Weekend guests and local visits fill Cameron Herald pages
The column lists numerous visiting relatives and locals returning home for weekends. Families from Fort Worth Houston San Angelo Robstown and Austin join Cameron residents in visits and hospital stays. Notables include Elmer Williams Douglas Williams Helen Svetlik and Johnny Jungmann among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Richter
Henry Lika
Ft. Worth
Fred Richter
Houston
Milton Richter
San Angelo
Elmer Williams
Kings Daughters Hospital
Temple
Douglas Williams
Thorndale
Johnny Jungmann
Kings’ Daughters Hospital
Lawrence Richter
Richter
Funeral for Lena Bixman Held at Terry's Chapel
Relatives and friends attended the funeral of Lena Bixman at Terry's Chapel Lutheran church on Friday March 2. Other items note visits by Mrs. John McAtee and family, a 42 party hosted by Mrs. Fritz Wied, H D Council visits to Cameron, and a Baptist church pageant planned for March 11 as part of the Women’s Missionary Union activities.
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Lena Bixman
Terry's Chapel Lutheran Church
John McAtee
Verner Meis
Brouns
Belton
Ed Stuessel
Rosebud
Fritz Wied
Charlie Hengatier
Fritz Stoebner
Herman Dorner Sr
W.M.A
The
Baptist Church
Woman’s Missionary Union
Sam Lynch
Henry Davenport
Sec
Treas
Lewis Newman
Bro. Newman
Burlington
David Krause
A. & M. College
Phil Krause
Judy
George Logan Jr
Clyde Logan
Houston
George Logan Sr
Austin
Killeen
Waco
Burnett
Introducing Joseph Kennon Pitts
Mr and Mrs T C Pitts of Orlando Fla announce the birth of a son at the Air Force Base Hospital on February 20. The baby weighs seven pounds fifteen and a half ounces and has been named Joseph Kennon Pitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Pitts
Orlando, Fla
Air Force Base Hospital
Joseph Kennon Pitts
Alcoa Promotes Whitzel Harper To Command
Alcoa named R. T. Whitzel general production manager and John D. Harper general manager of the smelting division. Whitzel, since 1952, led the Smelting division. Harper moves from Rockdale Texas to Pittsburgh as assistant manager of the smelting division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa
Whitzel-Harper
Aluminum Company of America Today
R. T. Whitzel
John D. Harper
Whitzel
Harper
Rockdale, Smelter
Pittsburgh
Pitts Family Welcomes Newborn Amid Marlow Heritage
Mrs. Pitts, formerly Odessa Kennon of Marlow, welcomes a newborn as part of the Pitts family lineage. They also note their son Thom as Carey Pitts III, continuing the family name and ties to local roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
Odessa Kennon
Joe Kennon
Marlow
Thomas Carey Pitts, III
Anita Dusek in M. H. Baylor Easter Pageant
Miss Anita Dusek of Cameron joins the 17th annual Easter pageant at Mary Hardin Baylor college. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J Edwin Dusek Sr of 402 E 12th St and will appear in the crowd scenes of the production portraying the last days of.
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Austin
Charles Hundle
Raymond Ezzell
San Marcos College
L. N. Ezzell
Ed Posival Sr
Houston
Ed Posival Jr
Annie Verla
M. E. Mitcham
MecClosky Hospital
Temple
Anita Dusek
Cameron
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Nan Hubert Nominated for SWSTC Rodeo Queen
Nan Hubert daughter of Dr and Mrs J S Hubert of Cameron is freshman dorm nominee for Rodeo Queen during Frontier Days at Southwest Texas State College with six other nominees. Nan majors in business administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Hubert
J. S. Hubert
Central St. Cameron
Southwest Texas State College
Nan
Draft policy aims to free fathers from induction duties
The state draft director announces meetings to relax draft rules for fathers and men above 26 while calls stay at current level. He warns that informing boards about birth or pregnancy is required and delaying notice to report for induction could lead to induction anyway.
National Guard Enlists Four As Campaign Ends
Battery C 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery adds four Guardsmen Alvin W Baggerly Billy D Scarborough James F E Hollas and John A Pernice before Washingtons Birthday February 22 Two more applications followed and papers are being processed Hallas is a local high school student and football team manager Scarborough works at a Cameron service station Pernice a WWII veteran with a T-4 rank served 40 months in Army and overseas in the South Pacific now employed by Coca Cola Bottling Cameron The February 22 ceremony at the Armory lit candles on a Washingtons Birthday cake for each new enlistment
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National Guard
Washington
Alvin W. Baggerly
Billy D. Scarborough
James FE. Hollas
John A. Pernice
Baggerly
Hallas
Scarborough
Cameron
Pernice
Fort Hood
South Pacific
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Adjutant General's Dept
Entry into Jerusalem Theme Echoes in Modern Service
A church sermon recalls Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem as a guiding symbol for faith. The speaker links the event to contemporary devotion and religious observance in a season of reflection.
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Earth
Jerusalem
Social Security Coverage For Professionals and Ministers 1955
As of January 1955 professionals including engineers architects accountants and funeral directors earning 400 or more net from their work are covered by Social Security. Ministers may elect coverage by filing Form 2031 with the IRS by April 15 1956. later filings could forfeit 1955 credit. The decision is individual and does not bind the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Marley
Austin Social Security Office
Director of
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Fertile Soil as Nation’s Strength Urged in Civic Rally
A civic debate stresses fertile soil as foundational for national strength and future prosperity. Advocates urge community action to protect farmland and promote sustainable agriculture.
Citizenship Denominator in Ada Henderson Seventh Grade Display
The seventh grade at Ada Henderson School presents a Citizenship themed display from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Teachers Miss Katherine Sproull Leona White and C L Canady show a clock of daily work with hours labeled Health Music Class meetings and the common denominator Citizenship. They follow orders from Superintendent W T Hanes to teach Citizenship first, then other core elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Ada Henderson School
Katherine Sproull
Leona White
C. L. Canady
W. T. Hanes
Draft Regulation Talks Begin With Board Clerks In Waco
State Selective Service director Colonel Morris Schwartz and staff started eight district meetings with draft board clerks in Waco. The conferences address new regulations on order of liability for service, the armed forces reserve program, and other routine matters noting changes that affect younger men entering service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Waco
Morris
Schwartz
Public Schools Week invites parents to visit Texas schools
This annual Texas event showcases public schools to adults. It highlights parents' role in building and funding schools through taxes and urges visitation to see students in action during Public Schools Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Therm
Zajicek Displays Shorthorn at Houston Show Sixth Place
Walter Zajicek, a Greenhand FFA student from Buckholts, shows a grade Shorthorn steer named Crossy at the Houston Fat Stock Show and earns sixth place among all Shorthorns. He plans to combine electrical work with livestock in his future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Zajicek
Zajiceks
Walter
Houston
FFA
Crossy
Pat Brady
Milano Senior Class Observes Murder Trial
Superintendent W. W. Wilson of Milano schools escorted the Milano Senior Class to Cameron on Monday to observe a murder trial. The event involved educators and students witnessing the proceedings at the Cameron courthouse as part of a civic education effort.
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Black
Milano
W. W. Wilson
Milano Schools
Cameron
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L. A. Svetlik
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Jack Bailey, M. C
Grace Walker
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