Texan Parade by Ross Phares
Reuben Houston Burrow, a Texas outlaw born in 1854, rose from Alabama to a notorious train robber. From Bellevue to Genoa and beyond, he led a band that used trestles, forced enginemen, and plundered passenger cars while evading Pinkerton detectives and pursuing a larger farm for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Houston Burrow
Rube” Burrow
Lamar County
Alabama
Rube
Texas
Erath County
Sam Bass
Rube Burrow
Dodge
Jim
Bellevue
Gorden
Genoa
Arkansas
Pinkerton
Florida
Conscientious Express
E A Perrin to Head Cameron Oil Industry Information Group
E A Perrin of The Texas Company becomes Cameron community chairman of the Oil Industry Information Committee. He will oversee the American Petroleum Institute public relations program in 1953, as announced by W L Kindle ONC East Central Texas. The program aims to show how America’s oil industry serves the public and to maintain private, competitive, soundly managed industry. Kindle notes Texas has 15 ONC areas with about 700 oil and gas workers on 348 volunteer committees statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Perrin
Texas Company
Cameron Community
Oil Industry Information Committee
American Petroleum Institute
Austin Today
W. L. Kindle
ONC East Cen
Texas Area
United States
America
Kindle
Texas
Mrs H F Schulz Dies Suddenly In Burlington
Mrs H F Schulz of Burlington died suddenly at her home on March 19 1953. She is survived by husband a daughter Maggie Schultz of Burlington a son FE L Schultz of Killeen her mother Mrs Maggie Dennis of Rosebud five sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held March 22 at Burlington Baptist Church with Rev J J Cole of Clovis NM officiating Burial was in Woodland Cemetery Rosebud. Nicholson's Funeral Directors. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Schultz
Burlington
Maggie Marie Schultz
FE. L. Schultz
Killeen
Maggie Dennis
Rosebud
Bennie Trojan
Henry Davenport
Arthur Davenport
Ben Marburger
Pete Benesh
Burlington Baptist Church
John J. Cole
Clovis
N. M
Lewis Newman
Woodland Cemetery
Nicholson
Hugh Davenport
J. J. Foshea
Terral Trescott
Ollie Mode
Floyd Swanzy
Lee McCollum
Shack T. Shafer Resting Comfortably At McCloskey Hospital
Shack T. Shafer is a patient at McCloskey Hospital in Temple and resting well. Mrs. Shafer accompanied her husband to the hospital on Wednesday, bringing word of his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shack T. Shafer
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Mrs. Helen Mortimer Visited Cameron on Saturday
Mrs. Helen C. Mortimer of Route 3 traveled to Cameron last Saturday for an unspecified visit or engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen C. Mortimer
Route 3
Cameron
Bergstrom to Host Lone Star Sports Car Races April 12
Bergstrom Air Force Base will host about 100 foreign made high priced sports cars for the Lone Star National Sports Car Races on April 12. The all day event expects speeds over 150 mph on a 4.5 mile Bergstrom track laid on runways. Top drivers including Fred G. Wacker and Johnny Fitch will attend. advance tickets are $2 with children under 12 free with a parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergstrom Air Force Base
America
Bergstrom
The
Sports Car Club of America
Austin
Southwest
Fred G. Wacker
Chicago
SCCA
Cadillac-Allard
Briggs Cunningham
Palm Beach
Florida
Frazer- Nash
Johnny Fitch
Stamford
Texas
April 9 Deadline for WWII Ex-POW Benefit Claims
Claims for $1.50-a-day benefits authorized for American ex prisoners of war held in World War II must be filed by April 9. The claim number originally assigned under the earlier $1.00-per-day benefit has been reassigned for the current payment.
Army Honor Roll Sees 67 Medal of Honor Recipients Since Korea
A total of 67 Army personnel have been awarded the Medal of Honor since the Korean War began. The awards honor the nation’s highest decoration for extraordinary valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Basketball Origin Traced to Springfield in 1891
The report states that basketball began in Springfield Massachusetts in 1891, founded by Dr. James Naismith as a team sport. It notes the early development of the game at a YMCA training school shaping its spread and rules.
Radio and Television Service Offered by Parma Radio
Parma Radio Service advertises radio and television repair for all makes in The Cameron Herald dated Thursday March 26, 1953. Opened as a local maintenance option serving households and businesses with repairs and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cameron Herald
Radio and Television Service
ALL
Parma Radio Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ross Phares
James R. Gregory
S. Houston
Community Oil Industry Information Group
Express Company
Louisvile
Nashville
Flomation
Alabama-Florida
Marengo County
H. F. Schulz
Springfield, Mass
Gordon S. Baskin
S. Houston Allied Lines
Nomi
Gerized
Walf
Mane Y
Bal
Een Pg
Vane Rea A
General Motors
Pontiac
McLal
East 7Th Street
Saperkh Poelormanes
Pontiac Company
Cameron, Texas
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