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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
5
Belton will host Cameron in a long standing gridiron clash set for Friday night November 10. The Yeo men paced by Warren Brashear 18, 118 pounds, and Walter Pie Lucas 17, senior, are favored to contend fiercely in Central Texas against Cameron.
Fred Reno at the Palace of Sweets introduces a modern kitchen with a new service at the fountain. The public now buys hamburgers sandwiches plate lunches chili and homemade pies supervised by Mrs Emma Moore. The varied menu and excellent food prove popular.
Yeomen star Fred Allen, a 17 year old sophomore from Buckholts, Texas, dazzled for Buckholts high school. Warren Brashear returned to 85 yards on a kickoff return but was ruled out of bounds. Pie Lucas sealed the victory with the final touchdown as Cameron dominated Killeen, 25 to 0, despite Killeen’s late threats.
The Taylor Ducks rallied to beat the Yeomen after a shaky start, showing improvement against Killeen. The reporter notes a misread of the Yeomen and the team’s late surge to secure the win.
Woodson Hawkins, found to be of unsound mind by a county court jury, was sent to a mental institution in Austin on Friday. He had been indicted by a grand jury for the murder of W. F. E. Murray, who died from knife wounds after a fatal altercation in a county jail yard.
Fragmentary notes indicate funeral arrangements for Hin Tather and Wilkete Porek are planned after a Friday event. Details are unclear but attendance and scheduling are being organized in the community.
Me and Mw Ferguson are identified as operon baalweys viaibies Vriday. Ferguson is described as a former justice of peace for precinct 3, with unclear context or details in the readable text.
Funeral services were held in Rockdale for Mrs. R. M. Penick of Austin who died in San Antonio on Wednesday. Rev. J. F. Love officiated with Dr. Hancock assisting. She was the younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Leckett, longtime Rockdale families, and is survived by a son, a daughter, one sister Mrs. L. W. Sledee of Rockdale, and one brother J. J. Leckett of Houston.
Mrs John Said of Burlington reportedly shows improvement after a critical period in a Temple hospital. Friends in the community express happiness about her condition as rumors of her health changes circulate.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a sports blurb mentioning a goalie and a Cameron connection. It references a person named J. K. Peveman of Cameron and a prison section brother, with unclear context about a game or event and a Pinewan Way address hint.
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