Milam Poll Tax Payments Lag As Deadline Draws Near
Milam County near deadline for poll tax payments with about 2500 received by Tuesday noon. Walter White notes this is about half of 1952 payments. 5610 poll taxes were paid that year. Late payments allowed until midnight January 31 at the Tax Assessor-Collector office. Community payment sites include Rockdale Gaither Motor Company and Thorn Dale City Hall. In Rockdale 864 polls paid by Thursday. about 1200 last year. The article urges citizens to vote locally and in statewide constitutional amendments likely in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter White
Rockdale
Gaither Motor Company
Texas
Milam County PMA Accepting New Peanut Allotment Applications
Milam County PMA committee says applications for new peanut allotments must be filed by Friday February 6 1953. Eligibility requires prior peanut growing experience two of the last five years service provisions and that the farm is the applicant’s main livelihood and sole peanut allotment farm for 1953. Chairman Graves urged interested farmers to contact the Milam County PMA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
PMA
Graves
Farmers to Receive 1953 Conservation Notices
Farmers who applied for support under the 1953 Agricultural Conservation Program will soon receive notices detailing approved practices and amounts. Notices are being mailed now and farmers are urged to check mail. Those with questions should contact the PMA office for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PMA
Newton Clinical Laboratory Receives State Approval
The Texas State Department of Health graded Newton Clinical Laboratory technicians at 100 percent for specificity and sensitivity. The lab, with three technicians passing the tests, has been on the State approved list for many years, reflecting its established facilities. Cameron benefits from these city‑level laboratory facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Department of Health
Newton Clinical Laboratory
Texas Department of Health
Cameron
Pfc. Ernest Rutherford Ends Furlough at Camp Pendleton
Pfc. Ernest Bud Rutherford returns from a 29 day furlough to his parents Mr. and Mrs. E L Rutherford Sr in Cameron and Rockdale. He serves with the Third Marine Division stationed at Camp Pendleton California. He has 14 months in the Marines and 2 1/2 years in the National Guard. He trained at Fort Sill and is a switchboard operator and Yee High School football graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Bud) Rutherford
E. L. Rutherford
Cameron
Rockdale
Pfc
Rutherford
Third Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
National Guard
Marines
Fort Sill
Marines Fine
Yee High School
County Wide MOD Drive Activities March of Dimes Effort
Cameron community mobilizes for March of Dimes drive with free coffee at local businesses from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Rotary volunteers collect in the district as Mothers March plans advance, with Ada Henderson School students and multiple towns contributing funds and hosting events to wind up the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes
New Cameron Drug
Milam Cafeteria
Weideman’s Cafe
Corner Cafe
Blondie’s Cafe
Blondie’s
Cameron Rotary Club
John Solomon
Cameron
Ada Henderson School
Wiley Loughmiller
Merle Hickman
Cameron Choraliers
Buckholts
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of
Cameron Country Club
Ballots Mailed for Eight Cameron Chamber Directors
Ballots for voting on eight new Cameron Chamber of Commerce directors went out late Wednesday. Ballots list 162 nominees and must be returned by February 5 to the Chamber office. The annual banquet on March 10 will name the new directors and president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Smith
Board of Directors
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
George Bowman
N. L. Caperton
Albert Cllins
Earl Curtis
J. Max Howard
W. W Lowe
Walter Sharpe
Lester Williams
Former Cameron Man Buys Jim Neinast Grocery Market
Beverly Henry, former Milam county resident, has purchased the Jim Neinast Grocery. Aubrey Price and S. J. Bunce Henry will manage the store. Henry, born and raised in Cameron, resides in Houston and is a Yee High School graduate who served four years in World War II. He invites customers to visit the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Henry
Milam County
Jim Neinast
Aubrey Price
S. J. “Bunce” Henry
Mr. Henry
Houston
Cameron
Yee High School
South Pacific
Milam Lee Bi County PTA Council Meets At Sharp Thursday
The Milam Lee Bi County PTA Council gathered at Sharp on Thursday January 22 at 10 am with five units represented due to bad weather. Mrs Ruby Arledge Buckholts School superintendent and PTA president led the meeting with reports from Wichita Falls state convention and legislative chair Isa Belle Lewis on the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers plan including a proposed 600 dollar teacher salary increase. A turkey dinner followed and 21 women attended. Spring conference is set for Milano on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam-Lee
P-Ta
Sharp
Ruby Arledge
Buckholts
Milano
San Gabriel
Rockdale
Arledge
Wichita Falls
Isa Belle Lewis
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Milam 4-H Boys To Houston Calf Scramble
Four Milam County 4-H Club boys will enter the beef and dairy calf scramble at the Houston Livestock Show in February. Howard Lee Pierce Rex McClaren Bruce Lindsey Jr. and Walter Barkley Garner will compete Feb 4 and Feb 14. They will be accompanied by fathers and county agent J. D. Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Houston
Yoemen defeat Belton Tigers in first district cage game
The Cameron Yoemen won 56 to 37 over Belton in their first cage conference game as Roman Marek led with 16 points and Bobby Biskup added 13. Belton’s Wayne Miller scored 12 and Charles Nixon 9, with Lincoln Mondrik matching Miller at 12 for the Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Yoemen
Belton Tigers
Woomer
Tigers
Wayne Miller
Charles Nixon
Belton Boys
Roman Marek
Yeomen
Bobby Biskup
Lincoln Mondrik
Miller
Tiger
Kittens
Joe Michalka
Charles
Yeemen
Louis Jackson
Belton
Michalka
Eanes
Yoemen
Georgetown Eagles
Milam County sale lists 342 head of cattle sold
Milam County Livestock Commission Company sold 342 head of cattle this week. Manager Finley Blackwell notes strong demand across most classes, with fat cattle off slightly. A recent rains boost pasture condition has spurred demand for stockers. top choice calves brought $22 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Livestock Commission Company
Finley Blackwell
Three Jailed After Early Morning Brawl at Blondies Cafe
Bob Keel Roy Harbison and Steve Matthews were charged with disturbing the peace after an early morning fight and shooting incident at Blondies Cafe. Sheriff Carl Black reported all three held as equally responsible. night events involved a gun, a bystander, and a knife sharpener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Keel
Roy Harbison
Steve Matthews
Blondie
Carl Black
Keel
Harbison
Matthews
Star Life Club
Matthew
Emmett Streetman
Sheriff Black
Dana Barrett First Polio Patient to Fill MOD Card
Dana Barrett, 9, polio patient at Waco Crippled Children's Hospital, became Milam County’s first to return a March of Dimes ecard. He asked that his dime contribution be added to Ada Henderson Elementary class funds in Cameron as a school contest to raise more for the drive. Barrett credited Milam County chapter with helping his family during the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Barrett
Waco Crippled Children’s Hospital
Milam County
Ada Henderson
Cameron
Barbee Barrett
Dana
March of Dimes
Mr. Barrett
Milam County Sees 1395 Influenza Cases This Week
Milam County Health Unit reports 1395 influenza cases with five gonorrhea, two pertussis, four syphilis, and two scarlet fever cases. Health physician Dr. E. S. Freeman notes the epidemic is subsiding though flu remains at peak in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
E. S. Freeman
Navy Lt William Woods Jr Joins Naval Postgraduate School
Lt William L Woods Jr son of Mr and Mrs W L Woods of Milano Texas attends the General Line School at the Naval Postgraduate School Monterey California. The six month course covers military law anti submarine warfare and other naval science topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Navy
William L. Woods, Jr
W. L. Woods
Milano
Texas
Woods
Fighter Squadron 22
U. S. Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Science Groupe
Two Texans Take All Postal Life Shares in 2 3 Million Deal
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co changes hands as W J Pickens of Dallas R L Wheelock of Corsicana and H H Coffield of Rockdale gain one third each of 100000 shares bought at 27 50 a share. Pickens becomes chairman Wheelock and Coffield vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co
W. J. Pickehs
Dallas
R. L. Wheelock
Corsicana
Texas
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Pickens
Wheelock
Coffield
Cameron Reports January Building Permits Total 9800
January permits in Cameron total 9800 dollars with two projects named. D M Owings constructs an East 21 Street house for 8000 dollars. Bill Burns enlarges a N Houston residence for 1800 dollars. FHA housing project progress noted as underway with many units already near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Ann Schiller
City Hall
D. M. Owings
East 21 St
Bill Burns
N. Houston
Miss Schiller
Junior Livestock Show Winners Named in Cameron
John Caffey of Sharp captured the Grand Champion award in the Mi lam County Junior Livestock Show held in Cameron over the weekend. Jim Matyastik of Cameron earned Reserve Champion with an Angus bred by Curtis Edwards of Troy Texas. Donald Ernst of Clarkson won the Grand Champion in the dairy division with a Jersey heifer donated to Yee High FFA Chapter by Cameron merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Caffey
Sharp
Milam County
Cameron
Caffey
W. W. Goode
Moody
Jim Matyastik
Matyastik
Curtis Edwards
Troy
Texas
Donald Ernst
Clarkson
Cameron Merchants
Yee High Ffa
Tommy Pevehouse
Maysfield
Indus
Milam Falls Robertson Delegation Seeks Highway 53 Extension
A Falls county delegation with Baileyville and Bremond representatives appeared before the Highway Commission to urge extending Highway 53 from Rosebud Fast across the Brazos River toward Highway 6. The commission asked for further detailed studies. Representatives Herman Yezak of Bremond and Bill Osborn of Marlin attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls County
Baileyville
Milam County
Bremond
Robertson County
Highway Commission
Rosebud Fast
Brazos River
Highway 6
Herman Yezak
Bill Osborn
Marlin
Jim Miller Named County Red Cross Drive Chairman
County Red Cross Chapter chairman Jack W. Prescott announced that J. W. Miller will serve as county drive chairman for the 1953 Red Cross campaign. The drive, starting in March, follows Miller’s 1952 cancer drive leadership in Milam County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Prescott
Red Cross
J. W
Jim) Miller
Prescott
Miller
Milam County
Mr. Miller
Sam White
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Milam
Gamp Pendleton
Harold Fuchs
Harrison McLerran
Ray
Mary Alfara
Wilbert Renfr
Chamber-Commerce
Wm. F. Arthur
E. C. Cole
P. W. Davis
Donald Glass
Richard
W. Moseley
L. van Perkins
E A. Perrin
Thomas Brashear
Milton F. Brown
Emory Camp
Rollan Carr
Gus Evans, Jr
A. W. McCullin
Bill McIntosh
Henry
Cameron Man
Yoemen Swamp Panthers
National
State Farm Hureau
Texas Farm Bureau
Temple
S. W. McClaren
District 8
Leon M. Lane
Luding
Loys D. Barbour
Iowa Park
R. G. Arnold
Auburn
Ala
American Farm Bureau Federation
M. C. Jayes
College Station
Telegram
William Woods Jr
Milam-Falls-Robertson
Jim Miller
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