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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1953
Page
6
Texas officials say 19 year olds will be drafted in late 1954 due to supply and demand. Wakefield notes about one million men reach service liability in 1954 with half deferred or rejected, needing another half million replacements.
Joy Smith of Killeen was elected president of the Heart O' Texas Council Boy Scouts of America for 1954 at the council annual meeting in Waco. John Harper of Rockdale and Alton Schulz of Temple were named vice presidents. The banquet followed with Ben Smith of Dallas as speaker. The council reported growth in Camp Tahuaya facilities, more unit leaders trained, Region IX leadership in membership gains, and October membership doubling to 7 239.
Two Milam County youths will exhibit steers at the 1954 Houston Fat Stock Show. Ferral Angels of Buckholts enters three Herefords and Rex McClaren of Cameron fields a shorthorn in the Junior Boys Steer Show running February 3 to 14.
Television stars Duncan Re naldo and Leo Carrillo will headline the rodeo entertainments. They will autograph pictures for children after each show. Early box office reports indicate a sellout for the event, with matinees and nightly performances scheduled from February 3 to 14.
Army Sgt John L Conn 22 son of Mr and Mrs Claude Conn Milwaukee Wisconsin attends the 24th Infantry Division Radio School in Korea. After a seven week course he will return to Company L of the division's 2nd Regiment as a qualified radio operator. His wife resides Cameron Texas.
Mr and Mrs Berry Caldwell announce their son Berry Jr will leave Washington on January 2 by plane to Dallas to visit them. He will travel to San Francisco then to the Marshall Islands where he will be stationed as a technical staff member of the Air Force until July 1954.
Mrs. Esslinger entertained the TSCW Alumni Association on Tuesday December 1 with a Christmas themed party. A Christmas tree, gifts, carols, and a surprise shower for Mrs. A F Matula marked the event. New members Mrs Frank Perrin and Mrs Erle Burke joined as attendees enjoyed a elaborately set dining room table and festive refreshments.
Coach and Mrs Hawkins announce the birth of son Joe Wayne Hawkins on November 21 at St Edward Hospital He weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces at birth The new arrival joins siblings and brings joy to the Hawkins family.
Milam County crews pull casing at D. H. Byrd No. 2 wildcat northwest of Gauge. The well bottomed at 7 806 feet and tested gas and water at multiple perforations near 7 285 to 7 358 feet. It lies in the A J Watts Survey near the Lucinda Greene discovery with limited production in the county.
James Posey was seen visiting Georgetown on Thursday night with local sightings noting his presence at a downtown venue. No further details on purpose or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
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