Diplomas for 109 Graduates Here
Clyde Red Malicoat of Rogers was buried alive for four hours when a well he was cleaning caved in on the John Thompson farm west of Rogers. Rescuers freed him with old curbing wedged above his head, and he survived with minimal injury. The accident drew a large crowd as workers dug, with assistance from John Bigham Sam Whatley E R Underwood Shorty Shaw and Oscar Krause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Clyde
Red) Malicoat
John Thompson
Malicoat
John Bigham
Sam Whatley
E.R. Underwood
Gene Smith
Texas
Smith
Bartholomew Resigns Milam County Home Demonstration Agent
Miss Minnie Bartholomew resigns as Milam County Home Demonstration Agent after six years of service. Bertha Fae Strange appointed to succeed her, bringing training from Brownwood and prior colleges and currently based at Mrs. Tom Denson’s home with offices at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Bartholomew
Milam County
Miss Bartholomew
Cameron
Franklin
Bertha Fae Strange
Miss Strange
Daniel Baker’s College
Brownwood
John Tarlton College
Colorade Colored School Graduates Large Class
Cameron Colored School will hold graduation exercises Friday evening June 2 at Bethel A M E Church. The eight boys and sixteen girls include Billie Burke president and Lucybelle Williams salutatorian. H B Estelle will deliver the class address and J Thomas, principal, was elected president of the Prairie View College alumni association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Colored School
Bethel A. M. E. Churen
Billie Burke
Lucybelle Williams
Margaret C. Anderson
Ruthie M. Brown
Charles R. Green
Horace Hudderson
Jessie Harrison
Nathaniel Cherry
Dorothy D. Kelly
Shirlie M. Williams
Valeria Wilburn
Louise Worlds
Artelia Turner
Fred R. Cavanaugh
Gentry Heslop
Clem Moore
Charlie Thomas
Bernice Manners
Johnnie Murphey
Pauline N. Burton
Juanita Green
Elsie Mae Taylor
Willie Woods
Estelle
Prairie View College
J. Thomas
The
Chamber committee named for reforestation effort
President Perkins of the Chamber of Commerce announced a committee for reforestation with Judd Davis J D Baskin and T S Henderson Jr named to the panel as organizers and supporters of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
The
Chamber of Commerce
Judd Davis
J. D. Baskin
T. S. Henderson, Jr
Rogers Youth Slain in Highway Shooting
Garnet Beardon of Rogers, age 17, was fatally shot on a Milam County highway near Wire Bridge Friday night May 26. Harry Rogers of Rogers is jailed in Milam awaiting grand jury action. an examining trial is pending and bond has not been set. Bearden died at Temple Sanitarium. funeral services were held Sunday. He is survived by his father two brothers and eight sisters.
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Garnet Beardon
Roger
Bell County
Wirebridge
Milam County
Harry Rogers
Rogers
Bearden
School Honors Awarded In Yee High and Ada Henderson
Martin Manning son of Mr and Mrs Manning received highest honors in Yee High School class of 1933. Julian Freeman son of Mr and Mrs Freeman and Ruby Harris girl class top honors. Wynnelle Kidd daughter of Mr and Mrs Kidd had top seventh grade average and will give the valedictory. Helen Ryan daughter of Mr and Mrs Ryan is the class salutatorian with second highest record.
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Martin Manning
M. G. Manning
Yee
Julian Freeman
A. C. Freeman
Ruby Harris
Wynnelle Kidd
C. L. Kidd
Ada Henderson School
Helen Ryan
John Ryan
Trial of J C Tucker Begins in Bell Co
J C Tucker former Cashier and Vice President of Cameron State Bank faces embezzlement charges in Belton District Court. The bank closed December 17 1951 after shortages involving funds from the American Legion account. Jury seated and testimony started amid venue disputes and requests to transfer to Milam or Caldwell counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Tucker
Cameron State Bank
Belton
American Legion
Tucker
Milam County
Bell County
B. M. Dodson
Martin
Calswell
Bell Cunty
Mrs. Mary Stedman 62 Dies After Six Months Ill
Mrs. Mary Stedman aged 62 died Wednesday afternoon May 31 at her Cameron home after a six month illness. The funeral was held Thursday at 3 pm at her residence with J E B Buttrill officiating. Burial followed in Big Elm Cemetery with Coleman and Eplen in charge. She was born June 24, 1871 in Milam County.
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Mary Stedman
Cameron
J. E B. Buttrill
First Methodist Church
Big Elm
Coleman & Eplen
Stedman
Milam County
Ralph Nicol's Show Opens Here Saturday
Ralph Nicol presents a dramatic show in Cameron on Saturday night featuring the new stage play Village Gossip. The tent will be set on South Crockett near A. R. Stecher Grocery with Cameron merchants promoting a ticket offer to be announced Friday.
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Ralph EE. Nicol
Canvas
Cameron
Gagement
South Crockett
A. R. Stecher Y Grocery
Milam County Seventh Grade Graduation Held at Yee High
Milam County held its first county wide seventh grade graduation at Yee High School with 265 students completing the program. 175 diplomas were presented by Thomas A. Wisher as heavy rains kept some students away. The event featured music by Cameron Municipal Band, remarks by County Superintendent Kathryn K. Robbins, and honors in rural boys and girls declamation.
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Yee High School
Milam County
W. D. Bigbee
Thomas A. Wisher
Kathryn K. Robbins
Irma Porter
Henderson Building
Miss Porter
Ada
Cameron Achoois
Cameron
Cameron Municipal Band
Fisher
Benediction Psyc
Tue County
Rasputin and the Empress Opens at Milam Theater
Barrymores star in MGM epic Rasputin and the Empress opening at Milam Sunday June 4. Lionel Ethel and John Barrymore headline with Ralph Morgan Diana Wynyard and Charles MacArthur credited. production by Richard Boleslavsky follows its New York Astor run.
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Richard Boleslavsky
Moscow Art Theatre
Vagabond King
Rasputin
Lionel Barrymore
Czarina
Ethel
Prince Chegodieft
John
Milam Theatre
Astor Theatre
New York City
Czar
Ralph Morgan
Diana Wynyard
London
Natsha
John Barrymore
Swift
Rasputin Plot Salts Russian Court In Barrymore Tale
The story centers on Rasputin using the sick Czarevitch to seize power in Russia. Tad Alexander appears as Czarevitch with Henry Gordon and Edward Arnold in key roles. The monk cures the prince and dominates the Czar and Czarina, inciting chaos and political meddling before Russia descends into upheaval.
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Ture
Tad Alexander
Henry Gordon
Edward Arnold
Rasputin
Czarevitch
Czarina
Russia
Barrymore
Seek Forest Aid for Milam County Under Government Plan
Cameron Chamber of Commerce will seek reforestation work in Milam County under President Roosevelt's public works program. Secretary Cobb announced after a Monday night session, with A F Mitchell’s estimate cited, suggesting about twenty million dollars for highway construction. The matter was referred to the good roads committee for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
L. van Perkins
Milam County
Roosevelt
Cobb
A. F. Mitchell
Good Roads Committee
County Board Postponed to June 12
The county board meeting has been postponed from June 5 to June 12 due to heavy workload at the County Superintendent's office. The state will delay school classifications until the July meeting on the first Monday.
Open Air Exercises Highlight Cameron Public Schools Graduation
The Cameron Public Schools cap off the 1992-93 session with 109 graduates, the largest class in history, as diplomas are awarded Monday. Ada Henderson school will confer 80 promotion certificates Friday, with Edwin Hardy Post American Legion citizenship medals also given. Baylor professor O B Herring will preach the Baccalaureate on Sunday, June 4 at First Methodist, followed by Yee High School graduation on Monday, June 5 on campus. Seating for 1500 is prepared. seniors lead most of the program with a pageant replacing a traditional address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Public Schools
Ada Henderson School
Edwin Hardy
Baylor University
First Methodist Church
Yee High School
Double Funeral for Milam Pioneers
The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sneed were brought to Cameron by rail and taken to Rosebud where they were entombed in Rosebud cemetery. Mr. Sneed died in Rockport years ago and Mrs. Sneed died May 26 in a Corpus Christi hospital. The couple, longtime Rosebud residents and Milam County figures, were buried together with several relatives accompanying the procession from Cameron to Rosebud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sneed
Cameron
Rosebud
Round-Up Pre-School Pupils at Sumner Ada Henderson School
Health Committee of Camer on P T A sponsored the annual Sumner Round-Up for pre-school children held Thursday at Ada Henderson School. Mrs W R Newton chaired with Dr James Watson Arthur Kruse and Dr W R Newton assisting, nurses Marek Yager Sharp and Good weighed and measured, while P T A members handled records. The program aligns with the National Congress of P T A and AMA to promote healthy bodies for future citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Parent-Teacher Association
Sumner
Ada Henderson
W. R. Newton
James Watson
Arthur Kruse
The
American Medical Association
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Paul Langlois
Florence Knox
San Antonio
Langlois
Bartholomew
Colorde School
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Allison
J C. Tucker
Bell CO
Dallas
Cavin Muse
Corporation Court
Ralph Nicol
Rasputin and the Empress
Milam Sunday
Milam
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