Bond Vote Set for $140000 in San Gabriel River District
A bond election for $140000 is set for January 14 by the San Gabriel River Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 serving Williamson, Burnet and Milam Counties. The funds will finance part of a $5 million plan to build dams reservoirs and channel clearances with remaining costs covered by the Soil Conservation Service. An initial $10000 bond was approved earlier, totaling up to $150000 via landtaxes on about 543000 acres. Five directors are up for election and local residents meeting qualifications can vote the ballot offers for or against the bond and tax levy.
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San Gabriel
H. B. Fox
Circleville
D. P. Irvine
A. C. Weir
Georgetown
C. V. Hutto
Bertram
Henry Labaj
Granger
C. E. Gauntt
Board of Directors
Civic Garden Club Program Slates Bird Slides Thursday
The Civic Garden Club meets January 9 at 9 30 a.m. in First Christian Church. Mrs Auttis Franklin and Mrs J D Moore present Ways To Attract Birds with colored slides from the Audubon Society. Nomination committee reports and officers for the coming year are to be elected. All women interested in garden club work are invited.
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Civic Garden Club
First Christian Church
Auttis Franklin
J. D. Moore
Audubon Society
Baldridge Buried in Galveston after long illness
Frank L. Baldridge aged 37 of Galveston died December 17 in a Galveston hospital after a long illness. Born in Waco December 3, 1900, he lived in Cameron before moving to Galveston in 1941. He was a retired maintenance mechanic and Baptist. Survived by wife Clara and two daughters Jo Ann Baldridge and Mrs J L Sweeney. Funeral at Broadway Funeral Home Memorial Room. Burial at Galveston Memorial Park.
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Frank L. Baldridge
Galveston
Waco
Cameron
The
Baptist Church
Clara Baldridge
Jo Ann Baldridge
J. L. Sweeney
Marque
Broadway Funeral
Galveston Memorial Park
Lesikar Holiday Visit With Kahler Family in Dallas
Mr and Mrs Vince Lesikar spent the holidays with the Gordon Kahler family in Dallas away from home.
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Lesikar
Dallas
Vince Lesikar
Gordon Kahler
Poll Tax Receipts Slow In Cameron
Weather and holiday rush keep residents from paying poll tax. City secretary Wayne B. Wieser notes only 187 payments by December 31, far below last year, while county receipts stand around 1280 to date. Officials urge eligible voters to file before January 31 to avoid last day rush.
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Wayne B. Wieser
Methodists Honor Students Sunday At Home Reception
A reception honoring Methodist college students home for holidays was held Sunday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Davis. Christmas decorations framed the event and guests enjoyed punch and fruit cake.
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Vey
E. J. Davis
Methodist College
Dolores Vasquez Buried Here Tuesday
Graveside services for Dolores Vasquez seven weeks old were held Tuesday at the Mexican cemetery in Cameron. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Benito Vasquez Cameron grandparents Dorothea Vasquez Cameron and Thomas and Facenda Moreno Bryan four brothers Richard George Jesse and Ben and two sisters Angel and Bellen all of Cameron
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Dolores Vasquesz
South
Nolan
Cameron
Benito Vasquez
Dorothea Vasquez
Thomas
Facenda Moreno
Bryan
Richard
George Jesse
Ben
Angel
Bellen
Heart Attack Fatal To Lorenz Zelisko
Lorenz F. Zelisko 43 of Cameron died Sunday morning of an acute coronary thrombosis en route to Buckholts to attend Hope Lutheran Church services. Funeral services were held at Hope Lutheran Church in Buckholts with interment in Lutheran Cemetery. Zelisko, WWII U S Air Force veteran, owned Rosebud Chick Store and was active in local groups. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and several siblings and nephews.
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Lorenz F. Zelisko
Cameron
Buckholts
Hope Lutheran Church
St. Edwards Hospital
J. A. Pietsch
Max McClaren
Zelisko
Frank A
Anna D. Zelisko
Milam County
Yee High School
Sir Riel Latus
Texas Lutheran College
Blinn College
U. S. Air Force Signal Corps
North Africa
Sicily
Tunisia
Italy
American Legion
Elizabeth Ann Schmidt
12Th St
Marek Burns
Yoemen Open Tourney Versus University High in Rockdale Invite
Cameron Yoe meets University High of Waco in the Rockdale Invitational first round top bracket action. The three day event features upper and lower brackets with finals Saturday at 4 30 p m for lower and 6 p m for upper. Championship consolation and sportsmanship trophies are awarded.
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Cameron Yoemen
University High of
Burnett
Smithville
Elgin
Giddings
Hearne
LaGrange
Rockdale
Temple
Somerville
Calvert
Round Top
Carmine
Leander
Lexington
Milano
Hempstead
Dime Box
Sharp
Brenham
March of Dimes 20th Anniversary Proclamation Day
Robert Weems mayor proclaims January 3 1958 as March of Dimes 20th Anniversary Day in Cameron Texas urging citizens to honor the National Foundation with generous support. The notice notes the foundation’s two decades of vaccine development research patient aid and education aiding polio victims and advancing Day’s virus studies.
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National Foundation
March OF Dimes
Robert Weems
Cameron
Dim&s
Final Rites Held For Mrs Clement Dies December 25
Funeral services were held in Cameron for Mrs Pearl Clement 83 a charter member of the Cameron chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy She died in Dunn Loring Virginia December 25 Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Graveside rites were conducted by the Cameron chapter of the Order of Eastern Star She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star honorary member of the Cameron chapter of the Daughters of Confederacy founding organizer of the Sarah McCalla chapter DAR and an early graduate of Cameron High School Survivors include George K Clement Arlington VA brother Robert Green Brownsville TX grandson George K Clement Jr Glendora CA and three great grandchildren Pallbearers listed as Al Parker David Parker Gl Tooke Drayton McLane John Pavis and John Muse
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Cameron
Pearl Clement
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
Clement
Dunn Loring
O'Kelly
Rockdale
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Order of Eastern Star
Daughters of Confederacy
Sarah McCalla
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cameron High School
George K. Clement
Arlington
Robert Green
Brownsville
Glendora
Calif
al Parker
David Parker
Gl Tooke
Drayton McLane
John Pavis
John Muse
Fund Directors To Evaluate List Of Contributors
The North Milam United Fund board meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ben Milam School to review the drive and evaluate contributors. Seven agencies benefiting from the drive include Red Cross, Heart Fund, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, Library fund and civic activities. Leaders urge pledges quarterly or monthly and aim to complete the drive soon.
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North Milam
Red Cross
Heart Fund
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Library Fund
iuCai Vivalities
Loughmiller
Robert Nelson
Livestock Panel To Meet Monday For Show Plans
The livestock show committee will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the VHS Vocational Agriculture Building to discuss plans for the Chamber of Commerce show scheduled for February 15. Officials seek 100 sponsors and 100 growers before the April broiler show, a format used last year with full participation.
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VHS Vocational Agriculture
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Jungmann Suffers Critical Wounding in Hunting Accident
Ervion Jungmann a 22 year old former Buckholts man now of Waco is in a Temple hospital after a six hour operation to remove a bullet from his head. He was struck while alighting from a pickup during rabbit hunting near Buckholts. Married to Margie Schiller he is a Baylor senior residing in Waco.
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Temple
Ervion Jungmann
Waco
Jungmann
Buck
Cameron
Scott and White
Margie Schiller
Rogers
Baylor
Cameron Chamber to elect ten new directors for 1958 59
Ballots go to Cameron Chamber of Commerce members to choose ten directors from a 200 name ballot for three year terms. The McCullin Award will also be decided at the annual Chamber banquet in February with Fred Poole hoped as main speaker.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jan Speer
McCullin
Cameron
Ced
Speer
Ben Magness
Gene Blake
Magness
Miss Heitman Models 5000 Alcoa Gown Choice
Carol Ann Heitman Yee High School student council president modeled a five thousand dollar all aluminum dress for Alcoa in Cameron businesses. Designer Jean Desses reportedly used 28 yards of apricot gold aluminum lame to shape a full length gown with a taut torso and diamond swirl skirt.
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Carol Ann Heitman
Yee High School
Alcoa
Cameron
Jean Desses
Jim Knight
Wate Situche
Knight
City PTA To Meet Tonight At AHS
The Cameron Parent-Teachers Association will meet at 7 30 p.m. today in Ada Henderson Cafeteria. Yee High School science teacher Mrs Herbert Nance will present the program.
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City Pta
AHS
Cameron Parent-Teachers Association
Ada Henderson
Herbert Nance
Yee
Cameron Knights of Pythias donate 800 to Orphans Home
The Cameron lodge sent about 800 dollars in contributions to the K of P Orphans Home in Weatherford. Bassel Wilson said a 711.53 dollar check was forwarded and other local donations brought the total to about 800. The 150 member Cameron lodge is among the larger Texas contributions. The lodge also recently started a new K of P lodge in Rockdale with officers installed.
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Cameron Knights of Pythias Lodge
K of P
Weatherford
Bassel Wilson
Cameron Lodge
Texas
Wilson
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Rockdale
Yearly Rainfall Nets 53 Inches In Cameron Area
Cameron's cotton crop outlook for 1958 is favorable due to excellent sub soil moisture, says J. D. Moore County Agricultural Agent. Rainfall in 1957 reached 336.8 inches, far above 1956, while 1956 saw about 20 inches. Ginners report heavier cotton weight from rain dirt aiding yields and easing farm hardships despite low prices. Ginning remains active late into the month.
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Cameron
J. D. Moore
Moore
Weather notes amid mild Christmas warmth cools late week
After a warm Christmas day temperatures mostly stay in the 60s. A slight precipitation occurred Wednesday and Friday with readings from December showing 70s and 60s as the week closed.
March of Dimes Campaign Planned in Cameron
Cameron co campaign directors Bassel Wilson and W J Hannon announce a vigorous January polio drive in Milam County for 1953 1958 theme Survival is not enough focuses on caring for disabled polio survivors and rehabilitation plans. They list 28 post polio patients in Cameron and cite over 300 000 Americans with paralytic polio nationwide.
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Milam County
Bassel Wilson
W. J. Hannon
Cameron
Wilson
Hannon
United States
National Foundation
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Kiwanis
Cameron Kiwanis Club
Cameron Ffa
Ed Laywell
Leslie Ernst
Eugene White
Freshman Vocational Ag
Riculture
Pat Kelley
FFA
Cameron Livestock Show
Methodists
Dolores Vasquez
Lorenz Zelisko
Rosebud Chick Store
Rosebud Chamber
Yoemen Try
U. High
National Foundation For
Mrs. Clement
K of P Lodge
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