Rev C L Spradley Funeral Held In Cameron
Rev C L Spradley 89 longtime Cameron resident and former pastor of Little River Baptist Church died Saturday April 30 at his son’s home in San Benito. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Little River Baptist Church Houston with interment in Little River cemetery. survivors include son J W Spradley, two daughters, nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Charles L. Spradley
P. m
J. W. Spradley
San Benito
Spradley
Cameron
Milam County
Little River
Jones Prairie
Santa Fe
Marek-Burns
Teo. Spradley
Oklahoma
Selma
Little River Baptist Church
Houston
Little River Church
Marek Burns
B. W. Barskey
Baton Rouge
W. T. Johnson
Rosenburg
Reed Rogers Visits During Easter Holidays
Reed Rogers of Corpus Christi spent the Easter holidays here with his father, Wm. R. Rogers.
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Reed Rogers
Corpus Christi
Wm. R. Rogers
Stafford Corrected as Milam District Clerk 1891–1902
The Milam county record corrects an earlier table error showing T. C. Stafford’s tenure as district clerk. Stafford served twelve years from 1891 to 1902, not 1891 to 1892, as previously listed. He was the father of Cameron City Secretary W. H. Stafford.
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Milam County
T. C. Stafford
Stafford
Grady Allen
W. H. Stafford
Cameron
Contralto Miss Falkon to Perform in Cameron
Milam County Civic Music Association invites members to a Cameron concert featuring contralto Miss Falkon scheduled for May 11. The event is limited to association members.
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Miss Falkon
Cameron
Milam County Civic Music Association
Francine Falkon to Sing Here May 11 at Yee High
Contralto Francine Falkon headlines a concert on May 11 at 8 p m in Yee High School Auditorium. Her three octave range and refined training drew praise from New York critics after a Town debut and NBC radio performances. She also pursues film work and has been lauded for her musical maturity and striking stage presence.
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Francine Falkon
Yee High School
NBC
New York
New York State
New York Town
New York Times
The
New York Herald Tribune
New York Post
Bennie Ray Winfield Celebrates Fourth Birthday
Mr and Mrs Adolph Winfield hosted Bennie Rays fourth birthday party at City park Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 o clock. Twenty friends attended as an elephant hunt game awarded a prize for the most elephants. Cookies ice cream cake punch and a decorated birthday cake were served and grab bag favors with balloons and candy were given to guests.
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Adolph Winfield
Bennie Ray
City Park
Bennie
Funeral Rites Held for Truett Chambers in Cameron
Funeral services for Truett Chambers 30 were held at 8 p m Friday April 29 at St Monica s Catholic Church Cameron with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery He was born August 19 1918 in Austin and lived in Cameron most of his life A World War II veteran wounded in North Africa he died April 26 in McCloskey Veterans Hospital Temple Full military honors were provided by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Marek Burns Funeral Home directed the arrangements Pallbearers were August Kunz John Andres Roy Wohlleb Billy Balhorn Frank Richter Jr Louis Matula
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Truett Chambers
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Cameron
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Chambers
Austin
Maude Chambers
A. N. Weems
McCloskey Veterans Hospital
Temple
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
August Kunz
John Andres
Roy Wohlleb
Billy Balhorn
Frank Richter, Jr
Louis Matula
Thunderbolt Wins Plantation Class at Waco Show
Five year old Thunderbolt ridden by owner R G Grabe in Sunday’s Veterans Hospital show in Waco won first place in the Plantation Class. It was Thunderbolt’s second show year with three firsts two seconds and one third in five starts. Grabein and Thunderbolt featured in Chevrolet Auto Graphic this month. Grabein has long been Chevrolet agent in the area. He won cash and the big blue ribbon at the event.
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Thunderbolt
R. G. Grabe
Waco
Veterans Hospital
Grabein
Chevrolet Auto-Graphic
Chevrolet
Richards of Clute Vacationing in Cameron
R F Richards of Clute Texas spent his vacation in Cameron visiting relatives and friends during the past week. Mr Richards is with Dow Chemical Company.
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R. F. Richards
Clute
Texas
Cameron
Mr. Richards
Dow Chemical Company
Cpl Edwin H Kurtz completes NCO course in Salzburg Austria
Stationed in Austria Cpl Edwin H Kurtz recently completed the General Non Commissioned Officer course at Salzburg Austria. He is now stationed at Wels Austria with the Constabulary Company 4th Reconnaissance BN. Cpl Kurtz is the son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Kurtz of Cameron.
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Cpl
Edwin H. Kurtz
Salzburg
Austria
Wels
Kurtz
Edwin Kurtz
Cameron
Young Men Must Register For Draft At 18 In Milam County
Milam county lists fourteen young men who reached 18 and must register for the draft. Names include Sammy Lee Burns Arthur Hugh Baskin III George William Johnson Luther Lee Pittman George Albert Jimenez James Hairl McDaniel Joe Trevino Henry Wright Jr Wilfred Leo Polter Lee Edward Hunt Wardell Lewis John Junior Pevehouse Ruben Leland McCollum Roscoe Simmond Judie.
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Milam County
Sammy Lee Burns
Arthur Hugh Baskin, III
George William Johnson
Luther Lee Pittman
George Albert Jimenez
James Hairl McDaniel
Joe Trevino
Henry Wright, Jr
Wilfred Leo Polter
Lee Edward Hunt
Wardell Lewis
John Junior Pevehouse
Ruben Leland McCollum
Roscoe Simmond Judie
Milam County Grows Remarkable Klondikelike Strawberry
The Herald reports a singular strawberry found in Jack Owings garden in Milam County. Described as Klondike like and superior to any other berry, it arrives Monday as a marvel of local magical soil conditions.
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Herald Monday
Jack Owings
Milam County
Strange Marine Life Displayed With Hook Caught Specimen
The Herald shows strange marine life on display including a specimen caught on a fish hook brought in by Walter Lester of the Cameron Seed Company. The small forms resemble embryo like creatures with feet horns tails and swift movement while others resemble tadpoles or pollywogs. Visitors are invited to guess what they are.
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the Herald
Walter Lester
Cameron Seed Company
Ralph Simmons Wins First Place In Solo At State Meet
Ralph Simmons of Hoyte colored Elementary School won first place in the male solo at the State meet held at Prairie View College on Saturday April 23 The Hoyte school in county meets placed first in solo first in broad jump second in piano and declamation The district meet at Caldwell saw Hoyte win solo and broad jump Emeola Geer is the longtime teacher with 22 years in the role
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Ralph Simmons
Hoyte Colored Elementary
Prairie View College
Cameron
Hoyte
Caldwell
Emeola Geer
Mrs. Sam Hohenstein and Mrs Haden Lawrence Visit Temple
Mrs Hohenstein and Mrs Lawrence spent one day last week in Temple visiting local sights and meeting residents.
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Sam Hohenstein
Haden Lawrence
Temple
John Reeder Ill at Newton Memorial Hospital
John Reeder of Cameron has been ill for several days and is a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital.
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John Reeder
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Tindalls Visit in Waco Attended by Derrel Tindall and Mary Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tindall spent the weekend with their children in Waco. They were accompanied home by their son Derrel Tindall and Miss Mary Taylor of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton.
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H. C. Tindall
Waco
Derrel Tindall
Mary Taylor
Mary Hardin Baylor
Belton
Five Indictments Returned By Grand Jury Here Wednesday
Five bills of indictment were returned late Wednesday by the Grand Jury in District Court. Edwin Benjamin, negro, will face trial for murder arising from the fatal shooting of Mary Runnels, a negro woman, in Cameron earlier this year. J. H. Collins indicted for burglary in the Rodenbeck Brothers garage and auto accessory store theft in Thordale. Collins is serving a prison term in Arkansas and was previously held for an offense here. J. D. Neal of Cameron faces three indictments for swindling with worthless checks.
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Edwin Benjamin
Mary Runnels
Cameron
J. H. Collins
Rodenbeck Brothers
Thorndale
Collins
Arkansas
Arkan
Drunk Driving Fine Settled in County Court
Eddie B. Shaw paid a $50 fine for drunk driving in County Court. Patrolman Higginbotham filed charges. Shaw must surrender his license to drive for six months under Texas law.
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Eddie B. Shaw
Higginbotham
James Gregory Listed as Patient at Newton Memorial Hospital
Cameron resident James Gregory is identified as a patient receiving care at Newton Memorial Hospital. The brief item notes his location within the facility and does not provide further medical details.
Birthday Shower Honoring Mrs Bailey at Cameron Home
The Young Peoples BTU of First Baptist Church hosted a surprise birthday shower Friday night at Mr. and Mrs. Gib Terry’s country home in Cameron. Mrs. Bailey, mother of Mrs. Terry and Mrs. A H Halberdier, marked her 84th birthday on May 1. Guests sang and presented gifts as ice cream and cookies were served. Rev and Mrs Corker chaperoned the group.
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Young Peoples Btu
First Baptist Church
Gib Terry
Bailey
Terry
A. H. Halberdier
Percy A. Corkerp
Jury Commission Names for May Court Term
The jury commission has completed its work to select jurors for the panel. The court term runs from May 1 to the first Monday in September. Members are Clyde Moore of Cavilla J C Andres of Cameron and Alton Baggett of Rockdale.
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Clyde Moore
Cavilla
J. C. Andres
Cameron
Alton Baggett
Rockdale
Westbrooks Visit Fisher and Vera Sunday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs E F Westbrook of Houston visited W O Fisher and daughter Vera Sunday afternoon.
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E. F. Westbrook
Houston
W. O. Fisher
Vera
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Cameron Herald
Jefferson B. White
C. L. Spradley
Beltone
Eucla Free de
Haring Aid
Kyle Hotel
Taylor Motel
Taylor
O. D. Sanders
Informa
Tion
N. 6Th Street
Imogene Sanders
Minerva
Foster Produce Company
FE. H. Albcorn Manufacturing
Capps St
Marlin
Guadalupe River
C. W. Phillips
Kerrville
R. L. Batte
W. D. Bigbee
N. J. Young
J. B. White
Bennie Ray Winfield
Milam Drug Company
Ee Cameron
Holy Bible
Ortis
Walgreen
U.S.P
Colgate
Walter
Sas
J. D. Neal of
Jobs
Dearborn
Stedman Tractor Co
James Gregory
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