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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
2
Effie Ely Independent Executrix of the estate of J A Ely deceased in Milam County Texas notifies all debtors to settle and all creditors to present claims by law at her Gause Texas residence. Appointment by Judge Charles C Smith Jr on June 6 1955.
Kirk's Grain Wholesale offers two A-1 Farmall tractors and four row equipment with butane. Also a lost dog alert: a black Cocker Spaniel with a white throat spot missing since leaving a car six miles south of Rosebud. answers to Mister. Call 173 Rosebud.
Weekend guests included Mrs S S Hickman Mrs J A McKinney and Miss Ethel McKinney with Mr and Mrs L D Hammack in Taylor. A Tuesday gathering in Cameron hosted by H R B Hughes brought Walter Powell Eldrege Odem and Jamie Buckholts Fort Worth visitors Jo hn Odem Cam eron residents and others. Charles Burnett departed for Fort Hood two week National Guard training with family note. Additional visitors to Minnie Ingram included Bill Har ETAO Jack Gene Hulsey and Clarence Herring from Hale Center plus the Ingram daughter and family Wil-
Local residents share weekend visits and family gatherings. Wanda Hobbs of Freeport visited her mother Mrs. Una Manaces. Bill McClendon of Fort Worth and Mrs. M. P Carroll of Houston visited the Hickman family. Hughes of Cleburne visited Mrs. S. S. Hickman. Glenn family visited James Harwell’s in Houston. Jimmy returned after a week. Jack Stidham and family moved into the community home vacated by the Lesters. Clarence Crook and Maggie Tucker hosted Walkers Creek guests for ice cream.
Texas State Department of Health reports 397 drownings in 1954 with over half in under 25s. Deaths occur across ages to 90, preventable with precautions. Health Commissioner Holle urges water safety, recommends municipal pools with lifeguards and treated water.
The guidance urges life preservers for boaters and children, warns against overloaded small boats, and advises staying with the boat if capsized. It stresses supervising children near pools, stock tanks, ditches, and baths, and promotes cautious practice of safety precautions as routine. Swimming and boating are healthy when safe.
Rev. Levi W. Price of Mona sans Texas and Evangelistic Singer Ernest C. Hock from Littlefield join the Cameron First Baptist Church for a two week revival starting Sunday July 10. Price, once student minister at Baylor, has led Walkers Creek Baptist Church and pastored at Tohoka and San Marcos. Rus pel says services begin 7 a m and 8 p m with public invitation to attend and assist in the evangelistic effort.
Flight B of the 9807 Air Reserve squadron met at the National Guard Armory on Friday July 1 at 8 p m. The promotion of T Sgt Buck Wilkinson to Master Sergeant and Cpl A D Lagrone to Sergeant First Class was announced. The next meeting is July 8 at 8 p m. at the Armory.
Thirty seven college students and spring graduates take on a range of jobs at Aluminum Company of America Rockdale Works to handle expansion work and vacation gaps. They represent fifteen colleges and fields from engineering to business, with preference to local Alcoans. Twenty three come from surrounding communities.
The summer league shows 28 games per team with Armadillos disbanded. Foxes and Panthers share first with 20–8 records. Tigers 18–10, Wildcats 16–12, Beavers 14–14, Wolves 13–15, Coyotes 9–19. Joe Humplick high single 197 and series 541. Irene Mees high women single 168. Tigers top team pins in both one and three game series.
Mr and Mrs F G Karnowski of Alcoa Tennessee announce the birth of a son Frank at 6 am Sunday July 3 in a Knoxville hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and has sisters Pamela and Cynthia. The mother Christine Michalka is from Cameron and the father works as a chemical engineer with Alcoa Aluminum Company. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Michalka.
Large crowds witnessed Monday ballgames across the Little and Pony leagues. Indians battled Braves to a 3 3 tie, then Braves won 5 3 in extras. Yankees edged White Sox 2 1 as Dillon won with Pate catching. Team I fell to Team IV 8 1, Elliott pitched a no hitter previous, Make McDermott won with L Barrett catching. Team II defeated Team III 9 1 with Ray Green on the mound. no hitter noted for Green, while C William pitched for the losers.
Helene Wells and Jack Slaughter married July 4 at First Baptist Church Madill Oklahoma. After a two week honeymoon to Nassau and the Bahamas the couple will live in Cameron where he works for Lone Star Gas and she for Burkes Howard Company.
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