Air Medal hero Sgt Sealy Storey guest at Rotary lunch
Sgt Sealy M Storey a turret gunner on a B 26 in the Alaska theater was guest of the Rotary Club at noon. He discussed life in the far northwest and his missions including the attack on a large Japanese cargo vessel at Holtz Bay Attu. The ceremony in March 1948 honored him with the Air Medal. Lt Col John F Chenault also received a decoration. He is 23, married Helen Vaughan May 20, and his aircraft Daisy May was named after Li'l Abner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sealy M. Storey
Rotary Club
Set
Storey
Bill Storey
Set. Storey
Florence Jane
Helen Vaughan
Far Northwest
J. B. White
The
Herald
Sgt. Storey
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Holtz Bay
Attu
Army
Navy
Alaskan Air Command
North Pacific
Popular Science
Glenn Martin
Midway
General Butler
Alaskans Air Command
Anchorage
John F. Chenault
Chenault
China
MacArthur
Phillipine
Pearl Harbor
Sgt
Randolph Field
California
Dutch Harbor
Alaskan
MacDill
Tampa
Fla
Daisy May
Li’l Abner
New Cameron to Giddings Bus Line Likely Soon
Emory B. Camp announces the Jackson Bus Line will run Cameron to Giddings with four daily buses. Bowen Lines permit canceled as the new service awaits official approval in Austin next Monday and is not contested.
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Cameron
Giddings
Bowen Lines
Emory B. Camp
Jackson Bus Line
Jackson Lines
Austin
Will of Frank Fulcher Probate Admitted May 25 1943
The will of Frank Fulcher, deceased, was admitted to probate on May 25 1943. W J Fulcher was named independent executor without bond. John Frank, C E Prewett, and Robert Foster were appointed appraisers. Joe Kovar of Buckholts visited Cameron on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fulcher
W. J. Fulcher
John Frank
C. E. Prewett
Robert Foser
Joe Kovar
Buckholts
Cameron
Three Brothers Serve in the Armed Forces
Capt. V. Nelson from Milam area now commands at Camp McCoy Wisconsin after enlisting in 1937. Native of New Salem near Rockdale he trained at Fort Sam Houston and ascended to captain. He is one of three Nelson brothers in the army with rapid advancement and key duties at the Wisconsin post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Nelson
Camp McCoy
Wis
Milam
New Salem
Rockdale
James Nelson
Cameron
Nelson
Heavy Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
Wisconsin
Army
Capt
9 Years In Service Set Fort Worth Soldier Nelson
Bak r Floyd Nelson a 28 year old Army engineer with 9 years of service, is stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. A Cavilla High School graduate born and raised in Milam County he is the son of Mr and Mrs James Nelson of Cameron and brother to Capt W Nelson and Cpl James Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bak
Floyd Nelson
Armea Hees
Army Haineers
Canal Zone
Nelson
Army Engineers
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department of the Army
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Panama Canal Zone
Cavilla High School
Milam County
James Nelson
Cameron
Capt. W. Nelson
Cpl
Mrs George W Allen Dies in Cameron Milam County Pioneer
Mrs George W Allen longtime Milam County resident died at her Cameron home Monday night after lingering illness. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday evening with burial at Walker Creek Cemetery. Survived by husband George W Allen two sons Grady Allen and Will Allen and stepson R M Kennedy former Milam County sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Allen
Milam County
Cameron
Wailkers Creek
Aged Man Burned in Fire Near Newton
John Horak, 80, suffered severe burns to face and body when his home nearly burned Friday morning near Newton. The lamp, kept near his bed, is believed to have exploded. Firemen arrived quickly and Horak was placed in Newton Memorial Hospital by Officer Jim McGoldrick. He remained in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Horak
Newton Memorial Hospital
Mr. Horak
Horak
Jim McGoldrick
Fire Claims Life of John Horak at Home Incident
John Horak, 38, died after an oil lamp exploded near his bed causing burns. He was rescued by firefighters and died at Newton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set at Marek-Burns Funeral Home Cameron with interment at Marek Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Ed Schiller Buckholts and Mrs John Spark Oklahoma City, and a son Frank Horak Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Horak
Newton Memorial Hospital
Horak
Marek-Burns Funeral
Cameron
Zeseda
Carawell
Marak
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Ed. Schiller
Buckholts
John Spark
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank Horak
Caildwell
Mr and Mrs Ernest Senkel Visit Cameron from Jones Prairie
Mr and Mrs Ernest Senkel of Jones Prairie were in Cameron on Monday for an unspecified purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Senkel
Jones Prairie
Cameron
Sgt Sealy Storey Weds Helen Vaughan in Quiet Cameron Ceremony
Sgt Sealy M Storey WW II Aleutian air war hero and Helen Vaughan were married in Cameron on Friday in a family-only ceremony. Storey, a B 26 gunner on the fast bomber, is on leave and awaiting a Southeast area assignment. The Herald will publish more about his exploits as military secrecy allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sealy M. Storey
United States
Helen Vaughan
Cameron
Sgt. Storey
Army Air Corps
Alaska
Storey
Greer Vaughan
Naval Forces
New Caledonia
Roy Vaughan
Ferry and Transport Command
United States Army Air Corps
Air Corps
The
Herald
Applications Here For 3rd Ration Book
Applications have arrived at the local post office for the 38rd War Ration Book to be distributed to the people. Postmaster J. R. Hays said cards will be mailed to rural and city boxes starting Monday from Dallas. Anyone not receiving by mail can obtain an application at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hays
Ration Board
Dallas
Neal Dodson Promoted to Sergeant in Army Unit
Camp San Luis Obispo announces promotion of T.5 Henry Neal Dodson to staff sergeant. Dodson, inducted October 26, 1942, serves with a special service unit in Central California. His wife works as an assistant cashier at the Cameron Theatre where he was a projectionist before enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
San Luis Obispo
Henry Neal Dodson
F. M. Sargent
Dodson
Central California
Army
Cameron Theatre
Army Life of James Emmett Nelson Six Years Service
One of three Nelson brothers in the armed services James Emmett Nelson volunteered for the Medical Corps with brother Baker Floyd Nelson. He served at Fort Sam Houston West Virginia Albuquerque and Camp Clovis New Mexico over six years, joining before Pearl Harbor. He is 82, son of Mr and Mrsames Nelson of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iine
Armed Services
James Emmett Nelson
Medical Corps
Set
Baker Floyd Nelson
Nelson
Fort Sam Houston
Thas Int
West Virginia
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Camp Clovis
Pearl Harbor
Cpl
Fhavilla High School
Ames Nelson
Cameron
Edsel Ford Dies at 49 in Dearborn Home
Edsel Ford president of the Ford Motor Company and son of Henry Ford died at his Dearborn home after several days of ill health from undulent fever. The noted industrialist had recently shouldered major duties in the family business and ages 49 at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Dearbon
Ford
Isle of Malta
Mr. Ford
Funeral Services for Mrs Meta Strohmier May 23 1943
Mrs Meta Strohmier dies at her home in Vogelsang community after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 5 p m Sunday May 23 1943 at Vogelsang church conducted by Rev R Kalkbrenner. Interment in Vogelsang cemetery. Green Funeral Home Cameron in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meta Strohmer
Vogelsang
R. Kalkbrenner
Volgelsang
Love Feast in Moscow Toasts Davies at Stalin Banquet
A Kremlin banquet in Moscow toasted Ambassador Joseph E. Davies with toast to Churchill and Roosevelt. Davies arrived with a personal Roosevelt letter, while the Communist Internationale was dissolved soon after. Davies spoke briefly and sat to Stalin's right as Soviet hosts staged a grand reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Davies
Stalin
Kremlin
Joe Stalin
Joseph E. Davies
Churchill
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
J W Garner Rothdale Attorney Visits Town
J W Garner attorney of Rothdale arrived as a business visitor on Monday, meeting local contacts and discussing matters of local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Garner
Rothdale
Scrap Metal Campaign Aims To Reach One Million Pounds
The army directed scrap metal drive led by Lieut. Walter Todd from Camp Hood and about 80 enlisted men with 20 trucks are collecting iron and steel for war needs. About 600,000 pounds have already shipped, with 100 loads in hand at the Southern Pacific yards and an expected total of one million pounds when the effort ends. Todd oversees the Cameron and Milam county assignment, and the unit is quartered at the gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Todd
Camp Hood
Southern Pacific
W. B.wler
S. P
Lieut
Todd
Cameron and
Milam County
Italians Flee to Rome as Bombing War Widens
The Italian cabinet meets in extraordinary session as Italians flee coastal towns toward Rome for safety amid aerial bombardment. Reports also note exodus along Sardinia and widespread war coverage from Washington. In the capital shortages rise while the War Labor Board may rule on the coal strike. Pat O’Leary and wife visit family while he heads to Camp Davis North Carolina for training. she plans to return to Tyler to continue studies.
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Rome
Sardinia
Italy
Russia
Washington
War Labor Board
Set
Pat O'Leary
Mary Katherine Lawrence
Mary McLane Lawrence
Camp Davis
N. C
O'Leary
Tyler
Four Million Tons Scrap Metal From Central Counties
Camp Hood reports four million pounds of scrap metal collected from Lampasas Falls Milam counties since March in an Army drive led by Major Ross D. Schleigh and aided by Lt. Richard A Keeney Lt. Walter Todd and Lt. John Termini. Schleigh expects Falls county to contribute about a million more. Thirty five trucks carry metal to mills as 86 workers and 21 trucks bring in the scrap for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hood
Lampasas
Falls
Milam
Falls County
Ross D. Schleigh
Richard A. Keeney
Walter Todd
John Termini
Funeral services held for Mrs J D Griffith at San Gabriel
Mrs J D Griffith died Sunday and funeral services were conducted Monday at 3 p m in San Gabriel by Rev Crone of Rockdale. Attendees from Cameron included Wes Young Will Vaughan and local residents. A L Hammonds of Houston visited Mrs J W Wilson. Walter Senkel traveled through Cameron Tuesday morning. Wallace Law of the Liquor Control Board in Belton was in Cameron on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Gabriel
J. D. Griffith
A. L. Hammonds
Houston
J. W. Wilson
Walter Senkel
Cameron
Wallace Law
Liquor Control Board
Belton
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Probate
V, Nelson
GT. Baker Floyd Nelson
John Hopak
Sealy Storey
Neal Dodson
Meta Strohmier
Boot
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