Boy Drowns In Murky White Oak Bayou Tragedy
Eleven year old Robert Lee Hall drowned after entering murky waters near Ole Sycamore in Houston with two friends. Volunteers and Harris County Emergency Corps searched the bayou from Lopez Street to Leroy Street, finding the body at 6 50 p m. Relatives and friends mourn as services were held in Houston and Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Lee
White Oak Bayou
Houston
Ole Sycamore
Robert Lee Hall
Leroy Street
Harris County Emergency Corps
Gene Follis
Joe Ed Williams
Bobby
H. A. Hall
Larkin
Stevenson Eelementary
Gene
Joe Ed
Hall
Alfred Leon
Gene Blake
Dorothy Merchant
Cameron
R. A. Merchant
Franklin
Franklin Cemetery
Caldwell reports to Air Force Radar School at Keesler Field
Berry C Caldwell 17, son of Mr and Mrs B C Caldwell of Cameron, reports to Keesler Field Mississippi to begin radar school. The 20 to 36 week program covers elementary electronics for radar and includes advanced ground or airborne equipment training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. B
Caldwell
Air Force Radar School
Pfe. Berry C. Caldwell
B. C. Caldwell
Cameron
Keesler Field
Mississippi
Air Forces Radar School
Technical Division
Air Training Command
Air Chemical School
Pfc
Air Force
America
Texas Tornado Toll Rises Across Five States
A sweeping cold front and tornadoes killed 29 people across five Southern states with many injured and hundreds homeless. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Arkansas suffered damage as Red Cross allocated 100000 for relief and 300 homes were destroyed while forecast colder weather and rain persisted into midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lone Star
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Red Cross
Milam County BTU Elimination Contests Held at Thorndale
Milam County Baptist Association met at First Baptist Church Thorndale on March 20. Winners included Miss Joyce Woodum in Intermediate Sword Drill, Miss Barbara Butts second place, juniors Thelma Joyce Hayes and Gloria Harber, B R Fletcher winner in Better Speech, and Clyde Cummings winner in Young Adult Devotional. District 15 BTU eliminations were set for March 29 at Hyde Park Baptist Austin with county representatives competing for honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Baptist Associational Training Union
First Baptist Church
Thorndale
Milam County
BTU
Joyce Woodum
Milano Baptist Church
Barbara Butts
Cameron
Thelma Joyce Hayes
Gloria Harber
Cameron Battetown Baptist Church
B. R. Fletcher
Clyde Cummings
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Austin
Trial Starts For 11 Red Communists
The trial of 11 U S communists began before a federal jury on a government claim they could spark an American revolution. Prosecutors said the defendants held keys to an uprising of force and violence, while the defense argued the party never aimed to oppose the U S government. Eugene Dennis, party secretary general, testified the group taught support for the government and backed the Roosevelt administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John F. McGahey
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Dennis
Roosevelt
Halls Return from Milano and Cameron Visit
Mr and Mrs A M Hall of San Antonio returned home after visiting in the home of Mrs A J Hall in Milano and also visiting relatives in Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hall
San Antonio
A. J. Hall
Milano
Cameron
Cost of living falls for fifth straight month
Government data show a 1.1 percent drop in the consumer price index from Jan 15 to Feb 15, the fifth consecutive decline. Food prices led the decline, with clothing and house furnishings also slipping, pulling the index toward 1935-39 averages and erasing much of 1948's early rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of Price Administration
Market prices dip on eggs fats oils and dairy
Eggs fats and oils and dairy products hit the lowest marks in a year and a half or more, reflecting a slide in essential groceries.
Card of Thanks for Otto Lucke Obituary
Family thanks friends for kindness after illness and death of Otto Lucke. Appreciation for flowers and aid, plus thanks to Marek Burns Funeral Home Rev F C Anderson and St Edwards Hospital staff. Also notes Rummel and Lucko family members and Mrs R A McLane in Newton Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Lucke
Marek Burns
Rev
F. C. Anderson
St. Edwards Hospital
R. A. McLane
Newton Memorial Hospital
Caso March Quits Baylor Faculty To Run for Governor
Caso March resigns from Baylor University law school faculty effective June 15 to devote full time to his bid for Texas governor in 1950. He is the race’s first entrant, having previously run unsuccessfully for governor last year. Baylor president Dr. W. R. White confirms the resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caso March
Baylor
Case March
Texas
Baylor University Law School
March
W. R. White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerick’s Electric
Cameron, Texas
Old Man
Minnie Stedman
THE
Mamie A. Hefley
Citizens National
Manila
Cameron Herald
Upper
Panhandle
East Texas
Pampa
Baptist Association Met
William Charles
Otto Lucko
Leona Rummel
Lillie Rummel
Annie Klein
Charlie W. Lucko
Monroe Lucko
Bernice Lucko
Mrs
Bill Morriss
Temple
Mrs. Pleatl
Stedman Tractor Company
North Central
Dearborn Implements
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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