Milam Red Cross Campaign Falls Behind Goals
Milam County Red Cross fundraising lags with only 4000 collected toward a 8000 target and 850 members enrolled of 1700. Jack W. Prescott warns blood program relies on the drive, noting 1953 benefits valued at over 10000 dollars and 300 pints of blood used locally with additional donations used outside the county. He urges residents to contribute through the community campaign or by sending donations to Rockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Prescott
Red Cross
Milam County
Prescott
Donnors
Rockdale
Cameron
Central Texas
Waco
Burton Smith
P. O
Texas
Sons of the Republic To Organize In Salado Meeting
All men eligible for membership are invited to attend an organization meeting of the Sons of the Republic of Texas at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at the Sterling Robertson home in Salado. State SRT officers will assist with organization and charter. Eligibility requires proof ancestors were Texas residents before 1846. A pre-meeting dinner at Stage Coach Inn Salado is set for 6:30 p.m. with a no host arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Sterling Robertson
Salado
SRT
Texas
Stage Coach Inn
Rabies Found in Milam County This Week
Milam County records one rabies case in animals for the week ending Friday March 26. Dr John B Bryson, director of Milam County Health Unit, also notes twenty measles cases, half of last week’s total, plus fifteen street throat, one mumps, one anebiosis and two gonorrhea cases.
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Milam County
John B. Bryson
Death of G R Kirschke Near Ad Hall at 78
G R Kirschke, 78, died at his home near Ad Hall at 8 am Wednesday March 31. He is survived by four daughters Mrs J H Wilkins Ad Hall, Mrs Clara Crawford Houston, Mrs Margaret Deal Galveston, Mrs Dorothy Lagrone Cameron, and two sons Tom Kirschke and Irvin Kirschke Buckholts. Funeral services 2 pm Friday April 2 at Green Funeral Home Chapel. Burial Buckholts Cemetery.
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C. R. Kirschke
Ad Hall
Kirschke
J. H. Wilkins
Clara Crawford
Houston
Margaret Deal
Galveston
Dorothy Lagrone
Cameron
Tom Kirschke
Irvin Kirschke
Buckholts
Chapel of Green Funeral Home
Buckholts Cemetery
Honor Court Highlights Scout Ranks and Sponsor Need
The Court of Honor at the Methodist Church honored Boy Scouts with Second Class and First Class ranks and multiple merit and tenderfoot badges. Troop 83 plans a camp at Tahuaya June 27, while leaders call for sponsors to start new troops and recruit adult leaders in Cameron.
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Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
John Solomon
Allen Dodson
Johnny Davis
Wendell Kirk
Ray Green
Johnny Solomon
Mark Perrin
Burton Bryson
Allen Dodson, Jr
Bernay Dusek
Jack Keeling III
Claude Blackwell
Camp Tahuaya
Tahuaya
Dodson
Boy Scout Movement
Solomon
Cameron
Waco
Heart of Texas Council
Funeral Services Held At Ben Arnold For Mrs C A Boeker
Funeral services for Mrs. C A Boeker 81 were held at the United Evangelical and Reformed Church in Ben Arnold with Rev. Albert Petrich officiating Burial was in North Elm Cemetery Grandsons served as pallbearers She died at her daughter’s home in Los Angeles Texas after a four year illness born October 8 1872 in Washington county Mrs Boeker lived 40 years in Milam County and 12 years in Los Angeles Texas Survived by three sons Oscar Boeker Lee Boeker three daughters and numerous relatives from Texas and nearby towns
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C. A. Boeker
United Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ben Arnold
Albert Petrich
North Elm Cemetery
Washington County
Boeker
Milam County
Los Angeles
Texas
Oscar Boeker
Lee Boeker
LaMarque
R. H. Shhulz
San Antonio
Paul Baring
Jourdanton
Edgar Hatterman
Castor Beans To Be Sold At PA Office
R H Nelson led a round table for 30 farmers in the District Courtroom at the Courthouse Tuesday night. No acreage was signed up yet but farmers were urged to register with the local Production Marketing Association office to ensure seed supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. H. Nelson
Production Marketing Association
Mrs Woodum Heads Easter Seal Campaign In Area
Mrs R J Woodum co chairs the Milam county Easter Seal drive. Volunteers prepared 1500 envelopes and the 22nd annual campaign runs through April 25 with 75 percent of funds staying in Milam County and the rest to national and state headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Woodum
Cameron
R. J. Woodum
Albert Horstmann
School Fund Committee
Civic Garden Club
3- Arts Club
George Bowman
Woodum
Easter Seal Society
Milam County
Red Cross
John T. Hale
Rockdale
Richard Williams
Williams
First National Bank
J. B. White
Milam County Farmers Urged to Release Unused Cotton Acres
Milam County Farm Bureau calls on cotton growers with unused allotments to release acreage to the county ASC committee. Released land counts as planted if cotton grew on the farm in 1952 1953 or 1954, preserving the county and state acreage base. Deadline is April 16 1954. Official premeasurement of marketing quota crops will be offered at farmer cost to offset plow up or underplanting losses.
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Milam County
ASC
Milam County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Smith
Milam
Otis Ray Rogers Funeral Services Held Monday
Funeral services for Airman Otis Ray Rogers 21 a Milam County native were held Monday at 3 a.m. from Green Funeral chapel. The notice directs readers to Rogers Page 12 for further details.
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Otis Ray Rogers
Milam County
Chapel of the Green
Rogers
Volunteers rally for Cameron Library project progress
Reverend Jim McKeown announced about 14 women have donated time to the Cameron Library project. Mary Boyd will conduct preliminary instruction while Jaycees painted the rooms and curtains hang ready for readers. More volunteers are needed after four o clock to help finish shelving and book access.
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Jim McKeown
Cameron
Mary
Boyd
J. W. Miller
J. McKeown
W. A. L. Robinson
Charles Smith, Jr
Wm. Wallace
Abe Fleisher
David Shapiro
Adolph Weinfield
Elmo Obermiller
Cameron Library-to-be
Cameron Library
Johnson Announces Candidacy For Lt Governor
C T Johnson a 43 year old Democrat visited the city this week to campaign for Lt Governor. He calls for a state telephone commission to regulate rates aiming to cut high Southwestern Bell charges. He cites forty five of forty eight states operating such commissions. He seeks a $100 monthly pension at age 65 and notes his first political race.
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C. T. Johnson
Johnson
Southwestern Bell
Austin
Billy Graham
Texas
Parol. Adv
Jury Finds No Damages in Jones Versus Fuller Suit
In Milam County 20th District Court Judge O D Graham presiding the jury returned a verdict for Fuller Nursery driver with no damages awarded in Carroll Wayne Jones et al versus Fuller Nursery and Tree Service. The testimony and verdict were concluded around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Carrol Wayne Jones
Buckholts Seniors Present Glass Play April 8
Buckholts High School seniors under Mrs. Burkes stage the annual class play Always In Trouble in the school gym on Thursday night April 8 at 7 p m The hoodooed coon Misery Moon is played by Dale Frazier with Tom Biffle as slick as a whist See School-Page 12
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Buckholts High School
E. J. Burkes
Misery Moon
Dale Frazier
Tom Biffle
Slick
Veterans of Foreign Wars to install new officers
Ben Milam Post No. 2010 VFW to install officers at the American Legion Hut Ledbetter Park at 8 p.m. April 6. A. M. Jack Armstrong from Austin will officiate. Officers to serve 1954 55 include Kunz Braden Robinson Parker Miller McClellen Bixman Weems Bennett Dreyer. Public invited. School trustees race has two filed candidates Vogelsang and Colburn. election in Cameron ISD gym April 3 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with judge Matocha.
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Ben Milam
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Ledbetter Park
Jack” Armstrong
Austin
August Kunz
W. E. Braden
Joe Robinson
J. R. Parker
Jim Milter
H. B. McClellen
Bruno Bixman
Morris N. Weems
R. W. Bennett
Henry Dreyer
C. E. Allday
William Vogelsang, Jr
Herbert Colburn
Ralph Michalka
B. J. Matocha
Cameron Independent School District
Little Leaguers Plan Season At New Diamond Site
Little Leaguers and sponsors anticipate a season with a new stadium and lights. The field east of the school, purchased by the School Board from A W McCullin and Mr Eickenhorst, will also extend the school track. Joe O Neill Doc Spears and Allen Dodson say a meeting of players and parents will be held soon to plan.
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Mit
A. W. McCullin
Eickenhorst
Joe O'Neill
Little League
Doc” Spears
Allen Dodson
Brantley Auto Sideswiped Near Burlington
Leland D. Brantley of Cameron avoided injury when his car was sideswiped Sunday evening one mile south of Burlington by a pickup driven by a Mexican man not yet located. The accident remains under investigation with no injuries reported to Brantley or the two boys in his vehicle.
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Leland D. Brantley
Cameron
Burlington
Brantley
Secrest To Explain Legislative Activities Saturday on KCEN
Senator Jarrard Secrest of Temple will discuss legislative reports on KCEN TV Temple Saturday at 6 15 PM. The weekly interpretive segments continue during the Legislature's Special Session.
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Secrest
Kcen-Tv
Jarrard Secrest
Mple
Temple
Completion Planned for New Highway 86 Linking Cameron and Temple
State Highway Engineer Walter Ruff says the partly rebuilt Highway 86 from Cameron to Temple is 99 percent complete. The 24 foot black topped road ties into Highway 190 thirteen miles from Temple and eliminates dead man curves while cutting hills for better sightlines. A June opening is expected weather permitting, about a year from the project start.
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Cameron
Temple
Walter Ruff
Ruff
Ten Schools To Attend O J Thomas Musical Program
O J Thomas high school hosts nine schools for a musical program in the new gym Friday night at 7 30 p m Ruth Finley directs the O J Thomas choir Aycox high school band of Rockdale opens with two selections Kemp high school chorus of Bryan with 65 voices performs three numbers Branchville chorus also contributes two selections
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ASO. J. Thomas
O. J. Thomas High School
New Gymnasium
Ruth Finley
O. J. Thomas Choir
C. L. Sadberry
Aycox High School
Rockdale
Aycox
Kemp High School of
Bryan
Branchville Chorus
Mrs T Batey Rites Held Sunday Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs. T W R Batey of Cameron were held Sunday at 4 00 PM. Local school choruses from Maysfield Washington Bryan Carver Aycox Rockdale and Marlin joined the Taylor school chorus and Hearne high school band. The O J Thomas choir performed a number. Public invited with 25 cent admission to cover program expenses.
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T. W. R Batey
Route 3
Cameron
Batey
Maysfield
Washington Elementary School
Bryan
Carver Elementary School
Aycox High School
Rockdale
Booker T. Washington High School
Marlin
Taylor School
Hearne
O. J. Thomas
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Sons of the Republic
G. R. Kirschke
C. Boeker
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
States
District of Columbia
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Fuller
Glass
A. Mr
Brantley Auto
T. Batey
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