New Cameron Chamber of Commerce Officers Announced
Cameron Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet at Simon George Memorial Hall last Tuesday night introducing Ben Magness as president Henry Liebman as first vice president and Hilliard Thomas as second vice president Retiring officers were Drayton McLane Magness and Charlie Burke Leonard Blaylock FBI San Antonio chief spoke on community roles in crime prevention and the need for local action Chamber officers and directors for 1957 were named with Magness receiving the McCullin Award for 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Simon George Memorial Hall
Ben Magness
Henry Liebman
Hilliard Thomas
Drayton McLane
Magness
Charlie Burke
Texas Power and Light Company
Southern
Temple
Cameron
Henry M. Liebman
Charles C. Smith
Robert Weems
Merlin Lester
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Emory Camp
Texas
W. W. Lynch
Charles W. Wooldridge
John C. Young
L. A. Byron George R. Marrs
T. D. Thomas
Weekly Weather Summary for Cameron Area
Rain totaled 0.30 inches in Cameron last week ending 6 p m Monday as temperatures ranged from a low of 38 to a high of 78 degrees. Readings cover February 26 to March 5 with daily highs and lows listed for February 27 to March 5.
Cameron Milano Road Work Restored After Court Submission
Milan County Commissioners Court has reinstated construction on the Cameron Milano Highway project. The nine mile section of State Highway No 36 from US 77 south of Cameron to Milano will include grading structures and surfacing after right of way was filed with the highway department.
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Cameron-Milano
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Milan County Commissioners Court
Cameron
Milano
Howard To Preach Sunday Afternoons
Don Howard son of Mr and Mrs Max Howard of Cameron is a ministerial student at Baylor He will preach at Clark son Church every Sunday afternoon at three oclock Everyone is invited to attend these services
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Don Howard
Max Howard
Cameron
Baylor
Clarkson Church
Danburg’s appoints Virgil R Lake new Victoria manager
Virgil R Lake son of Will and Mrs Lake of Cameron takes over the newest Danburg department store branch in Victoria at the Village Business Center after managing the Spring Branch store for 2½ years. He is a World War II veteran with a Purple Heart and participates in Veterans of Foreign Wars with his wife, as they plan to buy a home in Victoria.
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Virgil R Lake
Will Lake
Cameron
Danburg's Department Stores
Victoria
Lake
Danburg
Spring
Danbury
Mrs
Milam County Hews Briefs and Local Meetings
Week ending March 2 report shows 18 cases of street throat illness four chickenpox and one pneumonia per Dr. John B. Bryson. Farmers along Little and Big Flmn Creeks meet March 8 at Yarrellton Schoolhouse to seek yearlong water flow. results to be presented to Temple City Council March 12. Women’s bowling leaders listed with Green’s Funeral Home high single 562 and Falstaff 532. top scorers Ida Michalka and A. Mondrik. Buckholts FFA hosts Buckholts youths with La Porte HS Home Economics staff and families for a chicken fry. Buckholts exhibitors Lee Zajicek and Albert Abel assist at Houston Show. Fire at Milam Motel Feb 28. one blaze, two trucks, chemicals used to limit damage. Local irrigation interest from C. G. Tumlinson and Brazos River Authority met. aim to secure Belton Reservoir water this summer.
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Milam County
John B. Bryson
Temple
Little River
Yarrellton
Temple City
Cameron Council Receives New Garbage Truck
Cameron City Council met last Tuesday with Public Works Superintendent W D Bighee receiving delivery of the new city garbage truck as of March. The council approved paying 1500 for a water line easement to Bart Hickman and voted to have the city swimming pool painted. City Secretary Wayne Wieser noted the equalization board would meet for the first time in 1957 on Monday March 11. Councilman Roy Griffith chaired the meeting in Mayor Robert Weems absence. other members were present.
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Cameron City
Public Works
W. D Bighee
Bart Hickman
Wayne Wieser
Roy Griffith
Robert Weems
Lynch Offers TP&L Aid To Cities Seeking New Industries
TP and L officials toured Temple and Cameron as part of a southern division inspection and discussed growth prospects for Central Texas. President Lynch said TP&L will aid communities in attracting new industry, noting 1956 achievements that attracted 32 new firms with $8 million payroll and about 2025 workers.
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Lynch
Tp&l
Temple
Chambers of Commerce
Milam County Youths Receive 98 Chicks From Local Sponsors
Milam County FFA and 4H members each receive chicks Friday, 98 crates in total, from Cameron Milano and Thorndale sponsors. Chick distribution on the Milam County Courthouse lawn precedes a May 4 banquet for shrowers and sponsors, with prizes at the 7 3 pm Poultry Show including top pullets and roosters, cash awards, and banners for champion pens.
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Milam County
FFA
Cameron
Milano
Thorndale
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. W. J. Clark Dies In Cameron Hospital
Mrs. W J Clark 89 died after a heart attack at a local hospital. Final rites were held March 2 at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev E J Davis of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born January 23 1908 in Caldwell and lived in Cameron for years. survived by son Billy Clark Houston, daughter Mrs Mary Maples Cameron, seven grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
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W. I. Clark
Marek Burns
E. J. Davis
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill
Caldwell
Clark
Cameron
Billy Clark
Houston
Mary Maples
Milam County Youths Win Top Show Prizes
Eight members of Buckholts Milam County FFA Club led by C. Titsworth won top prizes at the 197 Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition, showcasing area exhibitors of animals and poultry.
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Houston
Buckholts
FFA Club
C. Titsworth
Marshall Weems Dies In Temple
Marshall Weems aged 60, longtime Cameron resident and McLane Company employee, died Tuesday March 5 1957 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple. Funeral services set for 2 p m today at Full Gospel Tabernacle with Rev H M Bowley and Rev A J Frisby officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born September 6 1896 in Milam County and was a World War I veteran. Survivors include his widow four daughters three sons a brother and two sisters. Arrangements by Green Funeral Home. Also reported are local 4-H exhibitors and Milam County winners in the Junior Fat Swine and Market Poultry shows with multiple placings.
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Marshall Weems
McLane Company
Veterans Administration Hospital
Temple
Full Gospel Tabernacle
H. M. Bowley
A. J. Frisby
Oak Hill Cemetery
The
Green Funeral Home
Milam County
Weems
Cameron
Kh. W. Hicks
Houston
James Sims
Elton
West Virginia
Leo Plachy
Leo Ox Una
Kenneth
J. M
Greenville
South Carolina
Alton Weems
Milton Weems
Flonie Dodson
Rosebud
Alma Burroughs
Georgetown
Handle
Glaser
Weide
Charles Moran
Pat McClaren
Johnnie Ray Richter
Henrietta Richter
Henry Tomasek
Joe Walzer
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Leonard Blaylock
Federal Bureau of Investigation Division
San Antonio
FBI
Sheriff's Offices
Bill Burns
O. B. Horstmann
Dana Kestenbaum
Calvin Markham
E. A. Perrin
E. L. Wied
Jimmy Wiggs
Richard Williams
Gus Elly
William F. Arthur
Earl Curtis
Don Humble
A. W. McCullin
Liebman
John Davis
Gene Blake
Leo Fuchs
O. B. Harden
Wiley Loughmiller, Louis McKee
Milton Schiller
Thomas and
C. A. White
Lester Williams
McCullin
Charter of Commerce
Jack Prescott
Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Humble
George Bowman
Fred Switzer
Dr. Bowman
N. L. Caperton
Albert Collins
Burke
Prescott
McLane
J. C. Andres
Henry Siebman
Hlliard Thomas
Alvin Hefft
Cameron Water Department
Hoor
Leland Weide
Joe Weido
R. E
Bob) Smith
Young Weido
Fort Worth
Little One
Weido
Howard
Virgil R. Lake
Green
Funera
Falstaff
Cameron Uhird
Ida Michalka
A. Mondrik
M. Hollas
Leon-Little River Valley
C. G. Tumlinson
Brazos River Authority
Belton Reservoir
Milam
Frank Richter
la Porte High School
E. V. Bravenec
H. C. Black
Jeana
Joe Dean Zajicek
Albert Abel
Central Texas
Ww. W. Lynch
W. J. Clark
Buckholts F Hich
Leland Weido
Charles Hundle
Charlie Hundle
Stanley Joe Glaser
Joe Glaser
Ralph Taegel
Harold Taegel
Walter Zanicek
Joe Zanicek
Nathan Fritz
NW Fritz
Kenneth Janicek
Frank Janicek
Dwayne Orsag
Pete Orsag
Milam Grain Company
Old Butte
Southland Cotton Oil Company
Perry Holder
C. O. Angell
Robert M. Clark
H. L. Yager
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