French push in Moselle Valley threatens German front
French General staff reports widening Moselle Valley front with over 600 tanks used on the Swiss border as Paris threatens a major offensive. Berlin sets towards Warsaw while Britain yokes troops to continental aid and Roosevelt vows fierce action against profiteering in flour sugar and meat.
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Moselle
France
Germany
Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Poland
England
Roosevelt
Polish Capital Warsaw Involved In War Picture
Late war news reports German forces hammering at Warsaw while France mobilizes more than five million men on the western front. French forces have broken the Siegfried line at a key Moselle Valley point and are pressing the offensive.
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Warsaw
France
Moselle
Lower electric rates forlor a consumers
The Lower Colorado River Authority began service in a wide Central Texas area with low cost public power from dams on the Colorado River above Austin. It closed late last week the purchase of Texas Power and Light properties in a 16 county area for 5 million dollars and began operating them after months of negotiations with the Public Works Administration and the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
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Austin
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Texas
Colorado River
Texas Power and Light Company
T. P. and
le and
George D Hooker Dies in Marlin Home at 70
George D Hooker, 70, died at his Marlin home after a prolonged illness on a Tuesday. Funeral services were held the next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Rosse with Rev. Wright officiating. He was father to Mrs. Sam Deer of Cameron and grandfather to Clyde Greenlees and his two great grandchildren Clyde Sidney and Joe Frank Greenlees. He was associated with the Santa Fe Railroad as a railway worker.
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George D. Hooker
Marlin
First Baptist Church
Delivery Delay Due to Western Union Shipment Default
Bad shipping service delayed the Herald by 24 hours after Western Newspaper Union of Houston failed to deliver a newsprint consignment.
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Herald
Western Newspaper Union of Houston
This Is How He Looks Here is the Yeemen Mentor
In Wichita Falls Monday night the West team defeated by a 24 to 13 score. The coach ponders the district title race ahead and notes only four lettermen returning, needing to build hopes around inexperienced players.
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Wichita Falls
Coach Wood Sifts Through Puzzles After Eastern Triumph in Wichita Falls
Coach Carol Wood guided the Eastern team to a 24 to 13 charity oil bowl win in Wichita Falls. Weems of Rockdale led backfield scoring with a touchdown and 56 yards on nine carries while the East totaled 92 rushing yards and five completions. West answers with two touchdowns as East defense and passing hold.
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Wood
Wichita Falls
Carol Wood
East Texas
T. A. Weem
Rockdale
Waiter Ileap
Taylor
Fritz Lobories
Schulenburg
Glynn Teege
Georgetown
Witchita Falls
Weems
Dean Bagley
San Saba
Willie Zaplac
Bellville
Bennett
Gus Evans Jr Returns to Cameron to Practice Optometry
Gus Evans Jr has returned to Cameron from Memphis where he studied optometry. He has filed applications for a license to practice and plans to join his father in Cameron. Local friends praise his homecoming and note his past as a Yeomen football star and interest in next season.
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Gus Evans, JR
Cameron
Memphis
Tennessee
Evans
Gus
Yeemen
YWA Meeting Led by Miss Mildred Thornton
Miss Mildred Thornton will oversee the YWA program this evening with Mrs. H. H. Whatley serving as hostess for the group gathering.
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Mildred Thornton
YWA
H. H. Whatley
City Council backs Oak Hill Cemetery upkeep project
At Tuesday night’s meeting the City Council voted to assist the Cemetery Association with upkeep and beautification of Oak Hill Cemetery, supporting improvements and maintenance efforts.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Yoemen Open Seek September 22 Game in Cameron
Coach Bennett conducts 1939 Yoemen morning drills as he plans a gradual schedule increase. The team prepares for a season opener with Caldwell on September 22 in Cameron, focusing on fundamentals and early conditioning.
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Caldwell
Cameron
Senator Connally Poage to Address Cameron Rotary Club
Cameron Rotary Club announced US Senator Tom Connally of Marlin will address members at a fall date. Congressman W. R. Poage is set as guest speaker on Wednesday September 20. Program member M. G. Cox also said W. T. Bradbury of Cleburne will speak September 12.
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J. B White
Cameron
Banzhaf
J. B. White
United States
Tom Connally
Rotary Club
W. R. Poage
Waco
W. T. Bradbury
Texas
Mose Cox
George Carter
Marlin
Milam County Leader Newton Dies After Heart Attack
Guy T. Newton former County Superintendent of Public Instruction and Yee High School principal died after a heart attack two weeks ago following a meeting in Cameron. Born and raised in Maysfield he championed rural education and survived by his widow three children and his mother. funeral services planned for September 9 with arrangements pending.
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Cameron Hotel
Court House
Fries
Saa
Newton
Guy T. Newton
Milam County
Maysfield
J. K. P. Newton
Yee High School
Cameron
Leland Green
EK. J. Newton
Milam County Official Remembered by Colleagues
A memorial note gathers tributes from W. A. Bonds and other county officials praising a trusted public servant in Cameron. The quotes describe loyalty duty conscientiousness and fairness and express sorrow at the death.
Early Farm Struggle Recounted By Milam County Agent
George Banzhaf oldest US county agent recounts 1908 start and early skepticism toward advanced farming methods. Terracing, AAA era duties, and shifts to promoting better methods are noted. Rotary program covers future talks by Connally Poage Bradbury with local lawyer George Carter invited.
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Milam County
George Banzhaf
Cameron Rotary Club
Banzhaf
United States
Karl Johnson
YOR High School Names Three New Faculty Members
Three new teachers join Yue High School for the upcoming year. Miss Martha Ytlons Springs and Ann Harding will teach English, with Dorothy Renfro from Waco also teaching English. Celeste Tisdale of Denton will lead the Home Economies department.
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Yue
Martha Ytlons Springs
Ann Harding
Dorothy Renfro
Waco
Celeste Tisdale
Denton
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R. M. Kennedy
Homer Nabours
Penn Wolf
Womack Brashear
Justice of
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YOR High School
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