Gene Smith Elected City Marshal In Cameron Runoff
Gene Smith won the Cameron Democratic runoff for City Marshal, defeating incumbent Luther Roberts by 205 votes. Smith 612, Roberts 407, with over 1000 votes cast. Roberts had beaten Smith in 1932. Smith previously served as City Marshal elected in 1930. The general city election is set for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen Smith
Cameron
Luther Roberts
Mr. Smith
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
Smith
Dossett Named On Celebration Board
Stanton Dossett of Cameron was named a member of a five man Board of Ten to plan a Texas celebration for the first anniversary of the Roosevelt presidency. He joined the committee Monday in Austin with members Ed Howard Clarence E Coombs Wm Richardson Burris Jackson Amon Carter Ira DeLoache and others from Houston and San Antonio.
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Stanton Dossett
Cameron
Board of Ten
Texas
Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Dossett
Coke Stevenson
Austin
Dallas
T. W. Davidson
Ed. Howard
Wichita Falls
Clarence E. Coombs
Stamford
One Day Institute At Presbyterian Church
Miss Mary Louise Woodson of Austin and Miss Kate Payne Owen of El Paso will lead a one day institute at the Presbyterian Church on March 6 with officers and teachers from the Sunday School. Cradle Roll Beginners Primary and Junior departments meet at 3 30 with Miss Owen. Woodson conducts Junior and Senior Endeavor Society sessions. A supper is served at 7 30. O C Acrey leads devotional. Woodson speaks on Taking Stock of Myself as a Teacher. Owen talks on Teachers Conferences.
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Mary Louise Woodson
Austin
Kate Payne Owen
el Paso
Presbyterian
Miss Owen
Miss Woodson
O. C. Acrey
Business Women To Attend Temple Meet
Cameron Business and Professional Women's Club invites members to a banquet at the Kyle Hotel in Temple on Monday night March 5 in honor of Miss Emily B. Knuble of New York executive secretary for federated clubs. Transportation will be provided. Cameron members should contact the publicity chairwoman.
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Cameron Business and Professional Women's Club
Kyle Hotel
Temple
City
Emily B. Knuble
New York
Federated Clubs
Cameron Club
Mrs A Ray mond buried here Monday
The body of Mrs. A J Raymond died in Calvert was brought to Cameron for services. C N Green & Brother conducted the burial at St Monica's Catholic church with pallbearers named. Survived by husband seven children and two daughters. Funeral followed a Monday visitation.
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A. J. Raymond
Calvert
Cameron
C. N. Green & Brother Undertakers
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Geo. Apel
Walter Raymond
Navy
Hinkle
Houston
Paul
Andrew
Thomas
Amelia Sherman
FE. A. Knipp
W. J. Michalka
B. J. Matocha
August Kunz
Rudolph Richter
J. T. Parma
Julius Sustek
Bond Election Ordered for Cameron City
A bond election to issue 29,500 dollars in indebtedness for Cameron was ordered by the City Council for Tuesday April 3. Bonds issued to finance sewer extension will be offered to the United States Government with 4 percent interest. First bond due April 1, 1985 and last due April 1, 1961. Annual payments start at 500 dollars, rising to 2,000 dollars with a gradual scale.
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United States
McDonald Visits Cameron Ahead of Governor Run
C C McDonald of Wichita Falls visited Cameron on Wednesday meeting voters and seeking support for his gubernatorial campaign. He has Governor Ferguson’s active backing and plans a summer return for a campaign address. An old episode recalls a crowd attracting speech and a plow share incident near the courthouse.
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C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Cameron
McDonald
Ferguson
Court House
Three Charged in Coffin Maker Killing at Zavalla
Three men are jailed in Lankin Texas charged with the murder of C B E Cansler Sr a coffin maker from Zavalla He lived with his wife behind his shop his head was crushed and his wife was bound and gagged They stole his safe containing gold and he was over eighty years old and an esteemed Mason in East Texas.
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Lankin
Texas
C. BE. Cansler, Sr
Zavalla
Cansler
Ordination Service Held for Presbyterian Officers
Presbyterian officers to be ordained and installed Sunday at 7 30 p m announced by Rev O C Acrey Elders to be ordained include Dr James Watson Jack Lewis and Guy T Newton Elder to be installed is Robert McLane Deacons to be ordained and installed are Alvin Dusek Terry Wiley Drayton McLane Homer McLane D K Hall and E O Schiller
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The
Presbyterian Church
O. C. Acrey
James Watson
Jack Lewis
Guy T. Newton
Robert McLane
Alvin Dusek
Terry Wiley
Drayton McLane
Homer McLane
D. K. Hall
E. O. Schiller
Eastern Star School Of Instruction Here
A school of instruction for the O. E. S. will be held here Friday and Friday night March 2. Several grand officers will attend and visitors are expected from Rockdale Rosebud Gause Hearne Calvert Giddings and other chapters.
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O. FE. S
Rockdale
Rosebud
Gause
Hearne
Calvert
Giddings
Cameron Track Meet at Yee High School Cameron
Invitations went to about 30 central Texas schools for the second annual track meet at Yee High School in Cameron on March 10. Prelims start in the morning with finals under the lights at night. A trophy for the high scoring team and medals for top individuals accompany ribbons for places one through four in each of 14 events. Temple Waco McGregor Rosebud and Rockdale accepted invitations to participate.
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Central Texas
Yee High School
Cameron
Thomas H. Haynie
Bennie A. Zinn
Temple High
Hicks
Temple
Waco
McGregor
Rosebud
Rockdale
Examinations For Milano Postoffice Here Saturday
The Civil Service Commission announces examinations in Cameron on Saturday March for the Milano postmaster position. Fourteen applicants compete. The tests, first for Milam County postmasterships, will be at Cameron Post Office with Joe Matula, secretary of the local board, conducting.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Cameron
Milano
Milan
Joe Matula
Cheeves Brothers Store Robbed of 35 Pairs of Shoes
Burglars entered Cheeves Brothers store Tuesday night by forcing the front door and stole 35 pairs of shoes from a large show window. Local police investigating the daytime theft.
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Cheeves Brothers
Mississippi Negro Calls Up Roosevelt And Saves Farm
Sylvester Harris of Mississippi spoke by long distance with President Roosevelt after a threatened land seizure. The White House call led to a request from George Hamilton of the New Orleans Federal Land Bank to investigate Sylvester’s mortgage and arrange an extension. Harris’s farm yielded 24 bales on 30 acres in Lowndes County.
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Mississippi
Roosevelt
Sylvester Harris
George Hamilton
New Orleans
Hamilton
Sylvester
Lowndes County
Milam County Farmers Sign 65 000 Acres for 1954 Cotton Plan
Milam County farmers will receive about 520000 dollars in rental and miliny payments in 1954 on cotton acreage reduction. Geo Banzhaf reports 2450 contracts totaling 65186 acres with an average lint yield of 178 pounds per acre and rent of 6.23 dollars per acre. Option cotton from 1938 plow up yields 95000 in rent plus land rents and 46000 more at 12 cents cotton price.
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Milam County
Miliny
Geo. Banzhaf
County Apient
City Election Called for April 3 in Cameron
The Cameron general election is set for Tuesday April 3 to fill city offices. Nomination in city primaries is effectively the election. A separate bond vote on sewer system extensions will also occur the same day to satisfy legal requirements.
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Cameron
Three Car Loads of New Chevrolet Cars Reach Cameron
Three car loads of new 1934 Chevrolets were received in Cameron this morning by the Grabein Chevrolet Company. Mr. Grabein said Chevrolet Motor Company is shipping cars by trains into the states and production is under way. Early delivery was hindered, but Grabein now can make timely deliveries.
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Chevrolet
Cameron
Roosevelt Inaugural Celebrations Planned in Texas
A Texas committee appointed by the Legislature designates March 4 and the following days for observances of Roosevelt's first inauguration in Texas. Dallas may host a statewide celebration with delegates to the Chicago Convention and Texas inaugural party. The Dallas meeting, chaired by T. W. Davidson, asks churches to pray for leadership and civic groups to plan programs during the week.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Stanton Dossett
Dallas
Chicago
T. W. Davidson
Milam County CWA Projects Cut to 28 Canceled
Public works in Milam County are reduced with 28 projects canceled and the worker quota cut to 439 men. Rev J P Love administrator will issue a public statement detailing the situation. Teachers employed will be maintained.
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Milam County
J. P. Love
Mrs Lydae Jeter Buried in Cameron After Long Illness
Mrs Lyda Barclay Jeter dies February 23, 1984 at her Cameron home after months of illness. Funeral held at family residence with Rev E S Hutcheson and Rev N D Timmerman officiating. Interred at Oak Hill Cemetery beside her husband William Jeter, Cameron merchant and founder of Jeter Lumber Co. Born Lyda Barkley November 9, 1857 in Falle county.
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Lyda Barclay Jeter
Cameron
E. S. Hutcherson
Trinity Baptist Church
Houston
N. D. Timmerman
Oak Hill
William Jeter
Jeter Lumber Company
Grand Jury Named for March Term in Cameron District Court
Dan Gunn of Cameron Ed Simms of Rockdale and W B Elliott of Thorndale appointed Jury Commissioners by Judge Graham Gillis to select Grand and Petit Juries for eight weeks for the March term of the District Court meeting in Cameron on March Sth The following Grand Jury is to appear in Cameron on Monday March 5 1994 W T Ramasel Roy Griffith Lon Hudson F C Fahrendorf F C Styles L M Peeples Ray Woods Claude Eads Burnice Charles H M Camp Jno P ONeill Sam Clark J C Freeman H P McKinney J M Mitcham W F Hensley Add Hall
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Dan Gunn
Cameron
Ed Simms
Rockdale
W. B. Elliott
Thorndale
Graham Gillis
District Court
W. T. Ramasel
Roy Griffith
Lon Hudson
Buckholts
W. F. Hensley
Add Hall
Three Students at Normal College Honor List Named
Three Southwestern State Teachers College students from Milam county appear on the current roll of honor in San Marcos. Ethel Vaughan, daughter of Deputy Sheriff Will Vaughan, Eleanor Graham of Cameron, and Paul Spruill of Milano are recognized. Vaughan and Graham study five subjects, Spruill four. Vaughan has consistently earned the honor.
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Southwestern State Teachers College
San Marcos
Milam County
Ethel Vaughan
Will Vaughan
Eleanor Graham
Cameron
Paul Spruill
Milano
Vaughan
Graham
Spruill
Miss Vaughan
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Gene Smith
ITY
Ross Woodall
Huntsville
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
East Texas
Dossett
Celebration Board
ONE Day Institute Presbyterian Church
Roy Cusak
Bernard LaCoune
Glenn Warren
Hound Dog
J. Edd Glenn
Mr. Glenn
Koppers
Little City
Bosque County
Ister
Eastern Star School of Instruction
Cheeves
Columbus
Miss
White House
John B. Davis
Fort Worth
Lydae Jeter
Normal College
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