Fire destroys Milam County Livestock Commission plant
Cameron fire crews battled a Friday night blaze that razed the Milam County Livestock Commission Co. plant west of Cameron on Highway 190. An estimated $50 000 loss includes cattle pens arena and offices. 35 to 40 head were released to safety before flames spread to the auction barn. Insurance partially covers the damage. cause is unknown. Stockholders include Finley Blackwell Claude Blackwell Carl Black Roy Barmore Walter White H L Yager and Marlin Harris.
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Cameron
Milam County Livestock Commission Co
Marie McDermott
Finley Blackwell
Highway 190
Cameron Enterprise Plant
Texas Power & Light Co
Milam County Livestock Commission Company
Claude Blackwell
Carl C. Black
Roy Barmore
Walter White
H. L. Yager
Marlin Harris
Bell Telephone Strike Continues in Cameron and 258 Texas Cities
Southwestern Bell workers across Cameron and 258 Texas cities remain on strike. In Cameron the office operates with 11 on 24 hour duty, while total staff is 32 operators and five others. Union and company disputes center on a proposed protection of service clause to prevent quickie strikes.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone
Cameron
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
C. L. Carson
Carson
Telephone Company
Roads Committee Seeks 9 Mile Texas Highway Upgrade
E A Perrin reports the Roads and Good Roads Committee attended a Texas State Highway Commission hearing on August 25 regarding reconstructing State Highway 36 from the Y at US 77 to Milano. The $274000 project would widen and partially reroute nine miles as part of a Galveston to Abilene link favored by truckers to West Texas oil fields. no decision was announced. Members present included Bill Burns Henry Liebman W W Markham Judge Charles C Smith Jr Robert D Abel and Perrin.
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E. A Perrin
Highway and Good Roads Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Texas State Highway Commission
Little River
Milano
Galveston
Abilene
West Texas
Bill Burns
Henry Liebman
W. W. Markham
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Robert D. Abel
E. A. Perrin
Mexican Fellowship Center Opens Friday in Cameron
The Mexican Fellowship Center opens Friday night in the Cameron courthouse square building once Blondie’s Sandwich Shop. Sponsored by the Brotherhood of Cameron First Baptist Church, it offers writing materials, ice water, rest areas, listening to religious music, and reading space during the cotton harvest weekends. Rev. Isidor Garcia will assist, with Roy Wright and Hinton Pruett directing.
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Cameron Cafe
Courthouse Square
Blondie’s
Brotherhood of the Cameron First Baptist Church
Isidor Garcia
Brotherhood
Roy Wright
Hinton Pruett
G&G Cafe Damaged By Fire Near Santa Fe Depot
A fire at the G&G Cafe across from the Santa Fe freight depot Saturday around 10 45 a m caused light damage. The Cameron Volunteer Fire Department contained most of the damage to the back porch and roof.
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G&g
Santa Fe
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Three Schools Annexed to Cameron Independent School District
Milam County board met in Cameron and passed resolutions annexing Watts Switch, North Elm, and Clarkson common school districts to Cameron Independent School District. Watts Switch and North Elm lacked attendance to fund a teacher last year. Clarkson and Watts Switch will continue local schooling with Clarkson taught by Serene Story and Watts Switch by Jo-Se Gibbs.
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Milam County
Ad Hall School Set to Open on September 8
The Ad Hall school will open Tuesday, September 8, for its fall term with all-day sessions. Teachers include Mrs. Keith Groppell and Mrs. Vance Werner. The item also notes 1952 butter consumption at 16 percent per capita, now 9 pounds, while other dairy products rose.
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Ad Hall
Keith Groppell
Vance Werner
United States
Miss Cuerington Earns RN and BS Degree at Prairie View
Miss Jantha Cuerington received her Bachelor of Science degree and Registered Nurse license in graduation ceremonies August 19 at Prairie View A and M College. An honor graduate, she is daughter of Mrs Olivia Cuerington of Bryan. She was a Maysfield resident for years. She will begin work September 1 at McCloskey Hospital in Temple.
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Jantha Cuerington
Prairie View A&m College
Olivia Cuerington
Bryan
Cuerington
Maysfield
Miss Cuerington
O. J. Thomas High School
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Richard K Wardlaw Joins Third Infantry in Korea
Army Pvt. Richard K. Wardlaw of Cameron recently joined the 3d Infantry Division in Korea. The unit, known as the Rock of the Marne, has fought in key Korean operations including Outpost Harry Jackson Heights and Kelly Hill. Wardlaw enlisted in 1952, trained at Fort Bliss, and is a 1948 Yee High School graduate and former merchant seaman.
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3D Infantry
Korea
Army
Richard K. Wardlaw
Thomas J. Wardlaw
Cameron
3D Infantry Division
Marne
Outpost Harry
Jackson Heights
Kelly Hill
Wardlaw
Fort Bliss
Moravian Church to Sponsor Spiritual Rally at Buckholts
The Moravian Church in Buckholts hosts a Sunday spiritual rally on August 30 with a 9:30 morning devotion, noon lunch, and a 2:00 afternoon program featuring singing by local groups including Lutheran Buckholts Seaton and Houston Moravian choir. The public is invited to attend any part.
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Moravian
Buckholts
Lutheran Church of
Mrs. W. M. Bickett Admitted to Newton Memorial Hospital
Mrs. W. M. Bickett of Cameron entered Newton Memorial Hospital on August 24 for medical treatment.
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W. M. Bickett
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Three DWIs Heard In County Court
James Watson pled guilty on August 20 to driving while intoxicated and received a $100 fine and court costs plus 30 days in jail. If restitution for property damage is paid in 15 days, the jail term may be suspended. license suspended six months. Albert Lee Benton pled guilty the same day and received a $100 fine and 30 days in jail with six month license suspension. restitution within ten days may suspend the jail term. Clifford L. White was tried August 20 for driving while intoxicated and fined $100 with a six month license suspension.
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James Watson
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Watson
Albert Lee Benton
Benton
Clifford L. White
Read and Howard Named New Hospital Staff Members
Drs. Erwin Read and Charles Harris Howard were elected to St. Edward Hospital staff at the August 19 medical meeting. Read, a Cameron pediatrician, is a UT Medical School graduate who interned at Scott and White and served in the Navy. Howard, a surgeon, works with Dr. Travis Green's clinic in Rockdale.
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St. Edward Hospital
Erwin Read
Charles Harris Howard
Read
Denson
Cameron
University of Texas Medical School
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Navy
Dallas
Son
West 7Th Street
First Baptist Church
Howard
Travis Green
Rockdale
Haggit Fined Fifty Dollars for DWI in County Court
Robert C. Haggit pled guilty in County Judge Charles C. Smith's court on August 24 to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and cannot be issued a license to drive for six months.
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Robert G. Haggit
Robert C. Haggit
Charles C. Smith
Yoe High Football Season Opens With Nine Lettermen
Yoe High begins football season on September 1 under Coach Leo Jackson with nine lettermen on the A team and eight squad members ready to join. Dick Young returns from illness to work the linemen as Joe Hawkins coaches the B team.
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Yoe High
Leo Jackson
Yoe High School
Dick Young
Joe Hawkins
Jimmy Relly
W. K. Leonard
Johnny Green
Leon Beal
Billy Angell
James Posey
Junior Zotz
Charlie Eanes
Jimmy Hauk
Joe Heitman
Albert Mondick
Bobby Balhorn
Eddie Mat
Monday Night Fire Destroys House on Scott Street
Mrs. Wilson and family lose possessions except two quilts after an oil stove爆explosion. At 501 Scott Street a two room dwelling burned around 8 p m Monday. Cameron Volunteer Fire Department arrived promptly but could not extinguish due to a faulty fire plug with worn threads. Firemen later learned the plug would not turn. A second truck was called but hose length prevented reach. By the time it arrived, the house was beyond saving, though nearby homes were spared.
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Carl C. Black
Wilson House
Junior Chamber Reports 2 298 Head Of Cattle Sprayed
The Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce met at Caperton lake for its regular meeting. The spraying program reported 2,298 head of cattle owned by 19 cattlemen had been sprayed with about 700 more scheduled for Tuesday. Call the Chamber office to enroll. no appointments after this week. Leroy Thompson chairs the spraying committee.
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Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Narvie Caperton
Caperton Lake
Frank Richter
Chamber of Commerce
Leroy Thompson
Automobile Burns Early Wednesday
An automobile owned by Ben Edmonds, a 1948 Plymouth, burned in front of 505 East 15th Street in the early hours Wednesday. A passer-by in a pickup truck spotted the fire at about 1:30 a.m. and alerted the Edmonds family who called the fire department. The fire was stopped before reaching the gasoline tank. the interior is a total loss though the motor and tires may be salvageable. No fire insurance existed on the vehicle.
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Ben Edmonds
Edmonds
East 15Th Street
Texas Prisoners of War Arrive in San Francisco
Cpl. William R. Davis of Hearne and Pfc. Harold L. Grant of Temple were among 32 former Texas prisoners of war who arrived in San Francisco aboard a troop ship on Sunday.
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Cpl
William R. Davis
Hearne
Pfc
Harold L .Grant
Temple
Texas
San Francisco
California
Jarrell Man Freed Among the Texans
Don W. Sedberry of Jarrell was released Sunday night in a release of Texans. He served as Private 555th Field Artillery Battalion in the 5th Regiment Combat Team. Next of kin is listed as Mrs Mildred Sedberry Box 177 Jarrell.
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Don W. Sedberry
Pvt
555Th FA Bn
5Th
Mildred Sedberry
Jarreil
Local Women Admitted for Medical Treatment
Mrs. Oscar S. Britton of Hearne Mrs. Mary McGoldrick of Cameron and Mrs. Frank J. Ermis of Granger were admitted August 24 to Newton Memorial Hospital for medical treatment.
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Oscar
Britton
Hearne
Mary McGoldrick
Cameron
Frank J. Ermis
Granger
Newton Memorial Hospital
Six Milam Men Leave Tuesday For Induction
Six Milam County selectees left Cameron for the induction station in Dallas by regular bus on Aug. 18. They are Bob F. Melton Ulysses Wells Raymundo A. Alejandro Henry L. Williams Melroy W. Bixman and Floyd Coggin. Eddie Earl Lankford was sent forward for preinduction examination the same day. Melroy W. Eixman led the group.
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Milam County
Cameron
Dallas
Bob F. Melton
Ulysses Wells
Raymundo A. Alejandro
Henry L. Williams
Melroy W. Bixman
Floyd Coggin
Eddie Earl Lankford
Melroy W. Eixman
Men From Cameron Attend Brotherhood Round Up Thursday
The seventh annual Baptist Brotherhood Round Up runs Thursday and Friday August 27 and 28 at Round Rock with about 25 men from Cameron First Baptist and at least four from Battetown Baptist. Notables include Col. Charles J. Gamble Dr. Allen Webb Dr. D. D. Tidwell H. C. Sivells and J. M. Sharp. Nan Ledbetter will sing as Queen of the Round Up.
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Cameron
Brotherhood
Baptist Brotherhood
Round Rock
Cameron First Baptist Church
Battetown Baptist Church
Col
Allen Webb
Bay City
District 15 Brotherhood
Charles L. Gamble
Jimmie Asher
Five New Members Join Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Ray Thompson of the Star lite Cafe the 77 Drive In Theatre C W Hinyard Fred Lazek and W Wallace have recently become members. Bill Burns, chairman of the Membership Committee, says enrollment efforts continue. The support of every business and professional man in Cameron is needed. Contact Bill Burns for information on Chamber membership. Membership Committee members listed: Bill Burns Albert Collins Calvin Markham Dr Gus Evans Jr Bill McIntosh Jack Dubois
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Ray Thompson
Starlite Cafe
77 Drive-In Theatre
C. W. Hinyard
Fred Lazek
W. ©. Wallace
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Bill Burns
Chamber
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Collins
Calvin Markham
Gus Evans, Jr
Bill McIntosh
Jack DuBoia
September 6 Date for Little River Cemetery Meeting
The Little River Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Sunday September 6. All members are urged to attend and bring a well filled basket.
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Little River Cemetery Association
Escapee Ralph Damages Washington Parish Jail Involved In Theft
John Edward Ralph, 33, one of the Milam jail escapees, caused 2000 to 3000 dollars in damage at the Washington Parish jail in Franklinton Louisiana. He is charged with stealing Herman Casanova's station wagon and faces burglary charges in Milam and Salado Texas. He staged a hunger strike and damaged plumbing and cell walls, with water flooding parts of the jail and health unit offices.
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Milam County
Louisiana
John Edward Ralph
Washington Parish
Franklinton
Bogatusa
Herman B. Casanova
Ralph
Kopecky
Rockdale
Dorman A. Crowe
Health Unit
James Ray Johnson
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G&g Cafe
Miss. Cuerington
Third Infantry
Moravian Church
Junior Chamber
U.S
Jarrell Man
Milam
Aubrey Russell
Chamber Commerce
Little River Cemetery
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