Will Strickler Celebrates 91st Birthday In City
In Cameron Will Strickler marked his ninety first birthday January 8 in good health and spirits after losing an eye. Born in 1868 in Iowa he moved to Texas in 1874 and lived in Buckhorn Austin County before marrying Augusta Piel in 1892. He lived in Ben Arnold Milam County from 1920, farming until last July and now resides with daughter Mrs Robert Lee Boyls in Cameron. He and Augusta have five living children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Will Strickler
Cameron
Mr. Strickler
Iowa
Lone Star State
Stricklers
Buckhorn
Austin County
Augusta Piel
Ben Arnold
Milam County
Centennial edition plans praised by Milam Cameron residents
The Herald's Centennial edition draws volunteer historians from Milam and Cameron to recount local history. Sheriff warnings target drivers passing buses as a 7 year old child died on US 77 weeks earlier.
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the Herald
Milam and
Cameron
Bleck
Maysfield
US 77
Louis Bartek Dies In Temple
Funeral services for Louis F. Bartek age 79 who died in a Temple hospital will be held at St Josephs Catholic Church Cyclone on Thursday January 15 at 9 39 a m Father Michael O Rea gan will officiate and burial will be in St Josephs Cemetery Rosary will be recited at the Marek Burns Funeral Chapel at 7 pm Wednesday night Bartek a former Rosebud and Ocker community resident was living in Temple Survivors include wife Francis A Bartek four daughters Lydia Thibodeaux Baytown Luella Arnold Burlington Elnora Brod Waco and Wilma Kopriva Temple three brothers Will Bartek Temple Joe Bartek Temple and John Bartek Burlington two sisters Theresa Kraupulek Temple and Francis Schiller Temple sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Louis F. Bartek
Temple Hospital
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Cyclone
Michael O’reagan
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Marek-Burns
Bartek
Rosebud
Ocker
Temple
Francis A. Bartek
Lydia Thibodeaux
Baytown
Luella Arnold
Burlington
Elnora Brod
Waco
Wilma Kopriva
Will Bartek
Joe Bartek
John Bartek
Theresa Kraupulek
Francis Schiller
Building Permits Total 1958 Cameron $968 578
Cameron 1958 building permits reached 968 578 with 62 projects from houses to business additions and repairs. Major works included the First Methodist Church education building the $323 000 Southwest Bell dial center and a National Guard Armory project outside city limits. Rockdale reports under 300 000 for 1958 permits.
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Cameron
National Guard
First Methodist Church
Southwest Bell Telephone Co. Dial
Rockdale
Ideal Hatchery
Bob Wells
Dial Center
Cameron Guard Armory
Milam County Traffic Losses Jump in 1958
Milam County highway accidents in 1958 rose to near record levels with 10 deaths on county roads and one in Cameron, and property damage estimated at $101,145. Officer John Blansit cited 120 accidents and 11 fatalities, noting causes from drunk driving to speeding and a high pedestrian death rate for a 26 000 population county.
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Milam County
John Blansit
Texas Highway Patrol
Cameron
Blansit
Milam
Gause Man Held On Burglary Charge In County Jail
Adrian McGowan of Gause faces burglary charges after a Saturday night break in a private home and a search of his residence uncovered items tied to a Gause Post Office robbery on October 13. Sheriff Carl Black said McGowan is jailed awaiting disposition and could be turned over to federal authorities for federal post office burglary investigation. C. O. D. items cosmetics and clothing were among items found.
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Adrian McGowan
Gause
Carl Black
Black
McGowan
the Herald
Teen Day Talent and Fashion Shows Planned for Milam County
Milam County Farm Bureau outlines Teen Day talent program on January 24 at Simon George Hall with 7 30 p m start and proceeds from food sales donated to the March of Dimes. Dana Monroe schedules February 4 for the Around The World In Fashion show using the Methodist Church recreation room with about 40 fashions modeled by local adults and teens.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Milam County
Dana Monroe
Don G. Humble
County Drive
Bucket Brigade
Hinton Pruett
Humble
Reau
Simon- George Hall
Methodist Church
Monroe
California
Bill McIntosh
James Wiggs
E. O. Smith Jr
Niley J. Smith
Bigbee Resigns as Cameron Public Works Supt
Cameron city officials accepted W. D. Bigbee's resignation to take effect January 6 in a move to streamline city administration. Hughes Construction Co. will complete a $3,628 jail project behind City Hall as the two-cell steel and concrete structure replaces the old wooden jail.
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Cameron City
Public Works
W. D. Bigbee
Hughes Construction Co
Bigbee
Bighbee
Presstime
John Andres
Maynard Byers
Chester Simons
City Hall
Cameron
the Herald
Two Collisions Net $1 525 Loss To Four Vehicles
Cameron police report two traffic crashes in seven days caused about 1525 in damage and one minor injury. At West Crockett and West Sixth Streets on Tuesday morning Charlie King and Billie Joe Roznovak collided, King’s car hit a tree after impact. King cited for speed, Roznovak for no license. A separate Thursday evening crash at Travis and Fourth injured 16 year old Sue Crow. Jerald Johnson’s 1956 Chevrolet and Crow’s 1953 Chrysler sustained 550 and 450 in damage respectively.
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Cameron Streets
Chester Simons
Charlie King
Billie Joe Roznovak
Cameron
West Crockett
West Sixth
Sts
King
Roznovak
Simons
Johnson
Miss Crow
Chrysler
Egging Incident Hits Cameron Cars Near Church
Three Cameron automobiles were egged Sunday night near the First Baptist Church. Vehicles belonged to J. R. Young YHS principal Max Howard and Don Howard. County Attorney Bob Nelson said the egging is being investigated by authorities.
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Cameron
Atty
Bob Nelson
YHS
J. R. Young
Max Howard
Don Howard
Howard
First Baptist Church
Frank Griffin services held after death in Cameron
Frank Griffin of Route 2 Buckholts died at 7 am Sunday at his sister Mrs. Ella Clark in Cameron. He was 68. Funeral services were at 3 pm Monday at Green Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gayle officiating and burial in North Elm Cemetery. Yarrelton Masonic Lodge led graveside rites. Born February 20, 1890 in Milam County he farmed there most of his life. Survivors include a son K. D. Griffin of Yarrelton two sisters Mrs. Clark and Mrs. John Lott of Cameron and three grandchildren.
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Frank Griffin
Route 2
Buckholts
Ella Clark
Cameron
Chapel of Green
James Gayle
North Elm Cemetery
Yarrelton
Milam County Deep-Wildcat Wells Abandoned After 12,670 Feet
General Crude Oil No 1 P. H. Perry near Milam County was plugged and abandoned after reaching 12,670 feet with no shows, continuing a regional pattern of deep-well failures. Other deep tests in the area, including Texas Gulf Sulphur No 1 Fee and Rimrock Tidelands No 1, also failed to find deep pay and were abandoned in the mid 1950s.
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General Crude Oil Company No
P. H. Perry
Milam County
Perry
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
No 1
Fee
Milano
Rimrock Tidelands
W. F. Crawford
Clarkson
Byrd Oil Company of
Dallas
Graveside services today for Eugene Colbert in Blanchard
Graveside services will be held at 10 30 this morning at Walkers Creek Cemetery for Eugene Colbert 64 of Blanchard Oklahoma. The Rev E J Davis will officiate Colbert died Tuesday at a veterans hospital in Oklahoma City. He is survived by a daughter of Houston three brothers and four sisters. Among cousins surviving are Miss Kathryn Sproull and C C Sproull of Cameron. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Blanchard.
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Walkers Creek
Eugene Colbert
Blanchard
Oklahoma
E. J. Davis
Colbert
Veterans Hospital
Oklahoma City
Houston
Kathryn Sproull
C. C. Sproull
Cameron
Anonymous donor launches Cameron Christmas Fund drive
An unnamed donor pledges $1 weekly to Cameron bank accounts for a Community Christmas Fund aimed at buying new toys for the Santa Pals project run by the Cameron Jaycees. Depositor No. 1 plans to contribute about $110 by next Christmas and urges others to join, depositing via numbers if desired and reporting monthly through the local paper.
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Cameron
Cameron Jaycees
Cameron Junior Chamber
Cameron Area
Milam TB Drive Receives 1254 From County Fund
Clais Green, president of the Milam County TB Association, announced at a county courthouse board meeting that 1254 had been contributed to the Christmas Seal Drive. He urged further gifts amid a State Health Department report showing TB cases rose in 1958 from 3552 to 3628.
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Clais Green
Milam County
Highway Office Plans Open House In Bryan
C B Thames district 17 engineer for the Texas Highway Department announces an open house Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at the new District Headquarters Building Bryan. The public is invited to attend to learn about the department organization and facilities.
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Highway Office
Bryan
C. B. Thames
Texas Highway Department
Thames
McClaren Defends County Delegate System At Austin Meeting
McClaren with John Wied and other officials outlined 17 reasons to keep the present method of electing county delegates at precinct conventions. The Austin gathering with about 250 party members favored grassroots democracy and opposed Daniel’s primary ballot and caucus seating proposals.
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Max McClaren
Austin
McClaren
John M. Wied
Rockdale
Democratic Executive Board
McClennan- Milam-Be
Harry Blanding
Temple
A. P. Cagle
Waco
Cratic
Price Daniel
Daniel
Cameron Chamber Plans Expanded Junior Stock Show
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce outlines a broadened Junior Stock Show for February 7 at Milam County Courthouse square with a farm implement and automobile display. Double Dollar Days will run February 6–7 as merchants boost activity and membership drive results reach 45 new members.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Richard Moseley
Milam County
Cameron Merchants
Moseley
Chamber
Cameron Farm Implement
Milam Countlans
Wise Named Magee Professor At Jefferson Medical College
Dr. Robert Irby Wise 44, a Texas native and UT alumnus with an MD and PhD in bacteriology, is named Magee professor and head of medicine at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia. Wise, a 1932 CH Yee High School graduate, earned a BA in bacteriology and taught at the University of Texas before this appointment. His parents, J. P. and Mrs. Wise, reside in Maysfield.
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CH. Yee
University of Texas
Magee
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Robert Irby Wise
University of Illinois
J. P. Wise
Maysfield
Wise
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Sheriff Black
Louis Bartek
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Milam County Home Demonstration Club
Home Demonstration Club
K. D
Buster) Griffin
Clark
John Lott
Lucinda Green
Travis Peak
Secret Santa
Milam TB
Rober Irby Wise
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