Man Of The Month Mitchell Named To State Highway Commission
The Man Of The Month features Allin Fowler Mitchell named to the State Highway Commission. A civil engineer educated at A and M College and the University of Texas, Mitchell shows broad training and a prominent Texas background. He grew up on Mitchell's Bay near Baytown and has worked in hydraulic and highway engineering across Eagle Lake and Gulf Coast areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allin Fowler Mitchell
State Highway Commission
Mitchell
Harris County
Texas
A&m College
Texas University
John Field
Jane Gaillard Mitchell
Mitchell’s Bay
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Baytown
Eagle Lake
Gulf Coast
Retired Fire Chief Dies at Senate Door in Austin
Herman Diezi of Brenham, former Houston fire chief and Texas Association of Fire Fighters representative, collapsed at the Senate door around 3 PM and was pronounced dead at Breckenridge hospital. He had been in the Senate gallery listening to debate on a civil service regulation bill for firefighters and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Herman Diezi
Brenham
Houston
Texas Association of Fire Fighters
Diezi
Senate Chamber
Breckenridge Hospital
Senate
Kyle Vick
Poage predicts cotton acreage controls by 1950
Dallas April 5 Representative William R Poage of Waco told the Texas Cotton Ginners Association that cotton acreage controls will be placed on farmers by 1950. He said controls are almost certain unless a cotton crop failure occurs this year and noted Texas would be hit hard unless government accounts for 1 700 000 acres diverted from cotton in 1946 to maize and peanuts.
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Dallas
William R. Poage
Waco
Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Texas
Funeral for E. B. Martin Held in Burlington Pioneer
E B Martin 72 died at home in Burlington March 6 after long illness. Funeral from St Michael Catholic Church Burlington Friday March 8 at 9 30 a m with interment at Catholic Cemetery Rosebud in charge of Nicholson Funeral Home. Survived by widow Mary and eight children plus three brothers and many relatives. lifelong Democrat active in civic and church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Martin
Faily
Burlington
Martin
Arkansas
Texas
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Father O’reagan
Nicholson Funeral
Rosebud
Mr. Martin
America
Mary Martin
Joe Martin
Turnerstown
Hugh Martin
John Martin
Tyler
Ed Martin
Corpus Christi
Phil Krause
Burington
Jack McKeene
Houston
W. J. Matherne
Killeen
Leonard Dillenberg
San Antonio
Arthur Martin
Blum
New Orleans
Leo Martin
Three Hour Good Friday Service Planned in Cameron
The Good Friday service sponsored by the Ministers Association of Cameron will be held at the Methodist Church on Friday April 15 from 12 noon to 3 pm. The program titled Words From the Cross features multiple pastors presenting topics including Forgiveness, Authority, Rememberance, Submission, Suffering, Victory and Confidence at the Cross. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers’ Association of Cameron
R. L. Lemons
W. L. Hall
R. Kalkbrennex
Fletcher McDonald Ill at Newton Memorial Hospital
Fletcher McDonald of Plainview is reported ill and a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital, awaiting further medical updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher McDonald
Plainview
Newton Memorial Hospital
Wm. A. Sell Appointed Cashier at Peoples Bank Nocona
Wm. A. Sell has become cashier of the Peoples National Bank in Nocona Texas after leaving Cameron and Buckholts. In a letter he notes looking forward to weekly papers and misses Milam county friends. Nocona’s economy centers on oil cattle and farm products with leather goods fame. Sell sits on the bank board and mentions only one Milam county acquaintance Phillip Reid now in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Buckholts
Wm. A. Sell
Peoples National Bank
Nocona
Texas
Sell
Milam County
First National Bank
Buckholts State Bank
Red River Valley
Phillip Reid
Reid
Dallas
Mr. Sell
Old Deed Uncovered In Right of Way Purchase On 77
An 1888 deed from George B. Erath to his daughters Lucy and Lelia Erath surfaces while perfecting titles for Highway 77 right of way. Parish estate attorney R L Henderson of Waco notes extreme lack of detail in the abstract. The estate owns 1280 acres near Burlington, patented in 1841 by Texas. Erath, famed pioneer and Indian fighter, helped survey Waco. Erath County bears his name. Deed filed in Milam County in 1891. clerk W M Gill and deputy Frank Clement noted.
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George B. Erath
Lucy
Lelia Erath
R. L. Henderson
Waco
Lelia Brath
Henderson
Burlington
Erath
Texas
Elm Creek
Frank Clement
Thorndale
Leader Department Store Pre-Easter Sale Promoted
The Leader Department Store on Main Street announces a pre Easter sale with fresh stocks for the Easter trade. Prices quoted will serve as an index to bargains throughout the store during the event. The shop recently renovated with a modern tile and glass front continues to be a popular Cameron trading place.
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Leader Department
Main Street
Leader
Cameron
Methodist Palm Sunday Service at Local Church
Palm Sunday observances at the Methodist Church will focus on children. The pastor will welcome a class of children into church membership during the morning service. The choir will perform God So Loved the World by John Stainer and Miss Shirley Horstmann will sing One of Little Faith by Fred Holton.
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Methodist Church
John Stainer
Shirley Horstmann
Fred Holton
Dakels Visit Yarrellton and Marek Sunday
Mr and Mrs H L Dakel visited residents in Yarrellton and Marek on Sunday, sharing greetings and news with locals during a light weekend stop.
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H. L. Dakel
Yarrellton
Marek
Turkey growers in Cameron pledge big increase in turkeys
About 150 Cameron area turkey growers met and voted to raise 26 000 turkeys this year, a rise of over 10 000 from 1945. Milam County production is expected near 606 000 if expansion continues. D C Drummond reported raising 4 000 birds while George McCarthy of Universal Mills spoke on proper feeding and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Milam
D. C. Drummond
George McCarthy
Universal Mills
L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Election Winners Named To City Board Of Aldermen
Tuesday's light vote produced three incumbents retained and one veteran defeated. Andres led with 190 votes, Schiller 175, Terry 162, Horstmann 161. Horstmann was ousted. Newcomer Schiller to replace Horstmann. write ins Carroll Green 28 and Dan Gunn 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Schiller
Bob Terry
John C. Andres
Andres
Schiller
Terry
Horstmann
Cameron
Dodge and
Plymouth
Jerry Schiller
Carroll Green
Dan Gunn
The Whitest Land And the Whitest People
A Milam County community in Hoyte is praised as extremely poor yet generous in Red Cross fundraising. Mention of B. R. Fletcher winning District 15 BTU at the Texas Baptist Training Union convention in Abilene on a recent Saturday.
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Texas
Milam County
Hoyte
Red Cross
B. R. Fletcher
BTU
Texas Baptist Training Union Convention
Abilene
Rockdale Hosts Milam County Boy Scout Field Meet and Court of Honor
Milam County Boy Scouts will hold a field meet and Court of Honor in Rockdale on Friday April 29 starting at 1 30 p m Scouts from Cameron Thorndale Milano Sharp and Gause are expected Sharp hosts the planning meeting W P Hogan chairs camping and activities committee with H H Pruett master of ceremonies Field events are organized by H D Maxwell and T A Weems with judges Slyde Franklin August Kuntz Jamie Clark and E C Westbrook Entertainment refreshments and transportation are arranged by local volunteers Dr J T Richards and Dr John Hopper head First Aid Father Duda of Cameron will oversee the Court of Honor after the field meet public attendance is invited and details will follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Boy Scouts
Rockdale
Cameron
Thorndale
Milano
Sharp and
Gause
Sharp
W. P. Hogan
H. H. Pruett
H. D. Maxwell
T. A. Weems
Slyde Franklin
August Kuntz
Jamie Clark
E. C. Westbrook
E. F. Boxell
F. T. Sager
Jesse Lee Bankston
Henry Tyler
Father Duda
Court of Honor
Churchill urges democratic unity against Soviet threat in Boston
In a Boston Speech at MIT Garden Churchill warned the Kremlin’s 14 leaders aim to rule the world and that the atomic bomb in US hands deterred Europe. He urged unity of free nations against communism while stressing no hostility to the Russian people and cautioning that war remains possible.
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Boston
Europe
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Kremlin
United States
Churchill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Garden
Russia
Goal in Sight First Day of Canvas for Armory Site
More than half the $6,000 goal for the National Guard Armory site was in sight by 1 p m on the first day of a Chamber of Commerce canvass. L G Smith said $2028 had been raised in 3 hours and that most committees still had reports pending. The chamber will cover 3200 while the remainder must be raised for utilities.
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National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Smith
Winnie Henderson Elected President of Milam County Teachers
Miss Winnie Henderson of Cameron was elected President of the Milam County Teachers Association in Milano. C F Bell was named First Vice President and Mrs Ruby Arledge Second Vice President. Beatrice Weise Cameron and R L Dedeke Milan o high school were chosen Secretary and Treasurer. The association will meet October 3 at Buckholts with over 200 in attendance.
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Winnie Henderson
Cameron
Milam County Teachers Association
Milano
Henderson
Cameron School
C. F. Bell
Sharp High School
Ruby Arledge
Buckholts
Beatrice Weise
R. L. Dedeke
Hinton H. Pruett
Chas. M. Hicks
Edrie Browder
Fred Sloop
A&m Consolidated School
Milano School
C. M. Selman
Rockdale Schools
Jessie Bankston
Adrie Kyle
Gause
Texas
Texans
Jimmie Robinson
Bids Sought for Highway 36 Gap at Gatesville
The Texas highway department will solicit bids on a section of Highway 36 between Temple and Gatesville in the North Camp Hood area on April 27. Resident engineer Joe Brown said contracts for the work would be let soon after bids are received, though no letting date is set yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Temple
Gatesville
North Caimp Hood
Joe Brown
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Burlington Pioneer
Peoples Bank
Leader Department Store
H. B. Pressley
Scouts OF County
Highway 36
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