Water Superintendent Smith Resigns for Temple Post
Cameron water superintendent L W Smith resigns to become Temple Water Department head effective June 15. He cites salary gains of about $100 per month and broader authority under Temple’s city manager system. Smith Harvey seven and a half years in Cameron and leaves with regret. successor not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Smith
Cameron
Temple Water Department
Smith
Temple
W. J. Weems
Weems
Cameron Men Earn Degrees at Texas A&M May Graduation
Three Cameron men, Wilfred Leo Polzer Edward Ahrens Horstmann and Sherwood Watson McClaren received degrees at Texas A&M College May 29. Polzer earned a Bachelor of Science in agriculture plant and soil science. Horstmann earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing. McClaren earned a Bachelor of Science in education from the Arts and Sciences School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas A&m College
Wilfred Leo Polzer
Edward Ahrens Horstmann
Sherwood Watson McClaren
Polzer
School of Agriculture
Horstmann
O. B. Horstmann
School of Arts and Sciences
McClaren
Sherwood (McClaren, Jr
Franklin Man Dies In Fall From Pole
Garvin Mallan Ellison 23 of Franklin dies from injuries after being knocked from a power pole near Centerville by slipping insulators. His wife remains hospitalized in Hearne and a newborn child died shortly after birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Garvin Mallan Ellison
Marlin
Centerville
Ellison
Hearne
Honor Graduate Doris Pilling Receives AA Degree
Doris Pilling daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Pilling earned an Associate of Arts from Temple Junior College and a diploma from Scott and White Professional School of Nursing at a May 22 graduation at First Baptist Church Temple She was an honor graduate and trained with John Sealy Hospital Galveston and Jefferson Davis Hospital Houston Also attending were H Pilling family and relatives from Cameron Austin and Temple
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Pilling
Henry Pilling
Temple Junior College
Scott and White Professional School of Nursing
First Baptist Church
Temple
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Texas
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston
Edwin Lehnert
Mary Ann
Aileen Pilling
Donald Lehnert
Cameron
Beatrice Dodson
Hilda
Adele Pilling
Austin
B. FE. Kalmbach
Don and
Ron Kalmbach
Measles Climb in Milam County Last Week
Measles cases rose last week in Milam County with fourteen new reports. The county health officer listed additional illnesses including four cases of street throat two of influenza one of chicken pox and one of mumps alongside Dr E S Freeman's weekend report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
E. S. Freeman
Rteen
Rev Harsh Brown Teaches at Mexia Youth Conference
Rev Harsh Brown pastor of First Christian Church and Jimmy Markham attend the Christian Young People's Conference at Fort Parker in Mexia. They left Sunday and will return Saturday June 6. Brown will teach two courses on Christian Homes and disciple missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harsh Brown
First Christian Church
Jimmy Markham
Christian Young People's Conference
Fort Parker
Mexia
Rev. Brown
Power Failure Halts TV Broadcast of Queen's Coronation
TV viewers yelled their heads off at 3 25 Tuesday afternoon as a power outage hit a residential area during the Queens Coronation. A truck struck a pole on Country Club road, cutting power to the north part of town. Crews repaired the line and lights returned at 5 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P
Henry Liebman
Country Club
Texas Records 39 New Polio Cases in 65 Counties
The Texas State Health Department reports 39 new polio cases, raising the year total to 228 across 65 of 254 counties. Southern and southwestern regions are hardest hit with Cameron 38, Nueces 20, Harris 18, Brazos 2, Lampasas and McLennan 1 each. more cases expected as the season progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Health Department
Texas
George W. Cox
Cameron County
Nueces
Harris
Brazos County
Lampasas
McLennan
Area Towns Plea For Rail Line To Alcoa Plant
County Judge M F Kieke reports intervention pleas are forming for the T and N O rail line project linking Waco Giddings with Rockdale Sandow and Southern near Alcoa Rockdale Works. He coordinates with Cameron Chamber and Rosebud Chamber as towns including Giddings Lexington and others prepare to file before the June 3 ICC deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa
M. F. Kieke
Lexington
Interstate Commerce Commission
T&no
Waco-Giddings
Rockdale, Sandow and Southern
Aluminum Company of America Rockdale Works
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Giddings Chamber of Commerce
Rosebud Chamber of Commerce
ICC
T&nc
Lexington Enterprise
Area Rent Office Moves to Cameron
G H Goeman announces the Area Rent Office relocation from Killeen to 207% N Central Cameron Texas on May 28 1953. Office hours are Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm for landlords and tenants seeking information Milam County certified as a critical area on Jan 1 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Goeman
Office of Rent Stabilization
Killeen
Texas
N. Central
Cameron
Milam County
Yager Brothers Earn Bachelor's Degrees at SWTSTC
Billy J. Yager and Herbert Mayette Yager were among 166 Southwest Texas Teachers College graduates this week. Commencement speaker was A. L. Crabb of Peabody College. baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev. Samuel C. Capers of Christ Church San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy J. Yager
Herbert Mayette Yager
Southwest Texas Teachers College
A. L. Crabb
Peabody College
Nashville
Evans Auditorium
Samuel C. Capers
Christ Church
San Antonio
Billy
Herbert Yager
E. B. Yager
Vogelsang
Dallas Fall Market Draws 5000 Buyers
Mrs Bernice Lester was among 5000 shoppers at the American Fashion Association Fall Market in Dallas from May 24 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Lester
American Fashion Association
Dallas
Murder Trial for Spriggs Rescheduled to July 20
The case of the State of Texas versus Morris Spriggs, charged with murder with malice in the April 19 slaying of Taso Dorsey, has been reset to July 20 by County Attorney J. W. Miller. the prior date was May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Morris Spriggs
J. W. Miller
Spriggs
Taso Dorsey
Battetown Baptist Bible School Registration Planned
Battetown Baptist Church announces Vacation Bible School from Monday June 8 through June 12 with a preparation day on Friday June 5. The program starts at 8 a.m. and includes a parade after registration. The church invites all children 16 and under regardless of religious affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battetown Baptist Church
Cameron Chamber of Commerce Reaches 200 Members
Cameron Chamber of Commerce reports 200 members after adding five new members in the past week. Bill Burns notes the drive has added 16 members since it started last month and the committee continues outreach to boost funds and end future drives. New members include The Milam Motel Stanley Vaculin Service Station Dr Mark Magers Naomi Needham and Dr W E Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Bill Burns
Burns
Chamber
Milam Motel
Stanley Vaculin
Mark Magers
Naomi Needham
W. E. Boyd
Market prices for green tomatoes at Foster Produce
Thursday prices at Foster Produce Co. show green tomatoes at 6 cents per pound for No. 2 and 13 cents for No. 1, with Wednesday prices at 5 cents for No. 2 and 12 cents for No. 1, one cent lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Produce Co
Wooley and Randel Receiving Treatment in Newton Hospital
Mrs. V. P. Wooley and Juano Randel of Cameron are receiving medical treatment at Newton Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. P. Wooley
Juano Randel
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Diplomas Awarded at O. J. Thomas SchoolCommencement
Commencement at Cameron Grove Baptist Church on Tuesday night June 2 saw twenty one seniors and seventy six elementary students receive diplomas. Valedictorian Eddie Carl Nellum led the seniors with 5.4 average. salutatorian Ernest Charles Ward posted 4.6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Thomas
Cameron Grove Baptist Church
Sventy
Eddie Carl Nellum
Ernest Charles Ward
Charles Harmon
Willie Wood
Patrick Booker
Lily May Flowers
Barbara Ann Roberts
Eloise Jones
Nathaniel Young
D. ©. Ward
John Freeman
R. L. Batte
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Vera Green
Thomas Jefferson
Farm Bureau agents attend meeting in College Station
William F. Arthur of Milam County Farm Bureau and Robert Lynn of Bell County Farm Bureau attended a service agents meeting at College Station on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arthur
Milam County
Dusek Pharmacy Robbery Sparks Waco Relief Fund Action
Dusek Pharmacy was robbed for narcotics with a spring bar entry and a removed safe drawer. The Waco Disaster Relief Fund received $1606.15 from Cameron Rotarians Albert Collins and Milton Brown who delivered the funds to Ira Dryden and then to Walter Lacy Jr. at the Citizens National Bank for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Albert Collins
Milton Brown
Cameron
Ira Dryden
Rotary
Waco Rotary Club
Henry's Grocery
L. L. Walton
W. J. Hannon
Dusek Pharmacy
M.S. Fuqua
Wesley Fogle
Ennis Rentchler
Eva Majors
Julia Halpain
Mary Joe Barmore
Louis McKee
Duke and Ayres
Triggs
Culpeppers
Caperton
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Esslinger Grocery
Henry Leibman
Kay Cox Plays Friday in Recital at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kay Cox daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Cox performed Friday night May 29 at Mary Hardin-Baylor College. She played In the Evening Schumann and Valse Op 34 No 1 Chopin and has studied seven years with Miss Julia Belle James. She will continue piano study in June under Dr Gilewicz head of the Music Department at Mary Hardin-Baylor. Dr Gilewicz, Stern Conservatory Berlin graduate, has taught at Mary Hardin-Baylor since 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Cox
Francis Cox
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Schumann
Chopin
Kay
Julia Belle James
Gilewicz
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Stern Conservatory
Berlin
Germany
R W Perrin to Receive Doctor's Decree in Galveston
Dr. R. W. Perrin son of Mr and Mrs E A Perrin of Cameron will graduate from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on June 5. He earned multiple honors including Eben J Carey Award Alpha Omega and Mu Testa membership and will intern at Denver General Hospital before two years in the Medical Branch of the U S Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Perrin
E. A. Perrin
Cameron
University of Texas, Medical Branch
Galveston
Eben J. Carey
Alpha Omega
Mu Testa
Perrin
University of Texas In
Austin
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Denver General Hospital
Denver
Colorado
U. S. Air Force
Mrs Slavik Admitted For Medical Treatment
Mrs. B A Slavik of Cameron entered Newton Memorial Hospital on May 28 for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Slavik of
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
May Graduate Dierdre Denson of Hockaday Dallas
Miss Dierdre Denson daughter of Dr and Mrs T L Denson graduated from Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas in a May 26 ceremony at 5 p m She attended Yee High School two years before joining Hockaday in 1951 and plans to enroll at Southern Methodist University in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dierdre Denson
T. L. Denson
Hockaday School For Girls
Dallas
Miss Denson
Yee High School
Hockaday
Southern Methodist University
Billy Graham Sermon Draws 8500 in Dallas Heat
Evangelist Billy Graham opened a month long crusade in Dallas with 8,500 attendees braving high temperatures to hear a revival message. Delegations from nearby communities and Wingate Lucas led 2,500 from Tarrant County who flew in from Washington to join the event at Cotton Bowl Stadium Fair Park. Nightly meetings run at 7 30 with a free nursery for children up to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
Greater Dallas
Tarrant County
Wingate Lucas
Washington
Cottontown Stadium
Fair Park
Social Security Rep to Visit Cameron on June 9
A representative from the Social Security Administration will visit Cameron on June 9 1953 at 1 00 p m per James B Marley manager of the Austin office He will be at the Department of Public Welfare to provide information and services on all aspects of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance program The Austin office seeks to contact salaried and self employed workers considering retirement this year to claim benefits based on work since January 1 1951 The office notes legal technicalities require thorough personal information to choose the best filing time for benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Cameron
James B. Marley
Austin
Department of Public Welfare
Rockdale Reunion Set For June 14 At Fair Park
The 20th annual Rockdale Homecoming Association reunion will be at Rockdale fair park on Sunday June 14. Cards are mailed nationwide and former Rockdale residents in nearby towns are being notified through local papers. An invitation is extended to all former Rockdale citizens and association members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Bustanante Family Welcomes Son in Milano Birth
Mr and Mrs Bustanante of Milano announce the arrival of Benito Manuel at St Edward Hospital at 1 35 PM on May 30. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces.
Dick Blackman Chosen to Operate Central Texas Maintainer
The Central Texas Soil Conservation District board voted to hire Dick Blackman of Cameron to operate the district owned maintainer. He will schedule time to maximize conservation work across the district including waterways terraces and diversions as farmers already arrange projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Central Texas Soil Conservation District
Temple
K. W. Barth
Joe Zicheck
Edwin Fischer
A. L. Sutton
A. L. Thompson
Dick Blackman
Cameron
Blackman
Local Area Rent Office to Close June 12 in Cameron Texas
G H Goemen Area Rent Director announced the local rent office at 207% N Central Cameron Texas will close effective June 12 1953 Correspondence about the rent stabilization program should go to the Office of Rent Stabilization Regional Office 1114 Commerce Street Dallas Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Goemen
N. Central
Cameron
Texas
Office of Rent Stabilization
Commerce Street
Dallas 1
Conoley Homecoming Planned for June 7 at Conoley Church
The 18th annual Conoley homecoming is set for Sunday June 7 with a basket lunch at noon. Former Conoley citizens and friends are invited to attend at the Conoley church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoley
Conoey Church
Mrs Ada Ball Is Patient at St Edward Hospital
Mrs Ada Ball of Lexington is a patient in St Edward Hospital this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ball
Lexington
St. Edward Hospital
Mrs. L. A. Warren Receives Medical Treatment
Mrs. L. A. Warren of Buckholts is admitted for treatment at St. Edward Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Warren of
Buckholts
St. Edward Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas A&m
Scott and White
Yager Brothers
Battetown Baptist Bible School
J. Thomas
W. J. Anderson
L. M. Sheppard
C. L. Sadberry
Prairie View A&m
FE C
D. C. Ward
Huston Tillotson College
Texas Southern University
Texas College
Butler College
Charles Anderson
Edward Bennett
Lula Pearl Colbert
Lillian Crummer
Ulysses DeRose
Lily
Waco Relief Fund
Carl C. Black
Black
Soil Board
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