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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
6
A hot spell continues as a norther failed to move through Texas. Tuesday and Wednesday will see upper ninety temperatures in North Texas while central Texas may reach 100 degrees or more. Scattered showers fell but did not reach central areas as Panhandle temperatures rose again.
Bargain price sale lists two M Farmall tractors fully equipped one slightly used Ford tractor another John Deere Combine a side delivery rake three four wheel trailers a triple Disc McCormick plow a Hobbs trailer 8 row Johnson Dusting machine seed drill and fertilizer distributor plus numerous other farm implements all in A No 1 condition See Clyde Hensley at Hiway 190 one half mile north of Cameron Route 4 Phone 9011 F2.
Notice to customers and friends of the late Joe F. Baron. Effective immediately, the undersigned assumes his shoe contract and will service former and new customers. Contact at 304 West Main or by phone 878.
Half a million coal miners walk out in pension dispute led by John L. Lewis. CIO steel workers threaten a midnight strike while 1,615,000 could be idle in 10 days. Ford production workers walkout at Edgewater plant as unions press back pay and welfare demands amid broader labor turmoil. Government warns of stalled gains as mediation efforts falter.
Rev and Mrs Lee Lemons along with Mrs John Henderson and Mrs R L Batte Sr attended a Methodist Seminar in Marlin Tuesday of the past week amid community service outreach and repair shop promotion.
Texas Ranger Tom C Gallamore from La Grange visited Cameron on Monday afternoon to conduct legal business.
Texas Governor Shivers announced in Mexico City that he will run for a second full term. The 1950 bid follows his ascent after Beauford Jester's death this summer. He arrived with a Texas delegation for a four day visit, meeting with officials at Los Pinos and the U. S. embassy and attending the Grito ceremony marking Mexico's Independence Eve.
Carl Jenkins, 34, ex convict, pled guilty to felony theft for writing a worthless check to Gaither Motor Co in Rockdale. Indicted by May grand jury, he was returned to Huntsville Prison after escape with Earl Morton. Morton at large. Jenkins blamed lack of knowledge on Morton's whereabouts.
Brenham reports the heaviest Texas rainfall of 3.73 inches on Sunday. The weather summary issued Monday at noon notes cooler temperatures tonight with no pronounced change.
Miss Lora Anna Peed attended the William and Mary University of Virginia versus University of Houston football game in Houston. She is employed at the Newton Clinic and is currently on vacation.
Battery C 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion promotes twelve enlisted men to Private First Class and Private. Two new recruits, Billy B. Adams and Donald N. Batte, sworn in during weekly drill. The unit received its first anti-aircraft weapons from Camp Mabry allowing resumed practical weapons training at Fort Bliss.
Paul Young of Jones Prairie purchases the registered Jersey Draconis Princess Lady Viola from Robert Steinman of Mexia Texas. Jerseys chosen for milk quality with The American Jersey Cattle Club offering breeder programs from its Columbus Ohio headquarters.
The steel industry readies for a nationwide walkout with 500000 workers to strike at midnight Saturday. Bethlehem Steel begins closing furnaces in Buffalo New York while other producers slow operations to avoid damage. The CIO steelworkers issue a virtual strike order targeting Jones and Laughlin Steel Pittsburgh plant to be non-productive by 12:01 Sunday, marking the end of a ten day truce extension at President Truman's request. Cyrus S. Ching reports no progress in pension dispute talks as mediation resumes tomorrow.
Murray postponed a Pittsburgh policy committee meeting to continue conferences here. Ching warned of gloom yet a sliver of hope exists for a peace agreement before the strike deadline. John A. Stephens of U S Steel said the meeting tomorrow signals progress, but CIO leaders warned owners must accept the presidential board pension plan or a fourth round wage increase will be demanded.
Mrs Agnes Lowe was guest of her daughter and Mr and Mrs Clyde Shef field at Freeport over the weekend.
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