Eyes of Texas on Maroon Musicians
The Yee High School Band of 76 travels to Abilene for the National Band Contest April 27 28 29. Cameron band qualified at Huntsville earning first division in concert playing sight reading and marching with eight soloists two ensembles also first division. Soloists Grady Baskin Pat Baskin Jim Baskin Willard Skelton Josephine Newton Sam Bill Law Doris Newton David Wade. Ensembles include Cornet trio Baskin Stedman Brogdon and woodwind quintet Newton Newton Akers Slaughter Baskin.
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Yee High School
Abilene
Cameron
Huntsville
Grady Baskin
Pat Baskin
Jim Baskin
Willard Skelton
Josephine Newton
Sam Bill Law
Doris Newton
David Wade
Cornet
Lucile Stedman
Martha Frances Brogdon
Maxine Akers
Inez Slaughter
Julian Baskin
San Jacinto Day Speech Rails at Liberty Fight
Mr Landrum of the Dallas News urges remembrance of San Jacinto Day and the fight for freedom against centralized government. He denounces critics as maggots and defends nobility, recalling Texans who risked lives for liberty and independence despite modern calls to compromise.
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Sons of Freedom
Ben Milam VFW elects officers for coming year
The Ben Milam Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars elected P. W. Davis as Commander re elected, R. H. Michalka Senior Vice, Chas. Allday Junior Vice, F. E. Woodruff Chaplain, W. J. Michalka Quartermaster, Lee R. Clore Adjutant, R. W. Bennett Officer of the Day, R. W. Bennett August Kunz trustees, Henry Dreyer bugler. The post aims for a year of service including a bicycle safety club for city youths and thanks the community for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Milam
P. W. Davis
R. H. Michalka
Chas. Allday
F. E. Woodruff
W. J. Michalka
Lee R. Clore
R. W. Bennett
August Kunz
Emmett Streetman
Henry Dreyer
Man Who Saved Out of Jail Arrested Near Mexia
Bill Bebee who escaped from the Milam county jail last August by saving his way out was arrested near Mexia late Monday night and jailed at Goresbeck. Sheriff Kennedy said he was notified Tuesday morning by Groesbeck deputy. Bebee had been indicted last July for stealing three head of cattle from cattlemen at Maysfield and escaped soon after.
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Bill Bebee
Milam County
Mexia
Goresbeck
Kennedy
Beebe
Groesbeck
Bebee
Maysfield
Burke Fifth Anniversary Sale Opens at Cameron Store
The Herald mails 400 extra copies to reach every box holder as Cameron marks Burke’s Seto $1 Store fifth anniversary on May 1. Ray Burke, a 16 year veteran of Dube & Ayres, opened his own shop five years ago in Cameron, with growth attributed to hard work and determination.
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The
Herald
Cameron
Burke
Ray Burke
Dube & Ayres
Crurn
Lions Emphasize Value of Achievement to Cameron Youth
Cameron Lions Club speakers urge students to pursue discipline and achievement citing Spartan codes and Eaton College traditions. Oxsheer Smith recalls Europe trip and a bronze plaque donation to the school board for display in the halls.
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Sparta
Oxsheer Smith
Cameron
Lions Club
Mr. Smith
Europe
Eaton College
Eaton
Gladstone
Lions Club of Cameron
Board of Trustees
Maid of Cotton Alice Hall Tours U.S. Cities
Nine year old Alice Hall nicknamed the Maid of Cotton travels coast to coast as a national cotton ambassador. She models cotton garments in fashion shows and speaks on stages and radio in 22 cities plus New York and San Francisco world fairs before returning to Memphis for the South’s cotton party opening May 9.
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Alice Hall
National Cotton Council
New York
San Francisco
Memphis
McDonald Family Denies Estrangement After Fatal Shooting
R. W. Wilson, father of Mrs. J. H. McDonald, disputed claims his daughter was estranged from her husband who was found shot on April 15. He said the couple's relationship had not been disturbed and noted the family showed love and affection in recent years. A correction was requested to survivors lists and minor truck details were clarified. The corrected survivors include the widow and one son, both parents, four brothers, five sisters, and additional relatives.
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R. W. Wilson
J. H. McDonald
Wilson
Ted McDonald
North Elm
W. C
Eugene McDonald
Yarrellton
Ted
Dwight
Ben Arnold
Willard Chapman
San Gabriel
Carl Phipps
Cameron
Arthur Chapman
Stamford
Edward Taylor
Oklahoma City
Frank Huerater
South Elm
Fine Strawberries Raised in City
W E Kuehl brought in Klondike strawberries to Cameron office. The berries measured two and a half to three inches in circumference and showed a fine color. Kuehl operates a half acre supplying many Cameron families. the editor noted the impressive harvest.
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W. E. Kuehl
Joe Brown
Kuehl
Cameron
Burglar Frightened Away by Alarm at Silver City Store
A burglar alarm drove a burglar from the Tom Hightower store in Silver City on Monday night. Two bottles of soda were found outside, crow bar used for entry left behind, and footprints noted. Deputy Clarence McCall investigated. pennies in the cash drawer untouched. Fingerprints on the bottles photographed for Austin classification.
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Tom Hightower
Silver City
Clarence McCall
Austin
Child Killed When Auto Quits Road
Billy Joe Lamb two and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Willie Lamb of Rockdale, died when the car carrying his mother and J C Wallace of Minerva overturned on gravel two miles west of Rockdale. They were en route to the Crystal Plant at Thorndale. Wallace injured but expected to recover. car badly mangled.
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Billy Joe Lamb
Willie Lamb
Rockdale
J. C. Wallace
Minerva
Thorndale
Wille Lamb
Gold Bullion Bars Said Found Near Tenextitlan Colony
Report claims a group prospecting along the old San Antonio trail in Burleson county unearthed multiple seven and a half pound gold bars sourced to a Mexican colonial era there. Informants dispute reliability while some say samples were sent to Washington for analysis.
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Caldwell
Washington
Tenextitlan
Burleson County
San Antonio Trail
Pastor W M Cloyd to Preach In First Baptist Here May 7
Rev W M Cloyd newly elected pastor of the First Baptist Church will preach his first sermon as pastor on May 7 after completing duties as district missionary at Waco. He succeeds Rev Vernon G Miles who left Hillsboro earlier this year. Cloyd, a Baylor and Southwestern Theological Seminary graduate, has prior seven year pastorate at Hereford and has served as district missionary for District 14 since 1994. Mrs Cloyd active in Sunday School BTY and WMU work.
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W. M. Cloyd
First Baptist Church
Rev. Cloyd
Waco
Key
Cloyd
Vernon G Miles
Hillsboro
Haufman
Texas
Baylor University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
First Baptist Church of
Hereford
Y Counties
Cameron
Hospital Head Will Address Cameron Rotarians
Dr. Harry Rubin superintendent of the Veterans Hospital in Waco will speak to Cameron Rotarians Wednesday May 3. Dr. Clifford Swift president of the club announced the event. A group of Legionaires and members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter will join the Rotary Club as guests.
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Harry Rubin
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Cameron
Clifford Swift
Legionaires
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rotary Club
Milam Schools Dominate District Meet Placings
In a district meet at Bryan last Friday and Saturday with 22 Class A schools, Cameron took second with 66 points while Bryan claimed first with 77. Cameron students earned titles in Girls debate Charlotte Stidham and Dorothy Perkins. Boys debate Jim Bas Harold Pressley. Ready Writers Caroline Chambers El wood Bryant Bonnell Hess. Shorthand El wood Bryant Bonnell Hess. Tennis Boys singles Bruce Laird. Boys doubles Stone Garner and Raymond Lesikar.
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Bryan
Satuday
Cameron
Charlotte Stidham
Dorothy Perkins
Jim Bas
Harold Pressley
Caroline Chambers
Elwood Bryant
Bonnell “Hess
Bruce Laird
Stone Garner
Raymond Lesikar
Ward School
Fyurround Ball
Hobbs Couple Visits Aunt in New Mexico Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Hobbs New Mexico visited in the home of her aunt Mrs N H Butts over the weekend.
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John Stewart
Hobbs
New Mexico
N. H. Butts
Local school meet yields mixed placings across divisions
Thorndale takes third place and Jackholts earns fourth in their divisions while Yarrellton earns second in the rural school division and another club secures third in its class.
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Thorndale
Jackholts
Yarrellton
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West
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Wife
Milam
Migi
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