Eight Cameron schools vote as board races unfold
Cameron school board races draw calm in eight districts with two incumbents, Dr. David Shapiro and Niley J. Smith, running unopposed for re election. In Thorndale and Milano contests are tighter nine and seven candidates filed for three seats respectively.
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Cameron
David Shapiro
Niley J. Smith
Thorndale
Milano
Carl Linke
Rein Zieschang
C. L. Yount
Delma E. Kiesling
B. B. McAnulty
Graham Dickerson
Gus Schramm
Robert Hoskins
Charles Becker
Murrell Rogers
A. W. Kornegay
Charlie Morgan
Marcus Bankston
Morgan
Banks
Lee Helpert
Max Schutze
M. C. Perry
John T. Richards
J. G. Ralston
Rockdale
Harry Wayne Clark
James L. Terry
San Gabriel
Boyd Offield
G. H Young Jr
Sharp
John Burtis
Carl von Gonten
Buckholts
Brown J. Ely
0. C Partridge
Gause
W. L. Howell
Weldon Gilchrist
Community columns note local projects and elections
Column observes survey work near US 77 unrelated to highway widening, notes Lampasas dam plans and six year completion horizon. Weather quirks, Venus moon illusion, and TV impact on families are discussed. Reports on local candidates for Thorndale Milano Burl ington Rockdale San Gabriel Sharp Buckholts Gause and school boards.
Milam County Society and Page Lay Out
Newspaper section listing inside pages for Business Industry Classifieds Church News Editorial Features Farm Scene and Milam County Pages 2 3 Society on pages 6 and 8 5 9 10.
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Milam County
Garden Club To Give Free Plants
The Civic Garden Club will sponsor its third Free Plant Distribution Center Saturday at 9 30 A M in front of the former Safeway building on West Main Street. Club members donate plants for free distribution and Mrs R G Grabein the club president invites anyone with surplus plants to bring them. Thousands of plants have been conserved in the Cameron area through the project.
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Civic Garden Club
Safeway
West Main Street
R G. Grabein
Milam Well Spuds Deep at 3000 Feet in Milam County
The Dan Harrison Jr. No. 1 deep wildcat in western Milam County in the Tracy Sharp area spudded in February 12 and was drilling below 3000 feet late last week. Permitted to 6000 feet, the location sits about 82 miles northwest of Rockdale in the Juan Jose Acosta Survey on a 5000 lease block. Core at 2200 feet reported Monday. drilling progressing at about 800 feet per day.
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Dan Harrison Jr
Gus Schramm
Milam County
Tracy-Sharp
Rockdale
Juan Jose Acosta
Harrison
Moseley Named McCullin Award Winner in 1958
Richard Moseley a Cameron businessman and Chamber manager was named McCullin Award recipient for 1958 at the chamber banquet. He was cited for outstanding citizenship in Scouting church professional and civic work and presented by 1957 winner Mrs Dana Monroe.
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McCullin
Richard Moseley
Cameron
Dana Monroe
Chamber
Moseley
Drayton McLane
Hilliard Thomas
Arthur A. Smith
First National Bank
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Red Cross
Two Cameron Churches Schedule Good Friday and Easter Services
Cameron churches plan two Good Friday services at St Monicas Catholic Church and All Saints Episcopal Church starting at noon. An Easter Sunrise Communion begins at 6 20 a m at First Methodist Church with breakfast to follow hosted by men of both churches and nursery available. The Cameron Ministerial Alliance will not sponsor a joint service this year and local businesses will close or adjust hours Friday afternoon.
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Cameron
Cameron Ministerial Alliance
H. M. Rowley
Richard Mosekey
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
St. Monicas Catholic Church
All Saints Episcopal Church
Camerons First Methodist
First Christian
First Methodist
J. Davis
Methodist Church
Hospital Seeks Federal Grant for Hill Burton Aid
Newton Memorial Hospital was among 11 applicants heard by the State Board of Health in Austin seeking federal hospital aid matching funds under the Hill Burton Act. Applications ranged from new construction to additions and equipment upgrades.
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Newton Memorial Hospital
State Board of Health
Austin
Milianoan Frances Hoffman wins 1959 Alcoa Foundation Scholarship
Frances Hoffman of Route 1 Rockdale, senior at Milano High School, won the 1959 Alcoa Foundation Scholarship awarded to Rockdale Works after a board review. She plans to study teaching at Baylor or Texas Women’s University and has a strong academic record plus extensive FHA, church, and community service involvement. Her family includes Hollas, 15, and father Clarence Hoffman.
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Alcoa Foundation
Rockdale Works
Frances Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
Route 1
Rockdale
Milano High School
H. D. Maxwell
Alcon
R. Ro Suge
FHA
Milano
Hoffman
Baylor University
Texas Women's University
Miss Hoffman
Hollas
Rockdale High School
Rockdale Works Mechanical Department
Martin Hospital
Milam guardsmen convert to Patton medium tanks
Milam County National Guard unit converts from antiAircraft artillery to a Company C, 4th Medium Tank Battalion Patton within the 49th Armored Division. The March 16 change replaces M 42 and M 16 halt tanks with 90 mm Patton tanks, adds M 1 rifles, reduces officers and enlisted strength, and transfers from Division Artillery to Combat Command A.
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Adjutant General's Department
Austin
49Th Armored Division
Dallas
Pentagon
Army
National Guard
Patton
Cameron
AAA
Temple
Belton
Crockett
Huntsville
Division Artillery
Combat Command A
Funeral rites for Rev Duda and Polanskys at St Monica’s
The Very Rev. George Duda 71 and Frank Polansky 68 and his wife Mary Polansky 56 died in a one car crash on US 36 near Bellville. All three were Cameron residents returning from Houston when Duda’s 1958 Buick left the roadway and plunged into a ravine. Duda pastor of St Monica’s for nearly 20 years, Polanskys were well known in Cameron. Police suspect Duda was driving and the car skidded off course. The trio’s funeral services were held Friday and Saturday at St Monica’s Catholic Church.
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St. Monica's Catholic Church
George Duda
Frank Polansky
Mary Polansky
Cameron
Marea 18
Bellville
Duda
Polansky
US 36
Funerals Mark Polansky Family Services in Cameron
Funeral services for Mr and Mrs Frank Polansky were held at St Monica s Catholic Church with interment at St Monica s Cemetery. The Rev Clyde Holtman and Deacon Rev Lee Polansky led the rites. Mrs Polansky 56 born in Frerstat Texas had lived in Cameron 32 years. Polansky 68 a retired Lone Star Gas Co employee. Surviving family includes son Lee and daughter Loretta Brock of Cameron along with multiple relatives. Also noted was the funeral service for Very Rev George J Duda at St Monica s Church with about 700 attending. Duda born in Berlin in 1887 served as pastor since 1939 and expanded parish facilities and Boy Scout involvement. He was survived by siblings and relatives in the U S and Germany.
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State Patrol
Duda
Rev
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Heart O' Texas Boy Scout Council
Alfred Kallus
St. Monica's
Cameron
St. Monica's Catholic Church
Frank Polansky
St. Monica's Cemetery
Clyde Holtman
Smithville
Lee Polansky
Polansky
St. Monica’s
Leonard Buxkemper
Westphalia
St. Mary's Seminary
Houston
Frerstat
Texas
St. Rita’s
Lone Star Gas Co
Cameron American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Lee
Loretta Brock
Frank Vykoukal
Sealy
Frank Vykoukel
Julius Vykoukal
Raymond Vykoukal
L. J. Zapalac
Joe Byka
J. L. Zapa
Berlin
Germany
Holland
United States
LaPorte
Beaumont
Tours
Joseph Duda
Crystal Beach
Fla
Marie Munzer
Elizabeth Duda
Kerrville
Weather notes for Cameron area showers today and warming weekend
Weather outlook calls for showers today in Cameron and vicinity with clearing over the weekend. Official Cameron temperatures list highs and lows from March including 69 and 46 on March 19 and 20.
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Cameron
Hi LO
Workers Tap 1st Aluminum Over Weekend
Alcoa Works in Rockdale began tapping the first metal from Line 5 as restart operations resumed. Fifty plus workers return to 65 employees rejoin, with about 300 idle since February 1958. Fully six pot lines planned. Line 6 remains shut.
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Rockdale
Alcoa
Asst
Mgr
Joe Yates
Yates
The
Herald
Cameron
Milam County
Donna Holland Wins 1st Easter Coloring Contest
Donna Faye Holland, 7, of 501 West 4th, won first prize in The Heralds second annual Easter Coloring contest. Four more winners will be announced this week. Prizes provided by Duke and Ayres Variety Store Burke s Variety Store Jurris Moseley Inc Caperton s 5 10. Participants must bring name age and address to sponsoring stores by 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Donna Faye Holland
501 West 4Th
Herald
The
Miss Holland
Duke & Ayres Variety Store
Burke's Variety Store
Jurris Moseley, Inc
Caperton’s
Donna Faye
C. E. Holland
Ben Milam School
Burke
Glenda Beth Fuller
Travis
Deandra Mullinax
N. Fannin
Burris-Moseley, Inc
Caperton's
Rose Salzar
South Rusk
Insde
Tuesday Deadline For Auto License Tags 1959
Walter White county tax assessor says the Tuesday deadline for 1959 auto license tags will affect about 9 000 to 10 000 vehicles in the county. Motorists should bring their certificate of title and 1958 registration receipt. The tax office in the courthouse basement is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
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Hig Hasing
Walter White
White
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Cam Fwas
US 77
Lampasas
Venus
Earth
Nikita Krushchev
U.S
Ah Choo
Garden Club
Milam
Cameron Herald
Smith
Milton Schiller
Dr. Smith
Milanoan
Taylor Optimist Club
Milam County Farm Bureau
Baptist Church
YWA
Milam Baptist Association
Milam Guard
Cameron Priest
Mrs. Polansky
Tishop
Louis J. Reicher
George J. Duda
St. Monicas
St. Martin's Catholic Church
St. Monica's Parish
Central Texas
Donna Holland
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