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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
6
For sale a Revere tape recorder six months old contact 101 before 5 pm or 1252 after 5 pm. Vacancies exist in a new Cameron rest home for elderly ladies call 136 for information. Home located at 301 North Houston.
Milam and Robertson Counties prepare for the reelection of the Representative for the 56th District. Voters consider continuity in policy and local concerns as campaigns unfold across the two counties.
Property listing describes 101 acres eight miles west of Cameron with 85 acres cultivated, a four room dwelling, barn and garage, cistern and earth tank. Priced to sell and seller will consider G1 with one fourth cash.
Three Dallas men are advanced to new roles in Lone Star Gas Company's General Division of Distribution with operations across 380 towns in Texas and Oklahoma. H D Portwood becomes Assistant to Vice President H L Bird, R E Reading becomes superintendent of distribution, and Louis B Haley becomes chief engineer. All three rose from staff positions.
Mrs Mary Kostiha aged 89 died Saturday July 7 at 3 45 AM at her son Joe Kostiha’s Buckholts home. Born December 15 1867 in Czechoslovakia she had lived in Buckholts 56 years. Services were held at St Cyrill and Methodius Church Marak at 830 AM with Rev Rafael Gershovich. burial in Marek Cemetery. Rosary was said Sunday night at 730 at the Marek Burns Chapel. Surviving are son Joe Kostiha daughter Mrs Mary Pastaka of Rosenburg, Texas, and sixteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
An opportunity seeks a part time operator to collect from five cent Nut machines. Requires car references and $640 secured by inventory. Dedicate 6 hours weekly for potential earnings up to $400 monthly with growth. Interview by mail or phone. address Eastern Distributing Co. 11 N Juniper St Philadelphia Pa. 15-11p Mes Se.
Milam and Robertson County Joint Airport Zoning Board sets a public hearing for July 31 1956 at 7 30 P M in Hearne Texas to consider final report and proposed zoning rules for Hearne Air Field. Notice to be published in Milam and Robertson County papers. Chairman Bill Palmos signs the notice.
Battery C, 649th officers and enlisted men left Cameron Armory in a convoy to North Fort Hood on July 8 for two weeks of summer field training. Forecasts warned of hot conditions and the unit reported near full attendance among local Guardsmen.
Local families hosted multiple visitors from Crosby Rosebud Marlin Waco Fort Worth and Bryan with gatherings at the Hauk Skala Blasienz and Dodd households. The Clarkson group attended the Maysfield wedding of Mabel Tyson and Clarence Dodd and Maxine Story returned to Baton Rouge after a Buckholts visit.
Wayne Fister of Cameron, a 1955 Yoe High School graduate, won the $1000 Banking Scholarship from Citizens National Bank of Waco for the second year. The award covers room, board, and tuition at Baylor University for Central Texas students judged Most Likely to Succeed in Banking. Two seniors win annually. one is dropped after the first year. William Gwen Kelley and John Gilliam were among the other high school seniors receiving honors.
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Hundl 84 were held June 30 at St Monica's Catholic Church with burial in St Monica's Cemetery. Survivors include her husband two sons four daughters fourteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren plus a sister.
Soldiers of Battery C and elements of the 49th Division arrived at North Fort Hood for a two week summer training camp. The exercise includes close order drill basic tasks and weapon practice with carbines grease guns and rocket weapons. The first week ends with Governor Shivers viewing a large armor parade on Governor's Day. New enlistments and re-enlistments were reported for Battery C including Haddox Davis Brantley Caddell Sheguit Sheguit Scott.
The Pasteka and Kostika Families express heartfelt thanks to the Sisters of the K I S T Lodge for flowers and sympathy on their mother Mrs Mary Kostika. They also thank Father Gershovich the choir and Marek Burns Funeral Home for kindness.
Dr. T. R. Gathright will preach a week long revival at Little River Baptist Church starting Sunday July 15. Morning services run daily at 11 a.m. and evening services at 8 p.m.
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