John L Lewis Kicks Ickes in the Pant in Labor Row
Six major coal mines in Pennsylvania and Alabama closed as John L. Lewis denounced Harold Ickes over fines for miners striking. Senate moves to penalize strikes while War Labor Board weighs higher pay. air raids, Pantelleria ultimatum, and MacArthur raids add to wartime headlines.
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Pennsylvania
Alabama
John L. Lewis
Harold Ickes
CIO
Ickes
White House
Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Senate
War Labor Board
Mr. Lewis
RAF
Ruhr
Rhineland
Europe
Lampendula
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Charles DeGaule
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Gratitude for Support After Loss of Virginia Foster
I. L. Foster and children along with J. L. Foster G. W. Butts and family express heartfelt thanks for kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs. Virginia Carolyn Foster. They promise to keep each helper in grateful memory. Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp visits sister Mrs. Mary Harkrider of Abilene for a short stay.
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Virginia Carolyn Foster
Jeff T. Kemp
Mary Harkrider
Abilene
Standpipe Painting Contract In Dallas Noted As Ongoing
The Community Public Service Company awarded the contract to Water Tank Service Company in Dallas to paint the town standpipe, built in 1895, 115 feet high with 175000 gallon capacity. Standpipe remains in excellent condition and provides pressure for mains at 50 pounds. Jeff Cammer Jr wounded in Rock Island plane crash is hospitalized in Clinton Iowa for specialized bone surgery.
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Community Public Service Company
Water Tank Service Company
Dallas
Richard Hester
Jeff Cammer, Jr
Rock Island
Clinton
Iowa
First Christian Church Names New Pastor
The church has called Rev. C. B. Orawood from Electra Texas and he has accepted. Orawood begins ministry on the first Sunday in July. Dennis J. Kubecka of Cameron enters Baptist University Shawnee OK for five months training as an aviation cadet. He is the son of Mrs. Christine P. Kubecka.
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C. B. Orawood
First Christian Church
Electra
Texas
Orawood
Our Church
Frank H. Reid
Dennis J. Kubecka
Cameron
The
Baptist University At
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Dennis
Christine P. Kubecka
West Main
Home Front Duty Urged Against Vagrancy
Local officers urged strict but fair enforcement to aid the war effort. The message cautioned against loitering by able bodied men and Black people in zoot suits, stressing work and daily productivity for those at home to support troops at the front.
Germans Put Up Stiff Air Battles Over Europe
Loss of 26 Fortresses in a single raid highlights intensified German air resistance and a claimed 100 mile deep defense line along Europe’s Atlantic coast. Kiel and Bremen targets yielded costly results for Americans while RAF and Soviet forces report ongoing pressure. Local notes mention Roy Griffith’s North Africa letter and Cameron visitors Mrs. Hilliard Overman and twins Ona and Nora, plus multiple Rogers and Maysfield residents.
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Germany
London
Atlantic
Europe
Kiel
Breman
Sicily
RAF
Burma
South Pacific
Mrs Wendt Returns to Visit Baskin Family in Quannah
Mrs. Frank T. Wendt and her children Charles and Rosemary of Quannah visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baskin. Mrs. Wendt, formerly Annie Lou Baskin, was raised here and has many local friends glad to welcome her back for visits.
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Frank T. Wendt
Charles
Rosemary
Quannah
Arthur Baskin
Wendt
Annie Lou Baskin
Cameron Visit Notes From San Antonio Guests
Mr and Mrs Cecil Tindall and baby of San Antonio visit Cameron during their vacation. Mr and Mrs D B Worcester of Sand Grove were in Cameron Tuesday.
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Cecil Tindall
Baby
San Antonio
Cameron
Mrs
D. B. Worcester
Sand Grove
Notable visitors and residents seen in Cameron area
Worth Greer and wife of Nebraska visit Cameron returning after over 20 years away. Worth, a Cameron native, meets old friends. John Longmire of New Salem makes a Cameron business trip. Mrs. Bill Thweatt of Valasco, formerly of Maysfield, visits Cameron and nearby friends and relatives.
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Worth Greer
Dr. W. W. Greer
Nebraska
Worth
Cameron
John Longmire
New Salem
Bill Thweatt
Valasco
Maysfield
Local Visitor Report From Cameron Area
J T Bauer of Splawn visited Cameron on Monday. Mrs Emily Springer of Latin spent Tuesday in Cameron. Miss Maxine Gandy of Hanover was there Tuesday and has a new position in Austin. Miss Dorothy Matula of Camp Hood visited Cameron over the weekend. Mrs Hudson of Chicago is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John T Hause.
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J. T. Bauer of
Splawn
Cameron
Emily Springer
Maxine Gandy
Hanover
Gandy
Austin
Dorothy Matula
Camp Hood
Mrs. Hudson
Chicago
Mrs
John T. Hause
Fortress pilot and the American way in electric power
The passage compares a wartime pilot to electric company workers, praising practical mastery of complex machinery over theory. It lauds the electric power industry growing under experienced management, expanding to power war plants and promising low rates for postwar peace with continued growth as airfreight brings consumer goods.
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John L.ewes
I. L. Foster
J. L. Foster
G. W. Butts
Brisco
South
Red Army
Dow
Roy Griffith
John Eanes
North Africa
Mr. Eanes
Army
Hilliard Overman
Ona
Nora
Tom Floyd
Dorothy Mae
Vaughn Thweatt
Lavern
Betty Jo Thweatt
Rogers
An Te
Temple Life Insurance Company
Temple, Texas
Vernon Roberts
Walter B. Smith
Aeea
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Cameron, Texas
Fortress
Superman
Adolf
Benito
Tojo
Texas Power
America
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