Cotton Laborers File In As Milam Harvest Accelerates
Cotton laborers flock to Milam County with ten crews contacting at a labor camp on Silver City road. About a hundred pickers lacked locations Sunday while weather may delay harvesting and shelter remains needed. The labor camp built in 1951 by Milam County Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce serves workers and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
Milam County
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Temple
Fifty-Six Yoemen Begin Skull Practice at Yee High
Fifty-six prospective Yoemen reported to Yee High School gym for the initial organizational meeting. Equipment issued then one and one-half hours of skull practice. Evening sessions at 6:30, skull work forty minutes, field at 7:30, workouts to 9:30. Returning backfield talent includes Jimmie Rettig and Leon Beale with several lettermen and squadmen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
Cameron
Yeemen
Yeomen
Belton
Rosebud
Jimmie Rettig
Leon Beale
Tom Collins
Rockdale Man Seriously Hurt In Car Crash
Clarence Metcalf 42 of Rockdale sustained severe head cuts and possible concussion after a high speed 1949 Ford left Highway 77 south of Rockdale, overturned, and a part of the car was torn away. He was taken by Philips and Lucky ambulance to Richard's Clinic and remained unconscious Saturday afternoon. Officer John Blansit investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Metcalf
Rockdale
Philips and Lucky Ambulance
Richard’s
Metcalf
Voters Gather for Milam County August Runoff
Milam County voters prepare for the August run off with heavy turnout expected statewide. More than 5000 Milam voters participated in the July primary as candidates for governor and other county offices are named in multi precinct races. Absentee votes totaling 421 were cast in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam Couny
Milam
Commissioners
Ralph Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Supreme Court
Few Brewster
Alfred M. Scott
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd W. Davidson
Commissioner’s Post
C. L. (Babe) Yount
R. H. McCasland
Milam Democratic Executive Committee
Absentee Votes Peak in Rockdale Precinct 15 Runoff
County Clerk reports four hundred twenty absentee ballots requested for Rockdale precinct 15 with about 300 from mail applications. Only 75 voted at the office by midweek as the August runoff nears. July primary absentee turnout was 171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Nabours
Leo O'Neill
O’neill
Rockdale
Nabours
Fishermen Frank Burkeen and August Miller Return Home
Frank Burkeen and August Miller returned this week from a fishing trip to Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. They report a good catch and describe successful new spots and steady trolling action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burkeen
August Miller
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
Prospective Report Monday Prospective Report Monday
Report lists prospective students and first time good prospects including Fred Petmec ky and John Duncan. Freshmen and underclassmen such as Ray Green Chili Williams Jimmy Smalley Bob Elliott and Emmanuel Fleischer attended the Monday morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie Dohnalik
Steve Polzer
Alvin Baggerly
Monroe Bayer
Harlan Mees
Billy Caldwell
Burke Barr
Fred Petmecky
John Duncan
Ray Green
Chili Williams
Jimmy Smalley
Bob Elliott
Make McDermott
Emmanuel Fleischer
Johnny Moseley
Toddie Lawrence
Larry Jackson
Butch Ma- See Yoemen
Milam County Launches MOD Drive For Emergency Campaign
Milam County begins a March of Dimes emergency drive as polio incidence rises nationwide and funds run dry. The Methodist Youth Fellowship mails solicitation letters and collects coin canisters placed in local businesses to support the polio program. The campaign director Jack Tomlinson says the effort addresses the high patient aid load and costly prevention program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Jack Tomlinson
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Tomlinson
First Grade Pupils Required To File Birth Certificate
Milam County School Board adopts resolution requiring each child entering first grade in September to file a birth certificate with the first grade teacher. Child must be six by September 1 to be counted for the Ada of the School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
County ASC Convention Date Changed
The county ASC convention date has been moved from Friday August 20 to Monday August 30 1954 at 9:00 a.m. Delegates will elect a county committee of three members and two alternates to serve for the 1955 program year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.S.C
Secretary of Agriculture
McMillion Home Damaged By Thursday Blaze
A Buckholts residence suffered extended damage Thursday when a car in the carport started a fire. Buford McMillion owned the home, Frank Richter Sr reported. The Cameron Volunteer Fire Department arrived to find the blaze controlled thanks to the three Gresak brothers who own a private fire truck. Local officials estimate about 3500 dollars in damage to the car, carport, and parts of the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckholts
Frank Richter
Buford McMillion
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Gresak Brothers
John Eanes
Barbeque Pits Near Completion In Three City Parks
City Council meeting Tuesday night discussed sewer and water drainage with no action. Johnny Anders reported a portion of the barbeque pits near completion in three city parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Anders
Adams Named B Team Coach After White Resigns
Following Preston White’s resignation as Cameron Public Schools B team coach, V A Adams is named his replacement. Adams, from Texarkana, has coached at Eastland Victoria Junior College and Tarlton Junior College Stevenville. He earned a 1951 master’s from East Texas State Teachers College and will join Cameron with his wife as part of the faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston White
Cameron Public Schools
V. A. Adams
Cameron
Texarkana
Adams
Harden-Simmons University
Texas University
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Eastland High School
Tarlton Junior College
Stevenville
Victoria Junior College
Adam
A Leopard Does Not Change Its Spots Editorial
An editorial condemns personal attacks in political campaigns, accusing Yarborough supporters of slander against Allan Shivers. It argues Shivers’ record is clean and cites his governorship as evidence of prudent leadership. The piece asserts voters should judge by policy over personal smears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Shivers
Texas
Pard
Family visit during husband’s naval air cruise
Mrs. Stinson E. Worley of Grand Prairie visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Canady for two weeks while her husband served a two week air cruise in the Naval Reserve at Sands Point Naval Air Base Seattle Washington.
Election Judges Make Ready For August 28 Run Off Primary
Notices and information concerning the August run off primary have been mailed to all election managers in Milam County. Checks for judges and clerks have also been sent to insure adequate help and early payment on election day. The Milam County Democratic Executive Committee praised the prompt tabulation of July results as returns began to arrive within fifteen minutes after polls closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max McClaren
Milam County
Democratic Executive Committee
Joe Munoz Drowns in Farm Tank Near Ben Arnold
Eight year old Mexican boy Joe Munoz drowned in a 21 foot deep farm tank on Anton Reinders’ property near Ben Arnold at about 2 30 p m on Wednesday August 18. A group of Mexican children were present. one alerted others and sought help but the body had already submerged by the time the father reached the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Munoz
Ben Arnold
Joe
Anton Reinders
Joe Munoy
Carbajal Family Sought by Milam County Sheriff
Milam County Sheriff seeks the Carbajal family Domingo Trinidad and Ramona Carbajal and asks the public to report their whereabouts. Sister-in-law Eulalia Juarez died in a Lorena crash on Highway 8 1 2. the family is said to be in the area with migratory cotton workers in a 1948 light blue Chevrolet led by Martinez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domingo Carbajal
Trinidad Carbajal
Ramona Carbajal
Milam County
Eulalia Juarez
Lorena
Carbajal
Sheriffs Department
Martinez
Date Set for Blinn College Evening School
Blinn College Evening School registration is scheduled 7 to 9 p.m. Monday September 13 at the American Legion Hall in Cameron. Korean veterans must enroll within three years of discharge to receive educational benefits under Public Law 550.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinn College
American Legion Hall
Cameron
Cotton Defoliation Field Day Set at Temple
The Cotton Defoliation Mechanical Field Day at the Blackland Experiment Station is scheduled for Monday August 30 starting at 1 30 p m. Milam County Agricultural Agent J D Moore announced the event with Fred Elliott from Texas A M College to participate. All Milam County cotton farmers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Blackland Experiment Station
J. D. Moore
Milam County
Fred Elliott
Texas A & M College
Rains Hit Milam County Areas Sunday
Rain totals in Milam County ranged from a half inch to three inches across Belmena Walkers Creek Buckholts Maysfield and Sharp San Gabriel. Central Texas saw scattered showers with high winds and a brief break from heat as Dallas received heavy rain later Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Belmena
Walkers Creek
Buckholts
Maysfield
San Gabriel
Cameron
Waco
Central
Texas
Dallas
West Texas
Central Texas
Temple
Blackland Experiment Station
Municipal
Groom
Dumas
Associated Press
Austin
Irving Krick
Two Million Dollar Road Program Outlined to Advisory Committee
Florida Ways and Means outlines a two million dollar plan to build 176 miles of Farm to Market roads in Milam County with no extra taxes. County Judge Charles C. Smith Jr led the kickoff to connect rural communities to trading centers, ensure 90 percent rural travel, link to adjacent counties, provide access to Aluminum Co. of America’s Sandow site, and meet school transportation needs. The Citizens Advisory Committee will work with the Commissioners Court on the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Florida
Milam County
Citizens Advisory Committee
Commissioners Court
Country Club
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Aluminum Co. of America
Sandow
Funeral Services For Joe Evans Held
Joe Evans, 47, died in a Los Angeles hospital at 6 p.m. Thursday after a car crash the previous evening while returning from duties with the Douglas Aircraft Corporation where he worked five years. Evans had been in a coma since the accident. He is survived by his wife Hallie Whitlee Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Evans
Los Angeles
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Evans
Hallie Whit- Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Heitmann
Joseph Michalka
Clifford Angell
Buddy Thompson
Albert Mondrick
Benny Massengale
George Absnaider
John Johnson
Clyde Wallace
Charles Heitman
Woodrow Lynch
Bobby Rutherford
Bobby Williams
Henry Brown
Johnny Solomon
Fred Fleischer
Paul Hoelscher
John Blansit
Precinct
MYF
ASC
White
Thorndale High School
Thorndale
Leopard
Yarborough
Leo
Kirk Grain Company
Fairmont Foods
Earcorn
Sheriff Dept
Blinn College Evening School
Woodland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!