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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1959
Page
8
The Cameron Herald lists Frank Luecke Don Scarbrough and John Cardwell as publishers with managing editor duties noted for the newspaper.
A terse Texas item mentions Milam County and an out of state connection involving Frank Luecke, signaling an external link in a local matter.
The 959 Press Association advertises annual subscriptions at 2.50 dollars, with options at 3.00 dollars per year for broader access. Pricing details indicate tiered plans for readers and institutions.
Milam County faces a worker shortage as 1200 bales are in and a 2000 bale crop is likely. Milam County Farm Bureau and the Texas Employment Commission coordinate to recruit and place labor for early harvest. Employers and workers are urged to contact the agencies in Cameron and nearby areas.
In September talks Khrushchev and Eisenhower face the risk of renewed Cold War tension. China presses Laos via rebels, rejecting UN nonrecognition and asserting readiness for potential nuclear war. Mao shrugged at total war while Khrushchev yields to war weariness, yet China seems ready to act independently.
A reader compares tracking space capsules to misplacing farm tools. He argues scientists retrieve one nose cone out of ten, calling that better than most people who misplace hammers saws or tractors while忙 with other tasks. The letter ends with a defense of space exploration.
The Martha Class of the First Baptist Church held a regular business meeting and social hour with nine members present. Miss Mary Fanning hosted, co-hostess was Mrs Davie Rivers, prayers led by Miss Fanning and Mrs Ruby Lee Swanzy, closing prayer by Mrs Aubrey F Russell, refreshments served.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Mann and their children spent a weeklong vacation visiting West Texas Colorado and New Mexico.
Austin plans a government on wheels as 31 agencies pack filing cabinets and relocate to a granite State Office Building. The move follows the first new center for the Texas Employment Commission and precedes the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals transfer to a State Court Building this year.
A church and religious group directory appears with service times and locations across Burlington Maysfield and Buckholts areas. It lists Liberty Community Church Burlington Baptist St Monica Catholic Trinity Lutheran Church Gospel Tabernacle and others with pastors, Sunday School times, worship times, and occasional mass schedules.
Mrs Ida Bell Lewis longtime Milam County schools supervisor counselor was elected to the University of Houston chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Election honors only a small share of top scholastic students. Lewis has served in the county superintendent's office for ten years. Belton Cropp and Gibbs of Cameron expected to receive degrees at Mary Hardin Baylor Summer Commencement.
On August 22 1889 the First National Bank began operation led by John M Hefley president C P Dodge cashier and T F Hardy assistant cashier A 5 cent tax cut was reported by the Commissioners Court Local figures Jeff Hefley of Bryan visited Cameron noting gambling had been cleared from Burleson County Plans were under way for a 15000 educational building for the First Baptist Church Golf star Mrs Coy C Arledge scored a hole in one on No 9 at Cameron Country Club Other visits include Mrs Edwin Adams and Karen to Dallas and many local families visiting relatives and touring the Western states including the Grand Canyon over the past week
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