Milam County election results show Nelson and Yount leading
Milam County tallies from a hot Saturday show Nelson defeating incumbent Miller in the only county race and Yount leading Precinct 4 for the August run off. Yezak holds the 56th District Representative seat with a strong Robertson County lead reported. Across the state Yarborough and Shivers head to a gubernatorial runoff as ALCOA labor talks threaten a strike if no contract by midnight July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C
Bob) Nelson
J. W
Jim) Miller
C. S. Raney
W. W
Doc) Markham
Byron Neal
C. L. Babe Yount
R. H. McCasland
Herman Yezak
Frank M. Haley
Leonard Allen
Rockdale
Robertson County
Ollie Cook
Henry W. Menges
Nelson
Miller
Raney
Fischer
Markham
Raska
Neal
Alford
Yount
McCasland
Stiles
O. P. Organ
Self
Schward
Ida Johns
Yezak
Allen
Haley
Milam County
Ralph W. Yarborough
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Yarborough
CTO
CIO
ALCOA
U. S
Jake Walker
Mrs Haraldson and Son Visit Parents as Captain Serves
Mrs Edward S Haraldson Jr and her son from Houston are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Torne while Captain Haraldson serves with the reserves at Fort Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Haraldson, Jr
Houston
Frank Torne
Captain Haraldson
Fort Hood
Clerks Commended For Service In Tabulating Returns
Clerks who assisted in tallying election returns were commended for efficient work. Returns began arriving about 7:15 p.m. Rufus Cryer, election manager at Crush precinct 31, led with the first phone return. The courthouse ft's office hosted the reception line, a method long used due to numerous county phones. Bob Abel of the Chamber of Commerce handled the phone duties.
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Rufus Cryer
Crush
Ft’s
Bob Abel
Chamber of Commerce
Dollar Day Offers Vast Savings To Cameron Customers
Cameron shoppers are promised big savings on a cooperative Dollar Day set for Monday August 2. Local merchants buy in bulk to stock up and offer low prices, with ads in this week's Herald showcasing the "Dollar Days" values and urging customers to shop and save.
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Dollar Day
Cameron
Cameron Trade
Tomers
Herald
Poage thanks district as no opponent in primary
Congressman Bob Poage expresses appreciation to the voters of the Eleventh District for facing no opponent in the Democratic primary. He notes every citizen has a right to seek office and signals his readiness to continue serving.
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W. R
Bob) Poage
Eleventh Congressional District
Miss Aetna Smith Injured on Vacation in Maine
Miss Aetna Smith sustained a serious fall in Augusta Maine breaking her right arm and shoulder while visiting Mr. and Mrs Everett Maxcy. Her condition improved enough for home travel with physician accompaniment. Dr Clifford G Swift left Dallas to reach Augusta and plan to return her by Pullman due to heart condition.
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Aetna Smith
Rush Thomas
Vivian McIintyre
Alpine
Everett Maxcy
Augusta
Maine
Clifford G. Swift
Dallas
New York
Miss Smith
Pullman
Temple
Postoffice at Jones Prairie to close Aug 31
The Postoffice at Jones Prairie will close effective August 31, 1954, as part of a postal department economy move. Service will continue via Cameron on Rural Route 2. Archie McClaren is the rural carrier. Tom Stidham had been postmaster at Jones Prairie.
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Jones Prairie
John R. Hays
Cameron
Hays
Archie McClaren
Tom Stidham
Fort Worth Woman Visits Grandparents in Buckholts and Rogers
Joan Odom of Fort Worth visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs W W Powell of Buckholts and Mr and Mrs A C Odom of Rogers.
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Joan Odom
Fort Worth
W. W. Powell
Buckholts
Mrs
A. C. Odom
Rogers
Hartley Relatives Return From Texas Visit
Misses Pamela and Phylip Rae Hartley return from a three week stay with relatives in Houston. Anita Hartley has come back from visiting her aunt in Temple.
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Pamela
Phylip Rae Hartley
Houston
Anita Hartley
Temple
Milam County Drouth Aid Sought and Local Actions
Milam County seeks drought relief under the Texas disaster program as the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office reports critical conditions in several areas. The Milam County Democratic Executive Committee met July 27 1954 approving a double ballot voting resolution and accepting certified returns.
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Milam County
Democratic Executive Committee
Max McClaren
Clifford Carlisle
Absentee Balloting Totals in Milam County Primary
Absentee balloting for Milam County Democratic July primary totaled 171 with 5 mailed requests and 86 voted at the county clerk Homer Nabours office. Leo O Neill, county clerk, reports counting to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday with Doris Gamble and Lucille Erwin assisting.
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Milam County
Leo O’neil
Homer Nabours
O'Neil
Doris Gamble
Lucille Erwin
City earns fifth traffic safety award in six years
Cameron received its fifth traffic safety award from the National Safety Council for six years of operation with no fatal motor vehicle accidents within municipal limits. Mayor O. B. Horstmann accepted the honor, noting the city's achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
National Safety Council
O. B. Horstmann
Local Guardsmen Prepare for Fort Bliss Summer Camp
Battery C 649th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion plans two weeks of training at Fort Bliss near El Paso Texas from August 1 to 15. Unit members from Temple Belton and Taylor join guardsmen from New Mexico Texas and New Orleans for field exercises. Advance party departs July 29 by air from Temple Airport to Biggs Field.
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649Th
National Guard
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Battery C
Temple
Belton
Taylor
New Mexico
ACAT
New Orleans
Louisanna
Temple Station
Gc&sf
Sweetwater
T&p
Temple Airport
Air National Guard
Big
Milam County Considered for Drought Emergency Aid
Paul C. Graves of the Milam County ASC committee received notice from R. T. Price of the Texas Administrative Office that Milam County is being considered as a drought emergency area. The letter acknowledges July 23 drought aid request and says the State Drought Committee will consider it as soon as possible.
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Paul C. Graves
Milam County
ASC
R. T. Price
Texas Administrative Office
Price
Milam County Seeks Drouth Disaster Relief
Milam County is declared eligible for drouth disaster relief and was mailed to the state ASC office in College Station on Saturday. The county joins a growing list of area counties affected by the drought with about 90 percent of pasture land destroyed and feed crops severely reduced.
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Milam County
Drouth
ASC
College Station
Sanders
Milam
Milam Men Inducted and 18 Take Exams
A Cameron charter bus left at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday July 21 1954 carrying Milam County men to Love Field Dallas for preinduction physicals and induction. Led by Shelby Guinn Smith of Rockdale the group included Andrew Smith Cameron Floyd M Praesel Rockdale Johnnie Richards Cameron Zeke T Dela Rosa Cameron Chas D Von Gonten Rockdale Otto W Schultz Rosebud Sandy L Felle Thorndale Alvin Johnson of Gause Olen J Armstrong Cameron Abel Pittman Cameron Billy R Braden Cameron William C Petty Cameron.
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Ted Ford
Edward Lee
Ted) Ford
Milam County
P. R. Dupree
Wolf Gin
Ford
Farm Bureau
Milam Farm Bureau
Cameron
Love Field
Dallas
Beth
Shelby Guinn Smith
Rockdale
Andrew Smith
Floyd M. Praesel
Johnnie Richards
Zeke T. Dela Rosa
Chas. D. von Gonten
Otto W. Schultz
Rosebud
Sandy L. Felfe
Thorndale
Alvin Johnson
Gause
Olen J. Armstrong
Abel Pittman
Billy R. Braden
William C. Petty
Reynolds Family Weekend Visit Noted in Mart
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Reynolds and daughter Barbara spent the past weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds of Mart, sharing time at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Reynolds
Barbara
John Reynolds
Mart
Family Homecoming Noted For Edd Robinson Family
Mr and Mrs Edd Robinson and her sister of Houston attended a family homecoming at Travis Thursday.
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Edd Robinson
Houston
Travis
Alcoa Lake to Open for Public Fishing July 29
Aluminum Company of America announces Alcoa Lake will open to the public for fishing and boating on July 29 from sunrise to sunset daily. Daily permits at the concession house. rules require life preservers, adult supervision for under sixteen, daily catch declaration, and a limit of fifteen fish per day with at most five bass. Private boats may be left for weekly or monthly fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa Lake
W. T. Whatley
Harper
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Milam Co
Brewster
Bell County
Supreme Court
Alfred Scott
John Ben Shepperd
Lyndon Johnson
Davidson
Criminal Appeal Court
Bob Poage
George Duda
St. Monica
Europe
Saint Monica’s Catholic Church
Duda
Pioneer Airlines
New Yor City
Father Duda
Long Island
Rotterdam
Holland
Cologne Castle
Wald Hof Castle
Mainz
Cologne
Kevelar
Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine
Pan American Air Lines
Berlin
Germany
Amzoo
H. B. Pressley
56Th
E. A. Camp
George Leath
G. C. McCall
Milam Men
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