Softball League Opens With Eight Teams Friday Night
Softball fans prepare for the town’s eight team league debut on Friday at 8 o clock under Yoemen field lights. Texaco led by Willard Skelton faces Magnolia managed by Jesse Brock in the opener, with Horned Frogs led by Pete Mikula meeting Miner Oilier headed by A W McCullin in the night’s doubleheader.
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Cameron
Willard B. Skelton
Texaco
Magnolia
Jesse Brock
Horned Frogs
Pete Mikula
Miner
Graduation Echoes and Father’s Day Meditations Collide
Reflections on post graduate disillusionment and guidance from seasoned minds. The piece notes Father’s Day prompts and tips for greeting cards while observing dining etiquette rules from the Friends of Escoffier. It ends with a nod to napkin etiquette and civilized dining as a sign of enduring values.
Roy Sanderford to Speak in Cameron Saturday
Temple politician Roy Sanderford candidate for governor will address aged residents in Cameron on Saturday June 13 at 2 50 pm. He pushes full pension payments in Texas and a 3 percent sales tax to fund it. He also calls for poll tax abolition replaced by a small registration fee.
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Roy Sanderford
Temple
Cameron
Texas
Milamn County
Sanderford
State Senate
Bell County
Court House
Electric service outage planned in several towns
Current will be off Sunday morning from 5 to 10 a.m. in Cameron Buckholts Pettibone Marak and Yarrellton to overhaul the Cameron City Substation and ensure continued service. Texas Power & Light Co manager F E Woodruff thanks customers and pledges precautions for best possible electric service.
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Cameron
Buckholts
Pettibone
Marak
Yarrellton
Cameron City
Texas Power & Light Company
F. E. Woodruff
Texas Power & Light CO
Music Goes Round shines at Cameron Theatre
At the Cameron Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday June 16 and 17 audiences see The Music Goes Round a Hollywood musical showcase. Stars include Harry Richman Rochelle Hudson Walter Connolly Ed Farley and Mike Riley with Michael Bartlett Douglass Dumblike Lionel Stander among many others in 90 minutes of song and comic dancing. Sensational numbers include There’ll Be No South Let’s Go Rolling A Turn to Page 8.
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America
Columbia
Out of
Hollywood
Cameron Theatre
Harry Richman
Rochelle Hudson
Walter Connolly
Ed Farley
Mike Riley
Rally Day in Cameron Planned for June 19
Milam county Home Demonstration Work clubs schedule Annual Rally Day in Cameron at Wilson Ledbetter Park. Dr. Alex Devist historian and lecturer will deliver the principal address from Temple, introduced by J B White editor of the Cameron Herald.
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Milam County
Cameron
Bertha Fae Strange
Alex Devist
Temple
J. B. White
Cameron Herald
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Czechs Plan Big Day In Cameron On June 28th
A big event of the month will be the picnic at National Hall on Sunday June 2th announced by Leo Steeher of the Central Committee on arrangements. It will be an all day picnic with music and speaking. Prominent candidates at state, district and county levels expected. Plates will be sold and served in the hall. Full details announced later.
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National Hall
Leo Steeher
Central Committee On
Rape Fiend Gets 12 Years Here
Cecil Lucas of Cyclone Bell County accepted a 12 year sentence in Texas prison for raping a 16 year old white girl near Ben Arnold last month. He pleaded guilty after the case moved to trial on Monday as parents hoped to avoid testimony. District Attorney Emory B. Camp reported a 100 percent conviction rate for the year. The case and the Altwien murder case were tried within weeks of the crimes.
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Cecil Lucas
Cyclone
Bell County
Texas
Ben Arnold
Lucas
Emory B. Camp
Altwien
Key Man W C Ellis Returns to Cameron for Two Weeks
W C Ellis, known as the key man, arrives from Belton to assess Cameron’s jail and assist in securing prisoners. He specializes in safe and vault work and Yale keys, also working as a gunsmith. He will be at the Matocha warehouse in Santa Fe town all next week.
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Mr. Ellis
Matocha
Santa Fe
Chicken Supper At Vogelsang Church Wednesday June 17
Vogelsang Church hosts a chicken supper on Wednesday evening June 17 starting at 7 o clock. Plates will include rice and vengono and there are attractions planned for the evening. The church invites the public to attend and join in the community event.
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Vogelsang
Vogrelsang
Voxelsang
Altwien Receives Twenty Years For Murder
Arthur Altwien was sentenced to twenty years in prison after being convicted of murder with malice and forethought for shooting his brother Joe Altwien during a fishing party on the river near San Grabriel. The verdict followed a jury trial that began Wednesday night. An appeal was indicated by attorney Roy Baskin.
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Arthur Altwien
Joe Altwien
Roy Baskin
Altwien
San Grabriel
Alvin Wheeler
Bernice Sims
Arthur
Fritz Altwien
Acrey Named Edison Memorial Chairman for Cameron
Rev. C. C. Acrey has been chosen by Colonel W. B. Tuttle of San Antonio to chair the Edison Memorial for Cameron. The plan supports a living memorial to an inventor’s project aiming to bring unusual youth and opportunity together. The effort involves major corporations in a broad educational program encouraging Edison Scholar plants across industry and schools.
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Rev
C. C. Acrey
W. B. Tuttle
San Antonio
Edison
Cameron
Tuttle
Jonson
America
Enjleges
J. B. Gilbert Heads to Rice This Fall
J. B. Gilbert star end and back field man of the 1955 Yeomen will enter Rice Institute in Houston this fall to try for the football team. He graduated in the class of 1985-96 and had many college offers. his punting was the season’s sensation.
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J. B. Gilbert
Rice Institute
Houston
Rice
Gilbert
Speaking Campaign to Open on June 18
Democratic leaders announce a partial speaking tour for county and precinct candidates led by Chairman Davis. The campaign opens at Sharpe on June 8 with a picnic in the afternoon and a 8:50 p.m. speech. Subsequent stops include Gause on June 23 and Yarrellton on June 26, with three dates confirmed and more to follow.
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Davis
Democratic Executive Committee
Sharpe
Gause
Yarrellton
Local Engineer Jack Hearrell Injured in Auto Crash
Cameron born Gladewater city engineer Jack Hearrell suffered severe injuries in a Saturday morning wreck near San Marcos. A San Antonio carpenter named Abney drove the other vehicle. both cars were badly damaged. Hearrell remains hospitalized with a week expected until home return.
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Jack Hearrell
Cladywater
San Marvin
Tate
Austin
San Marcos
Abney
San Antonio
Hearrell
Cameron
Gladewater
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