Generating Plant on Leon River at Belton
Washington April 209 Appro to a 6 580 000 loan for the Brazos River Electric cooperative including 4 600 000 to enlarge and equip the steam generating plant on the Leon river announced by Rep W R Poage. The loan will install two 11 500 kilowatt units at Charter Oak near Highway 81 aiding 19 REA co ops and Bryan city. It aims to serve about 25 000 new customers over four years from Red River to Colorado and Walker to Knox counties, with 11 new 10 000 kilowatt substations and extensions of transmission lines. Poage links the loan to federal Brazos river development and further dam construction, noting possible additional 100 000 000 in valley work.
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Washington
Brazos River
REA
Charter Oak
Bryan
Poage
Red River
Colorado
Walker County
Knox
Congress
Brazos Valley
Army
Barros
Ill Cam eron man hospitalized in Newton Memorial
Frank Tomasek of Route 1 Cameron is ill in Newton Memorial Hospital. Friends wish him a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tomasek
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Caldwell Woman Among Newton Memorial Hospital Patients
Alice Hodges of Caldwell is listed among patients at Newton Memorial Hospital, with her status noted in the hospital roster. This brief item identifies Hodges as one of the local patients receiving care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hodges
Caldwell
Newton Memorial Hospital
Jack Stidham Heads VFW in Cameron Installation
Jack Stidham was installed as Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cameron and assumed duties with Lone Star Gas Company. Mrs. Coy Arledge chairs the VFW Auxiliary, with district officers from Aus tin and Smithville leading the installation.
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Jack Stidham
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cameron
Lone Star Gas Company
Coy Arledge
The
Eugene Horton
Austin
VFW
Sophia Merts
Smithville
Auxiliary
Maggie Guyton
Hal White
B. L. Miller
D. H. Slaughter
Neal Dodson
Ralph Keepf
Mrs Ella Dobbins Visits Houston Relative Returns Home
Mrs Ella Dobbins of Waco spent a few days in Houston with her son and family and visited her brother Wm Rogers before returning home on Wednesday.
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Ella Dobbins
Waco
Houston
Wm. R. Rogers
School Picnic at Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Cameron hosted the 6th grade from Rogers School Friday in Wilson Ledbetter Park. The outing included a city tour and park activities with swimming fishing and boating. Deputy Vaughan guided the group with teachers sponsors Bessie Shurtleff Jack Mauldin and Alice Wood.
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Cameron
Rogers
Wilson- Ledbetter Park
Will Vaughan
Bessie Shurtleff
Jack Mauldin
Alice Wood
Lowry Rawls
Amalia Martinez
Theresa Castillo
Calvin Rachus
Anton Bravence
Wanna Ray
Joy Blankenship
Shirley Parrett
Frances Nell Riddle
Calvin Andel
Betty Lyles
Janet Wood
Ernest Fischer
Mary Alice Harris
Norma Jean Ward
John Ward
Eddie Gotcher
Hugh Lloyd Moore
Wilbert Mikeska
Cumby Dyess
Thomas Green
Eric Chapman
Jessie Quintero
Elmarita Mauldin
Robersons Welcome Daughter Carolyn Beth in Cameron
Mr and Mrs Ray Roberson of Cameron announce the birth of a daughter born Tuesday May 3 1949 at St Edwards Hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds one half ounce and has been named Carolyn Beth. The Robersons also have a four year old son and Mrs Roberson is formerly Elizabeth Wilkerson.
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Ray Roberson
Cameron
St. Edwards Hospital
Carolyn Beth
Roberson
Elizabeth Wilkerson
Daisy Sprott Listed Among St Edwards Hospital Patients
Friends of Mrs. Daisy Sprott will regret to learn she is among the patients in St. Edwards Hospital.
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Daisy Sprott
St. Edwards Hospital
Milam County Officials Named In East Texas Chamber
Milam County will be represented by A. W. McCullin of Cameron as director and L. Van Perkins of Cameron as county chairman in the East Texas Chamber of Commerce 1949 50 set up. Perkins was re elected at the Beaumont convention. McCullin is a hold over director. Perkins will work with Charles M. Fugitt on membership drive and community chairmen selection in Milam County. Henry M. Bell of Tyler announced new president.
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Milam County
A. W. McCullin
Cameron
L. van Perkins
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Longview
Perkins
Beaumont
McCullin
Charles M. Fugitt
East Texas Chamber
Henry M. Bell
Tyler
Visit Led By Miss Walston After Mother's Operation
Miss Clydelle Walston of LaMarque visits her mother Mrs. E H Walston Sr who had surgery at St Edwards Hospital early Friday. Friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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Clydelle Walston
la Marque
E. H. Walston
St. Edwards Hospital
Guests Visit Carl Black Home From San Antonio
Mrs. A. C. Black and Misses Ollie and Georgia Black of San Antonio were guests in the Carl Black home Sunday. Ollie and Georgia Black are teachers in San Antonio.
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Carl Black
A. C. Black
Ollie
Georgia Black
San Antonio
Georgia
Texas Tornado Toll Dead at Sundown
Hopefuls sought relief from ten days of deadly weather as a cold front stalled along the Big Springs line. Sundown noted five dead from a Friday tornado while Lubbock endured heavy rain and other South Plains areas reported showers with San Angelo much cooler.
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Panhandle
Big Springs
Lubbock
South Plains
San Angelo
Caprick
Fort Worth
Cameron
East Texas
Yee High Homemaking Team to Attend State Convention
Marilyn Chandler and Mary Emily Weathers will represent the Yee High Homemaking Department at the State Homemaking Convention in Dallas on May 6 to 8. They left Thursday afternoon and will return Sunday, May 9.
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Marilyn Chandler
Mary Emily Weathers
Yee High
Dallas
Mrs Truitt Chambers Visits Freeport Hightowers
Mrs. Truitt Chambers spends the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Hightower in Freeport.
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Mrs. Truitt Chambers
Mrs
Charlie Hightower
Freeport
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Belton
Ier
Joe D. Bass
Foreign Wars
Atlas
Humble
Atlas Tires
Dodge
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Cameron Herald
Herald
Humble Atlas
Humble Oil & Refining CO
East Texas Chamber Commerce
Texas
Sundown
Jerry Schiller Motor Company
Jerry B. Schiller
Milton J. Schiller
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