Gov Shivers To Speak At Rockdale Hospital Dedication
Governor Allan Shivers will speak at the dedication of the Richards Clinic and Hospital in Rockdale on Monday between 4 and 6 pm. The event features John P. Harper introducing the governor and invites public inspection of the remodeled 20 bed facility with new front, air conditioning, and expanded wards. Milam County officials are sworn in Thursday with Ida Johns and Jim Miller among new officials. state oath days outlined.
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Gov. Shivers
Rockdale
Richards Clinic
John Pd.harper
Aluminum Company of America
Rockdale Works
John T. Richards
Richards
University of Texas Medical School
Brownwood
Army
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Milam County
Commissioners’ Court
Ida Johns
Vern Fisher Shafer
J. W
Jim) Miller
Ed Gunn
Baddie) Burke
J. Robbing
TG. Rice
Thomas Brashear
Charles Smith, Jr
Dan Tyson
Secretary of State
Jarrard Secrest
Thetate
Service For J. E. Bunt Held Tuesday Burial At Walkers Creek
J. E. Bunt 72 died at his daughter’s Houston home December 29 after illness. A retired Milam County farmer, he lived most of his life there. Funeral 2 p m December 30 at Green’s Chapel with Rev. P. L. Caperton. Walkers Creek cemetery interment. Survived by widow J. E. Bunt, Jr. of Beaumont, F A Bunt of Houston, daughter Mrs. Buster Boyd of Houston, two stepdaughters, and six grandchildren.
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J. E. Bunt
Buster Boyd
Houston
Mr. Bunt
Milam County
Chapel of Green
P. L. Caperton
Walkers Creek Cemetery
J. E. Bunt, Jr
Beaumont
F. A. Bunt
Ida Johns
Nina McLane
Cameron
Mrs Grier Burnett Reported Ill At Home
Mrs Grier Burnett is ill at her home in the Marlow community with unspecified illness.
Funeral Services For Gary Wayne Partee Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Gary Wayne Partee two month old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Partee were held at 2 p m Tuesday December 36 at the Marek Burns funeral home Rev Garland Pemberton of Emmanuel Temple Houston officiated Interment in Oak Hill cemetery The infant died at 7 a m Monday born Nov 4 1952 Survivors include his parents two brothers Dennis and Stanley Partee grandparents Mr and Mrs Clarence Partee Cameron Mrs A A Doss Rockdale great grandmother Mrs Nora Pemberton Cameron great great grandmother Mrs Ida Boggins Cameron
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Gary Wayne Partee
George Partee
Marek-Burns
Garland Pemberton
Emmanuel Temple
Houston
Oak Hill Cemetery
Dennis
Stanley Partee
Clarence Partee
Cameron
A. A. Doss
Rockdale
Nora Pemberton
Ida Boggins
Solomons and Wallace Leave Cameron for Rusk
Rev and Mrs John Solomon and their son Johnny travel to Rusk on Monday. They are joined by Mrs W H Wallace mother of Mrs Solomon who had been visiting Cameron in recent days.
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John Solomon
Johnny
Rusk
W. H. Wallace
Solomon
Cameron
Prominent Burlington Businessman Dies Saturday Services Monday
John Patrick O'Neill 67 died in a Cameron hospital Saturday December 27 1952 after 11 months illness. A native of Milam county born Burlington March 3 1885 he was a longtime merchant. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers. services at St Michael's Burlington Monday at 9:50 am with Rev M J O Reagan officiating. interment St Michael cemetery Marek Burns funeral home in charge.
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John Patrick O'Neill
Cameron
Mr. O'Neill
Milam County
Burlington
Leo O'Neill
Ray O’neil
St. Michael's Catholic Church
M. J. O' Reagan
St. Michael Cemetery
Marek Burns
Ed Martin
Funeral Services Held For Will T. McLane
Funeral services were held for Will T. McLane at First Presbyterian Church in Tyler on Monday morning December 22 with graveside rites at Oak Hill cemetery directed by the Masonic Lodge. The 83 year old Cameron native lived in Cameron and Taylor before moving to Tyler. He is survived by Templeton McLane of Tyler and three daughters Mrs Carey Hosmer Mrs Marshall Anderson and Mrs S A Huse and by grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Will McLane
First Presbyterian
Drayton McLane
J. E. Johnson
Mary McLane Lawrence
Cameron
McLane
Taylor
Tyler
Templeton McLane
Carey Hosmer
St. Louis
Marshall Anderson
Chicago
City Council Donates January Meter Dimes
The Cameron city council voted to donate all dimes from January parking meters to the March of Dimes campaign. Citizens are urged to use dimes during January to boost donations. Rev. John Solomon, campaign director, urged local businesses to provide change in dimes to increase circulation.
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Cameron
John Solomon
Knights of Columbus Honor Yoemen at Annual Barbecue
Members of the Knights of Columbus honored the Yoemen with their annual party on Dec. 18. The group included the team, Coaches Leo Jackson and Dick Young, Grand Knight Lincoln Mondick, and Coach Jackson. School officials attended while a barbecue menu was served. Five Yeomen were named to the all-district teams.
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Knights of Columbus
Leo Jackson
Dick Young
Lincoln Mondick
Jackson
Christmas Dinner Guests at Pratt Home
Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Pratt’s home on Christmas Day included Mr. and Mrs. F Lump of Giddings, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pratt and family, Mrs. Pearl Henry, Grier Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. William Whitaker, and Mr. and Mrs. Max McClaren.
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Wesley Pratt
F. Lump of Giddings
Ernest Pratt
Pearl Henry
Grier Burnett
William Whitaker
Max McClaren
Local Christmas Decorating Contest Winners Named
Cameron Chamber of Commerce announces the top three in the annual decorating contest judged on originality lighting and color. First Al Matocha 506 Fast Ziat $15 second Biondi Brashear 1707 N Houston $10 third Mrs Grady Little 1202 N Houston $7.50. Three honorable mentions receive $5 each Francis Cox 512 EF 23rd Mrs B J Matocha 640 West 1 and Mrs B F Robinson 800 East 23rd.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Smith
Cameron
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
al Matocha
Fast Ziat
Biondi Brashear
N. Houston
Grady Little
N.houston
Francis Cox
B. J. Matocha
West
B. F. Robinson
East
Texas Cotton Ginned to Dec 1 Shows Slight Grade Rise
Cotton ginned through Nov. 30 in Texas was higher in grade and shorter in staple than the same period last season. The grade index was 96.9 versus 95.2, with Middling white and better at 40.8 percent and spotted grades at 34.9 percent.
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Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Crop Second Largest in U.S. History
The Agriculture Department reported in its 1952 crop final that the nation harvested the second largest wheat crop on record, totaling 1,201,447,000 bushels despite reduced acreage and a severe drought, with corn at 3,306,735,000 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Holiday guests visit Hud son home with families
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Skinner and children from Dallas join Miss Mary Dee Stanley of Eddy and Cooper Mitcham of Fort Hood at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hudson for the holiday gathering.
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Buster Skinner
Jamie
Dallas
Mary Dee Stanley
Eddy
Cooper Mitcham
Fort Hood
C. W. Hudson
TEXAN PA RADE: Cameron Herald to Feature Rows Phares History
The Cameron Herald launches a weekly feature TEXAN PA RADE by Rows Phares examining notable figures in Texas history. Phares, noted author and educator, will present informal portraits based on archival research. The column starts Thursday January 1.
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Cameron Herald
Phares
Po de
Texas
Rockdale Plans to Build a $75,000 Swimming Pool
Mayor W F P Hogan announces Rockdale considering a $75,000 pool for next year with city council backing. Alcoa tied to financing and site between Westwood and the old city Tingta near the new high school site.
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Rockdale
W. F P. Hogan
Aluminum Company of America
John JD. Harper
Alcoa
Westwood
Old City
Tingta
Texas Leads As Highway Deaths Climb
Traffic deaths climbed toward a new record on the holiday weekend with totals rising across the nation. Texas reported 72 deaths in a crash involving five autos and a crude oil truck near Hawley.
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Texas
Chicago
United Press
Hawley
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Aggressive Assault Charges Filed After Wednesday Night Shooting
Paul Barfield of Austin was shot three miles east of Rockdale Wednesday night. Wodrum of Kentucky faces aggravated assault charges in Goodrum Justice Court, with Barfield hospitalized for a left-side stomach wound and sheriff stating a belief of a hold-up misread.
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Paul Barfield
Austin
Rockdale
Carl Black
Wodrum
Kentucky
Barfield
Ed Gunn
Goodrum
Justice Court
Gunn
Hogan of Rockdale Visits Cameron on Business
W. T. Hogan of Rockdale was a business visitor in Cameron on Monday.
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W. T. Hogan
Rockdale
Cameron
Christmas Day Visit To Blake Home In Hearne
Mr and Mrs Gene Blake and their sons were Christmas day visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs F G Blake in Hearne.
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Gene Blake and Sons
F. G. Blake
Hearne
Horstmanns Visit California Relatives in Yuletide
Mr and Mrs August M Horstmann completed a two week trip to California visiting the Neil Horstmann family and their daughter Gail in Richmond and Allar Horstmann’s family in Sun Valley. Neil Horstmann and the visiting parents plan to spend the Yuletide in Cameron with relatives and friends.
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August M. Horstmann
California
Neil Horstmann
Gail
Richmond
Allar Horstmann
Larry
Sun Valley
Cameron
Miss Lucille McClaren Visits Mother on Christmas Day
Miss Lucille McClaren of Waco visited her mother Mrs. S. W. McClaren Sr. on Christmas day.
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Lucille McClaren
Waco
S. W. McClaren, Sr
Houston couple visits Davis family in town
Mr and Mrs Herbert McCollum of Houston recently visited the home of Mr and Mrs Judd Davis and Mr and Mrs John Davis, sharing time with the local hosts.
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Herbert McCollum
Houston
Judd Davis
John Davis
January Induction Notices Mailed for Milam County
Local Board No 02 mailed induction notices to 76 Milam County registrants. Forty are set for pre-induction physicals on Jan 19, four for re-examination, and 36 for induction on Jan 22, 1953. Most will be 20 or older. three near 20 face pre-induction exams. Inductees travel from Cameron to Love Field by charter bus. Pre-induction groups depart Jan 19 at 7:00 am. main group departs Jan 22 at 8:00 am.
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Milam County
Central Texas
Cameron
Love Field
Former Milam Man Buried at Falfurrias
Funeral services for Ernest Richard Howard 47 of Falfurrias were held at First Baptist church with burial in Falfurrias cemetery. He died in a local hospital from injuries after an oil field rig he worked on caught fire. Survivors include his widow Mia, children Patsy, Kenneth, Stanley, Arthur, and John, along with a list of siblings and relatives.
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Ernest Richard Howard
Falfurrias
First Baptist
Williams Funeral
Howard
Falfurrias Hospital
Ed Westbrook
Cameron
Yarrellton
Mia
Minrlie Howard
Patsy Howard
Viola Reid
Kenneth Howard
Stanley Howard
Arthur Howard
Bay City
John Howard
Navy
Japan
J. T. Howard
Freeport
Laura Moorman
Christmas
Ed Westbrooke
Susie Richards
Clure
Clara Baldridge
Galveston
Gertrude Donaldson
Waco
Zelma Hudson
Christmas Holiday Guests At Green Home
Mr and Mrs A N Green hosted over the Christmas holidays visitors from New York City Oklahoma City Phoenix and guests included Miss Louise Green of New York employed with Remington Rand Corporation and children Jacqueline and Lu Ann Montgomery Eugene Green of Phoenix Arizona and A J Montgomery spouses with their brood.
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A. N. Green
Louise Green
New York City
Remington Rand Corporation
A. J. Montgomery
Jacqueline and
Lu Ann
Oklahoma City
Eugene Green
Phoenix
Arizona
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Allan Shivers
Oird
J. &. Bunt
Walkers Crack
R.S. Laird
Ed Krause
Tulsa, Okla
Ray O'Neill
Will T. McLane
Oak Hill
Ronor Yoemen
Matocha, Brashear
Mrs. Little
Ross Phares
Ous
Infamous
United States
Mexico City
Havana
Echoo
Air Corps
East Texas Baptist College
Black
Wodram
Mrs. Horstmann
Milam
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