Call to silence German generals after war aims
The editorial urges banning German generals from public utterances and radio broadcasts, arguing that continued Nazi supporters within the General Staff hinder denazification and demilitarization. It praises Eisenhower’s stance, notes the prisoners held, and calls for rapid transfer to prisoner of war status and eventual arraignment for war crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Eisenhower
Guderian
Falkenhorst
Norway
Brusch
Germany
Yalta
Britain
Russia
United States
6 Hurt in Car Crash Sunday Night
Mr and Mrs Jeff Cammer of Cameron were injured Sunday night in a crash on Highway 69 between Milano and Gause. Two soldiers from Camp Hood and two unnamed girls were also injured with one soldier in Cameron Hospital. Mr Cammer he believed seriously injured. Mrs Cammer’s injuries not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Cammer
Cameron
Milano
Gause
Camp Hood
The
Herald
Cameron Hospital
Cammer
Carl C. Black
Camer
Husband Silent Three Days After Wife Upset
A husband avoided speaking to his wife for three days, staying quiet out of politeness and not interrupting her, a domestic clash noted in local social circles.
Tomato Market Opens in Milano May 29
L Van Perkins of the Chamber of Commerce announced that Mark L. Barry of Weslaco will open a packing shed at the Milano depot with grading and crating. The move aims to improve the tomato market in Milam County as Barry, a major regional distributor, plans to stay for the cantaloupe season after early tomato marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milano
L. van Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
Mark L. Barry
Weslaco
Milam County
Cameron
Barry
Pvt John J Davis Wounded in Action on Okinawa
Pvt John J Davis United States Army has been seriously wounded in action in Okinawa. A telephone message to Mrs Judd G Davis from Mrs John H Davis in Austin reported the shoulder wound and hopeful progress. Davis, formerly with Citizens National Bank in Cameron, has seen heavy fighting and is a nephew of Judd G Davis and Will Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Davis
United States Army
Okinawa
Judd G. Davis
Austin
Davis
Grace Markham
Pvt. Davis
Citizens National Bank
Cameron
Will Davis
Sharp
Poppy Sale Opens Here Saturday by VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their annual Memorial Day poppy sale in Cameron on Saturday May 26. Poppies are made by disabled veterans in hospitals and funds aid veterans families and those serving in the Armed Forces locally and nationally. Poppy girls will be on the streets all day and the public is urged to give generously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Milam Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cameron
Veterans of Foreign Wars Home For
Eaton Rapids
Mich
V. F. W. National Rehabilitation Service
Twenty Two Thousand American Prisoners Set to Return
Washington announces that 22 thousand Americans held by Germans will arrive in the United States by the end of May. Okinawa shows slight improvement as Chinese forces press a new offensive and Japan damages five U S warships while losing 26 planes. Strikes continue in France as sugar supplies are trimmed by a million tons this year.
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Washington
United States
Okinawa
France
Annoying Sleep Grin Sparks Wife’s Curiosity
A lighthearted claim suggests grinning in sleep can irritate a wife. The remark frames a domestic humor angle, noting the odd behavior as a relatable quirk rather than a serious issue.
Government to Pay for Beef Production
The War Food Administration announces a beef production payment akin to the Dairy Production Payment Program. It pays fifty cents per hundredweight on sales beginning May 19 for good and choice cattle meeting conditions: owned and fed 30 days, sold to licensed slaughter, live weight 800 pounds or more, and sale price at least the minimum stabilization range for good grade cattle. Save sales evidence. full details to follow.
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War Food Adminstration
Pat Matula Birthday Celebration at Home
Little Pat Matula celebrated her third birthday on Friday May 11 1945 at the home of Mr and Mrs L J Matula. Guests enjoyed cake ice cream and coca cola with gifts and tokens and a handmade ring and gardenia corsage from her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Pat Matula
L. J. Matula
Shirley Ann Garlisch
Jimmy McLerran
Diana DuBois
Jimmy Newton
Mary Zarosky
Barbara Schuttle
Edward Marrow
Patsy Gandy
Marjorie Richter
Patsy Anderle
John D. Thomas
Marilyn Hughes
Glenn Blake
James
Pat
Milam County Faces Sharp Cut in Canning Sugar
The 1945 Milam County sugar quota is set at 382 375 pounds, down from 546 285 pounds in 1944, with an estimated maximum of 10 pounds per person. Fred Hess, OPA official, notes many counties now have as little as 2 to 5 pounds per resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Milam County
Fred Hess
OPA
Hess
Milam
French seize Donetz and 300 Nazi officers
French operatives arrest Admiral Donetz and about 300 German officers including government members now under Allied control. A noon broadcast reports the move, with skeptics noting uncertain Soviet backing and doubts about Western democracies’ policy on war criminals.
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Admiral Donetz
Russia
Britain
America
Eddie Allison Home from The War
Eddie Allison, an Eighth Air Force bomber station veteran with over 30 assaults on Reich targets, returns home to Cameron with the Air Medal and four Oak Leaf Clusters. He serves with the 34th Bomb Group in the Third Air Division and plans furlough at home before reassignment to Miami Beach.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Eddie Allison
Reich
Cologne
Berlin
Hanover
Merseburg
Frankfurt-on-Main
Set. Allison
34Th
Third Air Division
England-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regenshure
Germany
Set
Allison
Edward F. Allison
Rt. 3
Cameron
Helen L. Allison
North College Avenue
Army Air Forces
Servreant
Miami Beach
Calif
Poultry Show Planned for Cameron by Chamber Leader
Cameron chamber President McCullin announced a fall poultry show at a Directors meeting. Plans will be finalized with the Committee on Agriculture. Directors will meet monthly or as needed, with regular meetings on the second Tuesday. Three new directors were named O. B. Beasley August Kunz and George Banzhaf, replacing three resignations.
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McCullin
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Committee On Agriculture
O. B. Beasley
August Kunz
George Banzhaf
Prank Cheeves
Chas. Brady
J. W. Stufflebeme
Dick Powell Stars in Murder, My Sweet at Cameron Theatre
Dick Powell leads a detective romance thriller at Cameron Theatre in Murder, My Sweet with Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. Trevor plays a wife in peril as a blackmailer exposes a past. Powell faces romance complications with Shirley amid a tense mystery. Supporting cast includes Otto Kruger and Miles Mander with director Edward Dmytryk.
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RKO Radio
Dick Powell
Claire Trevor
Anne Shirley
Cameron Theatre
Powell
Otto Kruger
Mike Mazurki
Miles Mander
Douglas Walton
Adrian Scott
Edward Dmytryk
Churchill resigns as British Prime Minister amid cabinet rifts
Winston Churchill has resigned as Prime Minister after telling King George VI that his coalition cabinet disagreed on domestic policy and the Pacific war. The King asked him to form a new cabinet to lead until July elections. Mrs. Fannie Hood Green visits Austin with family for a few weeks.
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Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
England
Churchill
Pacific
King George
Russia
Commons
Fannie Hood Green
Austin
Port Battalions Earn Meritorious Service Plaque in India Burma
Pfc Homer Terry Jr of Calcutta India Burma unit leads base port battalions awarded meritorious service unit plaque by Maj Gen W B R Cowell. Base Section No 2 under Brig Gen Neyland tops war port installations, set records by cutting ship unloading to 8.5 days and unloading a Liberty Ship in 44.5 hours. Calcutta port leads military ports worldwide in unloading essential war materiel.
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Calcutta
Idnia
Homer Mr. Terry Jr
del. Cameron
W. B. R. Cowell
India-Burma
Kh. R. Neyland
Lions Club adjusts waste paper drive for Cameron town
The Lions announce a revised plan for scrap paper collection in Cameron. After today May 23, residential waste paper will be collected only on the second Wednesday of each month. Business district pickups continue each Wednesday afternoon. Citizens are urged to save newspapers magazines cardboard and all scrap paper to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Cameron
Temple native Joe Love to graduate from Baylor University
Joe Edgar Love son of Mr and Mrs J F E Love of Temple will graduate from Baylor University at Wasp Monday at 9 00 am He is studying for the ministry and is preaching at a church near Hearne He is a former Cameron man and the grandson of Mrs M W Price of this city.
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Joe Edgar Love
J. FE. Love
Temple
Baylor University
Wasp
Drunken Path to Home Repeats From Corner
The passage notes that most inebriated people stay stuck on drinking by returning to the same corner, about five times, before believing they cannot progress through alcohol.
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John J. Davis
Pat Matula
Romio Walters
San Antonio
Mr. Walters
Cameron Enterprise
P. O. Adams
Waco
Mattie English
Donetz
U.S. Treasury Department
Homer Terry
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