Milam County Prepares for Potential Polio Vaccine Rollout
Detailed plans are being drawn up to vaccinate about 1202 Milam County children if licensed. Dr. John B. Bryson says all state first and second grade public and parochial pupils and 1954 field test participants who were not vaccinated will be eligible, with others through physicians. He warns results from the University of Michigan study are not yet known, but planning proceeds to vaccinate before the polio season.
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Milam County
John B. Bryson
Bryson
National Foundation For
University of Michigan
50 Boys 50 Sponsors Start Contest With Chicks
Fifty 4 H and FFA boys receive 50 baby chicks each from sponsors on the courthouse lawn Friday at 4 pm. They will raise the chicks for nine weeks and exhibit a best pen of five for judges. Sponsors and entrants listed include Buckholts Cameron Gause Thorndale Rockdale and others, with Chick program end noted on back page.
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FFA
August Kunz
Steve Hubnik
Buckholts
John Hays
Leo Glaser
Rt. 1
Cameron
McLane Company
James Cargill
Davilla
Heitman Produce
Durwood Tucker
Rt. 2
Thorndale
Hinton H. Pruett
Sammy Harris
Gause
Leo Fuchs
Pat McCollum
McClaren Named to Texas Democratic Advisory Board
Max McClaren appointed a member of the Texas Democratic Advisory Board from the 13th Senatorial District. He chairs Milam County Democratic Committee, attends Baylor University, and previously served as chairman since 1951 after J B White. Judge Jim Sewell of Corsicana chairs the board.
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Max McClaren
Texas Democratic Advisory Board
Democratic Party
McClaren
Milam County
Democratic Committee
Baylor University
J.B. White
Jim Sewell
Corsicana
Texas Advisory Board
Six Names Filed For City Alderman Race
Six men filed for the three alderman posts as the race heats up. A. N. Green, former Cameron mayor, is latest to file, joined by incumbent Gene Blake, incumbent Robert Weems, and Alfred Ondrej, Clifford Thompson, and Grady Stidham.
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A. N. Green
Cameron
Gene Blake
Robert Weems
Alfred Ondrej
Clifford Thompson
Grady Stidham
Lincoln Mondrik Runs for Cameron School Trustee
Lincoln Mondrik of Cameron files for school trustee in Milam County. A Yee High School graduate and Navy veteran, Mondrik has run a local business for 15 years and supports youth and schools. He and Angie, with three children, emphasize service to the community and district.
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N ’ Port
Sch Trust ‘Incoln
Mondrik
Li¢ Lesident
Cameron
Yee High School
Buckhoits Set Program Mar it For School Week
An all school program closing Texas Public School Week will be held at Buckhits high school gym Friday March 11 at 7 30 p m Rev John Pietch pastor of Hope Lutheran church will give the invocation Miss Inel Tomasek will serve as mistress of ceremonies for a Texas theme program with each student taking part Mr Hinton Pruett county superintendent will be guest speaker The PTA will supervise refreshments under Mrs W W Chevalier There is no charge and the public is invited
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Texas
Buckhits High School
John Pietch
Hope Luthern Church
Inel Tomasek
Hinton Pruett
County Super
Parent
W. W. Chevalier
Disease tally shows varicella and mumps lead Milam county
For the week ending March 5 the Milam County Health Unit reports contagious diseases were prevalent. Ten chickenpox cases and four mumps cases topped the list, with two measles, twelve influenza, one pneumonia and three gonorrhea illnesses noted.
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Milam County
County Health Unit
Mrs. Kemp Returns Home After Weeks with Sister
Mrs J W Kemp returns home after a several week visit with her sister in Wichita Falls.
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J. W. Kemp
Wichata Falls
Mrs Karnowski Visiting In San Antonio at Zvonek Home
Mrs. Frank Karnowski is spending several days in San Antonio at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Leo Zvonek.
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Frank Karnowski
San Antonio
Leo Zvonek
J Asher Receives Citizenship Award At Cameron Banquet
About 200 attendees at Cameron Chamber of Commerce banquet in Simon George Memorial Hall watched educational director Jimmie Asher of the First Baptist church accept the 1954 McCullin Citizenship award. Past winner Mrs. Mark C. Magers praised the honoree as a friendly, deserving recipient.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Simon George
St. Monica's Catholic Church
Lester Williams
Austin
Rockdale
Hearne
Emple
Killeen
Giddings
Waco
Fred Pool
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Louis McKee
Ten Year Study Shows No Major Fluoride Health Differences
A 10 year comparison of Cameron and Bartlett residents found fluoride levels in Bartlett water did not cause adverse health effects. The study, funded by the U S Public Health Service and reported in the Journal of the American Dental Association, notes heart disease rates were higher in Cameron where fluoride is scarce. 116 Bartlett residents and 121 Cameron residents aged 15 to 68 were evaluated.
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Cameron-Bartlett
Cameron and Bartt
Journal of the
American Dental Association
Chicago
U. S. Public Health Service
Bartlett
Cameron
John Bryson
Milam Health Unit
Bryson
Milano Public Schools to End PSW with Friday Open House
Milano Public Schools announced closing events for Public School Week March 7 through 11. An open house at Milano High School runs 6 to 8 pm followed by a free 8 pm screening of America, The Beautiful for attendees.
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Milano
Earl Curtis Files For School Board
Earl Curtis, owner of New Cameron Drug, files for the April 5 school board election as a trustee candidate. Other filed candidates include Dr. George Bowman Dr. David Shapiro Lincoln Mondick Bill Tom Fisher and Curtis with final filing and registration deadlines set ten and three days before the election respectively.
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Earl Curtis
Cameron
George Bowman
David Shapiro
Lincoln Mondick
Bill Tom Fisher
Curtis
Burlington School Opens in New Public Building
It was announced this week that the new public school building at Burlington has been completed and classes will resume there. Mrs. Ray Schonhoeft will oversee the cafeteria. Mr. and Mrs. J. F Hodges serve as instructors for the school children and have moved into an apartment in the building.
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Burlington
Ray Schonhoeft
J. F Hodges
Cotton Production Winners Aid as Chamber Honors Contestants
Awards and cash prizes were presented in the Chamber of Commerce office by president Louis McKee. First prize of 100 dollars went to Gene Angell Route 1 Buckhalts Texas for five acres entered and lint ginner 2380 with 678 remains. Second prize of 50 dollars went to Ben Pittman Route 4 Cameron Texas for five acres entered and lint ginner 1950 with no remains.
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Chamber of Commerce
Louis McKee
Gene Angell
Route 1
Buckhalts
Texas
Angell
Ben Pittman
Route 4
Cameron
Joe Janek
Louis G. Gifford
Rockdale
Rolan Carr
Crops and Conservation Committee
18 A Baseball Schedule Released for Yeemen in 18-A
Coach W A Adams prepares his squad with light drills as a non district slate of five to six games forms. The district 18 A includes six teams with Killeen Kangaroos replacing Rockdale Tigers. A single round robin begins with games on April 19 22 26 29 and May 3 featuring Cameron Belton Killeen Rosebud Georgetown Taylor.
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Yeemen
Killeen Kangaroos
Rockdale Tigers
Belton
Georgetown
Killeen
Cameron
Rosebud
Taylor
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Fred Reno
James Dewey Guillote
Joe Humplik
Charles Moran
Rt 4
Dusek Pharmacy
Hal Lester Senkel
Gene Goldfarb
Louis Hubnik
Allen Dodson
Jerry Mikula
Dennis Neal Ely
A. E. Kruse
Jeannette Fuchs
Joe Parker
Ronnie Anderson
Burris Moseley
Donald Turner
Safeway
Edwin E. Tepera
Cameron Grabe
Chevrolet Co
Warren Rian
Cameron E. C. Cole
Margaret Miller
C. A. Jackett
Johnny Rubac
Rt 1
Burkes-Howard
Frankie Klecka
West Flour Mill
Larry Wilson
Clause
J. C. Martin, Bobby Joe Baird
San Gabriel
Bill Burns
Charles Woelfel
Lincoln Mondrik
J. Asher
C of C Banget
Burns
Drayton McLane
Dana Kestenbaum
Barbara Smitherman
McKee
Henry Liebman
Morris Eplen
Milton F. Brown, Jr
Emory Camp
Rollan Carr
Gus Evans Jr
A. W. McCullin
Bill McIntosh
Charles Brady
Jack DuBois
W. T. Hanes
Milton Schiller
Hilliard Thomas
N. L. Caperton
Albert Collins
Charles Burke
Max Howard
Jack Prescott
E. C. Cole
Calvin Markham
E. A. Perrin
Jimmy Wiggs
Richard Williams
Jack Slaughter
Junior Chamber of Commerce
John A. Smith
Milam County Farm Bureau
John Batte
Jimmie Asher
D. H. Slaughter
Veronica Michalka
PSW
W. A. Adams
D. S. Wimberly
Dr. Bryson
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