Baby Linda Sweaks Progress After Dallas Heart Operation
Little Linda Sweaks, born with a congenital heart condition, is improving steadily after her Dallas operation. She walked better, regained poise, and her doctors call her condition very satisfactory as friends across Texas learn she is on the road to becoming a normal happy child.
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Linda Sweaks
Claude Sweaks
Cameron
Hoyte
Linda
Dallas
Texas
Milam County
Little Linda
Clifford Swift
Milam Williamson Road Repairs Budget Soars Across County Lines
Road spending accumulates across Milam and Williamson counties with multiple projects on Farm Market 112 and 487 and U S 77. Contracts include Richard Schmidt and Son and McGinnis Bros Inc with days elapsed and percentages indicating progress. July expenditures and total amounts are listed for several segments.
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Williamson County
Lee County
San Gabriel Bridge
Richard Schmidt and Son
U. S
Cameron
Ben Arnold
F. M. Reeves and Sons
Bridges
McGinnis Bros., Inc
Rockdale
Tracy
Thomas and Ratliff
Harsh Heat Bakes City As Rain Totals 0.29 Inches
The city recorded 0.29 inches of rain and 102 degrees of heat on Tuesday. A sharp drop in temperature followed, with showers continuing into Wednesday morning. Localized rainfall contrasted with statewide heat, which rose with little general precipitation.
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L. W. Smith
The
Community Public Service Company
Coffields Plan West Coast Vacation via Plane
Mr and Mrs E H Coffield of Cameron will depart Dallas Sunday for a West Coast vacation. They fly to San Francisco and visit California sites before returning home. Coffield is Gulf Oil agent in Milam County. Friends wish them an enjoyable trip.
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E. H. Coffield
Dallas
West Coast
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
California
Cameron
Coffield
Gulf Oil Corporation
Milam County
Far West
Mrs Herman Boedeker Visits Sister Clara Matula
Mrs Herman Boedeker visited her sister Clara Matula over the weekend.
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Herman Boedeker
Clara Matula
Buckholts Native Olivia Lehman Crowned Milam County Farm Bureau Queen
Olivia Lehman of Buckholts won the Milam County Farm Bureau Queen title at Cameron on July 21, defeating 10 contestants. Layne Beatty of WBAP presided as master of ceremonies. Lehman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Lehman and will advance to district, state, and potentially national contests.
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Olivia Lehman
Buckholts
Milam County
Farm Bureau
Cameron
Layne Beatty
WBAP
Miss Lehman
Robert P. Lehman
Lehman
Farm Bureau Federation
Cotton Crops and Ginning Pace in 1949 Season
The Cameron Compress Company received 75 bales of the new crop on Tuesday. In 1948 the compress had about 350 bales at the same period, indicating crop maturity. The 1949 crop runs two weeks later than 1948, with ginnings rising and mid next week expected to bring a faster flow of cotton.
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Cameron Compress Company
Roscoe Banker Tom Dobbins Dies at 81
Funeral services were held for Tom M. Dobbins 81 longtime Roscoe State Bank president and former resident who died after a long illness He moved to Roscoe in 1907 joining the bank after ten years in Cameron hardware He became bank vice president in 1921 and president in 1925 Surviving are a daughter Mrs FE M Stewart of Toho ka a son R O Dobbins of Roscoe three grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Roscoe
Texas
Tom M. Dobbins
Roscoe State Bank
Dobbins
Roscoe 8&8
Cameron
FE. M. Stewart
Tohoka
R. O. Dobbins
Walker couple take two week vacation to New Mexico
Dr and Mrs J L Walker departed Wednesday for a two week trip to New Mexico and other places of interest They expect to return the first of September.
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J. L. Walker
New Mexico
Yeomen Hold First Full Scale Practice Under Lights
Sixty three football hopefuls reported to Yoemen Field for the first full scale workout under lights. Coach Paul Smith praised the turnout as encouraging while noting 4 veterans back from last year. Backs train at 7 am with Smith and line players with Dick Young as the team builds for a September 9 opener versus West.
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Yoemen Field
Paul Smith
Smith
Cameron
Temple
Dick Young
Yeomen
West
Camieron Guardsmen Return From Summer Training
Officers and enlisted men of Battery C 649th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion return from the National Guard summer camp at Fort Bliss Texas. They traveled by special train with Pullman accommodations and trained two weeks, gaining proficiency with a 40 mm gun and multiple 50 cal machine guns.
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Battery C
National Guard
Ft. Bliss
Texas
el Paso
Temple
Vacation Break Notifies Staff Suspension for Two Weeks
The Herald announces its two week vacation shutdown for employees and staff, aligning with a long standing custom. The publication will resume with the September 8 issue under the publisher.
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the Herald
Clarkson Baptist 58th Anniversary Observed With Homecoming
Clarkson Baptist marks 58 years since its 1901 founding with a August 21 Sunday celebration. A homecoming includes a picnic lunch and noon services led by Pastor Rev. Herbert Holloway who invites all to attend and share in the anniversary observance.
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Clarkson Baptist
Herbert Holloway
Credit Men to Meet in Waco This Weekend
More than 200 retail merchants and credit men from District 4 state organizations will converge in Waco on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21, with D. Scott of Cameron Retail Merchants Association attending. Topics include world trends and legal aspects of credit and collections as well as supervision practices to prevent losses from overextended customers.
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Waco
D. Scott
Cameron Retail Merchants Association
Raleigh Hotel
Retail Merchants Associations
Credit Bureau
Lone Star Council of Credit Women’s Association of Texas
Merchants and Credit Men
Retail Merchants
Senate Passes Cotton Curb Law To Cut Surplus
The Senate approved legislation to reduce 1950 cotton plantings and curb surpluses. The bill allows the secretary of agriculture to set national acreage allotments from 21 million to 18 million acres for 1950 1951, bases state shares on a 22.5 million acre base, and enables quotas when supply exceeds normal levels by at least seven percent.
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Senate
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Cameron Chamber of Commerce Receives Thanks Letter
The Meeks Community expresses gratitude to Cameron merchants and banks for a $500 contribution toward a two mile Meeks to Milam County road gravelling project. The fund-raising goal of $2,000 was reached enabling gravel work despite weather. The letter notes the road connects Meeks School to Milam County and improves travel access.
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Meeks
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
J. F. Salach
Bell County
Milam County
Salah
Mrs. Farr Returns to Valentine After Weekend with Storeys
Mrs. Byron Farr returns to Valentine after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Bill Storey. The former Florence Jane Storey. Clayton Storey and family of Austin are visiting Cameron relatives on vacation.
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Byron Farr
Valentine
Bill Storey
Mrs Ella Bass Visiting Cameron This Week
Mrs Ella Bass of Marlow Oklahoma is visiting in Cameron at the homes of Mr and Mrs RK L Storey and Mrs N J Smith this week.
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Ella Bass
Marlow
Oklahoma
RK. L. Storey
N. J. Smith
Cameron
Cameron Public Schools Prepare for September Term Opens
Cameron Public Schools the citys largest business will be formally opened for the fall term on Monday September 5 announced by Superintendent W T Hanes Nearly all the faculty return with Sanford M Layfield Principal Yee High School setting up student registration schedules to start August 20 for athletics August 20 2 30 Band August 30 seniors 2 30 juniors August 31 sophomores and freshmen Full classes begin 9 a m September 5 with a half day first day and regular 8 30 schedule starting September 6
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Cameron Public Schools
W. T. Hanes
Hanes
Sanford M. Layfield
Yee High School
Layfield
Cameron Public Schools 1949 50 Faculty List
The 1949 50 Cameron Public Schools staff includes Yee High School leaders W T Hanes superintendent and J R Young coach and social studies with principals C L Canady and D J Thomas. Faculty spans mathematics science language arts library and physical education.
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Cameron Public Schools
Yee High
W. T. Hanes
Sanford M. Layfield
Yee High School
Henrietta Burkes
C. L. Canady
Maline Caraway
Francis Cox
Dorcas Haynes
Bodie Jones
Patsy Nance
Ruth Rosson
Ada Margaret Smith
Robert Paul Smith
Fula Sutherland
Lee R. Thompson
Beatrice Wiese
Margie Williamsbay
Callie Young
J. R. Young
L. Canady
Agnes Dusek
Winnie Henderson
Frances Hensley
Merle Hickman
Ethel J. Hicks
Mabel Jeter
Mary Lawrence
Charlie Nabours
Mary Randolph
Kathryn Robbins
Katherine Sproull
Edith Starnes
Leona G. White
Gene Williford
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E. H. Coffields
Farm Bureau Queen
Miss Olivia Lehman
Tom Dobbins
Roscoe Banker
Camieron
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President Truman
Washington
Chamber Commerce
Ada Henderson School
D. J. Thomas School
C. L. Sadberry
Hazel Burks
Roberta Hall
Lula Montgomery
Lillian Johnson
Thomas W. Moore
Dassie Poole
Mary Lee Humphrey
Lydeia Palmer
Violetta Ritcherson
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