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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
1
The Japanese liner Tata Maru was sunk by a sea mine off the Siberian coast with over 400 aboard. The Japanese government reports 17 fatalities and sent a note to Moscow seeking explanation.
The American Legion in Cameron telegrammed President Roosevelt urging the dismissal of Francis Pinkie Perkins from the Labor Department and asking Congress to make strikes unlawful during the national emergency. The Rotary Club discussed the telegram and formed a committee to draft a follow up message urging immediate action on the strike situation.
The Navy Department reports the Salinas, a United States Navy oil tanker, was attacked by a German submarine off Iceland. The ship is safe in port with crew losses reported aboard the destroyer Rheuben James, where 97 men are believed dead.
The Bryan Dokey Club of the Knights of Pythias at Bryan will visit the Bryan lodge Monday night November 3. They plan a splendid proposition and rank work will be conferred. The invitation to confer the Rank of Knight on a class was postponed to Thursday night November 6.
Stalin in Moscow appointed Marxist Litvanoff as Ambassador to the United States to succeed Constantine Dumansky. Litvanoff, an early disciple of Karl Marx and opponent of cooperation with Hitler, is described as a Jew and son of a modest Russian businessman.
Mr and Mrs William H Sellers of Boston Massachusetts are spending a few days with Mr and Mrs Oxsheer Smith while en route to California for the winter The retired businessman enjoys touring the country and horse riding He praised the Rodeo Club show at Wilson Ledbetter Park calling it great sport and said it beats a movie noting the youngsters spunk.
The O. D. Thomas Bull Dogs meet the Calvert Trojans at Yeomen field Friday at 7 45 PM. The Bull Dogs seek another winless record against Calvert on their home field and aim to extend a historic line of strong performances against Calvert. Calvert, home to the O J Thomas School principal, tied Rosebud 0 0 last week and invites the public.
Friends congratulate Mr and Mrs Hubert Dister on the birth of a baby girl weighing six pounds at Cameron Hospital on October 31. Percy Tracy of Houston conducted business in Cameron on Monday.
Athletic Council to run a special 6:15 p m Cameron to Belton train for the Yeemen Tiger game with a 7:45 p m kickoff. Tickets 60 cents plus tax, must buy 300 tickets by 11 a m Friday or trip canceled, funds to cover 150 tickets in Cameron and 150 in town. Tickets available at local outlets. train returns to Cameron by 11 p m with Band Parents selling refreshments and police protection for parked cars.
Mrs. C F Spiller aged 81 died Saturday night at her Cameron home after years of illness. Born Annie McCall in 1860 Sumpter South Carolina she moved to Milam County in 1873. She married C F Spiller in 1885 and lived in Cameron since 1890. Survived by husband four daughters eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Green Funeral Home Sunday 4 p m with Rev J W Mills officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery Green’s Funeral Home in charge.
Lieut Commander H L Edwards believed lost with the Rheuben James after a German submarine sunk the U S Destroyer off Iceland Friday. Edwards played football under Van Perkins at San Saba and was an Olympic wrestling representative. Perkins coached San Saba football and later Yoe High School teams in Cameron.
The Stick Club of Company I 14th Infantry 36th Division showcases its attendance trophy as the unique malacca cane awaits its last survivor. Veterans of the 56th Division are invited to Brenham for Armistice on November 11 with Frank Polansky of Cameron announcing the event. Polansky and several 36th Division veterans, including Dr. D. L. Den son and Bob Bennett, will participate along with a Stick Club parade float.
War in the Atlantic costs Cameron resident Coy M. Weems his life as a large bomber with 12 aboard crashes. The Navy telegram to Waco confirmed his death though recovery of his body remained unclear. Weems, 26, a Aviation Ordinance man, was from Ocean View Virginia and had served since 1936.
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce announces the Central Texas Poultry Show to be held November 20 21 and 22 in the Werner Building on the square. Farmers compete for education and cash prizes with first 75 cents second 5 cents and third 25 cents per category, aiming to boost poultry farming profits. Commercial breeders may enter but cannot compete with farmers and receive no cash prizes.
Edwin Hardy Post No. 9 plans Armistice celebration on Tuesday with Capt H W Underwood of the University of Texas Naval training school delivering the address. A community dinner follows in the high school gym, a six gun salute is planned, and a Legion Dance will be held at National Hall. Tickets for the dinner are available to all.
Fairmont Creamery Co announces an 1942 plan to build 80 chick housing units in Milam County. Forty will be at Rockdale and forty near Cameron, with W. W. Dayton of Omaha overseeing. The program targets about 100000 broilers under company supervision and aims to create a year round farm prosperity like Smiley Texas.
Gibb Terry entertained a party of Squirrel Hunters Sunday at his Sandy Creek home. He killed the two squirrels in the neighborhood, including a rare black specimen. The party included J. D. Smalley John Rayburn Mode Hubert Clore and John Bryan. Terry placed hunters where pecans were thickest and returned with both quarry. Joe Kostika of North Elm visited Cameron Friday.
Homer Gambill of Houston conducted business in Cameron on Saturday.
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