Parade Kicks Off Cameron Horse Show Week
Cowboys and riders from Texas and Louisiana join the Cameron Saddle Club for a two day event led by Texas Rangers at 5 p.m. Friday parade through downtown Cameron. The show at Wilson Ledbetter Park and Yee High School features halter classes, roping, reining, cutting, and grand championships with entries from many towns.
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Texas Rangers
Cameron
Rangers
Dudley White
Trenton Horton
Headquarters Co
Texas
Yee High School
The
Cameron Saddle Club
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
M. C. Duncum
the Herald
Rockdale
Corsicana
Temple
Moody
Marlin
Waco
Lorena
Mart
Valley Mills
McGregor
Lott
Gatesville
Bremond
Robinson
Axtell
Clifton
Bryan
Meridian
Hewitt
Fairfield
Louisiana
Yoe Field
the Park
Duncum
Cameron Armory to be built for Milam County National Guard
Battery C 649th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion will gain a new concrete and tile armory in Cameron on a 20 acre National Guard tract. The plan includes a 108 by 116 foot building with a 93 by 59 foot drill hall and multiple rooms for storage, offices, kitchens and classrooms. Construction bids open August 1 after July 3 advertisement. The current armory remains as vehicle storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
National Guard
James T. Terry
Battery C
Texas National Guard Armory Board
Austin
Terry
The
Cameron
Weather Record Low and High Temperatures Noted
The past two weeks saw a warm spell with Monday reaching a high of 95 and a low of 79 degrees. Average highs run at 97 and average lows at 73, indicating typical seasonal conditions.
Cameron School Board Sets Start Date After Labor Day
The Cameron school board voted 32 to 1 to open the 1957 58 term on Tuesday September 3 following Labor Day. It approved the Yarrellton Cameron school vote and bond assumption and ended grade point parity for interscholastic participants. The board ordered YHS band travel plans and studied bus and trip logistics. Additional actions included sidewalk plans for Ben Milam and YHS Gym, furniture purchases for YHS and Ada Henderson, and low bids from Kirk’s Service Station and Lone Star Gas Co for buses and kitchen equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron School Board
Wiley Loughmiller
Yarrellton-Cameron
Yee High School
YHS
Jaycee Brenham
Jaycees
Yeemen Grid
Loughmiller
Ben Milam
Ada Henderson
Kirk
Lone Star Gas Co
Voters Approve Parking Meters In Tuesday Election
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad seeks authority from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon about 50 miles of track from Giddings to Cameron due to sustained losses exceeding 100000 dollars yearly. The firm will still provide freight service between Cameron and Waco and into and out of Giddings on unaffected lines.
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Texas and
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Giddings
Cameron
R. de Waal
Houston
DeWaal
T&no
Waco
KofC Lodge Installs New Officers In Cameron
Knights of Columbus Cameron Council No 2338 installed new officers led by Grand Knight Dr John Boyce and Deputy Grand Knight Joe Humplik. Chaplain Rev Leonard Buxkemper named. District Deputy Fred Joseph Taylor oversaw ceremonies. Annual public picnic planned for August 25 at the K of C Hall with barbecue, music, games, and a dance. Boy Scout Troop 52 to sell picnic tickets with 10 percent commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Cameron Council
John Boyce
Joe Humplik
Charlie Burke
James Wessels
Frank Heitman
Paul Dillon
August Marek
Pate Susik
John Gilner
John Reisner
August Helpert
Ralph Michalka
John ©. Andres
Boyce
Leonard Buxkemper
Fred Joseph
Taylor
EF. H. Boedeker
Cameron
K of C Hall
Boy Scout Troop 52
Nelson Elected Head of United Fund Drive
Directors of the North Milam County United Fund elected County Atty. Bob Nelson to direct fund raising for the 1957 drive. They adopted new bylaws and constitution and met with Fund President Wiley Loughmiller. Treasurer Hilliard Thomas reported 83.48 percent of 1956 pledges collected with one quarter remaining and expected near full collection by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Milam County
United Fund
Bob Nelson
Wiley Loughmiller
Hilliard Thomas
Billy Peck Named Manager Of City Theatres
Cameron Theatres Inc. promotes Billy E. Peck a 11 year veteran to replace Dean White as manager of the Milam Theatre and the 77 Drive In. White resigned after 25 years to join Hefley Stedman Motors. Peck, a Cameron native, is married with one son and served 19 months in the Navy medical corps in World War II. He lives at 1700 N Hoover.
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Cameron Theatres, Inc
Billy E. Peck
Dean White
White
Hefley-Stedman Motor Co
Peck
Milam
Milam Theatre
Michael
Pecks
N. Hoover
Navy Medical Corps
New Bar Officers Elected Here Friday
The Milam County Bar Association met Friday morning in the District Courtroom to elect officers. President Jack Prescott and Secretary Treasurer Leonard Allen were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Bar Association
Jack Prescott
Leonard Allen
Rockdale
Court Denies Weems Injunction Amid City Vote On Meters
Court denied Mayor Weems temporary injunction to halt South Washington St waterline work. City voters approved parking meters 422 to 108, total 525 as observers noted heavy turnout. City Council delayed bid opening for filtration plant to August 20 and approved land negotiations for plant site while considering weed enforcement measures.
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Cameron
O. D. Graham
Robert Weems
South Washington St
Weems
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
South Washington
W. C. Black
Black
Feb Camp
Don Humble
Wayne Wieser
Wee
Joe J. Rady Co
Fort Worth
Charles Brady
Jane
D. W. Robinson
Richard Williams
City Real Estate
Attendance Heavy At Baptist Revival In Cameron
The Rev. Aubrey F. Russell reports strong attendance at the First Baptist Church revival in Cameron. Services run daily with morning at 7 and evening at 8, youth orchestra at 7 45 under Jimmie Asher, and sermon topics scheduled through Sunday. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey F. Russell
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Youth Church Orchestra
Jimmie Asher
Christ the
CofC Elects Siebman President and Chamber Leaders
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously elected Siebman as president succeeding Ben Magness who moved July 1. Henry Liebman becomes president with Hilliard Thomas as first vice president and Leo Fuchs as second vice president. The chamber also to sponsor a Cameron queen for the Texas State Fair and discuss entertainment for the Cameron Saddle Club trail ride on September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Liebman
Tp&l
Cofc
Chamber
Ben Magness
Bryan
Liebman
Cameron Rotary Club
Hilliard Thomas
Leo Fuchs
Cameron Poultryman
Cameron
Dallas
Cameron Saddle Club
Editor Purchases Interest In The Cameron Herald
Frank M. Luecke, The Cameron Herald managing editor since April 1, acquired a major stake in the Cameron weekly. Don Scarbrough and John Cardwell, publishers, sold the interest this week. The Lueckes, who joined The Herald staff three and a half months ago, reside at 1505 N. Cleveland St. Mrs. Luecke heads society and classified advertising.
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Frank M. Luecke
Cameron Herald
Cameron
Don Scarbrough
John Cardwell
Luecke
Jan
Herald
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Stephens College
Columbia
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Wilson
East First St
Farm Bureau
Carl
New Guard Armory
Kofc Lodge
Nelson
United Fund Drive
Thomas
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Cameron Library
Girl Scouts
Laster Williams
W P. Triggs
Fred Switzer
Billy Peck
City Theatres
John Eanes
Baptist Revival
Russell
Siebman
Queen Chamber
East
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