Leo the Lion Travels Through States to Cameron Club
The traveling Lion Leo arrives at Cameron Lions Club after passing through Joplin Rockdale and other clubs. Hosted by Howard Whatley at Cameron Hotel the Lion will stay until Cameron Lions visit a neighboring club. Cameron prepares to pass Leo to Rockdale at the next luncheon.
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Leo
Cameron
Rockdale
Carthage
Missouri Lions
Joplin
Lions Club
Cameron Lions Club
Cameron Lions
Waco Lions
Howard Whatley
Cameron Hotel
Carthage Lions
Rockdale Club
Deanna Durbin Stars in Three Smart Girls Grown Up at Cameron
Deanna Durbin, now sixteen, stars in Universal film Three Smart Girls Grow Up opening Sunday at the Cameron Theatre. The article notes her transition from child to young star with new clothes, lipstick, and a formal gown on set.
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Deanna Durbin
Deanna
Cameron Theatre
Universal
Local Lion Named On International Committee
FE C Cole, delegate of the local Lions club to Lions International at Pittsburg in July 1822, was named a member of the Credentials Committee. Secretary General Melvin Jones notified him of the appointment. The Cole family will travel with the Texas Special Lions Club delegation from Dallas to New York for Lions Day at the World’s Fair and return to Cameron by July 24. Cole will address the Cameron Lions on July 25 at noon.
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FE. C. Cole
Lions Club
Lions International
Pittsburg
Melvin Jones
Lions International Chicago
Cole
International
Texas
Dallas
New York
Cameron
Cameron Lions
Court in Session Milam County Considers Ranger Expense
The Commissioners' Court meets to handle routine matters and obligations. Milam County may share costs for maintaining a special Ranger to curb livestock thefts. Currently former Texas Ranger Jim Perkins is employed by the Central Texas Livestock Association.
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Commissioners’ Court
Milam County
Jim Perkins
Texas Ranger
Central Texas Livestock Association
Good Samaritans Support Day Nursery Fund Drive
A late afternoon list thanks contributors to the Day Nursery effort. Hickman and Bailey pledge 25.00, Tarenmony cranes 12.00, The Little Daily contributes 25.00 monthly toward feeding and protecting underprivileged children.
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Hickman & Bailey
Green & Boedeker to Open New Store July 28
Green and Boedeker announce the opening of their new store in the former building they occupied before a May 12 fire. The building is fully renovated and will host a July 28 opening with refreshments and souvenirs. The business briefly reopened May 15 in the adjacent building Duke and Ayers before moving back to the old site.
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Green & Boedeker
Duke & Ayers
Rotary Luncheon Features Men’s Quartette
Twenty one members and guests attended the Rotary Club luncheon as a male quartet formed by M. G. Cox J. R. Hays Ray Burke and Tommie Godfrey sang two numbers with Miss Annette Ryan on accompaniment. A board meeting is set for Monday at 8 in the banquet room to plan the coming year and assign committees.
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Tommy Godfrey
Corsicana
Annette Ryan
Guy Haynes
George Howerton
E. ©. Cole
F. E. Woodruff
Ray O'Neill
Lions Education
O. C. Acrey
Charles Brady
Richard Bush
Elo Branstetter
Rotary Club
M. G. Cox
J. R. Hays
Ray Burke
Tommie Godfrey
Board of Directors
Supper at Vogelsang Church July 20
An announcement from Vogelsang Church invites Cameron residents and county neighbors to a chicken supper on Thursday night July 20. Serving begins at 7 36 p m with the public welcome.
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Vogelsang Church
Vogelsang
Cameron
Former banker Ed F Hunter dies in San Antonio
Friends in Cameron mourn the death of Ed F Hunter Tuesday morning in San Antonio. Born in Bolivar Missouri he moved to Cameron and served as cashier of Crawford & Crawford Bank. Surviving are his widow Ida Mae Bigbee Hunter and two sons, with remaining family in San Antonio.
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Cameron
Ed F. Hunter
San Antonio
Mr. Hunter
Bolivar
Dallas
Crawford & Crawford Bank
Ida Mae Bigbee
Government Workers Laid Off At Public Works Site
Sixty seven road workers in Commissioner Precinct 1 will not return to work Monday after a nationwide strike was announced. Grady Stidham received notice that work at the gravel pit is halted due to unsafe conditions. The layoff is not the commissioner's fault and the job remains under government supervision.
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Grady Stidham
Stidham
Tike Fall Declares Cheeves Store Opens Clearance Sale
Cheeves Brothers announces a July clearance sale following advertising hype. R H McIntosh notes the store aims to match long standing merchandising success with a wide range of merchandise from premium to economical options as inventory is rotated for new goods.
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Cheeves
R. H. McIntosh
Cheeves Brothers
Cameron Compress expands Cameron plant with extra storage
Cameron Compress Company adds a second building at its Cameron plant to provide additional storage rooms. P. W. Davis, the superintendent, notes the new facilities are to handle increased trade and output.
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Cameron Compress Company
Cameron
P. W. Davis
Marek Attends Czech Moravian Church Conference
Mr and Mrs F A Marek attend the Czech Moravian Church conference July 6 and 7 in Granger as delegates from Buckholts church. Special guests include Rev Joseph Sesulka of Saratoga IA Rev Livingstone Porter of Classdale AZ and Bishop Clement Hagler of Green Bay WI. Large attendance from across the state.
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F. A. Marek
Granger
Marek
Buckholts Church
Joseph Sesulka
Presbyterian
Saratoga
Iowa
Livingstone Porter
Classdale
Ariz
Clement Hagler
Greenbay
Wisconsin
Saturday Hottest Day of Year Reported Locally
The city recorded its second hottest day on Saturday with an official reading of 110.12 degrees. The all time high was 111 degrees set on July 24, 1935, while Sunday’s high reached 107 degrees, per local observer R. A. Tag.
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R. A. Tag
Swift couple visits daughter in Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Swift spent Sunday in Austin to visit their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Fuller, and catch up during the weekend.
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Chas. C. Swift
Austin
J. D. Fuller
Employment Service Places Large Number In Cameron Area
The Texas State Employment Service reports 335 placements in private industry in the Cameron area during the last 30 days, up from 55 in June 1938. Growth is linked to a good farm season and broader use of the service as a labor clearinghouse. 290 farm laborers faced cotton fields in June, with 52 new applications and many graduates seeking first jobs.
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Cameron
Texas State Employment Service
R. C. Moody
Moody
Pet Ec
Hool
Colkryessions
Two Narrowly Escape Death in Wreck Here
An RC-Cola Company truck turning at Hilltop Tavern caused a collision on River Road east of the city. Rufun Graves Jr and Scott Baldridge Jr of Rockdale were occupants of the coupe that struck the truck, which the occupants did not see cross the road in front of them.
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River Road
Rc-Cola Company
Hilltop Tavern
Rufun Graves, Jr
Scott Baldridge, Jr
Rockdale
Money Back Guarantee Screenings In Cameron This Month
Money back guaranteed pictures debut in Cameron with Swift Theatres staging Sunday and Monday July 16 and 17 featuring Deanna Durbin and Helen Parrish in Three Smart Girls Grow Up. If not satisfied after the show, money refunded. A second guarantee on July 30 and 31 accompanies Only Angels Have Wings as part of a strong month of programs.
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Cameron
Stanley Swift
The
Swift Theatres
Deanna Durbin
Helen Parrish
Donkey Baseball At Cameron Draws Crowd For Charity
Albert Collins, Cameron Athletic Council president, reports strong turnout for the July donkey baseball game. The event raised enough cash to pay for bus painting, with Gaston Barmore awarded the job. The bus plans a first long trip in October to Mexico City with the Yee men.
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Cameron
Albert Collins
Cameron Athletic Council
Gaston Barmore
Mexico City
Mexican pair tied to repeated vandalism at Barmore tomb
Deputies under Sheriff Max Kennedy caught two Mexicans at 1 30 a m as they left Litt le River Cemetery where a tombstone for Mr and Mrs Kim Bar more had been overturned and the concrete base wrecked. Authorities said the men sought a large cash prize believed hidden in the base and that a former helper named Joe Martine involved.
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Littl River
Kim Barmore
Max Kennedy
Tascual Varan
Jose Charles
Kennedy
Joe Martine
Mexico
Vargan
Charles
Barmore
Evon Bank
Martine
Mr. Barmore
Russ Wiley former official dies at 74 in Cameron
R S Wiley 74 longtime Milam county tax assessor and Cameron native dies at family home after long illness. Survived by widow Mrs R S Wiley eight children including two daughters and six sons. Funeral 4 p m Sunday from family residence with Rev Maurice Grove at Oak Hill cemetery. Phillips Lucky of Rockdale directs.
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Wiley
Milam County
Cameron
Womack Brashear
Maurice Grove
First Christian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Phillips & Lucky
Rockdale
W. G. Gillis
Penn Wolf
H. B. McClellen
A. J. Lewis
Baptist Revival Gains Momentum With Song Leader Enrolled
The Baptist revival at the church shows rising community interest and attendance since Sunday when Rev. W. M. Cloyd preached the opening sermon. With Tommie Godfrey arriving to lead singing, the daily gospel features are set and crowds have enjoyed recent services as the pastor evangelist’s stirring sermons attract new members to city churches.
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Cloyd
The
Baptist Church
W. M. Cloyd
Tommie Godfrey
Legion Takes Over Park Improvements Begin at Lawless Green Field
The American Legion sponsors extensive improvements at Lawless Green Field to create a permanent entertainment and accommodations asset. Legion commander H. B. McClellen says midget auto races will be staged again.
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American Legion
H. B. McClellen
Milam County Conservation Payments Total £470000
Milam county producers received 470000 pounds in noil conservation payments for program compliance. The total stemmed from 5074 checks issued, with about 600 checks still awaiting receipt at the local office.
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Milam County
Mr and Mrs J B White Visit Relatives in Burnet County
Mr and Mrs J B White visited her parents Sunday on the Hunt Raven near Burnet County.
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J. B. White
Hunt Raven
Burnet County
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Samaritans
Choice Singers
Employment Service
Coca Cola
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Markham
Dr. Pepper
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Legion
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