Widely Known Pioneer Lived Here 61 Years
Funeral services for M. M. Johnson 86 pioneer Texan who died at St Edwards Hospital in Cameron will be held at 3:00 p m Sunday May 8 from First Methodist Church. Born in Madison County Texas September 14 1863 he moved to Cameron in 1888 from Belton and lived here 61 years. He was a longtime jeweler and former chief deputy sheriff. He and Mary Carpenter married in Belton in 1889 and raised eight children in Cameron.
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M. M. Johnson
St. Edwards Hospital
Cameron
First Methodist Church
Lee Lemons
Johnson
Madison County
Texas
Southwest
Belton
Tobler
Bell County
Mr. Johnson
J. E. Holtzclaw
Rube H. Johnson
West Main Street
Mary Carpenter
Cameron School
City Wide Clean-Up Schedule Cited In Austin
Court of Civil Appeals refuses to reconsider rulings reversing Travis county judgments. It bars the Texas and New Orleans railroad from stopping T and N O passenger service on the Waco to Yoakum route and denies reviewing an April 13 decision on occupation taxes for carbon black made from crude oil rather than natural gas.
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Austin
Court of Civil Appeals Today
Travis County
Texas & New Orleans
Railroad Commission
T&no
Waco
Yoakum
Philtex Chemical Co
Carbon Black Manufacturing Company
Former Pastor Timmerman Dies in Tuscaloosa
Rev. N. D. Timmerman former pastor of First Baptist Cameron died at 1 30 p m Thursday May 5 at his Tuscaloosa Alabama home. He had been ill with a blood deficiency and had led the University Church at Tuscaloosa for five years. Funeral at 10 a m Saturday from University Baptist Church Tuscaloosa. gifts to Circlewood Mission. Survivors include his widow.
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N. D. Timmerman
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Timmerman
M. G. Cox
Mildred Thornton
University Baptist Church
Circlewood Mission
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
University Church
Edgefield
South Carolina
Coral Snake Killed Near Cameron
A coral snake was killed on Riverside Farm near the river and brought to The Herald by Mrs. Guy Burhus. The venomous reptile, found beneath scrap wood, was described as ring colored in black yellow and red and is noted as a cobra family member found occasionally in Texas.
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Herald
Guy Burhus
Burhus
California
India
Texas
Time Of Accident To John Kostiha Corrected By Father
Joe Kostiha writes to fix the date of his son John Albert Kostiha's accident. The 23 year old war veteran was wounded by a accidental discharge of a 22 rifle while jumping a ditch near a neighbor's home while hunting. The correct time is 5 30 p m Friday April 29, not 5 30 a m Saturday April 30.
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Joe Kostiha
John Albert Kotiha
Mr. Kostiha
John Albert
Ministers Thank People For Good Friday Cooperation
Cameron Ministers Association met with Rev Wen del Carr president and members W R Hall P A Corkern John Striepe R L Lemons and Wendell Carr. They praised laymen from various churches for Good Friday service success and voted thanks to window card distributors ushers and business people who closed shops.
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Cameron Minister’s Association
Wendel Carr
W. R. Hall
P. A. Corkern
John Striepe
R. L. Lemons
Wendell Carr
Fraud Proof Ticket Aim Proposed Statute
A Texas bill by Doyle Willis would require numbered ballots and numbered stubs stored in the District Clerk’s custody. Current law seals ballots for 60 days and lacks numbered ballots. concerns include primary ballots and potential increased costs. Contempt penalties could apply for tampering by officials amid scandals in south Texas counties.
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Texas
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
South Texas
Progress Report on Cameron National Guard Armory Plans
No official announcement yet but plans advance for Cameron National Guard Armory with at least one building due within a year. A motor maintenance shop estimated at 50000 dollars will initiate the project, with total investment around 500000 dollars or more and site costs largely covered by a 6000 dollar land purchase funded by local subscribers.
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National Guard
Cameron
Cameron to be featured on Mrs. Tucker’s Smile Program
Cameron will appear on the Smile Program hosted by Mrs. Tucker at 7:45 a m on Monday May 16. L G Smith manager of the Chamber of Commerce supplied a Dallas advertising agency with facts used to craft the broadcast script.
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Cameron
Mrs. Tucker
L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
La Porte Constable Gains Fan Mail Over Gambling Raids
La Porte constable Dale Richardson says he is reading a flood of fan letters after raids on gambling joints in Houston. He reports national attention including a New York Times clipping and encouragement from Dallas News columnist Lynn Landrum and the Good Government League of Waco. He also notes calls to run for sheriff in Waco and says he has answered about 500 letters in two days.
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la Porte
Richardson
Houston
Harris County Grand Jury
New York Times
Lynn Landrum
Dallas News
Good Government League
Waco
Dale Richardson
Frank Smith
Miller Springs Plant Receives $6.48 Million REA Loan
Brazos River Cooperative signed a $6,480,000 REA loan for two additional 11,500 kilowatt generators at the Charter Oak steam plant between Temple and Belton on the Leon River. The addition brings capacity to 34,500 kilowatts with first power in January 1950 and second in 1951. A contract with the Southwest Power Administration provides 10,000 kilowatts from Denison Dam transmitted via Texas Power and Light lines.
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Fort Worth
Charter Oak
Temple
Belton
Leon River
Brazos River
Southwest Power Administration
Denison Dam
Texas Power and Light Co
Milano School Cafeteria Robbed. Thieves Entered Through Window
Sheriff Carl Black investigates the Milano school cafeteria burglary. Three suspects were questioned Monday. no arrests yet. Thieves broke a window and stole an undetermined amount of food from the lunch room.
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Carl Black
Milano
Black
Summer Program Arranged for Cameron Girl Scouts
The Girl Scout Council met Thursday in the County Court room with members W. T. Hanes Rev. George Duda Mrs. Stanley Swift Mrs. Lester Williams Mrs. Bill Morrison Mrs. Mable Robinson Mrs. Chas. C. Smith Jr. and Mrs. J. S. Hubert. They voted to hold summer activities again this year including swimming sewing cooking and other activities.
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Girl Scout Council
County Court Room
W. T. Hanes
George Duda
Stanley Swift
Lester Williams
Bill Morrison
Mable Robinson
Chas. C. Smith, Jr
J. S. Hubert
Doris Turner Is Ill and Hospitalized in Newton Memorial
Doris Nell Turner is reported ill and a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital. The notice confirms her medical condition and current treatment at the facility.
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Doris Nell Turner
Newton Memorial Hospital
Mayor Announces Cameron Clean Up Campaign Plan
Mayor Roy Griffith states a four day Cameron sanitation drive will begin Monday June 6 following pre cleanup inspections on June 2 and 3. The effort aims to improve sanitary conditions and aid polio prevention with spray day on June 9 and health officials coordinating with the chamber of commerce and civic groups.
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Cameron
Roy Griffith
Griffith
Chamber of Commerce
E. S. Freeman
Sanitarian D
Wimberly
T. E. Crump
W. R. Newton
Protest over Cameron city dump filth and polio risk
A letter from Mrs. Johana Kennedy railed at Cameron’s dump grounds as a death trap for flies and mosquitos. She cited hot sun, rotten eggs, larval filth, standing water and a polio threat to children, calling for immediate cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Johana Kennedy
Austin resident visits Cameron grandparents this weekend
Bobbie Jean Turner of Austin visited her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Turner in Cameron over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Jean Turner
Austin
Mrs
Arvis Turner
Cameron
Hickmans Host Guests With Freeport Visitors
The M. M. Hickman home welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hickman Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Floyd of Freeport on Sunday for a social visit and fellowship.
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M. M. Hickman
Marion Hickman
Winfred Henderson
Elmer Floyd
Freeport
Central Texas Scouts Benefit From Gainesville Circus
The Heart O' Texas Council boosted Boy Scout morale with a two day Gainesville Community Circus engagement in Waco on June 17 and 18. Officials from Milam County announced the promotion, with H H Coffield of Rockdale, council president, signaling a major boost for scouting in a 10 county region.
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Waco
Heart O’ Texas Council
Milam County
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Boon
Texas
Gainesville
Boy Scouts
Cameron
Milam
Reburial Saturday for Lawrence Schiller
Reburial services for Lawrence C. Schiller, killed in action on a fighter mission over Hongkong January 16, 1945, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday May 7 at St. Monica's Catholic church Cameron. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery with full military honors by the Naval Escort and local veterans posts. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs E O Schiller and brother Edward Jr with grandmother Mrs J O Schiller of Caldwell.
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Lawrence C. Schiller
Hongkong
China
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Cameron
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marek-Burns
Legion and Veterans
E. O Schiller
Edward Schiller
J. O. Schiller
Caldwell
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T& N O
John Kostiha
AIM
House
Senate
Miller Springs
Central Texas
Lawrence Schiller
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