This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1953
Page
1
The cotton marketing quota referendum on December 15 will decide 1954 price support. If two thirds vote yes, growers within allotments receive 90 percent parity. excess cotton faces 50 percent parity penalty. Overplanting disqualifies price support. Acreage allotments stay in effect regardless of quotas. Growers weigh income from allotted acreage.
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Community Christmas musical at Yee High auditorium Friday December 11 at 7 30 p m Mrs Mark C Magers leads with assistants Mrs Joe Hickman and Miss Ruth Finley Five choirs perform including Cameron Community Choir Cherub Choir Children's Choir O J Thomas High School Chorus and the Cameron Choralettes and Choral iers Solo and organ music will add to the spiritual tone Rev Harsh Brown First Christian Church pastor will provide the benediction A cordial invitation is extended to the public.
A Hearne dentist identified the charred body of James Clarence Halbert 26 of Calvert as Grash victim from dental records. Halbert died when his 1949 Ford hit a concrete culvert south east of Rogers shortly after 8 pm Monday, injuring Sgt. Walter C. Morton and Mrs. Ann Hare. The collision occurred near Highway 190 construction. Halbert had attended a Buckholts dance and left with a friend earlier. Halbert’s car was registered to Layne L. Caldwell of Hearne.
In the opener Cameron Yoemen fall 56-52 to Marlin as Fred Petmecky and Joe Michalka lead with 13 points each. Charles Eanes adds 10 as Ludge of Rockdale tops the Rockdale B game with 17 points.
Milam County Health Unit lists five measles cases for the week ending December 5 along with one pneumonia case and two influenza cases. The report also includes six gonorrhea cases and four instances of strept throat from the same period.
John A. Smith of Cameron was elected president of the Milam County Farm Bureau at a December 3 board meeting. Other officers include Robert Jungmann as 1st vice president Bruce Lindsey as 2nd vice president Lenora A. Bickett as secretary treasurer and a 26 member board. Membership totals about 1000 farmers and ranchers in Milam County.
A. L. Horstmann was elected president of the Cameron Parent-Teacher Association at Yee High School on December 8. Officers include L. R. Thompson as first vice president Charles Brady as second vice president H G Haraway recording secretary Jack DuBois corresponding secretary and Lois Randolph treasurer. The next meeting is January 7 1954. The association will affiliate with state and national PTAs and aims to aid the welfare of all children.
Major General Albert Sidney Johnson, commanding general of the 49th Armored Division, visited the Battery C 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion in Temple on Sunday afternoon. He was joined by several division and battalion officers from Dallas and Temple, including Lt. Col. Olin F. Brewster and Major Robert B. McBurney, as part of a Dallas to Temple trip for the inspection.
The State Highway Department will study and plan development of Milam County roads at the request of Milam officials. The commission authorized the study after the county commissioners court asked for it on November 9. The study does not guarantee construction funds nor cede county control. Engineering work will rely on traffic data and Highway Planning Survey information, with copies provided to Milam County after completion.
R. A. Kornegay of Gause transacted business in Cameron this week, reflecting local commercial activity and ties between towns.
Cameron Chamber of Commerce urges entrants to register by December 19 for the Christmas Home Decoration Contest. Awards total 42.50 with 25 for first, 12.50 for second, and 5 for third as out‑of‑town judges are planned to assess yard, porch, or door displays visible at night.
Henry Edward Green, 48, died Sunday December 6 after a two day illness. Born July 3, 1905 in Milam County, he lived in Cameron all his life. Survived by widow Lillie Green, two brothers Ned and Curtis, four sisters Della Schostag E Shirley N Noey and G Farley, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday December 8 at Green Funeral Chapel with Rev. Aubrey F. Russell officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were his nephews.
About 120 people attended a Tuesday night forum at Yee High School in Cameron where Dr. A N Donner of the University of Houston led a panel on Looking Back and Looking Ahead in Cameron education. The discussion praised progress, noted rising Master’s degree teachers from five to 21, and urged expanded farm shop, industrial arts, and earlier typing courses for students.
Milam County A S C office Manager Alva E Sanders reports the 1954 cotton acreage allotment for Milam County is 53 563 acres distributed among 1672 farms. Individual farm allotments will be mailed before December 15 1953 the date voters will decide on marketing quotas for 1954.
Two highway construction projects were authorized by the State Highway Commission in Milam county. On U.S. 79 from five miles east of Thorndale to Rockdale, eight miles, widen shoulders at an estimated cost of 12,000 dollars. On Farm Road 486 near San Gabriel, lengthen the San Gabriel River bridge at an estimated cost of 6,500 dollars.
The Future Homemaker's Chapter of Yee High School won first prize for their float in the Annual Christmas Parade held here Thursday. The Cameron Chamber of Commerce awarded $15. Bethel A.M.E. Church took second with $10. Clarkson School won $7 for third place, and Cameron Welcome Service earned $5 for fourth. Pat Matula won the first place bicycle prize, Peggy Moseley was second, and Pamela Green tied with Fred Guliex for third.
The Yee High School junior class crowned Marilee Hughen queen with escort George Absander while Ada Henderson fifth grade crowned Nella Martin with escort Carroll Fikes. Royal court members span grades and include crown bearers Lynda Riffin and Phillip Eanes, reflecting a crowded carnival coronation in Yee High Gym.
Mrs Albert Horstmann won the Tri Color in Arrangement and Sweepstakes at Cameron’s Civic Garden Club fifth annual Christmas show with 12 blue ribbons. She also took Gold in Horticulture. Mrs Alvin Dusek won Tri Color in Horticulture. Judging by Mrs Thomas Holbrook, Mrs Ralph Cloud and Mrs W B Wardlow of Austin, 14 arrangement classifications were entered. about one thousand people attended over two days. prizes and packages supported local charity drives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.