Soldier from Cameron Fights in Solomon Islands
Pfe Shirley McLean, now in Australia, writes from the Solomon Islands where American troops advance against the Japs. A Cameron native and 163rd Infantry machine gunner, he left Cameron in 1941 for Camp Wallace then served at Camp Roberts and other bases before deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Shirely McLean
Australia
Solomon Islands
McLean
J. M. McLean
Cameron
163Rd Infantry
Camp Wallace
Houston
San Antonio
Camp Roberts
Calif
United Nations
Shirley
Joe McLean
Yee High School
Army
Captain Eugene Key 8 Lost in Solomons Island Battle
The telegram to Capt. Eugene Key's parents announces his death in the Solomons Island battle. A U.S. Marine, he was born in Cameron where his father served as a pastor and later as a Presiding Elder. The body is expected to be buried in the South Pacific Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Key
Iva F. Key
Cameron
Solomons Island
Tueasday
Captain Key
United States Marines
Daily Herald
South Pacific Islands
Missing North Africa pilot Lieut Frank M Newton
Lieut Frank M Newton United States Army Air Corps reported missing in action from August 21 in a telegram to his mother Mrs W R Newton Sr. Anxious notes say no details yet on whether he died or was forced down. Newton flew B 24 bombers over North Africa and Holy Lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Newton
United States Army Air Corps
North Africa
W. R. Newton
Army Air Headquarters
Egypt
Lieut
Newton
Desert
Mediterranean
Lakeland
Florida
Holy Lands
W. R. Newton, Jr
Air Corps
Luke Field
Arizona
Shreveport
Fla
State Senate
Rommel
Tobruk
Meditteranean
London Says City Will Soon Be Taken
London dispatch reports Stalingrad conceded to the Germans as Russians retreat. British sources claim the city will fall in days while United Nations battles rage and President Roosevelt calls for peace after victory in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stalingrad
Volea
United Nations
Roosevelt
Hitler
Negroes Leave Cameron for Army Induction
Thirty six men left Cameron Thursday morning for the army induction station at Fort Sam Houston. Local boards report heavy draft calls and an unusually large percentage of rejections at the induction station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Fort Sam Houston
Germans Seek Dakar Air Base to Strike South America
The report says Germany asked Vichy France for permission to use Dakar as an air base and for landings by dive bombers. Dakar, seen as a pivotal strategic possession and jumping off point for attacks on the Americas, is described as almost certain to be occupied, with little left that can be done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Dakar
South America
United Nations
Tobruk Bombed in Largest African War Raid
Tobruk, now controlled by German forces, endured a massive Wednesday assault as American B-25 and B-24 bombers joined German and British air power. General Rommel reported heavy tank losses while American tanks clashed with German forces in Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobruk
Bsh
Rommel
Egypt
Mrs. R. F. Bielefeldt and daughter visit Texas relatives
Mrs. R. F. Bielefeldt and her daughter Valerie Sue of Pampa, Texas, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Bielefeldt
Valerie Sue
Pampa, Texas
J. L. Slaughter
Food Handlers School Announced By Health Units
The Milam Robertson County Health Unit and the State Health Department will run the Food Handlers School at the USC building on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks. Classes meet at 2 PM and 8 PM with a section reserved for colored people. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Handlers
Milam-Robertson Councy Health Unit
State Health Department
USC
Ralph Mitchell
Heart Attack Fatal to Aged Mexican Resident
Salvador Vasquez, aged Mexican resident, died at his home on West 14th Street Cameron after a heart attack. He had been ill for three years and is survived by his widow and several children. An inquest returned a verdict of death from heart failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador Vasquez
West 14Th Street
Cameron
Vasquez
Frank N Daniels, Former Cameron Lumber Manager, Critically Ill
Frank N Daniels, 75, former manager of the Wm. P. Carey Lumber Company in Cameron, is critically ill at Glockner Hospital in Colorado Springs after a cerebrovascular hemorrhage. He and Mrs. Daniels were staying at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado City when news reached the Herald. A brother, J N Daniels, traveled to Colorado to aid in his return but found him unable to travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank N. Daniels
Wm. P. Carey Lumber Company
Cameron
Glockner
Colorado Springs
Colorado
The
Herald
Daniels
Antlers Hotel
Colorado City
J. N. Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Baby Joseph Dennis O’Neill born to Wed and O’Neill
Mr and Mrs Joe O’Neill announce the birth of a son at Cameron Hospital Thursday night August 27 1942. The newborn weighs seven pounds and is named Joseph Dennis O’Neill II. The mother is Miss Aleene Wed of Burlington and the father works for the Cameron Fruit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe O'Neill
Cameron Hospital
Joseph Dennis O'Neill
Aleene Wed
Burlington
Cameron Fruit Company
Milam Red Cross to Offer Home Nursing Course
Milam County Health Unit and Milam County Red Cross chapter announce a forthcoming Red Cross Home Nursing course. It will be taught by a nurse from the County Health Unit and funded by the local Red Cross chapter for community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Red Cross
Chapter
The
Mrs. C L Pressley Seeks Cameron Business Saturday
Mrs. C L Pressley traveled to Cameron on business Saturday, conducting unspecified engagements and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Pressley
Cameron
Tire rationing tightens as Milam board cuts September quotas
Sam Perry, chairman of the Milam War Price and Rationing Board, warns motorists to conserve tires as September allotments for trucks and cars are sharply reduced. Eligible recipients will face disappointment due to scarce quotas and no carryovers. The state office directs downward monthly totals to meet the year's rubber limit, forcing stricter eligibility and wartime priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Perry
Milam War Price and Rationing Board
Mr. Perry
State Office of Price Administration
Milam County War Price and Rationing Board
Perry
Mrs Joseph Marek Dies at Burlington Funeral Planned
Mrs. Joseph Marek a Texas native and Burlington resident died at her home at 8 15 this morning after long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at the Lutheran Church Burlington with interment in the Lutheran cemetery. Surviving are five daughters Mrs F C Schmidt Rosebud Mrs Fred Ferick and Mrs Ed Schneider Burlington Mrs Ed Aigner Waco and Mrs Emil Kosel Ben Arnold. three sons Joe Marek Jr Houston Walter Marek Burlington and Lee Marek Jones Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Marek
Burlington
Marek
Austin County
F. C. Schmidt
Rosebud
Fred Ferick
Ed Schneider
Ed Aigner
Waco
Emil Kosel
Ben Arnold
Joe Marek, Jr
Houston
Walter Marek
Lee Marek
Jones Prairie
Mrs Ph Love Dies at Home Near Jones Prairie
Mrs. P. H. Love, 60, died at the family residence near Jones Prairie at 10 a m Tuesday. Funeral services expected Wednesday per Carrol Green of Green Funeral Home. No funeral arrangements announced at press time. Mrs. Love had been ill for some time. News of her death came as a shock in Cameron.
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P. H. Love
Jones Prairie
Carrol Green
the Green Funeral Home
Daily Herald
Willkie Arrives in Cairo Announces U.S. War Message
Wendell Willkie arrives in Cairo on a mission to reach Moscow and inform Stalin that the United States is at war. He represents President Roosevelt, aiming to ensure the Soviet leader is aware of American involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
Cairo
Egypt
Moscow
Stalin
America
Mr. Willkie
Roosevelt
Heroism Recognized for Thomas Turner in Pacific War
Thomas Clayton Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Turner, is cited for bravery in the South Pacific and for actions in the Far East. A U S submarine radio man, he served with the Asiatic fleet and the U S S Canopus before joining U S S Permit. Details of his current location are unknown to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Thomas Clayton Turner
Far East
Turner
Philippines Islands
T. H. Turner
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Asiatic Fleet
China
Philippine Islands
Cavite
U. S. S. Canopus
Newton Case Reset to February 1943 in Olton District Court
Continuance granted in the case of Dr W R Newton and Mrs Newton who are indicted for assault with intent to murder over the May 20 shooting of Dr Roy Hunt near Littlefield. Trial date originally set for August 41. witnesses from Cameron Milam and other Texas counties cited. Camp & Camp and Rockdale lawyers represent the defendants in Lamb County Olton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Newton
Newton
Olton
The
Herald
Emory B. Camp
Littlefield
Cameron
Milam County
Texas
Camp & Camp
Rockdale
Ecounsel
Lamb County
Hunt
Miss Margaret Orsak Takes Insurance Post in San Antonio
Miss Margaret Orsak daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Orsak of Cameron has begun work for a large insurance company in San Antonio She is a graduate of the commercial department at Yoe High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Orsak
Joe Orsak
Cameron
San Antonio
Yoe High School
Mrs Coleman Brashear Visits Sister in Houston
Mrs Coleman Brashear of Houston has been visiting her sister Mrs Ray Mabry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Brashear of
Houston
Ray Mabry
Army Tank Battalion to Visit Cameron Saturday
A portion of the 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion will be in Cameron Saturday afternoon as part of a Camp Hood deployment. Three battalions are to be stationed in various cities, with the 803rd in Cameron and Marlin from Saturday through Tuesday September 8. Cameron plans a full entertainment program for the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
803Rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Cameron
the Herald
Camp Hood
Lampasas
Belton
Georgetown
Taylor
Marlin
Lieut Wilson Receives Herald in Northern Ireland
Word arrives that Lieut William L Wilson of the tank infantry in Northern Ireland has received his first copy of the Herald. His parents Mr and Mrs W L Wilson of Cameron had subscribed the paper for him. He has read Everything in it and says he enjoys the issue.
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William L. Wilson
Tank Infantry
Northern Ireland
Herald
W. L. Wilson
Cameron
Wilson
Treland
W. A. Heath
Daily Hearth
Set
Roy Heath
President Roosevelt Urges Peace to Youths Worldwide
President Roosevelt sent a message to youths of all nations and to the fighting forces. He urged idealism as the theme and said peace will come after the war, not sacrificed as in past conflicts. He added that forces are fighting to defeat peace but the United Nations will protect victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
United Nations
The Divine Principles Life and Love
A fragment from a spiritual text noting that divine principles mark the starting point for genuine growth. The line emphasizes life and love as foundational to progress in inner development.
Milan man serves in Signal Corps in World War II
Raymond Brickey Hilderbrandt of Milano has enlisted in the U S Army Signal Corps reporting for duty February 26 1941. He trained at Fort Sam Houston and was transferred to Fort Monmouth New Jersey where he rose to Staff Sergeant. He is 86 and the son of Mr and Mrs A J Hilderbrandt of Milano, one of many Milan boys in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rmyv
Raymond
Brickey) Hilderbrand
Milano
Reign
Set
Hilderbrandt
Tervice
Some Field
Massachusetts
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Signal Corps
Sgt
A.J. Hilderbrandt
Milan
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Shirley McLean
Solomons
Frank MM
Cameron Flyer
Ftermany
Joseph Dennis O’neill
Phreington
PH. Love
Willkie
Newton Case
North Ireland
Raymond Hilderbrandt
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