Teachers Endorse Gilmer Aiken Report in Texas
The Texas State Teachers Association backs a plan to abolish all local common school districts in favor of a county board system removing the County Superintendent. Milam County educators have welcomed the proposal and a Cameron meeting launched a county wide committee to push details. If enacted, busing to centralized schools would begin and the county would run about four schools.
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Texas
Texas State Teachers Association
Milam County
Chas. M. Hicks
Cameron
Woman's Wealth Affects Shedding Back Aplomb Commentary
A quip notes that excess wealth distorts vanity and posture, suggesting affluence accompanies vanity and changes appearance. The remark frames money as a social trend influencing behavior and self-image.
Sunday Visits and Local Moves in Yarrellton
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Melvin Tubbs and children from Burlington and Mr and Mrs Teck Farmer and daughter from Cedar Springs. Mr and Mrs William Gibbs moved to Cameron and Addie Miller is visiting in Corpus Christi. G W Blansett Cleve McCall Willie Glaser and Rodney Barker attended the Grand Lodge in Waco last Thursday.
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Nannie Wilkerson
Melvin Tubbs
Burlington
Teck Farmer
Cedar Springs
William Gibbs
Cameron
Addie Miller
Corpus Christi
G. W. Blansett
Cleve McCall
Willie Glaser
Rodney Barker
Grand Lodge
Waco
G. W. Allen
Mrs. Starnes
Difficult letters to understand over the phone
The question notes that the letters S and the sound vig may be hardest to hear clearly on phone calls.
Wesley Stevens Ill in Newton Memorial Hospital Care
Wesley Stevens of Cameron is reported ill and listed as a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital, with status unavailable.
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Wesley Stevens
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Can Texas Brag? Libraries Seek State Grant Support
A Texas Library Association and Texas Friends of Libraries letter urges lawmakers to approve a $200,000 annual State Library extension program. The plan would create five regional book centers with bookmobiles in year one, followed by five more centers, expanding access to hundreds of bookless counties and towns. The move ties to possible Hill-Aiken-Jenkens federal aid and would require state matching funds.
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E. H. Marek
Yoakum
Texas Library Association
Malcom T. Swann
Itasca
Texas Friends of Libraries
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Jester
State Library and Historical Commission At
Austin
Congress
San Antonio Express
4 H Club Girls In Rockdale Plan Work
The eighth and ninth grade 4 H club girls met in the gym with Mrs Moody presiding. The group holds a cookie demonstration and recipe sharing after voting Betty Modesette as officer and selecting Helen Jare Bailey and Lois Eiland for demonstrations. The next meeting is set for November 30.
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Mrs. Moody
Mrs Roy Terry dies at Cameron after long illness
Mrs. Roy Terry aged 15 near Minerva died Wednesday at the family home after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held at Phillips Luckey Chapel in Rockdale with Rev L Moriss officiating and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Cameron. Survived by husband Roy Terry two sons James and Julian and a brother Bob Terry. James served in Louisiana and Julian in Calvert. Roy was a World War I veteran.
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Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
Rockdale
L. L. Morriss
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Oak Hill
Terry
Smith County
Tyler
Milam County
Minerva
Roy Terry
James Terry
Bob
Gib Terry
J. L. Barmore
Louisiana
Julian Terry
Calvert
Legion Reward Aims to Stop Park Hut Break-Ins
The American Legion authorized a $25 reward Tuesday night for the arrest and conviction of anyone breaking into the hut at Wilson Ledbetter Park. Commander Joe Gerick said the post seeks to end vandalism and indecency as vandals repeatedly break windows and enter the Legion house in the park.
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The
American Legion
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Joe Gerick
Post
Legion
New Milam Theatre Opens With Pitfall Feature
Crowds filled the New Milam Theatre for a Wednesday opening at 7 p.m. The debut presented Pitfall starring Dick Powell Lizabeth Scott and Jane Wyatt. Thursday shows mark the last screening of the film with subsequent weekends showing Desperado of Dodge City Strike It Rick and Rod Cameron at Lindale locale.
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Dick Powell
Lizabeth Scott
Jane Wyatt
Desperado
Dodge City
Rick
Rod Cameron
Lindale
Tyler Delights Add New Modern Theatre In Texas
A new show house rises in central Texas, touted as one of the most modern motion picture theatres, reflecting the boom in East Texas oil wealth and culture. The project signals growing entertainment options amid the region’s energy industry.
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Tyler
East Texas
New Show House
Texas
Killeen Approves 300000 Bond Issue In Election
Killeen in a light turnout approved a $300000 water and sewer bond issue by about twenty to one. Division results showed 117 for and 7 against on the first division, 116 for and 6 against on the second, and 115 for and 5 against on the third.
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Killeen
God the Preserver of Man in Lesson-Sermon
Christian Science services announce Sunday lesson titled God the Preserver of Man. Golden Text from Isaiah 41 13 promises God will help and guide. Scriptural citations include John 3 16 and Eddy text describing Jesus authority over sin sickness and death.
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God
Churches of Christ Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus
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Yarrellton News
Savanna
Toyland
Santa
Tricycles
Vory
Variety Store
MARS
New Milam Theatre
Milam
C. D. Sanders
Cameron Hotel
Beltone
Beltone Central Texas Company
North 6Th, St., Waco, Texas
Frigidaire
Christian Science Services
RTH
Culpepper
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