Cameron Little League to field 14 squads for summer play
Cameron Little League officials approved a 2400 budget to buy bases uniforms and equipment for 14 summer squads at Cameron Field. About 275 boys are expected to participate with five named teams Bears Braves Yankees Indians and a fifth team. The program adds a supervisor chief umpire and volunteers including a scorekeeper and publicity reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassel Wilson
Little League
J. B. Earle
Lavert McKinney
Wilson
Bears
Cotton Mauldin
McKinney
Braves
Donald Glass
Lawrence Laffere
Yankees
Jim Edwards
Niley Smith
Indians
Bubba Maddox
Carl Weems
Eddie Huntsman
Willis White
Babe Ruth
Richard Wilkerson
Buck Wilkerson
George Jones
Joe Humplik
Pete Miller
Tom Boyd
Johnny Moseley
J. H. Holloway
Bob Foster
Terry Hardwick
Cameron Little League
Cameron
Texas
Speeder pursued to Rosebud at 110 mph endangers town
Cameron police chased Alfred Kurtis, 23, in a 1955 Studebaker from Cameron to Rosebud at speeds up to 110 mph. After a roadblock, Kurtis spun out, hit a curb, and stopped. He received seven stitches for a facial gash and pleaded guilty to speeding in City Court, paying fines of 50 and 60 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speeder
Rosebud
Cameron
Elvin Hoskins
Alfred Kurtis
Studebaker
Kurtis
Hoskins
Douglas Barron
Kortis
North Travis
12Th St
US 77
Milam County Ballot Totals Show Runoff Candidates
Final Milam County tally from April 4 reports unofficial results. William Blakley leads with 622 votes and Jim Wright has 447, with 120 additional late votes. Runoff set for May as Tower leads six man field with about 325 000 votes and Blakley tops Democratic contenders with about 190 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
William Blakley
Jim Wright
Wayne Wieser
Wright
Herod
Milano
Maurey Maverick
Hugh Wilson
Kristus Sams
Blakley
John Tower
Will Wilson
Tower
Girl Scout Executive Addresses Cameron Rotary
Mrs Opel Clifton of Austin executive director of the Colorado Lakes Area for Girl Scouts spoke to Cameron Rotarians on Girl Scouting. Introduced by Lester Williams area day camp chairman, Clifton stressed the value of Girl Scout activities for young girls as Williams attended as special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opel Clifton
Austin
Texas Colorado Lakes Area
Cameron
Lester Williams
Clifton
Colorado Lakes
Services Tuesday For Bob Blake 76
Funeral services were held in Milano for Bob Blake 76 with Rev. James Henderson and Rev. H M Rowley officiating. Burial followed at Milano Cemetery. Blake died April 10 at 5 25 p m at his Milano home. He was born January 1 1885 in Alabama and worked at Wm P Carey Lumber Company in Cameron before retirement. Survivors include 2 sons 2 daughters 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren with pallbearers named Haddox Haddox Ant his Pratt Woods Walker Weiser Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Blake
Marek-Burns Funeral
James Henderson
H. M. Rowley
Milano
Blake
Alabama
Wm. P. Carey Lumber Company
Cameron
L. B. Blake
Ardell Blake
Houston
Oralle Morgan
S. J. Johnson
New Mexico
Johnny Haddox
Homer Haddox
Henry Anthis
David Pratt
H. D. Woods
Luther Walker
Wayne Weiser
Vernie Miller
Minstrel Shows Set for Yee High Auditorium
Cameron Lions Club presents the 61 Minstrel at Yee High School Auditorium on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm. The event features a large chorus, six endmen, special acts, and a variety of comedy routines to support Cameron civic projects including the library. Proceeds go to local charities with tickets available from Lions Club members and at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron and
Milam County
Yee High School
John Henderson, Jr
Cameron Lions
George Bowman
Bill Bates
Herbert Nance
Richard Williams
Tom Boyd
Jimmy Wiggs
Bones
Sambo
Rastus
Tamob
Sachmo
Amos
Bill Crockett
Lion Observer
Cameron Civic
Library
Lions Club
Cameron Lions Club
Eugene Mees
Charles Smith, Jr
Vance Reed
Jewel Strong
Monroe Fuchs
Fred Carroll
Bob Wells
John Schigut
George Fisher
Max McClaren
Phillip McCall
Jack Prescott
Hilliard Thomas
Rockdale Youth Wins Alcoa 61 Scholarship
John Crow of Rockdale named winner of the 1961 Alcoa Foundation Scholarship for Rockdale Works. He will receive $2,500 over four years for college. Crow, drum major of Rockdale High School Band, is a National Merit Scholar recipient and National Honor Society president. He plans to attend Davidson College and was among 24 candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crow
Alcoa Foundation
Rockdale
Brice Crow
Milam County Supt. of Schools
H. D. Maxwell
Rockdale Works
Crow
National Council of Teachers of English
Rockdale Science
National Honor Society
East Texas State College
Howard Payne
Davidson College
Charlotte
N. C
Rev Cobb Wins Pastor's Award in Texas Synod
The Rev. Gerald R. Cobb of Ben Arnold E&R Church is named rural minister of the year by the Texas Synod of Evangelical Re formed Churches. He is nominated for the Texas Rural Minister of the Year program after world Heifer Projects work and service as southwest representative. He travels by plane delivering cattle to Asia and Nepal and has spoken to civic groups across Central Texas. He also serves on the Texas Council of Churches and the CROP Committee, and pilots a Luscombe for preaching engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald R. Cobb
Ben Arnold
Texas Synod of Evangelical Reform Churches
Texas
Progressive Farmers Magazine
Rural Church Conference
Heifer Projects, Inc
Cobb
Southwest
Asia
Katmandu
Nepal
Ben Arnold E&r Church
St Paul
Burleson County
Milam
Ben Arnold E&r
Synod
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Cameron Ministerial Alliance
Florida
Tennessee
Washington & Jefferson College
Pennsylvania
San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselm
Calif
Banquet Honors Sunshine Bowlers at Cameron Country Club
Fifteen trophies were awarded at the Sunshine Women's Bowling League banquet with The Falstaff team winning the top team trophy. Individual honors went to Evelyn Burke Frieda Anderle Lillie Peck and Frances Villines among others. Sponsors and club officials praised the bowlers and invited continued support for Cameron Bowling Lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Women’s Bowling League
Billie McCoy
Cameron Country Club
Falstaff
Ann Schattle
Frances Villines
Lois Matula
Laverne Slavik
Joyce Provasek
Dana Kestenbaum
Falstaff Distributing Co
Bertha Balhorn
Ena Kalkbrenner
Mos. Kalkbrenner
WIBC
Coca- Cola
New Cameron Drug
Citizens National Bank
Herley Stedman Motor Co
Oscar Zotz
Clumbus Club
Cameron Bowling Lanes
Dee Spear
Young Boy Treated For Suspected Rattlesnake Bite
James Russell Fikes, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Fikes of 1108 W. Main, was treated for a suspected rattlesnake bite at St. Edwards Hospital Monday morning and released in good condition Tuesday. Doctors could not confirm a bite but treatment was given.
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James Russell Fikes
Grady Fikes
W. Main
St. Edwards Hospital
100 Years Ago Sumpter Fire and Charleston Bombardment Opens War
Charleston scenes mark the start of the U S Civil War with Fort Sumter under bombardment after Confederate General Beauregard ordered the attack. Major Anderson resists evacuation as shells burst, fire and smoke fill the harbor and troops defend the fort amid mounting tensions.
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Sumpter
Cameron Man
Charleston
South Carolina
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
G. T. Beauregard
Beauregard
Robert Anderson
Major Anderson
Manly
Anderson
George St. James
Fort Johnson
Fort Sumpter
Sumter
Charleston Bay
Sullivan's Island
Fort Moultrie
Obie Mack Faces Jury Hearings On Rockdale Fracas
Milam County jurors will hear assault with intent to murder charges against Obie Mack 30, Rockdale. He is indicted for attacking John Hirt and J M Dick Tuma, with the latter killed in a Sept. 17, 1960, scuffle. Other Milam cases include a Ft Hood soldier’s three year suspended term for a Dec. shooting at Bubba Nelsons Tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam Petit
Obie Mack
Rockdale
Mack
Milam
John C Hirt
J. M. Dick Tuma
Sgt
Reggie Mack
Ft. Hood
Milam District Court
Alex Brown
W. C. Wallace
John E. Shepherd
Four Injured In Car Pickup Mishap Near Hoyte
A Sunday morning crash on State Highway 36 near Hoyte injured four. Driver Donald Ray Ezzell aged 17 from Houston and driver Calvin Henry Skrabanek of Temple, plus two Temple passengers Deloris Sefcik and David Sefcik, were taken to Newton Hospital with David later moved to a Temple hospital. Ezzell had borrowed a pickup to tow gas to a stranded car after its fuel ran out and was making a U turn when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyte
Jack Straley
Donald Ray Ezzell
Houston
Calvin Henry Skrabanek
Temple
Deloris Sefcik
David
Newton Hospital
David Sefcik
Ezzell
Waco
Cameron
Jim Edward
Straley
First Baptist Calls Education Director
The First Baptist Church plans to call Emmet Carson a 31 year old May graduate of Southwestern Baptist Seminary to be music and educational director. Carson, a native of Enid Oklahoma, has 11 years of private music education and visited the church three weeks ago and again this Sunday. Francis Cox chairs the church M&E committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Church
Emmet Carson
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
Carson
Enid
Oklo
Francis Cox
Church
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Cameron Field
Texan
Milam District
FFA
Carroll Richter
Bobby Hillman
Phillip Hubnik
Martin Jistel
Ronald Kostroum
Robert Moran
Thomas Fisher
Ernest Vogelsang
Edmund Michalka
Alcoa
Rev. Cobb
Sunshine
Confederate States of America
Robert Stonedale
Fort Cummings
F. English
Cameron Herald
Peter Donlon
Ft. Sumter
James B. Moore
Ed F. English
First
South Carolina Heavy Artillery
Rufus V. King
English
Mate Gemanite
Fort
Tuma
Ollie Cook
Rst Baptist
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