TP&L Wins 1954 Coffin Award In Los Angeles Ceremony
Texas Power & Light Company received the Charles A. Coffin Award for 1954 at the Edison Electric Institute convention in Los Angeles. W. W. Lynch accepted the honor citing TP&L's lignite research and industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Power & Light Company
Charles A. Coffin
Edison Electric Institute
Los Angeles
W. W. Lynch
Tp&l
Tp&l Company
Southwest
General Electric Company
Texas
Harold Quinton
James R. Killian, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. W. Kellogg
Trinidad
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Arizona Public Service Company
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company
Pennsylania Power & Light Company
Families Gather for Visits Across Texas and New Mexico
Butch Hauk stayed with grandparents in Bryan this week while relatives in San Antonio and Dallas visited sisters and brothers in Rosebud Cameron and Brazoria. A memorial service was held for Willard Long at his mother L. K. Long’s home in Rosebud for those unable to attend services in Roswell New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch Hauk
T. W. Garret
Bryan
Lucille Przybysz
Gene Gregory
Carol
San Antonio
Frank
Participation Sought By Chamber of Commerce in Civic Improvement Plan
Cameron Chamber of Commerce directors urged broad support for a Civic Improvement Committee plan. Organizations asked to appoint reps include Kiwanis Rotary Lions Civic Garden Club Delphian Club Public Schools St Monicas Church and others. A bring in landscape help from Texas Highway Department was pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Civic Improvement Committee
N. I Caperton
CIC
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Civic Garden Club
Delphian Club
Cameron Public Schools
St. Monica’s Church
Ministerial Alliance
Business & Professional Women's Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Eac
Texas Highway Depatment Landscaping Division
C. Co
Waco
N. L
Jack Peete
C Cele
Lester Williams
Bill Burns
Williams
Mace
Burns
Bassett Watson
Cameron
Texas Power and Light Company
Jimmy Wiggs
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Prescott
Belton
Travis Association For the Blind
Milam County
Local pair charged with aggravated assault counts
Templin and Sanders faced two counts of aggravated assault and were returned to Cameron after release from Bell County jail. They paid $16.50 each in Justice Court for disturbing the peace.
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Templin
Sanders
Cameron
Bell County
Justice Court
Mrs. H Williams of Buckholts Dies at 66 Final Rites Held
Mrs. Harvie Williams 66 of Buckholts died June 12 at 1:50 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services were conducted June 13 at the First Baptist Church Buckholts with Rev. Horace Whitesides and Rev. Bob Nelson officiating. Burial followed in South Elm cemetery. She was born June 29 1888 in Selma Alabama and moved to Texas as a child. Survivors include two sons Elmer Williams Buckholts and Opie A Williams Colton California, three daughters Mrs Frank Jurca Buckholts Mrs Jesse Weber Buckholts and Mrs George Weber Texas City, two brothers Eugene Coley Winters Porter Coley Waco, one sister Mrs Edna Cleek Cameron and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers were Cecil Criswell Floyd Stark John Zajicek Buford McMillion Clarence Raney and Ed Kolba.
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Harvey Williams
Buckholts
First Baptist Church
Horace Whitesides
Bob Nelson
South Elm Cemetery
Marek Burns
Elmer Williams
Opie A. Williams
Colton
California
Frank Jurca
Jesse Weber
George Weber
Texas City
Texas
Eugene Coley
Winters Porter Coley
Waco
Edna Cleek
Cameron
Maysfield News Highlights Local Visits and Shower
Mrs J P Wise reports townsfolk visiting here and there. Families from Freeport McGregor Lampasas Aberdeen Rosebud Austin and Houston dropped by to see friends and attend a wedding shower. Roy Newton shopped in Waco. Freddie and Mike Jackson visited their grandparents.
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J. P. Wise
John Peevehouse
Mathan
Charles Roy
Frank Patske
Freeport
Buster Morris
Willie Evetts
Edwards
McGregor
Leroy Massengale
Melvin Medart
Martha
Lampasas
Joe Lonac
Harry Light
Aberdeen
Washington
Carl Light
Rosebud
John Thweats
Hall Martin
Bill Tucker
Austin
Martin
Bill Thweatt
Miilee Hughen
Roy Newton
Waco
Freddie
Mike Jackson
Houston
Fred Jackson
Milano News: Local Visits and Family Moves Highlight Week
Mrs Dan Robinson and Mrs Ollie Blackmon with Ruby visited the Anderson Clinic in Houston for a checkup. Several relatives traveled to Milano including Mrs Ellen Deen and Mrs Maggie Miller. Rev Jack Berry and family returned from Georgetown and will move to Buckholts where he will pastor the Methodist church.
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Ollie Blackmon
Ruby
Anderson Clinic
Houston
A. Blackmon
Milano
Fred Blackmon
Somerville
Ellen Deen
Waco
Harold Loewe
Carrizo Springs
Asa McGregor
Mary Peeples
Buddie Burns
John Burns
Rice Institute
Jack Berry
Travis
Buckholts
Methodist Church
L. E. Love
E. C. Westbrook
Ray Corbin
Simonton
Georgetown
Maggie Miller
Dallas
Alfred Jistel
Silas Kirk
San Antonio
Annie Kirk
Clyde Pinkerton
Webb McCollum
Richard Spinn
New Methodist Astor
Berry
Social News Roundup From Clarkson Area
Revered D Jones and Mrs. Jones of Ft Worth and Mrs. Hugh Latham of Rosebud were guests of Mrs. Walker Cox. The Joneses visited in the Tom Yates home at Ben Arnold. W B Reynolds and Rufus Reynolds with families hosted guests including Larry Follie and Kaye of Pasadena. J A Blassenz hosted for two weeks granddaughter Linda and Dorothy Bell of Dallas. Hugo Miller and daughters hosted recent guests including his mother Bertha Miller and Rudy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Jones
Ft. Worth
Hugh Latham
Rosebud
Walker Cox
R. M. Jones
Tom Yates
Ben Arnold
W. B. Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Reynolds
Rufus Reynolds
Lexington
Larry Follie
Kaye
Pasadena
J. A. Blassenz
Linda
Dorothy Bell
Dallas
Hugo Miller
Bertha Miller
Rudy
Visitors in Dan Thweatt Home Weekend
Visitors in the Dan Thweatt residence over the weekend included Mr. and other guests, with details limited in the fragment. The note suggests a social gathering or informal visit among local residents.
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Dan Thweatt
Couple Returns From Pleasant Baton Rouge Visit
Mr and Mrs Vince Lesikar visited Baton Rouge Louisiana to see son Raymond Lesikar his wife and family Raymond teaches at Louisiana State University LSU plans for more family gatherings in the near future
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Vince Lesikar
Baton Rouge
Mr. Lesikar
Raymond
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Little Son
Moulton
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Milano News
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Dan Robinson
Clarkson News
J. H. Blassent
Cigaretts
Chesterfield Reg
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