Unit system talk praised as county court reform
Judge Fred Glass of Falls County urged adoption of the county unit system at Yeomen stadium, calling it key to efficient court business. The talk highlighted the optional road law and drew about 200 residents and veterans groups, with Judge Dan Tyson and Commissioners Court members as guests.
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Fred Glass
Marlin
Falls County
Yeemen Stadium
Glass
Stanley Swift
Chamber of Commerce
Dan Tyson
Commissioners Court
Death of Edward Sommers in Polio Epidemic
Edward Sommers, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sommers of Cameron, died at 1 15 a m Monday in Waco s Children s Hospital from infantile paralysis. He was hospitalized after falling ill June 19 and funeral plans were set for 4 p m Wednesday at Marak Burns Funeral Home with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by his parents, a brother Stanley Joe, and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Steele of Cameron.
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Edward Larry Sommers
Edward Sommers
Cameron
Childrens Hospital
Waco
Edward
Marak-Burns
Fuenral
Oak Hill
Burlington
Curry
Stanley Joe
John Steele
Drinking supply problem hits county areas in 1948
Water shortages persist from 1947 with forecasts of possible rain. Temple faces acute supply risk and Rosebud aims to pump mineral water from its reservoir if rain does not fall by Monday June 21. Old timers recall 1925 when Cameron shipped drinking water from Sap railroad.
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Temple
Rosebud
Cameron
Sap
Panhandle
Dallas
Texas
Trash cleanup to be hauled away by Thursday crews
L. G. Smith of the Chamber of Commerce announced that trash from Tuesday's cleanup will be hauled away. Property owners were told to place trash where visible as the disposal contract is finalized. Mayor Roy Griffith confirmed trucks start Thursday morning.
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L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Griffith
Chamber of Commerce Chief Takes Rest Vacation
L. G. Smith, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, will visit his old home in Bryan for a vacation this week. He seeks complete rest after a strenuous period leading the cleanup campaign. He praises cooperative effort and notes the Chamber's central role in coordinating three weeks of activities under Dr. Clifford Swift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
Clifford Swift
Vocation School For Vets To Begin New Term
Veterans will start a new term in the vocational school on July 1. Instructor George M. Lamb announced registration will be Thursday June 24 at 8 p.m. in the vocational building. Veterans may work and still pursue the offered education.
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Vocation
Vets
George M. Lamb
Buckholts Citizens Back Cleanup Drive in Thursday Meeting
Buckholts residents backed a county cleanup effort at a Thursday meeting with J S Burwell of the State Health Department and Raymond Pratt. The group pledged a complete town cleanup. D S Wimberly spoke in Rockdale about the campaign and planned Thorndale organizing next Tuesday.
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Buckholts
J. S. Burwell
State Health Department
Raymond Pratt
D. S. Wimberly
Rockdale
Thorndale
Horstmanns Vacation Westward Family Trip Report
Mr and Mrs August Horstmann and party are on a westward vacation with a card from Salt Lake City Utah dated June 15. They anticipate returning to Cameron within two weeks as heat sweeps the west and midwest.
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August Horstmann
Far West
Horstmann
Salt Lake City
Utah
Haraway's Western Auto Red Tag Sale Opens in Cameron
The Cameron weekly highlight is the Red Tag Sale at Harry Haraway's Western Auto Associate Store on East First Street. Haraway, a seasoned advertiser, offers a wide storewide buying opportunity after relocating from West Main Street and updating stocks.
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Cameron
Harry Haraway
Western Auto
Haraway
East First Street
West Main Street
Keith Green Dies in LaFayette at 22
Telegrams inform the family of the death of Keith Green in LaFayette Indiana. He was 22 years old and a junior at Butler University in Indianapolis.
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Joe Wick
First Christian Church
Senator Kyle Vick Campaigning Across Cameron County
Senator Kyle Vick of Waco toured Cameron County on Tuesday visiting towns including Thorndale where he attended a Lutheran Picnic and stopped in Maysfield Jones Prairie and Branchville to meet residents.
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Kyle Vick
Waco
Cameron
Senator Vick
Thorndale
Maysfield
Jones Prairie
Branchville
Milam County Highway 36 and 77 funding eyed
The Texas Highway Commission expects funds to begin rehabilitating Highways 77 from Cameron to Falls county line once surveys and right of way acquisition proceed. Judge Dan Tyson cited a pledge to build both Highways 36 and 77, with an estimated cost potentially in the 2 to 3 million dollar range, and the court awaits orders to secure right of ways.
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Texas Highway Commission
Cameron
Falls County
D. C. Greer
Dan Tyson
Tyson
Commissioners Court
Mr. Greer
Greer
Highway Commission
Milam County
Judge Tyson
Highway 36
Guard Unit Seeks Recruits Amid Declining Strength
Local National Guard artillery unit reports only 17 enlisted men and officers with 25 at peak. Members meet Tuesdays 8 to 10 for lectures and drills while awaiting new enlistments. If recruitment fails, unit could be lost to the city and draft exemptions apply to reservists.
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National Guard
Rockdale Candidate Crane Visits Cameron Ahead of Precinct 4 Race
E G Crane of Rockdale, a candidate for Justice of the Peace in Precinct 4, was a visitor in Cameron on Wednesday morning meeting local supporters and reviewing campaign issues.
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E. G. Crane
Rockdale
Justice of Peace
Precinct
Cameron
Polio Prevention Campaign Ends With City Cleanup
Cameron completes its Polio Prevention drive as the business district closes from 1 pm to 6 pm for voluntary cleaning. Trash removal proceeds in city and volunteer trucks. Dr. Clifford G. Swift calls the effort a historic display of civic unity amid threats. spraying awaits favorable winds.
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Cameron
Clifford G. Swift
Swift
P. W. Davis
Milam County Ballot Fees Moderate Compared to Dallas
Milam county sets modest primary candidate fees with $7.00 to the election office and $5.00 to the precinct clerk for the first primary, plus smaller amounts for various offices. Dallas County reports far higher costs, with precinct candidate fees up to $1200 to $1500 and workers paid about $1 per hour with OT at time and a half.
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Milam County
Dallas County
Polio Outbreak Prompts Civic Cleanup Campaign
Three infantile paralysis cases spur a city cleanup effort led by Dr. C. G. Swift with support from the Chamber of Commerce. A one to five hour business halt, Lysol street washing, and planned spraying under P. W. Davis face weather delays as winds hinder operations.
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C. G. Swift
Chamber of Commerce
P. W. Davis
Stop Dewey Seems to Be Plan of Hopefuls
At the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia the session resumes with Speaker Joe Martin named permanent chairman and withdrawing as a candidate. Dewey is expected to win on the first ballot, with Alabama Arizona and New York shifting pride to New York for the nomination. Taft Warren and Stassen explore pooling delegates as a stop Dewey option.
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Dewey
Philadelphia
Joe Martin
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Mr. Martin
Alabama
Arizona
New York
Taft
Warren
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Street Spraying Delayed by Unusual High Winds
Gale like winds fore several days prevented Cameron street spraying on Tuesday morning. P. W. Davis reported winds have caused damage and may force crews to spray at 2 a.m. Wednesday with minimal traffic. Hotels were asked to move guest cars during spraying.
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Cameron
P. W. Davis
Davis
Poli Prevention Drive Nears End
The Polio Prevention campaign in Cameron nears its climax with a city cleanup led by Dr. C. G. Swift. Mayor Roy Griffith calls all businesses to close Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. for home cleanup and a citywide spraying to follow.
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Roy Griffith
C. G. Swift
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Temple couple Edwin Reynolds in local business matter
A Temple couple, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Reynolds, conducted business in Temple this week, indicating routine financial or civic activity within the city.
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Edwin Reynolds
Temple
Hope Revived Yet Slim Prospects for Rain
Weather brief notes wind driven moisture from the Gulf and a Kansas low, with a cold front bringing up to 52 mph winds into the Texas Panhandle and north plains. Forecasters caution that if the low remains and moisture is drawn in, thundershowers or heavier rain could occur, though prospects for corn are poor and cotton is suffering as dry weather persists.
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Gulf
Kansas Plains
Texas Panhandle
North Plains
Texas
Adrian W Coleman Named New Marlow Baptist Pastor
Rev. Adrian W Coleman accepts the pastorate of Marlow Baptist Church and will begin August 1. He resumes study at Baylor as a senior this fall after prior roles at Calvary Mexia and First Olney and two years leading Webberville Baptist Church. He will fill the pulpit with Baylor students until August 1 and preach a revival August 6 to 15.
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Adrian W. Coleman
Marlow Baptist Church
Floyd W. Raley
California
Baptist Home Mission Board
Coleman
Baylor University
Marlow Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Mexia
First Church
Olney
Webberville
Family Guests Gather for Father’s Day at Cameron Home
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rennegar of Temple Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wilson of Waco Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilson and daughter of Port Sulphur Louisiana Mr. and Mrs. Leeman Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knipp of Cameron were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson on Father's Day at their Cameron residence.
Hauk and Matyastik Do Cameron Tuesday Business
Joe Hauk and John Matyastik conducted a business transaction in Cameron on Tuesday. The brief notes the two men carried out a commercial exchange in this Texas locale.
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Joe Hauk
John Matyastik
Cameron
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