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Newspaper

Cameron Herald

Location

Cameron, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1949

Page

5

Sharp Seniors Present Play Ghostly Fingers Friday

Sharp High School seniors perform the class play Ghostly Fingers this Friday night March 25. Cast includes Minona Faye Bean as Mrs Kate Pike Doris Gamble as Mrs Green Eleanora Piske as Hattie Gaunt Raymond Franck as Eustace Scudder Beatrice Schnei der as Mary Arnold Clifford Caffey as Victor Eliott Minnie Lee Merka as Myra Griggs James Mullinax as Joe Griggs Mary Ruth Belicek as Lucy James Wilson Burns as Denny Neill Thomas Blocker as Louie T F Gilleland as Phil Stanley Cryer property manager Morris Cryer director Clem Caffey and Arthur Rinn handle lighting and sound effects.

Sharp High School Minona Faye Bean Kate Pike Doris Gamble Mrs. Green Eleanora Piske Hattie Gaunt Clinging Vine Raymond Franck Eustace Scudder Beatrice Schneider Mary Arnold Clifford Caffey Victor Eliott Minnie Lee Merka Myra Griggs James Mullinax Joe Griggs Mary Ruth Belicek Lucy James Wilson Burns Denny Neill Thomas Blocker Louie T. F. Gilleland Phil Stanley Cryer Morris Cryer Clement Caffey Arthur Rinn

Visitors in the Mekush home bring many guests

Multiple families and relatives visited the Mekush home and nearby households over the weekend including Bedrichs from Little Flock, Sakowitz from Taylor, Gerza from Jacksonville, Kudlaceks from Holland, Page from Poteet, and Griffin family members in Cameron County.

John Mekush F. J. Bedrich Jerry Bedrich Little Flock Roy Sakowitz Taylor A. D. Gerza Jacksonville Charlie Kudlacek Holland John Page Poteet Charlie Griffin Frank Griffin Ruth Salomon Norris Coleman Chas S. Russell John Lott Doris Nell Zack Griffin Zackie Jr Temple Hospital Ed Lake T. C. Farmer Cedar Springs Sam Clark Temple John McDonald Ella Clark Gladys

Local Folks Attend Visitors and Services in Hanover Area

Shack Shaffer returns home from MccClosky Hospital in Temple and improves. Mrs. Joe Lankford comes home from visiting relatives in San Antonio. Jim Gandy hosts weekend guests Ella Fae Minnie Nell Thelma Ruth and James from San Antonio and College Station. Ike Ditto shops in Cameron. Lankford family from Houston visit. Rev H M Bowley from Cameron conducts services. Rev J H Glass from Cameron to lead church service. A J Gunnells of Liberty visits. T P Gunnels and Freeport family visit Holley home and relatives.

Shack Shaffer MccClosky Hospital Temple Joe Lankford San Antonio Jim Gandy Ella Fae Minnie Nell Thelma Ruth James College Station Ike Ditto Cameron Harold Lankford Edward Lankford Patricia Houston H. M. Bowley J. H. Glass A. J. Gunnells, Sr Liberty T. P. Gunnels Freeport Carl Holley

Red Cross fund drive totals rise in 1949 campaign

The 1949 Red Cross fundraiser reported $3,718.60 by Friday morning, with Miss Myrtle Hinton noting progress and fund director A. W. McCullin pleased with results. Several towns had not submitted reports and Cameron canvas was incomplete. Special gifts surpassed $1,000 with later block canvases planned, and African American supporters had exceeded their quota at $234.61.

Red Cross Fund Myrtle Hinton A. W. McCullin Cameron

No More Draft Calls Due Says Army Chief

Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist, the Army personnel chief, said no new men will be drafted before July 1950 when the peace-time draft act ends. The Defense Department noted he spoke personally and no policy has been set. No inductions have occurred since late January as voluntary enlistments meet quotas amid budget cuts.

Army John E. Dahlquist Defense Department Navy Air Force

Cameron History Club Meeting At Milam Hotel

Cameron History Club gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Milam Hotel apartments hosted by Mrs. S A Cottle to discuss local history topics.

Cameron History Club S. A. Cottle Milam Hotel

Payroll at Battery C 289th Field Artillery Upward Trend

Over 1042.25 dollars in armory drill pay was distributed to Battery C members during the latest pay period, Captain Rudolph Michalka reported. The figure excludes about 1500 dollars in other disbursements and signals unit growth with vacancies still open for officers and enlisted men. Two new enlisted members were sworn in Billy G. Neeley and Edward C. Tindall.

289Th Field Artillery Rudolph Michalka Michalka Billy G. Neeley Edward C. Tindall

Perrin Hosts Guests From Midland and Austin

Mr. and Mrs. FE A Perrin entertained their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Fred Carroll of Midland and expect a visit from another daughter and family Mr and Mrs Tom Hobson of Austin within the near future.

FE. A. Perrin Fred Carroll Midland Tom Hobson Austin

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