Milam County shows surge in trade from 1939 to 1948
Milam County and Cameron data from the 1948 Census of Business show retail sales rising to 15.8 million in 1948 from 4.5 million in 1939, wholesale up to 5.7 million from 2.5 million, and service receipts to 710 thousand from 201 thousand. Employment climbed from 735 to 942. Final Texas bulletin forthcoming. state and county figures to follow.
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Milam County
Bureau of Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Texas
Cameron
State of Texas
Annual Picnic at Marak Church Sunday June 18
An all day picnic at SS Cyril and Methodius Church in Marak on Sunday June 18 begins 11 a.m. with dinner featuring chicken and trimmings, sausage and other dishes. Music fills the day, and from 5 to 8 p.m. supper is served with refreshments and entertainments. The church invites all to attend this countywide event.
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SS. Cyril and Methodius
Marak
Tomato Market Opens Here With Slim Milam Yield
The 1950 tomato market opened Friday June 2. J L Foster of Foster Produce Co says this year’s crop will be about 20 percent of last year’s yield and likely the shortest Milam County has seen in years. Prices were 12 cents a pound for pinks and 8 cents for No 1 greens. Demand is good and weather may sustain prices if rain holds.
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J. L. Foster
Foster Produce Company
Milam County
Clean Up Week Declared for Cameron Citizens
Cameron proclaims June 12 to 17 as Clean Up Week to purge infection sources. Citizens urged to suspend ordinary work, close businesses June 15 from 1 to 6 PM, and cooperate with trash collection and spraying efforts. Mayor A N Green and Health Officer Dr T E Crump sign.
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Cameron
A. D
A. N. Green
T. E. Crump
Cameron Little Theatre Project Aims to Organize Here
Cameron seeks to form a local Little Theatre to enhance cultural life. Robert Johnson of Austin College Sherman plans to organize with community support and conduct rehearsals for a first performance. Interested residents are urged to contact Johnson at 128 to join the effort.
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Cameron
Robert Johnson
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
Cameron. Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Poage predicts acreage cut and farm controls in 1951
Congressman Bob Poage told McLennan County soil conservation officials that the 1951 cotton allotment could be cut by about 20 percent nationally. He warned that a bumper corn crop could trigger controls on corn plantings and other feed crops for 1951, with the oat support price near 70 cents a bushel. The remarks followed Poage signing a soil conservation agreement with the district.
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Bob Poage
McLennan County Soil Conservation District
Poage
Roark Enters Milam County Legislature Race
H M Roark of Rockdale Milam County announces his candidacy for the 64th district representative seat. He promotes honesty hard work and full-time service pledging support for old age assistance and social security while personally soliciting votes across the county.
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H. M. Roark
Rockdale
Milam County
Roark
Cameron
Cameron Herald
Samuel S White Completes First Phase of Training
Samuel S White, Aggie Class of 1943, finishes the first phase of his life underwriter training of eight weeks. Sidney L Loveless, district manager, notes White spent much of the period in Cameron and Milam County and attended the new men school at the Houston Home Office June 4 to 10. After completion he will begin a forty week field course with Diamond Life Bulletin. Central Texas Agency HQ is in College Station with over 14 million dollars in business in force.
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Sidney L. Loveless
Central Texas
American General Life Insurance Company
Houston
Texas
Samuel S. White
Aggie
Loveless
Cameron
Milam County
Mr. White
Home Office
White
Diamond Life Bulletin
Central Texas Agency
College Station
Cameron Jaycees Back Clean Up Drive And Beaut y Contest
Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce votes to support the annual clean up campaign. Rev James McKeown chairs the committee with Dr Gus Evans and Dr George Bowman. The club will enter the district Jaycees beauty contest in Bryan and sponsor a Little Theatre production directed by Robert Johnson.
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Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce
James McKeown
Gus Evans
George Bowman
Jaycees
Bryan
Bowman
Robert Johnson
Little Theatre
Dick Young Declines Milam County Superintendent Candidacy
Dick Young announces he will not seek the nomination for Milam County public schools superintendent in the upcoming primary. He cites limited time and the impracticality of starting a campaign now despite strong encouragement from supporters across the county.
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Dick Young
Milam County
Milk Producers to Meet in Milam County Hall
Dairy meeting in Milam County at Simon George Hall 8 p.m. under Chamber of Commerce auspices. E R Eudaly Universal Mills speaker. W C Homeyer Arrow Mills feed talk. Joe Vanek aid for daily needs. Leo Fuchs Purina film on dry cow care. Door prizes planned. producers urged to attend.
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Milam County
Simon-George Hall
Chamber of Commerce
E. R. Eudaly
Universal Mills
Walter Lester
W. C. Homeyer
Arrow Mills
Joe Vanek
Leo Fuchs
City Mail Service to Change Here in Coming Days
John R. Hays local postmaster announces that city mail routes will be reduced from four to three due to a federal cut in expenditures. Delivery to residential areas will drop to once daily, with afternoon rather than morning service for some, while rural routes remain unchanged. The post office will also close for a half day weekly on a yet unscheduled day.
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John R. Hays
Waco
Maysfield
U. S. Postal Department
Hays
Parking meters on trial basis in Cameron
City Secretary W H Stafford announced a contract to install Twin Meter parking meters in Cameron on a nine month trial. Twin Meter Sales Co of Texas said the two unit system halves the meters needed and could last about 15 years with one clock and two coin boxes. 125 meters will be installed within 30 days as the project begins.
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Twin Meter Sales Co
Texas
Twin Meter
Nevelow
May 1950 Cameron Building Permits Total $9515
Building permits in Cameron for May reached 9515 dollars, with 1950 year to date at 102,507 dollars. May shows slower progress, majority of permits for new homes while several remodeling projects remain unfinished.
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Stafford
Joe Whites in Houston Share Birth of Son Joel Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William White of Bellaire Texas announce the birth of a son at 7 a m on Monday June 5 1950. The baby Joel Perry weighed 7 pounds and is their second child joining sister Laurel Ann. The father a navy veteran earned a B Sc that Monday night from the University of Houston and works as a chemist with Texas Pipe Line Company. The mother Dorothy Perry a Southwestern University Georgetown graduate is daughter of Charles C Perry of Bellaire.
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Joseph William White
Bellaire
Texas
Joel Perry
Dorothy Perry
Nouston
Cameron
Leona G. White
J. B. White
Laurel Ann
White
University of Houston
Texas Pipe Line Company
Houston
Mrs. White
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Charles C. Perry
Texas farmers push new rural road bill in Texas
Texas Farm Bureau leaders plan a rural roads bill for the next Legislature. Barbour of Iowa Park chairs the road committee. Meetings continue with farmers, county officials, and rural carriers to outline details and finance via a natural gas tax. The Gilmer Aiken school reforms boost road needs for buses and safety.
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Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Texas
Farm Organization
J. Walter Hamond
Texas Farm Bureau
Loys
Barbour
Iowa Park
Road Committee
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Hammond
Mrs. W. A. White to be buried Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. W. A. White who died in a Nix on hospital at 9 p m Sunday June 4 will be held at 2 p m Thursday June 8 from Menenga Funeral Home in the city. After the service the body will go to First Baptist Church for the full service. She was the mother of J. B. White Cameron publisher and had been ill for some time. Surviving are three children William H. White San Antonio J. B. White Cameron and Mrs. R. A. Bomar Three Rivers Texas.
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W. A. White
Nixon
Texas
Menenga
First Baptist Church
William H. White
San Antonio
J. B. White
Cameron
R. A. Bomar
Three Rivers, Texas
Charlotte Collins Named Drum Major at Yee High School
Yee High School announces Charlotte Collins daughter of Mrs Ines Collins as head drum major replacing Albert McCullin who graduated Francis Cox band director confirms Collins has been in the band for years Sammy Dell Markham twirler also graduated not replaced Other twirlers include Mary Jo Clements and Margaret Mitchell
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Charlotte Collins
Ines Collins
Yee
Francis Cox
Miss Collins
Albert McCullin
Sammy Dell Markham
Mary Jo Clements
Margaret Mitchell
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Milam
Marak Church
Cameron Jaycees
W. H. Stafford
Nathan Nevelow
Joe Whites
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