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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
6
Mary A. Stone sues Robert Newton Stone for divorce on statutory grounds cruelty and insupportability. Citation commands appearance in Cameron Texas district court by 10:00 A.M. on first Monday after forty two days from September 5 1949. Docket 13 122. Issued July 19 1949.
John Muse a Dallas area Buick dealer will attend a July 21 preview session for Buick’s redesigned Special model at the Municipal Auditorium. Some 800 Dallas Zone dealers will gather for the all day event, described as Buick’s leading postwar dealer convention. J W Nance Zone Manager will preside and relay technical data from a Flint Michigan field sales convention.
Mrs Cora L Blakey who recently fell at her home and fractured a hand has returned home from Newton Memorial Hospital and is improving.
Mr and Mrs Ben Alexander of Pearl Harbor Hawaii visited in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Michalka for a few days this week.
Miss Gloria Halberdier accompanied by Violet Smith and Edith Johnson spent the past week with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Halberdier. Miss Halberdier works as receptionist at The Houston Osteopathic Hospital.
Doris Ruth Susik daughter of Mrs Mary Susik is a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital and is reported to be making good progress.
An early morning explosion ignited a fire at the M. M. Chambers building on South Fannin Street. Fire officials cite arson as likely, with gasoline found beneath the floor of the bar area. The 65 year old cafe and bar suffered about 2000 in damage, insured. Witnesses described a fleeing suspect and a taxi driver saw a man run from the scene.
Insurance investigators and Cameron police pursue arson charges after a blast and blaze at the south Fannin building owned by Mrs. M. M. Chambers. Fire destroyed parts of the bar cafe and barber shop. clues include a fleeing man and a one seat car toward Highway 77. Fire Marshal John P. Eanes leads the probe with officials saying ignition appears deliberate and fuel trails were laid. Witnesses heard an explosion as flames rose, and authorities anticipate more findings as investigations continue.
A Temple Feed and Fuel Co truck overturned on Highway 36 west of Buckhols injuring its driver his wife and child the mother critically. The baby survived though with no serious injuries while the driver and mother suffered leg and arm injuries. The crash highlights the road’s danger amid calls for a survey to relocate and improve the highway from Cameron to the Bell County line.
Young doctor and school superintendent unveil a district wide health survey covering 1 100 students finding 750 needing care and several with heart or hernia problems. Eye corrections and general health improvements cut scholastic failures by 40 percent as parents rush to secure treatments.
A Bryan meeting with J. E. Blair district engineer and local leaders discussed routing Highway 36 through Cameron. Mayor Griffith E. A. Perrin and L. G. Smith urged following the Santa Fe avenue, noting multiple routes under study. A relocation is believed inevitable and right of way details will be advised by the Commissioners Court.
A ten hour display of merchandise course will be offered beginning Monday July 25 at the Chamber of Commerce offices. The University of Texas division of extension conducts the course with W G Bohannon as instructor. Ten one hour classes over two weeks run Monday through Friday with an enrollment fee of $1 50 per student. Local store employees responsible for window dressing are urged to enroll.
Miss Jessie Lowenstein has returned from an enjoyable visit in California with a relative.
Mr and Mrs Carl R Rose and their son attended the wedding of his nephew Ronald Rose to Allie June Shinn at Lockhart Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Wilmer Peterson and children and Mrs J A Barnett of Georgetown visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Ladis Marek last Sunday.
Mr and Mrs J E Ruzicka and family of Grants Pass Oregon spent a few days visiting in Houston and Galveston while on their vacation.
Sam Cobb and his wife from Houston spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Moore and other relatives and friends in Cameron.
The Daily Midget begins a mail service for readers on vacation at 10 cents a day. The paper will be mailed to a single address only while readers stay in one place, service not offered to those who are traveling.
Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy died in Detroit from a heart attack. He was 59, named to the court by Franklin D Roosevelt, earlier served as Attorney General and Roosevelt cabinet member. He had been at Henry Ford Hospital for a week. He was a bachelor and Catholic who lived by the motto Speak softly and hit hard.
Clara Matula visited her sister Mrs. Herman Boedeker in Caldwell for several days early this week.
Cameron records 100 degree high for the second time this summer, matching the season high. Mrs. L W Smith notes the reading at the Community Public Service Co. on Tuesday.
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