Important changes extended draft law to 1955 in Texas
Draft law extended to July 1 1955 with 12 points. Men inducted serve 24 months, register at 18, and may be classified IV-F to 1-A. Induction age lowered to 18% with older men prioritized. Conscientious objectors may perform civilian work for 24 months. Reserve service extends six years after discharge. oversea assignment requires four months training. Enlistments may be extended once through the president.
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Armed Forces
Reserve
Regular
Funeral Held For A L Esse 78 In Cameron
A L Esse aged 78 died after a stroke at the County Home and died in St Edward Hospital on June 30. He was born in Minesota and lived in Texas twenty years, recently in Thorndale and Cameron for two years. Survivors include three children Lloyd Esse San Francisco Earle Esse Chicago and a daughter with a great grandchild. Funeral services were conducted at Green Funeral Home Chapel at 10 00 a m Monday July 2 with Rev John Solomon and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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A. L. Esse
St. Edward Hospital
Minesota
Texas
Thorndale
Esse
Cameron
Lloyd Esse
San Francisco
California
Earle Esse
Chicago
Illinois
Chapel of Green Funeral Home
John Solomon
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lions Club Hosts Annual Ladies Night at Cameron Country Club
The Cameron Lions Club held its Annual Ladies Night on Monday July 2 at 7:30 PM at Cameron Country Club. Guest speaker Cayce Moore humorist and philosopher of Hearne entertained and spoke on the state of Texas after dinner. Barbara Walton sang with Charlotte Collins accompanying. New officers were installed: Herbert Nance president Dean White first vice president Dr Gus Evans Jr second vice president L G Smith third vice president Adolph Winfield secretary-treasurer Dr George Bowman tail twister Bill Arthur lion tamer. Woodrow Lowe outgoing president reviewed club activities and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Lions Club
Cameron Country Club
Cayce Moore
Hearne
Texas
Barbara Walton
Charlotte Collins
Herbert Nance
Dean White
Gus Evans Jr
L. G. Smith
Adolph Winfield
George Bowman
Bill Arthur
Woodrow Lowe
Benefits For Women Under New SS Regulation
Women workers gain broader Social Security eligibility under 1950 amendments per James B. Marley. Children of women workers can receive benefits based on the mother's wage record if she worked before death. stepchildren may qualify. WWII military service credits of 160 dollars per active month apply 1940 to 1947. Additional paths include women as wage earners, wives of retired workers, widows, mothers of under eighteens, and dependent elderly parents. Contact the Austin Social Security Office for current details.
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James B. Marley
Austin
The
Social Security Administration
52 Car Loads Of Tomatoes Shipped At Gause Shed
The Gause tomato shed run by Jack Hogg for A J Tebbe and Sons of San Antonio shipped 52 car loads plus 21 truck loads totaling about 25 000 pounds per truck. The operation employs 68 workers with Mrs Donnie Black as bookkeeper. Highest price paid reached 7 1 lowest 2 current price 3. Plans include future deals with turnips in November and 50 60 acres of mildew resistant cantaloupes shipped by rail next year.
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Gause
Jack Hogg
A. J. Tebbe and Sons of
San Antonio
Donnie Black
Cameron
Brown Takes Over Cameron Herald And Daily Midget
Milton F. Brown Jr becomes owner and publisher of the Cameron Herald and Daily Midget on July 1 after moving from Lamesa. His background includes advertising work, military service, and education in Texas and New Mexico. The Herald, established 1860, has a long local history and community role in Milam County.
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Milton F. Brown Jr
Cameron Herald
Daily Midget
Brown
Cameron
Lamesa
Lamesa Daily Reporter
C. C. Woodson
Brownwood
Waxahachie
Morton
Georgecwon
Texas
Dallas
Roswell
New Mexico
Army
Southwest Pacific
University of Texas
Herald
Milam
E. H. Regan
Cameron Centinel
B. H. Cammer
James B. Moore
Major Moore
Milam County
C. W. Macune
Thomas A. Pope
Oscar F. McAnally
James Peeler
McAnally
W. A. Bowen
W. P. Stevenson
H B. Terrell
Rockdale
Santa Fe
The
Registration To Be Held Here July 12 At Yee High School
Veterans may begin using G I Bill benefits if in school by July 25 1951 and have 90 days active duty between 1940 and 1947. Enlistees and on the job trainees have extended credits. Blinn College has one more enrollment period before July 25 1951 with second summer registration July 16.
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Blinn College
Washington County
Brenham
Texas
Cameron High School
Sale of Thomas Drug Store to W H Fisher Announced
The George A. Thomas & Sons Drug Store has been purchased by Wilbur H. Fisher of Liberty. Fisher has thirty years in the drug business and has managed several drug stores.
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Thomas Drug Store
W. H. Fisher
George A. Thomas & Sons
Wilbur H. Fisher
Liberty
Fisher
Milam County to Induct 11 Men for 11th Draft Call
Eleven Milam County residents will be inducted into the armed services on July 11, announced Au gust G Kunz, Milam County Draft Board chairman. They depart July 10 at 1 15 P M from the Milam Hotel to the Dallas Recruiting Station. Names include Ralph Ken Cortes Castula Trevino Jr Leonard Logan Janke Warren Edward McCall Lockie Minnie Wheeler Henry Lee Baker Herbert Mitchell Hubert Mitchell Lester Dean Jackson Fred Daniels and Joe Nathan Franklin. This marks the 14th induction under the 1948 Draft Act and the eleventh since the Korean conflict began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Armed Services
August G. Kunz
Draft Board
Dal
Ralph Ken Cortes
Castula Trevino, Jr
Leonard Logan Janke
Warren Edward McCall
Lockie Minnie Wheeler
Henry Lee Baker
Herbert Mitchell
Hubert Mitchell
Lester Dean Jackson
Fred Daniels
Joe Nathan Franklin
Regulations On OPS No. 7 Begins July 2
Merchants must plainly mark selling prices on items covered by Ceiling Price Regulation 7 starting July 2. OPS Houston district price executive Fred C. Hopkins says more articles are under CPR 7 and extends the sale date to July 31 without OPS acknowledgment of price charts. Stores must post signs that prices are not higher than OPS ceilings. new CPR 7 items include toys and decorations.
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Office of
Price Stabilzaton
Fred C. Hopkins
Houston
OPS
Hopkins
CPR 7
Deadline for starting GI Bill training nears for WWII vets
The July 25 deadline applies to most World War II veterans discharged before July 25, 1947. Those discharged after may begin training four years from leaving the service. A veteran must be in training by the cut-off date to continue studies, and mere application by then is not enough. VA notes temporary interruptions may still count as training.
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Veterans Administration
Milam County Farmers Plan Labor Shed Construction
At a Friday night meeting in Cameron farmers from Milam County agreed to build a labor shed near the cotton harvest. The group raised 115 to start, with the Farm Bureau pledging 800 and the Chamber of Commerce 500 toward the project. The shed will be built by contract on city property.
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Milam County
Dennis Klein
Milam County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Edwin Fisher
Robert Jungman
G. H. Beckhausen
J. J. Marek
John Slovak
Hubert Lee McClaren
J. J. Janicek
F. E. Swanzy
Albert Dorner
R. P. Lehmann
C. G. Colburn
Invincibles Sponsor Big Parade in Cameron Milam County
A mass rally of eighteen Vacation Bible School groups gathered at First Baptist Church in Cameron on Thursday July 5 at 2 30 pm with four to five hundred children. They sang, heard Rev Ralph Powell trumpet and musical saw, and learned about school activities. A parade formed along West Main concluding at Courthouse Square led by a fire truck and police car.
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Milam County
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Ralph Powell
Othr
West Main
Courthouse Square
Invincibles
Baptist State Sunday School Department
Mrs Bertie Alford Heads to Burleson County as HD Agent
Milam County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs Bertie Alford concludes a term with thanks for support during the 4 H and home demonstration work. At the State 4 H Round Up in College Station Milam's Bette Lee Graham reached the final Dress Revue, while delegates Billie Swanzy and Berniece Fischer attended with adult leader Mrs Edwin Fischer. The event themed World Understanding featured international flags and activities.
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Fair County
College Station
Milam County
Bette Lee Graham
Thorndale
Bette Lee
Billie Swanzy
Burlington
Berniece Fischer
Buckholts
Edwin Fischer
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Lowing
Selective Service Act
Mr. Esse
Lions Club
Country Club
Gause Shed
Milton F. Brown, Jr
Yee High School
Las
Central Texas
Milam Ho
Bureau
Shed
Bertie Alford
Burleson County
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