Milam County TSTA Speaker on Retirement and Local Bribery Cases
Milam County TSTA Unit will hear Sam B. Culpepper discuss Teacher Retirement at Yee High School on January 9. Grand jury returns thirteen true bills including bribery and prostitu tion charges. Bruce Holland faces six felonies. Lonnie Armstrong indicted on bribery and illegal transporting. bonds set at $1,000 per charge.
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Sam B. Culpepper
Texas State Teachers Association
Milam County
TSTA
Yee High School
Culpepper
Grand Jury
Bruce Holland
City of Cameron
Lonnie Armstrong
Cameron
Armstrong
Annie Mitchell
Ruby Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Esther Brown
Shedrick McDaniel
Charlie Mae McDaniel
Jimmie Asher To Pass On 1955 Citizenship Award
Jimmie Asher of the First Baptist Church will present the McCullin Achievement Award for 1955 to Cameron’s outstanding citizen. The award honors unselfish community service and is decided by a committee from the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Business and Professional Women's Club, and the Chamber of Commerce after candidates are submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Asher
First Baptist Church
McCullin
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Mark Magers
John Solomon
First Presbyterian Church
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women’s Club
The
Christmas Present Kitty Returns Home In Cameron Tale
A grateful note thanks the Herald management for an ad that helped a stray Siamese cat find refuge at 1000 E Ninth St. The pet belonged to Adelle Davis of Denton, tied to the Robbins family history in Cameron, with a long coincidence thread involving the Brown and Davis households. The piece also mentions Christmas carols, a Dionne divorce rumor, and a trip to New Gulf to see a giant sulphur pillar and a sulfur watch house igloo.
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The
Herald
Kitty
Ninth St
Kathryn Robbins
Adelle Davis
Denton
Louise Robbing
Robbins Twins
Cameron
Milton Browns
Henry Knipp
New Gulf
Cameron People Display Wide Card Network Across Regions
The writer thanks Cameron friends for Christmas cards and notes his wife handles correspondence catching up with cards from at least a third of states plus Alaska and Europe. He jokes about rent and postage while reflecting on Cameron’s assets and the abundance of good people found across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
States
Alaska
Europe
Temple
United States
Catheron
Blue Crutch Day Sparks Lions Polio Drive in Texas
Texas Lions Clubs launched the 1956 March of Dimes with a January 3 Blue Crutch Day. Ray Gayle of Angeleton chaired the Lions Council while Major General K L Berry led state efforts. Lions distributed blue plastic crutches in exchange for donations to fight infantile paralysis and urged vaccination as key to ending polio.
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Texas Lions
Ray Gayle
Angelton
Lions
Texas Council of District Governors
Gayle
K. L. Berry
Austin
State March of Dimes
Best Essay Prize For Library Display Winners
Cameron Herald offers a Read More contest for children aged 7 to 14 to submit reports on the Dollhouse Church window display. Two prizes await the best essays, with winners announced in later issues and entries mailed to the Read More editor with full name age and address.
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Cameron Herald
The
Herald
W. T. Hanes
Cameron
LeRoy Thompson Chairs Area School Confab at Texas A and M
Approximately 100 vocational agriculture teachers from two area counties will attend the annual Mid-Winter Conference at Texas A and M College in Bryan. LeRoy Thompson of Cameron serves as general chairman, with E. L. Tiner noting teaching technique sessions led by the group.
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Texas A and M College
Bryan
LeRoy Thompson
Cameron
E. L. Tiner
Tiner
David Morgan
J. Walter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Hammond
Thompson
Lions Kiwanis Stage Lee Grabel Revue in Cameron
The Lions and Kiwanis Clubs present the Lee Grabel Revue at the Simon George Memorial Auditorium on January 17, 1956 at 8:00 P.M. The show features master illusionist Grabel with a cast in exotic sequences and a related children’s matinee at 4:00 P.M. for school age children priced at twenty five cents. Advance tickets available from club members.
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Lee Grabel
Cameron
Lions
Kiwamis
LEE Grabel and Company
Orient
Europe
Simon-George Memorial Auditorium
Grabel
Helene
Lions & Kiwanis Clubs
Remember Me Polio Film Shown At Kiwanis Meet
The Kiwanis Club held its last 1955 meeting on December 29 featuring the film Remember Me detailing a polio patient’s life. Guest Allen Myers FHA Chief Land Planning Officer for Texas and Louisiana attended at the invitation of Jack Tumpson. The next meeting is January 5 at 7 30 pm with 1956 offers to be introduced at dinner at the Country Club.
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Kiwanis Club
Allen Myers
Federal Housing Administration
Texas
Louisiana
Jack Tumpson
Country Club
Milam County Business Growth Rise Highlighted by Dun & Bradstreet
The Dun & Bradstreet reference book shows Milam County listing 413 businesses including manufacturers wholesalers and retailers reflecting strong industrial development. Rockdale leads growth with Minerva close behind as 1946 figures compare to 1956 estimates, noting an 8 percent rise since World War II and ongoing changes to listings.
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United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Milam County
Robert C. Cushman
Houston
Rockdale
Minerva
Milam Co
Public Library Profits From Pleasure Gift Books
The Cameron Public Library received 26 books donated by ladies at a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Harry Harraway, president of the Profit and Pleasure Club. Members and guests enjoyed carols, a book review, and refreshments as the group voted to donate a book to the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Culpepper
Dennis Kubecka
Radio & TV
Cameron Public Library
Woard
Jack Sloughter
Joaned
Public Library
Harry Harraway
Profit and Pleasure Club
Don Humble
L. R. Thompson
Ingler Fletcher
Humble
Marlin Harris
Long Schulz nuptials at Rosebud Baptist
Mrs. Janice Long of Rosebud and Herman F. Schulz of Burlington wed December 30 at the First Baptist Church in Rosebud. The Rev. T. A. Binford officiated with immediate family in attendance including Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Matystik and Billy of Burlington, E. L. Schulz and Frances and Phyllis of Killeen, Marvin L. Pullin and family of Rio Grande City, and Thomas J. Hickerson and children Tommy and Ellen of Rosebud.
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Janice Long
Rosebud
Herman F. Schulz
Burlington
First Baptist Church
T. A. Binford
W. E. Matyastik
Billy
E. L. Schulz
Frances
Phyllis
Killeen
Marvin L. Pullin
Rio Grande City
Thomas J. Hickerson
Tommy and
Ellen
Right Of Way Push Begun as Holland Faces Council Suspension
Farmers coordinate under Marketing Quota Law to pool released acreage for county reallocation. Receiving farms gain production without history credit while releasing farms benefit from earlier yields. Weather and crop plans affect 1956 cotton allotments. producers urged to release unused cotton promptly to maximize utilization.
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ASC
Rippy Report On Education Warns Of Federal Control
Dr. Edwin L. Rippy, president of the Dallas ISD Board of Education, warns in East Texas magazine that the White House Conference on Education could lead to federal funding and control of schools. The piece urges Texas to resist centralized authority and defend local education freedom amid broader national discussions.
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Rippy
East Texas Magazine
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Edwin L. Rippy
Board of Education
Dallas Independent School District
Washington
Texas
First March of Dimes Contributor Is Local Mother
Lilian Williams mother of Billy Carl Williams, a 12 year old polio victim, becomes the first contributor to Milam County’s 1956 March of Dimes drive. She joins the NFIP plan by giving a voluntary donation to cover Billy Carl’s medical costs and reflects a small family effort in a county effort.
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March of Dimes
Mother of Seven
NFIP
Milam County
Lilian Williams
Billy Carl Williams
Nevro
National Foundation For
Newes
Billy Carl
Willice
Taxpayers Offered Form Assist At Temple Revenue Office
Taxpayers in the Temple area may receive free form preparation help each Monday from 8 15 to 12 00 noon starting January 9 at the Temple IRS office. The program offers group assistance with IRS staff guiding taxpayers through self prepared returns.
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Temple Revenue Office
Temple Area
H. W. Ewing
Internal Revenue Service Office
Temple Texas
Ewing
Internal Revenue
Revenue Service
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Milam
Howard Payne College
Baylor University
State Department of Education
Division of Health and Physical Education
State Department
Texas Association of School Administrators
American Association of School Administators
National Education Association
R. G. Grabein
Nancy
N. Rowland
Joe Rowland
Lake Jackson
Papa Dionnes
Chairmans Area School
Confab
Lions-Kiwanis
Ben Arnold
Dee Buckholts
Dee Burlington
Noe Cameron
Dee Davilla
Gause
Dee ‘Jones
Harold Riley
Madeline Nuttall
Riley
Mrs Riley
W. T Whatley Jr
Long-Schulz
Holland
Releasing Farm
White House
Roy Griffith
Robert Weems
Grady Stidham
Griffith
Schiller
Joe Richter
First Streets
Wilma Holloway
Jack Prescott
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