Blame awaits full check on horse meat distribution
Texas officials pledge a full check into how horse meat destined for human consumption was distributed. Fort Worth health director Dr. W. V. Bradshaw reported about 3,200 pounds impounded with back-tracking pointing to shipments from Kansas City or Chicago. The batch arrived frozen in 66 crates and was moved to a cold storage plant before distribution.
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Texas
W. V. Bradshaw
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Chicago
Fort Worth guest visits Cameron relatives this week
Land of Fort Worth spent the past weekend as guests in the home of her mother, Mrs. E. D. Kelso. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Salach of Beaumont are visiting relatives and friends in Cameron this week. They visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ladis Marek Wednesday afternoon.
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Land of
Bennie Salach
Beaumont
Cameron
Ladis Marek
Beaumont youth visits relatives over weekend
Junior Smith from Lack's store in Beaumont visited his parents and other relatives here over the weekend, signaling family ties during a short break.
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Junior Smith
Lack’s
Beaumont
Wekend
Central Texas Soil Districts Awarded State Funds
The McLennan County Soil Conservation District will receive 20077 for the first year of a 5 million state bill. Little River district gets 16000, San Gabriel 16000, Taylor 24000, Central Texas 25000, Navarro Hill 25000, Bosque 20000. Checks are being prepared and mailed within ten days.
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McLennan County
Dave Simmons
Board of Supervisors
Texas
Health officials push education amid STI surge in Texas
State Health Officer Geo W Cox cites more than 2000 syphilis and 3000 gonorrhea cases since January to urge broad public education. He backs a year long Better Health for Texans program and notes Governor Allan Shivers designated a Better Health For Texans Week last December. The public media response is highlighted as essential to prevention efforts.
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Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Allan Shivers
State health officer cites broad VD outreach push
The State Health Officer praised broad support for venereal disease prevention through newspapers radio and public talks. He noted intensified mass education campaigns and new television outreach including a color film and trailer available for loan to TV stations.
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Cox
Division of Public Health Education
State Department of Health
Austin
Central Texas oats support price seen around 67 cents
Rumors among farmers put the 1950 oats support price in the Central Texas area at about 67 cents per bushel with no PMA office confirmation. Last year’s price was 76 cents. Waco PMA official Hugh Rooks expects a price comparison on April 15 and notes the rate will likely be between 60 and 90 percent of the April 15 average.
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Texas
PMA
Hugh Rooks
Waco Pma
Schlemmers Visit Angell Grandparents in Freeport
Mr and Mrs Wallace Schlemmer of Freeport visited in the home of their grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Angell Sunday.
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Wallace Schlemmer
Freeport
Frank Angell
Baptists Provide Funds for San Antonio and Harlingen Hospitals
The Baptist General Convention of Texas voted a 49000 grant to Baptist Memorial Hospital San Antonio, enabling a 100 bed expansion. It also backed refinancing of Valley Medical Center Harlingen with authority for A D Foreman to oversee finances until settled.
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Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptist Memorial Hospital of
San Antonio
Southern Baptist Convention
BGC
San Antonio Hospital
Valley Medical Center
Harlingen
A. D. Foreman
Abilene
Harlingen Hospital
Foreman
Houston
M. W. Wellborn
Gladewater
Presley Hand
Fred Stumpp
Gainesville
G. B. Bradshaw
Bowie
Louis Henna
Round Rock
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Truett
George W. Truett
East Texas Baptist College
Marshall
Beauty Culturists Hold Regular Meeting in Rockdale
Unit 63 of the Texas Association of Accredited Beauty Culturists met at Rockdale Beauty Shop on March 6. Reports covered the State Beauty and Trade Show in Dallas, and Bernice Schiller received the Past President's pen.
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Unit 63
Texas Association of Accredited Beauty Culturists
Rockdale
Katherine Ondrej
Fay Kohutek
Irene Lamb
Dallas
Bernice Schiller
Frontier Days Festival Opens at Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Richard Jones of Cameron serves on the high school guest committee for the Frontier Days Festival at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. The event set for April 19 and 20 revisits pioneer and early Texas gun shooting days with a lively tobacco chewing beard wearing theme.
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Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Richard Jones
Cameron
Texas
Milam County Welfare Board seeks crippled aid in Cameron
Milam County Child Welfare Board urges reporting crippled children and handicapped adults to Mrs. Carl Black in Cameron. Easter Seal Drive funds support local services for therapy, crutches, and medical aid, with most funds staying in the community and under 10 percent going to the Chicago national program.
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Milam County Child Welfare Board
Carl Black
Milam County
Ceramic Showing At Mrs McElwrath Home
About 100 guests attended a ceramic showing at Mrs. Dewey McElwrath’s home last week. Attendees traveled from Killeen Calvert Hearne Minerva Rockdale and Cameron to view colorful ceramics and floral décor including hydrangeas purple iris and acacia centerpieces. Helpers included Mrs Norma Wilson Mrs Roger Blakney Mrs Dana Monroe and Misses Virginia Graham and Sarah Esslinger.
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Dewey McElwrath
Killeen
Calvert
Hearne
Minerva
Rockdale
Cameron
McElwrath
Norma Wilson
Roger Blakney
Kerrville
Dana Monroe
Virginia Graham
Sarah Esslinger
Mrs. Blakney
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J. L. Taylor and Co
Hollywood
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J. P. Werner
Santa FE Town
Cameron, Texas
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Central
Buick
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
Fisher
Beller
Balok
John Muse Motor Company
North Fannin
Lue
Baptists
Tommy Thomas
Candy Supply Co
Mr. Thomas
Ann Handy
Marie Hogan
Lydiazalmanek
Lydia Duetsch
Caldwell
Eloise Franzen
Ann Wheley
Alma Chambers
Taylor
Edwin E. Taylor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Agnes B. Derenka
Granger
Jewel Smalley
Pauline Layton
A-1 Cafe
The
Cameron Herald
Lumbert
A. E. Matula
B. M. McMillion
Buckholts, Texas
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