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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
10
Yarrellton notes list of visitors including Hortense Griffin recovering at St Edward Hospital. Extended visits span Temple Cameron Cameron to Austin with many relatives, hospital stays, and trips. Several patients and travelers are named alongside local hosts and weekend gatherings.
Local veterans invited their wives to a social gathering featuring ham burger sandwiches and ice cold beer. To please all tastes chicken sandwiches and cake were also provided. Most attendees enjoyed the simple, hearty menu and friendly camaraderie.
The Houston family of Cameron spent Sunday with Mrs. Minnie Russell and accompanied her back to Marlin to be with her sister Mrs. J H Talbert who had a serious operation Tuesday. Lee Harrison and baby of Goose Creek visited G W Blansett recently. Mrs Bill McCall and sons returned to Carlsbad Texas after visiting relatives and friends here.
Marriages listed include Alexander Murphy and Ella Mae Dearman Lionel Walschak and Julieta D. Perez Reginald Hayes and Melba Ruth Keith and others. Deeds show transfers in Cameron Rockdale with acres, grants and sums such as 18 acres for 1000 dollars 15 acres for 3500 and 85 acres for 5000 among others.
A sequence of land deeds and property exchanges in Rockdale includes block and lot transfers in S. J. Foster addition, Hamilton Rasberry Addition, and Newsome Gwatney surveys, with prices from 10 to 4 000 dollars. Vehicle listings show several autos including Chevrolet pickups and sedans, a Cadillac G2 Coupe, a Pontiac sedan, a Willys Jeep, and a Buick sedan among individual owners.
Mr and Mrs E L Peed entertained Vance McDonald and J W Ragsdale of Houston as house guests over the weekend. McDonald is the son of Mr and Mrs George McDonald formerly of Cameron.
John H. Davis was elected Chan cellor Commander of the Cameron Knights of Pythias Lodge for the coming year at a recent meeting. Other officers include Shirley McLean vice commander Tom Hobson prelate Thomas Brashear master of works R L McCown master at arms E W Rutherford inner guard and W W Lowe outer guard. Twenty five year veteran jewels were presented to Alvin Dusek H H Hartsfield and Lee R Clore with B Slocomb set for a future Jewel presentation.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Durham of Amarillo spent a few days this week in Cameron with Mr and Mrs J A Cryer.
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