Uruguay Joins War on Axis Powers
Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan with an effective date of March 1, following a secret parliamentary decision. Uruguay also announced joining the war against the Axis by Friday’s declaration. The report notes Turkey’s long Mediterranean alliance with Britain and signals toward Axis downfall.
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Turkey
Germany
Japan
London
Uruguay
Britain
Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Berlin
Patton
Trier
Calvert Man Earns Second Oak Leaf Cluster on Air Medal
James A. Wilkinson Jr., 20, of Calvert, engineer and top turret gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress, received his second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious bombing missions against Nazi targets from an Eighth Air Force station in England. He is son of Mr and Mrs J A Wilkerson of Calvert and formerly worked for the Texas Highway Department.
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Eighth Air Force
England
James A. Wilkinson, Jr
Calvert
J. A. Wilkerson
Rt. 2
Texas Highway Department
RAF
Family of Eight Loses Home to Cameron Fire
Mr and Mrs Sam Cotton and their six children lost their north Cameron home and all possessions to a fast moving fire. Firefighters and local citizens collected 61.98 at the scene, with store owner Bob Terry and Bert Nicholson rallying support as readers are urged to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cotton
Cameron
North
Cotton
Bert Nicholson
Herald
Bob Terry
Allied Push Near Rhine as Western Front Advances
A wartime bulletin reports three U S Armies converging on Germany poised for an all out offensive. First Army within eight miles of Cologne while Third Army encircles Trier and Rhine valley threats grow as Red Army reaches the Baltic and Berlin faces Allied air raids.
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United States
Germany
Rhine River
Baltic
Berlin
Cologne
Trier
Methodist drive seeks 25 million for mission relief
The Methodist Church launches a campaign to raise 25 million for relief and reconstruction in twenty war torn mission fields. Cameron Church quota is 3450 dollars with boards and workers assigned. Local leaders A J Smith E A Perrin and Ben Reichert prepare reports and coordinate teams. Bryan District preachers meet March 5 at Marlin to report progress.
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Methodist Church
Cameron Methodist Church
Board of Stewards
A. J. Smith
E. A. Perrin
Ben Reichert
Bryan
Marlin
Stewart Clendenin
K. R. Isbell
McGlothlin Receives Air Medal for Berlin Area Missions
Second Lt. Benny M. McGlothlin of Cameron has been awarded the Air Medal at the Eighth Air Force Bomber Station in England. The citation notes meritorious achievement as pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress during combat missions over Germany and occupied countries, including Bonn Cologne Mannheim and targets in France and the Western Front.
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Benny M. McGlothlin
Ira McGlothlin
Cameron
Eighth Air Force
England
Flying Fortress
Germany
McGlothlin
Pioneer
379Th
Bonn
Cologne
Mannheim
France
Western Front
Army Air Force
Lt McGlothlin Serving in European Theater in WWII
After completing overseas phase training he arrived in the European Theatre of Operations in November 1944. Lt McGlothlin attended the University of Texas and worked as an accountant in the Texas Student Publications Department before enlisting. His father Ben F. McGlothlin lives at 2002 Swenson, Abilene.
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McGlothlin
University of Texas
University
Texas Student Publications Department
Ben F. McGlothlin
Swenson
Abilene
Local Shoppers and Cameron Trades Noted
Mrs. Seth Corley of Buckholts shopped in Cameron on Friday. W. C. Weise conducted business in Cameron on Monday and is noted as a former Cameron resident.
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Seth Corley
Buckholts
Cameron
W. C. Weise
Mr. Weise
Also Mentioned on This Page
Luftwaffe
Cameron Theatre
Tae Tal Ue
Caroline Zak of
Newton Memorial Hospital
Mary Alice Jackson
Fred Jackson
Crusade For Christ
Johnson
Green & Boedeker
Lonnie Webb
Lt. McGlothlin
Air Medal
Benno Rabin
America
Sylvia Smith
Cameron, Tex
Cameron Rotary
Cameron High School
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Cameron, Texas
All Aggioball
Oise
Coke
C-C Co
Caperton's
Lone Star Garden
Stone
Johnson’s
Temple Life Insurance
Temple
Texas
Vernon Roberts
W. B. Smith
Temple Life Insurance Company
Temple, Texas
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