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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
7
A fragment outlines advertising terms including rates per word and a promise to correct corrections in columns. It notes no liability for typos or omissions except to publish proper corrections after notification. The text mentions varying day-based pricing and free minimum word counts.
A compact classified note markets used furniture for new with no monthly payments due until cotton time. It lists Green & Boedeker at 210 Main St and Green Furniture Co at Courthouse Square 11th, plus a radio TV service at 502 West Main St with contact Dennis Kubecka phone 294.
Notice to those indebted to or holding claims against the estate of J. A. Ely deceased. Creditors to present claims within the time required by law and debtors to settle amounts owed to the estate. The court will order distribution after claims are resolved.
Sealed proposals for constructing 1516 miles of bridges and approaches on US 1 between US 77 and Hearne in Robertson and Milam counties are due by 9 00 A M August 17 1955 at the Texas Highway Department Austin. This public works project follows state wage rates and bidding rules under House Bills 54 and 115. Plans available via Joe G Hanover Hearne office and Austin office. Usual rights reserved.
Classified notices offer a spinet piano for sale and employment in West Falls and Milam counties. Rawleigh dealer recruitment and independent business opportunities highlight ongoing nation wide ads. A 143 acre Cameron area farm is listed for $20 000 cash via C W Hinyard agent.
Your comforting expressions of sympathy and your many acts a kindness at the death of our brother will be remembered with deep gratitude. May God Bless each of you, The brothers of Frank Fisher.
The family of Mrs Bettie Kinsel Lewis expresses appreciation for acts of kindness during illness and after death. Thanks for flowers and food. Gratitude is given to Dr J S Hubert for his services. Signed by Cravy Lewis Mina Lewis Hugh Powell and family Grigg Lewis and family.
PFC Johnny Younts is home on a 14 day leave from College Park Maryland after 15 months stationed there. He was released from Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC and is visiting Cameron with his aunt Mrs Janie Younts.
Milam County Farm Bureau schedules general meeting Thursday night August 18 at 8 o clock The program centers on Legumes and Fertilizer with Ben R Spears A M College agronomist presenting color slides and answering questions A Blackland Experiment Station representative will attend John A Smith Milam Bureau president will extend welcome Light refreshments provided All members urged to attend with a neighbor.
Texas 1955 cotton yield forecast put production at 3 900 000 bales, just below 1954's 3 923 000 and under the 10 year average, with national output 12 728 000 bales. Lack of moisture hurt dry land coastal regions while most Texas areas show very good prospects, especially West Texas. Average yield expected 278 pounds per acre, crop judged at 79 percent of normal.
A spokesman said six to seven hundred tons of grain were brought in for storage Monday by various transport modes, nearly filling the warehouse. Storage may end Tuesday as grain intake wraps up. Maize open market around 1.40 while government price sits near 1.97. Farmers retain ownership of stored grain until loan maturity March 31 1956.
James Posey returns home for a three week vacation from Washington where he works in the post office of the House of Representatives. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ross Posey of Cameron and a Yee High School graduate class of 1954. He was active in football and other school activities.
Twelve returning lettermen form the nucleus of the 1955 Yoe High football squad as practices begin August 22 at Yee High School. Key players include Paul Hoelsch er Benny Massengale Buddy Thompson and Clifford Angell along with linemen Clyde Wallace and Monroe Bayer. The team opens September 9 at University High in Waco and aims to defend the 1954 District 21 AA title amid strong regional competition.
A party honoring six year old Bucky Wilkinson was held Friday afternoon August 5. Twelve children attended including Jane and Melanie McClaren Linda Hensel Nancy Hensel R C Gali er Marin e Hargrove Francis Hargrove Karen Boudoux of Houston and others. Birthday cake featured seven blue candles with Indians and teepees on chocolate icing along with snacks and beverages.
Henry Reddehase Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry Reddehase Sr of Ben Arnold has received his discharge after four years service in the U S Navy He trained in San Diego and served two tours aboard the USS Princeton in the Pacific during the Korean conflict After returning he attended aviation electrician school in Florida then spent sixteen months at Patuxent River Navy Air Station He is a Yoe High School Cameron graduate
Oil operations in the Cameron area report the Texas Gulf Sulphur well down 12 590 feet has lost its drill stem and remains in the fishing process. The McCrory well near Clarkson shows similar trouble at 5 900 feet after reaching 200 feet from the original point. Drilling began at the Hoa site 5 900 feet deep, four and a half miles northeast of Rockdale.
The Little River Cemetery Association plans its thirty-second home-coming on September 4 with speaker Dr. Arthur Tyson, president of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Officers will be elected at a business meeting as 400 to 500 attendees expected to attend the noon meal on the ground.
Marshall Terry and Mrs. Terry return from a vacation spent in Fort Worth and Houston. Mr. Terry works as a parking meter patrolman.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Riley and son Rick start a two week trip to the western states with planned stops in Albuquerque New Mexico to visit cousins of Mrs Riley then a visit to Grand Canyon and Modesto California with Mr Riley’s parents Rev and Mrs Ray Riley. They expect to return via Yellowstone National Park to Cameron around August 20. Their seven month old son Randall stays with grandparents in Cameron. Mr. Riley is regional supervisor with the Oil Industry Life Insurance Company.
The wedding of Miss Alice Lucko and Thomas Eichinger was solemnized July 30 at 7 p.m. in the E and R Church in Ben Arnold. Rev. Robert Kalkbrenner officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Lucke of Clarkson and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Eichinger of Maysfield. The couple married with the bride in a blue two piece linen dress and carnation corsage. Attendant Mary Eichinger wore a pink street length dress. Wilbert Lucke served as best man. Music was by Mrs Maxine Kalkbrener. They took a short wedding trip to Bryan and now reside in Cameron.
Mrs. Lincoln Mondrik and her son Albert were honored at a barbecue dinner Sunday evening hosted by Lincoln Mondrik. The event celebrated Mrs. Mondrik birthday and Albert leaving for the Navy Monday morning for his Dallas physical exam. Over 100 guests attended the riverbank gathering and the honoree cut a pink decorated white cake.
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