First Loan Approved Under REA Telephone Program for Texas
The Rural Electrification Administration approved the first Texas loan under the REA rural telephone program. Rep. W. R. Poage led Texas lawmakers to witness the signing as the Navasota Telephone Company received a 35-year loan to expand its system in Washington Grimes and Brazos counties at a reduced interest rate.
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Washington, May
Rural Electrification Administration
Texas
Congress
W. R. Poage
Waco
Agriculture Department
Navasota Telephone Company
Wasota
Washington, Grimes and
Brazos
REA
George
Texas leaders witness loan signing by Haggard in Wickard absence
Haggard, a Texas REA leader before arriving in Washington, was chosen to sign the loan contract in the absence of REA Administrator Claude Wickard. Representatives Pickett Teague and Thornberry and Senators Connally and Lyndon B. Johnson, all Texas Democrats, were invited to witness the signing for the Navasota company’s loan.
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Haggard
Texas
REA
Washington
Claude Wickard
Pickett
Teague and
Thornberry
Navasota Company
Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Second Son Born to Mr and Mrs Haley in Rockdale
Mr and Mrs Frank M Haley announce the birth of a son weighing five pounds three ounces on May 38 1950 at St Edward Hospital in Rockdale. He is named George Richard Haley. The couple also has daughter Frances 18 and son Frank Jr five. Mrs Haley, former Opal Frazier, resides in Rockdale.
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Frank M. Haley
St. Edward Hospital
George Richard Haley
Haley
Rockdale
Frances
Frank, Jr
Local social notes highlight visits and gatherings in Yarrellton
Oklahoma City resident Elmer Gibbs travels to Bay City to visit parents. Numerous local guests include the Gibbs, Page, Robey, Griswold, Russell, and Foster families. Doris Nell Jungmann and Doris Nell Lott host a May 5 slumber party with teens from Yarrellton and nearby communities.
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Elmer Gibbs
Oklahoma City
Bay City
C. T. Gibbs
Jim Mann
Cora Page
Poteet
Oma Robey
Waldo
Texas
Bob Griswold
Walter Griswold
Brazos County
R. L. South
Rodney Barker
Horace Whitesides
Yarrellton
Hubert Foster
Houston
John Foster
Chas Russell
Clarence Hopper
J. H. Richerson
Rosebud
W. R. Hopper
Lee Lock
Sharp
Arthur Smith
Lottie Smith
Marlin
Lock
Lula Wilkerson
Chase Rusell
C. L. Smith
Delfin Schiller
Addie Miller
John Page
Chas Griffin
A. E. Bryant
Belton
Jennie Barrett
South Texas
Gaines Robinson
Lee Chapman
Doris Nell Jungmann
Doris Nell Lott
John Lott
Loft
Mrs Louise Mareth in Cameron on business trip
Mrs Louise Mareth of Waco visited Cameron on business this week, meeting local contacts and handling unspecified matters.
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Louise Mareth
Waco
Cameron
Thweatts Move to Cameron. Buckhorn Cafe Owner Welcomed
Friends in Cameron welcome Mr and Mrs Dan Thweatt and their two sons who have settled east of town on Hillcrest street. The Thweatts moved from Maysfield and Mr Thweatt runs the Buckhorn Cafe, with many locals greeting them warmly.
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Cameron
Dan Thweatt
Hillcrest Street
Thweatt
Maysfield
Buckhorn Cafe
Jones Prairie Social News Highlights from Jones Prairie
Mrs. Bailey Jones and son Jamie attend First Baptist Church in San Marcos as Capella choir member Richard Hickman presents a program at the church. Families from Dallas Houston Cameron and Waco visit relatives in Jones Prairie and nearby towns amid weekend gatherings and dinners.
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Bailey Jones
Jamie
First Baptist Church
San Marcos
South Texas State Teachers College
Richard
Mildred Drenner
Dallas
V. A. Hughen
A. L. Burnett
Ira Lee Parker
Arthur Lee
Gordon
Freeport
Roy Slay
Houston
Jack Pond
E. E. Pool
Lester Turner
George Pool
George, Jr
Cameron
W. B. Burnett
Giles Burnett
Marlow
Stanley Ray
Barbara
Jane
Dewey
Novel Young
Waco
J. A. Jamison
J. A. McKinney
Ethel McKinney
C. W. Neal
S. M. Harrell
Marvin Tindall
Joe Foster
P. H. Tindall
Calvert
B. F. Stidham
Sharron
Carlton Crook
J. E. Stewart
Miss Flay
Linda Katherine Drenner
James Frank Hughen
Hardy Jones
Robert Glenn
Actress Billie Burke Practices Morning Head Stand
Sixty three year old actress Billie Burke performs a head stand each morning to push blood to the brain and improve daily thinking.
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Billie Burke
Mrs. August Horelica Visits and Conducts Business Here
Mrs. August Horelica of Houston transacted business and visited friends in town this week, reflecting social and commercial ties between the two cities.
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August Horelica
Houston
McFarlands Visit Hearnes in Caldwell Sunday
Mr and Mrs Earl McFarland and their children visited Mr and Mrs Ek R Hearne and their children in Caldwell on Sunday.
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Earl McFarland
Ek. R. Hearne
Caldwell
Business Women Hold Interesting Meeting in Cameron
The Business and Professional Women’s Club met May 2 1950 in the club rooms with 22 attendees including guests. Members proposed projects for the Chamber of Commerce such as a Cameron lounge for farmers a market for farm goods a hostess for newcomers gift certificates from stores and a kindergarten for children. Bill McIntosh Charles Berry and L Smith led the clinic with doughnuts and coffee served afterward.
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B & PW Club
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Bill McIntosh
Charles Berry
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
L. Smith
Valley Mills Guests Visit Rosenbergs Home
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Reichert of Valley Mills were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rosenberg.
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Herbert Reichert
Valley Mills
A. J. Rosenberg
Potter Boy Gregg Curtis Born in New Jersey
Friends and relatives in Cameron report the birth of a six pound son Gregory Curtis Potter to Mr and Mrs Thomas Potter Jr of Ocean Grove New Jersey. The mother is Mary Jane Lowe daughter of Mrs Agnes Lowe.
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Cameron
Gregg Curtis Potter
Thomas Potter, Jr
Ocean Grove
New Jersey
Mrs Pearl Cass Returns Home After Accident Healing
Mrs Pearl Cass of Gause has returned home from Hilcrest Hospital in Waco after a fractured leg suffered in a car accident near Hearne several weeks ago. Her friends are glad she is improving and back home.
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Pearl Cass
Gause
Hilcrest Hospital
Waco
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Milton H. Bren
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Devery Freeman
Ton H. Bren
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Jator Cheney
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Corte Snot
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Charles Starrett
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