Community Guests, Visits Highlight Jones Prairie News
Rev R L Brown of Waco preached at Little River Baptist Church with morning and evening services. Numerous relatives and friends visited in homes across the area from Temple to Dallas, including the Glenns in Jones Prairie and families from Ben Arnold, Milano, Hobbs and Cameron. Local residents hosted guests from Cleburne, Fort Worth, Seguin, and Rosebud with hospital news of Mrs Jack Stidham improving after surgery.
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R. L. Brown
Waco
Little River Baptist Church
Robert Glenn
Glenn Home
J. A
Ethel McKinney
J. A. Jamison
Joe Bailey
Patti
Bob
C. H. Massey
Corrine
Dick Young
Barbara Jo
Margaret
Paul
S. M. Harrell
J. H. Burnett
Jesse Hickman
Belmena
Carl Williams
Benler
Kansas
J. H. McNeil
Edna McKinney
Williams
Fort Hood
E. B. Yager
Malcolm Marion
Charles
Seguin
Ben Yager
Sul Ross College
Alpine
T. B. Stidham
Jack Stidham
Burnet
Bill McClendon
Fort Worth
Marvin Hickman
Final Examinations And Yee High School Graduation
Final examinations were held at Yee High School and Ada on Monday and Tuesday May 20 and 21, announced by Paul Smith. Sixty two students graduate this year as commencement exercises close the Yee High Athletic field.
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Th the Yee High School
Adanderson
Ad Paul Smith
Tuesay
Yee High
Yee High School
Scout Day Camp Planned at Wilson Ledbetter Park
The Girl Scout Council announces a four day Day Camp from June 12 to 15 at Wilson Ledbetter Park under Camp Director Mrs Lester Williams. Leaders and mothers will supervise with a 50 cent daily fee to help cover camp costs funded by the Father Daughter banquet proceeds. Parents may contact Mrs Williams or others for information and a planning meeting is set May 24 at Mrs Williams home.
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Girl Scout Little
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Harry Haraway
Girl Scout Council
Mildred Craig
Opal Clifton
Austin
Lake Texoma
Cameron
Ann
Laura Swift
Judy Shapiro
Kay Camp
Wilson Ledbetter Park
Lester Williams
David Shapiro
Charles Brady Sr
Allies Halt Reds as Seoul Threats Diminish In Korea
Allied forces pushed north of Seoul reaching 26 miles beyond the capital as a fresh United Nations arc of advance stretched from Munsan to Changegori and northeast toward Seul. After days of heavy losses, North Korean offensives slowed to a halt with estimates near 40,000 casualties.
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Tokyo
Seoul
8Th Army
Eighth Army
United Nations
Munsan
Changeorg
Seul
Imjin
Reds
Korea
Nine Teams Compete in Scotch Tournament at Cameron Club
Winners of the Scotch Tournament held Sunday May 20 at Cameron Country Club were announced by Dr. Gus Evans Jr. Nine foursomes competed starting at 130 PM. First prize went to Mrs Ruby Arledge and Earl Burke with 47 strokes, followed by Walter Sharpe and Amy Ford at 48, and Mrs Paul Smith and Bartow Jackson at 49. Trophies and two golf balls each awarded. team of Alice Dubois George Miller Mildred White and Bill Strzinek took low net with 59. The report notes growing female interest in golf and local enthusiasm on the green.
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Cameron Country Club
Gus Evans Jr
Ruby Arledge
Earl Burke
Walter Sharpe
Amy Ford
Paul Smith
Bartow Jackson
Tophy
Alice Dubois
George Miller
Mildred White
Bill Strzinek
2nd Armored Division To Sail Late in June
The 2nd Armored Division, training at Fort Hood Texas, will sail for Europe in late June and early July. It will depart in four groups from New Orleans Houston and Galveston after receiving overseas alert on April 27. Other divisions joining Eisenhower’s force remain undisclosed.
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Washington
2Nd Armored
Europe
Army
Fort Hood
Texas
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
New York
4Th
Eisenhower
Defense
Marshall
United States
U. S
Germany
How They Voted On Omnibus Tax
Monday vote on the conference committee report on the omnibus tax bill shows FOR including Aikin of Paris Bracewell of Houston Carney of Atlanta Carter of Sherman Colson of Navasaota Fuller of Port Arthur Hudson of Pecos Kelly of Fort Worth Lock of Lufkin Martin of Hillsboro Moffett of Shillicothe Parkhouse of Dallas Phillips of Angleton Tynan of San Antonio Wagenseller of Stoneburg Weinert of Seguin Against including Ashley of Llano Bell of Cuero Bullock of Colorado City Corbin of Lubbock Hardeman of San Angelo Hazlewood of Amarillo Kelly of Edinburg Lane of Center McDonald of Tyler Nokes of Corsicana Russell of Royse City Shofner of Temple Strauss of Hallettsville Vick of Waco.
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A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Searcy Bracewell
Houston
Howard Carney
Atlanta
Joe Carter
Sherman
Neveille Colson
Navasota
J. E. Fuller
Port Arthur
Hill Hudson
Pecos
Keith Kelly
Fort Worth
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
George Moffett
Shillicothe
George Parkhouse
Dallas
George Nokes
Corsicana
Joe Russell
Royse City
W. A. Shofner
Temple
Gus Strauss
Hallettsville
Kyle Vick
Waco
Mary Hardin Baylor UCC Merger Talked
High officials from the University of Corpus Christi met with Mary Hardin-Baylor College board members on Monday to discuss a potential merger. Attending were Dr. R. M. Cavness president, Dr. C. E. Hereford, H. E. Butt, Rev. Joe T. Dawson, James C. Hill Jr., and Dr. Rabant Wilson who presided.
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University of Corpus Christi
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
UCC
R. M. Cavness
C. E. Hereford
First Baptist Church
H. E. Butt
Texas
Joe T. Dawson
UUCC
James C. Hill Jr
Alice
Sunday Visits Across Kinfolk Ties
Mrs Erle Adrian and her son visited Mrs Mary V Posey for a few hours on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Frank Bybee of San Antonio spent the weekend with Mrs Posey.
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Erle Adrian
Sonny
Mary V. Posey
Frank Bybee
San Antonio
Posey
Lt. Green Returns Home From Korean War Service
Lt. Charles Green son of Mrs Mary Green and Eugene Green arrived in Cameron after nine months on the front in Korea He was wounded on August 14 1950 and later resumed duty with the Twenty fifth Infantry Division He holds the Purple Heart and Silver Star and will teach at Fort Benning Georgia after a one month visit to Cameron He reenlisted December 2 1948 and previously served in Germany 1945 46
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Charles Green
Mary
Eugene Green
Korea
Green
Japan
Okinawa
San Francisco
Waco
Twenty-fifth
Bradely
Cameron
Fort Benning
Georgia
Germany
Lt. Green
A. N. Green
Dallye Young
Maysfield School Exercises Friday Night
The Maysfield School closing exercises are set for Friday night May 25 at 8 p m. Principal Harrison McLerran announced. County Superintendent Hinton Pruett will deliver the main address. Two eighth grade students, Willie Seaton and Thomas Peevey, will graduate.
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Maysfield
Harrison McLerran
Hinton Pruett
Willie Seaton
Thomas Peeve
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al Fon
Best Bedding Co
Round Rock
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Ideal Hatchery & Poultry Farm
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Hinton H. Pruett
Propane
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Cameron Texas
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Gause
J. P. Harris
T. K. Stallard
Clark St
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Remington
C. Smith
Revyal
Raleigh A. Lamb
W. 13Th St
Mary Heintze
Mrs
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Winnie Scarborough
Ranny
G. W. Roden
R. K. Fontaine
W. L. Hughes
Cleburne
S. S. Hickman
Hughes
Duke and Ayres
Clyde McCarty
Clyde, Jr
Hobbs
New Mexico
Mack McCarty
A. L. Burnett
I. L. Parker
Milano
W. J. Fontaine
Scouts
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Ieree
Firestone
Mary Hardin Baylor
Cameron Lodge
J. M. McLean
Noble Grand
H. Bo McCletlen
Cameron Rebekah Lodge
No. 46
Mary White
Noble
Johnnie Lee Richards
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