Fikes Letters Home From England Aims For Texas Return
Carl N Fikes once of Yee High School football fame entered the army December 26 1942. He trained at Fort Belvoir Camp Crowder and Camp Cook where he earned honors and a promotion. He sailed for England in April after working for Houston Lighting and Power. His parents reside in Cameron and his wife Vivian Belt stays with her parents in Milano.
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Carl N. Fikes
England
British Isles
Texas
Set. Fikes
Churchill Urges Compassion in War Aims and Axis Terms
Prime Minister Winston Churchill says it is hard to nurture hostility toward Italians and warns that peace talks must not reward Fascist aggression. He notes 50 000 Italian POWs in the U S and questions arming prisoners for return to Italy. He cautions that Axis plans emerge as public resolve wanes.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Washington
Italy
el Duce
Albania
Ethiopia
Hitler
Poland
Local Visitors Stop in Cameron Area
Mrs. Marie McDermott and baby visit with her sister Mrs. W A Olfson and former Miss Elaine Thomas. Marshall Terry of Yarrellton was a business visitor in Cameron. Mrs. Clarence Mayfield of Buckholts was a Cameron guest.
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Marie McDermott
Baby
W. A. Olfson
Elaine Thomas
Marshall Terry
Yarrellton
Cameron
Clarence Mayfield
Buckholts
Allies Press Nazi Back Before Rome
Allies push German forces on the Italian front below Rome as captives rise. After seven months the beachhead siege ended and progress suggests a prolonged war. radio commentators amplify events while the front yields only modest gains.
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Rome
Beach Head
Europe
Anzio
River Near Bell County Reaches 28 Feet Amid Rainfall
A 3 20 p m report says Little River at Bell County's Bartlett area rose to 28 feet with rising banks. Lampasas County towns logged heavy rain, with Lampasas 4.87 inches and Copperas Cove 4.32 inches in 48 hours. No serious flood stage expected unless more rain falls on the watershed.
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Lampassas
Temple
Taylor
Copperas Cove
Little River
Cameron
Bell County
Bartlett
Richard Hester
Overland Mail Robbery thrills western drama at Milam Theatre
Publics of western drama see Wild Bill Elliott star as a Texas Ranger in Overland Mail Robbery. He helps Hartley Family face a staged robbery and murder while guiding young Tom Hartley to fight back and pursue justice. The Friday and Saturday engagement ends June 2.
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Republic
Wild Bill Elliott
Milam Theatre
Wild Bill Elliot
Hartley
Tom Hartley
Tom
Boston
Wild Bill
Bill
Property Transfers in South Carolina Grants and Surveys
Rose Curlee assigns undivided 540 acres of the S P Carson grant to B F Johnson for $10. Susie Glenn Terrell and others transfer 120 acres of the James Stephens survey to W H Garrett for $1 and other considerations. Ernest Hyde and others sell 88 acres of the Samuel P Carson grant to W H Garrett for $10. Calhoun Chaddock transfers land in the James Stephens survey to W H Garrett for $1 and other valuable considerations.
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Rose Curlee
B. F. Johnson
Susie Glenn Terrell
W. H. Garrett
Ernest Hyde
Samuel P. Carson
Calhoun Chaddock
James Stephens
Memorial Day weekend visits span Cameron Rockdale and Fort Worth
May 30 1944 reports Mr and Mrs Herman Jahnke of Cameron visiting Mr and Mrs Henry Schwettmann and Mr and Mrs Paul Witt of McGregor. Amelia Alma Meyer returned to Admonton Alberta after a Camerson Rockdale visit. Otto Meyer returned to Fort Worth after a Cameron stopover.
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Herman Jahnke
Cameron
Henry Schwettmann
Paul Witt
McGregor
Amelia Alma Meyer
Admonton
Alberta
Canada
Rockdale
Otto Meyer
Fort Worth
120 Lockers Sold. Plant to Cost About 50000
By noon Friday 120 lockers had been bought with a goal of 300 and a plant cost about 50000 to be built this fall. J M Boehner president of the Chamber of Commerce said producers would qualify for applications while L Van Perkins noted rapid inquiries. Kerrville and San Antonio investors showed interest in the locker storage plant as Miss Sue Kirk reported a report nearing readiness and Miss Sydonia Stanislaw prepared to resign her Civil Service post at Camp Wallace before heading to New York. Pfe John T Josey visited from Camp Callan with family joining a luncheon hosted by F G Blake and Mrs F G Blake in his honor.
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J. M. Boehner
Chamber of Commerce
Sue Kirk
L. van Perkins
Boehner
Joe Moore
Gause
Kerrville
San Antonio
Sydonia Stanislaw
Galveston
Frank Stanislaw
Pfe
John T. Josey
Camp Callan
Calif
F. G. Jackson, Jr
Marie
F. G. Blake
Pfe. Josey
F. E. Jackson, Jr
Locker Space Filling Fast as Signup Rush Grows
Report notes a surge in signups for locker space with many individuals registering. Officials encourage timely enrollment as limited units remain available across campus facilities.
Back the Attack with Bonds for County Locker Plant
Signers rush to reserve lockers on Saturday May 27 in county pledge drive. Farmers sign at the Chamber of Commerce Citizens National Bank First National Bank C Penney Safeway and Dusek Pharmacy with more inquiries from outlying districts. Reserve early to ensure space in the modern locker plant.
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Chamber of Commerce
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
C. Penney Co
Safeway
Dusek
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TSGT
Churchill
Adlerika
Dusek Pharmacy
Cameron, Texas
Locker Spac
I ~ Ai
Temple, Texas
Total Insurance
Nefense
America
Joe D. Bass
Marek Burns
Emory B. Camp
G.S. Baskin
United States
Insurance Company
Temple Life Insurance Company
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