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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1949
Page
3
Mayor Roy Griffith proclaims Thursday June 9 as Health Day in Cameron urging all businesses to close 1 to 6 PM and citizens to participate in a five hour disinfecting and cleanup drive to combat polio and disease. The campaign ends a week of trash collection and aims to remove infection sources.
The Rockdale Reporter mobilizes aid for Linda known as the Blue Baby to reach a Dallas hospital. Claude Sweaks confirms the Daily Midget report is accurate and locals rush funds. By 9:30 a.m. donations total $352.57 with $317.57 at The Herald and $15 at Williams The Plumber.
The GI Night Class at the Vocation School sent in 11.75 for Little Linda, the "Blue Baby," to help towards a heart operation in Dallas. Charlie Matula delivered the money at The Herald and spoke of veterans’ sympathy for Linda’s need.
Police express concern over juvenile crime growth suggesting a budding gang among local teens. A reputed gang allegedly threatened a resident to rob her plum orchard and carried out the act. Rumors of further threats and hazing violence circulate, but no charges have been filed yet.
County Treasurer Miss Vera Fisher and her father W C Fisher visited Mr Fisher's sister Mrs Ed Black at Hanover Monday evening.
Milam County Health Unit sanitarian D. S. Wimberly asks owners to immediately improve hog pens cow lots chicken lots and dog lots to avoid charges. Authorities prefer cooperation and emphasize city sanitary code violations if hogs and cattle are raised in the city.
August Boecker of Ben Arnold made a business trip to Cameron on Monday. He visited local firms and conducted meetings aimed at expanding regional commerce.
Raymond L. Robinson, minister of music and education at First Baptist Oakdale La, led the choir and program at First Baptist Church here last Sunday. John Stracik of Guy Texas visited Buckholts and stayed with the Schiller family while in town. Mr and Mrs Bartle Cran n an and daughter Ellen Frances and others attended Miss Mary Frances Marburger’s graduation from Incarnate Word Academy in Houston Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs Ed Kinsey of Temple shopped in Cameron Monday. The Kinseys formerly lived in Cameron.
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