Fighting Seabee Charles Shelander Jr. stationed at Camp Parks
Seabee Charles Shelander Jr. a Seaman second class now trains for demolition and building at Camp Parks California. He enlisted in August 1943 and serves with the 8th Battalion after boat training in San Diego and postings at Camp Peary Virginia. He has spent 13 1/2 months in Dutch Harbor with Marines and is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shelander Sr of Cameron.
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Charles Shelander, Jr
Camp Parks
California
Shelander
Navy
8Th Battalion
San Diego
Calif
Camp Peary
Dutch Harbor
Marines
Charles Shelander, Sr
Cameron
Yee High School
Pearl Harbor Vet A W Lucas Arrives in Cameron
Tech Sgt. A W Lucas with over three years service and a Pearl Harbor veteran arrived in Cameron late Monday. He recently reached the states from Australia after an injury in a motorcycle crash and may be discharged after a physical exam. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Lucas.
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A. W. Lucas
Pearr Harbor
Cameron
States
Australia
Set
Lucas
Walter Lucas
Pearl Harbor
Engineering Corps
Army
Back In Texas Lt Hosch Serves Nurses in WW II
Lt Laura N. Hosch volunteered for nurses service in January 1942 and served at Camp Gruber Oklahoma from February 15 1943 to January 1944 before moving to Fort Bliss Texas. An honor student from Sharp High School class of 1937 she trained at Baylor Providence and Mother Francis Hospitals then led a unit in New London and expresses gladness to be back in Texas. Nearby Mrs Jim Francis of Hood Village visits Cameron and Mr and Mrs Lester Glass with Betty Cato tour Fort Worth.
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Laura N. Hosch
Camp Gruber
Okla
Fort Bliss
Texas
Hosch
Sharp High School
Baylor University
Providence Hospital School of Nursing
Mother Francis Hospital
Tyler
New London
Two Pacific War Vets Enter Naval Officers School
Lee Turner of Abilene and Joe Bill White of the Navy visit Cameron before formal registration at the Naval Officers training school in Georgetown. Turner, a three year veteran, and White, over two years, both served in the Pacific theatre and participated in Guadalcanal operations with White wounded there.
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Naval School
Lee Turner
Abilene
Navy
Joe Bill White
Cameron
Naval Officers Training School
Georgetown
Turner
White
San Diego
Calif
Guadalcanal
Naval Transport Service
Pacific
Methodist Church Social Meeting at the Cameron Church
All members of the First Methodist Church are invited to a social meeting in the church basement on Wednesday evening March 1 at 7 30. Reports from all church departments will be presented followed by a social hour. Attendees should bring covered dishes. Restricted to church activities and a brief local visit remark follows.
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First Methodist Church
Buckholts Couple Visit Cameron as Guests
Mr and Mrs Walter Hagermaster of Buckholts were Cameron guests last week. they toured local sites and stayed with friends during their visit.
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Walter Hagermaster
Buckholts
Cameron
Gustav Heinze Dies at Home in 1944
Funeral services for Gustav Heinze 70 were held at Vogel Lutheran church with Rev R Kalkbrenner. Interment followed at Vogelsang cemetery. Heinze died at his home near Silver City March 1 1944 after many years in Milam county. Surviving are his widow and children. Odd Fellows and Rebecca Lodge held a social meeting the same week with light refreshments.
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Gustav Heinze
Lutheran
Vogelsang
Fulton Couple Visits Cameron Weekend
Mr and Mrs Willie Fulton of Cal lax visited her parents Mr and Mrs A N Weems in Cameron over the weekend.
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Willie Fulton
Callax
A. N. Weems
Cameron
Also Mentioned on This Page
Set. A. W. Lucas
Kenneth Houston
Houston
Sgt
England
Bruce Cavett
Mr. Cavett
L. G. Roberts
Willard
Willard’s
NEW Cameron Drug Company
Duseks Pharmacy
First National Bank Building
Jim Francis
Hood Villace
Lester Glass
Betty Cato
Fort Worth
Lieut
Methodist Church
Egt
William Waggoner
Camp Hood
Helen Ditto
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., of
Caldwell
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rebecca Chapter
Marek Burns
Lone Star
A. J. Matocha & Co
Santa Fe Town
Ocho
Joe Marsh
Lem Martin
Ed Carey
Lem
Quarrel
Brewing Industry Foundation
Liberty
United States
Employment Service
West Adams Avenue
Temple, Texas
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