Scouts Father Daughter Banquet Set for March 18
Cameron Girl Scouts will host a Father Daughter Banquet at the Simon George Catholic hall on Thursday March 18 at 7 30 p m Approximately 100 girls fathers and local scout officials are invited The program features six troops skits welcoming address by Miss Laura Swift and a history of scouting by Miss Caroline Sue Knipp Reverend John Solomon serves as master of ceremonies and Mrs Clifford G Swift chairs the program Others manage decorations arrangements and dinner for the event with support from several troop leaders and board members Chief organizers include Miss Laura Swift Reverend Solomon Mrs Swift and Mrs Smith.
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Cameron Girl Scouts
Simon-George Catholic Hall
Laura Swift
Y. J. Hannon
Caroline Sue Knipp
John Solomon
Scout Board
Clifford G. Swift
Charles Smith, Jr
Lester Williams
B. F. Robinson
David Shapiro
Smith
Girl Scout Board of Directors
Dr. Solomon
Swift
J. L. Calloway
B. L. Miller
Milton Brown, Jr
Leo Jackson
E. A. Mees
Dana Kestenbaum
M. J. Schiller
W. T. Hanes
George Duda
Funeral Services For John G. Sefcik Held March 16
Funeral services for John C. Sefcik 61 were held March 16 at the Chapel of Green Funeral Home with Rev H E Beseda officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Sefcik died March 15 in Newton Memorial Hospital after two days illness. He was born September 10 1892 in Burleson county and lived in Milam County 44 years. He was a World War I veteran and a member of the S P I S T Lodge at Buckholts. He farmed at death and is survived by his widow Louise L Sefcik of Cameron, a son John A. Sefcik of Cameron, his mother Mrs John Neuman of Cameron, stepfather John Neuman of Cameron, a sister Mrs Fred Roschetzky of Corpus Christi, five half brothers Frank Neuman of San Angelo Carl Neuman of Dayton Joe Neuman of San Antonio Will Neuman of Cameron Alfred Neuman of Calliham, and two half sisters Mrs Albert Zalesky of San Antonio and Mrs Mary Schiller of San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Sefcik
Chapel of Green Funeral Home
H. E. Beseda
Caldwell
P. L. Caperton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sefcik
Newton Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sefcik
Burleson County
Milam County
S.P.I.S.T. Lodge
Buckholts
Louise L. Sefcik
Cameron
John A. Sefc
Mrs Shuffield and son visit Cameron on Tuesday
Mrs W L Shuffield and her son visited Cameron on Tuesday. Her son recently received his discharge from the armed services.
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W. L. Shuffield
Austin
Cameron
Day Family Visits Cameron Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Edwin Day and family of Bellaire visited Cameron relatives and friends over the weekend for a brief family gathering and socializing with local acquaintances.
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Edwin Day
Bellaire
Cameron
License Plates Deadline For 54 Set For March 31
County tax officials report about 7 000 1954 plates will be sold with NF 900 through 7999 numbers. Last day to display 1953 plates is March 31. A certificate of title and last year’s registration suffices. Revenue supports county and state roads. Sub stations listed in towns Cameron area.
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LeRoy Massengale
County Tax Assessors Office
Sacro-Iliac
Massengale
Tax Assessors Office
Cameron
Gaither Motors
Rockdale
Jones - Clements
Thorndale
Son - Warner
Gause
Sharp Presbyterians Plan Sunday Dinner
A picnic dinner will be served in the annex of Sharp Presbyterian Church after Sunday morning services on March 21. Each family is requested to bring a basket dinner.
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Sharp Presbyterian Church
Concentrated City Red Cross Drive Targets March 22
Red Cross representatives plan a house to house canvass on Monday evening March 22 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m to raise funds toward a $700 residential quota and a city goal of $2 500. Co chairmen Mr and Mrs Jimmy Asher and Woodrow Lowe announce progress and past successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jimmy Asher
Woodrow Lowe
Asher
Jack Prescott
The
Baptist Church
Mrs Vincie Guzner Dies. Rites Set for Friday
Mrs. Vincie Guzner died March 10 at St. Edward Hospital Milam County resident, widow of R. J. Guzner. Funeral March 12 at 8:30 a.m. at St Monica's Catholic Church. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by son August and daughters Ann and Gustina, plus four grandchildren. Dwight McAnally of Dallas visited his sister Mrs R L Batte Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincie Guzner
St. Edward Hospital
Milam County
R. J. Guzner
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
George J. Duda
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marek Burns
August Guzner
Cameron
Ann Guzner
Gustina Guzner
Temple Resident Donates Books to Public Library
Temple resident and mother of Lt. Col. Bob B. A. Haenel donated about thirty fiction volumes to Cameron Public Library. Col. Haenel, Regular Army advisor to the 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, turned the gift over to CWO Eugene A. Mees for presentation as he heads to Alaska on a new tour after a 30 day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Albertson Cameron
Temple
Bob B. A. Haenel
649Th
Col. Haenel
Alaska
TB X-ray Service Scheduled For May
The tuberculosis X-ray service announced by Hinton Pruett that has appeared in Cameron in March or April will not arrive until sometime in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Hinton Pruett
Thief Steals About $30 From Mondrik’s Grocery
Milam County Sheriff Carl Black investigated a burglary at Mondrik’s Grocery Store in Santa Fe Town. The thief forced a back door entry, broke a small glass section, and escaped with about thirty dollars from the cash drawer. Owner A J Mondrik reported no other items were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondrik
Santa Fe Town
Milam County
Carl Black
A. J. Mondrik
Former Cameron Woman Dies in Dallas Friday
Martha Williams 77 a former Milam County resident died at her Dallas home Friday morning She is survived by husband J W Williams of Dallas five daughters and three sons as well as 50 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Funeral services were held Sunday March 14 at Liberty Church with Rev Kaiser of the Assembly of God Dallas officiating Burial followed at Liberty Cemetery with Green Funeral directors in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Williams
Milam County
Dallas
J. W. Williams
Nettie Green
Coleman
Bula Campbell
Sharp
Josephine Williams
Midland
Pearlee Cummings
Blanche Williams
Marius Williams
Rosebud
Sam Williams
Corpus Christi
Matthew Williams
Cameron
Liberty Church
Kaiser
Assembley of God Church
Liberty Cemetery
Green
Invitational Cameron Relays Set For March 27 At Yee High
The twentieth annual Invitational Cameron Relays will be held March 27 at Yee High Stadium. About 400 athletes from 40 schools will compete in 14 events with preliminaries at 10 30 a m and finals at 7 30 p m under lights. Local Yoe High expects at least 25 boys on the team with several lettermen. Trophies include high point team from Cameron Herald Coca Cola high point man, Yee Schools plaque for mile relay winner, and medals for top three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
Yoe Stadium
Leo Jackson
Yoe High
Urgea Vo Atvena
Cameron Herald
Coca Cola Company
Camerons’ Yee
Austin
Waco
Temple
Bryan
Gongales
Schulemberg
McGregor
Grand Jury To Convene Friday In Milam County
The Milam County Grand Jury will convene at 10 a.m. Friday March 19 in Cameron with Judge O D Graham presiding. Four wife and child desertion cases against Abel Pittman Solomon Torres Jr Rudy Alvarado and Frank Lane will be reviewed along with indictments for possible saddle theft and forgery. Also to be investigated are James Ray Johnson accused of burglary and Dickson Oliver Hines for forgery while two additional matters await action. Jury commissioners listed include J L Calloway Jr Cameron Andrew Esslinger Cameron W L Ditto Gause Gus Backhaus Rockdale J D Peeples Milano J P Pogue Rockdale A K Gurecky Cameron J F Shafer Hanover Billy M Middleton Rockdale Hilliard Thomas Cameron Max Howard Cameron George Childress Cameron Henry Brahm Sandy Creek Norman Clement Thorndale H M Camp Thorndale and Cecil Criswell Buckholts. Jim Miller, District Attorney, urged anyone with matters to contact him and discuss cases prior to convening to aid proper paperwork.
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O. D. Graham
Milam County
Abel Pittman
Solomon Torres, Jr
Rudy Alvarado
Frank Lane
James Ray Johnson
Milam Co
Dickson Oliver Hines
J. L. Calloway, Jr
Cameron
Andrew Esslinger
W. L. Ditto
Gause
Gus Back
N. E. Alford
Rockdale
J. R. Bush
Jim Miller
Grand Jury
Several Cases Filed For District Court Deliberation
A miscellany of cases is scheduled for Judge O. D. Graham in the District Court between now and April 19. Filings include Carol Wayne Jones et al versus Fuller Nurseries and Tree Service et al No 13480 a damages suit. Bill ye Tagel Cochran versus Tom Wallace Cochran No 12789 on March 6. John J. Parmelee filed damages against Insurance Company of Texas No 13882 on April 5. Two workers compensation cases are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Graham
Grady Allen
Carol Wayne Jones
Fuller Nurseries and Tree Service
Billye Tagel Cochran
Tom Wallace Cochran
John J. Parmelee
Insurance Company of Texas
Former Maysfield Resident Dies at 72 in Olney
Riley R. McKinney 72, son of Chess and Maude McKinney, died after 11 years of ill health in Olney Hospital. Born March 1 1882 in Maysfield, he leaves a large family including wife Mattie Casper McKinney, eight daughters and four sons. Funeral services were held Sunday March 14 at the Olney Avenue Church with burial in Olney Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley R. McKinney
Chess McKinney
Maysfield
Olney
McKinney
Mr. McKinney
Mattie Casper McKinney
Joe McKinney
Albany
Casper McKinney
Delmer McKinney
Wayne McKinney
Barbara Beck
Pettis
Gladys Mueller
San Antonio
Cora Johnson
Junction
Edith Sheyard
Lavada Clark
Richard Schillings
Paul Ferguson
San
Ayve
Olneye Cemetery
Mr and Mrs Kohl Visit Mrs Batte in Lott
Mr and Mrs John Kohl from Lott called on Mrs R L Batte Sr on Thursday as part of a social visit.
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John Kohl of
Lott
R. L. Batte, Sr
Vote for the man of your choice for councilman
Editorial urges civic duty ahead of the April 6 city election. It notes six offices and seven candidates for alderman and promises forthcoming histories and platforms to aid voters in choosing wisely at the ballot box.
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Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
Cameron Herald
Memorial Obituaries for Hall and J L Gross in Texas
Dr. W. R. Hall Sr a longtime Central Texas pastor died at his Fairfield home after a two year illness Funeral services were held in Fairfield First Presbyterian Church Burial followed in Fairfield Cemetery Survivors include his wife a son Warren Hall Jr and a daughter married to Rev Albert Ruhmann of Waco J L Gross 73 died in a Fort Worth hospital He was longtime Cameron resident and Southwestern Bell employee Graveside rites were at Oak Hill Cemetery with Dr Mark Magers officiating Burial by Green Funeral Directors Also named Irene Gjede Gross of Fort Worth and Anna Schulenberg of Los Angeles as survivors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Gross
Fort Worth
Cameron
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Irene Gjede Gross
Ft. Worth
Anna Schulenberg
Los Angeles
California
Will Gjede
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mark C. Magers
First Methodist Church
Green
W. R. Hall
Central Texas
Fairfield
Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Corsicana
Marlin
Presbyterian Home Mission
Central
Texas
Fairfield First Presbyterian Church
Fairfield Cemetery
Warren Hall Jr
Bryan
Albert Ruhmann
Waco
J. B. Brewer Dies at 78 in Newton Memorial Hospital
J. B. Brewer, 78, died at 6:50 am Tuesday at Newton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 at Green Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Rogers Cemetery. Survived by son Dorrance Brewer of Hearne and sister Mrs. Ella Hawkins of Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Brewer
Newton Memorial Hospital
Chapel of Green Funeral Home
Rogers Cemetery
Three Building Permits Issued In March So Far
March progress in city building shows only three permits issued to date all for residential construction and improvements. Last month also saw three permits issued, indicating a quiet period for new building activity.
Cameron Pioneer Citizen Charlie Harmon Dies at 62
Charlie Harmon 62 a Cameron pioneer citizen died Sunday at 1 am at Newton Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Collie and three sons Charlie D. Harmon Cleo Harmon and Marcellus Harmon plus a twin brother Frank Harmon and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday March 17 2 pm Cameron Grove Baptist Church with Rev C W Henderson officiating burial in Cameron Cemetery.
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Charlie Harmon
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Collie Harmon
Charlie D. Harmon
Cleo Harmon
Lovington
New Mexico
Marcellus Harmon
Prairie View
Texas
Frank Harmon
Cameron Grove Baptist Church
C. W. Henderson
Cameron Cemetery
Dorsey
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John Richards
John G. Sefcik
Sharp Presbyterians
Dwight McAnally
Aluminum Company OF America
Allan Shivers
Alcoa
I. W. Wilson
Pioneer Citizen
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