Wied Is Elected Chairman At Charter Meeting
The City Council blessed the charter panel as 15 members met at city hall then moved to the County Courthouse for the first session. E L Wied was chosen chairman with Jack Prescott as vice chairman Ada Margaret Smith secretary Don Humble parliamentarian and E A Perrin on public relations. They set procedures and formed a committee of Wied Prescott and Perrin to draft the next meeting agenda. A Texas League of Municipalities representative will attend to advise on issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charter Commission
E. L. Wied
Jack Prescott
Ada Margaret Smith
Don Humble
E. A. Sion
Perrin
Wied
Prescott
Texas League of Municipalities
Commission
John Henderson
Cormmis
Johnny Andres
Gene Blake
Six Cameron Students Enter Contests at SWTSC Region Meet
Six Cameron High School students will compete at the Region 6 interscholastic meet at Southwest Texas State College on April 23. Wayne Fisher and Emory Camp enter boys debate. Rosemary Jones and Johnny Moseley in declamation. Ann Wimberly in shorthand. Frances Michalka in slide rule. Region 6 spans 50 area schools from Navasota to Uvalde and Belton to Pleasanton, with state contests in May for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron High School
Southwest Texas State College
Wayne Fisher
Emory Camp
Rosemary Jones
Johnny Moseley
Ann Wimberly
Frances Michalka
Cameron
Navasota
Uvalde
Belton
Pleasanton
Pat Norwood
Cecil Gregg
Mary Louise Hightower
William Pool
Eileen O'Meara
Laverne Walton
Ural B. Walker
Milton B. Porter
Tom Nichols
A. W. Musgrave
Bryce W. Rucker
City Directory Proposal Rejected By Chamber Board
A record attendance of twenty one of twenty six directors met at Milam Coffee Shop for the April 15 board session. Committees reported plans for 1955 56 including a City Directory endorsement proposal that was voted down after debate. The group also approved funds for an adding machine for office use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of C
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Milam
Buckholts FFA Banquet Honors Members Saturday Night
Buckholts annual FFA Parent Son banquet was held at the school cafeteria with Buckholts chapter officers in charge. Dale Frazier led the invocation and George Weide introduced the FFA Sweetheart and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckholts
FFA
Dale Frazier
George Weide
Charles Lee Obermiller
C. Titsworth
Cecil Weidner
Jackie Griffin
Leroy
Make-up Clinic Polio Shots For Cameron Students
Cameron Monday saw 230 first polio shots given to first and second graders as part of a national program. Second shots are set for May 2 with times to be announced by Dr. John Bryson of the County Health Unit. Make-up sessions will occur Wednesday at the health unit for absentees. Vaccinated by district totals include Ben Milam 139, Marlow 12, J. Thomas 39, and Saint Anthonys 40. A booster is advised after seven months to maintain immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
United States
John Bryson
Bryson
Ben Milam
Marlow
J. Thomas
Saint Anthonys
Click Promoted to USAF Lt. Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin A. Click, deputy director of the new Directorate of Plans for the 7330th Flying Training Wing, will receive his new leaf on April 5 at Furstenfeldbruck, Landsberg, and Kaufbeuren bases. Mrs. Click is Mary Lou Folschinsky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Folschinsky of Ben Arnold, and they have been in Germany since December 1, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin A. Click
Furstenfeldbruck
Landsberg
Kaufbeuren
Click
Mary Lou Folschinsky
F. P. Folschinsky
Germany
Two New Wildcat Wells Planned in Milam County
Oil operations in Milam County proceed with two 2,500 foot wildcat wells to be drilled Wednesday by Anderson Bros. Corp. of Houston. The Ashley No. 1 will be about four miles northeast of Milano on a 74 acre James Robertson Survey lease and the Butte No. 1 near 244 acres in S. Y. Reams Survey. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. is leasing more land around its deep test block as the 9,648 foot well awaits orders and a larger rig may push the test deeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Anderson Bros. Corp
Houston
Milano
Anderson No. 1
Ashely
R. L Butte
S. Y. Reams Survey
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Cameron Yeomen shine with records at Taylor meet
Cameron Yeomen set three district track records in Taylor meet but finished fourth overall as Killeen won the team title. Junior division dominated with 34 points, while Rockdale and Belton tied for second at 162. Cameron performers Mondrik, Thompson, Rettig, Angell set marks in relays and field events, led by Hubert Marek's 12 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Yeomen
Taylor
Killeen
Rockdale
Belton
Lady Luck
Cameron
Mondrik
Thompson
Rettig
Angell
Michalka Valting
Buddy Thompson
Albert Mondrik
Hubert Marek
Gene Hillman
Chil
Movie Month debuts with four-for-three tickets in Cameron
Milam Theatre manager Dean White announces May as Movie Month with four tickets for the price of three. Tickets available through April at the Milam box office and staff. Purchasers enter a drawing for a six month movie pass and an Elgin wrist watch from Wilson Jewelers. Featured titles include Vera Cruz May 1 2 Sitting Bull May 5 6 The Long Grey Line May 8 9 Shotgun May 12 13 Chief Crazy Horse May 22 23 Country Girl May 29 30 and Hit The Deck with dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean White
Milam Theatre
Cameron
Milam
White
Elgin
Wilson Credit Jewelers
Gary Cooper
Burt Lancaster
Dale Robertson
Tyrone Power
Maureen O'Hara
Sterling Hayden
Yvonne de Carlo
Victor Mature
Susan Ball
Bing Crosby
Grace Kelly
Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Surrounding Communities Support Cameron Public Library
The Cameron Public Library is active and used by locals and students from Buckholts High School. Volunteers staff several nights weekly, with open hours Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturday mornings. Letters from Buckholts students praise access to wildlife and Indian Life books. The upcoming library drive could shape its future as a regional asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Public Library
Cameron
E. J. Burkes
Buckholts High School
Milton Daniel
Mike
Bernice Jones
Trivlia Porter
Carolyn Wall
Carl G. Jurca
Howard Gonten Wins 4 H Tractor Contest
Howard Gonten son of Carl and Mrs Gonten Buckholts Community won first place in the District Tractor Contest at Stephenville last Saturday April 16 The event includes a written test oral demonstration tractor care and driving test Gonten also placed fourth in the State contest last year and is expected to contend at the State meet at A M College in early June Carl Gonten and County Agent J D Moore accompanied him to the contest last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gonten
Carl Gonten
Buckholts
Stephenville
Howard
A & M College
J. D. Moore
Cameron School Board swears in three new members
Three new Cameron School Board members take oath while Dr Clifford G Swift is reelected president for the ninth year. Max Howard Earl Curtis and Howard Pressley join the board as Leo Fuchs repeats as secretary, as bids are requested for an Industrial Arts building and the Belmena property is put up for sale to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron School Board
Clifford G. Swift
Max Howard
Earl Curtis
Howard Pressley
Leo Fuchs
Herbert Colburn
F. W. Vogelsang, Jr
Guy Clement
Lee Roy Thompson
Clement
Belmena
Cameron Public Schools
W. T. Hanes
Buckholts Seniors Head South for Mexico Class Trip
The Buckholts high school senior class departs Thursday April 21 by bus for a trip to Mexico. En route they stop a day in Bandera at a guest ranch and spend a day and night in Corpus Christi with boat rides and a Sunday church service. Accompanying the group are Supt. and Mrs. O W Benold and Louise DeWald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckholts High School
Mexico
Bandera
Corpus Christi
O. W. Benold
Louise DeWald
City Clean-up Set for April 25 Week
Dr. George Bowman outlines a city-wide clean-up campaign the week of April 25 to 29. The schedule splits pickup areas by street boundaries while urging residents and tenants to remove trash and secure property to prevent flies rats mosquitos and fire hazards. Public health goals stress sanitation and responsible premises maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bowman
Health & Sanitation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Crockett
Bowman
Fire Department
May Is Movie Month proclaimed in Cameron
Cameron mayor I C B Horstmann proclaims May as May is Movie Month to celebrate local motion picture theatres and support their entertainment for men women and children. The proclamation dated April 12 1955 seals the city notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Cameron
Theatre of
I. C. B. Horstmann
O. B. Horstmann
New Cameron City Council installs fresh faces and sets committees
New councilmen Clifford Thompson Grady Stidham and Robert Weems were sworn in as mayor O B Horstmann announced new committee heads. They appoint street water finance police taxation airport and parks committees and outline operation rules. Incoming aldermen elect Schiller president pro tem. Council considers sewer line in west Cameron and approves stationary printing and a plumbers license. A Safeway project representative discussed plans with a Thompson led committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Thompson
Grady Stidham
Robert Weems
O. B. Horstmann
Milton J. Schiller
Roy Griffith
Clif
Ford Thomson
Milton Schiller
Grady
Schiller
West Cameron
Visits by Hearne family and relatives reported
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hearne included his sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Cahill of Little Rock Arkansas their daughter Mrs. I. M. Baker and daughter Jane and Mrs. J. R. Hearne and daughter Evelyn Raye Hearne all from Houston Dennis Klein of Burlington also visited here recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hearne
S. F. Cahill
Little Rock
Arkansas
I. M. Baker
Jane
J. R. Hearne
Evelyn Raye Hearne
Houston
Dennis Klein
Burlington
L. Bartlett Becomes Airline Hostess in Dallas
Miss Lillian Ann Bartlett of Thorndale has joined Trans-Texas Air Way in Dallas as an airline hostess on reserve for April. A 1949 Thornale High School graduate, she studied at Blinn College Brenham and the University of Houston earning a BA in 1953. She is Thorndale’s first young woman to enter this field. Margaret Johnson of Liberty is visiting his mother Mrs. Kathy Johnson this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Ann Bartlett
L. D. Bartlett
Thorndale
Trans-Texas Air Way
Dallas
Bartlett
Thorndale High School
Blinn College
Brenham
University of Houston
Editorial Questions Long Contracts for School Staff
An editorial questions why two more local school personnel received longer contracts than the state requires while most teaching staff were renewed on one-year terms. It argues yearly accountability, asks why the school board authorized such long contracts, and considers impact on students and parents.
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SWTSC
Public Library Directors
Buckholts F. F. A
Citizens National Bank
USAF
Milam Fields
Williams
Clifford Swift
Jimmy Smalley
Arthur Marek
Ray Green
C. G. Swift
Cameron Board
Crockett Ave
North Fannin Ave
Tedastec
Stidham
O.k
W. T. Pearson Company
Safeway
L. Bartlett
Margaret Johnson of
Liberty
Kathy Johnson
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