Donations Exceed $6000 Halt NM Fund Drive
The North Milam United Fund board halted the 1957–58 drive after about $6000 was raised since November 1 at Ben Milam School. Rain and bad roads slowed progress. contributions will be prorated among seven groups including Red Cross Heart Fund Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army library fund and local charities. Loretta Brock of Cameron will lead a filing effort for a more intensive drive next year. The year’s goal was $11300.
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North Milam United Fund
Loretta Brock
Cameron
Red Cross
Heart Fund
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Library Fund
Watershed Plan Goes To Voters Tuesday
Voters in the San Gabriel River watershed covering Williamson Burnet and Milam Counties face a 140 000 bond issue to fund the watershed part of a five million dollar flood prevention project The Soil Conservation Service will fund the remainder The district already approved formation and preliminary bonds A 6 cent tax on 100 valuation would cost a farm with 5000 value about 3 annually Directors note last springs flood caused more damage than the project The plan uses a dam series to hold back runoff for an orderly flow Voting and five directors will be chosen including A C Weir D P Irvine C V Hutto H B Fox and Henry Labaj
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San Gabriel River
Williamson
Burnet
Milam
San Gabriel
Soil Conservation Service
Water District
Nave
Brushy Creek
Williamson County
Elm Creek District Elects Four Directors
Elm Creek Water shed voters will choose four directors in an election Tuesday at seven polling places across the four county district. Terms for four current directors expire Tuesday. Holdover directors listed include Jim Redding, Bartle Crenan, Frank Martino, and Stavinoha. Polling places cover Troy, Little Flock, Seaton, Red Ranger, Yarrellton, Denaville and Maraksville.
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Elm Creek
W. M. Evetts
Moody
David Haggard
Denaville
J. W. Holmes
Rogers
Buster Griffin
Yarrellton
Milam County
Jim Redding
Troy
Bartle Crenan
Cameron
Frank Martino
Temple
Agent to Explain Cut Ant Control Demonstration
Milam County agent J. D. Moore will host a Cut Ant control demonstration at 1 30 p m Friday on the Jim Turney farm seven miles east of Cameron on Hanover Road. Moore says January or February are the best months to control these ants and invites all interested to attend.
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J. D. Moore
Milam County
Jim Turney
Cameron
Hanover Road
Moore
Milanxy TB Directors To Meet Monday
Milam County Tuberculosis Association directors set to convene at 7 30 p m Monday in Thorndale School lunch room with secretary Dorothy Hyder confirming the meeting location and time
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Milam County Tuberculosis Association
Thorndale School
Dorothy Hyder
Cameron Sees 1957 Building Permits Reach $664,789
Cameron 1957 building permits totaled 664,789 with total spending on construction and public works reaching 1,277,579. The largest single permit was 452,441 for a federal housing project in north Cameron. Bond funds funded 392,890 for the city water filtration and sewage plant. Low bids totaled 172,200 for the filtration plant, 147,166 for the sewage plant, 42,543.85 for waterlines, and 30,980 for the intake station.
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Cameron Dur
Herald
North Cameron
Cameron City Council backs Saturday free meter policy
Adolph Hajovsky Sr prominent Holman area farmer and father of Cameron businessman died December 28 in his sleep at Holman Home. Funeral services were held December 30 at Hubbard Funeral Home Weimar and Solemn Requiem Mass at Holman Church. Hajovsky served as school trustee election judge agriculture committee member and church and fraternal worker. Born Hostyn son of John and Frances Hajovsky he lived in Holman 67 years. He married Antonia Muzny in 1910 and survived by 10 sons 3 daughters 32 grandchildren and numerous relatives.
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Adolph Hajovsky
Holman Area
Albert Hajovsky
Cameron
Hubbard Funeral Home
Weimar
Holman Church
Roman Janak
John Hanacek
Shiner
Adolph Janda
Anthony F
Drozd
Hajovsky
Hostyn
John
Frances Elecka Hajovsky
Holman
Antonia Muzny
Dubina
Adolph Ryza
Smithville
Edmund
Hallettsville
Jim
Schulenburg
Adolph
Houston
Frank Cernosek
la Grange
Frank Stavinoha
Mary Kana
Latina Jaluska
Galveston
March of Dimes Aims to Train More Handicapped Caregivers
Milam County chairman Jack Tomlinson says shortages of physical therapists and other specialists threaten care for crippled residents. He notes the March of Dimes funds fellowships to expand training, cites a $28.8 million investment, and urges local donations to support rehabilitation education and the polio effort.
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Milam County
Jack Tomlinson
Tomlinson
National Foundation For Years
March of Dimes
ANAAA
Cameron City Council Keeps Saturday Free Parking Policy
Cameron officials renewed a free Saturday parking rule after a three month lapse and heard a Fire Marshall report listing 1957 fire damage at 18 thousand six hundred thirty six dollars with one life lost. The council rejected a highway maintenance deal, discussed 30 mph signs, tabled a chlorinator bid, rejected a waterline sub contractor payment, roped off Tyson Street for the Stock Show, and asked for street light needs as meter enforcement policy remains unsettled.
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Cameron
Leland Green, Jr
Franklin Dusek
Frank Stewart
Wayne Wieser
John Eanes
Texas Highway Department
Maynard Byers
Tyson Street
Houston
Travis
W. D. Bigbee
North
Jack Prescott
Group To Discuss Dryer At Buckholts
A Buckholts community meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the Buckholts gym will assess the need for a grain dryer and government storage for local farmers. Attendees include Ernest Uzzell of Altair Texas manager of Altair Rice Dryer George Lewis of Edna prospective Buckholts Dryer manager and Alva E Sanders of the Milam ASC office. The public is invited.
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Buckholts
Ernest Uzzell
Altair
Texas
George Lewis
Edna
Alva E. Sanders
Milam Asc
Kiwanis Install 3 New Officers At Annual Dinner
Three new Kiwanis officers were installed at a Thursday night ladies night dinner for 35 members and guests at the First Methodist Church. Robert C. Nelson became president, Jim Speer was named vice president, and Gene Kirk set as secretary-treasurer. past president Wiley W. Loughmiller led the ceremony. Guest speaker Luther Moses, lieutenant governor of the Central Texas Kiwanis district, spoke on local Kiwanis activities. Ed Laywell received a bronze plaque for his year of service. Dr. John C. Bryson, retiring secretary-treasurer, plans to move to Georgetown to direct Bell Williamson Counties health unit. Women of the church prepared the dinner.
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Kiwanis
First Methodist Church
Robert C. Nelson
Jim Speer
Gene Kirk
Wiley W. Loughmiller
Cameron Kiwanis Club
Luther Moses
Central Texas
Moses
Kiwanians
Ed Laywell
John C. Bryson
Georgetown
Bell Williamson
The
Milam County Farm Bureau Plans Wolf Control Program
The Milam County Farm Bureau program committee schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting Thursday January 16 at the Agriculture Building Yee High School Cameron. J E Poore Rodent Control Service and C A Morgan local Rodent Control rep discuss a wolf control program in Milam County. Mrs Berniece Charles heads the committee and O G Tomlinson urges all farmers and ranchers affected by predatory animals to attend.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Yee High School
J. E. Poore
Rodent Control Service
C. A. Morgan
Milam County
Berniece Charles
O. G. Tomlinson
County Farm Bureau
K of P Lodge Plans Honor For McLean
J M McLean former secretary of the Milam lodge will be honored with a 25 year jewel pin for service in Texas Knights of Pythias. The presentation will occur during the monthly family dinner meeting of the Milam K of P Lodge in Cameron. All members family and friends are invited.
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J. M. McLean
Milam Lodge
Texas Knights of Pythias
Milam K of P
Cameron
McLean
Services Held For Miss Alice McGehee Native Cameronite
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for Miss Alice McGehee 66 of Cameron who died Sunday in a Cameron hospital. The Rev AF Ruescell officiated at First Baptist Church with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include four brothers George G. Cameron Charles D. and Nathan McGehee of Houston and Fred D. McGehee of Pharr, Texas, and two sisters Mrs Joe C. Denson of Cameron and Mrs N C Smith of Houston. Marek Burns Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Alice McGehee
Cameron
AF Ruescell
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss McGehee
Casserong Cap
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
Eastern Star
Baptist Church
George G. McGehee
Charles D
Nathan McGehee
Houston
Fred D. McGehee
Pharr
Texas
Joe C. Denson
N. C. Smith
Weather Notes Warm Weekend Forecast for Cameron Area
A cold front earlier in the week brought freezing temperatures. The past week saw only 1.4 inches of rain. Temperatures rose toward a milder outlook for Cameron and vicinity this weekend.
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Cameron
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Little River
Ben Milam School
North United Fund
A. C. Weir
D. P. Irvine
C. V. Hutto
Bertram
H. B. Fox
Circleville
Henry Labaj
Friendship
Milanxy TB Directors
Cameron Post Office
Wilson Elevators
Cameron Church of Christ
Rockdale
Church of Christ
Cillan
Max McClaren
Janice Simecek
Foundation of
A. A. McVoy
W. T. Pearson
Jonas E. Salk
National Foundation
Dr. Salk
Cameron 'Ys
Fanes
Council
Mer
Farm Bureau
Ron
K of P Lodge
Cameronite
Marek Burns
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