Cameron City Council Sets Ad Valorem Tax Rate
The Cameron City Council approves a $1.60 per $100 rate and $1 per person poll tax. They urge traffic control near fire scenes after fires threaten access. Mayor Duncum notes Lamar Street paving completed and discusses potential new city plat maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Grumble
Cameron Volunteer Fire Dept
Humble
Fred Schmidt
Cameron Fire Dept
Homer Johnson
Cameron
Coleman Duncum
Lamar
Cameron Police Dept
Civil Defense Preparedness Month Proclaimed in Cameron
Cameron Texas mayor Coleman Duncum proclaims August 1 through September 1, 1960 as Civil Defense Preparedness Month. The observe encourages citizen participation, with civil defense training by the Cameron Civil Defense Program and the Adult Education Division of the Cameron Independent School District to bolster local and national survival capabilities.
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Cameron
Texas
City OF
Cameron Independent School District
I. Coleman Duncum
Elements progress through 101 known in Herald era
A column lists elements up to 101 with names including Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium and Mendelevium. It ponders naming ideas and recalls a border visitor curious about machinery and bills of sale amid language barriers and funny money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americum
The
Herald
Funds Needed For NMH Drive
Newton Memorial Hospital fund drive nears fifty thousand dollars with a final push to raise at least ten thousand beyond the minimum goal. Officials warn bids may be rejected and the project lost if pledges do not come in within a few days. Contributions from Cameron and county residents total over 220 donors supporting a new one floor four wing brick hospital replacing the current frame buildings on West Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Memorial Hospital
Cameron
W. Fourth St
Fred Folschinsky 75 Dies. Rites Thursday in Ben Arnold
Fred P Folschinsky age 75 died Wednesday 7 30 am at St Edwards Hospital after declining health. Funeral services set for 3 pm today Greens Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born June 20 1885 in Washington County he lived in Ben Arnold as a farmer and rancher. Survived by wife two sons Leroy and Fred Jr of Ben Arnold four daughters and nine grandchildren plus three great grandchildren.
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Fred P. Folschinsky
St. Edwards Hospital
Greens Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Folschinsky
Washington County
Ben Arnold
Leroy
Fred Jr
Bill Becker
William Oldrich
Baytown
Frank Richter
Cameron
Bennie A. L. Click Jr
Middletown Penn
Herman Felschinsky
Will
San Antonio
Otto
Rosebud
Walter
Temple
Will Knuppel
Herman Dorner
Burlington
Fritz Schwarting
Alma Engelke
August Neuman
Brenham
Post Office Expands Cameron Operations With Star Routes
Cameron's post office becomes busier as star route delivery centers on Cameron bring mail from 14 Texas towns. Postmaster John Hays notes one new employee, with routes from Cameron to Chilton, Waco to Cuero, and a central hub for rail and highway distribution.
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Cameron
Chilton
Cuero
John Hays
Texas
Hayes
Waco
Hays
Rockdale
Giddings
LaGrange
Schulenberg
Halletsville
Shiner
Yoakum
South Texas
Santa Fe
Temple
Brownwood
Minerva
James Price
Gaylen McCoy
Post Office Department
Brady Resigns Cameron Elementary Principal Post
Brady resigns as Cameron schools elementary principal for health reasons. Cameron school board accepted the letter of resignation and awarded a $2,800 bid to Wiese Lumber Co. for a new 33 by 8 foot press box at Yoe Field to be completed by August 31. A successor for the post was being sought this week.
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Leon Brady
Cameron
Cameron School
Yoe Field
Earl Knebel
Brady
Ada Henderson
Ben Milam
Wiese Lumber Co
Knebel
Last Rites Held For Gunshot Victims
Funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. John Mraz Jr. at Marek Burns Funeral Home after they died of gunshot wounds the night of July 26. Officials said Mrs. Mraz was shot by her husband, who then killed himself. Interment was in St. Monica's. Survivors include a daughter in Corpus Christi, two siblings, and a grandchild for Mrs. Mraz. for Mr. Mraz, a daughter, three brothers, two sisters, and a grandchild.
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Marek - Burns Funeral
John Mraz, Jr
Karnes
St. Monica's Cemetery
Mraz
John Geiser
Alfred Kallus
Bailey
Bob Mraz
Houston
Lenhart Mraz
Temple
Marz
U.S. Air Force
Ann Peters
California
Margaret Brudeaurex
Louisiana
Lions Hear Talk On Changing World At Cameron Dinner
Cameron Lions heard Rev. Jewell Strong of First Methodist Church discuss The Changing World at a regular Monday dinner at The Texan. The Cameron civic group announced weekly noon meetings at The Texan, shifting from Tuesday evenings to Mondays.
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Cameron Lions
Jewell Strong
First Methodist Church
Texan
Cameron Civic Group
The
Cameron Declares August Civil Defense Month Plan
Mayor Coleman Duncum announced August as Civil Defense Month in Cameron before classes begin. James Luckey will teach residents in special two hour sessions at Yee High School Agriculture Building starting around August 15. City Council and Cameron School Board back the public education program on civil defense measures. The Cameron Three Arts Club will host a civil defense series later this year.
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Coleman Duncum
Cameron
James Luckey
Yee High School
Cameron School Board
Cameron Three Arts Club
Cameron Herald
Milam County
Luckey
The
Herald
National Defense
Texas
Duncum
Guard Unit Wins Honors At Hood
Milam County National Guard Company C, 3rd Medium Tank Battalion, returned from North Fort Hood after its thirteenth summer camp. They brought home 6300 dollars in take home pay and earned two firsts: Miss Carolyn Ann Young placed fourth in the Division sweetheart contest and a Company C plus Company A softball team won the 49th Division title, reaching the quarterfinals and beating an Artillery unit 11 to 1 in the semis and a Missile unit 6 to 3 in the final. Three Company C members helped, led by Sgt Culp’s pitching, as estimates place the unit near the top.
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Milam County
National Guard
3Rd Medium Tank Battalion
North Fort Hood
Company C
Cameron
49Th Armored Division
Carolyn Ann Young
Rockdale
Company A
Dallas
Peter F. Kunz
Donald W. Culp
Harlan Mees
Culp
Milam County Reports Cotton and Maize Progress in 1959 Season
Grain buyers report maize quality satisfactory as Milam County expects about two thirds of 1959 total crop from maize. Cotton acreage rises with 5 000 more acres available and 1 200 extra acres refigured in the allotment plan. Early cotton bale totals and first gins at Buckholts and Thorndale are noted along with a large watermelon crop valued at about half a million dollars in Rockdale. Officials mention weather spared Tuesday rain expected in the Temple area, aiding harvest.
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J. D. Moore
Temple
Milam County
Vansa
Marak
Thorndale
Rockdale
Pastor Describes Tutankhamen Tomb Treasures in Cairo
Cairo report by A W McGregor notes King Tut’s tomb yielded few items but the National Museum holds the wealth. The guide mentions a solid gold cane worth 1.5 million dollars and describes the intact mummy and rooms with thousands of gold artifacts, plus Karnack’s ruins nearby. The piece previews next week’s installment from Tel Aviv.
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Marlow Baptist Church
Middle East
Europe
Holy Land
A. W. McGregor
Cairo
Egypt
Valley of the Kings
King Tut
Tutankhamen
National Museum of Cairo
Tut
Valley of Kings
Kuxor
Ancient
Karnack
Nile
Howard Carter
Christ
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Council
Tan
Neptune
Pluto
Curie
Berkeley
Einstein
Fermi
Mendel
Newton Hospital Fund
Fred Folschinsky
Yee
Civil Defense Program
Hood
Buckholts
the Herald
Coun
Moore
Ers
Pharoah
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Marlow Baptist
Tel Aviv
Israel
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