Labor Bill Passed Over Veto Shocks Labor Unions
A Senate vote of 68 to 25 over President Truman's veto clears the Taft Harley Labor Bill. The measure limits union actions including jurisdictional strikes and could trigger nationwide labor industry impacts amid ongoing Detroit Ford plant tensions. Congress moves toward law with strong Republican support and Texas senators signaling assent.
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Senate
United States
Truman
House
Texas
Connally
O’daniel
Ford
Detroit
Mer
T B Ryan Named New Head of Rockdale State Bank
T B Ryan, long time vice president and operations head, is appointed President by the board succeeding the late Hardin H Camp. Murrell Camp joins the board. a new Chairman of the Board post is created and awarded to E A Camp. The policy remains unchanged with Ryan directing bank operations.
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T. B. Ryan
Rockdale State Bank
Ryan
Hardin H. Camp
San Gabriel
Murrell Camp
Hardin Camp
FE. A. Camp
E. A. Camp
W. E. Gaither
M. Murrell Camp
T. S. Barkley
Ay B. Ryan
John T. Hale
Harold Luckey
VFEW Auxiliary Votes Aid To Texas Cottage Fund
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary met Thursday night and voted to contribute to the Texas Cottage Fund for widows and orphans of Texas war dead. After adjournment members were hosted at Mrs. David Shapiro’s home for salad and refreshments. The next meeting is July 3.
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VFEW
Texas
V. F. W. Ladies Auxiliary
Texas Cottage Fund
David Shapiro
Reconditioning Funds Authorized for Highways 36 and 77
The State Highway Department authorizes reconditioning Highway 36 from South Crockett foot to city limits with funds available and plans to resurface. Mayor A V McCullin was informed by district engineer John E Blair. Also funds appropriated to recondition Highway 77 from city park to the junction with the completed bridge project.
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South Crockett
State Highway Department
A. V. McCullin
John E. Blair
Bryan
Mr. Blair
City Park
Highway Department
Goods flow to Cameron stores boosts central Texas market
Freight sources report increased arrival of goods, raising Cameron's status as a retail hub in central Texas. While heavy items like farm equipment autos and home appliances remain scarce, radios lead the breakthrough with supplies. Strong cash crop growth and bank deposits strengthen buying power and credit reliability.
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Cameron
Texas
Magic
Three Men Arrested in Waco Early Monday
Three men accused of assaulting Eugene Porter a Rockdale farmer were captured after a nine hour manhunt. Officers stopped them near Circle at 10 30 p m Sunday and they were taken to Milam County Jail after admitting the assault in initial statements but denying robbery motives. Porter reported bruises and facial cuts from the early Sunday incident.
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Eugene Porter
Rockdale
Milam County
Central Texas
Glen Williamson
Bill Fowler
Guy Ackard
Raymond Barber
Circle
Porter
Ackard
Bill Harris
Justice of the
Mexican Baptist Vacation School Team Visits Cameron
Lillie Ragsdale from Oklahoma and Amparo Martinez from Huntsville arrived in Cameron on Saturday June 21 to work two weeks at the Mexican Baptist Vacation Bible School. They travel from Taylor and plan moves to Rockdale and Round Rock after Cameron. The enrollment at present stands at 21 with work under the Southern Baptist convention.
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Lillie Ragsdale
Amparo Martinez
Cameron
Mexcan
Taylor
Oklahoma
Amparo
Huntsville
Southern Baptist Convention
Mexican Vocation Bible School
Rockdaye
Roundrock
SP Plans Discontinuation of Waco Yoakum Passenger Service
Southern Pacific Lines filed to discontinue passenger trains between Waco and Yoakum with hearings to be scheduled. Protests were filed by the Waco Chamber of Commerce and Rosebud Chamber of Commerce, while Lexington notes the situation. Telegraph and freight services via Cameron remain unchanged.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific Lines
Waco
Yoakum
Waco Chmber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Rosebud
Lexington
F. E. Hoefer
Austin-Dallas
Cameron
Southern Pacific
Harsh Provisions of New State Aid Law Put Limits on Transfers
Cameron School Board members discuss a new state aid law that ties transfer privileges to district tax rates and grade level offerings. Among the changes, pupils cannot transfer if their grade is taught in their home district, and districts must maintain a 50 cent tax rate to receive state aid. The Curry district example shows many transfers to Cameron, with about 400 pupils affected.
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A. B. Martin
Department
Cameron
Curry
Curry School
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First Cantalope Crop Reaches City as New Produce Shifts
First ripe cantaloupes from the 1947 crop are arriving in the city with trucks moving produce to Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Wichita Kansas. Foster Produce Company bought the initial cantaloupes at 2.00 to 2.50 per bushel as growers report late but improving quality amid continued dry weather.
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Foster Produce Company
Cameron
Milam County
Foster Bell Peppers
Houston
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Wichita Kansas
Haley Dry Goods Manager Takes Summer Leave for A&M
Si Jackson, manager of Haley Dry Goods, is granted a summer leave to attend A&M College where he will study Marketing Finance. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson of Dale, Texas, and will return to Haley's after completing his course this fall.
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Si Jackson
Haley Dry Goods Company
A&m College
Jackson
John Jackson
Dale
Texas
Haley’s
Jury Convicts Lee Johnson for Assault with Malice
Lee Johnson was found guilty of assault with intent to murder with malice by a district court jury Tuesday. The verdict, tied to 1946 charges for wounding Dick Baggett and a companion at a Highway 36 East nightclub, followed an earlier conviction and remand, with a three year sentence and a 30 minute deliberation. Attorneys Camp and Camp may seek a new trial before Judge John Watson.
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Lee Johnson
Ing
Dick Baggett
Highway 36
Milano
Camp & Camp
John Watson
Slavonic Benevolent Order 10 Celebrates Fift y Anniversary
The Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas marks its fiftieth anniversary on July 1 announced from Fayetteville headquarters. Founded July 1 1897 in La Grange by 882 Czech origin members, the order started with 25 local lodges and English was scarce. It offered fraternal insurance, operates on a legal reserve basis and was 112.35 percent solvent as of December 31 1946 with 4200 death claims paid and no lawsuits over claims.
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The
Slavonic Benevolent Order
State of Texas
Fayetteville
F. A. Marek
Cameron
J. F. Chupick
Supreme Lodge
la Grange
Czechoslovakia
168 000 Miners Walk Out Of Coal Pits
Washington reports government officials say the Justice Department will study the sudden walkout of at least 168 000 soft coal miners to see if an injunction against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers is possible. Rep. Howard Smith warns the Taft Hartley law may not stop the strike and calls for extended plant seizure powers.
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Justice Department
John L. Lewis
Howard Smith
D-Va
House
Smith
National Coal Association
T. Alan Goldsborough
Cantaloupe and Melon Crops Saved by Rain
Rain revived the Magic Soil Belt centered in Milam county boosting cantaloupe and melon crops after drought and sun threatened the yield. Cantaloupes mature quickly and rain will aid later melons, extending the season and stabilizing this year’s cash crop prospects.
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Milam County
Country Boy Lester Becomes High Judge After Long Career
June 19 marks 1907 arrival in Waco for Giles P. Lester who rose from teen new arrival to chief justice of the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals. The piece recalls his early days in Milam County, First streetcar ride, first automobile, and shopkeeping before law.
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Lester
Giles Lester
Old Waco
Giles P. Lester
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
Toby’s
Young Lester
Jones Prairie
Prairer
Milam County
W. L. Cook
J. E. Lester
Giles
Ben Arnold
Cotton Belt Depot
Saint Charles
Pargitt’s Park
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Gaither
Jonnie Elaine
Jonnie
Pacific
Jamnita Thomas
Marie McDermott
Emma Howard Thomas
John Henry Thomas
Gause
Bulletin
T.B. Ryan
NEW Head
Waco 10 Yoakum
Santa Fe
Johnson
Haley Store
Washington
Toby
Sam Knight
Knight
Sixth Street
Austin Avenue
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