Boy Scout Circus Plans Set for Waco April 27
Final plans for the Boy Scout Circus, billed as the biggest show on earth, were discussed by 44 Scouts from nine counties at the James Connally Air Force Base Club. Seventy five units will participate with committees naming leaders for prologue grand entry cubbing and more. A 40 foot backdrop featuring the Scout symbol and a Scout image will adorn the site as Explorer Scouts from Hamilton performed Indian dances.
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Waco
James Connally Air Force Base
Larry Higgins
George Sauer
A. Thompson
Ralph Buchanan
Rip McKenzie
C. A. Higgins
Edmundson
Temple
James Mason
Baylor University
J. M. Johnson
Gordon Blair
M. B. Bardell
Virgil C Wall Enlists in Air Corps
Virgil C Wall son of Mr and Mrs Frank L Wall of Gause enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps Tuesday. He was sworn in at the Temple US Army and USAF Recruiting Station and sent to Fort Sill Oklahoma for initial processing and reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil C. Wall
Frank L Wall
Gause
United States Army
Albert H. Cobb
Temple
U S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Waco
Fort Sill Oklahoma
Enlisted Pvt Sam Hood Smith Stationed at Fort Jackson
Pvt Sam Hood Smith recently enlisted in the U S Army and is stationed at Fort Jackson South Carolina. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C E Smith of Cameron.
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Pvt
Sam Hood Smith
U. S. Army
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Pvt. Smith
C. E. Smith
Cameron
Dawn to Dusk Boy Scout Drive kicks off in Cameron
The 1951 Dawn to Dusk Boy Scout Drive opens with a Cameron Country Club breakfast attended by about 45 workers. Richard Bush chairs in Don Humble’s absence, Pat Taggart urges gifts, and Harvey Price outlines plans to contact roughly 400 Cameron residents. Ranch teams and leaders are organized for the statewide drive to advance scouting in central Texas.
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Cameron Country Club
Richard Bush
Bush
Don Humble
Cameron
Humble
Pat Taggart
Waco
Heart of Texas Council
Central
Texas
Heart o’Texas Scout Council
Price
Central Texas
Milam County
Early Bird Ranch
Calvin Markham
John Solomon
Max Howard
L. W. Smith
August Knipp
John Davis
H. J. Wernl
Ed McGuire
Earl Moseley
Henry Liebman
F. H. Scarbrough
Joe Richter
Edward Schiller
Beech U Ranch
William F. Arthur
Gene Blake
Bob Gordon
W. T. Hanes
L. G. Smith
Tommy Kirk
Jack Slaughter
Bob Wells
Emory Camp
Grady Allen
Ray Burke
Ernest Burkes
Bert Nicholson
C. B. Jennesses
E. C. Cole
Scout fundraiser set to reach Cameron in 1951
A Boy Scout program for Cameron is backed by a $2,000 goal with funds allocated to scouting activities field services training and promotion council office expenses camping advancement and miscellaneous items. Gene Blake chairs the Prospect Committee Rev James McKeown leads Special Gifts with L W Smith Thomas Brashier and L G Smith on the team. A meeting at Milam Coffee Shop at 5 P M Tuesday will review collections and progress. Sweetheart queen candidates from 12 F F A areas will be crowned at Shamrock lawn ceremony alongside four runners-up during July convention events featuring major farm market firms.
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Cameron
Gene Blake
James McKeown
L. W. Smith
Thomas Brashear
L. G. Smith
Bush
Milam
Texas Association
FFA Convention Set in Houston with $10,000 in Scholarships
The Texas FFA executive meeting selected Houston as the site for the 1951 convention. July 11 to 15 will host the Shamrock Hotel event, with Weldom Mason of Meadow as president of the 31,000 member Texas organization. Governor Shivers and other notables are invited to address farm youth, and scholarships and prizes totaling over $10,000 will highlight the gathering. The prettiest farm girl in Texas will be named at the conclave.
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Future Farmers of America, Texas Association
Houston
Dallas
Weldom Mason
Meadow
Texas
Shamrock Hotel
Shivers
Rev Archer to Speak Tonight at Cameron Gospel Tabernacle
Missionary Rev J W Archer from Mexico City will address Cameron Gospel Tabernacle Church tonight at 7 30 PM. He heads the largest missionary broadcasting station in Old Mexico and Pastor Rev Bowley invites the public to hear his message.
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J. W. Archer
Mexico City
Cameron Gospel Tabernacle Church
Thorndale and Milano Team Champs in Region V District
Final region results relay standings for Region V District 68 Boys and District 55 Girls. W. E. Laas Jr. announces Thorndale girls and Milano boys as winners with full season scores and club standings.
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Thorndale
Milano
W. E. Laas Jr
A & M Consol
Sommerville
Rockdale
Buckholts
Sharp Snook
Thorndale M1
Sharp Buckholts
Sommerville Snook
Community Choir Meets Tonight at 7 Before Easter Cantata
The Community Choir under Mrs. Joe Hickman will rehearse tonight at 7 at First Methodist Church for the upcoming Easter Cantata. Vivian Carlton disclosed the event, noting the choir has organized annual programs for several years.
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First Methodist Church
Vivian Carlton
Joe Hickman
Choirs Gather for Cameron Herd March Event
The Cameron Herd on March 1 1951 invites city and area church choirs to join rehearsals each Tuesday night at the church. Mrs Hickman asks continued cooperation as more singers are needed to present the well liked event.
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Hickman
Modern sayings reveal shifting tastes and tastes
A humorously edited passage observes fading exclamations, changing household spaces, and evolving views on brides, chorus girls, and meatball recipes. It notes an airplane as the least useful invention and reflects lighthearted social commentary of the era.
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