Major refinery sale shifts Minerva assets to Corsicana group
The Owens Refining Company Minerva field refinery and related assets, including rolling stock, leases and pipelines, were sold to the Kent Middleton Refining Company of Corsicana for about 150 000 dollars. J F Gambitt remains with Kent Middleton and G C Kent plans a Cameron visit to review the property.
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Owens Refining Company
Minerva Field
Kent-Middleton Refining Company
Corsi
Little River Cemetery Association to Meet
The Little River Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting Sunday September 6 at 10 a.m. at Little River church Jones Prairie. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. A McKinney, Secretary.
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Little River Cemetery Association
Little River Cemetery Assoiation
Little River Church
Jones Prairie
Cameron Minerva Road Improvement Contract Let
Tuesday Otis Barnes district representative of the Central Texas Contract Company of Granger and Frank Dennison of Temple announced Milam county road work plans. They will build a new bridge near the Geo Manley home and straighten a dangerous curve east of Minerva. They also let a contract to the Old River Construction Company for flooring the Port Sullivan bridge over the Brazos River.
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Otis Barnes
Central Texas Contract Company of
Granger
Frank Dennison
Temple
Milam County
Cameron
T. E. Neely
Rockdale
Cameron-Minerva Road
Geo. Manley
The
Qld River Construction Company
Port Sullivan
Brazos River
Baptist calls assistant pastor at $1800 yearly
In Cameron on Sunday Rev. Binford was asked to serve after a Wednesday conference call. Deacons discussed the plan amid war-time concerns. the motion passed by a large majority with two votes against. An orchestra director proposal was postponed. the budget includes the assistant pastor salary.
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Baptist Church
Binford
Cameron
Three Walker dogs sold for 275 dollars by Bert Ray
Bert Ray of Buckholts sells three Walker dogs to Penn Wolf for 275 dollars. The trio includes Ray Branham, Mary Hayden, and Fly, with ages 1, 7, and 4 respectively. Two are finished dogs and one is a coming year old. Ray Branham is said to be a year old. Ray claims the dogs are the best he has sold and all were bred and trained by him. Ray plans to judge the San Antonio meet in December and will not enter his dogs. He recently caught a timber wolf on the Crennon ranch near Cameron, and the dogs killed the wolf before it could attack.
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Bert Ray
Buckholts
Walker
Penn Wolf
Ray Branham
Mary Hayden
John Branham
Fly
Ray
Troms
San Antonio
Crennon Ranch
Cameron
Louise Green Wedding Attended by Green Family
Mr and Mrs Ernest Green and their two daughters Elizabeth and Ernestine attended the wedding of Miss Louise Green last week.
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Ernest Green
Elizabeth
Ernestine
Louise Green
New Bridge Across Little River To Open In 30 Days
A new bridge across Little River near Cameron will open to traffic in about 30 days replacing the old McCown bridge from the early 1980s. The cost is about 100000, versus 17000 for the prior structure. No fatalities have occurred during the new bridge construction. The span will handle ordinary overflow traffic and improve county travel.
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Little River
Cameron
McCown
Beckerman Resigns as Church Clerk. Burns Named Successor
F. J. Beckerman longtime clerk of the Baptist church resigned at the Wednesday conference. S. M. Burns was named to succeed him and take the duties immediately. The board had earlier urged him to stay, praising his faithful service over the years. Burns is a young church member active as superintendent of the junior Sunday school.
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F. J. Beckerman
The
Baptist Church
S. M. Burns
Beckerman
Burns
Leaf Worms Ravage Milam County Cotton Fields
Leaf worms in Milam County cotton fields have nearly wiped out prospects for a crop after recent rains. Farmers report little benefit from poisons due to small stalks, though feed stock planted after rains is growing. more rainfall is needed to salvage any crop.
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Milam County
Methodist Church Sunday Services and Sunday School
The pastor will conduct a devotion al service and administer the Sacra ment of the Lord's Supper at eleven o'clock. He will also preach at 7 45 p m. Sunday School begins at 9 40 a m with teachers and pupils expected in place. Prayer meeting attendance is at a high mark. Pastor.
Episcopal Church September Services
Episcopal Church schedules September services on Sunday evenings with an 8 o'clock sermon next Sunday. Sunday School is at 9:45 each Sunday morning.
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Episcopal Church
Moravian Church Notice for Buckholts Service
Services of Evangelical Bohemian Moravian church at Buckholts will be held on September 6 at 10 o clock. Sunday School at 0 o'clock led by Rev. Jos Hegar.
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Evangelical Bohemian Moravian Church
Buckholts
Card of Thanks for Charles Williams Family
Card thanks friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and death of Charles Williams. Gratitude for floral offerings. R. L. Williams and Family.
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Charles
R. L. Williams
Jeter Family to Return from Colorado Visit
Mrs. Wm Jeter and her daughters Mable Beth Lillie May and Ellen Jeter will arrive this week after an extended visit in Colorado.
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Wm. Jeter
Mable
Beth and
Lillie May
Ellen Jeter
Colorado
Charles M S Williams Buried in Cameron
Charles McLane Williams aged 31, son of Mr and Mrs R L Williams of Cameron, died early Saturday and was buried Sunday at Oak Hill Cemetery. He served in the army ordinance department at Aberdeen Maryland, was promoted to 2nd lieutenant, and spent time in New York and Port Arthur. He was a Cameron Methodist and an Elk. funeral by Price and Oehl. Survivors include his parents and brothers Lester and Howard Williams.
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Charles McLane Williams
R. L. Williams
Cameron
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rockdale
Ordinance Department of the Army
Aberdeen
Maryland
New York
Port Arthur
R. 5
Marshall
Price & Oehl Undertaking Home
Methodist
Elks Lodge
Lester and
Howard Williams
Labor Day Observed in Cameron With Program and Trades Day
Cameron will observe Labor Day with band music and public speaking. Hon. T. S. Henderson will deliver an afternoon address, and a farm expert from A. & M. College will address farmers in the forenoon. The day also marks a revived trades day featuring Cameron's double significance.
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Cameron
T. S. Henderson
A. & M. College
Former Milam Couple Observe Anniversary
A group portrait on the Nichols porch marked the fifty sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols. The Nichols and Davis families, formerly near Buckholts and now in Ballinger, trace roots to Milam county with W. T. Nichols and his wife arriving from Alabama over forty years ago. The Herald extends felicitations for prosperity and happiness ahead.
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Dalla News
Mac
Nichols
Na Nichols
Lamp Davis
Davis
Buckholts
Ballinger
W. T. Nichols
Alabama
Milam County
the Herald
Henderson to Attend 50th Anniversary of McCune
Judge T. S. Henderson plans to attend the fiftieth anniversary wedding of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. McCune in Sabine Pass Texas. The Rev. McCune, father of the Farmers Alliance, founded a Populist party newspaper with wide circulation. He later practiced medicine and preaching and was editor of the Cameron Herald.
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Cameron
C. W. McCune
Sabine Pass
Texas
T. S. Henderson
Rev. McCune
Farmers Alliance
Washington
Yee High School To Open September 14
Yee High School will open September 14 as scheduled while Remmer school will be delayed a week due to unfinished buildings. The board announced openings transfers and other details for noncity pupils and is selling wooden buildings from grammar and Negro school sites. With the new grammar school ready Cameron will gain better facilities and more room for students.
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Yee High School
Remmer
Cameron
Felton War Veteran Shoots Self at Wife's Grave in Belton
DeWitt T. Keller, a Belton yarn mill assistant superintendent and respected citizen, was found mortally wounded at his wife’s grave in North Belton Cemetery. A pistol lay by his side after he left a goodbye note. he had visited the grave daily and was described as a devoted husband and friend to many.
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Belton
DeWitt T. Keller
North Belton
Keller
S. B. McElroy
DeWitt Kelller
Post
Bargain Day Parade Plans Seen For Cameron Fair
The Cameron trades day committee plans a large parade and street festival with a ten o clock concert, farm address at eleven, and labor day events. Local merchants promise bargains as Cawecom revives the first Moulage, with support from the Commercial Club and area workers. Families gathering at a countywide celebration include Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ireland of Maysfield and relatives from Smithville Trinity and Maysfield.
Cameron School Opens With New Grammar Building
The Cameron school year starts September 14 with a new grammar school building costing over 500000. A separate 25000 dollar facility will serve black students. Repairs are underway on the old grammar building and several grades are reassigned to it.
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Cameron
Driller Injured in Babbitt Blast at Branchville
A driller at Branchville was exposed to hot babbitt while heating it to rehabbit pipe on an engine. The blast blinded parts of his eyes and burned his face, but he was rushed 18 miles to Dr Taylor's office in 18 minutes. Babbitt was removed, vision remains in both eyes, with cautious optimism for recovery.
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W. E. E Behkart
Branchville
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J. F. Gambit
G. C. Kent
Mr. Kent
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Ardmore
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Baptist Call
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Methodist Church
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