Local Families Spend Weekend Visiting Relatives
Sharp News recalls visits by several households across Texas towns. Roger Gilleland Jr and family stopped in with his parents, while Ernest Backhaus joined by Gus Westerman traveled to Killeen and Brownwood to reconnect with relatives after years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Gilleland
Duke of Houston
Ernest Backhaus
Killeen
Backhaus
Gus Westerman
Westermans
Brownwood
August Westerman
J. R. Hargrove
Julian Baskin
Roger Gilleland, Sr
Taylor
George M. Lamb
Beverly
Mary
Susan
West Texas
New Mexico
Big Springs
Odessa
Carlsbad Caverns
Davis Mountains
Dan Harrell
Austin
Steve Mertz
Donna
Nelson Davis
Local Notices and Auto Purchases Highlight Courthouse Ledger
Courthouse notices list marriages of Thompson Smith and Delaney Dodson with other pairs. Car listings include Grabein Chevrolet and multiple Ford and Pontiac models from McLain Pontiac Co and Hicks Trailer Sales. Deeds show transfers in Cameron, Rockdale, and Buckholts. J. F. Hodges undergoes surgery in Waco. Miss Betty Jean Dickens weds John Clement Freeman in Woodville with ornate wedding details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAfee Motor Co
R. H. Lawrence
Ford Tudor
McLain
Pontiac Co
W. Bean
Pontiac
Howard Beale
Cpe
Eloy Candelaria
Frank P. Mikulec, Jr
Gaither Motor Company
Lewis McGilberry
Juanita Hendricks
Ford Victoria
The
American Legion Dept. of Texas
Ford
Raymond Leita
D. C. Drummongs
Ford Pickup
E. B. Baggett
Rayborn King
J. C. Dyer
Ida M. Stephenson
Clyde F. Pacely
Hicks Trailer Sales Inc
David S. Mayfield
Burkes-Howard Co
Mary Mode
Mercury
Schiller Motors
Edgar L. Sadberry
Plymouth
Betty Jean Dickens
John Clement Freeman
Woodville
Louis Sada
Port Arthur
William Ernest Dickens
Mr. Dickens
W. C. Freeman
Maysfield
Wanda Dupuis
Ola Lee Currie
R. L. Dickens
Livingston
Jerry Palmer
Huntsville
Beverly Freeman
Cameron
Nita
Teri Lamb
Pasadena
Milam County Sees Strong Cotton Yield Projections in 1955
Early 1955 reports from Milam County mills and gins show a bumper cotton harvest with projected yields of 18 to 20 thousand bales, up from 15 thousand last year. Government loans offer higher prices than open market, and local gins report staples around 15-16 inches with some longer bales from bottom land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Davis
Cameron Compress
C. E. Flinn
C. E. Triggs
Davis
Compress
Milam County
Maysfield
Weekend Rain Suppresses Cotton Market Arrival
Light weekend rainfall kept growers away and trading slow with little cotton expected to be brought in until Tuesday morning, signaling a delayed haul for buyers and sellers awaiting the market shift.
Weems Gin Reports Staple Run at 15 16 to One
The Weems gin reported eight bases ginned as of Monday morning with the average staple running 15 to 16 to one inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers
Matyastik
Planters
Ann Karnowski Honored at Going Away Party
Miss Ann Karnowski received a silver medallion and matching silver earrings at a going away party hosted by Mrs. Porter Young and others. Nine guests attended, cake iced with good bye Ann. Karnowski, a Yee High School graduate, leaves for Houston to work until her December wedding. previously employed at the Cameron Herald and Daily Midget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Freeman
Austin
Bonner Phares
Guy Rucker
Port Arthur
David Monney
Availas
Raymond Lamb
Pasadena
Olivia Burkett
Mary Hazel Jones
Livingston
Ed Peebles
Washington, D. C
Ann Karnowski
Porter Young
Young
Eugene Smitherman
Bob Peacock
George Hollas
Louis Hollas
W. K. Leonard, Jr
Alton Logan
LaVerne Michalka
Miss Karnowski
Yee High School
Houston
Karnowski
Cameron Herald
Daily Midget
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rayon
Arianne
Cinderella
Naomi Jeans
A. H. Baskin, Jr
E. C. Fick
Thorndale
David Fick
Preston Schwarz
Carl Hawkes
Malitta Galler
Billy Daniel
Charles Galler
Courthouse News
David Neal Thompson
Dorothy June Smith
John Harris Delaney
Annell LaVerne Dodson
Henry Lee Burnett
Arfie Yvonne Sill
NEW Cars
Grabein Chevrolet Co
William Rose
Chevrolet
Delray
Edwin W. Lehmann
Hefley Stedman Motor Co
Henry Kovar
Ragsdale Pace
E. S. Gunn
Billy Nabours
A. J. Mondick
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Ford Truck
Louis G. Gest
Aluminum Company of America
Michalka Motors
Joe J. Parma
Studebaker
Clinton Henry Grimm
Orba M. Arnold
Buckholts
Edgar L. Goebel
Joe B. Gage
Billy S. Mitchell
J. R. Lanmon
Rockdale
Sam Peebles
City of
J. S. Lewis
L. T. Lewis
D. C. Lewis
Thomas Curry League
Thomas
D. A. Thompson
Rose Marrs
W. T. Pearson, Jr
W. F. Marquis
H. A. McSpadden
J. B. Harvey
E. E. Nettles
M. J. Simmons
Patience Sapp Survey
H. G. Dickenson
J. F. Hodges
Waco Hospital
Waco
Taylor, Texas
Milam
Texas Beef Council
Kil Goode
Treasurama
RED Goose
Lewis — Chili Shoe Store
Buick
Ierwig
Hina
Brin
America
Woodum Auto Sales
West Second St
Cameron, Texas
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