Pfc John L Gurecky Assigned to Okinawa Airbase Duties
Pfc John L Gurecky son of John Gurecky Route 1 is assigned to the 1962nd Airways Communication Squadron Okinawa as a clerk typist in the Message Center. He enlisted September 16 1948 trained at Lackland and Fort Warren and reached Okinawa in June 1949 after overseas service.
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20Th AF
Okinawa
Air Force
John L. Gurecky
John Gurecky
Texas
Air Force Technical School
Fort Warren
Wyoming
United States
House approves 860 million military aid fund cut to Western Europe
The House passed 860,505,000 for arming foreign nations, slashing 580,495,000 from Western European NATO member aid. Final tally 238 to 122. The cut, in an amendment by Representative Richards, shifts focus away from European programs as the bill moves to the Senate.
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House
Senate
Richards
Wharton Man Becomes Milam Drug Manager Owner
T. D. Ansley of Wharton is the new manager and part owner of the Milam Drug Company in Cameron, also operating the Walgreen agency. He succeeds W. C. Ogden who left after a brief tenure to return to Waco. Co. 8. Dunn departs to manage a Dallas drug store after more than two years with Milam Drug.
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T. D. Ansley
Wharton
Milam Drug Company
Cameron
Walgreen
Mr. Ansley
W. C. Ogden
Waco
Dunn
Dallas
Birth of Kent Paul Choate in Texas City
Mr and Mrs Tommie Choate announce the birth of son Kent Paul on August 19 1949 at Twidwell Schmidt Hospital in Texas City Texas Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A J Landay of Texas City and Mrs Alice Choate of Cameron
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Tommie Choate
10Th Avenue North
Texas City
Texas
Kent Paul
Twidwell-Schmidt
Miss Gladys Matthews in Cameron Visit with Family
Miss Gladys Matthews of Houston spent the weekend in Cameron visiting her parents and other relatives, sharing time with family members in a small country town.
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Gladys Matthews
Houston
Cameron
Rayburn U S House clash over defense plan
Speaker Rayburn failed to stop a rising tide as he urged against domestic battles, advocating a battlefield abroad. The Rayburn amendment limited rearmament to June 30, while Truman sought a two year plan. the amendment passed 209 to 151, with administration leaders opposing.
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Rayburn
Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
United States
Grasshoppers Strip Feathers From Buckholts Turkeys
Local tale from Route 1 Buckholts area recounts grasshoppers so large they loosened fence posts and later ate the feathers off the backs of a flock of turkeys moved to a bottom farm. Neighbors recall hoppers chewing feathers as they moved through fields and seed plots.
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Fritz Pfannstiel
Buckholts
Tobe Chamberlain
Pfannsteil
Cameron Garden Club Organized Here in Sept
A Cameron Garden Club was organized at the home of Mrs. H. F. Smith on Thursday September 1 with Mesdames Arthur Collier Louis Tarver and Buckley of Temple Garden Club guiding. Mrs. J. C. Martin was elected temporary chairwoman and Mrs. Charles McDermott secretary.
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H. F. Smith
Arthur Collier
Louis Tarver
Buckley
Temple Garden Club
J. C. Martin
Charles McDermott
W. FE. Gaither
R. D. Brown
Emory B
E. A. Flinn
Emory B. Camp
Bill Burns
Fred Reno
Herbert Colburn
Leland Denson
Johnnn Henderson
B. F. Robinson
Stanley Swift
Kritz Fahrendorf
Misses Winnie Henderson
Catherine Flinn
Aetna Smith
Illness hits F. J. Beckerman at St Edwards Hospital
Friends report F. J. Beckerman is seriously ill but showing rapid improvement while hospital care at St. Edwards continues.
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F. J. Beckerman
St. Edwards Hospital
Kingsville Family Visits Baskin in City
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Banner and their children from Kingsville spent several days in the city visiting Mrs. Howard Baskin, the mother of Mrs. Banner.
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Macon Banner
Kingsville
Howard Baskin
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Pfc
Okinawa Arms Base
Yee
Gurecky
THE
Cameron Herald
Wharton Man
Matyastik & Sons
W. P. Matyastik
Cameron Garden Club
W. A. Heath
Torbett Hospital
Marlin
Mr. Heath
Malias
America
Rich Tone
Truetone Table Radio
Gravni S
DAVIS
Harry Haraway
Cameron, Texas
Borged Steel
Crrias
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