Prominent Cameron Man Walter Sharpe Dies at Golf
Walter Frances Sharpe, a Cameron business leader who ran the family jewelry and gift store and served as vice president of First National Bank, died suddenly of a heart attack during a Cameron Country Club golf game. He was born March 27, 1891, in Brenham and active in First Methodist Church.
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Cameron
Walter F. Sharpe
Cameron Country Club
Mr. Sharpe
First National Bank
First Methodist Church
Walter Frances Sharpe
Brenham
Sharpe
Jarrard Secrest to Speak at Cameron PTA Meeting
State Representative Jarrard Secrest of District 13 will be guest speaker at the Cameron Parents Teachers Association meeting. The event is set for Yee High School Auditorium Thursday March 4 at 7 30 p.m. Secrest will discuss Last 100 Years of Education in Texas. All are urged to attend.
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Jarrard Secrest
PTA
Nan Counties
Cameron Parents Teachers Association
Yee High School
Secrest
Texas
Bloodmobile Visit Set in Cameron on March 6
The Central Texas Blood Bank will arrive in Cameron for its fourth visit. The blood unit will be at Yee High School Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rev. John Solomon said Cameron and area residents are expected to donate. Milam County residents are reminded of the blood drive.
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Central Texas Blood Bank
Cameron
Yee High School
John Solomon
Milam County
Farm Bureau Stages Successful Meeting
Approximately 400 Milam County Farm Bureau members attended the Sixth Annual Meeting held Thursday in Simon-George Hall. John A. Smith chaired, with A. C. Wimpee guiding ceremonies. Rev. A. F. Russell offered the invocation as Jimmie Asher led singing. County Judge Charles C. Smith Jr. urged a $2,000,000 bond issue and unit system to fix rural roads, arguing present roads are inadequate for 60 mph traffic and fund needs exceed current taxes.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Simon-George Hall
Jimmie Asher
First Baptist Church
Yee High School Chorus
29 Voices
Francis Cox
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Smith
Six Milam County Men Inducted Tuesday
Six Milam County men left Tuesday February 16 for the induction station at Love Field Dallas per August G Kunz Local Board No 92 Selective Service. Included on the list were Sanderson Tommy S Rockdale Richards Jerry C Cam See Induction-Page 3.
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Milam County
Love Field
Dallas
August G. Kunz
Selective Service
Sanderson
Tommy S
Rockdale
Richards
Jerry C
Cam
Final Rites Held for S. E. Brogdon
S. E. Brogdon 66 died at Torbett Hospital Marlin at 3 a.m. Sunday February 21. Born September 12, 1887 in Wood County, he lived in Cameron 35 years and served Southwestern Life Insurance Company 38 years. He was worshipful master of San Andres Lodge No. 177 AF&AM and a Cameron Rotary Club member. Funeral services were at the First Baptist Church.
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Ss. E. Brogdon
Torbett Hospital
Marlin
Mr. Brogdon
Wood County
Cameron
Brogdon
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
San Andres Lodge No
Af&am
Cameron Rotary Club
First Baptist Church
Roy Allen Announces Candidacy For District 56 State House
Roy Allen a Rockdale attorney announced his bid for the Texas State House representing District 56 which covers Milam and Robinson Counties. The candidate, a native Texan, enters the Democratic Primary slated for July.
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Roy Allen
House of Representatives
Leonard Allen
Rockdale
District
Roy Leonard Allen
Milam
Robinson
Allen
Organ Announces Candidacy For County Commissioner Post
Organ declares, at the urging of friends, his bid for County Commissioner in Precinct 4. He notes his Conoley birth as part of his background and refers readers to Organ Page 3 for more details.
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Precinct
Factors Of Effective Teaching In Schools Forum Meeting
The School Community Forum will meet in the Yee High School Auditorium at 7 30 Monday night March 1 for its regular monthly session during Texas Education Week. Nine citizens of the community are listed as preparation for the program.
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Yee High School
Citizens of the Com
Milam Red Cross Campaign Opens March One
Milam County launches the 1954 American National Red Cross Campaign for Members and Funds with a goal of 1700 members and 7612 dollars. The Milam County Chapter will keep 61.2 percent and send 38.8 percent to National Headquarters. Jamie L. Clark Memorial fund honors Thorndale native. campaign directed by S Burton Smith and Jack W. Prescott. District Judge O D Graham noted.
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Eisenhower
Milam County
Jamie Clark
S. Burton Smith
Rockdale
Cam
Paign
Jamie L. Clark
Thorndale
American National Red Cross
Jack W. Prescot
Ed McCord Dies in Washington D C at 4 30 a m
Word arrived early Saturday of the death of Ed McCord who died at 4 30 a m in Washington D C Mrs Paul Brown called Miss Aetna Smith from Temple about the death McCord was reared in Cameron and had many friends here He is survived only by a sister Mrs C E Muller of Austin Funeral details were not available
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Ed McCord
Washington,d. C
Paul Brown
Aetna Smith
Temple
McCord
Cameron
C. E. Muller
Austin
World Day Of Prayer Observed In Cameron
The City of Cameron joins in prayer for world peace on Monday March 5 at 3 p.m. at the First Christian Church under the Cameron Council of Churches. Council leadership includes Mrs James McKeown as head and Mrs Graham Gillis as vice president and program chair. A fire whistle at 11 a.m. will toll for a one minute moment of prayer for peace. The World Day of Prayer falls on the first Friday in Lent each year.
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Cameron
First Christian Church
Cameron Council of Churches
James McKeown
Graham Gillis
Milam Oil Drill Tests Edwards Field After Negative Read
The Byrd Oil Company and R E Smith No 1 T S Henderson Estate in Milam County wildcat east of Hanover drilled to 5850 feet after a negative test in the Edwards. The Edwards core showed limestone with fractures and oil saturation at 5552 56 feet. Drill stem test recovered 110 feet drilling mud and 3000 feet salt water on a 1 hour 25 minute run to 6526 56 feet.
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Byrd Oil Company
R. E. Smith No
T. S. Henderson
Milam County Wildcat
Hanover
Edwards
Old Texas Woman Diocese A W Bosley Sr Funeral Notice
Mrs A W Bosley Sr died at home on February 16 at 9 30 p m She was born April 13 1863 in Sherman Texas and had lived here since October 1900 Funeral services were February 18 at Marek Burns Funeral Chapel with Dr Mark C Magers First Methodist officiating Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Survivors include son A W Bosley Jr of Galveston six daughters nine grandchildren and twenty eight great grandchildren a sister S M Bosley of Canyon also listed in the notice
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A. W. Bosley
Sherman
Texas
Marek-Burns
Mark C. Magers
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Milam TU Ex-Students Plan Annual Dinner in Rockdale
Milam County Texas University ex-students association will hold its annual dinner in Rockdale with Dr. Carl V. Bredt as guest speaker. The event showcases alumni activities and community ties for the Milam TU group.
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Milam TU
Rockdale
Carl V. Bredt
Milam County
Texas University Ex-Students Association
New
Milam Teachers To Meet In Buckholts
Milam County Unit of the Texas Teachers Association will meet in Buckholts School Gymnasium on Wednesday March 3 at 730 pm. Guest speaker will be L P Sturgeon Associate Commissioner of Education. Seventh grade students directed by Mrs Coy Arledge present a program titled The 100th Anniversary of Texas Public Schools.
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Buckholts
Milam County
Texas Teachers Association
L. P. Sturgeon
Texas Education Agency of Austin
Coy Arledge
Texas Public Schools
Bassett Watson Installed as Head of Waco COFC
Bassett Watson, Texas utility official, was installed as president of the Waco Chamber of Commerce at the 1954 annual meeting attended by over 800 people from Texas and nationwide. He succeeded retiring president Pat Taggart.
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Bassett Watson
Waco Cofc
Texas Utility
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Texas
Watson
Pat Taggart
Junior Class Comedy Presenting Dont Darken My Door
You High School's Junior Class stages an eight act comedy Dont Darken My Door on Friday night February 26 at o'clock. The plot follows girls obsessed with romance finding trouble and a gardener in despair until a kindly author sets things right ending in a shared elopement. Cast includes Nan Hubert Billie Nell Johnson Ann Wimberly Joyce Wallace Yvonne Storey Jimmy Rettig Wayne Fisher and Joe Lee Heitmann with John Morris Duncum as stage manager.
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You High School
Rosemary
Tom
Ater
Poppy
Alec
Nan Hubert
Billie Nell Johnson
Ann Wimberly
Joyce Wallace
Yvonne Storey
Jimmy Rettig
Wayne Fisher
Joe Lee Heitmann
John Morris Duncum
Low Bid for FM 485 Road Work Leads County Tenders
Low bid for the Buckholts to Yarrellton farm to market road FM 485 was M. E. Ruby and Hugh Holland at 105 032 83 dollars. Second low bidder was Holland Page, 298 85 higher. The project covers 7 102 miles including grading structure base and surfacing from Buckholts to Yarrellton. Other bids include Fred Hall and Son on Falls County project and J B Clardy on State Highway 36 near Temple Air Field.
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State Highway Department
Buckholts
Yarrellton
M. E. Ruby
Hugh Holland
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Milam County
Holland Page
Ruby
Holland
Bell County
Leon River
Temple Air Field
Corvell
Gordon Miller Weekend Visit With Family Mentioned
Gordon C. Miller of Grand Prairie spent the weekend in Cameron with his family, staying for a short visit and returning home afterward.
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Gordon C. Miller of
Grand Prairie
Cameron
Yee High School Band to Enter Rosebud Clinic
The Third Annual Rosebud Band Clinic is planned at Rosebud High School on Tuesday March 2 with bands from Cameron Marlin La Vega and Rosebud. Hosts will be the Rosebud Black Panther Band. Clinicians include Bernard Fitzgerald and faculty from the University of Texas and Baylor University. Each clinician will conduct two bands in a morning session lasting ninety minutes.
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Yee High School
Rosebud
Rosebud High School
Jf. D. Hunter
Cameron, Marlin
la Vega
Bellmead
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George Hollas
Jim Miller
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Dana Kestenbaum
George Bowman
Jimmy Wiggs
Frank Richter
Eugene A. Mees
Jaycee Committee
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Episcopal
Methodist
Iva Reichert
Bell, Milam
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Bloodmobile
Farm Bureau
John A. Smith
Mr. Smith
A. C. Wimpee
Narcotic Education
A. F. Russell
S. E. Brogdon
Conoley Com
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Forum
Milam Red Cross
Milam Chapter
O. D. Graham
Red Cross
Washington
A. Bosley, Sr
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