Health unit head calls Cameron clean up drive
Dr. E. S. Freeman director of Milam County Health Unit urges residents and businesses to form committees of one to cleanse premises daily. Fly mosquito control, waste disposal, rat harbors, and tall weeds are targeted as Cameron mass cleanup proceeds with volunteers urged for trash collection Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Freeman
Milam County
Cameron
Freeman
Gus Evans
James McKeown
George Bowman
L. W. Smith
Community Public Service
Chamber of Commerce
Rockdale Homecoming Draws 400 Attendance
Four hundred persons registered at the seventeenth annual Rockdale Homecoming Association reunion. The oldest attendee was 95 year old Mrs. Sally Simmons of Houston who has attended every meeting in the town. The farthest traveler was Capt. Dick Hairston of Turner Field Georgia. Mrs. C M Sessions was reelected president with H H Coffield as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Ruth Kirk
L. W. Sledge
Irma Dunnington
Rosalie Jones Taken Ill In Cameron School
Rosalie Jones of Cameron is ill and hospitalized for treatment at Newton Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Jones
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Dianne Cockran Born At St Edward Hospital
A daughter weighing six pounds ten ounces was born to Mr and Mrs J Frank Cockran at St Edward Hospital on Monday June 12 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Cockran
J. Frank Cockran
St. Edward Hospital
Jones Prairie family reunions and weekend visits noted
A family reunion at the Hammock home in Taylor drew relatives including Rev and Mrs Bosewell and several Bosewell siblings from Waco Dallas and Canyon. Additional visits centered on Crook and Jamison households with several local families hosting church and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Hammock
Taylor
W. D. Bosewell
Grady Bosewell
William Bosewell
Waco
Charles Bosewell
Stephen
Bonnie
Dallas
Bill Cottle
Billy
Longview
Mac Bosewell
Canyon
J. A. McKinney
Homer Crook
Bruce
Jimmy
Betty Dell
J. A. Brand
Cameron
W. A. Atkinson
Burnett Atkinson
Susie Atkinson
Ethel McKinney
J. A. Jamison
Louise Jamison
Bailey Jones
Richard
Jamie
Hope Jamison
Elbert
Leroy Massengale
Lovelace Jamison
Massengale
Jamison
H. P. McKinney
William Harris McKinney
Pat
Tim
Fort Worth
Jack McKinney
Jacqueline
Austin
LaVert McKinney
Mack
Jack
Hetzel Burnett
Rodney
Houston
J. H. Burnett
Marvin Hickman
Mires
W. T. Johnson
Rosenberg
Ben Massengale
St. Edward Hospital
George Burnett
Freeport
A. L. Burnett
Thomas Yager
Ben Yager
Alpine
Barbara Rae Massengale
Willard Keith
Howard Schwarting
Local Selective Service Registrants For Milam County
Local Board No. 92 lists May registrants aged 18 in Milam County including Bobby Javis Williams George Paul Kunchick Paul V. Rodriguez Walker Lee Wyatt Woodrow Zajicek Albert Willis MccCullin Willie Lee Johnson Floyd Junior Holt William Frank Glass Jr L B Flowers Lee Hurst Alford Charles Edward Michalka Ernest Junior Rutherford Brady Dean Nelson William Harvey Simmons Robert Edsel Burnett William Ellis Matyastik Rush Herman Arnwine Jr Matthew Van Buren Cook Ira Lee Denman Gordon Gibson Alonzo Alric Lehman George Raymond Nielsen. All 18 year olds must register under Selective Service Act rules and discharged service members must register. Draft Board office is at City Hall and hours are 8 45 to 12 00 noon Monday through Friday.
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Milam County
Bobby Javis Williams
George Paul Kunchick
Paul V. Rodriguez
Walker Lee Wyatt
Woodrow Zajicek
Albert Willis MccCullin
Willie Lee Johnson
Floyd Junior Holt
William Frank Glass, Jr
L. B. Flowers
Lee Hurst Alford
Charles Edward Michalka
Ernest Junior Rutherford
Brady Dean Nelson
William Harvey Simmons
Robert Edsel Burnett
William Ellis Matyastik
Yarrellton Social News Roundup Reflects Weekend Visits
Rev R L South and family joined Mr and Mrs Frank Barrett for Sunday. Genita and Billy Lock returned to San Benito after visiting C E Russell. Many locals hosted and visited relatives across Yarrellton including Barretts, Grisswolds, and Blansett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. South
Frank Barrett
Genita
Billy Lock
San Benito
C. E. Russell
Aurtis Franklin
Louis Pagel
Rosebud Hospital
Ance Wilkerson
Grover Alberts
Burlington
Bill Stitts
Corpus Christi
Add Miller
Jennie Barrett
Orange
Edd Barrett
Aleene Griswold
Herbert Colburn
Doc Terry
Jim Mann
Alford Fenney
Meeks
Charlie Barrett
Lillian Barrett
Beatrice Griffin
Johnnie Brasington
San Antonio
John Lott
Walter Bransett
Baytown
G. W. Blansett
Master Griffin Barrett
Frank Griffin
Zack Griffin
Newton Memorial Hospital
Corporal Jones Stationed in Yokohama Advances Military Career
Cpl Willie T Jones of the 567th Medical Motor Ambulance Company has qualified as a light truck driver under the Army Career Plan. Stationed in Yokohama, Japan, he works with the Occupational Forces and enjoys local facilities. He entered the Army in February 1946 and is the son of Mark Jones of Rosebud Texas.
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Willie T. Jones
567Th Medical Motor Ambulance Company
Jones
Yokohama
Japan
Eighth Army
Mark Jones
Rosebud
Texas
Lone Star Gas Plans System Expansion in Texas and Oklahoma
Lone Star Gas Company has secured an 85 million dollar federal loan to retire debts and expand its system. The utility operates in 350 communities across Texas and Oklahoma. The planned work includes new transmission lines, drilling for additional gas wells, and extending to more local systems in Cameron and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Gas Company
Lone Star Gas
Cameron
Texas
Oklahoma
Funeral Services for Mrs Joe J Marek
Mrs Emily Marek 66 of San Antonio died June 7 at home. Born August 6 1884 near Buckholts. Funeral held June 9 at 9 a m St Monica Church Rev George Duda officiating. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by husband Joe J Marek three sons Frank Lubbock George Brownsville Jerome St Louis sisters Enoch Wanreck Joe Strelasky Rockdale Joe Nemec Kaufman W E Lesikar Cameron W E Lesikar Rogers brothers Frank Stanislaw Marak Charlie Stanislaw Rockdale John Stanislaw Cameron pallbearers Henry Brown Dempsey Allen Bennie Archer Leo Laake Joe Stanislaw Will Wancrek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Marek
San Antonio
Buckholts
St. Monica's Church
George Duda
Marek Burns
Joe J. Marek
Frank Marek
Lubbock
George Marek
Brownsville
Jerome Marek
St. Louis
Enoch Wancreck
Joe Strelasky
Rockdale
Joe Nemec
Kaufman
W. E. Lesikar
Rogers
Cameron
Frank Stanislaw
Marak
Charlie Stanislaw
John Stanislaw
Henry Brown
Dempsey Allen
Bennie Archer
Leo Laake
Joe Stanislaw
Will Wancreck
Church of Christ Ends Bible School
The Church of Christ completed a five day Bible School with 36 enrolled and a five day average of 33. Classes ran in four departments Beginner Primary Intermediate and High School with Mrs Albert Horstmann Mrs W J Minnick Mrs M C Duncum and W J Minnick teaching respectively. High School focused on church history while Beginners and Primaries studied the ministry of Christ. Beginners and Primaries made scrapbooks and handwork. A Friday picnic followed the sessions. Plans for next Bible School begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Albert Horstmann
W. J. Minnick
M. C. Duncum
Ministry of Christ
Bible School
Card of Thanks for Hughes Family
The Hughes family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindnesses during the reburial services of Set. Gilbert L. Hughes. Thanks are given for flowers condolences food and home help and prayers are offered. Also listed are visiting relatives from Grand Prairie Fort Worth and Midland Cameron and surrounding households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set
Gilbert L. Hughes
Maude Chambers
Gordon Chambers
Grand Prairie
Homer Chambers
Fort Worth
F. A. Fowler
Midland
Cameron
Chambers
Mrs Mabel Williams Returns From Harlingen Visit
Mrs Mabel Williams and her son Ronny returned from visiting her brother G W Penney and sister Ruth Winchester in Harlingen.
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Mabel Williams
Ronny
Elba Jean Colburn to Summer School for Teachers
Miss Elba Jean Colburn of Yar relston is to attend a series of summer workshops for teachers. Registration mounts for the Carent Trends in English workshop, June 8–22, with lectures 9 a.m. to 12 noon and afternoons for projects. Additional sessions span Counseling and Guidance, Exceptional Children, Adolescence Development, a statewide Supervision conference, and a Spanish Audio Visuals workshop with exclusive Spanish dormitory living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba Jean Colburn
Yarrelston
Carent
TSCW
Texas
Edward Evrett Peel Dies In Ennis
Edward Evrett Peel, 49, longtime Ennis resident and railroad man, died June 9 in a hospital in Ennis Texas. He was born in Port Sullivan Milam County and was brother of Homer Peel the former National League star who played for the New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies and later managed in Houston Fort Worth and Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Peel
Homer Peel
Ennis
Texas
Mr. Peel
Port Sullivan
Milam County
Cameron Comet
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston
Ft. Worth
Shreveport
Parma Radio Service Repairs Stated in Ad
Milton Jistel of San Marcos spent the weekend with his parents here. Parma Radio Service advertises repairs on radios and asks readers to call 104 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma Radio Service
Milton Jistel
San Marcos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wrutaap
Willard
Dusek
Laake Drug Store
NEW Cameron Drug CO
Stedman Tractor CO
N. Central
Jones Prairie
8. S. Hickman
Studebaker
Michalka Motors
S. Travis Cameron
Yarrellton
Lena Russell
Cpl
Willie Jones
GAS Company
Church of Christ Ends Bible School
Marvel Lee Hughes
W. H. Hughes, Sr
Harry Hughes
Leo Lnake Drug Store
Edward Evrett Peel
Dee’s
Universal- International Presents
Maureen Edonald Chara
Carey
Will Geer
Charles
Drake
Oscar Brooney
Lewis Meltzer
Leonard Goldstein
Mila AM Theatre
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