Letter from Jesse Wilkerson recalls Civil War era Sentinel copies
Houston reader Jesse Wilkerson describes studying 1865 Sentinel issues and old fashioned English usage. He notes names of soldiers returning home, recalls Cameron’s history, and mentions his own works and oil industry job. The piece reflects on local street work and citizen cooperation to fix streets.
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Jesse Wilkerson
Houston
Wilkerson
The
Herald
Sentinel
A M Tests Alcoa Slag In Ronaways
Milam County lignite reserves may boost the county economy and provide cheaper safer highways in Central Texas. Slag from burned lignite at Rockdale Alcoa Works was mixed with paving materials in test strips, yielding a surface with high non skid and quiet riding properties. Alcoa Rockdale Works produces 450 tons of slag daily during lignite combustion for alum.
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Alcoa
Texas A & M Alcoa
Texas Power & Light Co
Milam County
R. R. Sugg
Texas Transportation Institute
Bryan College Station
A&m College
A & M College
Bob M. Gallaway
TTI
Texas Highway Dept
Official Advises Crop Treatments For Chinch Bug
Agriculture officials report a chinch bug attack on Milam County sorghum and other crops. County Agent J D Moore urges field checks during growth and spraying with DDT or toxaphene mixtures if bugs appear in damaging numbers.
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J. D. Moore
Mrs Dallie Young Pioneer Cillan Dies In Cameron
Mrs Dallie McIver Young 82 died at her Cameron home Sunday Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church Monday burial in Oak Hill Cemetery She was born in Union Springs Alabama moved to Cameron 75 years ago She married Col W R Young of Dallas in 1898 and returned to Cameron after his death Survivors include four sons three daughters two sisters six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Pallbearers named Drayton McLane Henry Pattillo John Muse A H Baskin Alvin Dusek Harry Tag
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Dallie McIver Young
Cameron
First Presbyterian Church
D. C. James
Oak Hill Cemetery
F. J. Melver
Young
Union Springs
Alabama
W. R. Young
Dallas
Presbyterian Church
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Young
Austin
Fred M. Young
Waco
Charles Young
Medford
Oregon
John P. Young
Odessa
Callie Young
Carl Black
Louis A. J. Gordon
Midland
W. Paden
John W. Pace
Haskell
Drayton McLane
Henry Pattillo
John Muse
A H. Baskin
Alvin Dusek
Harry Tag
Jaycees Elect Schigut Proxy Plan Road-e-o
Cameron Jaycees elected John Schigut as president for 1959 40 in Monday elections and announced plans for a Teen Age Road-e-o. Officers named include Robert Zaro vice president Frank Luecke secretary and Frank Reed treasurer. Outgoing president Bill Crockett will be state director and Richard Williams a director. Henry Schattle urged teen drivers to enter the Road-e-o on April 22 at the Safeway Store.
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Cameron Jaycees
John Schigut
Young City
Crockett
Walkers Creek House Burns In Kitchen Stove Explosion
The Sam Henderson home near Walkers Creek north of Cameron burned to the ground after a stove exploded. Henderson suffered burns to the forehead and face. Firefighters could not save the all wood house, about 12 miles from Cameron. A 70 foot cottonwood tree nearby was set afire by embers and drenched with water for ten minutes. The house was a total loss.
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Sam Henderson
Walkers Creek
Cameron
Henderson
Lions Plan Broom Sale Today in Cameron
The Cameron Lions Club tours the city Thursday selling brooms mops and household items for charity. Proceeds benefit Kerrville Crippled Children’s Hospital and wheelchairs loaned free to those in need. Lions members visit each business today to request support.
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Cameron Civic Club
Cameron Declares Cemetery Day For Oak Hill Cleanup
The Cameron City Council proclaims Thursday April 30 as Cemetery Day for a city cemetery clean up. Mayor Wilson invites all residents to join the one day effort at Oak Hill Cemetery with volunteers served refreshments. City work crews will remove brush and widen streets, and officials discuss buying a ride on mower for parks and cemetery use.
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Cameron
Basse] Wilson
Oak Hill
Cameron Chamber
Wilson
Sharp Couple In 2 Vehicle Wreck Near Rockdale
Mr and Mrs Frank Gamble of Sharp were treated at Richards Clinic for injuries after a Friday collision on Farm Road 487 seven miles northwest of Rockdale. Sam Rogers of Taylor faced charges for failure to grant right of way after his gravel truck collided with the Gamble car at a one way bridge. Highway patrolman Jack Straley investigated the crash.
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Frank Gamble
Sharp
Richards Clinic
Rockdale
Sam Rogers
Taylor
Gamble
Jack Straley
City United Fund Names Officers and Adds Directors
Cameron United Fund will name 9 new board members and elect officers at 7 30 pm Tuesday in the Ben Milam Cafeteria. Incoming directors serve 3 years. voting members include any contributor. Retiring directors listed. current officers are Edward Schiller Bill Burns and Henry Liebman.
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W O. Triggs
Incumbents Return in Cameron City and School Elections
Incumbent city councilmen Hayden Lawrence Lincoln Mendick and Richard Moseley were re elected unopposed to two year terms as Cameron voters cast 117 ballots for three seats. In the Cameron School election Dr David Shapiro and Niley J Smith were re elected unopposed to three year terms with an unofficial tally of 37 votes.
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Cameron
City Hall
Hayden Lawrence
Lincoln Mendick
Richard Moseley
David Shapiro
Niley J. Smith
Mondrik
City calls bids on paving 10th Street in Cameron
Cameron officials announced bids are sought for the 10th Street paving project after work on drainage was installed. All Jackson Street property owners from E 18th to E 6th have agreed to grade and pave, four owners on Sixth Street may be assessed. A nearby 18th Street project is planned after liens are settled.
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10Th Sts
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Cameron
North Jackson
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10Th Street
J. B. Earle
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Wilson
Jackson West
Crockett
FE 18Th St
US 77
East Cameron
Surface Rain Lifts Moisture in Cameron Milam County
Rainfall from a Wednesday downpour brought 1.64 inches by 1 p.m. across Cameron and Milam counties while soils regain surface moisture. Farmers expect continued clouds with scattered showers through Saturday as crops like maize and cotton seek spring growth after a six week drought.
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Cameron
Milam
Weather Notes Storm Rain Delays as Temps Drop in Cameron
Overdue rains fell in Cameron and vicinity on Wednesday with temperatures in the 60s. Official rainfall at presstime was about 1.6 inches. The forecast calls for a sunny weekend with highs in the 80s. Earlier this month only .01 inch of rain had fallen.
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