City Council Approves Health Unit Aid and Henderson Land Return
The City Council voted to support the Health Unit and cover 1440 dollars of the cost. Attorneys for John B. Henderson asked to return about 30 feet of Henderson Addition land to Henderson for a Safeway project. An ordinance returned the strip while keeping a 10 foot alley, and the curb and gutter project from Main Street to Highway 36 was authorized to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Camp
Don Humble
John B. Henderson
Henderson
Henderson Addition
Safeway
Main Street
Highway 36
Lone Star Gas Presents Safe Driving Awards in Cameron District
Lone Star Gas announces safe driving awards for Cameron District employees presented at the Cameron office by safety engineer Jerry Wheat. Recipients earned miles without accident totaling 95 000 for 1954 and over 355 000 overall, with ten names listed for various years of safe driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Gas Company
Cameron District
Cameron
Jerry Wheat
Lone Star
John W. Clark
W. Q. Plant
F. J. Polansky
Wesley Crouch
E. R. Plemper
R. F. Seaton
F. A. Matula Jr
Jack Slaughter
F. H
Local Men Honored At Dinner For Gulf Oil Service
Ten Milam County men were honored at a Gulf Oil Corporation dinner in La Grange for long business associations. Recipients included E. H. Coffield of Cameron with 39 years as distributor and J. Starrett Hickman of Cameron with 26 years as dealer. T. E. Walker of Milano earned 27 years as dealer. Bronze plaques honored several others for 5 to 22 years. Gulf District Manager V. C. Jung praised the veteran distributors and dealers as the backbone of Gulf’s marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
la Grange
Gulf Oil Corporation
E. H. Coffield
Cameron
Gulf Oil
Cameron and
Rockdale
J. Starrett Hickman
T. E. Walker
Milano
Will Davis
Sharp
E. J. Fletcher
Minerva
Royce Harwell
E. E. Henry
G. W. McLain
E. E. Phillips
Buckholts
Gulf District
V. C. Jung
Gulf
Miss Vogelsang Named On Southwestern U Distinction List
Frances Vogelsang daughter of Mr and Mrs F W Vogel sang is listed among Southwestern University students who posted 90 or higher averages on the spring distinction list released by the registrar and based on at least 15 hours. She is a Yee High School graduate of 1953 with honors and has attended Southwestern since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Vogelsang
F. W. Vogelsang
Southwestern University
Miss Vogelsang
Yee High School
Southwestern
Final Rites For Arthur Burnett Sunday June 19
Arthur L. Burnett died Friday at St Edward Hospital after fifty five years as a Jones Prairie resident. Born August 9, 1888 in North Carolina he was a farmer and deacon at Little River Baptist Church. Survived by widow, five sons, three daughters, three brothers, three sisters. Funeral 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Little River Baptist with Green's directing. Interment Little River Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Burnett
St. Edward Hospital
Jones Prairie
Mr. Burnett
North Carolina
Little River
Valesco
S. T. Burnett
Freeport
Thomas L. Burnett
Clute
Walter Burnett
U. S. Army
Germany
J. H. Burnett
Cameron
Norman Burnett
Hobgood
N. C
Ed Burnett
Toledo
Ohio
W. A. Atkinson
R. K. Anderson
W. B. Burnett
Ronald Hudson Receives Masters Degree At A and M
Ronald Hudson son of Mr and Mrs H C Hudson completed a Master of Science in Civil Engineering at A and M College He will report to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to enter the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant He graduated Yee High School in 1950 and attended Texas A M since then
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ronald Hudson
H. C. Hudson
A & M College
Ronald
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
United States Air Force
Yee High School
Texas A & M
Social Security Rep Visit Planned for Cameron Texas
The Social Security Representative will be in Cameron Texas on Tuesday June 28, 1955 at 1:00 p.m. Residents may contact the Department of Public Welfare for the service. The Austin office of the Social Security Administration sponsors this local community visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
Cameron
Texas
Department of Public Welfare
Austin
Social Security Administration
Milam County Farm Bureau Queen Contest Opens Entries
The Milam County Farm Bureau invites daughters or sisters of members to enter by July 15 for the 1955 Miss Farm Bureau contest at Simon-George Memorial Hall on July 21. Ten entrants will have photos published free. The winner advances to district, state, and finally national events with $500 expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Newton
W. R. Newton
Cameron
Newton
Farm Bureau
Simon-George Hall
Yee High School
Order of Rainbow Girls
F.H.A. Library Guild
Student Council
Jr. Historian Society
G.a.’S of the Baptist Church
Milam County Farm Bureau
Simon-George Memorial Hall
County Farm Bureau
Miss Farm Bureau
Fort Worth
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
Milam County
Lenora Bickett
Farm
Houston Street
C of C Membership Reaches 184
The Chamber of Commerce reports 184 members after adding William C. Black and Don Humble, with Jim Wiggs noting strong support and a bright future for Cameron and the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
William C. Black
Don Humble
Jimmy Wiggs
Cameron
Oil Drilling Advances Near Milano in Milam County
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co reports a no. oil well near Milano in Milam County drilling at 11 401 feet toward a planned 12 000 foot depth. The operation aims to reach deeper formations as crews monitor pressure and casing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. NO
Fee
Milam County
Milano
Joyce Nicholson to Attend Northwestern Summer School
Joyce Nicholson daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Nicholson 707 Washington Ave will fly June 24 to Houston then by car with Lamar High School students to Chicago. They will join Northwestern staff for a summer program in speech and drama Original Oratory Humorous Declamation Dramatic Interpretation stage properties and makeup. Joyce accompanied by family will return to Dallas in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Nicholson
Bert Nicholson
Washington Ave
Northwestern University
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Joyce
Houston
Lamar High School
Chicago
Northwestern
United States
Cameron
H. L Blanton
Waco
Linda Sue Townley
Doug Varley
Dallas
David Wade
Cameron National Guard Plans Final Camp Attendance
Battery C 649th AAA Battalion prepares for a two week summer camp at North Fort Hood from June 26 to July 10. The unit travels in own vehicles with M 42 tanks and M 16 vehicles. The 649th trains in recruit schooling rifle and machine gun ranges then bivouacs and fields with RCATS targets before returning July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery C
649Th
National Guard
North Fort Hood
Temple, Belton and Taylor
649Th Aaa
49Th Armored Division
Fort Hood
Cameron
RCATS
American Legion Plans Election of Officers Barbecue July 12
Edwin Hardy Post Nine American Legion will elect new officers Tuesday night July 12 and celebrate with a barbecue. Commander Robert Glenn says the meeting is crucial to install officers and outline new programs. A nominating committee will present a slate plus floor nominations. Barbecue plates with accessories are $1 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hardy
American Legion
Robert Glenn
Glenn
John Muse
Jack Dubose
O. G. Tumblison
Edwin Kohutek
W. R. Whitely
Roy Wohleb
Milam County Wildcat Drilling At 11 472 Feet
A Milam County wildcat well was drilling at 11 472 feet with a 12 000 foot permit. It reportedly cored 273 feet of saturated sand from 9 500 to 9 800 feet and has 7 inch casing set to about 9 870 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Milam County
Mrs Adolph Hanel Dies In Houston Funeral Saturday
Mrs Adolph Hanel of Houston died at 5 a m Thursday June 16 in a Houston hospital after a short illness She was the former Mary Moran reared in Cameron and well known here Funeral at 9 m Saturday June 18 at the Little York Catholic Church She is survived by one son Gregory Hanel of Houston five daughters and many relatives including siblings and grandchildren Funeral arrangements referenced with extensive kinship ties across Cameron Houston Davis Oakland and Arcadia Missouri Florida and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hanel
Houston
Davis
California
Frances Moraw
Cameron
Frank Moraw
Anton Moraw
Willie Moraw
Rudolph Moraw
Muleshoe
August Moraw
Sheveport
Albert Moraw
Tampa
Florida
Steve Porter
Frances Whitcomb
Oakland
M. Elizabeth
Arcadia
Missouri
Howard Gonten Second in State 4-H Tractor Contest
Milam County youth Howard Gonten placed second in the State 4-H Round-Up Tractor Contest at College Station missing first by three points. He earned a gold wrist watch a medal and a certificate for his performance across written knowledge oral demonstration and driving tests. He attended with his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Gonten and sister Carolyn along with County Agent J D Moore and others from A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gonten
Milam County
Carl Gonten
Buckholts
College Station
Howard
Jim Wells
Gonten
Carolyn
Willie Glaser
James Edward Glaser
J. D. Moore
Dick Green, Former Cameron Resident, Dies in San Antonio
Dick Green 56, a former Cameron resident, died suddenly in San Antonio Thursday night. Reared in Cameron he moved there about thirty years ago and worked with the Civil Service. He is survived by his San Antonio widow Hazel Sisson formerly of Cameron, and by two daughters Mrs. Bill Butts of San Antonio and Mrs. Virginia Caldwell of Italy Europe. He was brother in law to Mrs. O L Kidd of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Green
Cameron
San Antonio
Mr. Green
Civil Service
Hazel Sisson
Green
O. L. Kidd
Bill Butts
Virginia Caldwell
Italy
Europe
Crop Report from Moore on Milam County Agriculture
J D Moore Milam County Agricultural agent reports good rains this week promising a strong feed crop unless hail or wind damage occurs. Corn is in roasting ear stage, grain sorghum heading out, cotton looking irrigated and fruiting, with about half blooming and light boll weevil presence. He urges limited pesticide use to aid beneficial insects, notes light to medium tomato crops, cantaloupes starting next week, grasshoppers in pastures but controllable, and overall livestock conditions are good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
A.S.C
J. D. Moore
Milam County
Moore
Cotton Contest Participants To Be Judged on Three Main Points
The Chamber of Commerce reports Cotton Contest entries are rising in Milam County Cameron area with a top prize of 100 dollars. Judging covers yield 50 percent records 20 percent and improved farm practices 30 percent. Winners last year were Gene Angell and Ben Pittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Gene Angell
Ben Pittman
Milam County
Farmer’s Home Administration Office
Farm Bureau Hosts 300 Attend Family Picnic At City Park
About three hundred people joined the Farm Bureau family picnic at City Park on Thursday night. After a covered basket lunch, all groups took part in games directed by Mrs. M. A. Hearne and assistants Mrs. T. R. Allen, Mrs S. W. McClaren Jr., Mrs. Robert Jungmann, and Mrs. Bernice Charles. The regular monthly meeting was held in connection with the event. William F. Arthur gave the invocation before the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
M. A. Hearne
T. R. Allen
S. W. McClaren, Jr
Robert Jungmann
Bernice Charles
William F. Arthur
Service Ageme
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Lone Star Gas
Gulf Oil Company
Arthur Burnett
Ronald Hudson
S. S
Farm Bureau Queen
Pat Moraw
Moran's
Temple
C of C
Joyce ‘Nicholson
Cameron National
Milam Oil News
Graves
Milam County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Farm Bureau Family
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