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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
12
The Cameron council debates Home Rule Charter adoption and an election to form a Charter Commission. They discuss extending city limits, sanitary and police powers, and authorities for loading zones with a $6 monthly rate. A request for a street light near the Miami County Vocational School spurs further talk.
The Battetown Siegetist Church Bible Class met Tuesday evening at Mrs Grady's home. They studied Psalms and then surprised Mrs Gill with a birthday party. Cake ice cream and refreshments were served to six members and guests.
Marion Heber and Anna Mae Tindall spend the summer with Sherr grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Tindall. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Tindall of Orange.
Houston Office of Price Stabilization plans a price clinic at the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday July 19 from 9 to 12. L S Sims, Consumer Branch Division Specialist, visited the chamber to solicit aid in informing local businessmen. Anyone unsure about filing to comply should visit the chamber Thursday to inquire. OPS urged all business people to contact the representative.
The Voluntary Air Corps Reserves will meet Thursday at 8 P M July 19 at Dr David Shapiro s North Harding home. Colonel C G Tomlinson leads the program and will show a film on the latest actions in Korea. Members urged to attend regularly.
The pre-induction voluntary enlistment option is extended to July 31 1951 at the Waco Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Only four non-prior service men may enlist daily. acceptance possible for Air Force and Army applicants before the deadline. Induction notices will render applicants ineligible for voluntary enlistment. Temple and nearby recruits should contact Sgt. Albert H. Cobb for details.
Mr and Mrs B L Angell of Houston are visiting Austin this weekend staying with Mrs Angell's sister Mrs Ernest Henning.
Austin Social Security Manager James B. Marley urged housewives to file social security tax returns for their domestic workers for the second quarter of 1951 by July 31. Employers should contact the collector of internal revenue. once filed, tax blanks will be mailed quarterly. Returns must include the employee's social security number. Domestic workers must be regularly employed for 24 or more days in a calendar quarter and earn 50 dollars or more in cash wages to qualify for coverage.
Major and Mrs. V. P. DeArmond and two sons Barry and Dave returned from Japan. They arrived Sunday and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leo O Neill in Cameron. DeArmond served in Korea from 1950, spent three years overseas, and was stationed in Japan before. He joined the Air Corps in 1941 and served in North Africa and Italy for two and a half years in World War II.
Battery C in the 649th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion reports eight promotions to Corporal and one new enlistment. Sgt Johnnie W Elsenburg becomes Sergeant First Class. privates Louis W Hollas Richard H Kamenicky Milush J Buha Eugene E Marak James W Ofield Ernest Rutherford Jr and Robert R Stanislaw rise to Corporal. Elsenburg is a WWII veteran of the Germany occupation force. The seven new corporals trained in the postwar National Guard. One new Private, Albert A Vrazel, was sworn in.
Jim Coleman of Bay City, former Cameron businessman, suffered a stroke recently and is reported to be slightly improved. He sold his Cameron business and moved to Bay City, and friends express relief at his progress.
Mr and Mrs Morris Coward announce the arrival of Ray Morris born at St Edward Hospital on Tuesday July 17. The newborn weighed seven pounds and joins one sister La Trelle aged four. Both mother and baby are doing fine.
Emory Camp Jr attends Camp Tex Lake this week and plans to return next week. Mrs Rex Bartlett, recently ill at Newton Memorial Hospital, has returned home and is much improved.
Ronald Johnson of Elgin is visiting friends in Cameron and Rockdale and plans to return home within the next few days.
Mr and Mrs Charles Knipp and their daughters Catherine and Carol spent several days in Galveston and Houston visiting relatives in Houston.
Santa Fe carloading for the week ending July 14, 1951 totaled 28 318 at the same week in 1950 25 984. Cars received from connections stood at 9 478 vs 10 651 last year. Total cars moved reached 37 796 vs 36 635 in 1950. Santa Fe handled 34 519 cars in the proceeding week of 1951.
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