Shivers backs Eisenhower over Stevenson for Texas tidelands
Governor Allen Shivers explains his 1952 choice to support Dwight D. Eisenhower over Adlai Stevenson citing tides land ownership and benefits for Texas schools. He notes $32 million already earned from oil leases for the public school fund and forecasts substantial future gains possibly up to $1 billion. About 600,000 Texas Democrats followed his lead.
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Allen Shivers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Shivers
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Tidelands
Eisenhower
Milam 4-H Clubbers Attend Camp at Trinidad
Texas Power & Light hosted about 110 4-H club members and county extension agents from 27 Texas counties for the annual 4 H Electric Camp at the Trinidad Steam Generating Station. Leaders Rex McClaren Carroll Wayne Jungmann Mary Smith and Mrs Alice Hughes represented Milam County. The camp ran June 29 30 and July 1 with courses on wiring farm homes safety lighting and appliance use. Participants crafted extension cords lamps and outdoor lights and presented summaries of lessons on the final day.
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Texas Power & Light Company
Texas
Rex McClaren
Carroll Wayne Jungmann
Mary Smith
Alice Hughes
Milam County
Trinidad
Texas Power & Light
A & M College
Chiropractors Claim Success Across Diverse Cases
A series of case summaries from a chiropractic clinic describe in detail a 7 year old girl with spinal injury from rough play and subsequent rapid health improvement after spinal adjustments. An 8 year old boy with birth Asthma improved after vertebra alignment. A 54 year old woman with neuritis and weakness recovered after X ray analysis and targeted adjustments. A 14 year old girl with chronic constipation and irregular periods improved after spinal realignment and addressing nerve energization. The text presents these outcomes as evidence of chiropractic effectiveness.
Students Demonstrate at Plant Tour Event
The group held demonstrations before all attendees with plans for each child to participate. After the activities, the students were allowed to tour the generating plant where guides explained the plant’s operations.
Four-Way Tie in Junior Boys League Ends Monday Results
Gas House and Cardinals beat Indians and Yankees to break a four way tie for first in City Park Junior Boys League play. Gas House edged Indians 13 to 4 as Cardinals defeated Yankees 13 to 2. Bartow Johnson led with two homers for the winners while B Mayer homered for the Indians.
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City Park
Gas House
Cardinals
Indians
Yankees
Yankies
Chilie Williams
Lee Hollas
Dillon
Bobby Brantly
Arthur Marek
Bobby Elliott
Yankie
Littleton Barrett
Elliott
Gerald Witt
Texans Seek To Conserve Water Resources In Texas
Public interest in water problems in Texas is high says H N Smith state conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service at Temple. He notes federal and state agencies and cities conducting studies and cites four major reservoirs Benbrook Grapevine Garda Little Elm and Lavon near Dallas Fort Worth. He warns sediment buildup could fill these reservoirs in 27 to 36 years and urges actions to protect and extend their life for municipal and industrial use recreation and flood control.
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Texas
H. N. Smith
Soil Conservation Service
Temple
Holley Family Visits Milam County Relatives July 4
Mr and Mrs Dick Holley and their children from Houston were holiday visitors to Milam County relatives on July 4.
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Dick Holley
Houston
Milam County
Re elect Jim Miller for 2nd Term County Attorney
Campaign advertisement promotes the reelection of Jim Miller to a second term as County Attorney. The paid political ad emphasizes continuity in legal leadership for the county government.
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Jim Miller
Pol
Cpl. Herndon Wilson Returns To Hospital For Surgery
David Wilson visits his brother Cpl. Hendon Bassel Wilson in San Clemente California as he resumes a three week hospital stay for surgery. Wilson, a U S Marine for nearly two years, had just been discharged after four months as a surgical patient and is reported improving.
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David Wilson
Bassel Wilson
Cpl
Hendon Bassel Wilson
San Clemente
California
Wilson
David
Cpl Wilson
U. S. Marines
Rev A F Russell Concludes Town Revival
Rev A F Russell pastor at First Baptist Church ends a revival at Lexington Baptist Church after a week of services. The text notes his stay in Lexington through the week and mentions Rev Horace Whitesides as pastor.
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A. F. Russell
Lexington Church
First Baptist Church
Lexington Baptist Church
Russell
Lexington
Horace Whitesides
Former Thorndale Pastor Linked to Milam Association
A former pastor of Thorndale Baptist Church, now associated with the Milam Association, is noted in connection with Lexington church. The report highlights his past service and current linkage within the regional religious network.
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Tor
Lexington Church
Thorndale Baptist Church
Milam Association
Reel Drive In Theatre Lineup and Special Car Night
Reel Drive In Theatre Rockdale presents Rail s into Laramie Technicolor with John Payne Dan Duryea Mari Blanchard on July 9-12 and 8 Sailors and a Girl with Jane Powell Gordon MacRae Gene Nelson July 13-14. Special one dollar car night admits your entire carload for the price of two adult tickets.
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Laramie
Sun. & Mon
Jane Powell
Gordon MacRae
Gene Nelson
Jane Wyman
Sterling Hayden
Nancy Olson
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Milam
Central
J. E. Boyce
Boyce Chiropractic Clinic
Post Office
Cameron, Texas
Sale
McIntosh
Herndon Wilson
Reel Drive - IN
Rockdale
Dixie Theatre
Rockdale, Texas
Pwarner Bros
Sensation
THEM
Wnrwoncomma
Randolph Scott
Joan Weldon
Wayne Morris
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