Denial Recommendation Sparks Rail Branch Furor Across Milam Region
A ruling recommending denial of Southern Pacific’s plan to extend a five mile connecting line to ALCOA provoked strong opposition from Milam County to Washington. Aluminum Company officials urged the extension for better plant service, arguing national defense and supply stability. opponents warned of waste and potential line abandonment. A May 25 deadline exists for objections to the ICC report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Waco-Giddings
Aluminum Company
Milam County
Washington
Rockdale
Sandon Southern Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
ICC
Frank L. Magee
Oxsheer Smith
H. L. Bell
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company
Falls
Milam
Lee
Burleson
Waco
Giddings
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Con
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Lexington
T&no Railroad
Alcoa
John L. Rogers
Interstate Commerce Commission
12Th and
Constitution Ave
Washington 25
D. C
Sergeant Aycox joins 5th Regimental Combat Team in Korea
Sgt. Willard Aycox son of Charlie Aycox of Cameron Texas has arrived in Korea to serve with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. The unit, now part of Lt. Gen. Maxwell Taylor's Eighth Army, is a flexible self sustaining outfit that has fought with every division in Korea since arriving in the combat zone nearly two years ago. Aycox enlisted in 1942 and previously served at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland before moving to Korea.
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Willard Aycox
Charlie Aycox
19Th St
Cameron
Texas
Korea
5Th Regimental
5Th Rct
Maxwell Taylor
Eighth Army
Aycox
555Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Pvt Billy Whitaker Shipped to Far Eastern Command
Private Billy Gene Whitaker leaves Fort Smith Arkansas for Tacoma to be sent to the Far Eastern Command after a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs W T Whitaker Route 3 Cameron He completed training and is now a field warren and switchboard operator with Army service since December 9 1952 His sister Mrs Juanita Kornegay of Los Fresnos joined them in Cameron for a visit and Whitaker returned to Fort Smith May 11 accompanied by his father who returned May 13
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Gene Whitaker
Tacoma
Washington
Far Eastern Command
W. T. Whitaker
Cameron
Pvt. Whitaker
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Juanita Kornegay
Los Fresnos
Whitakers
Whitaker
Batte to Leave for Labrador June 5
Ernest Batte son of Mr and Mrs R L Batte Sr is scheduled to depart for Labrador on June 5 as a member of a supply unit aiding a landing strip project. His base sits about 400 miles from a trading post with open country in between. He completed a radio training course in Lawton Oklahoma and did army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood before being sent to Camp Wolters where he is stationed. He plans to visit his parents over the coming weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Batte
R. L. Batte
Labador
Batte
National Guard
Lawton
Oklo
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp Wolters
Legislature reports actions on bills and pay raise plan
The House and Senate debated auto inspection funding and a $100 annual license fee proposal. A constitutional amendment would lift welfare and old age aid to $42 million. An emergency grant of $25 000 aided the National Guard after storm damage in Waco and San Angelo. The toll road bill faced a Conference Committee as Dallas Fort Worth legislators protested. The House approved school district bonding and tax sharing. a May 27 quitting date was set for the 53rd Legislature.
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Senate
National Guard
Waco
San Angelo
Secrest
Temple
Toll Road Authority
Dallas- Fort Worth
House
Dallas-Fort Worth
Men's Fellowship Banquet Speaker at Temple First Christian Church
Dr. William M. McKinney of the Disciples of Christ mission board will address a May 27 banquet at the First Christian Church in Temple. Reservations for the 7 p.m. event are due by noon May 26 through the local Disciples minister or Rev. Harrell Ree, with meals payable at the door. The event is hosted by the Christian Men's Fellowship of Texas' Christian Churches, District No. 10.
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William M. McKinney
Disciples of Christ Mission Board
First Christian Church
Temple
Harrell Ree
N. 5Th Street
The
Christian Men’s Fellowship of Texas’ Christian Churches, District No. 10
McKinney Fa
Execu
Leader of Missionary Society Dies Longtime Service
The department head of the United Christian Missionary Society's men section, Dr. McKinney, had a strong background in pastoral work across several churches. He served as a chaplain with Jimmy Doolittle's group in Okinawa during the war, attaining Lt. Colonel rank. He studied at Bethany College and Yale University and received a D.D. degree for notable achievements.
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Tive
Department of Men
United Christian Missionary Society
Brotherhood
Jimmy Doolittle
Okinawa
Dr. McKinney
Bethany College
Bethany
West Virginia
Yale University
Rent Control Removed in Killeen And Florence
Rent control authority is removed in the Killeen-Florence area after a review found sufficient housing units under defense housing and cherry act projects. Decertification affects Bell and Coryell counties and Precincts Four and Five in Williamson county, as advised to Senator Lyndon Johnson on Tuesday.
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Killeen
Florence
Lyndon Johnson
Bell and Coryell
Williamson County
Alcoa To Start Production in New Potline at Rockdale Works
Aluminum Company of America announces start of output in a newly completed potline at Rockdale Works. The expansion will raise Rockdale’s aluminum production by about 15 percent, per works manager J. D. Harper. Rockdale houses four potlines with a 1952 deployment for the first two and plans for the remaining units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Rockdale
J. D. Harper
Alcoa Plant To Begin Operation With Temporary Power
Alcoa plans to start the third smelting line this fall using temporary power from Texas Power and Light Company until the lignite burning plant is ready. The facility will reach full capacity of 176 million pounds of aluminum per year and employ about 1200 people in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa
Harper
Texas Power & Light Company
Miss Melba Allison Named to NTSC Fall Honor Roll
NTSC at Denton honors Miss Melba J Allison for fall 2.0 honor roll. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Allison and Yee High School graduate. She previously worked for the AAA and served as secretary for the Baptist Church before enrolling at North Texas State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melma J. Allison
North Texas State College
Denton
Miss Allison
Clarence Allison
Cameron
Yee High School
AAA
The
Baptist Church
NTSC
Marines Stage Landing Exercises on Hawaii and Maui
The Third Battalion Landing Team conducts landing drills on Hawaii and Maui. The maneuvers are coordinated by the First Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force under Major General James P. Riseley, USMC. The assault force is composed of the specified units and commands.
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Hawaii
Maui
Provisional Marine
Big
James P. Riseley
USMC
Marines Units Involved In Battle Segment
Third Battalion Landing Team of the Third Marine Division along with Marine Air Group 138 and FMF units participate in ongoing operations.
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Third Marine Division
FMF
Marine Air Group 138
Memphis Woman Visits Cameron Pair This Month
Mrs. W. C. Harrell of Memphis Tennessee is visiting her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs Richard Moseley of Cameron this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Harrell
Memphis, Tennessee
Richard Moseley
Cameron
Belton School Bond Election Carried by Landslide
The Belton Independent School district's $140000 bond issue carried May 12 by a vote of a little more than 16 to one. Total votes cast were 174 on the general bond issue with 10 against. On proposition two the vote was 157 for and 11 against, and on proposition three, 155 for and 9 against. The latter two measures covered purchasing including the newly added property for issuing bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton Independent School District
Pfc John Davidson Leads Landing Team in Paradise
Marine Private First Class John C. Davidson aged 22, son of Mr and Mrs W J Davidson of Route 3 Cameron Texas, is described as making beachheads in Hawaii and Maui as part of a landing team aboard the Leatherneck.
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Pfc
John Davidson
Hawaii
Maui
John C. Davidson
W. J. Davidson
Cameron
Texas
Paradise
Leatherneck
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Lexington High School
T. W. Simmons
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
A. P. Kleinschmidt
Lexington Independent
Rosebud
Lott
Chilton
Sth
Pvt
Billy Whitaker
House OF Representatives
By Herman Yezak
Melba Allison
Business Professional Directory
A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Miller & Allen
J. W. Miller
R. E. Allen
Prewitt
Rochdale
Jack W. Prescott
Flint National Bank Building
Joe D. Bass
Butane
Propane
Central
Belton
Emory B. Camp
Cameron, Texas
F. H. A. Loans
G. I. Loans
A. A. Skopek
Central Texas
Austin
Cameron Cafe
General Hotel Supply Company
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
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