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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
7
A Gause community page notes a store robbery with undetermined losses, local births and engagements, and multiple social notes. Marriages include Ruth DuBose Taylor and Mer. John Alford with a Mexico honeymoon planned. The issue also covers PTA meeting details, funeral notices, hospital stays, and upcoming wedding announcements in Gause and surrounding areas.
Milam County Health Department records show 4 001 visits in 1959 and 10 new TB cases with two TB deaths. School immunizations completed except for some children who can catch up at Cameron Rockdale or Thorndale clinics. December communicable diseases totaled 177 streptococcal infections 5 measles 3 gonorrhea 2 syphilis 2 pneumonia and 1 chicken pox.
Milam County participants Bobby Hillman and the McClaren siblings enter for the 28th Houston Fat Stock Show and Rodeo running Feb 24 to Mar 6. Hillman shows two swine in junior fat swine. McClaren 4-H judges bring three shorthorns and a Hereford in junior steer. The event features 11,000+ entries across 14 cattle breeds, 4 horse registrations, 11 sheep breeds, Angora goats, 6 swine breeds, ~20 poultry, 9 rabbit breeds with over 200000 in awards split among open and junior classes and two $6300 junior scholarships.
Mrs. Katherine Witt aged 73 had services at St Monicas Catholic Church in Burlington with burial in St Monicas cemetery. Rosary was at Marek Burns Funeral Home and Requiem Mass followed. Survivors include her stepmother Mrs Ida Lierman of Burlington son Lee Roy Witt of Houston daughter Pearl Busker of Houston plus siblings and grandchildren.
W A L Robinson backs service with experience since 1930. At his Texaco Service Station in Cameron four staff provide pickup and delivery and complete road service with lube wash and tires. Manager Monroe Carbin leads a team totaling 29 years of service including Billy Scarbrough Douglas Moore Leonard Winn and Corbin who has 11 years with the shop.
Earl Curtis owner of New Cameron Drug showcases a modern prescription center with fresh antibiotics and drugs and direct lines to doctors offices for fast service. Curtis a UT School of Pharmacy graduate has won Rexall awards for merchandising and displays a 15th century mortar and pestle. The Milam Voucher Plan lets customers earn premium gifts with purchases and Rexall label products are highlighted.
Dun and Bradstreet released a Reference Book showing 392 manufacturers wholesalers and retailers in Milam area. The book lists about three million businesses nationwide and is updated every 60 days with thousands of additions and removals. Credit ratings use two symbols a letter for net worth and a number for overall appraisal. The notice also mentions regional moves and a social visit.
Mrs Tommy Thweatt and son visit Maysfield Gilford Thweatt family from Santiago California till February 1. They will then join husband and father Tommy Thweatt in Philadelphia where he is stationed with the U S Navy.
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