Baylor Coach Bridgers Praises Team and Looks Ahead
Cameron civic club hears Baylor coach John Bridgers recount 1959 Bears season with four wins and no SWC title since 1924. He predicts improvement for 1960 schedule and stresses teamwork with assistants and players like Ronnie Stanley and Ron Dents. ex-Baltimore Colts line coach Walt Hackett adds humor and prospects. PTA leaders visiting Cameron for district events are noted.
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Baylor
John Bridgers
Cameron Civic Club
First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Bridgers
Bears
Tridgers
Bassel Wilson
Rotary
George Child
Baltimore Colts
Civic Club
Baylor Grid
P-TA to Host 12 County Meet in Cameron
Delegates from 12 counties and three state leaders will attend a two day District Parent-Teachers conference in Cameron April 7 8. Cameron P-TA 22 member committee organizes the first 20th District meeting with events including a banquet luncheon and a tea. Participants include Mrs J C McLaughlin Mrs Jasper Barron and Mrs J W Miller. Counties attending include Brazos Robertson Madison Leon Grimes Washington Lee Burleson Fayette Bastrop Caldwell.
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Cameron
P—Ta
W. C. Wallace
J. C. McLaughlin
Bryan
Jasper Barron
Dallas
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
J. W. Miller
San Antonio
PTA
First Christian Church
First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
McLaughlin
Pp—Ta
Barron
Miller
Texas Congress of Parent and Teachers
Brazos
Robertson
Madison, Leon
Grimes
Washington, Lee
Burleson
Fayette
Bastrop
Caldwell
JOKE TIME AND LETTERS IN HERALD COLUMN UPDATE
A joke about a Chinese waiter at a floating Hong Kong restaurant prompts a sting about Americans and heat. The Herald prints reader letters on local school matters with anonymity rules and notes its 101st year.
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Feed Authority
Hong Kong
China
160000 Census Takers Begin Nose Count
The 1960 Census of Population and Housing starts with 160,000 census takers visiting every dwelling in the United States. District Supervisor J. Fred Simons Jr. urges residents to use Advance Report Forms to speed counts and improve accuracy. The form lists seven population and six housing questions and is designed to shorten house to house canvassing.
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United States
J. Fred Simon, Jr
Hospital Plan Shown as Newton Memorial Moves Ahead
Cameron residents heard Dr. W. R. Newton outline plans for a new 28 bed Newton Memorial Hospital with a $320000 cost and a $160000 Hill Burton loan. A 3-person advisory board was elected Drayton McLane Henry Liebman and Jack Tumlinson. The group noted $50000 needed to secure the federal loan and $60000 from outside contributors.
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Alvin Dusek
F. L. Gregory
T. G. Raymond
Newton
Hill- Burton Committee
Austin
Newton Memorial Building
Newton Memorial Hospital
Ford Foundation
McLane
Aubrey F. Russell
Walter Grimes
John Geiser
Hill - Burton Committee
Voters to elect city and school board leaders in Cameron
Three candidates contest two Cameron School District seats at Yee High Gym. Incumbent Dana Monroe and F. W. Vogelsang strive against Milton J. Scherer, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The district serves 15 communities beyond Cameron, including Splawn and Yarrellton. only about 30 voters participated last year.
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Yee High Gymnasium
Mre
Dana Monroe
F. W. Vogelsang
Milton J. Sehrer
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
B. J. Matocha
Cameron Independent
Cameron
Splawn
Yarrelton
Ben Arnold
Clarkson
Vogelsang
Belmena
Ad Hall
Marlow
Hoyt
Walkers Creek
Curry
Salem
Elm Ridge
North Elm
Jones Prairie
Yee
Three Contests Face City Election Tuesday
A major city vote Tuesday will decide three contested races including the mayor’s two year term and two council seats. Incumbent Mayor Bassel Wilson faces Coleman Duncum with votes expected to mirror the 1958 turnout.
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Bassel Wilson
Coleman Duncum
Cameron
Sam B. Houston
Erwin L. Wied
Wied
Hayden Lawrence
Allen and
Smith
Lincoln Mondick
Richard Moseley
Milam
Cameron Kiwanis Club
Duncum
Houston
Wilson
Coffield Wildcat Drilling Near Milano in Navarro Sands
General Crude Oil No 1 drilled by H C Coffield in Milam County about five miles south of Milano. It was plugged back from 6738 feet and testing in the Navarro formation after a 5 1/2 inch liner set at 3636 feet. No. 2 Perry nearby swabbed oil from 3475 506 feet with pumping equipment awaiting.
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General Crude Oil Company
H. Coffield
Milam County
Houston Company
Milano
Navarro
San Antonio Express
Nancy Heard
Perry
Coffield
Edwards
Cameron Girl Wins Beauty Title At A&M
Miss Linda Ward of Cameron earned first place in the District Sweetheart Contest at A and M College. She is the Cameron FFA Sweetheart and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ward. A banquet honored 21 area sweethearts. Ward advances to the May Regional Contest in Brenham.
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Linda Ward
Cameron Ffa
E. E. Ward
A & M College
Cental Texas
Ward
Brenham
Cameron hires Bill Bates as new Yee High coach
Cameron school board appoints Billy Bates 28, Texas A&M graduate and former West Point student, as head football coach at Yee High School on a two year contract with assistant coaches to be named. Bates succeeds Jim Speer who resigned in February and will also teach mathematics.
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Cameron School
Billy Bates
Cameron
George West
Niley J. Smith
the Herald
Bates
Texas A & M
YHS
Smith
Rockport
Consolidated High School
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
William Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
West Point
Newburgh
N. Y
Smiht
Gabriel District Delays Water Tax Decision Unknown
The San Gabriel Water Control and Improvement District will not assess taxes next year while Army engineers decide if two large dams at Georgetown are feasible. Directors say bond funds totaling 140000 were set aside two years ago for flood control in the San Gabriel watershed, with plans dependent on dam location. Names listed include D. P. Irvine and A. C. Weir of Georgetown, C. V. Hutto Bertram, Henry Labaj Friendship, and H. B. Fox Circleville.
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San Gabriel
Army
Georgetown
Brush Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Sumer
D. P. Irvine
A.C. Weir
C. V Hutto
Bertram
Henry Labaj
Friendship
H. B. Fox
Circleville
Horse Track Opens Near Cameron For Public Racing
Johnny Gelner announces Cameron area track opening next Sunday April 3 located a mile west of Highway 77 Drive Inn. First race meet in years features match racing cow pony and saddle stock events with free track use for horsemen and parking. Objective is to train regional horses about 300 miles for time at larger tracks. Track includes 330 yard straight and half mile oval.
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Johnny Gelner
77 Drive Inn
Highway 77
Cameron
Gelner
the Herald
CYC Teams Set to Clash in Diocesan Volleyball Championship
The Cameron CYC boys and girls volleyball teams will contest the Diocesan Championship at Simon-George Hall in Cameron on Sunday April 3 starting at 2 p m. Other participants include Westphalia Granger Lockhart Fayetteville and Wallis Sealy squads with free admission.
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Cameron Cyc
Cameron
Simon - George Hall
Westphalia
Granger Lockhart
Fayetteville
Wallis Or Sealy
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Walt Hackett
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Texas
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Mrs. Barron
The
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Man of Texas
PTA Councils
J. V. Miller
Americar
Herald
Cameron Centinel
B. 3 Matocha
City Hall
Roy Griffith
B. L. Miller
Homer Allen
John A. Smith
Navarro Sands
Cameron Girl
A&m
Bill Bates
Freer
Kenedy
Linton
Carole
University of Texas
Ada Henderson
Texas A&m
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