Milam Farmers Urged to Release Unplanted Cotton Acres
John A. Smith of the Milam County Farm Bureau urged all Milam County farmers to release unplanted cotton acres to the local ASC office in Cameron Texas. The April 18, 1955 deadline would pool freed acres for ASC allotment to increase other growers. Smith warned Milam risks losing cotton farming if trends continue and urged contacting Congress for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Milam
John A. Smith
Milam County
Texas
Yoe Fighters Deliver Fine Exhibition in School Gym
Fifteen intramural bouts drew a cheering crowd at Yoe High School Gym Monday night as the annual year end boxing event. Several matches featured close decisions with junior pugilists showing promise, including wins by Hudson, Matthews, Pemberton, and Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoe High School
Leo Jackson
David Hudson
Ronnie Williams
Curtis Mathews
David Walston
John Pemberton
Burton Bryson
Billy John Simmons
Billy Hawks
Gerald Johnson
Melvin Williams
Johnson
Gerald Bowen
Jerry Pate
Bowen
Kenneth Caldwell
Jack Keeling
Stanley Franklin
Robert
Laddie Dohnalik
Clayton Canizales
Dohnalik
Bryan Couple Visits Cameron Last Sunday
Mr and Mrs D L Wilson of Bryan spent last Sunday visiting in Cameron with family and friends, sharing time and hospitality in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Marak
Cameron
George Tepera
Houston
Galveston
D. L. Wilson
Bryan
Milam County Broiler Show Entry Blanks Released
Milam County Chamber of Commerce announces entry blanks released for the Milam County Broiler Contest. About 39 sponsors have registered, with plans to crown 4H and FFA youths as key participants. Distribution to county agents and teachers is underway, with chick presentation set for March 4 1955 at 5 p.m. at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Broiler
C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Fuchs
Poultry Committee
FFA
Eugene Smitherman
Civic Award Nomination Blanks Available in Cameron Chamber
Cameron Chamber of Commerce announces nomination blanks for the McCullin Civic Award are now at the chamber office. The award honors a local citizen for unselfish community service and comes with a loving cup engraved with the recipient's name. Nominations close February 28, 1955. The board also reports Poultry Committee goals, Milam County Broiler Contest sponsorship, and director appointments for 1935 1957 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
McCullin
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Womens Club
A. W. McCullin
Cameron
Milam
Leo Fuchs
Poultry Committee
Milam County
E. A. Perrin
Dana Kestenbaum
E. C. Cole
Bill Burns
C. A. Jackett
Calvin Markham
Richard Williams
Jimmy Wiggs
Woodrow Lowe
Charles Burke
McKee
Richard Moseley
Bill McIntosh
George Bowman
Nnd
Farm Bureau of
Oly
Sow’s Second Litter Produces Twenty One Piglets
Charles Bailey of Maysfield gave a sow pig to Rufus Rivus on Wednesday. The sow’s second litter numbered 21 piglets, the largest seen by neighbors aged seventy or more. Only four piglets died. 17 remain to feed as Bailey and Rivus plan to bottle-feed until they can root for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bailey
Maysfield
Rufus Rivus
Bailey
Rious
Yoemen Defeat Ducks 51 48 In District 22 AA Tilt
Cameron Yoemen top Taylor Ducks 51 to 48 as Michalka 17 and Petmecky 16 lead Cameron. Taylor's Eddie Griffin 18 tops scorers. Overtime not needed. Yoemen finish district play with four wins, Ducks fall in regular season finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Yoemen
Taylor Ducks
Yoemen
Joseph Michalka
Fred Petmecky
Eddie Griffin
Taylor
Benny Massengale
Jimmy Rettig
John Duncan
Taylor Jack Baker
Clifford Mucha
Ducks
Yoes
Little Ducklings
Leroy Draun
Gilbert Moehnke
Burk Barr
Cameron
Butch Polzer
Gene Hilliman
Tom Collins
Chili Williams
Yee High School
Dick Young
Tuberculosis X ray unit schedules February visits
A mobile Tuberculosis X ray unit will operate in Cameron at the Hefley Sted Motor Co February 25 and 28 from 8 30 a m to 5 p m urging all residents to attend. It will also stop in Thorndale February 21 22 and in Rockdale February 23 24 with hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Hefley-Stedin Motor Company
Thorndale
Smith Electric
Gaithers Motor Co
Rockdale
Businessmen Approve 6 Holidays For 1955
Chamber of Commerce poll selects holidays to observe in 1955. Voted days include Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Sunday observances shifted to December 26 and January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
San Jacinto
Brotherhood Week Observance Dates February 20 27
Brotherhood Week will be observed February 20 27 this year highlighting education and spiritual values. It notes a shift toward understanding reconciliation and brotherliness replacing bitterness and hate as people learn prejudice stems from projecting negative feelings onto others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Cameron Ministerial Alliance Opens Doors to All Cameron Churches
The Cameron Ministerial Alliance met February 7 at the Presbyterian Church and voted to invite all Cameron Christian ministers to join and participate. A program committee was named Bowley McKeown Solomon and a May 2 family night dinner was set. The next meeting is March 7 at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Ministerial Alliance
Presbyterian Church
John Solomon
Jim McKeown
H Brown
Lambert
A. F Russell
H M. Rowley
Whiteside
Cameron
Alliance
Bros Bowley
McKeown
Solomon
al the
Mj Caspr Pue Saatm Tay
Sig Stu
First Baptist Church
Harsh Brown
J F Howard, Former Cameron Resident, Dies in Waco
Mrs. J. T. Howard, 83, a former Cameron resident, died in Waco at 4 a.m. Monday. Final rites set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkerson Hatch Funeral Home in Waco. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery with Marek Burns handling local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Howard
Cameron
Waco
Wilkerson- Hatch
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marek Burns
Miss Julia Cohen Buried Sunday In Houston Cemetery
Graveside rites for Miss Julia Cohen aged 67 were held at 3 30 p m Sunday at the Beth Israel Cemetery in Houston. She died at St Edwards Hospital Thursday night and had lived in Cameron for 62 years with survivors including brothers Abe and Charmer Cohen and sisters Mrs Mary Cahn and Mrs Eva Hofman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Cohen
Beth Isreal
Houston
Green
March 5 Deadline To File For Alderman Office
Mayor O. B. Horstmann announced three councilmen terms expire this year and that all candidates must file for the Alderman office by March 5. The incumbents are Robert Weems John C. Andres and Gene F. Blake, each heading key committees. New chairmen will be appointed for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Horstmann
Robert Weems
John C. Andres
Gene F. Blake
Cameron Chamber Banquet Set for March 8 1955
Cameron Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Banquet and Membership meeting on Tuesday March 8 at 7 30 pm at the Simon George Hall. Fred Pool East Texas Chamber of Commerce General Assistant Manager will be guest speaker. M L Derby planned the menu as attendance and participation are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Pool
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
M. L. Derby
Simon-George Hall
State Commander Guest Speaker At Legion Barbecue
Camerons American Legion Post capped its February 8 membership drive with the annual barbecue. State Commander E. L. Stonewall Jackson of Cisco led the program with Holland Nex and Paul Brashear, plus W. A. Hawkins of Waco and John Bilbrow, both from the district. Bill White of Killeen attended as post adjutant. Jackson spoke on Legion aims including veterans rehabilitation and child welfare programs, urging local participation and service to community, state, and nation. Commander Robert Glenn praised the big turnout and reported the post exceeded its 1955 membership goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camerons American Legion
E. L
Stonewall) Jackson
Cisco
Holland Nex
Paul Brashear
W. A. Hawkins
Waco
John Bilbrow
Killeen
Texas
Bill White
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
American Legion
Robert Glenn
Camerons Legion Post
Wilkinson Shines On KCEN-TV Debut in Cameron
Richard Wilkinson of Cameron made his television debut on the Clyde Chesser Bluebonnet Barn Dance show Saturday night on KCEN TV Channel 6 Temple. He sang Thats All Right and impressed both studio and TV audiences. Wilkinson, a 1953 Yee High School graduate living in Branchville, works for Cameron Coca-Cola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wilkinson
Cameron
Clyde
Clyde Chesser
Blue Bonnet Barn Dance
Kcentv
Temple
Texas
Wilkinson
Branchville
Yee High School
Cameron Coca-Cola Company
Junior Play Here Comes the Brides at Yee High
The Junior Play Here Comes the Brides by William D. Fisher will be presented February 25 at 8 00 in Yee High Auditorium. Cast includes Don Howard Jimmy Took Bill Thompson Nick Nabours Mr Oswald Jimmy Markah Uncle Dan Took Aunt Ellen Thompson Madge Burns Peg Westfield Mrs Duvalle Smythe Betsy Vo sang McDaniel Annetta Shelander Betsy Vo sang McDaniel. Admission fifty cents for adults and fifty cents for students with 25 cent student tickets sold in building through Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Fisher
Yee High
Don Howard
Jimmy Took
Bill Thompson
Nick Nabours
Mr. Oswald
Jimmy Markah
Uncle Dan Took
John Duncan
Peg Westfield
Pat Moran
Duvalle Smythe
Joye Nicholson
Bubbles Duvalle
Scout Court Honors Milam Falls Scouts at Church
National Scout week event held at the Methodist Church basement featured a Court of Honor. Second Class Badges were awarded to Tenderfoot Scouts Mark Perrin Jack Keeling Bernard Dusek Allen Dodson Jr Donald Stanley Franklin Glenn Siake Carroll Fikes Charles Schuhsler Kenneth Cald Arnold Eddie Williams. Four Merit Badges given to Scout Turner Newton. Explorers Ray Green and Johnny Solomon received Merit Badges. John Duke urged community support and showed training films. About fifty people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Allen Dodson
Tenderfoot
Mark Perrin
Jack Keeling
Bernar Dusek
Donald Stanley Franklin
Glenn Siake
Marbor
Carroll Fikes Charies Schuhsler
Kenneth Cald
Seen Arnold
Eddie Williams
Turner Newton
John Solomon
Ray Green
Johnny Solomon
John Duke
Milam
Falls
Baytown Youth Spends Weekend with Grandmother
Bobby Barnett visits Baytown to spend the weekend with his grandmother Mrs. Lottie Bigbee, sharing time at home and enjoying family company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Barnett
Baytown
Mrs
Lottie Bigbee
Plans for Cameron corner stone ceremony approved by school board
Cameron School Board approved John Henderson and committee plans for the Milam County Liberal Institute cornerstone ceremony. Seven points included joint mayoralty and board presiding, Yee High School band, timed presentation, contents inventory and photo, citizen talk, resealing with relics, and placement in memory of early educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron School
John Henderson
Milam County Liberal Institute
Henderson
Yee High School
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Korea
Denson B. Ermis
John Ervins
Route 4
First
Marine Aircraft Wing
Whch
Banqnet
Mets
Cffics
J. F. Howard
Legion
Ellen Thompson
Joyce Edmonds
Madge Burns
Elizabeth Newton
Bess Triggs
O. B. Horstman
Osxheer Smith
Lula C. Gillis
W. A Vogelsang
Herbert Colburn
Frank Reid
Fuchs
Clifford Swift
Guy Clement
Vogelsang
North Elm
Wiodde Sea Yeuy
Swift
Texas Power & Light Co
Ben Milam
Lee Avenue
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