Money Only Burglaries Hit Six Cameron Firms Tuesday Night
A small band of burglars entered six Cameron stores by front doors Tuesday night and stole only cash. The targets included Matuia Grocery three dollars and thirty cents, McAtee's Service Station fifteen dollars in coins, Markham Cleaners two dollars twenty five cents, and Jack Logan Service Station twenty dollars. Bar reported no loss, Pearce Oil none. Speculation linked deputy absence to the spree. Sheriff Black and Marshal Rider left night duty with a watchman and Lee Fuller taking over midnight watches.
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Sheriff's Department
Matuia
McAtee
Pearce Oil Company
Markham Cleaners
Jack Logan
Sheriff Black
Joe Rider
Carl Black
Lee Fuller
Local flu bout strains families as pastor urges faith
A local family battles the flu while Mrs. Harry Haraway keeps up household duties until Mr. Haraway returns from California. Their children fall ill in turn. A pastor tells his congregation to pray for rain but not skip church if it comes.
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Harry Haraway
Harry
California
Free chicks from Leo Fuchs store backfires
A shopper picked up chicks at Leo Fuchs store expecting to repay eggs from the supplier. All the chicks turned out to be roosters. The clerk conceded that even Purina cannot make roosters lay eggs.
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Leo Fuchs
Purina
Small Talk About Coins in Sunday School
A cousin told grandmother that nickels aren’t used anymore and only quarters are accepted for Sunday School offerings. The remark reflects a humorous generational quirk about currency and change.
Nun’s nephew spots churchman driving beat to Sunday School
A nephew from the church observed a clergyman riding with a beat behind his car on a Sunday. The boy shouted to his father that “Mr so and so is taking his beat to Sunday School,” reflecting a humorous, naïve misinterpretation.
Rockdale Plans Bigger Christmas Display Than Ever
Rockdale aims for a bigger Christmas celebration with decorations already in place along Cameron Street. City officials may delay removal until after the holidays. Jaycee president says many residents ask why decorations stay up and notes they could be donated to the city if taken down.
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Rockdale
Cameron
Jaycee
Submissions Sought for Cute Sayings from Children
Readers are invited to submit clever child quotes with the aim of capturing fresh, humorous or tender lines heard from youngsters. The paper may publish a selection if they strike a chord with readers.
Maroon and Gray Day at Yoe High Jan 31
The Yee High Student Council hosts Maroon and Gray Day with Mr. and Miss Basketball chosen for the event. They will attend the Georgetown Cameron game Tuesday night. The Yoe High Swing Band performs. admission is twenty five cents at 6 30 p.m. in the Yoe High Gym.
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Yee High
Georgetown- Cameron
Yoe High
Sherry Ann Zarosky Born in Temple Hospital
Mr and Mrs Matt Zarosky Jr announce the birth of Sherry Ann on January 17 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital Temple. She weighed 6 pounds 8% ounces. The mother is the former Miss Jo Ann Bartek. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Bartek and Mr and Mrs Matt Zarosky Sr.
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Matt Zarosky Jr
Sherry Ann
Scott ‘& White Memorial Hospital
Temple
Jo Ann Bartek
Joe Bartek
Matt Zargsky
Sheriff Escorts Three To Pen
Sheriff Carl Black escorted three county prisoners to Huntsville on Friday. Clara Luckey received two years and David Fowler three years for burglary in Rockdale. Freddie Lee Harris was sentenced to 25 years for murder, held since his conviction in spring 1955.
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Carl Black
Huntsville
Clara Luckey
David Fowler
Rockdale
Freddie Lee Harris
Future Farmers And Dates Enjoy Annual Party
Forty Future Farmers of the FFA Chapter of Cameron attended the annual social in the Vocational Agriculture building at 7 30 p m January 16. The boys and their dates enjoyed dancing playing of games and dominoes. Refreshments were saved.
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Future Farmers and Dates
FFA
Cameron
Swine Committee Offers Farm Bureau Youth Contest
Robert Jungmann, Swine committee chairman, invites Farm Bureau members' children to enter a drawing for pigs to be awarded on the Farm Bureau anniversary February 16. Entries are available at the Farm Bureau office with entry forms and information.
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Robert Jungmann
Swine Committee
Farm Bureau
Two Cameronites Enlisted in Navy for Great Lakes Training
Billy Jistel and Jack Van Winkle from Cameron are enlisted in the U S Navy at Dallas on January 20. They will begin basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois.
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Cameronites
Great Lakes
Billy Jistel
Jack van Winkle
U.S. Navy
Dallas
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Illinois
Brace Up Jimmy Caywood Polio Hero Urges March of Dimes Aid
Jimmy Caywood, polio survivor from Rockdale, spent 38 days in Providence Hospital and now receives weekly therapy. He wears a brace on his right arm and may need years of treatment costing money only the March of Dimes can fund. NFIP has paid hospital bills but many victims rely on donations to continue care.
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Jimmy Caywood
Jimmy
Rockdale
Waco
Providence Hospital
National Foundation For
NFIP
United States
Fourth Grader Tells Of Indian Art At Herald
Fourth grade students created a display on Indian art inspired by readings in Ada Henderson school. They used library sources, stories, and a large map of U.S. Indian reservations to connect to reading, spelling, language, geography and arithmetic with art.
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Herald
Camera Herald
Ada Henderson
Evelyn Vrazel
U. S
Prescott Wins Second Tiff With Bryan Bank
In a garnishment dispute, Jack N. Prescott, Cameron attorney, defeats First National Bank of Bryan for a second time. The Third Court of Civil Appeals upheld Prescott after the bank sought renewal and faces further appeal to the Supreme Court if desired.
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Jack N. Prescott
Bryan Bank
Cameron
First National Bank of
Bryan
Prescott
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Charlie L. Roberts
James
Lois D. Haile
Hailes
Milam County
Supreme Court
Farm tax relief urged for non highway gasoline use
Mi lam County Farm Bureau claims agriculture is the only industry taxed for its power source. The group urges farmers to contact Congress to eliminate the tax, promising substantial relief for farm operations. Stanley Sipula discharged from the Army arrives home in Richmord California after 19 months with the Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His parents are Mr and Mrs Mike Sipula of Maraksville.
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Milam County
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Stanley Sipula
Army
Anti Aircraft Artillery Battylorn
Richmord California
Mike Sipula
Maraksville
Chamber Committee Chairman Considers Cannery Campaign
Lester Williams told the C of C board members that the Santa Fe Agricultural Agent contacted him about promoting crops that could support establishing a canning plant here. This signals a push to attract cannery investment and expand local industry.
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Chamber Committee
Cannery
Lester Williams
C of C
The
Santa Fe
Waco Editor James Knight Named Alcoa Public Relations Chief
James Knight of Waco is named Public Relations Manager for Alcoa Rockdale Works and will assume duties February 1. Knight, Promotion Manager of the Waco Tribune-Herald, has 14 years with Waco papers and previously led the promotions department. He is Baylor University graduates with Lois, two sons Andy and Pat, and active in Sigma Delta Chi and the Wrangler's Club.
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The
Aluminum Company of America
James Knight
Waco
Rockdale
Knight
W. H. Shepard
Alcoa Public Relations
Texas
Waco Tribune-Herald
Madisonville
Central Texas
Sigma Delta Chi
Wrangler’s Club
Lois
Baylor University
Andy
Pat
Milam Farm Bureau Members Attend Institute
Nine Milam County Farm Bureau members attended a one day Institute of the William son County Farm Bureau on Saturday January 14 at Granger High School. A most interesting program and very good attendance was reported.
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Milam Farm Bureau
Milam County Farm Bureau
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Granger High School
Foundation Studied For Industry Sites
An industrial foundation may open with land leftover from fifty acres for the Walled Lake Door Co. About 15 acres remain under option to Lester Williams who offers to sell to the Chamber of Commerce at cost or lease for one year. The County would sell twenty acres near the railroad. bids will determine the sale. The option or purchase appears on the February board agenda.
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Walled Lake Door Company
Lester Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
E. A. Perrin
Junior Red Cross Members Lead Community Projects
Over 21 million children in the United States serve as junior members of the American Red Cross. They participate in year round community, national, and international projects.
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United States
American Red Cross
Old Cotton Belt Gains Credit For Upping Acreage
At the Chamber of Commerce Board meeting Friday the Old Cotton Belt Association was credited with helping Milam County increase cotton acreage by more than 1000 acres in 1956. The county allotments fell from 89000 acres in 1962 to 54000 last year with the next total set at 55420 acres, about $50,000 more income. Weldon Gilchrist of San Gabriel serves as a director of the association and urged further outreach to promote meetings in small towns.
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Old Cotton Belt Association
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Good
Rosebud
Milam County
Coun
Weldon Gilchrist
San Gabriel
Goad
Chamber Board discusses Williams tribute membership drive
The Cameron area Chamber of Commerce considered a membership drive dedicated to Lester Williams at a Friday directors meeting. Jimmy Wiggs, the membership chairman, urged beginning solicitations now as a fitting tribute to Williams who helped bring the Walled Lake manufacturing firm to the area.
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C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Williams
Chamber Board of Directors
Cameron
Jimmy Wiggs
Arbor Day Magnolia Tree Planted at Ben Milam School
Civic Garden Club members attended a January Arbor Day ceremony at Ben Milam school grounds. Mrs. J D Moore traced Arbor Day origins to 1889 in Temple Texas and noted that millions of trees are planted annually through related interest. Mrs. Edwin Adams answered a planting question and the club president Joyce Kilmer led the tree planting with Mrs. R G Grabein, Mrs. Leo Fuchs, and others taking part. A prayer by Mrs. G A McDermott asked for the tree to flourish and bring joy to the children, recalling God’s blessing.
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Cameron Civic Garden Club
Ben Milam School
Messrs
Roy Wright
Auttis Franklin
John Ryan
Giles McDermott
W. R. Newton Sr
Frank Schiller
L. R. Wallace
Alvin Dusek
R. G. Grabein
Cato Sheerer
O. G. Tomlinson
Edwin Adams
Albert Horstmann
J. D. Moore
Leo Fuchs
Cameron Club
Civic Garden Club
Ben Milam
Temple
Texas
Joyce Kilmer
Civic Garden
G. A. McDermott
Christ
Farm Bureau Leads Milam Wolf Trapping Campaign
Judge Charlie Smith asks Milam County Farm Bureau to take lead in a wolf depredation campaign. The bureau will coordinate with the federal government, asking affected farmers to leave name and farm location at the Cameron office for the trapper to contact. John A. Smith confirms the bureau’s leadership and targets February 1 start.
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Charlie Smith
Milam County
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Cameron
Judge Smith
Milam Farm Bureau
John A. Smith
Homer Tompkins Presented At KC Football Affair
Football fathers and players gathered at the Knights of Columbus banquet in KC Hall at 7 30 p m Monday January 23 master of ceremonies Johnny Andres introduced Henry Schuttle Jr Grand Knight Cameron Lodge then presented Homer Tompkins added to the Yee staff for the AAA competition this year. Tompkins moved with his family on Sunday January 22. Leo Jackson outlined an intramural program for fourth grade up and introduced players with their scholastic status. Barbecued chicken and trimmings served.
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Knights of Columbus
KC Hall
Johnny Andres
Henry Schuttle Jr
Cameron Lodge
Leo Jackson
Homer Tompkins
Yee
Tompkins
Jackson
Centex Student Will Win Baylor Bank Scholarship
Centex students may win a Baylor University Banking Scholarship of 1000 dollars per year. Applications are open to 1956 high school graduates from Central Texas counties including Bell Bosque Coryell Falls Freestone Hamilton Hill Limestone McLennan Milam and Robertson. A Baylor committee selects recipients based on potential to succeed in banking and comprises the Dean of Men Baylor Business School head and Baylor Financial VP.
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Baylor University
Central Texas
Richard Williams
First National Bank
Cameron
Baylor
Bell, Bosque
Coryell
Falls
Freestone
Hamilton, Hill, Leon
Limestone
McLennan, Milam and Robertson
Centex
Committees Named for Chamber of Commerce Roles
Drayton McLane and Milton Schiller were named to the McCullin Civic Award Committee by the Chamber president. The banquet ticket committee comprises Narvie L. Magness Gene Blake and Mila Seniller with George Bowman chairing assisted by Henry Liebman Jack Prescott W. T. Hanes Dean White and Bill McIntosh. The nominating committee for officers features Louis McKee as chairman with Richard Moseley and George Bowman.
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Drayton McLane
Milton Schiller
McCullin
Chamber of Commerce
Narvie L. Magness
Gene Blake
Mila Seniller
George Bowman
Henry Liebman
Jack Prescott
W. T. Hanes
Dean White
Bill McIntosh
Louis McKee
Richard Moseley
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Cameron Firms
Student Council
Sherry Ann Zarosky
Temple Hospital
Mrs
Martha Kahler
Alcoa
George Quinif
Walted Lake Door Manufacturing Co
Baylor Bank
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