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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
8
Members of Battery C 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion will be called out in a practice alert before July 1. Exact timing remains secret pending orders from the 49th Armored Division. Guardsmen will assemble at the Armory and await further instructions for a drill to test rapid mobilization in emergencies.
The Rev. Albert Petrich of Ben Arnold United Evangelical and Reformed Church and delegates Mrs. Will Stall and Mrs. John Matyastik joined a Children Workers Workshop in Houston. The event ran Sunday evening June 6 to Friday afternoon June 11, sponsored by the Board of Christian Education and Texas Synod.
The 1954 News Tribune Central Texas Cup Race invites amateur teams across 20 counties to compete in four districts. District champions meet in a Shaughnessy playoff at Katy Park in Waco for the Cup Race crown. no entry fee. Each district winner receives a trophy and gold baseballs for the champions.
The Cup Race Director at The Waco News-Tribune provided additional details. Information from the director clarifies event logistics and race procedures for readers following the upcoming showcase.
Legionnaires and Auxiliary members from 74 posts in the Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Divisions will gather in Waco on June 19 and 20 for the Fourth Division Convention. Speakers include L. E. Page of Carthage, state commander, and Mrs. Fred White of San Angelo, state Auxiliary president.
Division Commander Harlan Sloan leads a weekend of Legion activities at Post 121 with Saturday registration and a 40 and 8 dinner led by Julius Barkman of Waco. Sunday features memorial services with Rev. Wilma Corse of Graham, district chaplain, and a luncheon. Delegates for the national convention in Washington, D C will be chosen and officers reelected.
A Summer Recreation program adds a pool session open to students from 10:00 to 11:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If turnout justifies it, pool managers Joe Hawkins and Snooks Michalka will offer diving and swimming tips during the session. The fee is 25 cents. Students unable to attend Tuesday may join another day.
The notice asks readers to call one of the pool managers at 271 to register. It specifies the action as contacting a manager by phone number for registration and mentions the pool context in a concise public notice style.
Jimmie Reichert is home from Marlin hospital after a tonsillectomy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rufus Reichert and is reported to be improving and doing nicely.
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