Dismantling of McCown Bridge Recalls History and Men
Milam County at May term voted to build a Little River bridge near McCown’s Ferry. The minutes recount judge Pinckney S. Ford and commissioners who led the project, the bid by Wrought Iron Bridge Co of Canton, Ohio, and the bridge’s 42 years of service with deaths, marriages, and local milestones entwined with its history.
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McCown Bridge
Milam County
Little River
McCown
Judge Ford
Pink” Ford
Eula McLennan
Horstmann Brothers
Goodhue Wilson
el Paso
Texas
J. G. Wilson
John
Will Wilson
Our City
KE. Y. Terral
Jones Prairie
Thor
Commissioner’s Court
P. S. Ford
J. L. Wilson
R. S. Cox
W. B. Streetman
J. W. McCown
S. R. McCown
Cameron
I. W. Pool
W. W. Oxsheer
A.C. Isaacs
R. M. Kolb
E. M Scarbrough
I. M. Pool
R. B. Pool
Wm. Henderson
H. F. Smith
A. C. Isaacs
Leonard Isaacs
Rockdale
W. H. Day
Dr. Phillips
Charles Kolb
E. M. Scarbrough
Scarbrough and Hicks
Austin
Galveston
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Canton
Ohio
Harris and Swersedge
Bridge Company
W. D. Paden
Major Paden
S. P. Cross
Thomas and Ratliff
Rogers
Cummings Crossing
Black Bridge
Brazos River
County
Autos Registered In Cameron And Nearby Towns
A list of motor vehicles registered in Cameron and surrounding areas includes R. R. Marak a Chrysler Roadster. D. V. Winn a Ford Touring. Oxsheer Smith a Ford Coupe. Chas. McDermott a Chevrolet Coupe. Mrs. P. L. Bergum a Studebaker Sedan. Cameron names appear throughout with several Ford and Chevrolet entries.
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R. R. Marak
Cameron
D. V. Winn
Rockdale
Oxsheer Smith
Chas. McDermott
P. L. Bergum
Studebaker
Burlington
T. E. Crump
C. E. Coleman
Chas
L. Williams
Buckholts
E. Brogdon
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Record Roundup
A. J. Lewis and Minnie Nell Blay lock, Leroy Menton and Ernestine Dykes, Clarence Ray Allison and Alma Tindall, Victor Hinds and Lucy Matula, Claude Pruett and Iona Eiland, Herman Gruetzner and Olga Prorke, Leroy Slator and Cora Eanes receive marriage licenses in the city registry.
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Leroy Menton
Ernestine Dykes
Clarence Ray Allison
Alma Tindall
Victor Hinds
Lucy Matula
Claude Pruett
Iona Eiland
Herman Gruetzner
Olga Prorke
Leroy Slator
Cora Eanes
Confederate Memorial Day observance at Oak Hill Cemetery
The community is invited to place flowers and flags on Confederate soldiers' graves at Oak Hill Cemetery on Saturday April 24 1926 at 2 30 PM. Miss Mollie Moore and a flower committee will arrange the tribute as Confederate Veterans share stories in memory of their sacrifice.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mollie Moore
Jeff T. Kemp
Social Visit and Pageant Draw Local Attention
Mr. A F Mitchell traveled to Hearne on Saturday to meet Mrs Mitchell visiting her sister Mrs Harrison in Alleyton. Mrs M R Looney and Mrs Fred Smith of Branchville were in town Sunday evening to attend the Baptist church pageant.
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A. F. Mitchell
Hearne
Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Harrison
Alleyton
M. R. Looney
Fred Smith
Branchville
Baptist Church
Local visit ties Swisher rancher line to county agent kin
Will Rousser from Kress Swisher County spent a week visiting his uncle County farm agent George Banzhaf. The Rousser family heritage traces back to Fred Rousser who left Milam County in 1891 to ranch in Swisher County where relatives still reside.
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Will Rousser
Kress
Swisher County
George Banzhaf
Br. Rousser
Fred Rousser
Milam County
West visit for Lesovsky family over weekend
Mr and Mrs Frank Lesovsky and their daughter spent the weekend in West visiting relatives, continuing family greetings and catching up with kin.
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Frank Lesovsky
West
Reid and Stedman Spent Sunday in Belton
Philip Reid and Robert Stedman traveled to Belton for a Sunday outing with no further details available about their activities or purpose.
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Philip Reid
Robert Stedman
Belton
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Allen Warner
Gause
N. H. Tracy
Nat
Fred Ohlenbach
Ben Arnold
Claude Triggs
Chevrolet
L. M. Baggett
John Skaggs
Lanes Prairie
Ozark Trail
PTT al
Romance
Citizens National Bank
Citizens National Service
Elenora Moerbe
Wrigleys
Hastings
South
H. G. Hastings CO
Beedsmen
Atlanta, CA
A. J. Lewis and
Minnie Nell Blay
Ier
Nashville
Tennessee
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