Charter Oak plant to gain two 11 500 kw units on Leon River
April 29 Rep Poage announced a 6 580 000 loan for Brazos River Electric cooperative. Of this 4 600 000 funds enlarge and equip the Charter Oak steam plant on the Leon River to install two 11 500 kilowatt units and firm power for REA co ops. The loan will also extend service to about 25 000 new customers across a wide rural area.
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Washington
Brazos River
REA
Charter Oak
Bryan
Poage
Red River
Colorado
Walker County
Knox
Ill Cam eron man in Newton Memorial Hospital
Frank Tomasek of Route 1 Cameron is ill in Newton Memorial Hospital. His friends wish him a speedy recovery.
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Frank Tomasek
Cameron
Newton Memorial Hospital
Caldwell Woman Alice Hodges Admitted to Newton Memorial
Alice Hodges of Caldwell is listed among patients at Newton Memorial Hospital as of the latest update. The brief notice notes her admission with other local residents and the hospital's ongoing admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hodges
Caldwell
Newton Memorial Hospital
Federal loan funds Brazos river development plan
The loan allocates 1.66 million for transmission line extensions 106 thousand for general plant improvements and 114 thousand to complete approved facilities. Eleven new 10 000 kilowatt sub stations will be built. Poage calls it a step in a multi million dollar federal program tied to 72 million dollars authorized for dams in the Brazos valley with possible further 100 million in valley work.
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Brazos River
Poage
Congress
Brazos Valley
Army
Barros
Stidham Heads Cameron VFW and Auxiliary
Jack Stidham installed as Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cameron and serves with Lone Star Gas Company. Mrs. Coy Arledge leads the VFW Auxiliary, with district officers from Austin and Smithville assisting. New officers include Mrs. Maggie Guyton conductress and Mrs. Hal White senior vice president.
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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 Return Home
Mrs. Ella Dobbins of Waco visited her son and family in Houston and stayed a few days with her brother William R. 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 Friday for the Rogers grade school Sth grade group with a surprise visit to Wilson Ledbetter Park. Students toured the city and enjoyed swimming fishing and boating in the park while the lunch remained a highlight of the outing. Deputy Will Vaughan escorted the group and the Rogers party included teacher Mrs Bessie Shurtleff and sponsors Mr and Mrs Jack Mauldin and Mrs 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 3Ravence
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 of Cameron Welcome Daughter Carolyn Beth
Mr and Mrs Ray Roberson of Cameron announce the birth of a daughter named Carolyn Beth born Tuesday May 3 1949 at St Edwards Hospital. The infant weighed seven pounds one and one half ounces and joins a four year old brother. Mrs Roberson is formerly Elizabeth Wilkerson.
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Ray Roberson
Cameron
St. Edwards Hospital
Carolyn Beth
Roberson
Elizabeth Wilkerson
Mrs Daisy Sprott Admitted To St Edwards Hospital
Friends of Mrs. Daisy Sprott 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 to East Texas Chamber 1949 50
Milam County will be represented by A. W. McCullin of Cameron and L. Van Perkins of Cameron as the Milam County chairs in the East Texas Chamber of Commerce for 1949 50. Perkins was re elected at Beaumont. McCullin remains a director. Henry M. Bell announced the new leadership and plans to appoint community chairmen across Milam County.
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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
Miss Clydelle Walston Visits and Mother's Operation
Miss Clydelle Walston of La Marque visits here with her mother Mrs. E H Walston Sr who underwent an operation 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
Visitors in the Carl Black Home Sunday
Mrs A C Black hosted guests Sunday at the Carl Black residence with Miss Ollie Black and Miss Georgia Black from San Antonio. Ollie and Georgia Black are noted as 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 a deadly weather spell as a Friday tornado near Sundown in the Panhandle left five dead. Lubbock and other South Plains areas received heavy rain, while Fort Worth reported NW winds at 8 am and Cameron could see changes by weekend. Rain was forecast for East Texas.
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Panhandle
Big Springs
Lubbock
South Plains
San Angelo
Caprick
Fort Worth
Cameron
East Texas
Yee High Homemaking duo to attend state convention in Dallas
Marilyn Chandler and Mary Emily Weathers will represent the Yee High Homemaking Department at the State Homemaking Convention in Dallas on May 6 7 and 8. They left Thursday afternoon and will return Sunday the 9th.
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Marilyn Chandler
Mary Emily Weathers
Yee High
Dallas
Weekend Visit From Mrs Truitt Chambers
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
Joe D. Bass
Ita
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
LAN AE
Toy
Jerry Schiller Motor Company
Jerry B. Schiller
Milton J. Schiller
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