Texas flood control funds listed for Whitney Belton reservoirs
The national budget requests civil function funding for Texas flood control projects. Whitney Reservoir gets 15 million dollars and Belton 3.5 million. Other Texas items include Benbrook 3 million Fort Worth floodway 706 thousand Garza Little Elm 4.5 million Grapevine 4 million and more across Texass projects with various river channels and waterways receiving multi hundred thousand to several million dollars.
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Whitney
Belton
Texas
Congress
Army Engineers
Cannon
Missouri
House Appropriations Committee
Benbrook
Fort Worth
Garza-Little Elm
Grapevine
Hords Creek
Lavon
San Angelo
Texarkana
Red River
Denison Dam
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas—Houston
Aplachee Bay
Fla
Mexican
Galveston
Sabine-Neches
Trinity River
Liberty
Jim McGoldrick Seeks Re election as City Marshal
City Marshal Jim McGoldrick announces his bid for re election in the Democratic City Primary on February 7. He cites his record of service, appeals for fair treatment and lawfulness, and pledges hardworking on the job service to enforce laws and serve all residents. McGoldrick is a World War I veteran and active in American Legion, VFW, Disabled Veterans, Lions Club, Fire Department, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias postings.
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Jim McGoldrick
McGoldrick
Mr. McGoldrick
Marshall
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled Veterans Association
Lions Club
Fire Department
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Nationalists Buy US Surplus Tanks
Two hundred U S Army tanks and armored cars were loaded onto a Turkish freighter in Philadelphia for shipment to the Chinese Nationalists at Formosa. The equipment from Lima Ohio ordnance depot was purchased under the 125 million dollar aid program voted by Congress in 1948.
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U .S. Army
Philadelphia
Formosa
Lima (Ohio
Washington
China
Congress
R. B. Fontaine
Lima
Reading Company
Richmond
Pacific
U. S. Mardin
Marta Tas
Istanbul
Turkey
Col. Fontaine
Yoemen Rally Past Eagles to Tie District Lead
The Yoemen beat Georgetown Eagles 39 30 on the Eagles court to join first in the district race. Eldon Butte controlled boards while Frank Malone and Alton Fuchs scored 29 points. Malone led with 15, Fuchs 14, with Gibson and Rosenberg anchoring defense.
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Yoemen
Georgetown Eagles
Eldon Butte
Frank Malone
Alton Fuchs
Malone
Fuchs
Gordon Gibson
Glen Rosenberg
Eddie Lankford
Bentley Braden
M. Brannon
Georgetown
Yeomen
Yee High School
Former Cameron Men Killed in Accident
Two Houston brothers and Bell Transportation Co. executives died in a head on collision Friday on Hempstead Highway near Hempstead. Edwin Crews Bell 46 and J Harold Bell 48 were killed instantly while J D Taylor, Dimmitt truck driver, faces negligent homicide charges in Hempstead court.
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Houston
Settegast-Kopf
Hempstead
Waller
Scurry County
J. Harold Bell
Ella Lee Lane
Edwin Crews Bell
Calumet
Bell Transportation Company
Hays
J. D. Taylor
Dimmitt
J. B. Lipscomb
Justice Lipscomb
Taylor
Postal Receipts Rise 21 Percent in Cameron for 1949
Cameron reports postal receipts totaling 49260.01 for 1949, up from 40401.27 in 1948 a gain of 21.9 percent. J R Hays the postmaster notes it is the largest year in the history of the local office and plans to extend free delivery once house numbers and street names are standardized. Local residents seek city action on numbering and delivery routes.
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Cameron
J. R. Hays
Hays
Camerom
Second Street
Advantages Seen In Crop Rotation System
College Station January 9 crop rotation is the systematic planning of different crops in sequence. It yields benefits including reduced total crop loss, added organic matter and nitrogen, less erosion, better use of native soil fertility, fewer diseases insects and weeds, improved soil structure, and more effective fertilizer and lime. Farmers should tailor rotations to soil climate crops labor and markets with guidance from agricultural authorities.
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College Station
Jan
Ill Patients At St Edwards Hospital Include Lebley
Charles Lebley is among patients ill in St Edwards Hospital. The report lists several others affected and notes ongoing care and monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lebley
St. Edwards Hospital
Ill Child Diane Flemming Is In Newton Memorial Hospital
Diane Flemming the young daughter of Mr and Mrs S E Flemming of Cameron is reported ill and receiving treatment at Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Diane Flemming
S. E. Flemming
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Twenty Year Growth Rockdale State Bank Told In Figures
Rockdale Herald reports the Rockdale State Bank’s growth from 1929 with three banks and $343,464 in resources to 1949 with $3,157,174.79 in resources. By 1949 loans exceed $8 million with deposits around $2.9 million and cash in hand about $2.33 million under T. B. Ryan’s leadership.
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Rockdale State Bank
Rockdale
Three Dealers Show Plymouths In Deeply Restyled 1950 Line
Three dealers prep Plymouths for display on Thursday at Green Motor Co Duncum Motor Co and Jerry Schiller Motors showing a longer lower and more streamlined design. Highlights include redesigned rear fenders larger rear window wider body and a simplified massive grille with two wide horizontal bars and a central vertical bar. D S Eddins Plymouth president calls the car the greatest value offered with a blend of beauty and sensible styling and big car presence.
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New Plymouth
Green Motor Company
Howell & 7Th Streets
Duncum Motor Company
West First Street
Jerry Schiller Motors
S&s. Houston Ave
Plymouth
D. S. Eddins
Eddins
William M. Silvey Buried in Milano
Funeral services for William M. Silvey 81 were held at the Milano Methodist Church with burial in Milano cemetery. He died in Tyler January 7 1950 after a career with Cotton Belt Railroad. Surviving: widow Ethel Silvey of Tyler six children and four stepchildren, plus a brother and numerous grandchildren.
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William M. Silvey
Methodist
Milano
Hall Cunningham
Grace Methodist Church
Hearne
Silvey
Tyler
Cotton Belt Railroad
Ethel Silvey
Kenney Silvey
Tomek Brothers Launch Large Scale Winter Cover Crops
Three Tomek brothers Charles Stanley and Frank join Central Texas Soil Conservation District as cooperators planting winter cover crops. Charles 10 acres Dixie wonder peas and 10 acres hubam clover. Stanley 25 acres Dixie wonder peas. Frank 10 acres hubam clover and 10 acres Dixie wonder peas. All plots receive 200 pounds per acre of 20 percent superphosphate. Peas will be turned under as green manure and followed with other soil practices.
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Tomek Brothers
Charles
Stanley
Frank
Central Texas Soil Conservation District
Roy Griffith Seeks Re Election For Camerot Mayor
Camerot Mayor Roy Griffith announces he will seek re election in the City Democratic Primary set for Tuesday February 7. He cites the financial statement and calls for public cooperation as he asks for votes and influence in the coming election.
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Roy Griffith
Camerot
Griffith
Publisher J. B. White Improves in Hospital Care
J. B. White publisher of the Herald, critically ill and under care at Newton Memorial Hospital for seven days, is reported to be responding well to treatment. Physicians are hopeful for a full recovery though he may not return to duties soon.
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J. B. White
Newton Memorial Hospital
the Herald
Two Bales Cotton Per Acre Possible in Central Texas Blacklands
Dr. J. R. Johnston, superintendent of the Blackland Experiment Station near Temple, told McLennan County Farm Bureau members that two bales of cotton and 100 bushels of corn per acre could be possible in Central Texas with improved farming methods. He urged legumes, crop rotations, forage production and stock integration, noting livestock will dominate the region’s farm economy and urging farmers to use their best land for cotton while retiring poorer land to legumes and grasses.
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Texas Blacklands
J. R. Johnston
Blackland Experiment Station
Temple
Central Texas
Blackland
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Johnston
Dr. Johnston
YoE Lettermen To Be Announced At Barbecue Night
Annual Yoe football program will host a barbecue at the gym on January 18 with guest speaker Rusty Russell from SMU. Tickets are $1.25 through Rotary Lions Club members and Yoe men. Twenty lettermen will be honored, including twelve seniors not returning in 1950.
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Paul Smith
Smith
Eddie Lankford
Denson Ermis
Glen Rosenberg
Alton Logan
Frank Malone
Eldon Butte
Joe Johns
Bobby Stanislaw
Jimmie Thompson
James Kahler
Charlie Michalka
Ed Maas
Louis Hollas
Bill Neeley
Alton Fuchs
Gordon Gibson
Ralph Michalka
Melroy Bixman
Earnest Batte
Tommie Michalka
Ralph Gurecky
Eugene Polzer
Boxing Show 10 to Be Held in Cameron Soon
Coach Paul Smith announced the District Golden Gloves meet for January 25 and 26 is canceled. A larger boxing show with fighters from Bryan Temple and areas will stage a primetime regional qualifier in Cameron at Yee High School gym. The athletic department plans two days of action packed entertainment for local fans.
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Paul Smith
Bryan
Temple
Austin
Smith
Cameron
Yee High School
Coal walkouts shrink U S coal output to 89 percent
More than 60 000 United Mine Workers walked out in a spontaneous strike cutting daily coal production by 400 000 tons. Weekly output could fall below 5 million tons as the walkouts spread to eight states. Congressional Republicans push to invoke Taft-Hartley against John L. Lewis’s UMW.
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United Mine
UMW
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Washington
Truman
United Mine Workers
Mr. Truman
Denham
Interstate Commerce Commission
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Utah
Montana
Total building permits for 1949 reach high in Cameron
December permits showed a rise over November with 3434 dollars in new construction and repairs. The year total reached 151683 dollars as Cameron expanded despite no boom, with December driven by new residence activity and repairs accounting for November.
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Cameron
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Eagles
William MI. Silvey
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