YHS to Undergo Repairs as Board Hires Eight New Teachers
Cameron school trustees approved eight new Negro teachers for Yee High and ordered extensive summer work on the campus. New principal O J Thomas is John Williams, 35, with a Maryland master's degree and Prairie View A&M roots. Additional actions include roofing for 3494 dollars, new exterior doors, and five classrooms received new flooring. A new baseball diamond will be built on the old Milam Liberal Institute site with fencing materials donated by the National Guard. Four Yee High teaching vacancies remain. The board also approved a 25 dollar monthly rent to Turner Grocery and extended the North Fannin East 12th Street lease to July 1, 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron City
Yee High School
O. J. Thomas
John Williams
University of Maryland
Wifey Loughmiller
Prairie View A&m College
University of Texas
Brookshire
Thetis Edmond
Belton
Margerett Banks
Rockdale
Farris Simpson
Brownwood
Raymond Fontenot
Raywood
Donald Hunter
Cameron
Barron-Britton Roofing Contractors
Bryan
YHS
Ada Henderson
Stanley Hughes
Milam Liberal Institute
National Guard
Loughmiller
the Herald
Turner Grocery
North Fannin
East 12Th Sts
State Presents Road Maintenance Agreement To City Council
The Cameron City Council debated a proposed state road maintenance agreement presented by resident engineer Carl D. Zeigler. The plan details responsibilities for city and state on highways through Cameron and consolidates existing pacts. The council also approved a sewer line to Wilson Grain Co and reappointed city health officer Dr. David Shapiro.
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State
Carol D. Zeigler
State Highway Department
William ©. Black
Zeigler
the Herald
Cameron
Wilson Grain Co
East First St
David Shapiro
Morris Eplen
City Planning Commission
Richard Williams
Hilliard Thomas
Lion Officers To Be Installed At Banquet
The Cameron Lions Club will install new officers Tuesday night at their annual ladies night banquet at The Methodist Church Cameron. Jack Prescott will become president succeeding Louis McKee. Jimmy Wiggs and Richard Williams will be first and second vice presidents. Ben Magness to be replaced as third vice president by moving to Bryan July 1. Tom Boyd secretary treasurer. Richard Bradshaw tail twister and Bill Marek lontamer. Directors: Charles Brady first year, S D Ripley second year, Bill Crockett third year, and Earle Pearson elected first-year director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Lions Club
Methodist Church
Cameron Jack Prescott
Louis McKee
Jimmy Wiggs
Richard Williams
Ben Magness
Bryan
Tom Boyd
Richard Bradshaw
Tail Twister
Bill Marek
Charles Brady
S D. Ripley
Bill Crockett
Earle Pearson
Boyd
Last Rites for Judge Gunn Held in Cameron
Judge Ed Gunn 77 former Milam County district attorney was buried in IOOF Cemetery Rockdale after funeral services at Cameron First Methodist Church. He died after weeks of illness and had served as teacher, justice of the peace and city attorney. Survivors include wife, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Ed Gunn
IOOF
Rockdale
First Methodist
Cameron
Gunn
Milam County
E. J. Davis
Cameron First Methodist Church
County Bar Association
Methodist Church
State
Knights of Pythias
IOCF
Elmer
San Marcos
Leo Mall
Beaumont
Zeb Fitzgerald
Otto Matthews
Yoakum
Wesley White
Houston
Weather notes temperate week with rainfall in Cameron
Temperatures ranged in the high 80s to low 90s with a total 1.17 inches of rain in the Cameron area on June 12 and 16. Forecasters expect similar highs this weekend in the upper 80s and low 90s.
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Cameron
Coons Dogs Meet In Unlikely Way
A female coon dog owned by George Hall Tyson of Maysfield sheltered three puppies and three baby raccoons after gathering them from a grown raccoon. The mother dog protected and tended all six young, showing maternal instinct beyond a standard moonlit hunt.
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George Hall Tyson
Maysfield
Tyson
Chamber Announces Holiday Schedule and Personnel Moves
Ben Magness resigns as Chamber president to become assistant sales manager for Humble Oil Co in Bryan effective July 1. Hilliard Thomas becomes acting president. The Chamber approves a holiday schedule closing July 4 Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year’s Day. Bill Burns notes garment factory interest in Dallas area while Cameron competes for the plant. Milam Grain adds equipment and the Wilsons build a new grain elevator and plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Magness
Chamber
Chamber Board of Directors
Magness
Bryan
Humble Oil Co
Hilliard Thomas
Thomas
Commerce Manager's Association
Bill Burns
Chamber Industrial Committee
Dallas
Cameron
E. A. Perrin
Cameron Elevator Companies
Milam Grain Co
Wilson
East First St
Chamber names temporary leader after absent president
Henry Liebman, first vice president, will direct Chamber activities until a new president is elected. Officials said during Friday’s Bryan Chamber of Commerce meeting. Mrs. Jan Speer, chamber secretary, reported a three day stay at the List convention of the Texas Chamber of...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Henry Liebman
Jan Speer
Texas Chamber of
Milam District jury finds Braden guilty of murder
Charles Braden of Houston is found guilty of murder with malice in the shooting death of Johnnie Sanders Jr. of Fort Worth after a two and a half hour deliberation. The judge sentences him to 20 years in Huntsville State Penitentiary. Braden may appeal within 10 days.
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Milam
Charles Braden
Houston
Johnnie Sanders, Jr
Fort Worth
Braden
W.T. McDonald
O. D. Graham
Huntsville
Robert Nelson
Nelson
Defense Council
Jack Prescott
Sanders
Starlite Club
Claude Sanders
Cameron
Milam County 4-H Wins State Poultry Contests at A&M
Milam County 4 H Club wins the state poultry judging contest at Texas A M College. Team members Herman Mueck Jr Theodore Fuchs Jeannette Richter and Jeannette Fuchs. Second place in the state demonstration went to Bobby Rosenthal and Shirley Schramm of Thorndale. The team will represent Texas at the National Judging Contest in Chicago this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Milam County
Jeanette Fuch
Theodore Fuchs
J. D. Moore
Herman Mueck
Jeanette Richter
Texas A & M College
Texas A&m College
Herman Mueck, Jr
Jeannette Richter
Jeannette Fuchs
A&m
Bobby Rosenthal
Shirley Schramm
Thorndale
Mueck
Miss Richter
Miss Fuchs
Von Gonten Receives Rockdale Rotary Scholarship
Howard Von Gonten valedictorian of the Buckholton 1957 graduating class and Carolyn Kay Conoley Torndale last week won Rockdale Rotary scholarships. They were chosen from 12 seniors from six county high schools. Von Gonten will study mechanical engineering at Texas A&M or Texas University and was active in 4 H Luther League Hope Lutheran Church and school sports.
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Howard von Gonten
Buckholtg
Carolyn Kay Conoley
Thorndale
Rockdale Rotary
von Gonten
Texas A&m
Texas University
Luther League
The
Hope Lutheran Church
Masons To Install 11 New Officers Monday Night
The Cameron Masonic Lodge will hold an open installation Monday night in Masonic Hall. Dean White will become Worshipful Master with Ollie G. Chamberlain as Senior Warden and J Z Krall as Junior Warden. New officers include R P Williams treasurer George McGhee secretary Grady Allen chaplain Robert C Nelson senior deacon Bert Swanz y junior deacon Bill North Henry Liebman stewards Lt Wallace Tyler. Grady Allen will install and Jens Brock will be installing Marshall. The Rainbow girls, directed by Mrs Virgina Sanders, will present the program. The Masonic Quartet will sing the closing song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
Dean White
Ollie G. Chamberlain
J. Z. Krall
R. P. Williams
George McGhee
Grady Allen
Robert C Nelson
Bert Swanzy
Bill North
Henry Liebman
Lt. Wallace, Tyler
Marshall
Jens Brock
Rainbow Girls
Virgina Sanders
Masonic Quartet
KC Lodge Elects Dr. John Boyce Grand Knight
The Cameron Knights of Columbus elected Dr John Boyce grand knight and Joe Humplk deputy grand knight for the coming year. Boyce succeeds Henry Schattle Jr. as grand knight. 42 members attended at KC Hall as a May convention was discussed along with 11 new officers including chancellor Charles Burke and treasurer Frank Heitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KC Lodge
John Boyce
Cameron Knights of Columbus
Joe Humplk
Knights of Columbus
Boyce
Henry Schattle, Jr
KC Hall
Kofc
Charles Burke
James Wessel
Frank Heitman
August Marek
Pete Susik
John Gilner
John Reisner
August Helpert
Ralph Michalka
Rev Bradshaw to Be Ordained at All Saints Church
The Rev Richard J Bradshaw will be ordained Friday at 10 30 am by Rt Rev James P Clem ents suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Texas The ceremony at All Saints Episcopal Church marks the first ordination since the churchs founding in 19 The sermon will be by Rev Samuel N Baxter with Rev R Scott Copeland presenting and others participating in the service A large roster of clergy and acolytes from Bradshaws previous churches will join in the rite followed by a parish hall lunch hosted by the women of the church
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All Saints Episcopal Church
James P. Clements
Diocese of Texas
Richard J. Bradshaw
Beaumont
Clifford Swift
Richard Bradshaw
Billy Bradshaw
Jackie Stidham
George Bowman, Jr
William W. Love
St. Simon, Houston
St. Marks In
Rosenberg
Bradshaw
All Saints
All
Milam Guardsmen Return After Successful Cameron Camp
Milam County's Battery C of the 649th AAA Battalion returned to Cameron early Sunday after two weeks of active duty at North Fort Hood and its tenth summer camp. High Army observers rated the unit well and the team collected about $5,700 payroll for the period. They shot down six of seven aerial targets on the last day range firing, with notable hits by SP3 Rudolph Tepera, Pvt Donald Eubanks, Sgt Donald Culp, SP3 John Culp, and Sfc Thomas Sheguit. a base team also formed from several Battery C members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
National Guard
Cameron
North Fort Hood
AAA Bn
Rudolph A. Tepera
Sic
Robert R Stanislaw
Donald R Eubanks
Donald W Culp
John A. Culp
Sfc
Thomas KR. Sheguit
Battery
Donald W. Culp
William K. Leonard
James M. Thompson
John R. Caffey
Larry W. Simank
649Th
Milam County Farm Bureau Plans Queen Contest
The Milam County Farm Bureau announces its annual queen contest for girls aged 16 to 22 with a July 25 event on the Cameron Simon George Hall lawn. Registration closes July 5. contestants must be Farm Bureau members and will be judged on appearance, poise and personality. First prize is 15 dollars, runner-up 10 dollars, with regional and state contests to follow in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Farm Bureau
Lenora Bickett
Farm Bureau
the Herald
Simon George Hall
Cameron
Miss Bickett
Milam County
Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
Dallas
Milam Annexes Yarrellton District to Cameron
Milam County school board annexed the Yarrellton district to the Cameron district affecting about 20 students. A school tax election is set for Saturday June 29 for Cameron and Yarrellton voters to adopt the Cameron district tax rate. Yarrellton tax was 61 cents and would rise to 1.00 if approved. Cameron currently levies 1.50. Pupils will attend O J Thomas School in Cameron this fall. white Yarrellton students already attended Cameron schools.
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Yarrellton
Cameron
O. J. Thormas
Wiley Loughmiller
Funeral Services Held For Rogers
Funeral services were held for J. O. Rogers 78 a retired farmer and school bus driver at Cameron Central Church of Christ with burial in Salem Cemetery. He died Monday in a Cameron hospital and had lived in Minerva Salem and Elm Ridge areas. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Ira Finch Rockdale a son Milton Rogers Minerva three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Green's Funeral Home arranged the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Rogers
Cato Sheerer
Cameron Central Church of Christ
Salem Cemetery
Rogers
Cameron Hospital
Minerva
Salem
Elm Ridge
Ira Finch
Rockdale
Milton Rogers
Green
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Carl Black
Herald
John Barrett
Talley Denson
Richard Wilkinson
Jack Crane
Leroy Sanders
Bobby Stanislaw
LL E
Braden Page
Gene Preuss
Tp&l
Taylor
Ideal Hatchery
Lester Byrd
Alton Fuchs
Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Farm
Moore
Joe Walzer
County Wide 4H
Byrd
Masons
Sugar Loaf
Battery C
Little Rcat
Milam School Board
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