Bert Nicholson Heads Lions Club Here
Bert Nicholson is named president of the Cameron Lions Club at a Tuesday night installation during annual ladies night. Longtime member Nicholson serves as local Dr Pepper distributor. Rev. Charles Summers of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin spoke at an open air meeting after a chicken supper at Yee High School. Other new officers include Woodrow Lowe and M. H. Nance as vice presidents Adolph Winfield secretary treasurer D R Enochs Lion Tamer A W McGullin Tail Twister and directors L G Smith Dr George Bowman W F Arthur Dr Gus Evans Jr Dean White and Dr David Shapiro.
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Bert Nicholson
Cameron Lions Club
Nicholson
Long
Dr. Pepper
Charles Summers
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Austin
Yee High School
Woodrow Lowe
M. H. Nance
Ralph Koepf
Adolph Winfield
D. R. Enochs
A. W. McCullin
L. G. Smith
George Bowman
W. F. Arthur
Gus Evans
Dean White
David Shapiro
Mrs Vitale and Daughter Visit Relatives in Waco and Shreveport
Mrs. Dorthy Vitale and her daughter Bobbie are visiting relatives in Waco Texas and Shreveport Louisiana.
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Dorthy Vitale
Bobbie
Waco
Shreveport
Louisiana
Stratton buried at Friendship
Leonard Thomas Stratton aged 63 died at his Austin home on June 18 after living in Milam and Austin counties. Survived by widow, a stepdaughter, three daughters, four sons, one sister, two brothers, and four grandchildren. Burial in Friendship Cemetery beside his parents Sidney and Martha Stratton.
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Leonard Thomas Stratton
Austin
Mr. Stratton
Lee County
Milam County
Andrew Logan
Lockhart
Agness
Myrtle Stratton
Houston
Hugh Stratton
Guy
Jerry
Harvey Stratton
Maude McQuary
Lilac
Frank Stratton
Roland Stratton
Temple
Friendship Cemetery
Sidney
Martha Stratton
Hanover visitor Bill Davinson in Cameron last Monday
Bill Davinson of Hanover visited Cameron on Monday of the past week, stopping to meet local residents and view area sites during his brief visit.
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Bill Davinson
Hanover
Cameron
Marine Brock on liberty in France during Mediterranean duty
Sergeant Thomas J. Brock Jr., 28, of Cameron Texas, serves with the Second Marines reinforced in the Second Marine Division aboard the fleet in the Mediterranean. He is shown on liberty near Cannes France examining souvenirs in a gift shop. Brock enlisted in April 1946 in San Antonio after prior Army service and is a graduate of Britton High School in Oklahoma City.
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Geant
Thomas J. Brock, Jr
Thomas J. Brock
Cameron
Texas
Second Marines
Second Marine Division
Mediterranean
Liberty
French Riviera
Cannes
France
Marine Corps
San Antonio
U. S. Army
Brock
Britton High School
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Falls County rejects bond issue for road improvement
Voters in Falls County defeat a $300000 bond proposal to refinance debts and fund road machinery while Rosebud supports the measure by a small margin and Marlin votes against. Western Falls gains $40000 for right of way, and Cameron watches Milam County’s fate as Highway 77 remains unsettled.
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Falls County
Rosebud
Marlin
Commissioners Court
Western Falls
Cameron
Milam County
Burlington
Melon crop in Milam County shows excellent quality
Milam county reports a mature water melon crop with first locally produced melons on the market by midweek. The black round melons are praised for shipping and eating quality, with trucks arriving from Oklahoma and Kansas. Canteloupe prices unclear as market remains demoralized. tomato prices stay strong with a car of tomatoes sent to New Mexico before a brief shutdown until July 5.
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Milam County
Oklahoma
Kansas
J. L. Foster
Foster Produce Company
Foster
New Mexico
Joe J. Marek Visits Cameron on Wednesday
Joe J. Marek of Route 1 Buckholts was a visitor in Cameron on Wednesday of this week.
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Joe J. Marek
Route 1
Waco Man Dies in Rockdale Store From Stroke
Carl C. Boyd a feed house salesman from Waco collapsed and died around 9 a m Tuesday in the Backhaus feed store Rockdale from a heart attack He was about 35 years old and had just reached Rockdale on his route when illness struck Sheriff Carl Black reported Boyd died en route on his sales trip
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Waco
Rockdale
Carl C. Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Backhaus
Carl Black
Ben Arnold Reunion Set for Cameron July 17
The Ben Arnold reunion for old residents and descendants will be at Wilson Ledbetter Park in Cameron on Sunday July 17. Secretary Katherine Sproull says many visitors are expected from distant points and attendees should bring basket lunches for the noon meal. The event was organized years ago by Frank Sherrill and Noel Yardley, both now deceased.
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Ben Arnold
Wilson- Ledbetter Park
Cameron
Katherine Sproull
Frank Sherrill
Noel Yardley
Annett Juergens Weds L. W. Peeples in Bishop
Mr and Mrs Ed Pagel of Yarrellton and Mr and Mrs Henry Tomasek of Cameron attended the wedding of Miss Annett Juergens to L W Peeples in Bishop. They also visited other relatives during the weekend.
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Ed Pagel
Yarrellton
Henry Tomasek
Cameron
Annett Juergens
L. W. Peeples
Bishop
Citizens National Bank Reports Four and a Half Million On Hand
The Comptroller of the Currency release as of June 30 shows Citizens National Bank with deposits of 4,515,591.02 and cash on hand 4,071,523.39. Loans total 738,536.26 and capital plus surplus stand at 300,000 with government deposits only 39,054.76.
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Citizens National Bank
Herald
James Clyde Risinger Jr Ill in Newton Memorial Hospital
James Clyde Risinger Jr is reported ill and currently a patient at Newton Memorial Hospital with no further condition details available.
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James Clyde Risinger, Jr
Newton Memorial Hospital
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Friendship
Cameron, Texas
AMD Beauty
Tp&l
WFAA
Marine Ser
Falls
Oil Company
Humble Esso Extra
Humble Esso
Humble Station
Esso
Adv
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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