Water Conservation Group Meeting Set for Tuesday
Frank Brooks Jr. of the Central Texas Water Conservation Association will speak at the Milam County Water Conservation group meeting Tuesday April 7 at 8 p.m. in the district courtroom Cameron Judd David urges local water users to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brooks Jr
Central Texas Water Conservation Association
Waco
Texas
Milam County Water Conservation Organization
Cameron
Judd David
Brooks
Austin
Central
Davis
Interscholastic League 29 A Meet Schedule Revealed
W T Manes announces the complete program for District 29 A Interscholastic League Meet in Cameron. Events run from April 9 to 11 include tennis, volleyball, track and field, debates and ready writers with finals in all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
W. T. Manes
Wardlaw Visits Home Before Overseas Duty
Pvt Richard Wardlaw son of Mr and Mrs Tom Wardlaw spent a nine day delay in route at home after eight weeks of basic infantry and artillery training at Fort Bliss El Paso Texas He will report to Fort Lewis Washington to await overseas shipment He serves in the anti aircraft artillery.
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Wardlaw
Richard Wardlaw
Tom Wardlaw
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Fort Lewis
Washington
Mrs S S Coleman Visits Friends in Cameron
Mrs S S Coleman visited friends in Cameron this week while staying at Milano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Coleman
Cameron
Milano
the Hospital
Final Rites Held For Pfc Wokaty At Christ The King Parish
Funeral services for Pfc. Eugene Wokaty were conducted at Christ The King Parish in Corpus Christi at 9 30 a m Monday March 23 1953 with Requiem High Mass offered by Father Al Cannon. Burial followed at Sea Side Memorial cemetery. A Marine detachment from the Naval Air Station served as pallbearers. Wokaty died January 17 1953 in Korea while with the First Marine Division and had been awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. He was 28, born April 26 1925 in Milam county and survived by his parents and sister plus several aunts and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Eugene Wokaty
Christ the King Parish
Corpus Christi
al Cannon
Sea Side Memorial Cemetery
Dunne
Naval Air Station
Wokaty
Eugene
A. V. Wokaty
Leon Seidenberger
First
Marine Division
Korea
Christ the King
August Gurecky
Leo Stecher
Bessie Marak
Cameron
Milam County
St. Anthony School
Corpus Christi College Academy
Limerick
Nine Gases Heard In Go Court This Week
Milam County Attorney Jim Miller listed four charged with wife and child desertion Belvie B Ferguson Jose M Charles Robert Lee Moore and Frank Lane. Willie James Phillips bound over to grand jury for child desertion. Ferguson released on bond warrants issued for others. In county court J C Johnson guilty of aggravated assault Santo Mendoza driving while intoxicated Charles Allred driving while intoxicated and Robert Halpain guilty of aggravated assault. Merchants urged to guard against forgeries and hot checks last 30 days with ID or records to aid Sheriff Black.
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Milam County
Jim Miller
Belvie B. Ferguson
Jose M. Charles
Robert Lee Moore
Frank Lane
Willie James Phillips
Ferguson
J. C. Johnson
Santo Mendoza
Charles Allred
Robert Halpain
Miller
Carl Black
Pvt Paul Swanzy Completes Training at Fort Hood Texas
Pvt Paul Swanzy of Ben Arnold has completed eight weeks of MP training with the 1st Armored Division at North Fort Hood Texas He has become proficient with weapons including the M 1 rifle carbine 30 and 50 caliber machine guns mortars BAR mines booby traps and rocket launchers He is the son of L A Swanzy in the local grocery business and attended Yoe High School in Cameron
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Swanzy
Ben Arnold
1St Armored Division
North Fort Hood
Texas
Pvt
Swanzy
L. A. Swanzy
Swanzy Bros. Pvt
Milam Motel Sells to Chicago Couple Jackett
The Milam Motel in Cameron changes hands with E. A. Perrin selling to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jackett of Chicago. The couple, new Cameron residents, plan to run the motel and improve services and facilities. Jackett brings 25 years of Montgomery Ward management and a University of Chicago degree. Mrs Jackett is a Baylor graduate and Texan by birth.
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Milam
E. A. Perrin
Charles A. Jackett
Herald Office
Perrin
Cameron
Jackett
Chicago
Sterling County
Baylor University
University of Chicago
Jacketts
S. A. Jones Promoted To Chief Metallurgist At Rockdale Works
S A Jones promoted to chief metallurgist at the Rockdale Works effective April 1 per J D Harper Alcoa Works manager. Former rodding room supervisor, Jones joined Alcoa in 1948 and previously worked as development engineer in Alcoa Tennessee. A Newton Alabama native, he studied at Marion Military Institute and Auburn University. military service as a U S Navy engineering officer preceded his degree. He is married to Dorothy Cottier and they have two children Leslie Anne and Hugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tex
S. A
al) Jones
Rockdale Works
J. D. Harper
Alcoa
Jones
Tenn
Rotary Banquet Draws 200 Plus To Rockdale Event
More than 200 Rotarians and their wives attended the Rockdale Rotary Club Charter night banquet sponsored by Cameron Rotary Club on April 1. Attendees hailed from Austin Taylor Temple Marble Falls Marlin Hearne Teague Fairfield Halletts ville Waco and Cameron with remarks by city officials and Rotary leaders. The program featured Beechdale club remarks and a charter presentation to Darrell Leech as Rockdale Rotary officials outlined officers and directors.
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Rockdale
Rotary Club
Cameron Rotary Club
Rotary
Austin
Taylor
Temple
Marble Falls
Marlin
Hearne
Teague
Fairfield
Halletsville
Waco
Cameron
Richard W. Moseley
Cameron Club
Singing of America
Hinton Pruett
E. H. Campbell
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
W. P. Hogan
Milton B. Curtis
Rockdale Lions Club
Eli Rubin
Rotary International
Jack Dillard
Geo. Marshall
Oliver Harris
Howard Smith
Tucker Wyche
Dillard
Beechdale Club
Texas
Rockdale Club
Darrell Leech
W. H. Helmer
C. W. Moehring
Richard E. Fritz
Harold Luckey
Thomas W. Carleton
W. T. Pearson, Jr
N. E. Alford
F. B. Blake
W. H. Cooke
Gus Evans, Jr
Three Cases Set For April 7 Trial in District Court
County attorney Jim Miller says Milam County will try three felony defendants in district court on April 7. Stephen L. Work faces rape charges with a capital offense,Lonnie Seaton Jr. is charged with automobile theft, each indicted by the Milam grand jury.
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Jim Miller
Stephen L. Work
Work
Lonnie Seaton, Jr
Rockdale TB X-Ray Unit Visit Declares Success
Hinton H. Pruett county TB X-ray campaign chair reports a successful close in Rockdale after noon Saturday March 28. Milam County total X-rays this year reached 5392, up from 5280 last year, with locations at Cameron Rockdale Buckholts and Thorndale. He praises community cooperation and thanks all who contributed to the campaign.
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Thorndale
Pruett
Three Seriously Hurt In Milano Accident
In Milano at 8 a m Thursday Henry Blair of Aiken South Carolina and Ted Hair of Walden Arkansas were seriously injured when Blair’s 1952 Chevrolet collided with Mrs Irene Hill’s 1952 Ford entering Highway 79. Williams and Hair were less seriously hurt. Blair remained unconscious. Blair’s car rolled twice and all occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
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Milano
Henry Blair
Rt. 5
Aiken
South Carolina
Ted Hair
Walden
Arkansas
Edward A. William
Irene Hill
John Blansitt
Hill
Highway 79
Blair
Rockdale
St. Edward Hospital
Cameron
Williams
Hair
Rochdale
Colored School Hosts Interscholastic League Meet
District 7 Interscholastic League Meet set for April 18 at O. J. Thomas High School with C. L. Sadberry announcing and J. H. Bowser as director. Field, track and literary events begin at 9 a.m. Winners advance to the state meet on April 26.
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O. J. Thomas High School
C. L. Sadberry
Princial
J. H. Bowser
Largest Number Rural Phones In History Now Serving Cameron Area
C L Carson of Southwestern Bell announces 324 Cameron area farmers now have rural service, a record for postwar expansion. Across 16 Austin district towns the rural lines rose from 855 after WWII to 38 521 in 1950 and 5 676 last year, with 2 155 more in two years. The 1958 plan calls for 2 350 new farm telephones in Southwest Texas, including Cameron, with further line expansion where facilities exist.
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Cameron Area
Cameron Trade
C L. Carson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cameron
Carson
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwest Texas
Milam County TB X-ray survey thanks volunteers and sponsors
The Milam County Health Unit expresses deep gratitude to the public for support of the 5th annual TB Chest X-ray survey, noting 5392 X-rays were performed by the mobile unit. Special thanks go to county chairman Hinton H. Pruett, local chairmen, chambers of commerce, volunteers, sponsors, and X-ray technicians for their efforts despite missing the 6000 target by 2.6 percent. improvements in organization yielded 112 more X-rays than last year.
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E. S. Freeman
Milam County
Hinton H. Pruett
Cecil Criswell
Buckholts
L. G. Smith
Cameron
W. T. Pearson Jr
Rock
Ance
Texas Power & Light Company
Carl McElroy
TB Division
State Health Department
Yoemen Defeat Hearne In Dual Meet Highlights
Cameron Yoemen edged Hearne 51 to 46 in a dual track meet. In junior events Cameron led 25 to 2 with the 100 and 50 yard races and the sprint relay. Lincoln Mondick won the 100 in 10.2 seconds and Joe Lee Heitman ran 10.8 for Cameron. The Yeemen finished the sprint relay in 47.5 seconds. Three events were not contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Hearne
Cameron Boys
Lincoln Mondick
Joe Lee Heitman
Yeemen
Youth Meet Saturday At First Baptist Church Milam County
A county wide youth meeting will be held Saturday night April 4 at 7 00 p m at the First Baptist Church. This monthly social and fellowship program is sponsored by the Baptist Training Union of Milam county with Jimmy Asher in charge of this month's gathering.
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First Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union of
Milam County
Jimmy Asher
Two Men Plead Guilty Before County Judge
County Judge Charles C. Smith Jr. heard pleas from Charles Allred and Robert Halpain. Allred faced driving while intoxicated after his 1951 Chevrolet hit a horse drawn buggy in Rockdale, injuring one seriously. fined 100 dollars, costs, 30 days jail to be commuted if restitution is made in five days. Halpain, father of nine, faced aggravated assault. fined 25 dollars, costs, six months jail with sentence suspended pending good behavior.
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Charles C. Smith Jr
Charles Allred
Robert Halpain
Allred
Rockdale
Halpain
Easter Holiday Closures For Local Schools
Ada Henderson School Yee High School and the C J Thomas School will be closed Friday and Monday for the Easter holidays. County schools will be closed Friday only. The County School Superintendent's office will be closed all day Friday but will reopen Saturday morning as usual.
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Ada Henderson
Yee High
C. J. Thomas
Communion Service and Sermons at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church will hold a Communion service Thursday at 7 30 p m to commemorate the Last Supper. Rev John Solomon selects Sunday morning sermon The Power of Christs Resurrection and evening topic Substituting for Pure Gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
John Solomon
Four Month Old Baby Dies At Garcia Home
The death of Herlenia Garcia, four months old, was reported Friday morning by Green's Funeral Home. The child died at the Garcia home on the L. K. Stockwell place. The Garcia family buried the child themselves Friday.
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Garcia
Herlenia Garcia
Green
L. K. Stockwell Place
Second Lt. Richard E. Williams Ships Out for England
Second Lt. Richard E. Williams, commissioned March 26, left Tuesday for England to join Headquarters Third Division Air Force in London. He phoned his family to report his departure and is listed as a Chief Comptroller in the Air Force.
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Richard E. Williams
England
Third Division
Air Force
London
Williams
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Water Conservation Group Meeting
A. K. Gurecky
Barbara Jane
John A. Valenta
Lufkin
J. J. Kohutek
Daniel Wokaty
Julia Wokaty
Joe Knapek
Henry Kuzel
Go Court
Fort Hood, Texas
Milam Motel
S. A. Jones
Blansitt
Chevrolet
County Health Unit
W. T. Pearson and Sons
G. W Garner
Presbyterian
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