American oil aid to Japan sparks debate in New York letter
A Chinese American writer questions U S policy sending large oil supplies to Japan and the impact on China. She cites three years of prior warnings and argues the aid fuels Japanese aggression while urging Americans to rethink their stance amid wartime stakes. The piece cites the Chamber of Commerce and local community calls for growth in Cameron Texas.
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Japan
China
New York
Christian Science Monitor
Sons of Nippon
United States
Hirohito
Manchuria
Chiu Chun-Mui
Died at 88 Cameron native G W Clore remembered
G W Clore 88 a longtime Cameron resident and local figure died Tuesday May 20 1941 at his home. Funeral services were held May 21 at Green Funeral Home with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his widow son Lee R Clore and daughter Mrs Moody Hays.
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G. W
Dad) Clore
Cameron
Mrs. Tom Rogers Buried in Milano Services
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Rogers of Cameron were held at 4 p m Sunday in Milano. She died Saturday and had resided in the county for many years. Her husband Tom Rogers, a farmer and pioneer, survives them without children. The funeral was directed by Phillips Luckey of Rockdale.
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Tom Rogers
Cameron
Milano
Ascension Day Service and Baptism Plan Church Leaders
Episcopal Church lists Ascension Day Holy Communion at 9 a m on Thursday May 22. No service Sunday May 25 due to the Bac calaureate Service with Rev F P Goddard of Marlin preaching Sunday night.
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Ascencion
F. P. Goddard
Marlin
Defense Bond Sales Show Sharp Upturn in Milam County
Milam County defense bond and stamp sales total 12141.66 with Rockdale leading and Cameron rising. Weekly totals list Cameron 4151.00 Rockdale 5472.15 Thorndale 1481.00 Buckholts 750.00 Gause 150.50 Milano 128.90. Cameron gained 1181.25, Thorndale 450.00.
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Milam County
Emory B. Camp
Rockdale
Cameron
Rockdale Bane
Thorndale
Gause Vealitads
Milano
Ptoe
Gause
Tracy Hobson Burial in Marlow Cemetery
Funeral services for Tracy Hobson, longtime local businessman, were held at 3 p m Monday May 12 1941 at the Baptist church in Marlow. Interment followed in Marlow cemetery. Hobson died Saturday May 10 around 3 p m after years of declining health from a heart attack. He was associated with the W S Lamkin interests and managed the Marlow mercantile. Rev C W Sanders of Cameron conducted the services with pallbearers Ted Kuehl J S Bragg Fred Williamson John McLerran Jr Grady Cooper B Slocomb Gus Evans and H L Heath.
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Tracy Hobson
Baptist Church
Marlow
Green Funeral Home
Cameron
Hobson
W. S. Lamkin
Milam
Milam County
C. W. Sanders
First Baptist Church
Ted Kuehl
J. S. Bragg
Fred Williamson
John McLerran, Jr
Grady Cooper
B. Slocomb
Gus Evans
H. L. Heath
Bryan Horse Show Attracts Attention
A stockman horse show sponsored by Brazos County will be held at the American Legion Grounds in Bryan on May 28 at 7 30 p m Mayor Reese Lockett Brenham will judge These shows support the county live stock industry and are praised as beneficial The county clerk Homer Nabhours notes the U S government is buying horses for the army with prices around 165 per horse Several locals plan to attend next Friday night
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Chamber of Commercce
W. F. Paden
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Texas
Milam County
Brazos County
American Legion
Bryan
Reese Lockett
Brenham
Commissioners Court
United States
Homer Nabours
Mrs Lizzie Tidwell Dies at Home in Gause
Funeral services for Mrs Lizzie Tidwell of Gause were held at 4 30 p m Sunday in Gause with Phillips Luckey Funeral Home of Rockdale directing. She was 80. Her husband John Tidwell, a former prominent Waco resident, had died years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Tidwell
Gause
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
Rockdale
West Point Graduate Gillis to Wed Lenore Riley in Junction City
William G. Gillis a West Point graduate will marry Miss Lenore Riley of Junction City on June 28 in Junction. The couple announced at a tea hosted by Mrs. W P Riley the bride’s mother. Gillis the son of Judge and Mrs Graham Gillis of Cameron and a former captain of the West Point football team will hold the rank of Second Lieutenant in the U S Army after graduation on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Gillis
Lenore Riley
Junction City
Wes
West Point
West Point Military Academy
W. P. Riley
W. G. Gillis
Cameron
Junction
Gillis
United States Army
Riley
Coke Stevenson
Graham Gillis
Yee High School
Schreiner Istitute
Army
Schreiner
Milam County Singing Convention Set for Rockdale Meeting
The Milam County Quarterly Singing Convention will gather in Rockdale for its next quarterly session to sing and share music with local participants.
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Milam County
Rockdale
Honor Students Named From Sharp High School Class
The 1941 Sharp High School graduating class, numbering thirty, names Annie Laurie Lafere as valedictorian and Helen Young as salutatorian. Commencement is Friday May 28. Baccalaureate sermon was given by Rev. John Mills of Cameron.
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Sharp High School
Annie Laurie Lafere
R. J. H. Laffere
Helen Young
John Mills
Cameron
Civil Service Jobs Now Open For Examinations
A partial list shows open civil service positions including junior typists stenographers for all states ages 18 to 48, design painters for an air base in Corpus Christi, five classes of Educational Supervisors salaries 2200 to 2500, college degree required, Spanish interpreters, graduate nurses with salaries 2200 to 3300, nurses and staff dieticians in shortage amid 70 percent unmet demand. For details contact Joe Matula Secretary of Civil Service Cameron Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Daily
Joe Matula
Civil Service
Cameron Post Office
Air Base
Corpus Christi
Poppy Sale By VFW Planned For May Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a Poppy Sale here Saturday May 24 with proceeds aiding veterans selling the flowers. Adjutant R W Bennett announces the names of the girls selling poppies Eva Jean Przybysz Rosemary Bennett Shirley Horstmann Leslie Rose Torno Mildred Michalka Dorothy Richter. Public urged to buy and support the veterans.
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R. W. Bennett
Eva Jean Przybysz
Rosemary Bennett
Shirley Horstmann
Leslie Rose Torno
Mildred Michalka
Dorothy Richter
Rex Lowe Receives Roscoe Wilson Scholarship at Texas Tech
Rex Lowe of Cameron, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lowe, is awarded the Roscoe Wilson Memorial Scholarship in foreign languages at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. The undergraduate honor provides $30 monthly for nine months starting September 1941, with Lowe also serving as president of Capa V Espada next year and previously assisting in the foreign language department. Dr. Charles B. Qualia presented the award.
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Rex Lowe
E. G. Lowe
Cameron
Texas Technological College
Roscoe Wilson
Lowe
Capa Vespada
Charles B. Qualia
Roseos Wilson
Lubbock
Mrs Kidd Hosts Several Ladies at Home
Mr and Mrs O L Kidd entertained guests last week including Mrs J D Phillipps of Texarkana Mrs John D Hudson and son R D Dud son of Georgetown and Mrs Albert Green of San Antonio for social visit and conversation.
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O. L. Kidd
J.D. Phillipps
Texarkana
John D. Hudson
R. D. Dudson
Georegtown
Albert Green
San Antonio
Buckholts Native V A Kubecka Visited Cameron
V A Kubecka of Buckholts spent Thursday in Cameron for unspecified reasons.
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V. A. Kubecka
Buckholts
Cameron
Funeral for G. W. Clore at Cameron Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for 88 year old G W Clore a Cameron pioneer were held at 3 p m from Green Funeral Home with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery Rev O C Acrey and Rev A J Frisby conducted the rites Clore a Kentucky native born January 18 1853 lived in Fayette county as a boy and in Cameron since 1907 He retired in 1930 Survived by widow four daughters 24 grandchildren six great grandchildren and a son Edgar Clare and a daughter Mrs O W White preceded him in death
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G. W. Clore
Cameron
Green Funeral
Oak Hill Cemetery
O. C. Acrey
First Presbyterian Church
A. J. Frisby
The
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Acrey
Clore
Baptist Church
C. W. Sanders
Kentucky
Fayette County
Lee R. Clore
G. Ee, Humphries
Laredo
Clarence Copus
Gregory
Tom White
Sabinal
Moody Hays
Edgar Clare
O. W. White
Well Known Cameron Citizen Dies After Heart Attack
Tracy Hobson a prominent Milam county resident died at his Cameron home Saturday afternoon from a heart attack. He was about 60 and had been ill for years. Funeral plans pending with Green Funeral Home. services likely Sunday at a local church. Survived by wife Bertha Lamkin Hobson and three daughters and a son. Hobson formerly ran a large general merchandise store with W S Lamkin and retired about six years ago.
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Tracy Hobson
Cameron
Milam
Hobson
Green Funeral Home
The
Marlow
Ruth Hobson
Francis Hobson
Florine Hobson
Thomas Hobson
W. S. Lamkin
Little River Bridge
Giles Summerlin Dies in Thorndale
Giles Summerlin a longtime Thorndale merchant and former candidate for Representative from the 65th District Milam Burleson and Lee counties died at his home Saturday morning after a period of illness Funeral services were set for Sunday afternoon in Thorndale and his death surprised the local community.
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Giles Summerlin
Thorndale
Summerlin
Sommerlin
Milam, Burleson
Lee Counties
Thames Executes Business in Cameron Saturday
C B Thames deputy district highway engineer of Hearne transacted business in Cameron Saturday, reflecting routine official duties in the region.
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C. B. Thames
Hearne
Cameron
Ralph Mayfield Spends Weekend in Cameron
Ralph Mayfield of San Marcos spent the weekend in Cameron for personal reasons and returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mayfield
San Marcos
Cameron
New Produce House to Open in Cameron
Cameron welcomes the Peter Company back to the market with a new 560 by 100 foot produce house near Cameron Ice and Cold Storage. Hayden Lawrence builds the facility to handle four large buyers as local poultry and egg demand rises under stable government prices.
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Cameron
Peter Company
Cameron Ice & Cold Storage Company
Hayden Lawrence
United States
Texas
Cameron to Host En Tex Firemen in October
Cameron will host the Central Texas Volunteer Firemen convention in October after the Taylor meeting. John C. Andres, president, outlined the program and featured speakers Olin Culberson and Bayne Saterfield. Pump races at 1 p.m. saw 17 teams, San Marcos winning with 21 55 seconds. Local attendees listed.
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Cameron
Central
John C. Andres
Herald
Taylor
American Legion Hall
Andres
J. M. Kintz
United States Bureau of Mines of Dallas
Olin Culberson
State Firemen’s Association
Bayne Saterfield
Austin
Texas
Tra Lee Sullivan
Hillsboro
Sullivan
Royal Air Force
America
Britain
Germany
San Marcos
Beeville
Llano
Jerry Mikula
Ralph Michalka
B. A. Slavik
Albert Ritchter
Oscar Schiller
August Horstmann
Hope Lutheran Church at Bueckholts Texas Service Schedule
Hope Lutheran Church in Bueckholts Texas lists Sunday May 25 events with Sunday School and Bible class for all ages in English, worship in German at 10 a.m. and English service to follow, with scripture verses cited.
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Hope Lutheran Church
Bueckholts, Texas
Rockdale Sunday Outing At Buckhanan Dam
Mr and Mrs Fred Dierr and daughter Nelta joined Mr and Mrs Bob Foster in Rockdale for a Sunday visit and spent the day at Buckhanan Dam.
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Fred Dierr
Nelta
Bob Foster
Rockdale
Buckhanan Dam
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Katherine Hayden Salter
England
Chamberlain
Clare
W. DuBois
W. H. Lucas
Andrew Esslinger
B. L. Archer
W. W. Markham
Wright Price
Mr. Clare
Ireland
Prairies
Lincoln
Lee County
Wild Bill Longley
Giddings
Longley
Dad Clare
Muldoon
Selective Service Board
Episcopal Church
Bryan Horse Show
Lizzie Tidwel
Sharp School
Texas Tech College
GW. Clore
Cameron 10
EN Tex
A. E. Flathmann
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