Rainfall totals rise in Cameron area this week
Cameron residents awoke to heavy rain on Monday with an official rainfall of 2.73 inches for Cameron and vicinity. Milam County totals reach 17.34 inches for the year, with Jan to June rainfall by month listed. Reports spread across Tyler to Galveston, while West Texas counties also noted showers. An unofficial Cameron northeast estimate puts moisture around .4 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Milam County
Tyler
Lufkin
Houston
Beaumont
Galveston
Texarkana
Palacios
Colorado City
Vernon
Texas
U S To Begin Beef Buying To Aid Cattlemen In Drouth Stricken Texas
The government launches a 200 million pound beef buying program to support cattle prices in the drouth stricken Southwest. Purchases start at ten million pounds weekly for up to 20 weeks, including canned beef for schools and public institutions and ground beef. Additional canned beef for the U S Army and frozen carcass beef for the Greek Army are planned. President Eisenhower also released funds for drouth areas in west Texas and Oklahoma and flood areas in East Texas and Louisiana. The Texas drouth area covers most of the state west of a line near Gainsville through Corpus Christi and includes Rio Grande counties.
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Southwest
U. S. Army
Department
Eisenhower
West
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Gainsville
Corpus Christi
Ft. Worth
Weatherford
Bexar County
Nueces County
Rio Grande
Burnet
Frath
Hamilton
Lampasas
San Saba
Wandering stock causes head-on crash near Cameron
Edward M. Slattery of Temple and Mr and Mrs W M Anderson of Ada Oklahoma were involved in a head-on collision about 10 30 Monday night seven miles east of Cameron on the Temple Highway. Mrs Miskell Anderson was injured and taken to St Edward Hospital. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Slattery
South 11Th St. Temple
W. M. Anderson
Ada, Oklahoma
Worth Modsett
Andersons
Bay City
Ada
Cameron
Temple Highway
Anderson
Studebaker
Slattery
Miskell Anderson
St. Edward Hospital
Houston
Temple
Dr L G Breeden Joins Newton Clinic in July
Dr L G Breeden of Shamrock Texas will join Newton Clinic in medicine and surgery at Cameron during the first week of July. He earned a BA from Hardin Simmons University in 1947 and an MD from Baylor in 1951 after internship at City-County Fort Worth. He served in the US Army and has two young sons with wife Ira Haywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Breeden
Shamrock
Texas
Newton Clinic
Cameron
Doctor Breeden
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Baylor University Medical
Houston
City-County
Fort Worth
United States
Breeden
Wilson Lynn
David Lee
Ira Haywood
Corpus Christi
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Second Baptist Church
Doyle Baptist Mission
Draft Board to Set New Office Hours July 1
Milam County Draft Board No. 92 will change its hours starting July 1. The office will operate 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with a lunch break from 12 to 1 p.m. It will close at 3:30 p.m. daily instead of remaining open until 5 p.m.
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Milam County
Draft Board No. 92
Cameron Firms Close July 4 Holiday Observed
Cameron businesses will close July 4 after a polls by the Chamber of Commerce favored the move 110 to 6. Louis McKee, chairman of the Trade Development Committee, announced the observance and urged shoppers to complete weekly shopping before Saturday July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Louis McKee
Trade Development Committee
McKee
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Draft Forecast Hints 15 000 to 16 000 Yearly
Lt. Col. Morris Schwartz, deputy state director of Selective Service, expects Texas boards to furnish about 15 000 to 16 000 men for the armed forces in the coming 12 months, down from over 28 000 the previous year, with quotas likely to fall further this summer. He notes the national need may be 807 000 for 1953 54, of which 150 000 will enlist and 307 000 will be drafted, and that Korea or policy changes could alter the Texas picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Morris
Schwartz
Korea
Texas
Texas Draft Board
Lone Star Farmer Degrees To Be Awarded At FFA Banquet
At the 25th annual Future Farmer convention 652 members will receive Lone Star Farmer degrees. Seventy two from Cameron County area include Leonard Doskocil Lee Roy Franklin Cecil Hill Bobby H Powell and Victor Mueck. The presentation occurs at the Lone Star Farmer banquet July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Lone Star Farmer
Cameron
Leonard Doskocil
Lee Roy Franklin
Cecil Hill
Bobby H. Powell
Victor Mueck
Land Set Aside For Minor Children In Hester Knight Gas
In district court Inez Wade Hester et al sued Curry Knight et al for partition of Clifton Wade the deceased's land. The case ended in a settlement setting aside the land for minor children Elicia Wade and Clifton Wade Jr with Jack Prescott named guardian. The court ordered a sheriff sale of the land and directed the proceeds to the registry for division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester-Knight Gas
Inez Wade Hester
Curry Knight
J. W. Miller
R. E. Allen
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Clifton Wade
Jack Prescott
Elicia Wade
Clifton Wade, Jr
Registry of the Court For Division
Western Auto Store Renovated for 16th Anniversary in Cameron
Western Auto Store completes a full scale renovation in Cameron timed to the 16th anniversary of its opening. Owner Harry Haraway notes streamlined fixtures will place the store at the forefront of Central Texas auto and home supply outlets. The piece also references Western Auto Supply Company as the parent supplier.
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Western Auto Associate
Texas
Harry Haraway
Cameron
Haraway
Western Auto Supply Company
Don Davis
George Pepperdine
Denver
Dallas
Main Street
1St Street
Western Auto
Pratt and Storey Family Reunion This Sunday
The Pratt and Storey families announce their annual reunion on Sunday July 5 at Wayside Park near the Little River bridge. Friends of both families are invited to attend and bring a basket lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt and Storey
Wayside Park
Little River Bridge
Jesse Ray Stevens Begins Air Force Basic Training
Jesse Ray Stevens, 19, is completing basic airman indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stevens of Cameron and a Yee High School graduate of 1951 who played basketball and worked with FFA. He previously worked for the Mail-Well Envelope Co. in Houston and now prepares for technical training and a specialized career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Ray Stevens
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Stevens Is the Son of
Mr. and
Mrs. C. Be, Stevens of
Cameron
Yee High School
The
Mail-Well Envelope Co
Houston
Stevens
Carreer
Edward P. Young in Mediterranean aboard USS Juneau
Edward P. Young Jr the Cameron resident son of Mr and Mrs E P Young of 504 East 13th Street serves aboard the anti air craft cruiser USS Juneau. The Sixth Fleet unit operates in the Mediterranean with naval maneuvers and visits various ports including Cannes France where crew may view historic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Young, Jr
E. P. Young
East 13Th St
Cameron
Juneau
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Cannes
France
Production Credit Association Stockholders Meet in Bryan
Stockholders of the Production Credit Association will hold their annual meeting Saturday July 11 at Stephen F. Austin High School Bryan. A barbecue lunch follows the meeting. 332 Milam County stockholders. Director nominees include H L Yager Maysfield and Walton Hall Calvert. Further nominations from the floor allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production Credit Association
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan
Robert M. Clark
Cameron
Simon-George Memorial Hall
Lebester Park
Merbers
Clark
Milam County
H. L. Yager
Maysfield
Yager
Walton Hall
Calvert
Twelve Young Men Register in June With Milam County Draft Board
Milam County men reached eighteen in June and registered with Local Board No. 2 in Cameron. Listed are Charles C. Wesley Rockdale Billy Joe Jones Milano William Carroll Davidson Hanover Wendell Barkley Brown Cameron Vaughn Ellett Owens Rockdale Willis Eugene Brantley Cameron Jesse William Perry Thorndale Monroe Herman Fuchs Cameron Raymond Lee Murphy Gause Troy Clinton Mode Burlington Douglas Elmo Obermiller Cameron Manuel Rios Tracy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Draft Board
Milam
County
Cameron
Charles C. Wesley
Rockdale
Texas
Billy Joe Jones
Milano
William Carroll Davidson
Hanover
Wendell Barkley Brown
Vaughn Ellett Owens
Willis Eugene Brantley
Jesse William Perry
Thorndale
Monroe Herman Fuchs
Raymond Lee Murphy
Gause
Troy Clinton Mode
Burlington
Douglas Elmo Obermiller
Manuel Rios
Tracy
Two Fined For DWI One For Carrying Pistol Unlawfully
County attorney Jim Miller reported three cases heard Monday morning June 29 in county court. Ray Smith was found guilty of driving while intoxicated on June 26, fined 200 dollars plus court costs. Lifton Lecer was also found guilty of DWI for an offense on June 29, fined 50 dollars plus costs. Willie Ricekins was guilty of unlawfully carrying a pistol on June 27, fined 100 dollars and court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Miller
Ray Smith
Lifton Lecer
Willie Ricekins
Vost
Loans on 1952 Crop Cotton Extended to July 31 1954
The U S Department of Agriculture on June 22 announced that CCC loans on 1952 crop upland cotton with a July 31 1958 maturity will be carried in past due status through July 31 1954. Producers gain 12 months to redeem or sell equity in the loan cotton. Proceeds from sale or redemption depend on current market prices and potential net profits above loan charges.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Milam County Reports Typhoid and Related Illnesses
An outbreak reported by Dr. EB S. Freeman shows 24 strept throat cases in Milam County last week, plus two paratyphoid and two typhoid. The week ending June 27 also lists nine measles, four gonorrhea, two mumps, and one pneumonia case.
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Milam County
EB. S. Freeman
GSameren Scouters Plan California Jamboree Trip
Rev Jonn Soloman leads four Cameron Boy Scouts Ray Green John Reichert Turner Newton and Jimny Solorman on a July departure from Waco Texas to Santa Ana California for the National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America. Two special coaches leave at 12 20 p m traveling via Colorado Utah and San Francisco with stops en route to Puente Irvine Santa Ana and the jamboree site. Scouts will compete in camp crafts signalling and related activities during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn Soloman
Cameron Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts If America
Ray Green
John D Reichert
Turner Newton
Jimny Solorman
California
Waco
Santa Ana
Heart of Texas Council
Hanging Bridge
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Utah
San Francisco
Puente
Newport Harbor
Irvine Ranch
United States
District Baptist R. A. Camp Set for Bastrop July 14–17
The District Baptist R A camp for junior and intermediate boys will be held at Bastrop State Park from July 14 to 17. Educational Director Jimmy Asher invites all boys to attend. Cost is 8.50 dollars with cot and mattress rental extra. includes food swimming insurance and registration. For details phone the First Baptist Church office at 236.
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R. A
Bastrop
District Baptist R. A
Bastrop State Park
Jimmy Asher
First Baptist Church
Collision Friday at Railroad Tracks Leaves Two Injured
In Temple near Southern Pacific tracks Edward M. Brown of Weimer Texas and Miss Tomascik were involved after Tomascik stopped for a freight train. Brown could not stop and struck the left rear of her car causing moderate damage to Tomascik and extensive damage to his own vehicle. Both cars carried liability insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Edward M. Brown
Weimer
Texas
Miss Black
Tomascik
Carl C. Black
Tomacik
Temple Highway
Brown
Black
Tormasik
Tomecik
Welfare checks for Texans delayed by federal appropriation
More than 250000 Texas welfare checks will be late this month as the HEW appropriation awaits Senate approval and presidential signing. Old age, needy blind, and aid dependent children payments are stalled until funds are released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Public Welfare Department
John H. Winters
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Senate
Texas
Winters
Ladies Attend Summer School at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mesdames R. G. McLeod and Anna Mae Henderson and Eddie Lankford travel to Belton to attend summer school at Mary Hardin-Baylor College during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames R. G. McLeod
Anna Mae Henderson
Eddie Lankford
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton
Contract Awarded for Rockdale Water Wells
The Hardin Drilling Company of Austin won the bid to drill two additional water wells for Rockdale under a Federal aid program. The $20 160 contract, awarded after three bids, aims to relieve strained supply as current wells could not meet 24 hour demand, prompting conservation appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Drilling Company of
Austin
Rockdale
Austin Company
Rockdalians
Red Light Crash Involving Kennon and Schreiber
City Marshal Joe Richter investigated a two car collision about 6 Friday afternoon at the North Fanning and East 28rd Street intersection. Mrs A L Kennon ran the red light and was struck by Mrs Wesley J Schreiber who had the green light. Both drivers escaped serious injury with minor dent damage and insurance coverage on both vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Richter
A. L. Kennon
North Fanning
East 28Rd Street
Wesley J. Schreiber
Kennen
Richier
Mortimer Returns from Korea to Cameron Home
Sgt. Monroe C. Mortimer, son of Mrs. Helen C. Mortimer, arrived in Cameron early Thursday after serving as a telephone lineman in Korea since September 1952. He spent a nine day leave in Cameron before returning to San Antonio for discharge on July 14, 22 year old Yoe High School graduate active in baseball and football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe C. Mortimer
Helen C. Mortimer
Cameron
Mortimer
San Antonio
Korea
Set. Mortimer
Yoe High School
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U.S
Mrs. Breeden and Sons
27Th Street
Burns Addition
Draft Board
Gameron
Western Auto Store
Lackland AF Base
Edward P. Young
Uss
Production Grail Association
Gsameren
Selifornia Jamboree
Gar
Set. M. S. Mortimer
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