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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
1
A Madisonville reader signs as J. A. and offers to debate Willkie on the New Deal at a negotiated sum. He argues Willkie favors the New Deal in theory but opposes it in practice and uses stump farming as a metaphor, claiming stumps could defend fields against planes.
Official returns from the August 24 run off primary were announced Saturday as the Democratic Executive Committee under John B. Henderson met for the canvass.
County officials clarify an $83,619.09 federal grant for road work in Clarkson Baileyville and Briary Communities. About 50 workers will be hired through WPA, with the 550 worker figure applying to the county overall and not Precinct 2. County equipment adds $45,407, bringing the precinct 2 total to $112,026 while other county areas share in nearly $300,000.
The Presbyterian Church Sunday announced delegates for the Presbytery meeting in Taylor on September 10. The delegates are Dr. James Watson and F. E. Woodruff.
John Ryan 55 died Thursday at his Cameron home after a long illness. He was church member at First Baptist and is survived by a widow and three children from Houston Austin and Cameron. Funeral at First Baptist Cameron with Rev. Vernon G Miles. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. former office manager for Cameron Water Power and Light and later bookkeeper at Milam Candy.
Caperton store robbed Friday night with merchandise valued at 100 dollars. Officers say the thief may have been locked inside at closing and exited via the back, with no forced entry and no cash register theft. The incident ties to a string of city robberies under investigation with no arrests yet. Alvin Roberts discovered the robbery.
Sam Cobb, 20, of Cameron, was badly hurt at 6 15 a m when his car collided with a Packard driven by a Greyhound employee near a side road north of Chilton. Cobb received 12 stitches to his forehead nose and upper lip. A girl and boy in Cobb s car had minor bruises.
Mrs. Joe Gerick called at the Daily Herald plant Friday morning to report a mad dog slain near the Graham home. The dog had been in Green addition for days before City Marshal Smith was notified. Residents and dog owners in Cameron are warned to watch for rabies signs.
Cameron Theatre announces a September slate featuring top stars. Booming shows include Boom Town with Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr for three days September 19 20 and 21. Pride and Prejudice with Olivier Garson next Sunday. The Return of Frank James with Fonda Hull Tierney follows. The Westerner with Gary Cooper arrives September 22 and All This and Heaven Too with Davis Boyer closes the month. October opens with The Doctor Takes a Wife on the 3rd and 4th.
Milam County health officials report seven of thirty-five underprivileged patients X-rayed on August 27 tested positive for tuberculosis. Dr. Roy G. Reed notes early isolation and tuberculin testing in schools aim to stamp out the disease and urges those with persistent cough fatigue chest pains or weight loss to seek medical care promptly.
The Grand Jury for the September term of District Court convened here Monday with members including Gus Johnson as Foreman and others such as Lee Mc Lane Roy Terry W C Edwards and Charles Duncum. Chas C Smith Jr is door bailiff. Deliberations length unknown and a light return is expected due to few crimes since last session.
The First Baptist Church at Clifton called Rev Gerald Trussell to serve as pastor. Trussell has been notified but has not yet accepted. Pulpit committee expects a response Thursday. The church had been without a pastor for several months.
President Roosevelt announced a 99 year treaty trading 59 World War I destroyers for naval and air bases in the Western Hemisphere. The bases would cover the Panama Canal Zone, eastern seaboard, and possibly the Northwestern coast, with potential access to Iceland. Some lawmakers call it an act of war while others see it as a routine strategic exchange. The destroyers are old and were built in the wartime era.
A fossilized rib bone found in the Curry gravel pit by Grady Gill is on display at the Cameron Herald museum. It may come from a prehistoric bison, mammoth, or mastodon, reflecting growing finds in Milam County as gravel pits are mined for road material.
Eldridge Bell star blocking back for the 1940 Yeomen is returning to Cameron on Friday and will not enlist in the army. The Corpus Christi enlistment report was an error, and the town celebrates Red Bell’s decision. Bell has worked with Fred Jackson at the Blue Bonnet Cafe and has been supported in his education and football by Jackson.
R. H. Beacham of Cameron has spent most of the summer at commercial art school and is expected to return home soon to attend the fall session.
James Willie Sims, 61, died Saturday at his brother's Salem home after illness. Born September 17 in Lavaca County, he lived in Salem six years and was a farmer. Funeral Sunday at Salem church with Rev. Stewart officiating. Interment in Salem Cemetery. Coleman Funeral Home directed arrangements. Survived by several brothers and sisters. His wife preceded him in death.
Six opponents of the military conscription bill in the House outlined why they voted against reporting it favorably. They argued conscription would extend state control into industry, farming, and natural resources, pushing toward a totalitarian military economy. Speaker Sam Rayburn predicted the bill would pass by about two to one.
Miss Helen Green of the University at San Antonio has earned a teaching assistantship in Stanford University’s English department for the coming year. She will pursue a degree in English literature while teaching classes and has a one thousand dollar Delta Delta fellowship. Green, on leave from her post, will visit her mother in Cameron until September 16 then proceed with Captain and Mrs. McFarland of Port Arthur to Palo Alto to begin duties.
Miss Clara Mae Polizzi of Dallas has accepted the Milam County Health Nurse post and arrived to begin work. She replaces Mrs. Ray Burke Jr who resigned after marrying. Polizzi trained as a nurse at Vanderbilt University in Murfreesboro Tennessee.
The Curry school will open on Monday September 9 as a standardized institution with seven grades and three teachers. Mrs Leona White Misa Nell Mayes and Miss Sallie Graham remain on staff.
The Cameron Catholic Youth Organization sent members Mildred Michalka Mary O'Neill Billie Balhorn August ane Kunz and Paul Pfarrer Frescher to a dance in Temple on Wednesday night. The Temple CYO hosted a Back to School Party inviting youths from Temple Taylor Bryan Waco Cameron and Marlin.
Reports say 800 Hungarian dead as Romanian forces clash after Hungarian troops enter Transylvania at dawn. Iron Guard activity reported in seized areas as government shifts under General Antoniescu and King Carol, while Churchill declares Britain has just begun to fight and notes civilian casualties and Atlantic naval movements.
Taxes in road districts have been materially lowered while county rate remains at the 1939 level of 70e. Cameron and Rockdale districts levy no taxes due to sufficient sinking funds. Branchville and Maysfield districts also levy none for the same reason. The accompanying table details the reduced amounts.
W G Curry of Falls county has been elected principal of the Ad Iiell School succeeding resigning John Chaffin.
At the federal building 75 blanks were provided but by noon Friday only two aliens had registered, one Czech and one Mexican. Aliens must register and be fingerprinted under the new law passed by Congress.
J. N. Burnett of Beaumont is visiting his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Burnett, in Cameron.
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