Peace bondPlaced Against Dallas Zoot Suiter
A $20,000 peace bond was issued against 17 year old Ruperto Garcia by Justice of the Peace W L Sterrett to curb activities of youths of Mexican descent resembling zoot suit gangs in Los Angeles. Concha Jiminez 14 testified Garcia was tied to an attack on her after threatening to call police. She described six youths in zoot suits beating a Mexican descent Camp Hawze soldier. Garcia remains in city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruperto Garcia
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Sterrett
Los Angeles
Concha Jiminez
Sterrett
Robert Benavides
Garcia
Benavides
Camp Hawze
Names Sought in Soldier and Girl Attack Case
A suspect will be examined to uncover the identities of his companions in an assault involving a soldier and a girl. Investigators pursue leads to identify all participants and establish the sequence of events.
Recognition Only for a Liberated France
President Roosevelt in Washington said the United States will recognize no French government while France remains under German domination. The remark came as General Giraud visits the U.S., signaling no American sanction for a Giraud or De Gaulle takeover. Edith Armstrong has joined Burks Howard Tractor Co. Ernest and Mrs Lorenz of Vogelsang were in Cameron Tuesday.
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United States
France
Roosevelt
Washington
Giraud
North Africa
Edith Armstrong
Burks- Howard Tractor Company
Ernest Lorenz
Vogelsang
Cameron
Chaplain Halverson Provides Front Line Library
At a Pacific outpost, 50 water tight boxes carry five to six books each under Chaplain Lloyd W. Halverson from Covina California. Donors fund the Chaplain's Outpost Library to reach soldiers in dugouts and fields. Boxes include westerns mysteries fiction non fiction humor and poetry selections with library cards and insect resistant bindings aimed at improving reading habits.
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Pacific
Lloyd W. Halverson
Covina
Calif
Halverson
Red Cross
Army Special Services
Lexington Famous Name In U. S. Naval History
A brief history notes multiple ships named Lexington from the 18 gun sloop of 1770s to the 1942 aircraft carrier. It traces the lineage from the first Continental brig to Commodore Perry era ships, Civil War river steamer, Coral Sea loss, and the current carrier launched in 1942.
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Perry
Japan
Coral Sea
Lexington
Cinchona Seeds Spark Hemispheric Quinine Drive
Col Arthur F. Fischer brought 2,000,000 cinchona seeds from Mindanao after escaping Mindanao. Over 100,000 seedlings nurtured by the Agriculture Department are ready to plant in Costa Rica. Costa Rica and the United States plan 10,000 acres of trees under a wartime economic program to revive the malaria drug industry in the Americas. Fischer sees Costa Rica as key to a grand hemispheric quinine industry.
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Philippines
Bataan
Hemisphere
Col
Arthur F. Fischer
United States
Mindanao
Department of Agriculture
Costa Rica
Americas
United States Board of Economic Warfare
Central American
Fischer
New Vacuum Breaker Uses Transparent Plastic Shell
A wartime flush valve feature a vacuum breaker with a transparent outer shell for visual inspection. The unit protects water supplies from reverse flow or back siphonage and aligns with a war model flush valve reducing copper content from six pounds to under four ounces. Made mainly of malleable iron and plastics.
China fights illiteracy campaign fuels war effort
Since 1930 China launched a Mass Education movement to combat illiteracy. The literacy drive gained momentum with the war and continues across distant western regions, driven by government staff, students, and even children.
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China
Japan
Proper loading boosts washing machine performance
Ruth Beard of Ohio State University explains that incorrect loads and timing cause most wear. Overloading or underloading the machine leads to excessive wear, while light loads and long interruptions also harm laundering results. Stop the washer when clothes are clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Beard
Ohio State University
Are Women Bum Drivers Army Chieftain Says No
Lieutenant Raymond Notz of the Sixth service command garage in Chicago says civilian women chauffeurs drive Army vehicles carefully and without complaint. He notes their tire care, discipline, and patriotism, asserting women drivers are more careful than men and help conserve rubber.
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Raymond Notz
Notz
Sixth Service Command
West Adams Street
Chicago
Army Transportation Corps
Paper Anniversary Difficulties Amid War Time Marriages
The first anniversary gifts face shortages as paper items become scarce for war efforts. U S marriages reached a 1942 peak of over 1.8 million, surpassing 1941 levels of about 1.679 million.
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United States
Redwood Plastic Wheels Hit Truck and Tractor Trade
A San Francisco lumber firm turns waste redwood scrap into a pulp used to mold steering wheels for trucks buses and tractors. The finished wheels are made in the East with a steel wire skeleton and hot mold compression in six minutes before buffing and painting.
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Redwood
California
San Francisco
Boneless Beef Only for Army Carcass Acceptance
boneless beef for armed forces accepts steer and heifer carcasses only if graded Good or Commercial weight 450 to 1100 pounds for steers 450 to 900 pounds for heifers average boned yield 70 percent lean meat 17 percent bone 13 percent fat hindquarters bone out 65 to 70 percent lean forequarters 75 percent bone above 13 percent hindquarters bone and about 21 percent forequarter bone
Milam County Home Demonstration Rally Held in Cameron
Milam County Home Demonstration Council met in Cameron at the Chamber of Commerce. Nora Kohring chaired. Monroe White led a recreation. Reports covered finances and rally plans for Rockdale July 7 and Cameron July 15. Delegates elected Marvin Charles and W. W. Cox as delegates to the State Association in Dallas August 17–19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Home Demonstration Council
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Nora Kohring
Monroe White
A. P. Brannon
W. T. Lawler
W. M. Cox
Rockdale
Marvin Charles
Porter
G. A. Rogas
Nathan Smith
E. i. Foster
State Home Demonstration Association
Dallas
W. W. Cox
D. E. Mc.Daniel
Dora Dittmar
White Cups and Saucers in Shipment For Sale
A shipment arrives offering white cups and saucers at 2 for 25 cents. Also offered is a beautiful open stock pattern for immediate purchase.
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Cameron Herald
Texas
Congress
Jefferson B. White
Milam County
Dallas Zoot Suiter
Ty" Mne
DeGalle
Hornung Bros
Cameron, Texas
McCormick
Ellison Bros
Baileyville, Texas
Tia Chaplain
U. S
Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Caperton’s
Bibles
Bayon Hose
KERR
Rawleigh Products
Emory B. Camp
G. S. Baskin
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