Reverend Floyd Raley resigns to join SBC Home Mission Board
Rev. Floyd Raley resigns as pastor of Marlow Baptist Church effective May 30 to take a Home Mission Board position beginning June 7. Announcement notes twenty workers will join California mission efforts for Vacation Bible Schools surveys and evangelistic services. Raley has served since 1947 and held multiple church and association roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Raley
Marlow Baptist Church
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Home Mission Board of California
Haley
Baylor University
California Mission Board
Milam Association
Miller Springs Dam Gets One Million Dollar Federal Aid
The U S Senate approved one million dollars for the Miller Springs Dam as part of a 620 million dollar waterways bill. The project on the Leon river north of Belton could start this summer with 930000 for construction and 70000 for detailed plans, aiding Brazos River flood control and Milam county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Miller Springs
Brazos River
Milam County
Little River
Brazos
Army
Belton
Temple
Leon River
Central Texas
Conference Committee
House
Joint Committee
Senate
Bridge Contract Awarded for Farm to Market 487
The Texas Highway Commission awarded the bridge and approaches on Farm to Market Highway 487 to Richard Schmidt and Son, Contractors of Austin. Date of award was May 20, 1948. W. R. Schmidt Sr., Resident Engineer, says the contractor is not a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
San Gabriel River
Richard Schmidt and
Austin
Texas
W. R. Schmidt
State Highway Department
Man Claiming to be Jesse James Visited Cameron in 1940
A man who claimed to be Jesse James visited Cameron during the winter of 1940 while living in Centerville Texas. He previously claimed to be Frank Dalton, survivor of the Dalton gang, though history records Jesse James was killed in 1882. Locals call the man a fakir as he seeks publicity from Lawton Oklahoma.
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Frank Dalton
Jesse James
Cameron
Dalton
Oklahoma
Centerville
Texas
James Boys
Frank
Jesse
Quantrell
Missouri
Kansas
Bob
Jim
Cole
Cole Younger
James
Lawton
Dies Enters Senate Run from Saint Jo Friends
A petition filed from Saint Jo Texas for former U S Representative Martin Dies to enter this year's senate race was mailed to Robert W Calvert chairman of the state Democratic executive committee. The petition carried about 100 names and was circulated in Montague County accompanied by a $100 filing fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint JO
Tex
Fromer
U. S
Martin Dies
Robert W. Calvert
Democratic Executive Committee
A. V. Grant
Nocona
Montague
Ernest E. Hayley
Sant
Hayley
Dies
Reverend Newton Heads to Golden Gate Seminary
Rev Frank M Newton his wife and baby depart Golden Gate Calif to enter Golden Gate Theological Seminary in San Francisco. Newton a former Army Air Corps bomber pilot was shot down and captured off Crete becoming the first U S bomber pilot taken prisoner in the war. He and Mrs Newton earned a Baylor B A this summer and will study in San Francisco for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Newton
Newton
California
Golden Gate Theological Seminary
San Francisco
Army Air Corps
Crete
U. S
Baylor
Junior Jeter Killed by Car While Greeting Friend
A 3 year old boy named Junior Jeter died Wednesday afternoon after being hit by an oncoming car while crossing a highway to greet a friend. He was returning from Milano with Mrs. Jeter to their Hoyte farm. Mrs. Jeter was briefly at Milano Bus Station on business when the tragedy happened. Survived by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barclay Jeter the victim was also noted as a Fox Terrier dog named Junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Jeter
Junior
Jeter
Milano
Hoyte
Thomas Barclay Jeter
Cauliflower Grown In Sand County Spotlighted
The Beckheusen farm in the sand country east of the river produced a remarkably large head of cauliflower. He notes the sandy soil suits the crop, marking the Milam county region as the center of the Magic Soil Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Beckheusen
Milam County
Battetown Baptist Fellowship Meeting Set at Church
The Battetown Baptist Church invites everyone to a Fellowship meeting on Sunday May 30 at 5 p m at the church. Attendees should bring supper to share and enjoy an evening of fellowship. Rev S D Davidson is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battetown Baptist Church
Rev
S. D. Davidson
Attorney Fred Hartley Visits Cameron on VA Matters
Fred Hartley an attorney for the veteran administration of Waco was in Cameron recently visiting to discuss VA related matters with local officials and veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartley
Veteran Administration of
Waco
Cameron
Local Guardsmen To Attend National Guard Summer Camp
Cameron's Battery C 239th Field Artillery Battalion will attend the Texas National Guard summer camp at Camp Hood from August 15 to 29. The two week program includes field operation training in artillery with about 9 000 participants from units statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
National Guard
Rudolph Michalka
Camp Hood
Michalka
Texas National Guard
Former Houston officer Timothy Parker dies from self-inflicted wound
Timothy M. Parker, 59, a 27-year Houston police veteran, died at Heights Hospital from a bullet wound suffered in his living room after a family picnic. The pistol, kept when off duty, discharged as Mrs. Glover picked it up, striking Parker. Survivors include his wife, son Thomas Parker, daughter Mary Edna Manton, two sisters, and two grandchildren. funeral arrangements by Fogle-West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy M. Parker
Houston
Heights
Mr. Parker
Oxford
W. B. Glover
White Oak
Parker
Cameron
San Jacinto Street
Carl Shuptrine
Thomas Parker
Mary Edna Manton
Dallas
Nanny Osborne
T. O. Dillon
Somerset
Fogle-West Funeral Home
Houston Chronicle
Baby Daughter Laurel Ann Born to Joe Bill White
Mr and Mrs Joe Bill White of Houston announce the birth of a daughter at 9 20 p m Saturday May 22 in St Josephs Hospital Houston The infant Laurel Ann weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces and is the family's first granddaughter The mother is Dorothy Perry of Houston The father a Cameron native and Pacific war veteran served in the navy and is son of J B White Herald publisher and Mrs Leona G White
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bill White
Houston
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Laurel Ann
Dorothy Perry
Cameron
J. B. White
Herald
Leona G. White
Dr. S. R. Cotton Opens New Chiropractic Clinic
Dr. S. R. Cotton, chiropractor, has moved to a downstairs office at the corner of West Main Street and Travis Avenue after a fire destroyed the Reno building housing the former clinic. The new clinic is now in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Cotton
West Main Street
Travis Avenue
Texas Democrats bind electors and oppose Truman civil rights
At the Brownwood Texas Democratic convention the 25 presidential electors were instructed to vote for the party nominees, while opposing Truman civil rights policy. The anti Truman faction gained control with Wright Morrow elected national committeeman over Tom Miller as the roll call showed leaders of the Truman group in the minority. Convention vows to fight civil rights and federal tidelands action but stay with the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Texas
Truman
Beauford H. Jester
Tidelands
Jester
Wright Morrow
Houston
Morrow
Tom Miller
Austin
76 Seniors Complete High School Year at Yee High
Graduation exercises for 76 members of the Class of 1948 were held at Yee High School Athletic Field. The program opened with the band under Francis Cox, with top seniors delivering prayers and talks on the United Nations and future goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
United Nations
World Organization
Francis Cox
T. J. O'Neill
Martha Black
New Horizons
William Travis Hanes, Jr
Thou Prince of Life
Bach
Prospects Good As Prices Rule High For Texas Tomatoes
J L Foster of Foster Produce Company announces Cameron market opens Monday May 31 with strong prices. He cites talks with a major Kansas City shipper, expects 10 cents per pound for quality fruit, aims for June 10 peak volume, and says Texas is the tomato capital with Milam county Magic Soil belt producing top fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
J. L. Foster
Foster Produce Company
Foster
The
Herald
Kansas City
Mr. Foster
Milam County
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Milam County Pastors Among Baylor Degree Candidates
Milam County Baptist Association pastors are among 540 candidates for Bachelor of Arts degrees at Baylor University in Waco. Commencement is at 10:00 a.m. May 31 at Waco Hall, with Dr. Jim Dan Hill delivering the address. Names include Rev. Shirl Dean Davidson and Rev. E. C. McKinney among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor University
Waco
Milam County Baptist Association
Waco Hall
Jim Dan Hill
Milam County
Shirl Dean Davidson
Battetown Baptist Church
Cameron
E. C. McKinney
Newton
Buckholts Baptist Church
W. R. Newton
Maysfield
Marjorie Jane Cooper
Willard Cooper
Mrs Sapp and Daughter Visit Cameron Home
Mrs Clayton Sapp and her daughter Martha of Corpus Christi are visiting the Cameron home of Mrs Pope Sapp this week seeking family time and rekindling ties in the Cameron area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Sapp
Martha
Corpus Christi
Pope Sapp
Cameron
Widow of Tenth Court of Civil Appeals justice laid to rest
Mrs. John Spivey, wife of a former justice of the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals in Waco, was honored in a funeral this week as Mrs. Louis Heintz of Cameron and her daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers of Marlin attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Heintz
Cameron
Elizabeth Rogers
Marlin
John Spivey
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
Cameron Nets 0.41 Inch Rain As Front Passes
Cameron reported 0.41 inches of rain on Tuesday evening with heavier totals in Rockdale Minerva and surrounding areas. The Milano region saw about an inch while Marlow Hoyte and Sandy Creek areas also received significant showers. The rain interrupted a graduation ceremony at Cameron Athlet ic Field before shifting to the high school auditorium. Forecasts call for 50 degrees tonight and more rain, with warmer weather by Thursday.
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Cameron
Rockdale
Minerva
Sandy Creek
Milano
Hoyte
Marlow
North Texas
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Veterans cautioned about GI unemployment allowances
Texas Employment Commission manager Nat Wofford told college student veterans today they must be available for suitable work and not claim unemployment pay for periods covered by GI subsistence allowances. Unemployment payments stop when a job is found or work is refused. temporary between terms may limit job options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Wofford
Texas Employment Commission
Commission
G. I
Wofford
Coleman's Big Sale Brings Price Smash Event
Coleman announces a $50,000 stock of furniture hardware and gifts on sale at price smashing levels. The Herald notes the event offers attractive quotations and wide interest for shoppers across the territory as Mr. Coleman greets readers with savings.
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Coleman’s
Coleman
Herald
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Floyd Raley
Mission Board
South Baptist Convention
Tesse James
Martin
St. Jo Friends
Frank Newton
Seminary
Golden Gate
Calif
Battetown Baptist
Tim Parker
HERE
Joe Bill Whites
Brownwood, Tex
Baptist
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