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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
4
The item marks second class mail matter under the 1879 act and lists JEFFERSON B WHITE as editor and publisher at Cameron Texas, per postal filing.
Beaumont reports the marriage of Rev. E. O. Harrell Jr. to Miss Mavourneen Watler on May 16 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The couple will live in Cameron where he serves as pastor. Attending relatives and Waco guests marked the prominent ceremony with family ties to the Harrell and Watler families.
The May 17 ceremony at First Baptist Electra united Lt. Ben Arnold Walker of Cameron and Miss Betty Joe Matthews of Electra. Officiant Rev. W. W. Rivers assisted, with a reception at the bride’s home and a wedding trip to New Orleans. The couple will reside in Oklahoma.
Ethineen Virginia Hulpieu daughter of C A Hulpieu of Dodge City and James Boyd Chamberlain son of W E Chamberlain of Cameron were married at 4 pm Sunday June 2 at Dodge City Methodist Church. Reverend O Ray Cook officiated. Guests, attendants, and reception described with decorations, attire, and later home in Texas City.
T H Key of Rockdale is a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital, with the report noting his admission and current status. The item reads as a brief patient notice from the local hospital.
The Texas Social Welfare Association for the Huntsville Region will meet at First Baptist Church in Bryan on Friday June 7. The program features six addresses by welfare leaders and invites enrollment via the local welfare office or Mrs. W. O. Triggs Milam county lay chairman. Members may attend voluntarily.
Newton McDonald recalls early Rockdale scenes with crowded wagons and crowded Saturdays. He notes the origin of a tale about a lady and a street sweeper near the Gill Hotel and ends with a playful claim about Santa Claus’s roots in Rockdale.
Milam county exceeded its quotas in three War Loan Drives. Gasoline rationing created bus transportation challenges for schools. The County Superintendent and Board, with the Office of Defense Transportation, devised a plan to maintain maximum student service.
After H icks became County Superintendent the WPA ended and the school lunch program began under Agriculture. He administered commodities, handling one year eleven carloads for Milam and nearby counties. Population shifts during the war forced fewer rural pupils and temporary teacher reductions while ensuring transfers to accredited schools.
A letter from a concerned teen criticizes an elderly group for hijacking a dance with drunken behavior. The writer recalls orderly conduct by most parents but cites a minority of intoxicated elders, asks for guidance for youths, and laments the lack of a true road to perfection.
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