Milano welcomes new Baptist pastor Rev Lavalle and family
Rev and Mrs Lavalle and their two children from Waco arrive in Milano to assume pastorage of the Baptist Church. A large Women Society of Christian Service social at the Milano school house drew many locals with food and games such as dominoes 42 and Canasta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Miller
Mattie Malone
Fulton
Gause
Bessie Brennan
Lee Braun
R. L. Mills
Dickinson
H. M. Timmons
Brenham
W. B. Landrum
New York
Methodist Churches
Eldon Ball
North
Funeral Services for Mrs. W. P. Henry Held at Rockdale
Funeral services were held for 75 year old Mrs. W. P. Henry at Philips and Luckey chapel with Rev. H. E. Crone of Temple officiating. Burial was in the lOOF cemetery. She died Sunday in a Cameron hospital after a long heart ailment. Survivors include three sons Clint Joe Ernest Henry of Rockdale. three daughters Mrs. Edward Backhaus of Rockdale, Mrs. Harry C. Meek of Memphis Tenn., Mrs. Brown McKay of Oklahoma City. a brother G. C. Calvert of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Henry
Philips and Luckey
H. E. Crone
Temple
Rockdale
Milam County
Clint
Joe
Ernest Henry
Edward Backhaus
Harry C. Meek
Memphis
Local Beauty Operators Attend Dallas Convention
Mrs Fay Kohutek and Mrs Kath erine Ondrej of Cameron and Mrs Irene Lamb of Rockdale attended a three day beauty convention in Dallas last week. They joined special classes in hair cutting and viewed world hair styling models including Australian styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Kohutek
Katherine Ondrej
Cameron
Irene Lamb
Rockdale
Dallas
Coal Miners Return to Work as Agreement is Signed
On March 5 the miners union led by John L. Lewis and the operators signed a contract ending a four week idle period. The deal raises base pay to 14.75 dollars a day, adds 30 cents a ton to a disability and pension fund, retains the union shop, sets five day memorial layoffs, runs to July 1 1952 with open wage talks after April 1 1951, and ends lawsuits against the union in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Lewis
Triumph
Ohio
Kentucky
Local Draft Board Registers 15 Men
Local Board No 92 lists fifteen 18 year old registrants registering in February: Billy Ray Benesh Frank Vasquez Ramos Marshall Dean Garrison Clyde Leon Taylor Ray Allen Kropp Billy Lane Shelander Melroy Walter Eixman Robert Lee Holloway Albert Rogers Brown Delma Brook Stone Edward Lee Johnson Harold Charles Davis Scott Lee Manson William Sealy Riley Ralph Joe Gurecky. The Selective Service law remains in force through June 30, 1950 and all men must register upon turning 18 or upon discharge from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service System
Billy Ray Benesh
Frank Vasquez
Ramos
Marshall Dean Garrison
Clyde Leon Taylor
Ray Allen Kropp
Billy Lane Shelander
Melroy Walter Eixman
Robert Lee Holloway
Albert Rogers Brown
Delma Brook Stone
Edward Lee Johnson
Harold Charles Davis
Scott Lee Manson
William Sealy Riley
Ralph Joe Gurecky
Congress
Dividends for Deceased Veterans Payout Soon Under VA Plan
The VA announced automatic dividend payments for life insurance held at death. Beneficiaries will receive amounts if the policy was in force. estates or heirs will receive dividends if not. In lapsed cases, claim forms go to entitled persons, with distributions to be substantially complete by June 30.
Camp Hood Child Dies from Car Injuries
Oliva P. Lopez age 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Gadalupe Lopez of Ave H Killeen died at Camp Hood Station Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Highway 190 in Killeen. Corporal Charles E Tanner driver of the automobile is held by Bell County authorities on a charge of assault with a motor vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliva P. Lopez
Gadalupe Lopez
Ave. “H
Killeen
Camp Hood Station
Camp Hood
Charles E. Tanner
Bell County
U.S. Crop Outlay Reaches Four Billion
The Agriculture Department said its price support loans tied up 3.947 billion dollars in farmer held surpluses and inventories as of January 31, marking a four billion dollar level for government investments in farm surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Success Story of the Tawadzke Brothers Dairy Venture
Edwin and Raymond Zawadzke returned from the army and created a 100 acre dairy farm in 1946. They built a grade A dairy barn and began milking 42 cows in 1947 with help from Sanitary Farm Dairies. They expanded to 62 cows and 2 bulls, rented 153 additional acres, and pursued diversified farming including hogs, hens, crops, and a home garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Raymond Zawadzke
Raymond
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Bryan
Farm and Home Administration
Raymonds
Milam County Vocational School
Sam White
Burlington man Herbert Wimmer conducts business here
Herbert Wimmer of Burlington transacted business here one day this week, reflecting routine local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wimmer
Burlington
Rockdale Scout Selected for National Jamboree Trip
Rockdale patrol leader Robert Luckey of Troop 88 will join 40,000 Boy Scouts at the National Jamboree in Valley Forge Pennsylvania from June 30 to July 6. He was chosen for outstanding scouting achievements and is a Tenderfoot working toward Second Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Robert Luckey
Valley Forge
Penn
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Milano News
Gulch
E. C. Westbrook
Westbrooks
E. C. Westbrook, Jr
Leroy
Texas
L. J. Eastwood
Lulling
R. E. Thweatt
Lesser Newton
J. A. Baggett
Mr. Newton
Roger
St. Louis
Ida Howes
Houston
Italy
Jack Wilkerson
Billie Sparks
L. B. Burk
Milano
Minnie Stedman
THE
Mamie A. Hefley
Pontiac
McLain Pontiac Company
S. Houston
U.S
Tawadzke Brothers
Checkerboard
Purina
Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Farm
Steee
Richard Martin
Marjorie Lord
Herman Schlom
Lesley Selander Houston
Milam Theatre
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