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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
2
George McGhee a well known Cameron businessman suffered a heart attack at his home on East 11th Saturday night. He was taken to St. Edward Hospital Sunday morning and remained for several days. Dr. T E Crump reported Monday he is resting satisfactorily but in serious condition.
Mr and Mrs J D Shine McLane announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Minnie Alice to Cpl Joseph Becker of Minneapolis Minnesota The wedding is set for Saturday June 2
Parma Radio Service announces repair of any make radio with pickup and drop off. Contact number 204 for service details and scheduling.
The National draft headquarters ordered Texas to provide 367 men in July, announced by Paul Wakefield. It marks Texas’ smallest call since the Korean War and brings total Texans drafted to 27,207 since hostilities began. Local board quotas are not yet available at State headquarters.
Rufus Pinchback of Maysfield escaped injury when his car struck a yearling on Highway 190 near Maysfield. The animal, owned by Jim Edwards, was killed and the car was thrown sideways. A second Edwards yearling was killed later that night and several cattle were found grazing on the highway after breaking from a pasture. The second driver was not identified.
A mother phoned the police to request twelve prints of a photograph taken by officers of her delinquent son, highlighting a curious clash of family and law enforcement in a single domestic moment.
Lt Thomas Wayland Kidd son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Kidd of Cameron has been called back to active duty with the Marine Corps. He previously worked for Gulf Oil at Odessa and volunteered in 1945. Kidd will be stationed at Camp Pendleton California and departs soon. He is a Yee High School 1944 graduate and a University of Texas alum.
Miss Bessie Nemec 20 daughter of Mr and Mrs Val Nemec of Sharp graduates from Temple Junior College and Nurses Training School Friday May 25 She came from Sharp High School to Temple Junior College and took a course at Scott and White Hospital in Temple She is among nine Scott and White students named in Who's Who for nursing training goals include Texas University and a medical degree
A historical note recalls Texas potentially dividing into five states upon citizen consent after annexation. The piece contrasts sensationalism with a focus on territorial questions and public sentiment surrounding state status and governance.
Jerrell Edmonds, a former street policeman, is recommended to fill the night deputy marshal vacancy created by Dick Harriss death. City Marshal Joe Richter endorsed him and the City Council will vote June 5. Edmonds, a World War II veteran and Yoe High School graduate, is from here and trained as an army policeman.
A weekend knifing affray occurred near Bubba Nelson Cafe Frogtown as Lorenzo Jones was slashed in the chest by Leroy Jackson after a beer bottle was thrown at Jackson’s car Jones was taken to Newton Memorial Hospital with a deep chest wound described as not serious and under treatment.
Mrs Guy Chandler is listed among the patients ill at Newon Memorial Hospital. The report notes several others are receiving care at the facility.
Mr and Mrs John Henderson Jane and John Burns were in Port Arthur for the weekend. They attended the wedding of Mr Hendersons nephew there where John Burns was usher at the wedding.
A. K. Fisher and daughters and other Texas visitors joined Mrs. Beacham and Mrs. Shafer for a Sunday gathering in Waco. A unique white vulture, caught in Texas, resides now at a San Antonio zoo. The Alamo name traces to a cottonwood tree, and in 1877 Texas Rangers rounded up all the bad men in Junction City leaving Kimble County short of men to try them.
L F Curl of the Bureau of Entomology warned Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana cotton farmers to maximize production quickly to guard against pink bollworm and other pests. Speaking at the 57th annual Nation Oil Mill Superintendents Association convention in San Antonio he noted early infestation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and South Texas from Calhoun to Atascosa counties. He said the spread risk is rising and endorsed weekly DDT insecticide applications.
A column notes men who fail to earn income risk family blame and excessive work pressures. It comments that Texans who die in high speed incidents often meet death while racing to meet financial expectations.
General MacArthur’s four day Texas trip ends with a Fort Worth stop on June 16 after a Dallas to Fort Worth drive. He will speak to the Texas Legislature in Austin at 3 PM June 13 and address a Flag Day crowd at Houston’s Rice Stadium. He plans San Antonio and Dallas appearances on June 15 with arrivals from New York.
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