Cameron Crusade for Christ Brings City Revival
The Cameron Ministerial Association announces the Cameron Crusade for Christ March 11 to 18 with services at The Assembly of God Battetown First Baptist First Christian Full Gospel Tabernacle First Methodist and First Presbyterian at 7 30 p m nightly and a joint 9 30 a m service at Milam Theatre. The Nazarene cooperates but will not host services that week. About 75 cottage prayer meetings have been held weekly with hundreds attending. On March 4 members will visit homes to invite all to attend evening and morning services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
E. J. Davis
Cameron Crusade For Christ
Assembly of God
Battetown Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Full Gospel Tabernacle
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Milam Theatre
Church of the Nazarene
Ministerial Association
Car Inspection Deadline Set At April 15
The State Highway Patrol announced the inspection deadline for all motor vehicles is April 15. After that date, autos without the seal will be in violation. Local stations include Schiller Motors, Michalka Motors, Hefley Steadman Motors, Grabein Chevrolet Co., and Buckholts Waymonds Garage. About 20 percent already inspected, leaving many inspections to be completed within 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Highway Patrol
Schiller Motors
Michalka Motors
Hefley Steadman Motors
Grabein Chevrolet Co
Buckholts
Waymond
Cameron FHA Office Closed For Training Meeting
The Cameron FHA Office will be closed Tuesday March 6 as personnel attend a training meeting in Belton. Plan to conduct county business Monday Wednesday or Friday that week at the County Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Fha
Belton
Texas Under Six Flags Pageant at Rockdale School
A pageant titled Texas Under Six Flags features over a hundred seventh grade students from Rockdale schools. The show is set at Rockdale Jr High School Gymnasium Friday March 2 at 7:45 PM, announced by teacher Mrs Maurice Courtney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale School
Rockdale
Rockdale Jr. High School
Maurice Courtney
Cameron Housing Authority Retains Architect for 50 Unit Project
Cameron Housing Authority moves forward on 50 public housing units with Fort Worth architect Jack Whitworth contracted to prepare maps for FHA approval. Narvie L. Caperton chairs with Earl Curtis Vic Hannon August Kunz and William F. Arthur as members. Joe Denson is secretary. Previous work by an earlier committee aided the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Narvie L. Caperton
Earl Curtis
Vic Hannon
August Kunz
William F. Arthur
Jack Whitworth
Fort Worth
Federal Housing Authority
Joe Denson
4-H Club Week Proclaimed In Milam County Texas
Governor Shivers declares March 3 to 11 as 4 H Club Week in Texas urging citizens to support 4 H participation. Milam County lists clubs in Thorndale San Gabriel Cavilla Sharp and other towns with about 285 youth involved.
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Texas
Charlie Smith
Milam County
Thorndale
San Gabriel
Cavilla
Sharp
Buckhous Mareh
Burlington
Maysfield
Milano
Gause
Rockdale
Cameron
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Agents Office
Milam
Rosebud hosts 110 member concert band from four schools
In the Rosebud Fifth annual Band Clinic a 110 member concert band drawn from Cameron Marlin La Vega and Rosebud will perform at 7 45 P M in the Rosebud high school gym. Directors include Vin cent DiNino Noah Knepper Francis Cox Hal Spencer Preston Miles and Duane Hunter. The program features Class AA contest numbers marches and lighter music. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
Cameron
Marlin
la Vega
Bellmead
Vincent DiNino
University of Texas Longhorn Band
Noah Knepper
University of Texas Longhorn
Baylor Golden Wave
Francis Cox
Hal Spencer
Preston Miles
Duane Hunter
Senate confirms Fred H. Pearce as postmaster
Fred H. Pearce Sr. of Thordale was appointed Postmaster this week by action of the U S Senate. He replaces Mrs. Minnie Schamele who has been temporarily in charge. Pearce lives in the San Gabriel Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fred H. Pearce
Fred H. Pearce Sr
Thorndale
U. S. Senate
Ernest Coffield
Pearce
Minnie Schamele
San Gabriel
Cameron's Salt Grass Riders Lead 1800 Hands to Houston
Cameron's Salt Grass Riders from Brenham led by Carroll Green rode to Houston with Roy Rogers joining near Spring Branch. About 1450 to 1500 finished. 35 to 40 animals died. The trip traced the Salt Grass Trail linking cattle drives to the Houston Fat Stock Show and Rodeo with Camero n participants listing many names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Salt Grass Riders
Houston
Brenham
Carroll Green
Spring Branch
Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers
McDermott
C. O. Angell
William C. Day
Petie Graham
Ferrol Angell
Cameron Cook
Carl Fikes
Texas
Hempstead
Waller
A. W. Schild
C. M. Lindey
Jayne Swayze
Ben Milain-Cooke
Carl
Milam County Sets New Cotton Planting and Plow-Up Dates
The Milam County Extension Office announces new cotton planting dates from March 20 to May 20 and a plow-up date of October 31, 15 days earlier than in 1955. Milam County requires no gin sterilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
County Extension Office
Milam County
First Grade Spring Window Calendar Display
The Herald Window features First Graders Mary Lawrence and Jimmie Barr depicting seasons with spring central in art and songs. Students in Y and Z study seasonal change through science readings language lessons and number stories. A bird song chorus and crayon drawings reinforce the coming of spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin
Herald
Mary Lawrence
Jimmie Barr
Red Cross Drive Opens in Milam County March 5
Milam County launches the 1956 Red Cross Fund Drive Monday March 5 with a county quota of 9275. J R Yeager named chairman of the reorganized Milam County Red Cross Chapter at a Rockdale meeting Friday night with officers including Chas Burke secretary and J D Peeples treasurer. The Cameron quota is 3100 and the executive committee circulated community quotas and drive materials while listing directors from Rockdale Cameron and Thorndale.
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Red Cross
Milam County
Rockdale
J. R. Yeager
Yeager
Industrial Generating Company
Rockdele Works
Chas. Burke
Cameron
Hugo Linke
San Gabriel
J D. Peeples
Milano
al Goehler
Joe Yates
W. H. Cooke
Sam Peebles
Sara Bankston
Louis McKee
Ben Magness
Henry Lei
Cameron editor named for Baylor University Lariat
LuWane Asher of Cameron is renamed society editor of the Baylor University Lariat and Tom Williams of WW.CO is named editor by the Bayloe board of publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LuWane Asher
Cameron
Baylor University
Tom Williams
wW.co
Bayloe Board of Publications
Service Clubs To Lunch At School Cafeteria Next Week
Yee High School hosts public as Lions Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs during Public Schools Week in Cameron Texas. Lions Ladies join Tuesday lunch at noon in the school cafeteria with students. Rotarians dine Wednesday and Kiawanis guests include the Cameron School Board Thursday. Football trainees present exhibition games Tuesday and Wednesday at Yoe stadium for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
Lions, Rotary
Kiowanis
Cameron
Texas
Leo Jackson
Lions Club
Rotarians
Kiawanis Club
Cameron School Board
Yoe Stadium
Three Now Wie For Mayoralty Of Cameron
Three candidates filed for Cameron mayoral race this week. Russell Wilson was the first to file, with Robert Weems and Milton Schiller joining later. R. J. Griffin announced for Place No 2 on the council and Roy Griffith seeks re election for Place No 1. Filing deadline is Saturday night at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Robert Weems
Milton Schiller
Schiller
R. J. Griffin
Roy Griffith
City Hall
Russell Wilson
All Saints Lenten Service Tonight Hears Rev Tucker
Reverend Jim Tucker, recently a missionary to Nigeria, will lead the regular Lenten mid week service at All Saints Episcopal Church Thursday at 8 p.m. He now serves at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Tucker
Nigeria
Church of the Good Shepherd
Austin
All Saints Episcopal Church
YWA Houseparty Success Prompts Abilene Re Run
More than a thousand young women attended the third annual Baptist Young Women's Auxiliary Houseparty at Mary Hardin Baylor College. Due to overbooking a second party is planned for Hardin-Simmons University next month. Mrs. Ivy Loy Bishop led the event with Miss Althea Fuller of Nigeria as speaker. Cameron attendees included Mrs. O. G. Tumilinson and Mrs. Earl Moseley with Theodora Sorna Barbara Macon Elizabeth Newton Wilma Baldridge Besharel Jo Young and Evelyn Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young Women’s
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Mary Hardin Baylor
Hardin-Simmons University
Ivy Loy’ Bishop
State Young People’s
Cameron
0. G. Tumilinson
YWA
First Baptist Church
Earl Moseley
Kiwanis Cast-off Clothes Drive March 10
The Kiwanis Club of Camero sponsors a used clothing drive on Saturday March 10. Clothing collected will go to the Department of Public Welfare for distribution to the needy. Pick up hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Donors may leave bundles on the doorstep or request a pickup by notifying the Welfare department or a Kiwanis member.
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Kiwanis
Kiawanis Club of
Camero
Department of Public Welfare
Kiawanis Club
Alcoa's Rockdale Pay Tops 5 Million
Alcoa reports the Rockdale Works payroll exceeding $5 million as first metal from new potlines arrives. Two new lines will raise Rockdale’s smelting capacity by 50 percent to reach 150000 tons. About 300 more workers will join the 1500 already employed by completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa
R. R. Sugg
Rockdale
Smort
Central Texas
Sugg
Local Political Musings and Speculation Prompt Voters
The author notes anticipated political talk with Mr. A N Green and Cameron, hints at Green’s candidacy, mentions three column headlines in the Houston Post, and muses on Nixon, Truman, and possible vice presidency amid retirement thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Green
Cameron
Green
Houston Post
Nixon
Truman
Carroll Green Rides With Roy Rogers in Houston
Local observer notes Carroll Green riding alongside Roy Rogers in Houston last week, suggesting a potential screen role. The sighting highlights Green as a possible upcoming figure in film, with industry interest implied by the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Green
Roy Rogers
Houston
Dean Lee
Clas
Cub Pack 213 Holds Annual Banquet
Cameron Cub Scout Pack 213 held its annual banquet at Simon and George Memorial Hall on February 28. Six dens totaling about 53 boys decorated tables with historical themes and presented skits for families. Den two recognized their Den Chief, Mark Irvin of Boy Scout Troop 84 served a faithful year. Dean White, chair, awarded to 30 or more cubs. awards to be published next week.
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Crusade For Christ
Cameron Housing Authority
America
Allan Shivers
State of
Coleman Duncum
Joe Hickman
Harold van de Weghe
Aubry Hightower
Vaughan Jenness
Buddy Shipp
Mary Belle Batte
Johnnie Graham
Carroll Green Jr
Walter Mays Jr
Charles Bailey
Rev
Lyle
LuWane Asher Spring
Lariat Society
All Saints
Tucker
Abilene
Althea Fuller
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