50th Anniversary Muster of Former Aggies April 21
Former A&M College students in Milam County gather at Milam Coffee Shop Cameron Texas on Tuesday April 21 1953 at 8 p m to observe the 50th anniversary Muster of Texas A&M Men. Niley J Smith urges attendance as the Milam County Muster joins global ceremonies honoring Aggies and the Battle of San Jacinto.
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A&m College of Texas
Milam County
Milam
Cameron
Texas
Texas A&m
Texas A&m College
Battle of
San Jacinto
Houston
Niley J. Smith
A&m
18 Month Time Limit Set Before Old Age Payments Can be Made
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance covers workers through payroll taxes, with protections for employees and self employed persons. More than 66 million people hold coverage, with insured status maintained by years of work and a six month annual requirement after age 65 and a 10 year period to convert to lifetime coverage. Survivors benefits extend to families, with four in five mothers insured for their minor children.
Draft Board News Shows Net March Force Separations Exceed Enlistments
In Austin Brigadier General Par field, Texas draft director, reports March separations from the armed forces slightly exceed enlistments. State draft records show 6,789 separations against 6,774 enlistments and inductions, including 3,056 drafted. The Air Force and Army remain the largest sources of Texans entering service.
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Austin
Texas
Generl Parfield
Armed Force
Wakefield
Air Force
Army Secon
Army
Corps
Navy
Marst Guard
Mrs John Edmonds Of Milano Dies Sunday Services In Rockdale
Mrs John Edmonds former Milano postmaster died Sunday April 12 in a Temple hospital after months of illness. Funeral services were held in Rockdale April 14 with Rev R E Ledbetter officiating. Her husband of Milano survives. Burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery Rockdale. Edmonds came from Kentucky as a child. Her father Dr J W Hudson practiced medicine in Milano for 40 years. She was appointed postmaster by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Rockdale
John Edmonds
Milano
J. W. Hudson
Theodore Rooseveltt
Trade in Cameron
A brief note mentions wind directions and a trade in Cameron, with a focus on shifting easterly winds toward the equator. The fragment suggests a regional exchange or maritime context tied to Cameron.
Lone Star Gas Names R L Stephenson to New Dealer Aid Post
R L Stephenson of Dallas is named to the newly created Dealer Assistance Coordinator post for Lone Star Gas Company. He will help develop plans to boost sales of modern gas appliances across more than 400 Texas and Oklahoma cities. His career includes prior Lone Star roles and Navy service.
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R. L. Stephenson
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
Ches
Ter L. May
Stephenson
May
Texas
Oklahoma
Lone Star
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Texas Highway Department
Navy
Sharp News Society Notes From Local Families
Local residents host relatives from Austin Cameron Rockdale Fort Worth and Houston over weekends and weekdays. Seaman Jack Daniel Jr. visits from Corpus Christi. Sharp PTA meets with cancer films shown in the auditorium. Community visits to Bartlett Rockdale Taylor and Cameron noted with numerous familial gatherings and church activities.
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Arnold Persky
Tom Henson
Ralph Caffey
J. A. Gifford
Rockdale
Seaman Jack Daniel Jr
Corpus Christi
Sharp Pta
Taylor
Pineda and Followers First Europeans in Texas Reach
Spanish explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda and his followers became the first white men to set foot on present day Texas soil arriving in 1519.
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Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda
Texas
Twelve Yoo High Students advance to regional meet in San Marcos
Twelve Yoo High School students will represent the school at the Regional Interscholastic League Meet in San Marcos on April 25. Participants include Cecil Hill, Dick Jenness, Norene Holder, Bob Balhorn, Henrietta Slavik, Frances Michalka, Luane Asher, Sarah Esslinger, Mary Hensley, James Posey, Billy Joe Reynolds, and G. Childress. Mr and Mrs Thompson Kemp visited his mother, Mrs Lina Kemp last week.
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Yoo High School
San Marcos
Cecil Hill
Dick Jenness
Norene Holder
Bobby Balhorn
Henrietta Slavik
Frances Michalka
Luane Asher
Sarah Esslinger
Mary Hensley
James Posey
Billy Joe Reynolds
G. Childress
Membership Drive Set By Auto Association
Jerry B. Schiller area membership chairman for the National and State Automobile Dealers Associations announces the Give a Day campaign. On May 1 more than 200 area chairmen across Texas will dedicate a single day to boosting membership in the two groups. Schiller of Schiller Motors has seven years of involvement with the associations. Mr. and Mrs. J A Blasienz of Clarkson visited Cameron.
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Jerry B. Schiller
Texas
Schiller
Schiller Motors
Dodge-Plymouth
Yoe High Band Concert Delights Belton Audience
The Cameron Yoemen band of 90 students directed by Francis Cox performed in Alma Reeves Chapel before Mary Hardin-Baylor students and guests. The group plans three pieces for the upcoming State high school band contest in Waco, with standout trombone and well balanced sections praised by Miss Phyllis Carpenter of MHB.
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Phyllis Carpenter
MHB
Carpenter
Cox
Francis Cox
Hazel Caste
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Softball Hardball League Seeks Boys Enthusiasm in Cameron Area
The Softball Hardball League invites boys aged 8 to 14 to a park meeting on Wednesday April 22 at 7 30 pm. Bring fathers if possible. Last year the Junior Softball League had 84 members led by Joe O Neill as president Dr C G Swift as vice president and Ed Manning as secretary treasurer. Mr and Mrs C E Russell have returned to Yarrellton after months in Bowie. Mrs Sue Ida Walborne of Lufkin, wife of Melvin Weems of Cameron, underwent surgery at Scott and White.
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Joe O'Neill
C. G. Swift
Ed Manning
Sue Ida Walborne
Lufkin
Scott and White
Melvin Weems
Cameron
Walborne
Lufkin Western Union
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Auto Association
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Yoe High
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Texas’ Progress
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Bowie
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