Citation by Publication of Final Account Milam County
Guardian Myrtle Miller of Oscar I Brooks estate seeks discharge after filing final account No 2326 in Milam County Court Cameron. publication required ten days before November 26 1945 return date. Court order signed November 9 1945. Local brief notices follow.
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Myrtle Miller
Oscar I. Brooks
Milam County
Milam
Cameron
Texas
A.D
Homer Nabours
Bessie Dunham
Atomic Bomb Toll Grows in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo broadcasts cited by the Associated Press claim 60 000 deaths in Hiroshima within two weeks of the blast with continuing toll rises. They said many burn victims asked to be killed and reported widespread illness among reconstruction workers. An American expert disputed ground radioactivity, while Nagasaki was also said to show rising deaths with 13 000 dead and 10 000 missing.
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Guam
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Associated Press
Geiger - Mueller
Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Nagasaki
Let Christmas Renew Hope For The Future
The note urges readers to open hearts to Christmas spirit and hope for better days. It recalls improved celebrations and calls for character building through shared impulses. Mention of a tragic automobile accident in Freeport follows a brief family funeral attendance.
First National Christmas Tree Lights 1923 Capitol
In 1923 a Vermont cut evergreen sent to Washington became the First National Christmas tree in Sherman square. Gift from Middlebury College to the President Coolidge it was decorated with hundreds of electric lights and lit on Christmas Eve. A living tree was planted next year behind the White House with underground wiring for annual decor. The idea spread to states and communities with illuminated trees on capitol grounds and squares.
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Middlebury College
United States
Coolidge
Sherman Plaza
White House
State Capitol
10 Cases Whiskey Taken in Burglary
The package store at Skeezix was robbed of 10 cases of whiskey between 1 a.m. and daylight Monday. Sheriff Carl C. Black said Bertillon experts from Austin were examining fingerprints but there were no clues.
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Skeezix
Carl C. Black
Austin
Mr. Black
Evergreen Use by Early Christians in Northern Europe
Early Christians in Northern Europe used evergreen twigs for trimming and decoration. They believed forest elves and fairies entered the home with the evergreens and protected the household from harm.
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Europe
The First Santa Claus and a Revival Meeting T
The article notes St Nicholas of Myra as the first Santa Claus for secret gift giving in the fourth century. It also mentions attendees at a Revival Meeting at the First Christian Church in Cameron on Tuesday night including Mrs W G Harsha Mrs Alvin Witcher Mrs E B Williams and daughter Billie and Mrs William Evard.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Myra
First Christian Church
Cameron
W. G. Harsha
Alvin Witcher
E. B. Williams
Billie
William Evard
Keep buying your government's savings bonds
To the People of this Community the piece urges ongoing bond purchases and thrift. It notes drive totals and asks readers how many extra Victory Bonds they have bought, stressing that investing new savings wisely is never finished.
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America
French Village Portrays Bethlehem Story in yearly pageant
Les Baux in France stages a grand Christmas re-enactment with shepherds and a live Bethlehem narrative. Joseph and Mary enter the City of David with oxen as thousands watch yearly on Christmas Eve. Tech. Sgt. Truman Newsom visited local residents over the weekend. he is stationed at Camp Fannin, Texas. Philip Freemont has been discharged after years in service.
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Les Baux
France
Bethlehem
Joseph
Mary
David
Control Dropped on Synthetic Rubber Use
The war production board lifted restrictions on reclaimed and scrap rubber and all synthetic rubber except butyl. Manufacturing of bathing caps mats fly swatters and many rubber household items resumes. Butyl and natural rubber remained tightly controlled. The move frees dozens of products including combs beach bags bottle stoppers gloves window wipers sport shoes and more.
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Wachington
War Production Board
WPB
Flat Trajectory Mortar Ready at End of War
The Army disclosed that a lightweight flat trajectory mortar, capable of firing directly into pillboxes and dugouts, was in the field when the cease fire order arrived. Powered by a driver rocket, the weapon weighed 179 pounds and was developed at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland for use against Japanese targets. The war’s end silenced its deployment before it could be used.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Edwards Fikes Heads to Houston Wednesday
Edward Lee Fikes is leaving for Houston on Wednesday. Mrs. W. D. Bales of Val Verde shopped in Cameron Monday. Bobby Hayes has received his discharge from the Army Air Corps.
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Edward Lee Fikes
Houston
W. D. Bales
Val Verde
Bobby Hayes
Army Air Corps
Christmas Decorations Have a Deep Meaning
An author explains the symbolic meanings behind holly yew and laurel used in Christmas decor. Holly's prickles and berries denote Jesus’s suffering and blood shed for sinners, while the yew teaches humility and enduring growth in grace, and the laurel signifies victory and salvation.
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Jesus
Earth
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