Peter Company Opens Turkey Season in Cameron
The Peter Company Incorporated announces the opening of its turkey season on November 5. The Cameron Texas plant with new modern equipment will begin buying for eastern markets and employ many locals in Milam County. The firm aims to distribute thousands of dollars to producers starting November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Company, Incorporated
Peter Company
Texas Men
Cameron
America
Mar
Milam County
Hereford Calf Show Opens in Cameron
Milam county 4 H Club boys exhibited 24 calves for market at a vacant lot behind Mowdy cleaning plant in Cameron. Judges D R Carpenter and W M Kimbrough opened judging at 2 p m for heavy steel light steel and heifer calves with named exhibitors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Cameron
D. R. Carpenter
Palestine
W. M. Kimbrough
Two Hurt When Wire Charges Fence With Electricity
Mrs. P. L. Caperton suffered serious injuries at her home when a highly charged fence from a fallen wire shocked her as Arvin Bixman stood nearby. Neighbors freed her after she lost consciousness. the boy was only slightly hurt. Dr. W. M. Avent treated Caperton for a burned hand and leg effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Caperton
Arvin Bixman
Rain and Cold Forecast for Cameron City
Weather prediction warns Cameron of lower temperatures and rain with another system expected to reach the city Friday night. Rain is forecast across the area with cooler air aloft and gusty winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Anorther
Two Cameron Fighters Shine In Debut Boxing Card
John Henry Wilson welterweight beat J. D. Jordam of Temple with a late rally but lost a booed judges decision in the Central Texas Amateur Athletic Association opening card. Alvin Lueck edged Soldier Boy Oliver Ham in a main event disputed outcome as Bennie Harris won a split decision over Cotton Linsbe in the 130 pound bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Wilson
J. D. Jordam
Temple
Central Texas Amateur Athletic
Alvin Lueck
Soldier Boy
Oliver Ham
Wilson
Bennie Harris
Cotton Linsbe
Bennie
Poison for Rat Kill Limited Seeks Early Orders
Due to a Red Squill shortage the Cameron residential district rodent control quota is cut to 200 pounds. All poison must be imported from Italy with little chance of new supply during the war. No house canvassing. orders accepted only at Milam County Health Unit until exhausted. Orders due Friday night to ship by Wednesday October 29. prices 25 cents per pound and 15 cents per half pound. Half pound suffices for small homes. Work in the business district starts and runs two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Italy
Milam County
Community Chest Budget Explained To Rotary Club
Stanley Swift outlines Cameron Welfare No 1 budget at Rotary Club lunch. The 1941-42 budget stands at 360 dollars more than last year with food price rises driving a 2000 dollar requirement. Items include Cameron Welfare Board 200, Grammar School Milk Fund 250, Child Welfare Board 350, Nursery School 189, Boy Scouts 400, Girl Scouts 75, Emergency Hospitalization 200, Emergency Fund 150. He notes donations are tax deductible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Swift
Moving Spirit In
Community Chest
Cameron
Rotary Club
Child Welfare Board
Nursery School
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Swift
Army Flyer Killed in Tennessee Crash
Lt Walter E Houston United States Army Air Corps died when his pursuit ship crashed in the Tennessee mountains during maneuvers. Three companions survived as their four planes went down in fog and low ceilings near Newburn North Carolina. Houston, home in Austin, Texas, was married to Florence Butts of Cameron. Funeral planned in Pearsall Texas beside his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Houston
United States Army Flyer
Newburn
North Carolina
Houston
N. H. Butts
Cameron
Florence Butts
Austin
Daily Herald
Tennessee
Earth
Pearsall
Texas
Kay Houston
Four Cameron Students Tie Upper Ten Percent In Texas University
Four Yee High School graduates from Cameron, Rosemary Bennett, Wayland Kidd, Marian Hall and Doris Newton, rank among the University of Texas upper ten percent based on a Psycological English aptitude test. This marks the first time four students from Cameron share such honors, surpassing prior counts of three. Rosemary Bennett’s grades were delayed in a prior report, delaying her inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Yee High School
University of Texas
Rosemary Bennett
Wayland Kidd
Marian Hall
Doris Newton
Rosemary Gennett
Cameron Lions Hear Panama Hospital Chief Talk
Lt. Col. Cleve Odom, native of Mi am County and son of Mr. and Mrs. George Odom of Bryant Station, spoke at the Cameron Lions luncheon Tuesday. He has run a Panama hospital for four years and was transferred to a Kentucky hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Odom
Mi‘am County
George Odom
Bryant Station
Cameron
Panama
Kentucky
Cameron Lions
Rockdale Visitor J. W. Garner Arrives in Cameron
J. W. Garner of Rockdale arrived in Cameron on Monday for a business visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Garner
Rockdale
Cameron
Flood Control Survey Authorized For Little River Drainage Area
Congressman Poage announces a detailed Department of Agriculture flood control survey for the Little River drainage basin. The project, part of the Brazos watershed program, covers Brushy Creek San Gabriels Salado Lampasas and Leon tributaries over about 7500 square miles and will take about a year to complete under Soil Conservation Service supervision in Temple with Washington support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little River
Poage
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Office of Land Use Co-ordination
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Brazos
Brushy Creek
San Gabriels
Salado Creek
Lampasas
Leon
Texas
Congress
Army Engineers
Temple
Washington
Club Boys Sell Their Calves at Fort Worth
Twenty two 4-H beef calves entered in the Milam County show in Cameron on Oct 20. Winners include Heavy Steers Joe Kostiba and Light Steers Harvey Ray Casey, with Homer James’s Heifer Calf named Grand Champion at 835 pounds. The group traveled to Fort Worth, stayed free at Stock Yard Hotel, sold calves with Grand Champion at 12.5 cents per pound, and later visited KGKO broadcast and Swift Packing Company with full hospitality from Fort Worth officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Cameron
Winkler
Ad Hall
Herman Dorner
Ben Arnold
Joe Kostiba
North Elm
Leonard Chapman
Jones Prairie
Johnnie Kamenicky
Harvey Ray Casey
Briary
Walter Strickler
Robert White
Homer James
Max Schwinger, Jr
Douglas Houston
Fort Worth
Walter White
Albert Young
Sam Houston
George Banzhaf
G. A. James
Lee Casey
Joe Kostika
Stock Yard
Ted Gouldy
KGKO
Swift Packing Company
Body of Army Flyer Sent to Pearsall
The body of Lt. Walter E. Houston, army flyer, killed in a crash near Newburn North Carolina, will arrive in Pearsall at 10 50 a m Saturday October 25. Funeral services are set for 1 p m Saturday in Pearsall with interment in Pearsall Cemetery where the father of the deceased rests. Mrs Walter Houston former Florence Butts of Cameron is visiting in Austin and will depart early Saturday for Pearsall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearsall
Walter E. Houston
Newburn
North Carolina
Flyer
Houston
Walter Houston
Florence Butts
Cameron
Kay Houston
Kent Lane
Austin
Capital
Buckholts Man Visits Miss Lucille Hayes in Chilton
John Keischke of Buckholts visited Miss Lucille Hayes in Chilton Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keischke
Buckholts
Cameron
Lucille Hayes
Chilton
Dream That Carried a Kentucky Heritage Home Visit
Mrs. Lela Miller Ashcraft recalls her parents Johnathan Miller and Millie Stewart Miller born in Central City Kentucky. She describes the century old Stewart Plantation near Central City with apple orchards and historic rooms preserved from her mother’s era, including walnut furniture and family portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Kentucky
Central City
Stewart Plantation
Bennie
Lee Stewart
Stewart
Mother
Texas
Lela Miller Ashcraft
J A McKinney Transacts Business in Cameron
J A McKinney of Jones Prairie transacted business in Cameron today. He conducted dealings with local merchants and filed routine papers at the county office. The visit underscores ongoing commercial ties between Jones Prairie and Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.,a. McKinney
Jones Prairie
Cameron Day
Jap defense chiefs ready to fight United States
Washington sources say Congress may repeal or amend the neutrality law to give the navy full liberty in handling war materials to Russia Britain and China. President Roosevelt seeks to arm merchant ships. Senate sentiment grows for action likely to repeal the statute as Japan declares it will tolerate no interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Washington
Far East
Drapani
America
Japan
Siberia
Moscow
Hitler
England
Germany
Four Hurt in Three Wrecks in City and On Highway 77
Local attorney M. G. Cox narrowly escaped serious injury Friday at North Travis intersection when his car collided with a truck. Council member August Horstmann escaped death at a nearby intersection in a crash involving Billy Butte Bryan, with Horstmann’s car striking a parked vehicle. Josie Zalesky and Joe Janek were injured Sunday night on Highway 77 when their car tumbled into a ditch as headlights from a Central Freight Lines truck blinded them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Cox
North Travis
Mr. Cox
August Horstmann
McLane Company
Billy Butte Bryan
Horstmann
Muse Motor Company
Josie Zalesky
Joe Janek
Burlington
Central Freight Lines
New Bridge Across Little River Promised by Officials
Cameron leaders heard from G. M. Barrett and C. B. Thanes that a modern steel and concrete bridge across the Little River will be built. About 480000 dollars have been appropriated for the construction citing defense needs and highway support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Barrett
Bryay
C. B. Thanes
Hearne
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Little River
State Highway Department
Jeff T. Kemp
The
Lion Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dose Kostika
Johnie Kamenicky
Robert Lee Felschinsky
L. E. Mitchell
Boyd Lee White
Harry Ray Casey
Norbert Kostrom
Stanley Tomek
Duane Carlton
Marvin Kamenicky
Roy Lynn Casey
Arthur Henson
Roy Henson
Max Schwinger
Thomas Burnett
W. J. Ray
Elmer Ray Richards
Decis
Sion
Army Flyer
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Johnathan Miller
Millie Stewart Miller
U.S
Sia
Britain and
China
City
Garrett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!