Tense Forecast As German Moves Stir Europe
Opinions ran 5 to 1 that Germany would attack Russia soon as border tensions rose hourly. London officials called it a German ruse to distract from an impending attack on England. Russia reported no warning, noting German troop concentration but not signaling alarm. Reports said Germany seeks Ukraine and Baltic states with 120 divisions massed to threaten the Soviet. A noon broadcast warned the situation worsening hourly. Russian troops massed along the border while withdrawals occurred at the Turkish frontier.
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Germany
Russia
London
England
Home Defense Council Plans Presented For June Meeting
W. F. Paden announces a Friday June 20 meeting at 2 p.m. in his chamber office to discuss forming a Home Defense Council under the National Emergency Proclamation. Wm. A. Wilson of the East Texas Chamber will attend to outline plans. Citizens are urged to attend promptly to organize the council locally without outside aid.
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W. F. Paden
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. A. Wilson
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
The
Daily Herald
W. F. Hollman
Sharp
Defense Bond Sales Slow This Week
Emory B. Camp, chairman of the county defense bonds and stamps committee, reports only 725.85 in securities purchased this week and 705.90 in Cameron. The county total to date is 26 072.15 with a noticeable decline from prior weeks. Milam County trails other counties in bond purchases.
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Emory B. Camp
Committee On Sale of Defense
Cameron
Milam County
Mr. Camp
Buckholts
Cameron Gause
Milano
Rockdale
Thorndale
Becumesenecess Antebbesis
Oseceese
Mrs L T Lewis Laid to Rest in Cameron
Funeral services for Mrs. L T Lewis of Dallas, a former Cameron resident, were held at First Methodist Church with Rev J W Mills officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving husband L T Lewis, former Citizens National Bank cashier, led Cameron’s bank to close for the funeral.
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L. T. Lewis
Dallas
First Methodist Church
Cameron
J. W. Mills
Lewis
Coleman Funeral
Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Citizens National Bank
Buckholts
Clint Burke
Ad Hall
Funeral Services for Mrs Anna Houston in Cameron
Funeral services were held at 4 p m Saturday from the family residence in Cameron with interment at Walkers Creek Cemetery. Coleman Funeral Home directed the arrangements and Rev C W Sanders of the First Baptist Church led the services. Mrs Houston died suddenly at her home at 8 45 Friday morning after a fall nine weeks earlier that left a broken shoulder. She was the widow of Andy Houston, a pioneer who died years ago.
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Anna Houston
Cameron
Walkers Creek
Coleman Funeral Home
C. W. Sanders
First Baptist Church
Dies Says State Dept Action Vindicates His Claims
Congressman Martin Dies stated that the State Department’s order requiring all German consular and diplomatic representatives to leave the United States by July 10 vindicates his previous warnings about subversive activities by Germany Italy Russia and Japan in America.
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Martin Dies
Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
Germany
Dies
United States
Italy
Russia
Japan
America
Mrs Annie Houston Dies in Cameron Home
Mrs Annie Houston 76 a Georgia native and longtime Cameron Milam County resident died Friday morning June 18 1941 from a heart stroke nine weeks after a fall that broke her right shoulder Born January 31 1865 in Baldwin County Georgia she came to Texas at 18 and married Andy Houston in 1885 His death came June 18 1932 Surviving are daughter Mrs Emma Moore Cameron two sons R A Houston Freer Grady Houston Cameron ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Annie Houston
Georgia
Cameron
Milam County
Cameron Hospital
Houston
Baldwin County
Texas
Andy Houston
Emma Moore
R. A. Houston
Freer
Grady Houston
Lenore Riley to Wed William Gillis in Texas
Mrs William Patrick Riley announces the marriage of her daughter Lenore to Junior Lieutenant William Graham Gillis United States Army on Saturday June 28 1941 at eight oclock in the evening at Presbyterian Church Junction Texas. Mrs D P Laughter and small daughter Leverne of Beaumont visited Geogie T Moore and Miss Mollie Moore. Harden Pollard of Texas City joined relatives for the weekend visit.
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William Patrick Riley
Lenore
William Graham Gillis
United States Army
Presbyterian Church Junction
Texas
D. P. Laughter
Leverne
Beaumont
Geogie T. Moore
Mollie Moore
Harden Pollard
Texas City
Finland Says Yes to War News In Moscow Crisis
Helsinki sources report a Russian German clash and a possible German ultimatum to Stalin. Turkish and Finnish dispatches reference Bessarabia, oil, and a broader plan to strike at Russia with France and Britain drawn into the opposing sides. The situation remains uncertain as world powers weigh a long conflict.
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Russia
Germany
Hitler
Helsinki
Finland
Ankara
Turkey
Bessarabia
Rumania
Stalin
Balkans
France
Reich
United States
Britain
Japan
Needed For U S industry era says Texas workers in demand
Mr Moody of the Texas State Employment Service reports multiple contracts require machinists, machine tool operators, welders, die makers, sheet metal workers, and riveters. Openings cover all round machinists and turret lathe milling boring mill jobs in Texas and other states. The office offers refresher courses and invites qualified workers to inquire at Cameron office.
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Moody
Texas State Employment Service
National Defense
Texas
Employment Service
Cameron
Flags Made in Japan Distributed by Boy Scouts here
Tiny silk flags made in Japan were distributed Friday by Boy Scouts in anticipation of Flag Day. Citizens wore the flags and planned a Flag Day parade to close with a mass allegiance on the courthouse lawn. The piece criticizes American manufacturing for not supplying domestically made flags.
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Japan
Boy Scouts
Boy Ledate
America
Court House
Tyler Man Killed in Wreck West of Rockdale
W. E. Musslewhite of Tyler died in a Taylor hospital from injuries after a car crash nine miles west of Rockdale on Highway 79. C. A. Prater, oil man of Tyler, was critically injured and is in a Temple hospital. The collision occurred when Musselwhite tried to pass a truck on a concrete roadway.
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W. E. Musslewhite
Tyler
Taylor
Rockdale
C. A. Prater
Temple Hospital
Musselwhite
Prater
Mr. Prater
Cameron
21 Year Old Men Must Register At Local Draft Board
The president proclaims July 1 1941 as registration day for men reaching 21 since Oct 16 1940. All such men on July 1 register at Milam County Local Board No 2 Cameron with hours 7 am to 9 pm. Jack Lewis leads registration and board members supervise.
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United States
Milam County
Captain Sullivan to Speak in Cameron July 1
Capt Iva Lee Sullivan of Hillsboro hero of the Royal Air Force, wounded in action, will give a lecture on his wartime experiences in Cameron on Tuesday night July 1. He flew a bomber over the British Isles and Europe, appearing under the National Defense Program through the Business and Professional Women's Club. Tickets go on sale. further publicity announced by Ann Statlworth and Mrs Rey Robinson.
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Iva Lee Sullivan
Hillsboro
Royal Air Force
Camersa
Sullivan
National Defense
British Isles
Europe
Ann Statlworth
Rey Robinso
Capt. Sullivan
Cameron
Recital Friday at First Methodist Church
Mrs Jd L Clinton presents Mary Joe Stedman Gene Marvin Mills and Roy McDermott with Geraldine Chambers in an organ recital at 8 p m Friday June 20 at First Methodist Church.
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Jd. L. Clinton
Mary Joe Stedman
Gene Marvin Mills
Roy McDermott
Geraldine Chambers
First Methodist Church
Pioneer Frank J. Clement Dies at 80 Near Thorndale
Frank J. Clement, 80, died at his home near Thorndale Friday night June 14 1941 after a period of illness. He served as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 8 and as county superintendent of public instruction. Survived by two sons Connell and Frank Jr and daughter Mrs Parker, plus three brothers Sam Thorndale and Thorndale Clement. Funeral held at his home Sunday with burial in Salty cemetery. Bill Alex Bonds notified Cameron Daily Herald.
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Frank J. Clement
Thorndale
Cameron
Bill Alex Bonds
Mr. Clement
The
Daily Herald
Pioneer
Salty
Clement
Precinct 8
Tvice
Ile
Connell Clement
Frank Clement, Jr
Clement Parker
Sam Clement
Thorndale Clement
Funeral Services for Frank Clement Held in Salty
Funeral services were held at Salty Methodist Church for Frank J. Clement 80 prominent Milam County resident and former Milam County Schools superintendent. He was born in Marion County Tennessee and lived in Salty and Thorndale areas. Survived by wife two sons Connell Clement of Salty and Frank Clement of Austin a daughter Mrs R D Parker of Austin and three brothers Sam Jack and Jones Clement of Thorndale. Clyde Cumming attended the Wilson funeral in Lilac after visiting friends in San Gabriel.
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Salty Methodist Church
Frank J. Clement
Salty
Thorndale
H. Bh. Crone
Rockdale
Austin
R. D., Parker
Sam
Jack
Jones Clement
Clyde Cumming
San Gabriel
Wilson
Lilac
Fathers Day Barbecue Held at Hays Home Near Hearne
A Father s Day barbecue at H. K. Hays home near Hearne honored H. & Graham of Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Graham joined their children in paying tribute to Tatti er. Relatives from Cameron included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gerick and Mr. and Mrs. John Summer Batte. Virginia Dawn Leathis visited her sisters in Austin.
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Hearne
H. K. Hays
H. &. Graham
Cameron
Graham
Hays
Tattier
Joe Gerick
John Summer Batte
Virginia Dawn Leathis
Mrs. Criegthon Belman
Christing Wheaton
Austin
Cameron Airport Bid Dropped By Military Panel
A Texas site near Cameron is no longer under military airport consideration as the panel eliminates Cameron and nearby Temple and Taylor from the list. The committee notes soil, inspection plans, and future value of landing facilities, urging local interest to revive prospects.
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Cameron
Texas
Temple
Taylor
Waragres
British Lose Again in Tobruk Battle
A London dispatch reports the British faltered in the opening phase of the Tobruk battle as German forces push them back. Strong clashes continue near Salam with no decisive action yet and large German troop movements are noted in Finland while RAF raids target Germany.
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Tobruk
London
Libya
Salam
Finland
RAF
Germany
Sparse Absentee Balloting in U S Senate Race
County clerk reports only 13 absentee votes cast so far in the U S Senate contest. Absentee voting allowed up to three days before election day, with the election set for Wednesday June 25. The field includes 29 candidates with 256 Democrats, two Republicans, one Independent and one Communist.
WPA Workers Build Three Miles of Sidewalks
Paris reports June 17 that WPA workers have completed about three miles of sidewalks in residential districts enhancing pedestrian safety and access across the city.
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Paris
Poage Replies to Cameron Card Writers on Defense Strikes
Congressman W R Poage thanks Cameron Card writers who shared views on defense. He cites heavy mail and urges readers to thank all contributors. He says American production is vital and warns labor leaders against prioritizing defense profits over national duty. He supports strong action to back troops with modern equipment.
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Cameron
Poage
W. R. Poage
Faturday
Girike
Peage
Congressman Poage
Bor
United States
Svith
France
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