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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1953
Page
4
Veterans may study and draw from 50 to 160 dollars monthly subsistence by attending the evening school in the American Legion Hut in Cameron. The school will not interfere with their jobs and all veterans are urged to attend to learn the benefits they may obtain.
Slaughter steers and yearlings sold firm to strong at Fort Worth Monday with loads in the 21 to 22.50 range. Cows and calves followed steady trends. hogs up 1 dollar, hog growers pulling back. Slaughter lambs weak to lower while stockers and feeders stayed steady amid active demand.
The Agriculture Department forecasts Texas will harvest 3,525,000 bales of cotton in 1953, about the national share of 14,605,000 bales total. Texas yield expected at 182 pounds per acre, near the 1941-51 average of 183. The 1953 Texas crop would equal roughly one fourth of the U.S. total.
Farmers in the area are installing terrace systems to move excess water off cropland. They use wide grass waterways at terrace outlets to spread and slow water flow to natural drains. Bermuda grass and King Ranch bluestem are favored for stabilizing these channels with mowing and possible fencing. Local Soil Conservation Districts offer technical help.
Congressman W R Poage will be in his Waco office Mondays and Temple office Wednesday mornings over the next six weeks. Residents may contact him via his Waco or Washington offices as he visits smaller communities in his district.
Marine recruiting headquarters report San Antonio area station tops the nation with 169.3 percent of its 12 month quota for the period ending June 30 1953. The five state district including Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas and New Mexico also leads with 137.23 percent. The Huntington West Virginia station trails in second place with 159.8 percent.
Mr and Mrs Warren F Jones and their daughter Mitzi of Houston spent the weekend with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs Frank Hertenberger at 314 N Crockett St in town.
An item notes Ali establishing Parma Radio Service, expanding local radio and television offerings. The short notice highlights the enterprise's focus on broadcasting services and regional reach.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an exam to fill Medical Laboratory Technician posts with salaries from 27 50 to 42 50 yearly at Veterans Administration Hospitals in Temple Waco and Marlin Texas. Applications available at post offices or from the Executive Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Temple Texas.
H J Boehm registrar of Blinn College announces a special meeting for Korean veterans at 7 p m in the American Legion Hut Ledbetter Park Cameron. The meeting explains education benefits and subsistence under Public Law 550 and how to attend while keeping current jobs.
Milano Methodist Church announces worship next Sunday at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School meets at 10 a m. WSCS meets Monday at 4 p m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8 p m led by Pastor E Ledbetter Sr.
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