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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
1
Mr. Moore chairman of the Bowl Committee and former Giants outfielder supports the Milk Bowl at Gause school. He aims to make the event an annual success and pledges strong backing from his position among local athletic supporters.
Mr. Widman and Mr. Weafer originated the Milk Bowl program and receive credit. Widman, a radio sports commentator and chief of the air publicity for the Milk Bowl, is sports director at WFAA Dallas. Weafer, a Gause teacher, is a prominent public relations executive and writer.
Gene Dixie Walker, renowned Texas League baseball star and key financier of the Gause program, helped raise money to outfit the Pee Wee squad and supply their first uniforms, aiming to give local youngsters a sporting chance.
Rev J C Collins of Luling spent Saturday with his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John Petty. He also visited Nolar Dodson who is ill at St Edwards Hospital.
Milam County Judge Dan Tyson proclaims December 10 as Kids Day to honor a Pee Wee Milk Bowl football game in Cameron. Gause and San Saba Pee Wee teams clash at Yee High Athletic Field at 3 p.m. for youth football honors, with widespread publicity and local support urged.
Mayor Roy Griffith proclaims Saturday December 10 1949 as Kid's Day in Cameron Texas in anticipation of the Milk Bowl football game. The proclamation lists common holidays and designates Kid's Day with a plea for wider adoption nationwide.
The Blue Baby Linda and her mother visited The Herald plant in Dallas. A routine checkup with a heart specialist is planned in a few days, with a probable second operation later. Linda has made good progress and there is no immediate danger.
Dee's Photographic Studio will close Saturday afternoon December 10 for the Gause San Saba Milk Bowl football game at Yeomen stadium. Owner Mrs J L Walker recently completed a modern photography course and will be on site to capture action photographs.
The O. J. Thomas High School Choir will perform a musical program at First Methodist Church at 7:00 p m Sunday December 11. Universal Bible Sunday will be observed at the morning service with a sermon on Our Faith in the Bible.
Congressman W. R. Poage will address the Lions Club in Cameron on Tuesday December 13 and later meet farmers in the District Court room to discuss cotton allotment issues. He intends to press Congress to fix an administrative error in quota rules and restore credit for war crops to avoid further reductions.
A cool spell moved into Texas, bringing colder air after a warm spell. Forecasters expected daytime highs to stay mild, with Dallas-area temperatures dropping to around 34 degrees by Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kubecka and their two daughters Kay and Martha Ann of Austin spent Thanksgiving with his parents Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Kuka.
The PMA announces 1950 cotton price support limited to co operators who plant within acreage allotments. If quotas pass in the December 15 referendum, co operators may receive CCC loans at 90 percent of parity next Aug 1. if not, loans drop to 50 percent. Non cooperators receive no price support.
Cameron Civic Garden Club staged its first annual Christmas flower show with a luncheon at Milam Coffee Shop. Temple judges Mrs. Collier, Mrs. Brinkley, Mrs. Childress, and Mrs. Marrs awarded blue ribbons for first, red for second, white for third, and yellow for honorable mention. Entries, including mantel arrangements by Mrs. Thomas Raymond, supported causes like Mec Closkey Hospital and a Good Cheer Box raising 40.18. Winners across classes included Mesdames Ed Gunn, H F Smith, Leo Fuchs, and others, with multiple first and second places noted before the article continues on page twelve.
The Temple Chamber of Commerce announces a December 19 deadline for the home decorating contest with $130 in prizes. Judging will occur December 22 by judges from Temple firms Texas Power & Light Temple Floral Company and Lee Sign Service. Entry is open to city and non city residents within the city area. The amount spent on decorations does not guarantee a win.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kirk announce the birth of their son Wayne Thomas who weighed eight pounds 14 ounces at birth on Friday December 2 1949 Mrs Kirk is Beatrice Walker. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs T E Walker and Mrs Marvin Kirk of Milano.
Mighty midgets of Texas football will clash in Cameron on Saturday December 10 at 3 p m in the first Milk Bowl contest. The Gause Pee Wees meet the San Saba Juniors as the initial champion contenders with colorful halftime activities and a statewide play by play radio broadcast. The event grows from Gause residents efforts to boost elementary school sports after teacher Eugene Weafer organized the team.
Trophies for the Milk Bowl game arriving for Saturday underlined by a ceremony in Cameron. Ralph Widman of Dallas delivered the trophies on behalf of the Dallas Morning News and WEAA. Joe Moore of Gause and event chairman met to finalize game details as the main trophy honors the winner and a participant award goes to the loser.
Reserved seats for the Milk Bowl game on Saturday December 10 are dwindling with remaining tickets at Cameron and the Chamber of Commerce. Bleachers will be erected to accommodate expected crowds and central stands offer early choice seating. Most tickets went to San Saba and Gause with Cameron fans still able to buy in the reserved section.
Cameron stores will be closed on Monday December 26 following a long standing rule when holidays occur on Sunday. The town will not close after New Year 1950 when it falls on Sunday, an exception to the rule. The town has never closed for New Years.
Buckholts constable E. Horstmann appeals to youths to refrain from shooting fireworks in the business district. He cites public nuisance and fire hazard and thanks residents for past cooperation.
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