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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
4
Beef prices will be frozen at dollars and cents ceilings in about 300000 stores starting Monday. The plan aims for uniform prices and assurance that shoppers get the exact cuts they want, with gradual changes and no immediate price drop expected.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hollas of Cameron Sgt Ervin Hollas of Waco Mrs Hubert Jistel Mrs Alfred Barta and Monroe Bayer spent the weekend in San Antonio They visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Foster and daughter Bramlette
Miss Joy Hobson of Austin visited Miss Bobbie Ann Burnett over the weekend.
L. W. Kemp and his son Jeff of Houston stopped in Cameron Tuesday on their way home from a West Texas visit. Wiltz, as he is known locally, has many friends and relatives who were pleased to see them.
Battery C of the 649th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion conducted a weekend motor march of over one hundred miles on May 6. Units from Belton Temple Taylor and Cameron joined in a six hour simulated field exercise defending a convoy and destroying enemy road blocks. Captain Rudolph Michalka said crews drivers and communications personnel gained real benefit.
A Central Texas coalition led by Waco Killeen Temple and Belton business and civic leaders urged a House appropriations subcommittee to provide 4 million dollars to continue the Belton reservoir. About 5 million had been spent on the 20 million project as floods would be tamed in the Brazos watershed and water supply for Fort Hood would improve. The group also pressed for a swimming pool for Negroes at Temple and sought designation of their area as a critical defense zone to ease material access and credit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Posey visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Posey and family in Waco on Sunday as their guests.
Miss Margaret Cochran visited her parents at Buckholts Monday night, staying briefly in the small Texas town.
Mr and Mrs Jack Sims spent the past weekend visiting relatives in Pasadena and Houston. They plan to attend church this Sunday.
The Veterans Administration Center in Temple Texas seeks nurses under forty with current registration or imminent graduation. Starting pay for junior grades is 3400 dollars yearly with higher grades based on education and experience. Five day forty hour week, on site recreation, modern quarters and subsistence offered at a reasonable charge. Apply to James R. Harrison, personnel officer.
Mrs. Leo Wilkerson of Austin spent a few hours here Tuesday on business. She and her family formerly lived in Cameron before moving to Austin and friends are glad to welcome her return visits.
A playful line notes love is blind but a girl choosing diamonds is not. The quip contrasts romance with practical jewelry selection and hints at discernment in diamond shopping.
Mr and Mrs Floris Abel of Sharpe and family were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Jistel and family here recently.
Mrs Wells Smith leads the Intermediate Department of the Training Union at First Baptist Church teaching a Wednesday evening course from 7 to 8 PM. The class began May 9 and will continue until the book is completed, with all intermediates urged to enroll.
Parma Radio Service announces repair availability for all brands with prompt turnaround and expert technicians. Call 104 for inquiry and service details.
Cameron residents at Southwest Texas State Teachers College note that crooked dough yields no lasting wealth for men like Richard Jones and Billy Yager, reflecting student attitudes toward fraud.
A. D. Lagrone visited in Milano and Cameron during the past weekend. The item notes the speaker’s weight records, noting the heaviest at 185 pounds and lightest at six pounds nine ounces.
The advertisement promotes a Buick as the best buy for its weight and power, claiming a lower cost per pound than nearby options. It urges readers to visit soon, promising satisfaction for both buyer and budget.
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