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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
11
Miss Ema Jean McClaren has returned from trips to Dallas and Waco where she visited her sisters Mrs. Gladys Pyeatt and Mrs. Lucille Rainbolt.
Bennie Lee Kennon son of Mr and Mrs Ben Kennon has returned home from St Edward Hospital where he was ill and is improving nicely.
Five members of the school faculty attended summer school at Baylor. The group includes Ruth Rosson freshman English, Callie Young physical education, Charlie Nabours seventh grade and Ada Henderson arts, Marvin Hickman fourth grade, and Mary Lawrence first grade teacher. Joe F Hollas joined Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Jistel and family in Waco to visit MSgt. Ervin Hollas and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reid and son James.
Mr. Robert Reese of Lockhart is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Lamb.
Maj. Gen. William B. Kean pinned a Silver Star on Sgt. Corbin H. Bridges of Fort Smith Arkansas for knocking out a North Korean tank under fire and silencing it with a bazooka. Bridges killed three enemy soldiers with a grenade as they fled. He is the brother of Wayne L Bridges World War II veteran. Bridges has eleven years of service and witnessed Pearl Harbor and the Belgium Bulge. His wife and baby daughter Sandra live in Japan.
Early Friday a radio list named a Davilla man as killed in action though the name was not confirmed in print. PFC Ivy Baccus of Rockdale is missing since July 16, Grave concern for PFC Willie Roseman of Maysfield wounded on the Taegu Front, and PFC Garza of Rockdale previously listed as missing. Overall four Milam County servicemen casualties noted in the Korean conflict.
Mrs. Grady Gill and Mrs. Minnie McFarland attended the funeral of Felix Bonnet, brother of Mrs. McFarland, at Cedar Park on Monday of this week.
Forty five persons were injured when Santa Fe Diesel streamliner No 76 left the rails twelve miles west of Lampasas at 3 a m. The 85 passengers slept through the crash which toppled three sleepers and two mail cars while a diner and a club car slid down a ten foot embankment. Officials said 16 damaged track sections were repaired by 5 p m and normal service resumed. Injuries ranged from minor cuts to a fractured scapula with several treated at Lampasas Belton and Temple hospitals.
Mrs. Mae Hearne of San Antonio and Morgan Smith of Austin were weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Smith here, sharing time with the local family and visiting area sights.
Monte Angell of Cameron and J. E. Whitley of Splawn were guests in the B. Fr. Angell home in Brazoria over the weekend.
The Cameron Herald notes a rapid Newcotton intake at the Cameron Compress with 3 668 bales by Saturday, higher than last year as crop matures early. The 1950 crop is expected short due to reduced acreage and drought, with prices around 40 cents for cotton and strong demand for labor amid a brief harvest season.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Frank Gurecky Sr and Ennis residents Al Gurecky Mrs Julia Goffiery of Dallas and John Gurecky of Marak Cameron guests Felix Matula Sr and family George Matula John Kocurek August Gurecky and daughter Frank Plachy Joe Gurecky and Ralph Gurecky.
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