Dr Massey Convicted In Kidnapping Case At District Court
Dr Ola Dee Massey a Waco dentist was found guilty of kidnapping for extortion by a district court jury. She received a five year penitentiary term, posted $3000 bond, and was freed. Jury foreman Louis Gest led the panel. The offense involved abducting Mrs R H Johnson from Cameron to Providence Hospital in Waco. Indictments for burglary and felony theft linger from related events including a diamond brooch valued at $2500.
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Ola Dee Massey
Waco
Massey
Johnson
Cameron
Dr. Massey
Carl Black
Lake Waco
Mrs. Johnson
First War Dead Due to Arrive Next Week
The body of William David Horton, Seaman First Class, U S Navy, who died in the Pearl Harbor attack aboard the West Virginia, has been returned from Hawaii. Horton, known as Demp, was son of Mr and Mrs J L Horton of Rockdale and awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He will be buried in Rockdale after arriving in San Francisco. His brothers J L Horton Jr and Gordon Clifford Horton survived the war.
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William David Horton
United States Navy
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Horton
Pearl Harbor
West Virginia
Demp Horton
J. L. Horton
Rockdale
Navy
San Francisco
J. L. Horton, Jr
Gordon Clifford Horton
Secretary of the Navy
San Antonio Officer TuBose Receives Army Commission
Captain Allan D. DuBose of 819 East Euclid Street San Antonio is among 88 city men to receive regular army commissions now serving in the Army Air Corps. He previously was listed as missing in action December 1 1945 after a battle with Japanese planes and later reported a prisoner of war. He was liberated by British forces in Burma and visited Cameron with Sheriff Carl Black, his uncle.
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Allan D. DuBose
Euclid Street
San Antonio
Regular Army
DuBose
Army Air Corps
Janie Black
Jones Prairie
Carl C. Black
Air Corps
Burma
United States
Cameron
Carl Black
William Wise Named Secretary Fellowship Club At Huntsville
Huntsville October 15 William H Wise son of Mr and Mrs J P Wise of Cameron has been elected secretary treasurer of the Presbyterian Episcopal Fellowship here Wise is a sophomore at Sam Houston State college.
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William Wise
Huntsville
William H. Wise
J. P. Wise
Cameron
Presbyterian-Episcopal Fellowship
Wise
Sam Houston State College
Mrs Johnson Tells Abduction Tale In Massey Case
Mrs R H Johnson, state witness in Dr Ola Dee Massey kidnapping trial, testified that Massey proposed taking her from St Edward's Hospital Cameron to Waco and later threatened to keep her as part of a jewel theft plot. She said she begged to be taken home and described Massey steering north toward Waco.
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R. H. Johnson
Ola Dee Massey
Dr. Massey
Waco
Providence Hospital
Johnson
St. Edward's Hospital
Cameron
Massey
New Crop of Fleecy Staple in Big Money
A total of 13 000 bales of the new crop 1947 cotton had been received at Cameron Compress Company by noon Saturday. Manager P W Davis notes 1947 figures dwarf 1946, with 4 300 bales. Cotton largely from Cameron ginnings and local yards. estimated gross to farmers about 2 600 000 dollars. No county ginning total released yet.
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Warves
Cameron Compress Company
P. W. Davis
Davis
Cameron
Poultry Show Dates Set By Cameron Chamber
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce announced dates for the Poultry and Pig Show. The event will take place November 21 and 22 at the vacant lot north of the B and B Studios. W L Smith said prize money would be strong and merging the shows should attract visitors. Further details to come.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
W. L. Smith
John N Corbin Buried in Cameron Funeral
John Newton Corbin 81 died Wednesday at his Cameron home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at 3 p.m. from First Baptist Church with Rev. L. L. Morriss officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survives wife Minnie Corbin and eight children Newton of Lubbock Walter of Texas City Elmer of Cameron Vivian Woods Ida Bailey of Galveston and three grandchildren. Green Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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John Newton Corbin
First Baptist Church
L. L. Morriss
Oak Hill Cemetery
The
Green Funeral Home
Mr. Corbin
North Cameron
Corbin
Cameron
Minnie Corbin
Newton Corbin
Lubbock
Walter Corbin
Texas City
Elmer Corbin
Vivian Woods
Ida Bailey
Galveston
Precious Cargo Returns Home in Silent Memorial Scene
A gray smoke trails from a majestic liner as it nears the harbor. The ship bears war dead, many youths with dreams unfulfilled, each laid to rest with hopes of poets, educators, artists, ministers, and musicians who would have shaped a brighter world.
Meat Sales Drop Is Sluggish In Cameron
The Herald reports Cameron residents show little interest in the world food program and few signs of organized support. A Wednesday survey finds meat markets in Cameron with no drop in sales, contrasting centers with declines up to twenty percent. Meat prices have fallen elsewhere, but Cameron unchanged.
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Cameron
the Herald
Massey Trial Ends as State Rest Finishes Case
Concluding testimony in the Dr. Ola Dee Massey kidnapping trial centers on a diamond brooch valued at 2500 dollars and missing since a burglary. Massey faces three indictments including kidnapping for extortion burglary and felony theft. Sheriff Carl C. Black testified as a state witness amid frequent objections from defense.
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Ola Dee Massey
Waco
Massey
R. H. Johnson
Carl C. Black
Watson
Dr W A Shields Dies in New Mexico Age 70
Dr W A Shields 70 of Weed New Mexico died in Artesia Hospital on September 30 after a heart attack earlier in May He was born near Tracy Milam County and practiced in the county after medical school He married Nell Harris of Galveston in 1900 Survivors include brother Ben Shields and sisters Ora Shields and Mrs Chas A Tosch of Mesquite Texas Funeral held in Weed with Dr Rogers officiating Wildflower tributes from local youths noted
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W. A. Shields
Weed
New Mexico
Artesia
Shields
Dr. Shields
Tracy
Milam County
Nell Harris
Galveston
Rogers
Ben Shields
Ora Shields
Chas. A. Tosch
Mesquite
Texas
Katie Nisbett
Cameron
Clark Burke
Milam County Peanut Growers Vote on Marketing Quotas
Milam County peanut growers will vote in a referendum on marketing quotas for the 1948 1949 and 1950 crops to be held Tuesday December 9 The ballot will determine quotas for the next three years and whether a price support program for edible peanuts will operate next year The referendum is organized by the Milam County ACA Committee chaired by W A Atkinson with eligibility based on 1947 crop participation and acreage on farms in 1945 1946 and 1947
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. A. Atkinson
Milam County
ACA
Atkinson
Secretary of Agriculture
Former Cameron School Chief Fisher Dies in Austin
Thomas A. Fisher former Cameron superintendent died late Sunday October 12 in Austin at about 70. He served Cameron schools from 1921 during Ada Henderson and Yee High School builds and later worked for Texas education and state land office. Survived by widow daughter Margaret and son Thomas Jr. Funeral planned for Tuesday in Austin with Chas M Hicks and others attending.
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the Daily
Thomas A. Fisher
Cameron
Chas. M. Hicks
Fisher
Austin
Hicks
Kidd
Yee High School
Ada Henderson
Mutual Insurance
Texas
State
State Land Office
Margaret
Thomas, Jr
Mr. Fisher
Hosek Couple Weekend Visit With Parents
Mr and Mrs Alex Hosek of Corpus Christi spent the weekend in Cameron and Rockdale with their parents, enjoying time with family during a brief travels.
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Alex Hosek
Corpus Christi
Cameron and
Rockdale
Yeomen eye big game as Ducks visit for conference tilt
The Yeomen prepare for a Friday night conference tilt with the Taylor Ducks who have not won this season. Yeomen coach Leo Jackson aims to keep the team disciplined and likely to win as they chase another district title.
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Yeomen
Taylor Ducks
Yoemen
Ducks
Taylor
Fredericksburg
Martin Temple
Leo Jackson
Tiger
Gatesville
Killeen
Belton
Rosebud
Massey Appeals Kidnapping Conviction for Extortion Case
Dr. Ola Dee Massey of Waco appeals a district court kidnaping conviction. Attorneys Camp and Camp with R S Beard perfect record for submission to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The trial featured clashes. the case centers on the theft of a diamond brooch from Mrs. Johnson at Providence Hospital.
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Ola Dee Massey
Waco
Camp & Camp
Cameron and
Rockdale
R. S. Beard
Court of Criminal Appeals
Massey
Mrs. Johnson
Providence Hospital
Dr. Massey
McLennan County
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Dr.w.a. Shields
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