hour at sub stratosphere heights over seven miles.
Possum Kingdom Dam on the Brazos river was dedicated July 2 during a statewide celebration near Mineral Wells. The dam will supply an estimated 50,000,000 kilowatt hours annually to about 100,000 Texans.
W D Doughty Sr of Robstown in King County has bred a hybrid castor bean that yields oil comparable to imported varieties. Analyses show the bean crop averaging about 50 percent oil.
The Dallas Aquarium reports a rare 50,000 fry from a 50 pound mother catfish. Director Pierre Fontaine says the mother was removed after spawning and a 60 pound father fish was placed in the tank to guard the brood.
Half the new United States citizen Army five hundred fifty thousand men will stage a large fall war games exercise in East Texas and Louisiana. The Fast Louisiana maneuvers run September 15 to 30 will test training as Third Army units in Texas Louisiana and Florida clash with Second Army troops based in Memphis Tennessee.
Blind Red Cross knitter Mrs Emma Schultz of Victoria County is totally blind yet knits superb sweaters and socks for the Red Cross. Mrs D R Weggand 91 of Dallas has knitted for Civil Spanish American World War I and World War II soldiers and now makes a sock a day for British Tommies. Fort Worth Recreation Department opens a Toy Loan Center allowing children to borrow toys for 7 to 14 days. Texans 41,429 of 832,000 Americans aged 21 since last October 16 must register for Selective Service by July 1 per Census Bureau calculations.
Reception center officers at Fort Bliss El Paso still chuckle over a recruit’s letter home mislabeling the post as a concentration camp. The incident highlights wartime morale and communication gaffes within military routines.
Private Richard A. Litton, a trainee at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, is reported to speak 29 languages. Born in England, Litton studied and specialized in modern languages there before joining the U.S. Army.
Brownwood army camp operates with 9 registered women nurses and 26 doctors for 25,000 soldiers. Nurses praise the army’s medical successes after last winter’s 800 pneumonia cases with no patient losses.
A survey at Texas Christian University Fort Worth shows 98 percent seek a husband and average 2.4 children within ten years of graduation. About 88 percent say they would not want to work if happily married with no financial strain.
Expert rifle shot J D C Smith of Denison boasts 45 medals from rifle matches. Among honors is a United States War Department award for distinguished marksmanship in France during World War I.
Windy Bill Wilkinson, famed square dance caller of the old West, died in Stanton Martin County on June 16. He was known as the caller of Larry Chittenden, the poet who wrote Cowboy's Christmas Ball about him.
Porter A. Whaley, general manager of the Texas State Manufacturers Association, says Texas tops states west of the Mississippi in defense plant numbers per a national factory survey.
Penny the Fort Worth zoo baby elephant was offered a $50 weekly movie contract by a Hollywood producer but rejected by Harry Adams, the zoo superintendent. Penny cost $2,000 and remains in the zoo's care.
The Dallas Police Department announced that all confiscated automatic pistols and revolvers no longer used as evidence will be sent to Britain for use by the British home guards.
The 100 acre Cartwright Plantation near Missouri City Fort Bend County, held by one family for a century since the Texas Republic era, will be subdivided and sold. The land has housed every type of farm implement from oxen plow days to a modern tractor.
A unique land and livestock school opened June eight miles south of Nacogdoches in Nacogdoches County. Sponsored by the NYA and the FSA, it enrolls 200 youths who work two 15 day shifts monthly. Each boy earns 20 dollars monthly with 9 75 dollars deducted for board room clothing and laundry. training focuses on farm courses and vocations.
President Roosevelt approves a $2 072 180 Works Progress Administration project to assist in organizing and expanding public library service in Texas, with Senator Tom Connally notified of the action.
Texas announces more than 80 000 men are serving as volunteers across the army navy marine corps national guard and coast guard in addition to 29 704 called under selective service.
The new vertical lift bridge of the K C railroad over the Neches River near Beaumont opens with a 153 foot vertical clearance and 200 foot horizontal clearance. Cost reported at 500000 dollars.
Texas Works Progress Administration announces a reduction of 16,810 workers from the WPA rolls in July, lowering total employed to 56,500 from the current 73,310. The announcement attributes the cut to reduced workload and program adjustments under state administration.
John Odom of Lufkin in Angelina County received a cap from the Texas Motor Transportation Association for being the state’s safest driver after logging 1,450,000 miles in 14 years without an accident. He said he simply looked out and expected the other driver to make a mistake.
Patricia Pratley an 18 month old girl survived being run over by two autos after a door swung open at a busy Dallas intersection. Traffic Officer Chambers expected to find a dead child but found a living infant with only a head bump as her injuries.
The Boys' Ranch near Copperas Cove in Coryell County, founded by Mr and Mrs R E Dawson in 1984, sits on 500 acres with 27 boys currently living there. The owners aim to house up to 200 boys, offering a new start for children of parents labeled criminals, drunkards, and dope fiends.
Andrew Jackson Houston died in a Baltimore hospital 24 days after taking his seat as interim U S Senator from Texas. Born June 21, 1854 at Independence in Washington county Texas, he was the last surviving son of General Sam Houston and was buried on the San Jacinto Battlefield.
A compilation shows the 47th Legislature will set appropriations from $20 million to $25 million above the last session. Major totals include Maintenance State departments $29,768,316 and Higher education $22,602,069 with other allocations for rural schools, eleemosynary institutions, courts, crippled children care, and vocational programs.
Bat caves in Texas counties produce hundreds of tons of guano yearly. Comal county yields 90 tons, Burnet 50, El Paso 15, Mason 25, Blanco 20, with Uvalde Bendera and Kerr counties also contributing significant amounts. Market value stands at about 35 dollars per ton.
State Police Director Homer Garrison offers three methods to prevent dozing while driving. Remove shoes to feel cool air and pedal vibration. drink very cold soft drinks instead of coffee. sing or talk loudly if no one else is along to hear.
Two sightless players Marvin Shannon of Fort Worth and Clinton F. Russell of Duluth Minnesota agreed to meet soon for a golf match. Both shoot in the low 90s and high 80s with caddies guiding stance on drives and locating the flag by touch to putt.
President Pat M. Neff of Baylor University announces strict no smoking rules for female students. He warns that any young lady who smokes after admission will be sent home as part of efforts to curb youth tobacco use.
Texas Forest News lists the annual outputs from East Texas forests including 1,000,000,000 board feet of lumber, 1,750,000 cords of pulpable material, 38,000,000 board feet veneer wood, 300,000 pieces poles, 90,000,000 board feet farm use wood, 10,000,000 pieces fence posts, 11,500 cords miscellaneous items, and 11,500 cords excelsior and handles.
Governor W Lee O Daniel signed a bill appropriating 250000 dollars to Texas to start a cotton research laboratory aimed at increasing use and consumption of cotton and its products.
R H Amidon of the U S Navy traveled 3900 miles from Pearl Harbor Hawaii to Marshall, Harrison County, to wed Eva Jones. The couple had been pen pals for nine months and exchanged pictures. Amidon will return to Hawaii where his bride will join him in August.
Vernon Farrow of Gilmer Upshur County used a popcorn and peanut machine to finance his education at East Texas State Teachers College. He bought the machine four years ago and operated the stand after school hours earning money for his college expenses.
Two 210 year old statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary at San Antonio's San Francisco de la Espada mission remain in original paint. Carved by Indians and monks around 1731, the figures were made of native mesquite with ivory paint derived from herbs and roots.
Fort Worth City Health Director Harold M. Williams warns against overexposure to sun rays. He notes that seasonal sunbathing raises skin cancer risk, while stressing that moderate sun exposure helps prevent rickets aids tuberculosis recovery and builds body resilience.
A Texas Legislature measure moves first offense of driving while intoxicated to a misdemeanor with a fine of 50 to 500 dollars or 10 days to two years in jail, or both. Subsequent offenses become a felony with one to five years in prison.
Galveston will host the statewide bathing beauty contest on August 17 to select Miss Texas for the national Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. W. D. McMillan, president of the Galveston Beach Association, says Texas is known for its beautiful girls and the winner is likely to fare well nationally.
The 80,352,000 pounds of wool produced in Texas in 1940 was a record, up 3,602,000 from 1939. The average Texas grease wool price fell to 29 cents per pound, up from 24 in 1939, the highest since 1937. U S Department of Agriculture reports US wool output (shorn and pulled) at 449,763,000 pounds, a record high.
Traffic fatalities in Texas increased by about two percent in the first four months of the year compared with the same period in 1940, according to Col. Homer Garrison Jr., State Police director.
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