Milam Health Unit Plans X-ray Survey For County
February immunizations completed in Rockdale and Thorndale while school start in Sharp Cavilla San Gabriel Milano and Gauge. Cameron Ada Henderson School pupils received audiometric screening with follow up on failures. One Cameron high school girl contracted diphtheria due to no prior immunization. Dr. Leone and team from the Institute of Dental Research visited for Cameron Bartlett study examinations. Regular inspections of food establishments continued with emphasis on handling sterilization and cleanliness.
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Rockdale
Thorndale
Sharp, Cavilla
San Gabriel
Milano
Gauge
Ada Henderson
Cameron
Health Unit
Leone
Institute of Dental Research, Public Health Service
Cameron-Bartlett
Full Week Of Fun At Clements New Store Opening
The Clements will launch a week of gala events at their Houston Street Heat and Appliance store next to Texas Power and Light. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Clements will operate the store as hundreds of dollars in prizes are given to registrants. A home economist will demo the Hotpoint range amid Sunbeam appliances and Coleman heating units. The week runs Saturday through the following Saturday with daily festivities and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
Houston Street
Texas Power & Light Company
G. P. Clements
Clements
Cameron
The Hidden Heart at Ben Arnold Friday and Sunday
The Evangelical and Reformed Church film The Hidden Heart will screen at Ben Arnold on Friday March 26 and Sunday March 28 at 8:00 p.m. It aims to guide families toward life’s true goals. On March 28 Francis Cox and the Cameron High School Chorus will perform. Admission is free with a voluntary offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hollywood
Ben Arnold
Francis Cox
Cameron High School
Indictments Returnee by Grand Jury Friday
Four indictments were returned by the grand jury with Judge O D Graham presiding. The cases name Ralph Reeves for forgery and passing forged instruments, George Green for burglary, John L Donley for burglary, and George Robinson for forgery and passing forged instruments. A damage suit Jones versus Fuller Nursery and Tree Service is set before Judge Graham in district court at 9 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
O. D. Graham
Ralph Reeves
George Green
John L. Donley
George Robinson
Jones Versus
Fuller Nursery and
Tree Service
Graham
District Court
March Draft Call Enlists Six Milam County Men
Six Milam County men were drafted into active duty on Tuesday March 16 and two volunteered for the Armed Services. They reported to Love Field Dallas for induction. Names include Denson Fuchs Buckholts Joe Trevino Cameron Walter Gleason Maysfield Leo Giesie Cameron Nathaniel Ellison Cameron and Clarence Marx Thorndale. Volunteers Celester Jones Milano and W T Pinkston Cameron.
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Milam County
Armed Services
Love Field
Dallas
August G. Kunz
Selective Service
Denson D. Fuchs
Buckholts
Joe Trevino
Cameron
Walter T. Gleason
Maysfield
Leo R. Giesie
Nathaniel Ellison
Clarence H. Marx
Thorndale
Celester R. Jones
Milano
W. T. Pinkston
Adams Recaptured After Prison Escape Attempt
Billy Thomas Adams 18 of Milam County attempted to escape Ramsey Prison Farm No 1 Angleton Monday. He crawled about 100 yards through a culvert toward Oyster Creek before authorities recaptured him. Adams was serving a 50 year sentence for murder of his aunt Katherine Hay in February 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Thomas Adams
Milam County
Ramsey
Angleton
Adams
Oyster Creek
Katherine Hay
Farmers Urged To Release Land Before April 16
Louisiana farmers advised by Production Marketing Association officials to release land before April 16 if not planting cotton. Ninety farmers have released 190 acres. 150 farmers have applied for 725 additional acres, to be recorded in the farm history of the land releaser. Paul Dillon notes the history reflects whether land was planted and helps protect next year’s allotment.
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Production Marketing Association
Paul Dillon
Cameron P. M. A
Dillon
Fair Turnout Expected At April 6 Polls
Election Judge B. J. Matocha said a fair turnout is expected on April 6. He estimated about 800 ballots will be cast. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. He will be assisted by C. E. Triggs and D. B. Gunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Matocha
C. E. Triggs
D. B. Gunn
39 Cases of Measles Found In Milam County
Milam County reports forty percent more disease activity for the week ending March 12. Dr. J. B. Bryson lists 39 measles cases, 2 pneumonia, 14 tonsillitis and scarlet fever, 3 pertussis, 2 influenza or serum hepatitis, and 1 gonorrhea in the health unit release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
J. B. Bryson
Red Cross Drive in Cameron Seeks $700 City Quota
The residential drive fell short with $450 raised during an hourlong effort and aims to reach $700 more to hit a city total of $1,700 by March 31. Woodrow Lowe expresses disappointment, noting $3,300 was spent in Milam County last year, while grouped sections prepare for followup appeals and local donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jimmy Asher
Woodrow Lowe
Milam County
Jimmy Wiggs Installed as New J C President at Cameron Banquet
Jimmy Wiggs was installed as the Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce president at the ladies night banquet on March 22 at the Country Club. Don Humble, Dana Kestenbaum, and Jack Slaughter were elected officers with a board including Robert Abel and Dr. George Bowman. The outgoing president Frank Richter profiled the year’s achievements and guest speaker Tommy Cook urged Cameron Jaycees to expand projects and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Wiggs
Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Don Humble
Dana Kestenbaum
Jack Slaughter
Robert Abel
George Bowman
Thelbert Crittenden
Jack DuBois
Jim McKeown
Jack Prescott
Frank Richter
Tommy Cook
Baytown
The
Texas Jaycees
Cook
Jaycee
Cameron
Wiggs
Cameron Relays to Host 36 Schools Saturday
Yoe high school will host 36 schools Saturday March 27 for the twentieth annual Cameron Relays. About 576 boys will compete in 14 events at 10 30 a.m. with preliminaries in the morning and finals at 7 30 p.m. Cameron and local sponsors award three trophies and medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Relays
Yoe High School
Leo Jackson
Cameron
Cameron Herald
Coca Cola Company
Yee
McIntosh’s
Jackson
Waco High School
Palestine
Texas
Coffee Prices Predicted To Reach $1.27
The article warns that coffee prices will climb from 94 cents to 1.05 then 1.13, with a forecast of reaching an unprecedented 1.27 per pound as buyers brace for higher costs.
Drilling Continues On O Neill Lease
Drilling on the Dr. O Neill lease between here and Milano continues with Roland Paxton’s Houston company setting up the rig. Exact depth is not yet known but reports say the first sand has been struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. O'Neill
Here
Milano
Roland Paxton
Houston
Street Committee Studies Street Marking Bidding Procedures
City and Chamber of Commerce representatives met in the C of C offices Tuesday to discuss bids for piping and signs for the street marking project. Robert Weems and Robert Abel were elected to work with city engineer J. T. on the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City and Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Robert Weems
Robert Abel
J. T
Azalea Trail Brightens Culpepper Garden
The Culpepper garden in the city features six varieties of azalea in full bloom creating a springlike display. The display is praised by the Chamber of Commerce and attributed to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Culpepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
H. P. Culpepper
Culpepper
Byrd Drilling Continues in County with Two Rigs
Byrd Drilling Corporation persists in county operations. One rig sits on the Henderson Estate about 12 miles west of Cameron, while another drills on the Roland Smith land between Milano and Gause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd Drilling Corporation
Henderson Estate
Cameron
Roland Smith Land
Milano
Gause
Pastel Employees Challenge Re Classification Bill
Local postmaster J R Hays advocates a sweeping re classification program rather than a simple pay raise. He says the bill targets filling positions previously hard to fill by raising salaries across grades from 1 to 9 and will reshape postal pay scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastel
J. R. Hays
Uncontested races mark upcoming Cameron elections
Four civic posts are unopposed on April 6 with mayor O B Horstmann city secretary Naomi Harper Needham city marshal Joe Richter and city attorney Roy Baskin all running again. Three alderman seats feature Milton Schiller Roy Griffith and A N Green in a two seat contest while incumbents John Anders Robert Weems and Gene Blake hold one year left in their terms. Election judge B J Matocha will preside with assistants Claude Triggs and Dan Gunn. Horstmann vows to continue city improvements and council harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Horstmann
Naomi Harper Needham
Joe Richter
Roy Baskin
Milton Schiller
Roy Griffith
A. N. Green
John Anders
Robert Weems
Gene Blake
B. J. Matocha
Claude Triggs
Dan Gunn
Frost Rushes Milam County Tomato Crop
Frost devastated about ninety percent of Milam County tomatoes with roughly half the county’s plantings hit. Fruit impact was limited by sparse commercial fruit, though young trees were damaged. Some tomato plants remain available from Foster Produce with shipments expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
J. D. Moore
Foster Produce Co
Rutgers
Moore
W. T. Whitaker
Marlow
Whitaker
DWI Charges Filed After Mullin Milano Crash
Jimmy Wilkins of Mullin faces DWI charges after a head on crash on U S 79 at the Milano overpass occurred about 12 45 a m Saturday. John T Blansit and Otis Hilderbrand investigated the wreck which involved John Taylor Dodd 26 of Milano driving a 1951 Chevrolet pickup. A W Spinks 37 of Zepyr Texas a Santa Fe Railroad foreman was a passenger in Spinks car which caught fire. Spinks sustained burns and was hospitalized. Dodd worked for Alcoa at Rockdale Wilkins worked as a Santa Fe railroad machine operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Wilkins
Mullin
Milano
John T. Blansit
Otis Hilderbrand
John Taylor Dodd
Wilkins
Dodd
A. W. Spinks
Zepyr
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Spinks
Ofr
Alcoa Aluminum Company
Rockdale
Cotton Discussed At Milam County Farm Bureau Meeting
A record turnout of about 150 members and interested persons attended Milam County Farm Bureau Thursday night at Yee High School. Speakers Fred Elliott Cotton Work Specialist and E H Bush Cotton Gin Specialist shared insights on cotton. Neal M. contributed as noted.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Yee High School
Fred ©. Elliott
E. H. Bush
Neal M
Funeral Services Held For John Bauer 65
John Bauer aged 65 died Tuesday at St Edward Hospital after a brief illness. He was born June 2 1888 and lived in Splawn Community for 58 years. Funeral from Marek Burns Chapel at 8:30 am Friday then 9 am mass at St Monica's with Rev George J Duda. Burial in St Monica's Cemetery. Survived by widow wife of Cameron two sons Irvin John Bauer and Leo Bauer of Cameron one grandchild and six sisters Ms Minnie Zalesky Buckholts Mrs Louis Michalka Mrs Fannie Stocklas Miss Rosa Bauer Miss Fredia Bauer Miss Lucy Bauer all of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bauer
St. Edward Hospital
Bauer
Splawn
St. Monica's Cemetery
Cameron
Irvin John Bauer
Leo Bauer
Minnie Zalesky
Buckholts
Louis Michalka
Fannie Stocklas
Rosa Bauer
Fredia Bauer
Lucy Bauer
Funeral Services For Lee Josey Of Hearne Held Mar 21
Funeral services for Lee Josey 74 were held at 2 p m Sunday March 21 at Hearne Baptist Church with Rev R L Brown and Rev Miller Smith officiating Burial followed at Norwood Cemetery in Hearne Josey died March 19 in Hearne She was a longtime peace officer Survivors include five daughters two brothers a sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Attending from Cameron included Rev John Solomon and several residents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Josey
Hearne Baptist Church
R. L. Brown
Miller Smith
Hearne Methodist Church
Norwood Cemetery
Hearne
Josey
F. E. Jackson, Jr
Myrtle Solomon
Cameron
Ollie Houston
Houston
Pauline McGuire
Austin
Norman Boswell
John Solomon
John Muse
Lula Gillis
Joe Richter
Carl Black
Gene Blake
Sam McDermott
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Milam County Health Unit
Louis McKee
McKee
Bill Arthur
Ed McGuire
Harry Haraway
John Seay
Hinton Pruett
J. G
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Byrd
Schiller
Aldermen
DWI
Farm Bureau
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