Cameron Herald marks its 100 years in Milam County Texas
The Cameron Herald celebrates a centennial as a longtime Milam County newspaper. It traces its origins to early editors and publishers and notes endurance through wars and social change while pledging to continue serving Cameron and Milam County in the second century of growth.
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Milam County
Pioneer
Texas
Cameron Herald
Herald
Times
Cameron
B H Cammer
James B. Moore
Drs. C. W. McCune
Thomas Pope
Oscar Fides McAnally
James Peeler
W. A. Bowen
W P. Stevenson
B. H. Terrer
J B. White
Scout O Rama Set For City Saturday
Scout units from 11 Central Texas towns will display scouting skills to about 1500 attendees at Cameron’s first Scout-O-Rama Saturday evening at Simon George Hall. About 25 booths from Tejas Scout District will feature weather, handicraft, nature, pioneering and more with tickets sold by local Scouts.
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Scouts of Cameron
Simon-George Hall
Central Texas Tejas
Bobby Schiller
Louis Able
Eugene Schuttle
Edward Reisner
Don Duffy
Don Able
Robert Eickenhorst
Larry Schiller
Cameron
Central Texas
Orama
Simon George Hall
Wayne Wieser
the Herald
Tejas
Marlin
Chilton
Bremond
Rosebud
Buckholts
Thorndale
Rockdale
Milano Gause
Ben Arnold
Wieser
Waco
Texas
Berts Kennedy
Diane Kurtz Wins Final Cameron Coloring Contest
Seven year old Diane Kurtz of Route 1 Cameron led the final Cameron coloring contest with first prize. The event closed Saturday at four sponsoring stores Duke & Ayres Burris-Moseley Caperton 5 & 10 and Burke's Variety Store.
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Cameron
Diane Kurtz
Route 1
Duke & Ayres
Burris-Moseley Inc
Caperton
Burke's
Miss Kurtz
Ray Carroll Gilbert
N. Houston
Burks-Moseley, Inc
Weather notes for Cameron weekend forecast
Weather notes forecast warmer temperatures and clear skies for Cameron and vicinity over the weekend. City records show Cameron's official rainfall at 0.48 inches during the week.
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Cameron
City, School Vote To Start Saturday
Voting is expected to be light Tuesday at City Hall and Saturday at Yee Gymnasium as unopposed incumbents are up for re election.
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City Hall
Yee Gymnasium
Thorndale
Milano
Cameron
Richard Moseley
Hayden Lawrence
Lincoln Mendick
Niley J. Smith
David Shapiro
Cameron School Board
Carl Linke
Rein Zieschang
C. L. Yount
Thorndale School Board
Delma E. Kiesing
B. B. MccAnulty
Graham Dickerson
Gus Schramm
Robert Hoskins
Charles Becker
Murrell Rogers
Jaycees Outline Teen Road-e-o Plans For City
The Cameron Jaycees announced the third annual safe driving Teen-age Road-e-o for 7 30 pm April 22 with site in the Safe Way parking area. Entry is open to teen drivers with parental permission. filing closes about April 15. New members were named at a Cameron Junior Chamber meeting.
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Cameron Jaycees
Henry Schattle
Cameron Junior Chamber
Kathy's Cafe
Bill Crockett
Cameron Road
Yee High School
Jaycee Roadeo
Dollar Day Sets Big Savings Friday In Cameron
Cameron merchants prepare for First Friday Dollar Day with store wide savings across clothing shoes household items and more Milam County shoppers are urged to stay in town to save time and mileage and enjoy bargains galore across many departments officials expect a large turnout and emphasize the savings pass through from merchants to shoppers
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Cameron Merchants
Cameron
Texas
Milam County
Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Dollar Day
Cameron Hosts District Interscholastic League Spring Meet
Cameron will host the district Interscholastic League Spring Meet with the Yee High campus as site. Participants include Hearne Rosebud Rogers Belton and Cameron in plays tennis and many literary and sports events. Cameron’s one act cast lists Joyce Hannon Margaret Young Allen Dodson Billy Hensley with alternates Geri Kolodejcak Grady Gill.
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Cameron
Yee High
J. R. Young
Hearne
Rosebud
Rogers
Belton
Young
Joyce Hannon
Margaret Young
Allen Dodson
Billy Hensley
Geri Kolodejcak
Grady Gill
Yee High Courts
Herald
Mark Perrin
James Fontaine
Eddy Luckey
Sven Vogelsang
Monroe Barta
Rebecca Terry
Helen Reid
Margaret Nance
Betty Kestenbaum
Milam County Elect B Cotton Program Final Date March 16
Milam County farmers must elect Choice A or B for the 1959 cotton crop by March 16. As of that date 40 farms chose the B program, increasing allotments from 12 738 to 16 044 acres. B program yields 40 percent larger allotments with 65 percent parity price support. A program offers 80 percent parity with 7 8 middling price. Releasing unused acreage ended March 6, releasing 5 057 acres to be reapportioned to 501 seeking farmers.
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Alva Sanders
Milam County
ASC
The
Herald
Inspector Checks Flant Equipment
Cameron's water system has state approval announced at the opening of the new three cell city jail. Mayor Bassel Wilson presided and Alvin Hefft, city water superintendent, christened the jail with the newly state approved city water.
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Cameron
Bassel Wilson
Alvin Hefft
City Water
City Hall
James W. Wilson
Austin
State Board of Health
Heftz
Officials Open New City Jail With Ceremony
City officials held a ceremony marking the opening of Cameron’s new $3,800 concrete and steel city jail adjacent to City Hall. Mayor Bassel Wilson, Chief Chester Simons, and Councilmen Lin coln Mondick and Roy Griffith attended as the facility replaces a wooden structure and expands police setup, with enhanced night patrols and updated communications.
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Bassel Wilson
Chester Simons
Lincoln Mondick
Roy Griffith
Simons
City Hall
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