Fire Damages Cameron Compress Warehouse Cotton
Twenty five bales of government loan cotton were damaged by a fire in a Cameron Compress Company warehouse. Three hundred additional bales were water soaked and to be dried. The sprinkler system contained the blaze before the Cameron Fire Department arrived. The fire is under sheriff investigation. footprints could not be found due to ground soaking. Pfc. Charlie E. Hux 22 was killed in Korea the day before the armistice was signed. He was the son of Mr and Mrs August Hux of near Milano and is survived by his parents a brother and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Compress Company
Jim Angell
Temple Highway
Cameron Fire Department
West Tex
Carl C. Black
Sheriff’s Department
Pfe
Charlie E. Hux
Korea
August Hux
Milano
Hux
Pfc
Fort Hood
Garland Hux
Berenda Hux
Near
Alden Swenson
Austin
Jack Marrs
Bernard Zalesky
Cameron
Edwin Poshival
Arizona
Leonard Baldwin
Boy Scout and Explorer Swim O Ree at Rockdale Pool August 10
Milam District announces the Swim O Ree at Rockdale Pool on August 10 at 10 a.m. Participating groups include Cameron Troops 52 and 83, Cameron Posts 54 and 55, Sharp Troop 123, Rockdale Troop 90 and Rockdale Explorer Crew 90. Events cover freestyle, backstroke, sidestroke, medley relay, underwater and rescue activities. Entry fee 25 cents. Winners advance to Heart of Texas Council Swim O Ree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
New Rockdale
T. Scurlock
Cameron
Sharp
Rockdale
Rockdale Explorer
Boy Scout
Heart of Texas Council
Cameron City Wins Texas Safety Award for 1952 Record
City councilman John Andres announced Cameron has earned the Texas Department of Public Safety safety award for no traffic fatalities in 1952. The plaque will be presented to Mayor Horstmann during a Yee High School band concert on Thursday night August 13 at 8 p.m., with Austin District troopers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andres
Cameron
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
John Blansit
Highway Patrol
Horstmann
E. K. Browning
Bill White
W. R. Merrideth
Austin
Yee High School
Four Typhoid Cases Reported in Milam County July
The Milam County Health Unit lists four typhoid cases in July, with another added by August 1. Other diseases noted include five street throat cases, two measles, two gonorrhea, and one each of mumps syphilis and malaria. The malaria case was acquired in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Crump
Milam County
United States
Peggy Dooley Shows Hospital Film To DAV Auxiliary
Miss Peggy Dooley director of voluntary service at Temple V A Hospital presented a film Within the Town to the Sam Tyson Chapter 18 and Auxiliary meeting at Mrs R L Batte home The film explained veterans hospital life Afterward officers were elected and six new Auxiliary members took oath Refreshments were served as children played on the lawn Mrs Batte displayed antique dolls and World War I and II church service flags custodian duties noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Tyson
Auxiliary of the
Disabled American Veterans
R. L. Batte
Peggy Dooley
Temple V. A. Hospital
Nell Cirillo
Alice Stidham
Dan Tyson
Mary Frances Green
Lillian Callier
Ruby Vogel
Olga Lang
Nell Ciriello
Services Held Sunday At Liberty Church For George Malone
George Washington Malone 78 of Cameron died 8:25 Saturday after a fall that fractured ribs and his hip. Born in Nashville October 30 1874 he moved to Milam County as a child and later Cameron. Funeral 5 p m Sunday at Liberty Church with Rev Aubrey F Russell officiating. Interment Liberty Cemetery. Survivors include five sons Eric Walter Odie Wesley Elmer and five daughters Alabama names listed. 44 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Malone
Cameron
St. Edward Hospital
Malone
Nashville
Tennessee
Milam County
Liberty
Allce
Liberty Church
Aubrey F. Russell
First Baptist Church
Green
Liberty Cemetery
Eric
Walter
Odie
Wesley
Elmer
Houston
Alvin Black
Cass Walden
Homer Shafer
Humble
Wright Price
Bob Kirk
Gen-Tex Prisoners Of War Listed Tuesday
Eight Central Texas men are among 129 Texans listed as prisoners of war or missing in action in Korea. Names include William H. Davis of Hearne Abraham Hernandez of Waco Philip White Jr of Marlin Don Sedberry of Jarrell and Carl Lundquist of Georgetown. Missing in action are J C Abbott of Killeen and Henry Wolz of Caldwell. Bingham of Raymondville and Major John Dau lat formerly of Waco were among the first released Tuesday night CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
United Press
William H. Davis
Jetson E. Davis
Hearne
Abraham R. Hernandez
Alex L. Hernandez
Waco
Pfe
Philip White, Jr
Oleathia Johnson
Marlin
Don W. Sedberry
Mildred F. Sedberry
Jarrell
Carl R. Lundquist
Georgetown
J. C. Abbott
Leota Abbott
Killeen
Henry D. Wolz
Vada E. Wolz
Caldwell
Jesse H. Bingham
Nora Bingham
Raymondville
John Daulat
Korea
Reverend G Alexander to Speak at First Methodist Sunday
The Rev Gordon Alexander of Lakeview Assembly will be the guest speaker Sunday at the First Methodist Church in the morning service. Sunday evening the Union Service will be held at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Alexander
Lakeview Assembly
First Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Mrs Jimmie Asher Hospital Patient In Newton Memorial
Mrs Jimmie Asher has been a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital this week. Name and facility identified with no additional context or details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Asher
Newton Memorial Hospital
Two Games Tuesday as Cameron Little League Winds Up
Two games were played Tuesday at City Park. A five inning playoff between Little League hardball squads started at 7 30 PM. The second game featured softball for older boys. Cameron teams travel to Rosebud Friday to face Westphalia in two age group games closing the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Westphalia
Cameron
Expansion Ordered Immediately on VA Hospital in Temple
Immediate expansion of the Mc Closkey VA Center in Temple has been authorized with two additional wards to be activated. The program adds 91 beds raising general medical-surgical capacity from 708 to 791 plus 350 domiciliary beds. Dr. L M Cochran ordered engineer Joseph Westbrook and supply officer R W Snyder to ready Wards 12A East West and 18B East West for rapid activation. The approval came at a Dallas meeting with Veterans Administration installation managers from Texas New Mexico and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCloskey VA
Temple
L. M. Cochran
Dallas
Veterans Administration
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Buckholts High Sets Fall Opening and Homemaking Vacancy
Buckholts High School will open September 7 with a full faculty except for one Homemaking teacher position. The district requires a Smith Hughes certificate for applicants. Holidays this year include Thanksgiving November 26 27 Christmas December 23 January 4 and Good Friday April 16. May 26 1954 is the closing date. The faculty lists Louis De Wald Henrietta Burkes Cornelius Titsworth Ruby Arledge Elizabeth Ann Schmidt Rodney Barker O W Whittington and Mary Walschak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Benold
Buckholts High School
Smith-Hughes
Buckholts School Board
Louis de Wald
Henrietta Burkes
Cornelius Titsworth
Ruby Arledge
Elizabeth Ann Schmidt
Rodney Barker
O. W. Whittington
Mary Walschak
Bank President Attends ICC Hearing on SP Spur
Oxsheer Smith of Citizens National Bank of Cameron reports to the Cameron Chamber of Commerce that Judge Kieke spoke for citizens along the Waco to Giddings route at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the Southern Pacific Railroad extension to the Alcoa Plant in Rockdale. He warns that denial could abandon the Waco to Giddings line, harming Cameron and Milam County rail service. A ICC decision is expected within about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxsheer Smith
Citizens National Bank of
Cameron
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad
Alcoa
Rockdale
Smith
Judge Kieke
Southern Pacific
Waco
Giddings
Milam County
Rate Hike Hinted by Southwestern Bell in Cameron
Southwestern Bell Telephone asks Cameron city council for higher rates citing a six month loss of 5144 on local service. Proposed increases affect business lines from 7.50 to 9 and various residential plans. Council opposed or cautious, with Alderman Andres and Weems opposing and others urging public sentiment testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hornet’s Nest
Cameron
C. L. Carson
Residence
Carson
Milton Schiller
Gene Blake
Blake
J. C. Andres
Herald
Robert Weems
Andres
B. Slocomb
Stelephone
Bell Telephone
Farm Bureau Meeting Postponed to August 13
The Milam County Farm Bureau meeting scheduled for Thursday August 6 is postponed to Thursday August 13 due to the Texas Farm Bureau Federation Institute at Texas A&M College from August 3 through 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Meeting
Milam County Farm Bureau
Texas Farmureau Federation Institute
Texas A&m College
Milam County Seeks August 8 CROP Solicitations
Milam County trails toward the maize goal for refugees in Europe receiving only one sixth of a railroad car’s worth last week. A shipment sails from Houts ton a week later than planned, so a final appeal runs through Saturday August 8. Maize deliveries go to Jesse Kirk Jr. Cameron and cash to Rev. Albert Petrich Ben Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Europe
Houtston
Jesse Kirk Jr
Cameron
Albert Petrich
Ben Arnold
Texas
Blaylock to Graduate From Paul Quinn College
Oliver C. Blaylock of 1103 N Jefferson Waco is a candidate for graduation at Paul Quinn College summer commencement in Waco on August 18. He earned varsity letters in football and basketball and majored in physical education. Fort Hood Lt Col Brannon Hopson will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Blaylock
N. Jefferson
Waco
Paul Quinn College
H. L. Burks
Blaylock
Legaila Johnson
Cameron
Brannon J. Hopson
First Armored Division
Fort Hood
Social Security Rep to Visit Cameron August 11
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Cameron on August 11 at 1 00 p m at the Department of Public Welfare to provide information and services on all aspects of the Old Age and Survivors Insurance program. The Austin office urges salaried and self employed individuals retiring this year to seek full details about their cases to choose the best filing time based on work and earnings since January 1 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Cameron
Austin
Laying Cage Management Publication Available
County offices announce C-338 Lay ing Cage Management. The new publication covers housing laying fleck in individual cages and provides the latest information for county agents and handlers.
Mrs Lehde Aunt of Ben Arnold Pastor Dies in Marlin
Mrs Emilie Lehde dies at 80 at her son Otto Lehde's home in Marlin after years as an invalid. She was aunt to Rev Albert Petrich of Ben Arnold and funeral services were held at Adams Funeral Home and Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church in Riesel with burial at the Ev. and Ref. Cemetery. Survived by three sons Otto Robert August and two daughters Mrs Chas Buro and Mrs Walter Duvall, plus brothers Fred W Petrich Henry Petrich and sisters Mrs Emma Zuhlke Mrs Lena Dietrich Mrs Louise Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Lehde
Otto Lehde
Marlin
Albert Petrich
Ben Arnold
Adams Funeral Home
Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church
Riesel
Ref
Robert Lehde
August Lehde
Houston
Chas. Buro
Walter Duvall
Fred W. Petrich
Brenham
Henry Petrich
Somerville
Emma Zuhlke
Jourdanton
Lena Dietrich
Brownwood
Louise Lange
First of Summer Band Concert On Courthouse Lawn
The Yee High School band opened a summer series on August 6 on the courthouse lawn. Each Thursday in August the band will perform marches popular tunes light classics and novelty numbers starting at assigned evening hours. Director Francis Cox promises an hour of music and invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
Francis Cox
DWI Defendants Appear in County Court
Raymond Alexandre pled guilty to driving while intoxicated on August 3 in county court. Judge Charles C. Smith assessed a $50 fine plus court costs. D. R. Brazel pled not guilty to DWI and carrying knuckles on August 3. Bond set at $750 for each charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Alexandre
Charles C. Smith
D. R. Brazel
Mrs Ludmilla Hrachovy Is Receiving Treatment
Mrs. Ludmilla Hrachovy of Cameron is hospitalized in Newton Memorial Hospital for medical treatment. She is listed among patients under care with conditions not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Ludmilla Hrachovy of
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Margaret Nance Listed as Surgical Patient at St Edward
Margaret Nance nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Nance is a surgical patient in St Edward Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Nance
Herbert Nance
St. Edward Hospital
Gospel Tabernacle Plans Friday Prayer Service For Sick
The Cameron Gospel Tabernacle reports strong crowds at its tent revival in the city park. Attendance grows nightly as people of all faiths attend, with services at 7 45 each evening. Friday’s meeting focuses on a special prayer service for the sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Gospel Tabernacle
City Park
Price Reunion At Cameron City Park August 9
The Price family reunion will be at Cameron City Park on Sunday August 9 starting at 10 a m. All relatives and friends are invited to attend and bring a picnic lunch to share at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Cameron City
Milam County Jail Holds 24 Inmates Sunday
Sheriff Carl C. Black said 24 people were in Milam County Jail on Sunday with 20 held overnight until Monday morning. Most inmates faced charges of intoxication and driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Black
Milam County
Cotton Ginning Under Way in Milam County Labor Shed Opens
Milam County gins report steady harvest with Matyastik Gin at Clarkson leading with 94 bales and Cameron gins smaller outputs. A TEC labor bulletin calls for 150 migrant pickers beginning August 10 as Rosebud and Marion prepare labor centers and new sheds along U S Highway 77 to coordinate housing and negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
Matyastik
Clarkson
Ben Arnold
Cameron
Matyastik and Son
Farmer’s Gin Co
Weems
Farm Labor
The
Texas Employment Commission
Milam County
TEC
Falls County
Marlin
Rosebud
U. S. Highway 77
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Charlie Hux
Aeaa
Rockdale Pool
City of
DAV Auxiliary
George Malone
Rev. G. Alexander
Little League
Buckholts High
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Oliver Blaylock
Paul Quinn
Lehde
DWI
Gospel Tabernacle
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