Army goodwill tour draws Cameron visitors to Fort Sam Houston
About 3500 Cameron and Milam County residents greeted a 160 man detachment and 10 officers from the U S Army second division on a goodwill tour. Major L A Page led the party and said the mission is to acquaint citizens with army life. The visit included displays of tanks and artillery, a flyover by a signal department plane, a carrier pigeon message exchange, band concerts, and a camp supper hosted by local business leaders.
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Cameron
Milam County
U. S. Army
Ft. Sam Houston
City Park
L. A. Page
James Parson
Signal Department
W. J. Givens
Parsons
Charles C. Smith
Ninth Infantry
Major Page
News From Marlow and Surrounding Area
Local notes report Ada Blackburn and children visiting with the Boatrights. Wade Hardwick stayed a few days with the Whittakers in Hoyte. Lewis Posey and son joined Pearl Tindall of Cameron for Friday at the Posey home. Allen Griffin and wife traveled to Austin as visitors. Johnnie Bager and Galveston kin were in town this week. Elinor Posey of Thrall spent the night with Melba and Dorthy Posey. Miss Mary Frances Elliott of Milam appears in the social column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Posey
Tharll
Pearl Tindall of
Cameron
Knovel Posey
Local Social News and Weekend Visits
Ford visits Miss Burnett at home. Mr and Mrs Able Baggerly and children spend Saturday with Mr and Mrs Matt Baggel of Cameron. Mr Weid Burnett and Knovel Posey visit in Waco. J T Simms visits relatives in Milano and Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Able Baggerly
Matt. Baggel
Cameron
Mr. Weid Burnett
Knovel Posey
Waco
J. T. Simms
Milano
Somerville
Infant age rule sparks customs case ruling
A Washington customs decision holds an infant becomes a child on its sixth birthday, with infants clothes taxed 75 percent while children's garments taxed 50 percent. Two department stores lost a bid arguing a two year threshold.
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Washington
Baytown visit by Bigbee and Barnett families
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bigbee and Mrs. Lottie Bigbee visited Baytown as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barnett and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Bigbee
Lottie Bigbee
Baytown
Bob Barnett
Mrs Brashear and Brasher Visit Bastrop Friends
Mrs J C Brashear and Mrs Womack Brasher returned from a visit in Bastrop with Mr and Mrs Ed Cartwright describing a pleasant social trip and reunion with local friends.
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J. C. Brashear
Womack Brasher
Bastrop
Ed Cartwright
Milam County Demonstration Council Plans Rally Day
The Milam County Home Demonstration Council met in Cameron at 2 00 p m Saturday June 19 with Vice Chairman Mrs L J Boatright presiding Program Chairman Mrs E G Tucker announced Rally Day June 30 planned as a day of recreation Friends of Home Demonstration Clubs will be invited Rally in Rockdale in the new gymnasium Old clubs represented included Ad Hall Bethlehem Bryant Station Clarkson Curry Duncan Davilla Friendship Gause Jones Prairie Tracy and Lilac Club representatives Also visitor notes Giles McDermott and daughter Mrs Carl Black visit R E Biggs Liberty Mrs Biggs is McDermott’s daughter Beryl Bigbee of Huntsville visits Lottie Bigbee then Temple trip for L Zarr grandparents.
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Milam County
Beryl Bigbee
Hunstville
Lottie Bigbee
Beryl
Temple
Lynn Zarr
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Fort
Taylor
Marlin
Mexia
Jacksonville
Palestine
Lufkin
Huntsville
Bryan
Navasota
Brenham
J. J. Jakle
Maj. Page
D. H. McDaniel
W. W. Roe
Linets
J. L. Dark
Stacy Gooch
L K. Pepple
GMC
Y.M. A.C
General Motors
Marlow
Ada Blackburn
J. B Boatright
Wade Hardwick
Wm. Whittaker
Hoyte
Allen Griffin
Austin
Johnnie Bager
Galveston
Elinor Posey
Thrall
Melba
Dorthy Posey
Mary Frances Elliott
Mil
Ford
Misses Burnett
Jake Kilrain
John L. Sullivan
Richbourg
Mass
Falls River
George VI
Eric Mieville
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Harry F. Sinclar, Jr
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Young Sinclair
L. W. Chubb
Westinghouse Research Diretor
John Sowell
Texas
Dothan
Ala
Sowell
Benjamin Taylor
Maryland
Winford Smith
Johns Hopkins
Carole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Peters
Mamie A. Hefley
Ned
Bridge
Lone Star
Community&Natural Gas Co
Wee Gas System
Rockdale
Giles McDermott
Carl Black
R. E. Biggs
Liberty
Mrs. Biggs
Mr. McDermott
Cameron, Texas
W. O. Triggs
Vernon Roberts
Penn Wolf
Walter B. Smith
the Bank For Better Business
Citizens National Bank
Emmbe
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