Farm 10 Market Road Under Way
Construction has started on the farm to market road from Ad Hall to Little River with plans to link Thorndale to Ad Hall and Highway 36. T E Sanderford was awarded the San Gabriel to Sharp Contract worth about 150000, while other segments such as Ben Arnold to Clarkson and Highway 77 right of way issues await action amid wartime material shortages.
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Ad Hall
Little River
Tyson
Thorndale
San Gabriel
Sharp
T. E. Sanderford Construction Company
Belton
Ben Arnold
Clarkson
Texas Highway Department
Cameron
Bell County
Milam County
New Milam County Cotton Meets Growing Demand
Milam County received 23 bales at Cameron Compress Company wharves as new cotton moves from farms. Gins will likely operate full time by next week, with several hundred bales expected to be processed. Cotton remains the county key money crop, spurring debt payments, liquidation, and supplies ahead of the busy fall season. Estimates place the 1950 crop at 18 000 bales, far below 1920’s 80 000 but signaling continued cotton prominence amid diversification.
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Milam
Cameron Compress Company
Cameron
Sherman Man Buys Cameron Drug Store
A. C. Funk of Sherman has purchased Cameron’s Walgreen Agency drug store. The remodelled shop, set to reopen September 1, will continue under Milam Drug Company branding. Funk, with Walgreen Agency for 18 years, acquired the bankrupt Milam Drug Company with Adolph Winfield selling the building.
Chamber of Commerce Offices Moved to Henderson Building
The Chamber of Commerce relocates to the Henderson Building at First and Fannin Street. Manager L. G. Smith says the City Hall space is unavailable after the Water Company moved in, and callers may visit the new offices for information.
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Chamber of Commerce
Henderson Building
First
Fannin Street
L. G. Smith
City Hall
Water Company
Chamber
Pickers Difficult To Secure For 1950 Cotton Harvest
The 1950 cotton crop faces labor shortages as immigration rules and border issues hinder access to pickers. Milam County will receive notices asking about housing facilities and required worker numbers, with Nat Wofford of the Texas Employment Commission staying sixty days to manage the situation. A local plan may rely on highway intercepts if official channels fail.
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Shivers
Rio Grande
Milam County
Texas Employment Commission
Nat Wofford
Tame Session Votes to Raise Street Pay
The City Council held a calm meeting approving routine business while Alder man Bob Terry urged removing a service contract and an address machine for the Water Department. He proposed a $5 per week raise for seven street workers, costing $1820 yearly, a move Mayor Greer supported for the workers and their families.
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Bob Terry
Water Department
Terry
Greer
Marlow Baptist Revival Set for August Start at Open Air
Marlow Baptist Church opens a two week revival starting Sunday August 20 led by Rev. Joel Thielepape with gospel songs by Rev. Vernon Dietrich. Evening services at 8 PM with 7:45 PM prayer, home cottage meetings August 14–18, and homecoming planned for September 3 to close the revival.
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Marlow Baptist Church
Joel Thielepape
Thielepape
Vernon Dietrich
The
Liberty Baptist Church
Dietrich
Baylor University
Theilepape
Marlow Church
Adramn Coleman
Coleman
Fort Worth
Marlow Baptists
Marlow
Ihs
Jersey Bound Boy Plans Texas Ranch Future
Mrs. H. H. Haase and son left Cameron for Temple to catch a train to West New York New Jersey. Bobby, age 34? Wait 34 is inconsistent. he is a grandson visiting Texas memories and vows to return as an adult to buy a ranch in Texas.
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H. H. Haase
Cameron
Temple
West New York
New Jersey
East
Texas
Bill Burns Welcome Baby Daughter Jane
Mr and Mrs Bill Burns announce the birth of a daughter at St Edward Hospital at 10 40 p m on Tuesday August 15 The newborn weighs five pounds eight ounces and is named Jane Both mother and baby are reported in splendid condition The mother is Fol dine Rylander and the father a partner in Marek Burns Funeral Home and a Navy veteran who serves as president of the Cameron Rotary Club
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Bill Burns
St. Edward Hospital
Jane
Foldine Rylander
Marek Burns
Funeral Home Directors
Cameron Rotary Club
Milam County Earns 3-Star Tax Rating in State Survey
Milam County receives a 3 star rating from the East Texas Chamber of Commerce in a Texas Counties tax survey. 1949 assessed valuation stood at 17.09 million dollars, with a 75 cent tax rate for five years. Net debt remains below 1 percent of assessed valuation at 4,672.03 dollars.
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Milam County
East Texas
East
Cameron Yoemen 1950 football schedule released
Coach Paul Smith announced the 1950 Cameron Yoemen schedule with games at West Caldwell Brenham Cameron Masonic Home Cameron Taylor Cameron Killeen Cameron Georgetown Cameron Belton Cameron Rosebud plus an open date September 20.
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Yoemen
Paul
Smith
West
Caldwell
Brenham
Cameron
Taylor
Killeen
Georgetown
Belton
Rosebud
Registration Dates For Students Are Announced Here
Paul Smith acting principal announces a student registration schedule. Athletes register August 28 at 8 00 am and band members at 2 00 pm. Seniors and juniors register August 29 at 8 00 am with sophomores at 2 00 pm. Freshmen register August 30 at 8 00 am. Classes start September 1 at 8 30 am. Ada Henderson School students register September 1.
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Paul Smith
Ada Henderson
Farmer Walter Senkel Delivers Fourth Cotton Bale
Walter Senkel of Jones Prairie has four bales of his 1950 crop by Friday morning with three ginned at Weems Gin in Cameron and the fourth to be sent to Maysfield. He collected a $200 premium for the first bale and noted good quality despite limited acreage.
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Walter Senkel
Jones Prairie
Weems Gin
Cameron
Senkel
Maysfield
Weathers of Maysfield Transacts Business in Cameron
J. Y. Weathers of Maysfield was in Cameron in the past week conducting business.
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J. Y. Weathers
Maysfield
Cameron
Morrison Campaigns for Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas
District Judge W A Morrison of Cameron drives a statewide bid for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after a 35 000 mile, 213 county campaign in the Democratic primary. His record as defense attorney and district judge is highlighted, with one reversal on appeal noted. Morrison mixes personal lore and Lincoln comparisons. his wife Elizabeth Tinker runs campaign operations as he travels.
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W. A
Bill) Morrison
Cameron
Milam County
Morrison
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Abraham Lincoln
Bill
20Th Judicial District
University of Texas Law School
Elizabeth Tinker
DeWitt, Ark
Morrisons
Marcia
University of Texas
Doctors Promote Voluntary Hospital Plan Enrollment
Milam County doctors urge enrollment in a voluntary Budget Basis Hospital Surgical and Medical Plans. Commercial Travelers Casualty Company representatives will offer enrollment, stressing careful plan choice, clear benefits, and reading policies to understand claim benefits and waiting periods.
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Milam County
Commercial Travelers Casualty Company
Merchants Reward First 1950 Cotton Bale
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Senkel thank Cameron merchants and business men for a $200 premium on the first bale of 1950 cotton from the Senkel farm. They praise the community’s support and the Weems Gin for contributing to the prize list, noting Cameron’s keen interest in cotton farming.
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Walter Senkel
Jones Prairie
Cameron
Senkel
Weems Gin
Birth Announcement for Joyce Marie Luke
Mr and Mrs Charles Luke of Burlington Route 1 announce the arrival of their daughter on August 7. Joyce Marie weighs 6 pounds 13 ounces. The mother is LaVerne Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Miller of Burlington.
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Charles Luke
Burlington
Route 1
Joyce Marie
LaVerne Miller
E. H. Miller
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Sherman Man
City
Chamber Commerce
Herald
TAME
Marlow Baptist
Rev
Joel 'Thielepape
Jersey Bound
Masonic
Camero
Farmer
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