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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
4
N L Slick Miller 35 year old Hearne city marshal was shot and killed while responding to a Wenck family dispute near Hearne. Mrs Wenck fired the shotgun wounding the officer who died instantly. Mrs Wenck jailed in Franklin. Miller survived by parents and two sisters. Funeral services pending.
James Kirk of New Mexico spent several days in Cameron visiting relatives and friends in Milano and Cameron. Mr Kirk is employed in the oil fields in New Mexico.
Mr and Mrs L G Hayes and their son from Waco visited Mrs Leona Walton and her daughters over the weekend. The Hayes family are siblings of Mrs Walton.
The Trade Development Committee of the Cameron Chamber of Commerce with the State Board for Vocational Education will sponsor a Waitress Training course in Cameron starting Monday October 17. The program offers 10 hours of lectures and demonstrations to improve cafe and restaurant service with experienced instructors. Classes meet in the Milam Coffee Shop dining room with morning and evening sessions, inviting all local eateries to send staff and notify their firm and member attendance.
Mrs. W. R. Newton senior is reported ill and hospitalized at Newton Memorial Hospital in Newton. Independent note states barbed wire was invented in Amarillo, Texas with no further context.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dunn of San Antonio visited in the home of Mrs. Dunn's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McCown, Sunday.
Mrs Lena Hefti is listed as a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital. Her admission details and condition are not provided in the text.
Robert E. Hannegan former Postmaster General and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals died at his home shortly after 9 a m. His health forced him to sell his Cardinals stake last winter. He had chaired the Democratic National Committee and led the 1944 campaign.
A Cameron Taylor football game will be transcribed and aired by the Taylor station Saturday morning. Recorders will arrive Friday night to prepare the transcription and broadcast the edited record in the morning. There will be no live play by play Friday night.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Clark and their children from Houston spent several days in Cameron visiting relatives.
Mrs Alice Vogel of McAlister Oklahoma arrives in Cameron to stay with Mrs Cornelia Vogel who has been ill. She is the widow of the late John Vogel who spent his boyhood days in Cameron and had telephoned Miss Susan Pope before leaving home saying she would arrive on Tuesday.
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