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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
7
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reveals a three year worldwide search to identify polio viruses and develop a comprehensive vaccine. March of Dimes funds of 1 370 160 aid research across Texas centers as scientists map virus types to protect children from all strains.
The Clarkson column notes farmers plan to plant corn soon with recent rain benefiting the county. Social items include a large Sunday dinner in Bryan with relatives and friends visiting from Fort Hood and Syracuse, and local birthdays and visits. The piece ends with light quips about bounced checks and cold showers.
The Father Daughter Girl Scout Banquet at Simon George Hall on March 8 drew about two hundred Brownies, Girl Scouts and fathers. Miss Marie Horstmann gave the welcome, Albert Horstmann spoke for the dads, and a barbecue dinner followed. Hats decorated by eight fathers were auctioned by Emory Camp, with proceeds supporting local Girl Scout programs. Joyce Edmonds and Mrs. David Shapiro spoke on Scout aims as leaders were recognized. The program grows with Civic support in Cameron.
A reflective line warns that nothing is given away freely and that those who view themselves as more cunning than others are only deceiving themselves, highlighting humility and self-awareness as guiding principles.
A compiled church notices page lists service times, classes, and events for multiple congregations. Highlights include morning and evening worship at Church of Christ, First Presbyterian, Gospel Tabernacle, Marlow and Battetown Baptist, Catholic, First Methodist, Tracy Methodist, Jehovah Witnesses, Milano Methodist, WSCS Holy Week services, and ongoing revival at First Baptist with parishioners invited to attend. Rev. James Record, Rev. O. H. Buttram, Rev. John C. Solomon, Rev. Joel Thielepape, Rev. George Duda, Rev. Mark Magers, and Rev. kk. E. Ledbeter are named as pastors or leaders.
A Home Demonstration training session on buying fresh and processed vegetables and other foods was led by Mrs. Bertie Alford on March 9. She compared greens and forms of milk by cost and use, as food prices rise. Bethlehem Home Demonstration Club met March 5 for gardening talk. Sharp 4-H Club held a regular meeting March 7 with garment finishing lessons. Conoley Home Demonstration Club met March 8 to view hooked rug progress and glove making with pig skin purchases noted.
Tiny fragment from Cameron Herald dated Thursday March 15 mentions a local item with unclear details. Cannot determine event names, places, or figures due to incomplete OCR text.
Miss Jimmie Nell Harris from A M conducted a two day training school in Temple March 6 7 for the County Home Demonstration Agents in District ten. Mrs Alford Milam County attended and praised the useful school covering buying foods stretching the food dollar and preparing low cost balanced meals. Demonstrations included preservation methods using pressure cookers water bath canning and freezing.
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