Milam County Farm Bureau Sets Sixth Anniversary
Milam County Farm Bureau marks its sixth anniversary with a Farm Bureau Day at Simon George Memorial Hall in Cameron on Thursday February 18. The program begins at 10 a.m. with President John A. Smith presiding and County Judge Charles C. Smith Jr delivering an address on a rural roads program. The day includes practical school participation, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon of Farm Bureau service department speakers plus a Swine Program drawing for Milam County youth. The event ends around 4 p.m.
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Simon George Memorial Hall
Cameron
Milam County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
John A. Smith
Milam County
Milam Farm Bureau
Red Cross Campaign To Memorialize Jamie Clark of San Gabriel
Milam County Red Cross sets a March memorial campaign in honor of Jamie Clark of San Gabriel a longtime volunteer. Board chairman Jack W. Prescott says the 1954 drive will raise Red Cross members and funds across Milam County with Rev. Burton Smith of Rockdale as county campaign chairman guiding plans and community chairmen.
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Red Cross
Jamie Clark
San Gabriel
Milam County
Jack W. Prescott
Burton Smith
Rockdale
Smith
Mrs. B. H. Meyer 91 Dies in Westphalia Rites Held
Mrs. B. H. Meyer age 91 the oldest Westphalia resident died Wednesday night at her daughter’s home in Westphalia. Funeral services were held Friday at 9 a.m. at the Church of the Visitation with Rt. Rev. R. P. Schertz officiating. Survivors include two sons Henry and Herman Meyer both of Westphalia and four daughters Mary Miekamp Annie Johnson J G Gamsemier and Mrs. Wusch. Nicholson funeral home of Rosebud assisted. She was an aunt of Mrs. John Karnowski of Cameron.
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B. H. Meyer
Westphalia
Church of the Visitation
R. P. Schertz
L. F. Wusch
Meyer
Germany
America
Kyle
Henry Meyer
Herman Meyer
Mary Miekamp
Temple
Annie Johnson
Lockhart
J. G. Gamsemier
Wusch
Nicholson Funeral Home
Rosebud
John Karnowski
Cameron
Funeral Services Held Sunday For Mrs Ed Harris
Funeral services were held Sunday February 7 at Marek Burns Chapel for Mrs Ed Harris 68 with Rev Aubrey F Russell officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday in Austin and was a former Cameron resident. Survivors include four daughters nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren two sisters and one brother.
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Ed Harris
Marek-Burns
Aubrey F. Russell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harris
Austin
Cameron
Norene Beck
Wayne Pemberton
Houston
J. H. Angell
Phillip Treemont
Bryan
Lee Hermond
Crystal City
Mary Turner
Otha Case
Young Cameron boy seizes 250-pound Black Angus at jail Fat Stock Show
Roy Wayne Lindsey, 12, son of Bruce and the Cameron family, wrestled a 250-pound Black Angus steer during the Houston Fat Stock Show Calf Scramble. He celebrated shouting I got a calf as he crossed the finish line. Lindsey attends Maysfield school under Milam County Agriculture Agent J. D. Moore with several Milam County entrants.
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Houston Post
Milam County
Roy Wayne Lindsey
Bruce Lindsey
Cameron
Houston
Roy Wayne
Maysfield
J. D. Moore
Health Unit Reports Influenza Cases in Milam County
Milam County Health Unit doctor Dr. John B. Bryson announced last week’s figures: 215 influenza cases, four pneumonia, 34 measles, eight streptococcal throat, inc scarlet fever, one gonorrhea, one shigellosis, and one chicken pox case. The week spanned January 31 to February 5.
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John B. Bryson
Milam County
Milam
Bryson
Strept, Throat, Inc
Five Holidays For 1954 Chosen By Cameron Business Men
Cameron Chamber of Commerce polls Cameron business men to pick five holidays for 1954. The selected days include July 5 observance of the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Armistice Day, Christmas December 25, and New Year’s Day 1955. Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthdays Memorial Day Labor Day and San Jacinto Day were rejected.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Abel
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Lincoln
Washington’s
Labor Day
San Jacinto Day
Baptist Workers Conference Held Friday Night in Milam County
Baptist churches in Milam County gather at Little River Baptist Church Friday evening February 12 for the Monthly Workers Conference. Rev. Aubrey F. Russell presides. The program includes Adult Training Union demonstrations and testimonials by Cameron First Baptist and other local unions. Regional Sunday school training begins Monday at Milano, Thorndale, Cameron, Battetown in charge.
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Milam County
Little River Baptist Church
Aubrey F. Russell
Cameron First Baptist Church
Auttis Franklin
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Donald Rose
James Posey
Kenneth Cryer
Billie Joe Reynolds
Louis B. Jones
Rockdale
Russell
Milano First Baptist Church
M. M. Fox
Thorndale Baptist Church
Horace Whiteside
J. Frak Steel
Battetown Baptist Church
Milam County Youth Calves Stand Out at Houston Stock Show
Milam County entries earned several placings at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Rex McClaren of Marlow and Carroll Wayne Jungmann of Buckholts won Beef Scramble calves, with McClaren placing fourth in Beef Division Shorthorn. Roy Wayne Lindsey of Cameron led the calf scramble with a 250 pound steer. J. D. Moore, Milam County agricultural agent, accompanied by the students' teachers, directed the trip.
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J. D. Moore
Milam County
Houston
Rex McClaren
Marlow
Carroll Wayne Jungmann
Johnny Gilnre
Ad Hall
Cameron Ffa
Rex. McClaren
John Robert Caffey
Sharp
Bob Matyastik
Cameron
Fort Angell
Roy Wayne Lindsey
Roy Wayne
Bene fit 42 Party for March of Dimes by Explorers Scouts
The Explorers Scouts of Mil am County sponsor a 42 Party at the Simon George Memorial Hall on Monday February 15 at 7 30 p m. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes drive. Public invitation extended. Explorers sell admission tickets and tickets may be bought in advance from an Explorer.
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Explorers Scouts of
Milam County
Simon George Memorial Hall
Harold Moore Speaks To Milam County Farm Bureau Directors
The Milam County Farm Bureau Board of Directors met in its office with President John A. Smith Jr. in charge. Harold Moore area sales supervisor spoke on service features. Lenora Bickett presented the 1954 budget. Mary Ann Swanzy and Alice Marie Ottmer won chicken awards totaling 15 dollars to be presented February 18. a combined swine program is planned for this year.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
John A. Smith, Jr
Harold Moore
Moore
Texas Farm Bureau
Waco
Lenora A. Bickett
William F. Arthur
Theo Fuchs
Alice Hughes
Robert Jungmann
Mary Ann Swanzy
Alice Marie Ottmer
Mary Ann Will
Alice Marie
Clarkson Community MOD Drive Totals $42.48
Mrs. John Matyastik, chairman, reports Clarkson community raised 42.48 for the March of Dimes. She expresses appreciation to all contributors and to those who helped make the drive a success.
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John Matyastik
Clarkson
Cold weather boosts Cameron gas use by 38 percent
J. R. Bush of Lone Star Gas says January heating demand in Cameron rose 38 percent from a year earlier due to colder weather. Using Weather Bureau data, he explains degree days as a measure of heating needs and notes the January 21 sleet storm intensified heating requirements.
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Cameron
J. R. Bush
Lone Star Gas Company
U. S
Bush
Lone Star
Weather Bureau
DOD
Lone Star System
Cameron Library Board Formed in Cameron
Rev Jim McKeown announces the formation of a Cameron Library Board. Members include Oxsheer Smith Mrs W O Triggs Mrs W G Gillis Mrs John Henderson Bill Wallace Rev Jim McKeown Mrs Clifton Jenness Gene Blake and Dr George Bowman. Shelter and fundraising details noted timely.
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Jim McKeown
Cameron
Oxsheer Smith
W. O. Triggs
W. G. Gillis
John Henderson
Bill Wallace
Clifton Jenness
Gene Blake
George Bowman
G. I
Derby
Cameron Country Club
Highway bids to open for Milam FM 485 project
The State Highway Department will open bids for about 611 miles of highway work on February 16 and 17. The Milam County FM 485 project covers 7.102 miles from Buckhous to Yarrelston and includes grading base and surfacing. Bid openings occur in Austin at 9 a.m. Feb. 17.
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Highway Department
Milam
State Highway Department
Buckhous
Yarrelston
Milam County
Austin
U. S
D. C. Greer
City issues January building permits total $7,100
In January the city issued three building permits totaling 7100, per city secretary Neo mi Needham. The 1954 January total trails 1953, which had two permits totaling 9300. Named permit holders include Walter Wallace for repairs 600 Woodson Lumber Co for a warehouse 1500 and W M Price for a 5000 home construction permit.
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Neomi Needham
Walter Wallace
Woodson Lumber Co
W. M. Price
Mrs. Oscar Smith Dies at 59 in String Prairie
Mrs. Oscar Smith 59 of String Prairie died Sunday at Rosebud Hospital after six years of ill health. Survived by her husband Oscar Smith four daughters two sisters a brother and a mother. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a m at Green Funeral Home Cameron with burial in String Prairie Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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Oscar Smith
String Prairie
Rosebud Hospital
Smith
Milam County
String Prairie Community
L. H. Bradley
Spring
Texas
Norvell Barnes
Houston
Glenn White
Rosebud
David McNeely
Calvert
Albert Weise
A. H. Patzke
Route 2
Cameron
Joe Bailey Weise
Thomas Davis
Chapel of Green
String Prairie Cemetery
Will Vaughan
LeRoy Massengale
Maysfield
J. B. Allen
C. K. Lewis
W. C. Freeman
Gilbert Thweatt
Roy Weems
Goldie Russell
Hearne
Henry L. Dakel Dies at 72 in Cameron
Henry L Dakel 72 died suddenly at his Cameron home at 6 30 am Saturday January 6 He was born December 9 1881 in Milam County and lived here all his life Final rites were held Sunday February 7 at 3 pm at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev John Solomon Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery with Marek Burns funeral directors in charge Survived by widow two sons Ernest Dakel Baytown and Robert Dakel Grand Prairie a daughter Mrs Robert Busker Lott two grandchildren two sisters Mrs Louise Jackson Santa Rosa New Mexico and Mrs Henry Eickenhorst Cameron Public mourning pallbearers included deacons and elders of the church plus Sons of Herman friends at the service
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Henry L. Dakel
Milam County
First Presbyterian Church
John Solomon
Oak Hill
Marek Burns
Dakel
Cameron
Ernest Dakel
Baytown
Robert Dakel
Grand Prairie
Robert Busker
Lott
Louise Jackson
Santa Rose
New Mexico
Henry Eickenhorst
Herman
National Guard Battery to Receive Army M 19 Tank
Lloyd Albertson Battery C of the 649th Anti aircraft Artillery Battalion will soon get an M 19 twin 40 mm gun light tank for training. The tank weighs nine tons and marks the Army’s newest anti aircraft vehicle used in Korea. Fort Bliss refresher courses for gun crews run April 1–17 and May 27–June 14 with transport and full Army pay provided.
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Army
National Guard
Korea
Aaa&gm
Artillery
Fort Bliss
Texas
Ft. Bliss
Battery C
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Charles C. Smith, JR
Clark
Locklin
Red Cross Chapter Board of Directors
Cameron Business Men
Local
Robert D. Abel, Jr
Baptist Worker's Conference
Milam Boys
MOD
Vet Werther
Buprees
Cameron Library Board
Episcopal Parish
Gene Bike
Lloyd Albertson
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