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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
8
Sheriff Bev Lee faces murder without malice charges after shooting Tom Featherstone, 29, during a struggle in Centerville. Lee says Featherstone cursed him and tried to seize his gun while Lee attempted arrest. Bystander's injuries reported. Featherstone died en route to hospital.
Featherstone, a longtime farmer and stock raiser who also worked in a Texas City war plant and appeared at Texas rodeos, was buried Monday. He stood about six feet tall, weighed 185 pounds, and is survived by a widow, two sons, his mother, three sisters and two brothers. The sheriff noted prior threats but said none were made to his face and recalled an incident where two men failed to jail him after he resisted savagely.
Mr and Mrs Billy Balhorn and their children are spending a two week vacation visiting San Antonio and Austin. Mr Balhorn is employed with the J C Penney Co.
J. P. Rettig of Buckholts spent a day in Cameron this week visiting friends and checking local affairs. He toured downtown, spoke with residents, and planned return attendance at upcoming events.
Miss Eula G Bryant 45 died in Conroe Thursday July 13 from a heart attack A native of Milam county she was born Buckholts March 11 2004 and lived in Conroe for years Funeral services were set for 4 p m Friday July 15 at Marek Burns Funeral Home Cameron Rev P L Caperton to officiate Interment Sandy Creek Cemetery Surviving are her mother Mrs J A Bryant Security Texas six brothers and one sister Bailey Bryant Post Eugene Bryant Sweetwater Walter L F Bryant J T Bryant Security and Mrs C E Moseley Houston plus another sister located in Security Texas and siblings in Se curity and Post Texas Details reflect a family obituary style notice from a Texas local paper.
Miss Janmarie Todd of Hearne returns home from Newton Memorial Hospital after illness. Her father J. T. Todd, also hospitalized there, is improving.
Allan Shivers was sworn in as Governor of Texas at 9 45 a m at his Woodville area farm home. Judge Clyde Smith administered the oath before about 1500 attendees as veterans formed an honor guard. The rural pine log house served as a simple, ceremonial setting for the transition after the Jester death.
A note on the Shivers family settling in East Texas over a century ago describes pines near the Livingston Highway and a deep Woodville residence. Allan Shivers was born in Lufkin, with his family moving to Woodville when he was about one year old.
Dr. David Shapiro resumes duties at the Newton Clinic and Newton Memorial Hospital after a two week rest. He and his family spent a vacation in Monterrey Mexico and have returned to their home on North Harding in the country club addition.
Mr and Mrs L J Logan of Houston with sons Bobby John Charles and Betty Anne visited J B Logan and other relatives at 900 W 8th Street Cameron over the weekend. Mr Logan works for Gulf Publishing Company as associate editor of Oil World a monthly magazine published by Gulf Publishing Company and has been with the firm for 22 years.
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