McDermott Tops Cameron Jaycee Road-e-o Honors
McDermott son of Mr and Mrs Make McDermott 806 N Central won the Cameron Jaycee Road-e-o last Wednesday with Don Cole second and Wayne Hairston third Norma Jean Rummel was the top girl driver Nine entries competed Grady Hill Marge Horstmann James Manning Archie Mra and Johnny Solomon also ran Williams praised workers and noted McDermott Hairston competed in Temple regional where McDermott placed fourth in a field of 13 for a possible state bid The national Road-eo winner earns a 2500 college scholarship.
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Make McDermott
N. Central
Cameron Jaycee Road
Don Cole
Wayne Hairston
Richard Williams
Norma Jean Rummel
McDermott
Miss Rummel
Grady Hill
Marge Horstmann
James Manning
Archie ‘Mra
Johnny Solomon
Hairston
Temple
Sherman
Williams
Cameron Car Dealers
Jaycees
Yee High School
the Herald
Cameron
Temple Mexia
Groesbeck
Waco
Cameron Lions Attend District Convention in Longview
Three Cameron Lions joined the District 2-X convention May 9 21 at Longview to elect Jack Dempsey Temple Lion as district governor. Narvie Caperton Burt Nicholson and Louis McKee attended the three day meeting where international Lion workers spoke on Lionism. McKee announced Cameron Lions Club has three children accepted for Kerrville camp this summer with A W McCullin leading the Lions Children's Camp committee.
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Cameron Lions
Longview
Jack Dempsey
Temple Lion
Narvie Caperton
Burt Nicholson
Louis McKee
Dempsey
Temple Lions Club
McKee
Cameron Lions Club
Lions Club
Kerrville
A. W. McCullin
Lions
Weather Notes Milam County Weekend Forecast Clear and Warm
Two showers last week added an inch of rain to the almost 21 inch total for the year. Weather cleared with temperatures in the low 90s. Continued clear and warm is forecast for the Milam County weekend.
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Milam County
VFW to Sell Buddy Poppies Saturday in Cameron
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2010 in Cameron will conduct its annual Buddy Poppy sale on June 1. Chairman H. B. McClellen notes the campaign began in 1922 and enjoys broad support from presidents, labor leaders, politicians, business figures, and religious leaders. Thousands of letters thank the effort for aiding veterans and their families.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2010 of
Cameron
H. B. McClellen
McClellen
McLane Named VP Of Grocers Group At 65th Convention
Drayton McLane of Cameron was elected vice president and member of the executive committee of the United States Wholesale Grocers Association at its 65th anniversary convention in New Orleans. The association, based in Washington DC, represents wholesale grocers serving restaurants, owner-operated stores, and supermarkets in 12 states plus Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada.
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Drayton McLane
McLane Company
Cameron
United States Wholesale Grocers’ Association, Inc
New Orleans
McLane
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
Marak Church Hosts Spring Festival Evening
St. Cyril and Methodius Church in Marak hosted a spring festival Sunday from 3 to 11 p.m. Parishioners welcomed Milam and Cameron residents to games and refreshments. A sausage and chicken supper was served at 5 p.m. Pastor Rev. R. Gerskovich spoke.
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St. Cyril & Methodius Church
Marak
R. Gerskovich
Milam County
Cameron
Gerskovich
Two More Dogs Poisoned in Cameron City
Dogs owned by Mrs. G. Swift and Mrs. Sara Wilkerson were poisoned early this week, raising Cameron’s total to six. Two dogs died from strychnine while veterinarians saved two others. One dog was a 15 year old deaf and blind cocker spaniel. Previous poisonings occurred in east Cameron about three weeks earlier.
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G. Swift
Davis
Sara Wilkerson
Cameron
Smith
East
School Transfer Deadline Set
Saturday is the deadline for applications for student transfers to a school outside the district.
Four Stars Receive Honors at YHS Commencement
Four members of the 1957 You High School class received scholarships and diplomas at ceremonies held on the Yee High School Athletic Field. Valedictorian Franklin Moore earned three scholarships. Salutatorian Carol Ann Sanders Gloria Harber and Johnny Solomon received scholarships. Several top students spoke as the band played and the class song was sung.
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You
Franklin Moore
Carol Ann Sanders
Gloria Harber
Johnny Solomon
Charches Moore
Misses Sanders
Harber
Texas Association of Church Related
Temple Junior College
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Solomon
Austin College
J. R. Young
Wiley Loughmiller
HH. B. Pressley
Pressley
Yee High School
Valedictorain Moore
Salutatorian Sanders
Miss Harber
Rita Frances Reid
Dorothy Irene Dillon
Anita Joy Archer
Temple Police Officer to Transfer to Cameron Force
Joan Wilkinson, former Temple Police Department patrolman, will join the Cameron police force on June 1 and serve on night duty. He was chosen last week from nine entries, according to Chief Maynard Byers of The Herald. His resignation from Temple becomes effective June 1.
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Joan Wilkinson
Temple Police Department
Cameron
Maynard Byers
Byers
the Herald
Temple Department
Milam County Receives $8574 for Flood Loss Damages
Milam County has been awarded 8574 from the U S Public Health Service to cover flood related damages from late April and early May. Funds will support insect control well chlorination of flooded wells and sewerage system repairs in Cameron Rockdale Thorndale and rural Milam County. D S Wimberly Milam County sanitation supervises the program.
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Milam County
U.S Public Health Service
Thorndale
D. S. Wimberly
Cameron’s Poultry Leader Leo Fuchs Named Citizen of the Month
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce and Herald honor Leo Fuchs as Citizen of the Month for his long served work on the chamber poultry committee. He helped grow the annual Broiler Show from 21 entries in 1954 to 100 and once reached 125. Brady credits Fuchs for key show ideas and national coverage followed in Checker Guide and The Broiler Grower. Fuchs and Brady will appear on KWTX TV to discuss the show.
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The
Herald
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Leo Fuchs
Chamber
Milam County
Jim Fridstein
Magnolia House
Fuchs
First Chamber
Cameron C of C
Charles Brady
Cameron Chamber
Conroe
Brady
Checker Graph
Broiler Grower
Kwtx-Tv
Waco
Fuch
Carteron
Lutheran Church
Buckholts
FFA
Theo
Leo
Cameron Country Club Women s Invitational attracts 76 players
The first annual Cameron Country Club Women s Invitational drew 76 golfers who teed off at 8 30 am and dined at 3 pm after awards were presented by general chair Mrs Ray Lester. Winners included multiple contestants from Austin, Waco, Cameron, Fort Hood, and surrounding towns across several flight categories.
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Cameron Country Club
Ray Lester
Candy Morgan
Austin
Mildred Neil
Charles Neil
Inez Dowdy
Fort Hood
Fort Hood Championship Flight, 1St Low Gross
Madiyn Bradfield
Waco
Sandra Hayme
Margie Leach
Low Gross
Francis Allington
Freeport
Velma Barrett
Amy Ford
Cameron
Nena Herbest
Peggy Smith
Rosebud
Dolly Brady
Hearne
Kill Covington
Kathleen Ellis
Dorothy Roach
Stephenville
Air Force Officer C D Mode Cited for Missile Work at Eglin
Captain Clayton D Mode received a Meritorious Achievement citation for work as Project Officer on the GARI Missile Employment and Suitability Test. He designed an improved pallet, enabling full testing and final procurement, saving about three quarters of a million dollars. Born in Cameron, he attended Yee High School and began service in 1949.
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Clayton D Mode
Eglin Afb
John A. Hilger
AFOTC
Mode
Air Force
Cameron
Yee High School
Army Air Force
Big Springs
Capt
J. W. Mode
Carmeron
Chamber Secretary to Attend State Convention
Miss Jan Spear secretary of the Cameron Chamber of Commerce will leave for Mineral Wells Sunday to attend the state Chamber of Commerce Managers Convention. Ben Magness president said arrangements have been made to send her to Mineral Wells and pay her expenses for the three day meeting.
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Jan Spear
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce Managers
Ben Magness
Chamber
Spear
Summer hours set by Cameron Library Board
The Cameron Library Board announces new summer hours from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. Fourteen new titles are available, including The Black Stallion's Courage, The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt, Son of the Black Stallion, The Island Stallion Races, Wyatt Earp U S Marshal, High Inside, Kassie Come Home, Two's Company, Indian Paint, Westward to the Wagons, Spike of Swift River, The Swiss Family Robinson, Giant, and Vision.
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Cameron Library Board
Walter Farley
Wyatt Earp
U.S. Marshall
Stewart Holbrook
Former HD Agent Returns From Iraq After Two Years
Miss Bertha Fae Strange, former Milam County home demonstration agent (1933-37), returns from a two-year Iraq stint with the International Co-Operation Administration. She expects her next ICA assignment to Korea, but will attend a national Home Economics Convention in St. Louis in June. She previously taught at Arizona State College and spent 13 years with Hawaii's Department of Agriculture.
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Bertha Fae Strange
Milam County
Bangs
Iraq
International Co-Operation Administration
Korea
ICA
United States
St. Louis
Miss Strange
Arizona State College
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Milam County Extends Cotton Planting Deadline to June 10
County Agent J D Moore says the cotton planting deadline is extended by the state agriculture commission to June 10 due to rains. Milam County is allotted 4500 acres for cotton with potential yields that could rival pre drought levels if weather remains favorable.
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J. D. Moore
State Agriculture Commission
Moore
AAA
Milam County
Sadie Hawkins Dance Planned Friday Night
Aly Cameron invites teenagers to a Sadie Hawkins street dance Friday from 3 to 11 p m in the 100 block of East Second Street. Kay Camp and Nick Nabours sponsor the informal event with recorded music on loud speakers.
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Aly Cameron
Sadie Hawkins
East Second St
Kay Camp
Nick Nabours
Cameron Dollar Day Offers New Monday Savings
Cameron merchants highlight Dollar Day with fresh weekly specials on travel, home and summer items. Advertisements promise clothing, goods and household merchandise at low prices to Milam County shoppers.
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Cameron
Milam County
Herald
Texas
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