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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
10
Mrs. LeRoy Raley and family visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Shram of Taylor recently, per a Cameron Herald brief from August 31, 1950.
Supreme Court PLACE No. 3 Robert R. Nelson and Roy Tisdale along with Elmer L. Foster from the Farm Administration visited the local FHA office this week to discuss a case involving PLACE No. 3.
Local leaders say Cameron is in a fragile position as Fort Worth and Dallas back a shared site near both cities for the $11 million Quartermaster Laboratory. Congressional lists include Cameron, but political considerations may block support.
Texans finished a Democratic runoff tally with White leading McDonald by 6,757 votes and Ramsey ahead of Brooks. Regan, Moss, and Mrs. Clark conceded. agricultural commissioner race totals remained incomplete with Duval, Borden and King not yet reported. Morrison, Wilson and Griffin won supreme and Court of Criminal Appeals seats in early returns.
A Cameron delegation is denied a hearing on a proposed Laboratory after a telegram from Senator Lyndon Johnson. Chamber of Commerce President Bill McIntosh vows to pursue action, stating the chamber wired for a Washington hearing and plans to send a delegation. Johnson replies the appointment cannot be arranged with the Government Department.
A reflective note contrasts past era values with modern reform, recalling how society once tackled crime through straightforward approaches rather than harsher penalties.
Representatives from Milam County Home Demonstration Clubs met at the County Home Demonstration Agent's office for a training school on August 25. Mrs. Bertie H. Alford led the session on the sleeping center in the home focusing on ventilation cleanliness bedding privacy and cheerful color. Club members will carry the lessons back to their communities for September programs.
Miss Bythia Ann Baker returns from a West Texas trip visiting Seminole and Odessa. She found days and nights pleasant and notes plentiful rattlesnakes and numerous coyotes in the region. She asserts Texas offers all Seven Wonders and more, urging Texans to be proud of the Lone Star State.
Cameron's meter system shows rising income as Marshall Terry reports $229.97 collected in the past week. If the trend continues, annual revenue could reach about $15,000, funding street improvements and lighting under the Street Committee's focus.
A Social Security Administration representative from the Austin office will be in Cameron on Tuesday September 5. He can be reached at the Department of Public Welfare at 1 PM.
A survey lists graduates and former students pursuing higher education at institutions such as A&M Blinn Baylor Southwestern Draughons TSCW Temple Junior College Austin College SMU University of Houston Our Lady of the Lake TCU and North Texas State. Names include Eugene Polzer Ronald Hudson Donald Lehnert Doris Senkel Jo Ann McLane Mary Hardin Baylor Ed Dusek Ruth Turner and many others.
Twenty men have been accepted for military duty from Milam County out of 30 who reported for examination. Local draft board chief clerk Loret ts Brock says one third were rejected on various grounds. No one drafted yet. calls expected in October and November with at least 100 men to have had physical exams by then.
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