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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1958
Page
1
The City Council on Tuesday night approved Gra ham Construction Co. of Cameron for 41900 to build two basin covers. The contract covers the two covers and related work as the lowest bid received by the city for the project.
Column by F M Luecke discusses credit habits and an easy pay sign. Cameron city council approves bids for water basin covers and a sewer project, considers labor shed at the airport, plans a new fire truck, and installs fire and police call boxes to aid insurance rates. Delegations from Milam County farmers and East Gillis Street address airport access and sewer line easements.
Miss Carole Ann Heitman was named queen of the 1958 Milam County Farm Bureau beauty contest held Friday night at Simon-George Hall. About 400 attended as Heitman defeated seven contestants. runner up was Miss Mary Jane Vogelsang. The Cameron product is set to represent Milam in the district pageant and will attend Southern Methodist University this fall.
A 14 year old boy Harry Goetz and his 7 year old sister Angeline died after entering a surface pond at the John Wendell farm near Thorndale. They had been visiting with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Christian Goetz of Friona Texas and older brother Gary. Harry reportedly went under while trying to rescue Angeline who slipped into deep water.
Philip Wayne Fisher of Cameron is among 55 Baylor University students on the Dean's List for spring quarter 1958, earning a straight A record. He was a Baylor senior last year and is the son of Mr and Mrs George N Fisher of Cameron.
The Cameron Knights of Columbus announce their eighth annual picnic on August 17 chaired by Paul Sheguit. The 4 30 p m barbecue chicken dinner leads to an 8 30 p m dance at K of C Hall with the Vrazel Polka Playboys. Co chair John Gelner says a record crowd is expected after last year’s 1200 attendees. Games and family activities are listed.
Construction continues to boom in Cameron with three major projects underway. A new restaurant service station rises at West Fourth Street and North Fannin led by Robert Wells of Cameron Oil Company. Nearby, brick work proceeds on the First Methodist Church education building in a $98,000 project. Coffield Construction Co. lays foundations for a $110,000 National Guard Armory at West Hornung Hatchery as work completes a front entry at 210 West Main Street.
Cameron School Board President H B Pressley calls a meeting for 7 p m August 14 in the Ben Milam School superintendent's office to discuss the 1958 59 budget. Supt Wiley Loughmiller says the budget hearing will review tax income and budget segments and the public is invited to participate.
Milam County Draft Board lists four men scheduled for induction on August 18. Names: Johnnie E. McDermott, John W. Cowdray, James D. Blackmon, Hughie W. Smith. Five men will undergo preinduction physicals the same day: Bobbie R. Pope, Ben T. Bullock, Odus Osborne Jr, Johnny B. Fisher, R. P. Heisch.
The W. H. Clark Company halted drilling Friday at 1040 feet on the Floyd Hargrove ranch two miles west of Sharp. Swabbing was underway with results due by Friday for No. 1 A Mrs. Floyd Hargrove, drilled by independent operator from Taylor on a 1100 foot permit.
Eugene Michalka named Best Camper at the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children near Kerrville after two weeks of sessions sponsored by the Cameron Lions Club. He earned a neckerchief for swimming camping chapel arts and crafts and unit activities like checkers and bowling. Camp director Piank Roverioua praised him and invited him to stay as a counselor in training.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Lesikar 73 were held at First Presbyterian Church Temple. She died at her Temple home Monday afternoon. Burial was in Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include husband J. J. Lesikar of Temple two sons Lad die of Houston and George of San Antonio a daughter Mrs. E. D. Shine of Temple two brothers Bill Marek of Cameron and Frank A. Marek of Cameron two sisters Mrs F F Faifer and Mrs A A Pochyla of Rosenberg eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Milam County Democrats Saturday named 17 delegates to the State convention and approved four resolutions for Milam County support at the San Antonio meeting. About 100 delegates approved unanimously four resolutions and a four part proposal. Delegates named include McClaren Baskin Kahler Williams Wallace Suggs Pearson Carr Romine Cook Weed Clark Kuzel Gilchrist Hensley Smith Peep les.
Milam County maize harvest speeds toward storage as early yields top prior forecasts. Mi lam Grain Co. secretary Robert Clark and plant manager C O Angell raise expectations from 1 000 carloads about 100 000 pounds per car to potentially two million dollars and more, with rains and heat boosting growth and cotton outlook at 30 000 cultivated acres.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Joyce Kreusch 75 were held at 7 a.m. Wednesday at St Monica Catholic Church. Burial followed at St Monica Cemetery. She died at 5 30 p m. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Felix Matula Jr Dan Farney Lester Williams C J Sutter Lee McLane and Roy Baskin.
A BRA portable exhibit opens Monday at Citizens National Bank in Cameron for two weeks. Oxsheer Smith BRA director and finance chair notes three units detailing the 23-dam master plan nine scenes from the three major Brazos lakes and explanations of the watershed water conservation and flood control.
John W. Morgan radioman second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs W H Morgan of Milano, and husband of Miss Mary Reese of Gause, serves aboard the attack transport USS Magoffin with the U S Seventh Fleet in the Far East.
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