Personal mentions from Cameron area note visitors and trips
Joe Kennedy of Buckholts visited Cameron on Thursday while Parma Radio Service repairs radios. Mrs. Thomas Hickman of Thorndale visits the Monroe Hickman family in Cameron. Herman Jahnke and Ed Jahnke from Brenham ill, with visits to C Menke and Annie Rodenbeck. Mrs. Johnnie Gelner shopped in Cameron. Dorothy Matula and Maxine Donnell, from Lampasas, return to Camp Hood after two weeks away, including a stop in Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hickman
Thorndale
Mrs. Monroe Hickman
Cameron
Herman Jahnke
Brenham
Mr. Jahnke
Ed Jahnke
C. Menke
Annie Rodenbeck
Dorothy Matula
Maxine Donnell
Lampasas
Camp Hood
Louisville, Ky
Lieutenant Brashear Arrives From California to Visit Ill Mother
Lt Warren Brashear arrives in Cameron to be at his mother’s bedside in Newton Memorial Hospital. The patient is reported resting comfortably as this family visit occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Brashear
Cameron
California
Newton Memorial Hospital
Thomas Brashear
Womack Brashear
Duke University
Warren H. Brashear
England
Four MP Guards Enjoy Paradise Visit at Mont St Michel
Four military police stationed at Mont Saint Michel spend a 24 hour furlough in peacetime paradise. Led by Sgt Harvey Ebert, they tour the 13th century fortress, shop for souvenirs and sample local cuisine before returning to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont ST. Michel
France
Paradise
Shangri la
Camelot
Harvey Ebert
Long Beach
Calif
Corp
Paul Ritz
Mapleton
William J. Knopf
Michael Manna
Philadelphia
Grand Rue
Hotel Poulard
Henry the Fifth
Agincourt
Mont
Knopf
Dust Bowl
Ebert
Marines Sweat Out Noise and Two Japs Die on Guam
Corp D J Tyler of St Paul Minnesota and Pfc T J Hansberry of Atlantic City New Jersey stood guard with the Third Marine Division on Guam. They challenged a strange noise for hours in darkness before hearing a grenade tap. Tyler fired toward the sound and the engagement began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Marine Division
Guam
Corp
D. J. Tyler
St. Paul
Terrified Boy Reports Lion Chasing Him
A 15 year old boy Marvin Sager rode to a drug store near City Park yelling that a lion was after him. Police, patrolmen, and volunteers armed with riot guns and tear gas tracked the animal to a zoo cage which had escaped its enclosure and then herded the lion back inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Marvin Sager
City Park
Local Families Send News From Newton Memorial Hospital
Thomas Brashear and Warren Brashear visit ill mothers at Newton Memorial Hospital while Davis McGoldrick Nora Parma and Nerva Langston recover there. Births announced include Julia and Grady Earl with local families referencing Cameron Austin and We repair radio services amid community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McGoldrick
Grady Earl
Newton Memorial Hospital
France Recognizes American Independence in 1778 Formal Step
France formally recognizes American independence on February 26, 1778, marking a pivotal diplomatic move in the Revolutionary era. The alliance shift strengthens American prospects as France pledges support and recognition in the ongoing conflict with Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Wes Young Wins Suit For Land On Contested Title
In District Court here last week Wes Young won a civil suit brought by the heirs of the late Frank Fulcher to set aside a land sale. The heirs claimed Fulcher was not possessed of mental acumen at the time of sale. the jury of 11 found in favor of Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Young
Frank Fulcher
Fred S. Dudley
Fort Worth
Facher
E. A. Camp
Rockdale
E. A. Wallace
Cameron
Young
Glyn Ditto
J. L. Barmore
W. C. Smith
Babe Younts
8. S. Sheppard
Ire Chambers
Roy Barmore
Allen Dodson
H. H. Hartsfield
A. L. Massengale
Frank Hertenberger
J. C. Cauthen
Mr. Barmore
Cecil Barmore
Hearne
Johnsons to mark 56th wedding anniversary with quiet observance
Mr and Mrs J M Johnson celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary on Wednesday February 28 at their West Main Street home. They will receive friends but keep the day simple. Mr Johnson, a longtime jeweler, now runs his own business. Miss Mary Joe Stedman visited her parents for the weekend. Mrs Walter Rachi of Rogers shopped in Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Johnson
Mary Joe Stedman
State University
H. H. Stedman
Walter Rachi
Rogers
Cameron
Catholic Women Raise Large Cookie Gift for McCloskey
Cameron Catholic women sent a record cookie jar to McCloskey for wounded soldiers, delivering 4180 cookies and 60 dozen white Narcissus and 16 dozen Jonquils. Buckholts volunteers also collected cookies and cut flowers for the same drive, with deliveries coordinated at Slovacek’s store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
McCloskey
F. C. Fahrendorf
Slovacek
Fahrendorf
Ross
Raney
Buckholts
Slocomb Family Visit to Kansas Fort Leavenworth
Don Slocomb toured Kansas with his son Casey Slocomb Deputy United States Marshal who helped escort federal prisoners to Fort Leavenworth. Casey is praised for his government service and continues as Deputy Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Slocomb
Kansas
Casey Slocomb
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Slocomb
Oklahoma Raiders Stars Tex Ritter at Milam Theatre
Tex Ritter stars as a U. S. Army lieutenant tasked with disguising as a cowboy to uncover the disappearance of troops’ mustang remounts bound for the Union Army. Fuzzy Knight accompanies him, delivering a noted comedy drive in this Universal western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Raiders
Tex Ritter
United States Army
Universal
Milam Theatre
Fuzzy Knight
Ritter
February in History Highlights and Dates
February notes mark key events across U S history with dates. John Quincy Adams death in 1848 Lincoln arrival in Washington in 1861 Panama Canal Treaty of 1904 ratified giving Zone access for ten million dollars cash plus annual rent Wake Island attacked in 1942 by U S forces linking milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
United States
Lincoln
Washington,d. C
Panama
U. S. Panama Canal Zone
U. S
Wake Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Kennedy
Y Make Or Model Radio
Parma Radio Service
Johnnie Gelner
Ad Hall
Willard
Fuill
Dusek Pharmacy
NEW Cameron Drug CO
E. A
E. B. Camp
Chas. J. Brown
Cardus
Old Town
U.S
Davis McGoldrick
Nora Marie Parma
Belton
Ethel Young
Rosebud
Parma
J. A. Cryer
James
India
Nerva Jean Langston
D. R. Criswell
Ceci Criswell
W. EF. Anderson
North Sacramento
Julia
W. R. Newton
Anderson
Josephine Newton
Cecil Loftin
Austin
Bewley
Green & Bodeker
Sharles
Cameron Theatre
Republic
Abbotia Costello
Hares
Mecca
Rus
Manistry
Orie Reynolds
Carl Esmond
Fritz Lane
Ministry OF Fear
Ray Milland
Marjorie Reynolds
San Diego
I Love You
Edward Everett Horton
Jon Hail
Beautiful
Margaret O'Driscoll
Noah Beery, Jr
Dark Mountain
Robert Lowery and
Ellen Drew
Gypsie Wildcat
Milam
Susannah
Gene Autry
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