Yee High Track Meet Sets March 10 at Cameron
The second annual Yee High School invitation track meet takes place in Cameron on Saturday March 10 with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 7:50 p.m. The Yee team plays a Texas B squad baseball game at 3:30 p.m. A University of Texas freshmen track exhibition is on the program. Awards include ribbons for top four in each event, a team trophy, and a sterling silver track shoe charm for the top scorer.
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Yee High School
Cameron
University of Texas B
University of Texas
Milam County CWA Work Quota Cuts For Week Ahead
For the week starting March 9 the Milam county CWA quota is set at 403 workers. Projects are pared to essential sites including Ledbetter Park roads sanitation and school repairs. Miss Fay Peebles named county Health Nurse tours schools for immunization census as relief shifts to material aid rather than cash.
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Milam County
Ledbetter Park
Southern Pacific Workers to Meet in Cameron Friday
Officials and employees of the Southern Pacific Lines will meet in Cameron at 7:30 Friday evening. The Milam Hotel has been provided as the meeting place. E. C. Cole, the Cameron agent, is arranging details for the gathering. C. Carter of Houston will be the principal speaker.
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Southern Pacific Lines
Cameron
Milam Hotel
E. C. Cole
C. Carter of
Houston
Baptist Women To Meet At Church For Study And Lecture
Baptist women gather at the church Monday at 3 p m for a special study period. On Tuesday at 3 p m Miss Gussie Rowlett will lecture on Duties of Respective Offices. All circle members are urged to attend.
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the Baptist Women
Gussie Rowlett
Jesse James Seeks Reelection to 65th Texas House
Jesse James announces candidacy for re election to the Texas House representing Milam Lee and Burleson Counties in the 65th district. He pledges honesty and hard work while opposing additional taxes especially sales tax, and notes his service in the 43rd Legislature.
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65Th
Texas
House of Representatives
Milam
Lee
Burleson
Cameron Legion 10 Helps Save Schools
Commander John Sapp of Edwin Hardy Post No. 9 appoints Educational Committee members L. Van Perkins chair, A. E. Matula, L. F. Gohmert, John R. Hayes, W. R. Hoover, W. B. Skelton, August Kunz. The Legion has long prioritized education as a core goal.
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National Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
National Educational Association
John Sapp
Edwin Hardy
L. van Perkins
A. E. Matula
L. F. Gohmert
John R. Hayes
W. R. Hoover
W. B. Skelton
August Kunz
National American
Legion
Ray Burke to Open New Store in Cameron
Former Duke & Ayres manager Ray Burke plans to open a Be to $1 store in Cameron next week in the building formerly occupied by Zidell and Levy on the square. He will announce the exact opening date when stock is placed and promises opening bargains.
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Ray Burke
Duke & Ayres
Cameron
Mr. Burke
Chas. Zidell
W. B. Levy
Burke
Postal Employees Face New 5 Percent Wages Cut in Cameron
James Farley Postmaster General informs Cameron postal workers of a further 5 percent wage decrease. Vacations are canceled and layoff days reduce salaries. With rising costs and no restoration of the original 15 percent, Congress enforces a lower salary limit for all employees.
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Cameron
James Farley
Congress
Cameron Observes National Business Women's Week
Cameron business women observe National Business Women's Week March 11 to 17 with events led by the local club. N. D. Timmerman will deliver a Sunday sermon at the Baptist church and Mayor Chas. C. Smith has proclaimed the week in Cameron in cooperation with the national movement.
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Cameron
Federation
N. D. Timmerman
the Baptist Church
Chas. C. Smith
National Movement
Proclamation Declares National Business & Professional Women's Week
Mayor Chas C Smith of Cameron designates March 11 to 17 as National Business and Professional Women's Week. He calls residents to observe the week with regard for women in business and professional roles and to commend Cameron women and local clubs supporting the movement.
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Cameron
United States
Flying Down to Rio the First Aerial Musical Show
Texas Flyer reviews an elaborate aviation cinema idea by Lou Brock. conceived in 2014 Rio de Janeiro inspired by exotic beauty and romance for an aerial movie projected as a landmark in early 1933.
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Rio
Lou Brock
Brock
Rio de Janeiro
Hughes candidate for county judge
Milam county educator J O Hughes announces his bid for Milam County Judge in the July Democratic Primary on July 28. He notes past support in Cameron and across the county and asks voters to back him again in 1994 after a close 1982 race. further details continue on page 4.
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J. O. Hughes
Milam County
Hughes
Cameron
Bandit trio on trial in Bryan for multiple robberies
Whitey Walker Blackie Thompson and Roy Johnson three bandits who escaped Oklahoma prison while on a fishing trip face trial in Bryan Milam county for the Caldwell Jewelry store robbery last fall and charged with the Buckholts bank and Marlin National Bank robberies. Sheriff Blaylock and witnesses seek identification of the trio. Walker previously escaped local jail before being captured near the Louisiana line.
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Whitey Walker
Blackie Thompson
Roy Johnson
Oklahoma
Bryan
Caldwell
Blaylock
Buckholts
Milam County
Marlin National Bank
Walker
Leonard Blaylock
Louisiana
Methodist Young People To Meet Here In Summer
The Marlin District Methodist Young People will hold a summer encampment in Cameron at a date to be set by officials. The Cameron church board extended the invitation Tuesday night and arrangements to ensure a successful encampment are underway.
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Marlin
Cameron
War in Europe Predicted by UPI European Chief Webb Miller
Webb Miller, General European manager of United Press Association, arrives in Dallas to tour Texas and predict war is inevitable in Europe. With 18 years abroad and 29 countries covered, he intends several months in the Middle West to study America while he evaluates the European outlook. He cited travels from Kamchatka to Capetown to Reykjavik.
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Webb Miller
United Press Association
Texas
Europe
Miller
Kamchata
Capetown
Reykjavik
Middle West
America
Dallas
Grand Jury Indicts Seven Law Violations in March Term
The March term Grand Jury reported seven indictments including theft of chickens by L McDonald selling liquor by Otto Schiller burglary by Wallace Richards Love Lee and Calvin Cros felony theft by T J Thompson and again T J Thompson with three cases unarrested and secret defendants. Bailiffs were named and the jury was granted a recess until Monday March 12 1954.
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District Court
W. F. Hensley
W. T. Ramael
Ray Woods
J. M. Mitcham
Bernice Charlen
F. C. Stiles
Roy Griffith
Sam Clark
Claude Eads
John P. O'Neill
L. M. Peeples
J. C. Freeman
L. McDonald
Otto Schiller
Wallace Richards
Love Lee
Calvin Cros
T. J. Thompson
Grand Jury
R. S&s. Wiley
B. F. Bailey
S. S. Hickman
Joe Lankford
Geo. Gambill
W. C. Colvin
B. R. Mauldin
Max Kennedy
F. J. Gant
Henderson Named To Rivers And Harbors Advisory Board
Col. T. S. Henderson, a noted lawyer and leader, was named a member of the advisory committee to Congress for National Rivers and Harbors. The appointment was made by Frank Reid, president of the advisory committee, and Henderson is expected to aid reclamation progress and navigation matters with cooperation and information.
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Col
T. S. Henderson
Congress
Frank Reid
Henderson
J W Coleman Returns To Marlin Treatment
J W Coleman of the Cameron Furniture Company, a leading business man, has returned to Marlin to continue treatment after an operation for tonsils. He has faced throat trouble and the return visit is hoped to bring noticeable health improvement.
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J. W. Coleman
Cameron Furniture Company
Marlin
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West
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Jesse James
Cameron Legion
Fort Worth Rodeo
Lucyle Roberts
Antlers
Fort Worth
Ness & Professional Women’s
City of Cameron
National Federation
Women of
Chas
Smith
Cameron Theatre
Texas Flyer
Robert L
Dick) Dobie
United Airlines
Germany
Deutsch Luft Hansa
Bandit Trig
Methodist
T.S. Henderson
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