Land Owners and Business Men Plead For Gause Bridge
Milam county commissioners hear a petition from Gause area landowners and taxpayers urging a Little River bridge to replace the collapsed Faubian structure. Local businessmen and farmers say delay endangers residents and livestock and call for using low interest funds and federal aid to proceed.
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Gause Bridge
Commissioners’ Court of
Milam County
Little River
Gause
Commissioners’ Court
Branchville
Milam
Cameron
Hearne
Brazos
McLerran Bride
Country Club
City Cleans Up Rich Town of Health Hazards
Cameron residents face sanitation crisis as city trucks begin annual haul away of waste from homes and business districts. Officials note typhoid cases and a fly plague risk, urging a systematic cleanup and control program to prevent disease.
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Cameron
Escaped Prisoner Seeks Ride, Finds Officers On Way
O'Breen escaped Wednesday night through a wall hole and later hailed a car on the Ben Arnold highway. Sheriff Kennedy and Deputy Mc Call, serving as his ride, arrested him at 8 am. He offered no resistance and appeared surprised to see his rescuers were law officers.
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D. P. O'Breen
Ben Arnold
O’breen
O'Breen
Kennedy
McCall
Death at Cameron Home Ended by Own Action
Thomas Barclay Jeter 45 of Cameron was found dead on the east porch of the T. A. Casey home after a single rifle discharge. The inquest ruled death by self-inflicted action with a .22 rifle implicated. He borrowed the rifle to squirrel hunt and returned before the incident. Survivors include his widow Dorothy Casey and one son Barclay Jeter.
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Thomas Barclay Jeter
Cameron
T. A. Casy
Jeter
Justice of Peace
Womack Brashear
Mr. Jeter
Misa Dorothy Casey
Barclay Jeter
Jeff Jeter
Cameron Iid Fee
WO Newton
Mi Betis
W. O. Newton
Oliver Newton
Roy Jeter
John Jeter
A.J. Triges
Santo
Thick Man
Mammoth Jaw and Flint Arrow Found Near Cameron
A mammoth jaw and a well shaped flint arrow point were uncovered in a gravel pit at the Lamkin farm northeast of Cameron. The arrow lies about five feet below the surface in stratified gravel, atop an area near an old Indian village site, suggesting great antiquity. Curtis Taylor, a time keeper on WPA project works on the discovery as the pit opened for road gravel. Further details follow on page 7.
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Lamkin
Cameron
Curtis Taylor
Taylor
Bertram
Burnet County
Willard Skelton Shows Improvement After Illness
Willard Skelton, once stricken with a serious sinus related illness, was reported this morning to be improved. Over the past two days he has shown considerable improvement.
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Willard Skelton
Two Men Charged In Cattle Thefts In Texas Justice
Raymond Shuffield of Maysfield and resided Corpus Christi received a suspended two year sentence after a jury found him guilty of stealing a cow. William Beebe, indicted with Shuffield for three cows, drew five years in Texas prison after pled guilty. Shuffield faces July trials on remaining cases for thefts from Roy Newton and R Franklin.
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R. Sheffield
Texas
Raymond Shuffield
Maysfield
Corpus Christi
William Beebe
Shuffield
R. B. Mayes
Roy Newton
R. Franklin
Tusk Claim From Lamkin Gravel Pit Sparks Mammoth Interest
A five foot curved tusk and a larger mammoth tooth were found at the Lamkin pit by WPA workers. Scientists at a Texas lab are awaited to confirm if the tusk is from a mammoth or mastodon. The find follows another mammoth-related discovery at the same site.
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Texas
Lamkin
WPA
Court House Project Accepted After Minor Exceptions
Commissioners' Court formally accepts the county court house completed by contractors after minor exceptions in the 33000 repair and improvement project. J E Johnson architect and Cecil McClellan of the contracting firm inspected the site and found completion with a few small repairs remaining. The contractors will be released from the contract upon completion of these fixes. F R Cromwell for the Public Works Administration also inspected the building.
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County Court House
Commissioners’ Court
J. E. Johnson
Cecil McClellan
Court House
F. R. Cromwell
Public Works Administration
Walston Rites Held for Oklahoma Jailer's Death
Charles F. Walston former jailer died suddenly from a heart attack on his farm near Norman Valley. He was stricken while walking among cotton being chopped. Born March 21 1880 in Branchville Milam county he married Zula Henson July 16 1902 she died about 20 years ago. Surviving are three daughters two sons a brother and a sister. Funeral at Green Funeral Home Tuesday at 3 pm with interment in Little River Cemetery led by Rev W M Cloyd.
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Thomas Barclay Jeter
Cameron
W. M. Jeter
Jeter Lumber Company
Royal P. Jeter
Jeter
W. M. Cloyd
First Baptist Church
Vernon G. Miles
Hillsboro
Leland Green
Charles F. Walston
Norman Valley
Walston
Baskin Randle Lake
Milam County
Branchville
Zula Henson
Mary Vaughn
Kim Majors
Mildred Walston
Homer
Virgil Walston
William Walston
Georgia Davis
Green Funeral Home
Little River Cemetery
Wv. M. Cloyd
War Risk Policy Payments Stirs Civil Suit In District Court
A civil action involving $6,000 in War Risk Insurance was heard in District Court this week. Mary E K Paird of Rosebud sues Bell Mills administrator of the veteran son’s estate and the bonding company United States Fidelity Guaranty. The policy had paid $57.50 monthly to the veteran’s father before his death, with funds later directed to the estate. The case, with both parties represented by local attorneys, was to be decided after jury deliberations.
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Mary EK. Paird
Rosebud
Bell Mills
Baird
Mills
Baptist Bible School Begins June 2 in Cameron
The Cameron Baptist Church hosts its annual Vacation Bible School starting Friday June 2 at 2 30 p.m. A parade and pupil registration precede classes, which run June 5 to June 16 each day for three hours. Rev. W M Cloyd leads the program with four age groups: Beginner Junior Intermediate and aims to engage all children ages four and up.
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The
Baptist Church
Cameron
Fou
Parnell Makes Progress After Illness in Cameron
J. B. Parnell, Cameron businessman and widely known citizen, who has been critically ill at his home for months, is now able to be up and visit his shoe hospital. He suffered a weakened heart from a too vigorous diet and rapid weight loss, but under physician care has regained health to move about his home and make short daily visits. He enjoys wide acquaintance in the county and hopes to resume normal business activities soon.
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J. B. Parnell
Cameron
Green & Boedeker Open Furniture Store
Green and Boedeker, Cameron's largest merchandisers, reopen after a devastating fire. The Reid building next to the court house square will house the furniture department while repairs are made to the Chambers building across from the post office. A Caldwell grocery venture is also under Herman Boedeker's supervision.
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Green & Boedeker
Cameron
Citizens National Bank
Duke & Ayres
Leland Green
Reid
Court House Square
Chambers Building
Caldwell
Herman Boedeker
Haynes Named President of Local Lions Club
Guy J. Haynes was elected president at the Lions Club annual meeting. Other officers include George Howerton as first vice president and Dr C G Brindley as second vice president. Cliff Wiese becomes immediate past president and joins the board. The group plans a summer program and a Ladies Night installation on June 26 with Waco club involvement.
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Guy T. Haynes
Lions Club
George Howerton
C. G. Brindley
H. H. Whatley
Harvey You
W. C. Wiese
Tailtwister
Cat Werlln
Lion Tanner
Elo Branstetter
Chas
Brady
F. E. Woodruff
Narvie Caperton
Cliff Wiese
Haynes
Waco
Waco Lions Club
Wm. Baine
Cameron
Stone Garner Wins Watch in Contest at Sharpe's Store
Stone Garner son of Mr and Mrs H F E Garner of this city won a green wrist watch in Sharpe's Jewelry Gift Store contest for a fifty word or less explanation of pride in being American Yee High School graduates only eligible to participate in the event.
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Stone Garner
Sharpe’s
Sharpe's Jewelry & Gift Store
H. FE. Garner
Yee High School
Sisters Linda and Dorothy Perkins Win Legion Award
Dor othy Perkins salutatorian of Yee High School and Linda Perkins valedictorian of Ada Henderson School share a rare award record. Both daughters of L Van Perkins of Cameron, Dorothy moved to Cameron as a baby and earned the American Legion award for scholarship character courage service and companionship.
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Linda
Dorothy Perkins
Legion
Yee High School
Linda Perkins
Ada Henderson School
Cameron
Tth
Ada Henderson
American Legional
Dorothy
Chargiurn
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Thumbing
Milan
Baptist
Guy J. Haynes
LIONS
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