Garner couple marks 62nd wedding anniversary in Cameron
A. J. Garner of Sharp and his wife celebrated their 62nd anniversary on August 27 near Milam County. They were wed near the Tracy community by Rev. John B. McBee. Neighbors extend best wishes for many more years of happiness and prosperity. Richard Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hester, visited with his parents during a ride in his rickshaw. Peggy Ruth Reaves of Ben Arnold recently observed her fifth birthday with a party at home.
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A. J. Garner
Sharp
Cameron
Garner
Milam County
Tracy
John B. McBee
Herald
Richard Hester
R. W. Hester
Peggy Ruth Reaves
Ben Arnold
Local Students Head to Colleges for Fall Term
Miss Janette McIntyre of Alpine and Cameron Yee High School class of June plans to enter Mary Baldwin College in Stanton Virginia as a freshman. Viola Thomas of Cameron will be a Texas University junior this fall after attending last year. Goodhue Smith of Waco leaves for a military school in Rosewell New Mexico as a freshman. Dorothy Perkins will depart for Washington DC to attend George Washington University with aunt Miss Mary Belle Batte and sister Miss Lelia Marie Batte also to Georgetown High School.
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Janette McIntyre
Vernon McIntyre
Alpine
Cameron Yee High School
San Antonio
Stanton
Mary Baldwin College
Viola Thomas
Rush Thomas
Texas University
Goodhue Smith
Waco
Rosewell
New Mexico
H. F. Smith
Cameron
Dorothy Perkins
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Mary Belle Batte
Georgetown
Lelia Marie Batte
Local Students Head to Colleges and Visitors Attend
Miss Kathryn Terry of Lalla Meyers Beauty Shop visited with Mrs. Charlie Terry in Yarrelston. Mrs. Warren of Taylor and Dr. C. G. Swift family hosted guests.Upcoming college plans include Ulla Bess Haygood Myrtle Stidham Clara Baskin Iva Earl Heath Vivian Whites Douglas Perrin Harold Presley Stone Garner Dana Kestenbaum Edwin Schiller at State University. Dorothy Gohmert to NTSTC Denton Katherine Monroe to Baylor Virginia Weems to Len Morris College. Delphian Chapter opened season with president Mrs. Niley Smith at her home. Gladys Messimer, now a Houston bank employee, spent holidays with her mother Mrs. Wilma Ramsouer before returning home.
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Kathryn Terry
Lalla Meyers
Charlie Terry
Yarrelston
State University
Ulla Bess Haygood
Myrtle Stidham
Clara Baskin
Iva Earl Heath
Vivian Whites
Messrs
Douglas Perring
Harold Presley
Stone Garner
Dana Kestenbaum
Edwin Schiller
Gladys Messimer
Houston
Wilma Ramsouer
Mrs. DuBois Visits Denton Friend This Weekend
Mrs. Jack DuBois returned from Denton where she visited Mrs. Jack Reavis over the past weekend.
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Jack DuBois
Denton
Mrs
Jack Reavis
Stafford couple returns from Oklahoma visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stafford returned from Oklahoma where Mrs. Stafford visited her sister. Mr. Stafford drove up for her during the weekend holiday.
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Mrs. W. H. Stafford
Oklahoma
Mrs. Stafford
Mr. Stafford
Edith Thompson Weekend Visit to Austin Noted
Miss Edith Thompson, aging supervisor for Cameron, spent the weekend and holiday in Austin. Miss Trene Rouse visited her former home in Hearne on Sunday.
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Edith Thompson
Cameron
Austin
Miss Trene Rouse
Hearne
Highway meeting attendees hear brief talks at Giddings
Emory B. Camp and Judge Graham Gillis addressed the highway men before the gathering in Giddings on Thursday evening.
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Emory B. Camp
Graham Gillis
Giddings
Cameron Native Lee Sens Visits Mother in Cameron
Lee Sens formerly of Cameron now living in Baltimore Maryland visits his mother Mrs Charles Sens. He recently returned from a business trip to California and plans to pass through Georgia where his wife and two sons join him. He manages a large textile mill in Baltimore and has many Cameron friends.
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Lee Sens
Cameron
Baltimore
Charles Sens
Sens
California
Georgia
Complete stock of Philco Radios and parts offered
Parma Radio Service announces stock of Philco radios tubes batteries and repair parts. Mrs Dan Tyson and son Sam visit Dal las kinfolk while Miss Leila Lee Batte heads to LaGrange to teach music. Miss Margaret Martin and Mary Ann Green return to NTSTC in Denton this fall. Also a stock saddle display on Aug 12 with F J Beckerman inviting interested men.
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Philco
Leila Lee Batte
LaGrange
LaGrange High School
Margaret Martin
Mary Ann Green
NTSTC
Denton
F. J. Beckerman
Nell Mayes Receives B A From Daniel Baker College
Miss Nell Mayes of Maysfield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Daniel Baker College Brownwood on Tuesday August 29 after a 12 week summer term She teaches at Curry school and is well regarded across the county Her sister Kitty Bob Mayes also attended Daniel Baker summer session and they are nieces of Guy T Newton Milam county superintendent Rev Elwood Birkelbach and Mrs Birkelbach from Ben Arnold along with Miss Perrin and Roy Dunlap returned from the Texas Conference Young People's Assembly in Jacksonville about 250 representatives from Methodist churches attended Birkelbach teaches at Vowelsang and is popular Cam eron's younger set includes Perrin and Dunlap Jim Pate a longtime Milam county resident visited Cameron Friday
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Nell Mayes
Maysfield
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Elwood Birkelbach
Ben Arnold
Kathleen Perrin
Roy Dunlap
Jacksonville
Texas Conference
Birkelbach
Miss Perrin
Mr. Dunlap
Cameron
Pilgrims of Squatters Sermon at First Methodist Church
Sunday worship at 10:30 with sermon Pilgrims of Squatters and an evening service at 7:30. The message calls for rest and guidance amid war stories and unsettled times. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Methodist Church
Marek Family Visits Relatives Across Texas
Mr and Mrs F A Marek visited relatives in Waco and West after two weeks with their children and families. They spent time with Mr and Mrs P B Skrabanek and with Bob Barnet and family in Bay Town and Edwin Bigbee and family in Houston.
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F. A. Marek
Waco
Skrabanek
West
Bob Barnet
Bay Town
Edwin Bigbee
Houston
Mr Moore of Dallas Assists in Cameron Architect Office
Mr Moore from Dallas arrived in Cameron this week to help in the office of architect J E Johnson. He will likely remain for several months.
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Mr. Moore
Dallas
Cameron
J. E. Johnson
Moore
Yarrellton Couple Visits Cameron Saturday Morning
Mr and Mrs Luther Aikman of Yarrellton visited Cameron on Saturday morning staying for a short formal call and returned home afterward.
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Luther Aikman
Yarrellton
Cameron
Local visitors and returning residents noted in Cameron
Miss Frances Hefley of Dallas visits Cameron relatives and plans a weekend stay. Joyce Cox son of Cameron lawyer M. G. Cox visits to see family. he is a UT Law grad and Yee High alum. Mr and Mrs M W Chapman of Rockdale visit daughter Dorothy in Cameron. Dave Shanks, Milam County native and Ochiltree County judge, stops in Cameron. Grady Stidham Sr returns to spend Labor Day with family. W D Bigbee visits from Mineral Wells.
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Frances Hefley
Dallas
Cameron
J. S. Hefley
Miss Hefley
Community Natural Gas Company
Joyce Cox
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
M. G. Cox
Mr. Cox
Uuniversity of Texas Law School
Yee High School
M. W. Chapman
Rockdale
Miss Dorothy Chapman
Grady Stidham, Sr
Calvert State Bank
Grady Stidham
Mrs J M Cave Dies at 77 in Milano Milam County
Funeral services were held for Mrs. J M Cave 77 at Milano Methodist Church with Rev. Maurice Grove delivering the sermon. She died September 1 at her daughter’s Abilene home of heart failure. Survived by two sons D C Cave Dallas and Thomas M Cave Little Rock Ark. three daughters S J Gallacher Abilene Dan Lankford Dallas Mannie Bodiford Dallas. two sisters W P Woolley Cameron and W H Drehr Milano. eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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J. M. Cave
Milam County
Milano Methodist Church
Maurice Grove
First Christian Church of
Cameron
Cave
D. C. Cave
Dallas
Thomas M. Cave
Little Rock
Ark
S. J. Gallacher
Abilene
Dan Lankford
Mannie Bodiford
W. P. Woolley
W. H. Drehr
Milano
Eigth
Ackerman Dies in Palestine at 78
B F Ackerman 78 of Palestine died late Wednesday. He was half brother of T G Sampson and son of the late B F Ackerman Sr Milam county pioneer merchant. His father ran Ackerman & Smith store. He was a retired engineer on the Frisco and G N railroad. He spent his early life in Cameron. Many friends here regret the death. Miss Mary Frances White will return to Mary Hardin Baylor College at Belton this session.
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B. F. Ackerman
Palestine
Mr. Ackerman
T. G. Sampson
Milam County
Ackerman & Smith
Ackerman
G. N
Cameron
Mary Frances White
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
New Plymouth Car Draws Big Crowds
John Sapp of Sapp Motor Company reports strong reception for the 1940 Plymouth Luxury Ride in Little Daily ads. Within thirty minutes after publication, about a hundred people visited the show rooms to view the new model. Pleased publishers note wide advertiser approval and Sapp plans to continue the ad for another week.
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Plymouth
John Sapp
Sapp Motor Company
Little Daily
Sapp
Mr. Sapp
Marlow School to Open September 11
Marlow school will open Monday September 11 announced by teacher Mrs. Mott Terry with fellow teacher Mrs. Dot Jeter. Trustees Sherwood McClaren John Tindall and Karl Pratt oversee events as the school attains standardization for the third consecutive year and Rev. W M Cloyd of Cameron will deliver the opening address at 8 30 a m inviting patrons and citizens to attend.
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Marlow School
Weekend visits feature Laird and Stedman sisters in Houston
Misses Mamie Laird Minnie Stedman Lucille Butts and Helen Peel spent the weekend in Houston as guests of Mr and Mrs John Bergander. Mr and Mrs Gus Evans visited their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs Hugh De Laureal of Temple on Sunday.
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Mamie Laird
Minnie Stedman
Lucille Butts
Helen Peel
Houston
John Bergander
Gus Evans
Hugh de Laureal
Temple
Austin Times Publisher Visits Cameron Household Guests
John H. Latham publisher of the Austin Times and Charles C. Heath UT student stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Heath of Cameron over the weekend and also visited Willis Cooper of Maysfield.
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John H. Latham
The
Austin Times
Charles C. Heath
University of Texas
Lee Heath
Cameron
Willis Cooper
Maysfield
Houston Family Visits Mrs. Heintze Home
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson and their children from Houston are visiting at the home of Mrs. Paul Heintze, according to local notices.
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Bill Thompson
Houston
Paul Heintze
BYPU Honors Leader With Handkerchief Shower
Members of the Intermediate Department at First Baptist Church surprised Miss Alice Fanning with a handkerchief shower at the Annex on Tuesday evening. The event, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Coward, celebrated her upcoming move to Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. After games and contests, ice cream and cake were served. Rev and Mrs Joseph Underwood returned to Baton Rouge after learning Mrs Underwood’s mother was critically ill.
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BYPU
Alice Fanning
First Baptist Church
Jesse Coward
McLerran Accepts Position in Beaumont
Ralph McLerran mechanical engineer and 1939 A and M College graduate began service Tuesday with the International Derrick and Equipment Company of Beaumont. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A R McLerran of Cameron and spent four years at Texas A M preparing for this role.
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Ralph McLerran
A & M College
International Derrick and Equipment Company
Beaumont
Ralph
A. R. McLerran
Cameron
Texas A & M
Reverend J A Melliver and daughter visit Cameron
Rev J A Melliver and his daughter Miss Mary Jane Melliver from Austin were Cameron visitors Wednesday evening. He serves as district missionary for Baptist Churches in District No 15 and addressed a meeting of officers and teachers at First Baptist Church.
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J. A. MelIver
Mary Jane MeIver
Austin
Cameron
MeIver
First Baptist Church
Aged Inmates Fight at County Poor Farm Leaves One Hospitalized
Violence erupted late Wednesday at the county poor farm when two elderly inmates clashed. W. E. Murray was wounded in the right side and is in Cameron Hospital in critical condition, while Woodson Hawking is jailed on possible murder charges. Deputy Sheriff Clarence McCall arrested Hawking after Murray struck him with a chair and Hawking slashed Murray with a pocket knife. Justice Womack Brashear cited an argument over alleged nude wandering as the trigger.
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W. E. Murray
Cameron Hospital
Woodson Hawking
Womack Brashear
Hawkins
Murray
Lowe
Clarence McCall
Hawking
E. B. Phillips Dies in Brenham
E. B. Phillips of Rockdale, chairman of Milam County School Board and president of the State Burial Association, died in a Brenham hospital Thursday at 10:30 p m after a heart attack. He is survived by his widow two daughters Mrs Lawrence Warren of El Paso and Mrs J Boswell Lendon of Rockdale and one brother Robert Phillips of Weatherford.
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E. B. Phillips
Rockdale
Milam County
Brenham
Phillips
Lawrence Warren
el Paso
J. Boswell Lendon
Robert Phillip
Weatherford
Firemen Elect Officers At Regular Meeting
At a regular meeting last night the department elected Gene Blake as president succeeding Emory B. Camp. John A. Smith became vice president succeeding Elwood Cameron. J. C. Andres was re-elected secretary and treasurer. A department barbecue is planned for members this month with date to be announced.
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Gene Blake
Emory B. Camp
John A. Smith
Elwood Cameron
J. C. Andres
Department
Odd Fellows Lodge Sets Thursday Night Regular Meeting
The Odd Fellows lodge invites all members to attend its regular meeting Thursday night urging full participation and timely arrival.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
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A. J. McCary
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Perryton
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Tom Vaughan
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Watch and Clock Shop
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