Baby boom at Saint Edward Hospital May to June
Saint Edward Hospital logged 24 births from May 15 to June 6, with 16 boys and 8 girls. The list includes Harvey Robert Wilson May 15, Robert Christopher Horton May 18, Andrew Pittman III May 19, Lynne Clarke May 19, Michael Franklin May 22, Tommie Lee Douglas May 22, Gary Paul Casey May 22, Jowell Smith May 26, David Lee Dehart May 26, Debra Marie Ruzicka May 27, Robbie Ray Waller May 27, Deborah Yvonne Holloway May 30, Pamela Sue Ward May 31, Kirk Williams May 31, Herman Wayne Hirston May 31, Fritz Emil Wolz June 1, Joseph George Jistel June 3, Christine Marie Davenport June 3, Melvin Wayne Posival June 6, David Lee Haverland June 4, Kathy Mae Hill June 5, Donald Virgil Henderson June 3, Norberto Barron June 6, Anne Marie Juarez June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Edward Hospital
Harvey Robert
C. R. Wilson
Robert Christopher
John Horton, Jr
Rockdale
Andrew Pittman III
Andrew Pittman, Jr
A. B. Casey
Chrisman
Gary Paul
Jowell
Shelby W. Smith
David Lee
Dalton Dehart
Debra Marie
J. D. Ruzicka
Buckholts
Robbie Ray
Kirk
Herman Wayne
H. E. Hirston
Milano
Fritz Emil
Emmitt Wolz
Deauville
Joseph George
Richard Jistel
Route 1
Cameron
Christine Marie
Paul E. Davenport
Melvin Wayne
Melvin Posival
Houston
James Haverland
Emmett W. Hill
Burlington
Kathy Mae
Donald A. Henderson
Donald Virgil
Norberto
Ismael Barron
Caldwell
Anne Marie
Domingo Juarez
Soil Conservation District News Highlights Local Farm Upgrades
Cornelius Titsworth sodded seven acres of Coastal Bermuda on his Elm Ridge farm and plans rotational grazing on eighty acres. Gordon Baskin improved water infiltration with Bluestem and clover, returning organic matter to the soil. Roy Law and a fifty acre King Ranch Bluestem stand will graze July to September after establishment. A J Quillen built a pond to improve grazing on two Little Bluestem pastures two miles east of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Titsworth
Central Texas Soil Conservation District
Elm Ridge
Titsworth
Soil Conservation Service Technicans
Gordon Baskin
Mr. Baskin
King Ranch Bluestem
Cameron
Thornberry seeks swift state survey for aid from FHA
Thornberry asked the Farmers Home Administration to have the state director survey the area soon to determine possible aid. He also urged Agriculture Secretary Benson to circulate the appeal across all Agriculture Department agencies to solicit help from other offices. Citizens say they are not dire but have been hard hit and request more cotton acreage allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornberry
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture
Benson
Agriculture Department
Prescott Speaks on Cameron Charter at Kiwanis
Jack Prescott was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon discussing the proposed charter for Cameron. He compared the old and new charters as aldermen Milton Schiller and Grady Stidham commented. Twenty-three members attended with two out-of-town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Prescott
Kiwanis Club
Charter Commission
City of
Cameron
Prescott
Milton Schiller
Grady Stidham
Texas Reports Fifty Two Polio Cases Last Week
The Texas State Health Department reports 52 polio cases in the week ending with 19 paralytic, 23 non paralytic and 10 unspecified cases. The tally is up 15 from the prior week and 2 higher than 1954. Dr. White says a new Salk vaccine batch due soon will bolster first shot protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Health Department
National Polio Foundation
New York
Henry A. Holle
Richard White
Health Department
White
Death of Young Man From Yarrellton in 1906
A note recalls the death of L. Dobbs near Yarrellton after being dragged by a horse on June 23 1906. He spoke to friends as the horse ran and died June 26 at age twenty four. Born May 2 1881 in Alabama he moved to Texas with his parents in 1895 and joined the Baptist church in August 190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Elm Cemetery
Dobbs
C. M
Mr. L. Dobbs
Yarrellton
Alabama
Texas
Baptist Church
Awards For 4-H Demonstrations Attract Thousands
More than 22,000 awards are offered through two National 4-H Award Programs Food Preparation and Dairy Foods Demonstration. Last year over 609,000 4-H members participated, learning to select and prepare healthy economical foods and teaching others through demonstrations. Medals go to four winners per county in Food Preparation, with the state winner earning an expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National 4H Club Awards Scholarships And Medals
From November 27 to December 1 eight national winners will receive 300 college scholarships funded by the Kelvinator Division of American Motors. Top dairy foods demonstrators in each county earn medals, three state winners get 19-jewel wrist watches from Carnation, and eight sectional winners attend the 4H Club Congress as guests. Cooperative Extension Service runs the program with awards arranged by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work. info available at county Extension offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelvinator
American Motors Corporation
Carnation Company
Cooperative Extension Service
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Florence Area Seeks U.S. Aid
Citizens in a Florence bordered region request federal assistance as authorities report on the western Florence boundary and eastern limits with hope for relief considerations. Local leaders push for aid programs and federal response.
Rain fall totals at Sharp for latest week
Sharp recorded .75 inch of rain Wednesday night and .03 inch on Tuesday, totaling a small two day moisture event in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
Texas Family Visit Highlights Local Reunion
Mr and Mrs Theo Hines of Houston and Mrs Virgil Turner and two children visited their parents Mr and Mrs Tom Turner in Curry. The Seguin based family members joined the gathering for a family reunion at the Turner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Hines
Houston
Virgil Turner
Tommy
Gary
Seguin
Texas
Tom Turner
Curry
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Henry J. Littman
Lynne Clarke
Michael Franklin
Jerrell Edmonds
Bill Douglas
Rogers
Tommie Lee
Soil Conservation District News
Charter
Kiwanis
the Southwest Modern Hostess
AVN
Lone Star Land
Lone Star Gas Company
Amanaa
Austin
Luther Dobbs
O. F. McAnally
R. L. Belle
Cameron Herald
Florence
U.S
Washington
Justin Billfords
Schiller Pharmacy
Cameron, Texas
Mercury
Montclair
Monterey
Burkes-Howard Company
N. Fannin
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