Milam Native Dies In Abilene
Milam native Mrs. J. P. Ledbetter, 65, died in Abilene February 19 1953 after living in Quemada and with daughter in Abilene. Funeral Sunday at First Methodist church with Rev. DeWitt Seago and Dr. Mark C. Magers. burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survivors include husband two sons four daughters a brother and four sisters.
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J. P. Ledbetter
Abilene
Quemada
Texas
B. C. Hill
Cora Baggett
Cameron
Milam County
Tracy
First Methodist Church
DeWitt Seago
Mark C. Magers
Oak Hill Cemetery
Seton Ledbetter
Washington, D. C
Hobart Ledbetter
Cleveland
Ohio
B. G. Hill
J. R. Center
Dallas
W. J. O'Leary
Mission
D. C. Baggett
Fort Worth
Leah Curtis
Corpus Christi
Fred Dier
Bryan
J. C. Huldleston
Army to draft doctors in Priority 3 as war need grows
The Army announced a likely start next month to draft non veteran doctors up to age 35 under Priority 3. Selective Service prepared to authorize boards to pull doctors up to age 51 with no military experience amid broader doctor enrollment.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service System
Obituary: W. D. Baird 92 Dies in Cameron Hospital
W. D. Baird of Lexington died Saturday morning February 21 at a Cameron hospital after a two week illness. Born July 9, 1861 in Mississippi, he moved to Texas as a young man and lived in Holland, Bell County before moving to Lexington ten years ago. He was survived by his daughter Mrs. R. L. Brown and by three sons Aubrey Baird Gene Baird. also twenty grandchildren thirty five great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Services Sunday February 22 at 2 p.m. at the Lexington Tabernacle Church with Rev. P. L. Caperton and Rev. R. J. Owens officiating. Interment followed at Holland Cemetery with Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home directing.
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W. D. Baird
Lexington
Cameron Hospital
Mr. Baird
Mississippi
Texas
Holland
Bell County
R. L. Brown
Lexington Tabernacle Church
P. L. Caperton
Cameron
R. J. Owens
Lexington Church
Holland Cemetery
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
J. B. Burns
Houstor
Cleve Lanham
Waco
Aubrey Baird
Gene Baird
Hillsboro
UDG Hosts UDC Meeting At Mrs Brock Home
Mesdames Jess Brock and T F Crump hosted the United Daughters of the Confederacy at Mrs Brock’s W 11th Street home. Ed Gunn directed the program with a talk on wives of Confederate generals and a discussion on the UDC magazine. Guests served sandwiches fruit cake and hot punch. Visitors included Mr Walter Kohring and Mrs Bernice Charles of Rockdale.
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Jess Brock
T. F. Crump
UDC
Re-examination of Deferred Physicians Under Consideration
A large portion of physicians is being accepted for limited duty. The re-examination includes 969 top-priority doctors previously deferred as essential to their communities.
Father of Local Man Dies Early Monday Services Tuesday
G W Jones died at his Burnet home Monday morning February 23 1953 after a heart attack Saturday night He was born September 29 1871 in McNary County Tennessee and moved to Burnet ten years ago He was a member of the First Baptist church Funeral services were set for February 24 at the First Baptist Church with Rev J L Andrews officiating Burial will be in Burnet cemetery Survivors include five daughters Mrs Letha Jones California Mrs Ethel Harris LaMarque Mrs Grace Moseley Thorndale Mrs Ross Gregory Robstown and Mrs Maggie Peeks Breckenridge three sons Earnest Jones Barnet Clyde Jones San Marcos and George Jones Cameron and three sisters Mrs Ella Cates and Mrs Lilly Tucker Burnet and Mrs Callie Madill San Angelo.
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G. W. Jones
Burnet
Mr. Jones
George Jones
Cameron
Jones
McNary County
Tenn
First Baptist Church
J. L. Andrews
Burnet Cemetery
Edgar Funeral Home
Letha Jones
California
Ethel Harris
LaMarque
Grace Moseley
Thorndale
Ross Gregory
Robstown
Maggie Peeks
Breckenridge
Earnest Jones
Barnet
Clyde Jones
San Marcos
Ella Cates
Lilly Tucker
Callie Madill
San Angelo
Seven Step Program Improves Cotton Farming in Texas
The 7-step cotton program from Texas A and M Extension Service aids growers with production, harvest, and marketing. Fred C. Elliott notes Experiment Station research lowers costs and pushes cleaner fields for mechanical harvesting. Last year pre emergence chemicals covered 7,754 acres and post emergence oils treated 2,303 acres. Research screens more chemicals, aiming to reduce hand hoeing in years ahead. Mrs. E. A. Camp of Rockdale visited relatives Thursday afternoon. Attend church Sunday.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Fred C. Elliott
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Elliott
Winters Brothers Serve Aboard USS Yancey
Two Thorn dale Texas brothers Clarence A Winters and Willie bald E Winters serve as seamen on the attack cargo ship USS Yancey. The ship handles stores and fleet operations, supplying UN forces in Korea and discharging cargo at locations without ports. Since the Korean war began, the Yancey has run numerous trips between the U S west coast and the Far East as a mobile logistic support vessel under Commander Service Squadron Three.
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Thorndale, Texas
Clarence A. Winters
Seaman
USN
Williebald E. Winters
John A. Winters Jr
Korea
United States
Far East
NFIP Secures Polio Serum From Private Producers
New York six gamma globulin suppliers agreed to sell their entire output to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The move ends a black market hoard of the serum, which offers weeks of immunity, and ensures ample supply for the 1953 polio season to protect children in at risk areas.
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New York
National Foundation For
Cameron Business Club Praises Street Widening Effort
A Cameron letter from the Business and Professional Women's Club commends city leaders for widening downtown streets. The note, signed by 60 members, thanks Mayor O B Horstmann and the City Council, praising civic improvement and urging continued vigilance for Cameron to rank among the best.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cameron
O. B. Horstmann
Busines and Professional Women’s Club
Cameron Bus
Women’s Club
Ida Belle Lewis
Rockdale Wins 205000 Water and Sewer Grant
A 205059 grant approved by the Housing and Home Finance Agency funds Rockdale’s water and sewer system improvements. Alderman Harold Luckey says work will start soon as the money is received, aimed at easing strains in the growing aluminum center. Mayor Red Hogan was unavailable for comment.
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Rockdale
Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Capaci
Ben
Harold Luckey
W. P
Red) Hogan
Luckey
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Udg
Brock
Walter Kohring
Bernice Charles of
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E. A. Camp
Dodge
Lese
Schiller
Travis
The
Cameron Herald
Winters Brothers
Yancey
NFIP
BPW Club
Mn Sirsel
America
Connecticut
Salt Lake City
Grand Rapids
Bridgeport
Oakwood
Lyndonville
Vermont
General Electric
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company
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