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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
8
Senate passes a $300 million federal education aid bill by a 68 to 11 vote led by Taft of Ohio and Elbert Thomas of Utah. An amendment by Lodge of Massachusetts to raise per pupil funds for richer states was defeated.
The proposal would give every state ten dollars per child ages six to seventeen annually, a plan opposed by Taft and others who warned it would kill the bill by undermining equal educational opportunities. The Senate kept a minimum of five dollars per pupil with poorer states potentially getting up to twenty nine dollars and eighteen cents per pupil. Lodge argued the formula mismeasured state wealth and his amendment would boost 32 states yet failed to gain broader support. Taft won support from twenty Republicans and forty seven Democrats to defeat the plan, while Lodge moved to another contentious amendment barring aid to states with segregated or unequal schooling. The distribution vote followed two days of debate and many amendments.
Alfred Price Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Price of Cameron, joined the U S Navy and left April 15. He is now stationed at San Diego California and likes the Navy fine.
Agnes Meyer of Cameron is listed as a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital, with details indicating she is receiving care in the facility.
Edith Taylor Butts of Milano died April 25 after a short illness at St. Edwards Hospital. Born in Milano, she attended local schools and left many friends. Survivors include husband Hubbard Butts and two children Myra Jane and Mickey. Funeral at Phillips Luckey in Rockdale with burial in Milano cemetery.
Residents and visitors are listed in a collection of social notes from Yarrellton and nearby towns. Families from Roswell Texas Houston Corpus Christi Texarcana Calvert Cameron and Kingsville join in weekend visits church attendance and memorial services.
Mrs. H. D. Maxwell of Rockdale assumed the presidency of the Ninth District PTA after the 25th annual meeting closed Wednesday in Taylor. Also elected were officers including Mrs. Grady Stidham of Cameron.
Jessie Tomez is listed among patients ill at Newton Memorial Hospital. The brief notes the hospital has several patients currently reported as ill.
Mrs A Johnson and Miss Nila Jean Fuller visited in Temple on Sunday, sharing time with local friends and sightseeing around the city.
Mrs. Ira Fontaine, 82, born in Meridian Mississippi February 12 1867, died April 28 in Bryan Texas. She was the widow of Ira Fontaine and survived by two sons C V Fontaine of Austin and C C Fontaine of Bryan, one sister Minnie Leslie of Rising Star, twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services were set for 5 p m Friday April 29 at Little River Baptist Church Jones Prairie with Rev. Miller T Smith officiating. Interment in Little River Cemetery directed by Marek Burns Funeral Home Cameron. Pallbearers included Archie McLerran Sam Nicholson Elred Massen Gale Fred Bailey Bailey Jones Luther Todd.
Milano School cuts lunch price from 15 to 10 cents starting April 1. Supt Pruett cites government food relief, summer canning, hog feeding program profits, and ample in house fruit vegetables and meats in Cameron and Taylor warehouses to keep costs low for students.
Mrs. Oscar Patillo of Cameron reports a two and a half inch perch found in a ditch beside her home after recent heavy rains. The item is presented as a local tall tale while the paper notes no definitive proof of fish raining from the sky.
Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Collins and children R. C. George Wesley Sharon K. and Bob White of Beaumont spent the weekend visiting relatives in Cameron. The Collinses were on vacation and visited Mr Collins relatives in West Texas.
Mrs. Maude Hillyer departed this week to visit her daughter in Washington.
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