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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
14
Milam County estimates 1951 peanut crop around 2,500 acres, down from about 3,000 planted due to extreme drought. PMA administrator Alva E. Sanders notes many crops perished from heat, with harvest already begun. Rain in recent days risks further damage to peanuts and hay, with some farmers plowing up crops before frost.
Reserve District No 11 records show balances and allocations with amounts including 540,586.57 in one line and 2,285,196.35 in another. Additional figures include 399,274.39 30,291.67 315,374.68 and 42,777.26 with a seal imprint indicating official notation.
Humble Oil broadcasts three more Southwest Conference games on Saturday November 3 as the title race tightens. Arkansas meets Texas A&M, Baylor faces TCU, and SMU clashes with Texas. A Houston game features Rice in a key early season matchup.
The November 1 1951 Cameron Herald reports broadcasts of college games. Charlie Jordan and Dave Russell describe the Baylor vs TCU game from Baylor Stadium. Air time is 1 50 p m on WACO and other listed stations. Alec Chesser Kern Tips will attend at the Cotton Bowl to cover Texas vs SMU.
In Houston Stadium the broadcast will start at 1 50 p m with Bill Michaels and Eddie Barker over KMAC San Antonio and WFAA WBAP 570 Dallas Fort Worth stations.
Tess C Lewis of Marlow is a patient in St Edwards Hospital. He became ill suddenly Saturday morning at home and by Monday morning was resting satisfactorily but will stay in the hospital for several days. Friends are glad to know he is somewhat better.
SWTSTC marks its fiftieth anniversary with homecoming events from November 5 to 10 in San Marcos. Highlights include dedication and inspection of six new buildings a fifty year historical pageant a dozen educational conferences and dinner meetings and the Sam Houston Southwest Texas State Teachers College football game.
A note indicates the annual beauty queen homecoming dance will be held, with events scheduled for this afternoon. Detailed timing was listed as 2 36 p m in the fragment.
Lt Roy L Vaughan finished a six and half month Radar Electronics course at Fort Bliss El Paso after volunteering for service in 1940. He served in the Continental Ferry Command during World War II and now belongs to the local National Guard unit. He previously completed an Associate Basic Course in Anti aircraft operations.
Lt Vaughan has served eight years and was welcomed back by friends. Mrs Vaughan and their two children Carol and Bobby spent the summer at Fort Bliss and returned in September to enroll the children in local school. Mrs Katherine Coleman and Mrs Nora Malone visited relatives in Houston. Gene Kennedy and Bry an boys were Sunday guests of his sister Mr and Mrs Frank Richards.
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