Cameron Bond Rally Aims to Boost Fifth War Loan
Local director E. C. Cole led a Cameron Bond Rally to energize workers for the Fifth War Loan. Sgt. EF Mayes, wounded in Sicily, shared an inspiring talk after landing at Casablanca in 1942. Chas. M. Hicks and O. M. Smith outlined the drive and securities, with captains Rudolph Richter, A. W. McCullin, J. Albert Young, and Albert Collins speaking.
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E. C. Cole
France
EF. W. Mayes
McClosky Hospital
Sgt. Mayes
Casablanca
Sicily
Cameron
Ser. Mayes
Chas. M. Hicks
War Finance Committee
O. M. Smith
Treasury Department
Rudolph Richter
A. W. McCullin
J. Albert Young
Albert Collins
Cameron Bond Quota Set For Sixth War Loan Drive
The 5th War Loan drive opens June 12 with Cameron quota set at $70,000 and Milam county E bond quota listed at $265,000. The overall county target stands at $1,535,000 as workers were named and supplies allocated at Tuesday night meeting. Dr. and Mrs. A S Epperson of Houston are visiting their son Roy Epperson and wife in Cameron. Dr. Epperson was a noted local physician.
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Cameron
Milam County
A.S. Epperson
Houston
Roy Epperson
Eppeson
Rome Falls to American 5th and 2nd Armies in Rome Campaign
General Mark W. Clark announced Rome’s capture by the American 5th Army and Allied forces after a May offensive. Two German armies the 10th and 14th were destroyed, with thousands of prisoners taken. Allied troops mopped up, while Mussolini called for resistance from Rome. Britannia’s 8th Army advanced alongside.
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Italy
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Rome
Victor Emanel
Prince Um
Anzio
5Th Army
Germany
Balkans
Germans Fooled As Normandy Coast Is Hit By Invasion
Allied forces surprised German defenders on the Normandy coast and at the Seine mouth with landings that established positions and pushed inland by 10 a.m. central wartime. German strongpoints and the invasion wall proved ineffective as big guns were silenced by aircraft and channel bombardment. David McLain returns home after tonsil surgery at Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Normandy
Seine River
David McLain
G. W. McLain
Newton Memorial Hospital
Germans Fail With Big Counter Attacks
German armies countered with force but were checked by Allied defenses as troops advanced 30 miles inland to Caumont. Allied forces reportedly control about 700 square miles of French territory while German divisions near Caen hinder German plans. Night raids hit France Belgium and Germany from fortress bombers and Marauders. In Italy the 5th and 8th Armies faced slowing German resistance. Personal notices mention Mrs Brooks Brady and Mrs Roy Griffith. J C Mayfield Jr promoted to Captain at Randolph Field.
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Caumont
France
Caen
Belgium
Germany
Italy
J. C. Mayfield
Ist
J. C. Mayfield, Jr
Ile
Randolph Field
Buckholts businessman visits Cameron on Friday
W. W. Caddell of Buckholts was a business visitor in Cameron on Friday. He met local merchants and discussed trade and resources with Cameron business leaders.
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W. W. Caddell of
Buckholts
Cameron
Roping Club Rodeo Here On July 2nd
Cameron Roping Club will sponsor a Rodeo Sunday July 2 1944 in Wilson Ledbetter Park with cash prizes and a full program of events including a grand entry announced by John S Batte Advertising matter is now being distributed
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Cameron Roping Club
John S. Batte
Wilson
Ledbetter Park
Italy Enters War on June 10 1940
World War II timeline notes Italy joins the conflict on June 10 1940. On June 11 1942 the United States and the Soviet Union agree on a second front to hasten Allied operations.
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Italy
U. S
Russia
Mrs Ella Dobbins Spends Summer in Canada
Mrs. Ella Dobbins of near Waco travels to Canada to spend the summer with her daughter and husband. Dr. W G Fontaine of Jones Prairie was a business visitor in Cameron on Wednesday.
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Ella Dobbins
Waco
Canada
W. G. Fontaine
Jones Prairie
Cameron
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BOND
SPURS
8Th Army
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Brooks Brady
Cameron Hospital
Roy Griffith
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
America
Joe D. Bass
Roping Club
Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Emory B. Camp
IS Baskin
Duseks Pharmacy
First National Bank Building
Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser Een v
Set Ore
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