Poage Announces Major Alcoa Plant in Milam County
W R Poage confirms Aluminum Company of America will build an 80 million dollar aluminum plant in Milam County in a joint venture with Texas Power and Light. The facility will use nearby lignite as fuel, provide 85 000 ton annual output, and sit on 12 000 acres acquired by McAlister Fuel in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aluminum Company of America
Milam County
Texas Power and Light Company
Rockdale
Alcoa
Poage
Texas
W. W. Lynch
Texas Power and Light Co
Cameron Herald
Lynch
East Texas Chamber outlines county surveys and budget hearings
L Van Perkins Cameron Delegate and Hubert M Harrison announced completion of 25 county surveys by July 15 with 33 more due by October 1. The program rates counties on a five point yardstick and plans August budget hearings in 12 East Texas counties to engage local leaders and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
East Texas Chamber of Comerce
Hubert M. Harrison
Harrison
Angelina
Brazos
Cass
Falls
Grayson
Hill
Hunt
Milam
Nacogdoches
Panola
Walker
Carl C. Cooper
Bowie
Collin
Dallas
Ellis
Freestone
Harris
Henderson
Kaufman
Liberty
Limestone
Orange
San Augustine
Smith
Cooper
Anderson
Bell
Brazoria
Burelson
Chambers
Cherokee
Delta
Fannin
Galveston
Gregg
Grimes
Hardin
Hopkins
Jasper
Jefferson
Lamar
Lee
Leon
Hanion
McLennon
Navarro
Rusk
Sabine
San Jacinto
Shelby
Titus
Trinity
Upshur
van Zandt
Waller
Washington
Williamson
Wood
L. van Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Milam County
Regional Chambers
Texas
Milam County Home Demonstration Council Meet Notes
Milam County Home Demonstration Council met in Cameron on July 23 with Mrs. George Young presiding. The group discussed August encampment at Bastrop park, upcoming planning meetings, budget hearings, and 4-H activities led by Mrs. Alice Hughes. Bette Lee Graham won Dress Revue honors and Major Robert D. Magers was introduced as new Barksdale Commanding Officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
George Young
Alice Hughes
Margaret Bracher
Bastrop
Mesdames
T. T. Cooke
Graham Young
Dennis Klein
W. L. Angell
Frank Hanel
Lenza Caffey
John Matyastik
Hughes
College Station
E H Foster
Lewis Modesette
Bette Lee Graham
Thorndale
Bette
376Th
Barksdale
Major Magers
Marshall
Texas
Robert D. Magers
Mark C. Magers
University of Texas
East Texas Baptist Colege
Mas. Magers
Mary Jo Rogers
Milam County first 1951 cotton bale receives premium
Milam County celebrates its first 1951 bale of cotton brought to Weems Gin by W McClaren Jr. weighing 625 pounds with 850 pounds of seeds. The chamber offers a $100 premium and ginning, bagging, and ties are donated. other farms bring in early bales and premiums rise with year’s opening cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. McClaren Jr
Marlow
Weems Gin
Robert Weems
Arthur
L. G. Smith
Manaer
Chamber
Roy Wright
McClaren
Charles Brady
B & B Studios
D.P.L
Walter Senkel
Jones Prairie
Senkel
Cameron Herald
Weems
Texas September draft call totals 619 men
Brigadier General Paul Wakefield said September draft for Texas will be 619 men as nationwide calls reach 34,180. He noted August was raised to 772 and July quota is 367 while Texas has about 29,000 drafted since Korea began, with around 75,000 examined. He added monthly calls may continue regardless of a cease-fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Wakefield
National
Department of Defense
State Selective Service
Korea
Far East
Army May Add Two Guard Divisions in Korea Rotation Plan
Washington reports the army may pull two national guard divisions to Korea as part of an accelerated rotation, aiming to remove about 112000 veterans from frontline duty by next November. The plan also relies on a broader system returning long serving soldiers to the US with replacements from training camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Korea
United States
Army
Far East
Bryans Visit McFarlands Include Hearnes and Marvins
Mrs E R Hearne Emma Ruth Paul and Henry Marvin of Bryan spent several days this week with Mr and Mrs A B McFarland in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hearne
Emma Ruth
Paul and
Henry Marvin
Bryan
A. B. McFarland
Price Clinic Discusses Regulations for Local Businessmen
Specialists from the Houston District Office of Price Stabilization will lead a morning clinic at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce on Thursday August 2 from 9 a m to noon. They will answer questions on price controls and assist local operators of consumer services establishments in complying with regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Cameron
Houston
Price Stabilizaton
Chamber of Commerce
Charles H. Winerich, Jr
Cotton Bales Ginned In County County First of Season
J R Young of Jones Prairie delivered the first bale to Matyastik Gin in Clarkson late Monday July 23 but was not ginned until early Tuesday morning. J D Blacak and R L Bishop, both Jones Prairie and Clarkson farmers, followed with bales Tuesday. Total ginned now five in the county per local information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Young
Jones Prairie
Clarkson
J. D. Blacak
R. L. Bishop
Sand Grove Revival Set to Begin July 30
A revival at Sand Grove Church of Christ will start July 30 with Brother Billy Orton of Lawrenceburg Tennessee leading the services. The young preacher comes well recommended and will conduct evening services daily. Regular Sunday services are at 2 PM. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Grove
Sand Grove Church of Christ
Billy Orton
Lawrenceburg
Tennessee
Local People Return From Colorado Vacation Trip
Mr and Mrs Ray Lester Mr and Mrs Henry Liebman and Lee Marek Jr returned from a vacation in Colorado. They spent several days in Denver enjoyed the snow and a Pikes Peak trip before returning to Cameron and visiting Mrs Lester’s sister Mrs Kelly Payne in Paducha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lester
Henry Liebman
Lee Marek Jr
Colorado
Denver
Pikes Peak
Cameron
Public church service and school enrollment urged
A church event will be held Saturday August 11 at 8 P M with a cordial invitation to attend. The notice also urges all community children to enroll in the school.
Fort Hood Named Critical Defense Area for Housing
The Defense Production Administration lists Florence Killeen near Fort Hood and Gray Air Force Base Lone Star as critical defense areas. The move eases credit restrictions on building new housing amid a 2,500 unit deficit and a large war plant employing about 2,000 workers by January 1. Some residents label the areas shack towns but welcome relaxed housing credit rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Defense Production Administration
Florence Killeen
Fort Hood
Gray Air Force Band
Lone Star
Ste Am
Florence-Killeen
Gatesville
Gorriie
Pidcoke
Copperas Cove
Killeen
Bible School Begins August 6 at Liberty Community Church
Vacation Bible School starts Monday August 6 at Liberty Community Church and runs daily 9 to 11 30 A M through August 11. Commencement exercises will be held at the close of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Liberty
Liberty Community Church
Crop prospects fade as Cameron area endures heat wave
Milam County farmers face a severe drought with forecasts of little relief. The cotton crop is expected to be markedly smaller, hay and feed shortages worsen, and milk production drops as pastures burn under consecutive days above 100 degrees. Readings in Cameron show five days near 106 to 100 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
J. D. Moore
Cameron
South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
Dalhart
Marfa
Plainview
Salt Flat
Wild Boar Disrupts Night Patrol in Cameron Texas
Cpl Wyne E Talafuse of Love Company led a patrol and found the remains of a wild boar that had roamed through the defenses during a night of flares and a mine blast. He said the enemy seemed near but only a dead roast pig remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love Company
Cpl
Wyne E. Talafuse
Cameron
Texas
Corporal Talafuse
Patsy Hightower Improves After Temple Hospital Surgery
Patsy Kay Hightower is improving after surgery at Temple Hospital and will stay hospitalized for several more weeks. The family requests no visitors but thanks friends for their interest and concern during Patsy’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Kay Hightower
Temple
Patsy
J. E. Johnson Recovers After Heart Attack
J. E. Johnson has improved greatly after a recent heart attack and is up and about. Friends will be glad to know he is feeling much better and on the mend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. R. Poage
Milam HD Council
Mrs. George Young
Conoley Club
Council
Carl Linke
Barksdale Air Force Base
W. McClaren Jr
W. McClaren, Jr
Bill Arthur
Inner County
W. E. Talafuse
Patsy Hightower
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