Buckholts Seaman Aboard Mount Olympus In Crossover Exercise
D W Frazier seaman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Weldon Frazier of Buckholts will take part in Operation Crossover aboard USS Mount Olympus. The test combines new techniques to counter land weapon threats with emphasis on surprise dispersion and rapid logistic buildup for beach landings at Onslow Beach North Carolina April 28. Amphibious Force Atlantic Fleet will include 31 ships and 5000 officers and men plus the 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Marine Air Wing providing 10000 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Frazier
USN
Onslow Beach
N. C
Atlantic Fleet
Henry Maddox Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Henry Maddox has returned to his home after a stay at Newton Memorial Hospital and is reported much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Maddox
Newton Memorial Hospital
Friends of Will Lake Informed Of Illness At Newton Memorial
Will Lake is reported ill and receiving care at Newton Memorial Hospital. The notice informs friends and acquaintances to send get well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lake
Newton Memorial Hospital
Man Shoots Four Over Delinquent Tax in Goldthwaite
In Goldthwaite Texas on a downtown street a 45 year old concrete worker Tommy Fuller fired a double barrel shotgun during a 30 to 45 minute standoff over a 12.70 delinquent tax notice. Four people were wounded including Claud C Collier the Gatesville School Board president. Deputy Clyde Cockrum felled Fuller with a shot to the forearm and stomach. The incident drew about 700 spectators as Fuller fired across a hardware showroom wounding Robert Cockrum and E T Fairman two others.
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Goldthwaite
Texas
Claud C. Collier
Gatesville School Board
Fairman Company
Collier
Clyde Cockrum
Cockrum
Tommy Fuller
Fuller
Mills County
Luther Booker
Robert Cockrum
E. T. Fairman
Trent State Bank of Goldthwaite
Booker
Sheriff’s deputy shoots to stop man with shotgun in storeroom
Emergency care given on site then transport to Brownwood hospital as Fuller, within six feet of Fairman for thirty minutes, pleads to drop the shotgun. Deputy sheriff fires a single shot hitting Fuller in the forearm. Fuller is taken into custody. No charges expected until Thursday. Sheriff Mahan was out of town Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Fairman
Fuller
Wylie L. Mahan
Frank Wiggs Elected President of Rockdale Lions Club
Frank Wiggs has been elected president of the Rockdale Lions club. Other officers named include Clayton Dark as first vice president, T A Weems as second vice president, Henry Tyler as third vice president, Rev James McKeown as tail twister, Clyde Franklin as liontamer, directors W T Pearson and Bill Scurlock, and secretary treasurer Jim Eads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Frank Wiggs
Rockdale Lions Club
Clayton Dark
T. A. Weems
Henry Tyler
James McKeown
Clyde Franklin
W. T. Pearson
Bill Scurlock
Jim Eads
Kay Cox Earns First Division Rating At Interscholastic Meet
Kay Cox received a first division rating at the University Interscholastic meet in Waco on May 6. The judge praised her singing tone and playing strength, calling her performance outstanding and a talent to be encouraged. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cox of Cameron and attends Ada Henderson School in fifth grade.
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Kay Cox
Waco
Kay
Francis Cox
Cameron
Ada Henderson School
Perkins Visit Mother In Temple As Gloria Hearne Reunites
Mr and Mrs David Perkins of Temple visited Mrs Olin Hearne and Marie this week. Mrs Perkins is the former Gloria Hearne, highlighting a family reunion amid hometown connections.
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David Perkins
Temple
Olin Hearne
Marie
Perkins
Gloria Hearne
Funeral Services for Mr. Shuffield Saturday
Private funeral services for Greer W. Shuffield were held at 2:00 p.m. May 6, 1950, at Marek-Burns Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. L. Lem ons of First Methodist Church officiating and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born December 21, 1807 in Cameron and died May 5 in Houston after a ten year residence there. Surviving relatives include his mother Ada Pittman of Fort Worth, sisters Helen Peoples of Houston and W. B. Neeley of Penweil, Texas and Fred Kniffen of Hot Springs Ark., half brother Jack Baggerly of Fort Worth, and niece Ada McCaully of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer W. Shuffield
Marek-Burns
R. L. Lemons
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Shuffield
Cameron
Houston
Ada Pittman
Ft. Worth
Helen Peoples
Water Projects Final OK After Congress Passes Big Bill
Congress approved a $1.78 billion water projects measure with $1.736 billion in statewide authorizations. The Senate and House passed the bill in swift votes, detailing rivers and harbors work including a Galveston seawall and Sabine-Neches and Gulf Intracoastal projects. Texas items list flood control surveys and multiple harbor improvements across Port Arthur, Freeport, Galveston, Dallas, and Austin areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Texas
Galveston Seawall
Sabine-Neches Waerway
Port Arthur
Galveston Harbor
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
South
Galveston Bay
Freeport
Little Bay
Brazos Island
Trinity River
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin-Washington
Bastrop-Fayette
Calhoun- Victoria
Middle Guadalupe Basin
Navasote and
Copano Bay
Rio Grande Valley
Starr, Hidalgo
Cameron and
Wallacy
Civic Improvement Topic at Cameron Rotary Meeting
Charles C. Berry of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce outlined civic improvement during the Cameron Rotary Club gathering on Wednesday. Berry conducted the two day community clinic sponsored by the Cameron Chamber with J. C. Andres leading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Berry
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Rotary Club
Berry
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Andres
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Buckholts
2Nd Marine Division
2Nd Marine Air Wing
San Angelo
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Esso
Esso Extra
Joe Marsh
Mud Lake
Windy Taylor
Taylor
United States Brewers Foundation
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Gener
Losm
Mitchanl Motor CO
South Houston
Okeh
Cameron Rotary
Santa Fe
J. P. Werner
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