Citizens Advisory Committee Formed To Involve Community
Cameron Independent School District board approved a 15 member Citizens Advisory Committee to involve the broader community in decisions on school needs and policies. The meeting covered student transfers, new hires, salary raises, tax rates, and approving events including a Chamber of Commerce farm tour and a Kiwanis baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citzens
Cameron Independent School District
Rogers School
Cameron O. J. Thomas
Cameron
Gilmer- Aikens
Leo Fuchs
Cameron Boards
Chamber of Commerce
O.k
Kiwani Knights of Columbus
Yee Athletic Field
Cameron Student Tops for Baylor Banking Scholarship Tie
Two high school graduates, Gardner Kendrick of Waco and Phillip Wayne Fisher of Cameron, were named co winners of the Banking Scholarship at Baylor University. The award provides $1,000 for the first year with potential renewal for three years. Kendrick, a 1955 Yee High School graduate, and Fisher, Yee High valedictorian, will begin college at Baylor this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Baylor University
Citizens National Bank of
Lang
Waco High School
Gardner Kendrick
Roger Powell
Colcord Ave
Kendrick
Waco High
Phillip Wayne Fisher
Route 3
George Fisher
Yee High School
Fisher
Baylor
First Annual Horse Show July 22 at Yee High Field
Cameron hosts its first annual Horse Show at Yee High School Athletic Field on July 22 with two out of town judges. Entries expected 15 to 20 per class. quarter horse entries require registration certificates. The quarter horse show starts at 3 p.m. with a grand champion trophy awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
John Batte
Cameron
Yee High School
Batte
Annual Cameron Horse Show Highlights Friday Events
Trophies for the Cameron Horse Show arrive and are displayed in Berniece's Dress Shop with a western setting. The Cameron Milam County event is noted for fine horses and urges participants to wear western regalia. Schedule lists 3 p.m. Quarter Horse Show, a parade, and an 8 p.m. Grand Entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Berniece
Milam County
Miss Mary Frances Kennon Betrothed to Mr Garner
Miss Mary Frances Kennon of Marlow is engaged to Steve Garner of Fort Hood. The couple plans to wed in August and reside in Virginia after the ceremony, announced by the couple's parents Mr and Mrs J A Kennon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Kennon
Mr. Garner
J. A. Kennon
Marlow
Mary Frances
Miss Kennon
Steve Garner
Fort Hood
Virginia
Ten Year Old Jesus Gonzales Admitted To Dallas Hospital
Jesus Gonzales ten, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Gonzales of Cameron, admitted Friday July 8 to the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Dallas. The Texas Scottish Rite Masons founded the hospital over 30 years ago to aid handicapped children. Since 1925 the hospital has treated nearly 100000 youngsters with expert staff and dedicated facilities supported by public contributions and bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Gonzales
Henry Gonzales
Cameron
Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas
Texas Scottish Rite Masons
Polio schedule revised for Milam County students
Milam County shifts start date for second polio vaccine series to July 25 with locations in Ben Milam Marlow Rockdale Milano Gause Maysfield Branchville Jones Prairie Burlington Buckholts Ad Hall Marak Yarrleton Sharp Thorndale and St Pauls Lutheran. Vaccinations occur at various times from July 25 to July 29 for first and second graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Ben Milam & Marlow
Ben Milam School
ST. Anthony’s Catholic School
O. J. Thomas Colored
County Health Unit
Rockdale
Milano and
Gause
Milano
Maysfield
Branchville
Jones Prairie
Burlington
ST. Michael’s Catholic
Ben Arnold
Baileyville
Buckholts
AD Hall Marak
Yarrellton Sharp
Davilla
Sharp
Thorndale
San Gabriel
ST. Paul’s
Building Permits Hit $172 468 First Half of Year
City records show June permits at 26 276 while May was 36 835. Major new builds include Cameron Compress 12 500 and Anderle Lumber shed 3 500. other items list several repairs and remodeling projects. Totals for months January through April add context to the year’s first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Needham
Cameron Compress
C. B. Jenness
East 7Th
Stan Bradley
Anderle Lumber Company
Stewart Slickman
Mary Lawrence
G. Chamberlain
H. H. Stedman
Presbyterians Attend Synod At Waco
The annual Synod of Texas meeting opens at First Presbyterian Church in Waco on Tuesday night July 19 at 8 o clock. Pastor Thomas Gallager leads Waco church with delegates Rev John Solomon from Cameron First Presbyterian Church Homer McLane and A W Rettig elected as representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod of Texas
First Presbyterian Church
Waco
Thomas Gallager
John Solomon
Cameron First Presbyterian Church
Homer McLane
A. W. Rettig
Mrs Rosie Macha Dies at 85 in Buckholts
Mrs. Rosie Macha 85 died Saturday at St. Edward hospital after a long illness. She was born May 1870 and lived in Buckholts 60 years. Funeral at Czech Moravian church Buckholts Sunday at 4 p.m. Rev Baletka officiated. Burial in Blinker cemetery. Survivors include five daughters and four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Macha
St. Edward Hospital
Buckholts
Victor Baletka
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Albena Tomastik
Temple
Millie Kubicka
Cameron
Viasta Koenig
Annie Macha
Rosie Boatright
Corpus Christi
Joe Vajdak
Vince Petruy
A. W. Zajicek
W. C. Dudik
Frank Kohut
John Balusek
County Cotton Contest Deadline and Prizes
Saturday July 23 is the deadline to enter the county wide Cotton Production Contest sponsored by the Crops and Conservation division of the Chamber of Commerce. Two cash prizes offered: 100 dollars for first and 50 dollars for second. entry requires a minimum of five dryland acres staked or marked for judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Yoe High Grad on Baylor Faculty To Columbia U For Doctrate
Professor Jamison head of Baylor University counseling department and English teacher Mrs Jamison also taught in Brown Building will study at Columbia University on a one year leave. The couple with two children Joe and June plan to move to New York City for doctoral study. Jamison is a 1934 Yoe High graduate and his mother and sister recently visited in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor
Columbia U
William Lovelace Jamison
Joe
June
New York City
Jamison
Columbia University
Baylor University
Five Year Old Child Accidentally Shoots Self
A 5 year old boy, Austin Roger Colwell Jr., shot himself with an automatic pistol at his grandparents' home on the P. W. Davis farm near Hitchcock Texas. He died at Newton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at Green's Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Roger Colwell
C. N. Noey
P. W. Davis
Carl Black
Sheriff Black
B. G. Rice
Newton Memorial Hospital
Green’s
Austin Colwell
Milam County Crops Thrive Amid Heat and Record Rain
Milam County reports a mid season watermelon harvest with high quality fruit despite heat. Prices fell from 1.75 per hundred pounds to a third of a cent per pound. Tomatoes and cantaloupe shipments total around 65 carloads and 15 trucks. Grain prospects are strong with bumper corn. boll weevil infestation varies by area as soil dries and rains ease. A county merchant plans tours to assess grain and crops across sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
J. L. Foster
Milam County
Foster
Burlington
Yarrellton
Doctor Denson Attends South Texas Medical Assembly in Houston
Dr. T. L. Denson of the Denson Clinic is in Houston for five days for the South Texas Post Graduate Assembly at the Shamrock Hotel. The International Surgical Society met over the weekend with twenty top research center representatives reporting on disease developments. He will return to his office later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Denson
The
Denson Clinic
Houston
South Texas
Shamrock Hotel
International Surgical Society
Denson
Baylor ROTC Cadet Heads to California Summer Camp
Bryce McClellen, Baylor University senior, spends 10 days with parents then joins four fellow ROTC cadets. They will travel by car to March Field California for a four week summer camp after visiting Lt Raymond McLeod at Carswell Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce McClellen
California
Baylor Uiversity
H. B. McClellen
Raymond McLeod
Carswell Air Force Base
Air Force
Baylor Rotc
March Field
Highway Officials Outline Milam Road Picture at Banquet
At the Cameron Country Club on Wednesday July 13 the Annual Highway Banquet gathered 29 attendees including eight State Highway Department members from Bryan and local officials. J E Blair outlined Milam County’s highway status noting past strength but recent declines and finances delaying road work including an $80 000 right of way expense. Blair labeled the underpass a traffic hindrance needing four lane highway work and future parking. Roy Griffith spoke for the council. Gene Blake organized catering with a chicken barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Blair
Milam
Milam County
Judge Smith
Blair
Roy Griffith
Highway Department
Gene Blake
Former Cameronite Heads Abroad for Geneva Conference
Mrs. Anna Slama learned that her daughter Miss Adelle Slama, a State Department employee in Washington, left Wednesday for the Geneva Conference in Switzerland. A Yee High School graduate, she worked in Cameron before entering civil service and traveling to Washington. She will stay in Geneva until the conference ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Vogelsang
F. W. Vogelsang
Cameron
Texas
Rt. 1
Frances
C. H. Yee High School
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Anna Slama
Adelle Slama
State Department
Washington, D. C
Geneva
Switzerland
Miss Slama
Washington
Burlington W M U Sends Gifts To Orphan Homes
Nine Burlington Baptist W M U members met Wednesday night for the business session. A quilt was sent to the Boys Ranch at Burville Texas and a box mailed to the Children's Home at Round Rock. At prayer meeting nineteen attended with Mrs. Hugh Davenport presiding. Herman Schulz will lead next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
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Citizens'Advisory
Belmena
Ozell Angell
Rube Johnson
Cameron Independent School System
County School Board
Kelly
Lousie Jameson
Mary Jo Boyd
Herbert Nance
Forrest Sapp
Jackie Clements
W. T. Hanes
C. G. Swift
Barbara Tiemann
E. H. Tiemann
Tiemann
Throndale High School
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Order OF Eastern Star
Hattie Wallace
Theo Allen
Dean White
Jennie Rice
Mary Houston
Dorothy Russell
Minnie Mae Humbles
Grace Reid
Mable Dodson
Dorothy Thompson
Winifred Allen
Bob Williams
Annie Longmire
Jewel Williams
Doris Gamble
Myrtle Kieth
Medical Assembly
Cameron Country Club
State Highway Department
Bryan
Milam County Commissioners Court
Chamber
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