Cameron Public Schools outlines five community education programs
The Cameron Public Schools faculty and administration plan five monthly programs for 1953 54 to strengthen school community relations. A University Educator will lead, with public invites and local organization representatives to join faculty committees. Topics cover Cameron's education past and future aims teaching goals youth in the community teaching methods and school finance and utilization of school buildings.
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Cameron Public Schools
Cameron
Cameron Public
Finance
Miss Aigner Crowned Homecoming Queen at Cameron Game
Miss Barbara Aigner daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugo Aigner of Ben Arnold and a Senior was crowned Homecoming queen Friday night before the Cameron Yeomen Georgetown Eagle game. The ceremony featured co captains W K Leonard and James Posey escorting her across the field. The queen was chosen by class members yearbook purchases football ticket allotments and parade results. The 1953 parade drew a large crowd with floats from each class. Junior class won while Senior and Freshman tied for second and Sophomores placed third.
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Barbara Aigner
Hugo Aigner
Ben Arnold
Cameron Yeomen-Georgetown
Miss Aigner
Yeomen
W. K. Leonard
James Posey
W. T. Hanes
Cameron Yoemen
Georgetown
Eagles
Local Guard Enlists Two Men During Weekly Drill
Two new enlistees join Battery C 649th Anti aircraft Artillery Battalion during the weekly drill on Tuesday evening. John J. Dillon and Joe R. Jedlicka, both students, enlist in the unit. Cpl Bennie R. Juergens and James B. Richardson extend their enlistments from one to three years. Juergens is in the Mess Section. Richardson works for a local wholesale firm and serves in Communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Albertson
John J. Dillon
Joe R. Jedlicka
Cpl
Bennie R. Juergens
James B. Richardson
Juergens
Richardson
Three Car Collision Near Rockdale Damages Cars
A Sunday night on U S Highway 79 two miles from Rockdale involved three cars in a collision. J W Carter of Rockdale drove a 1951 Studebaker westward and struck C Crump of Amarillo turning into Village Inn. Crump's car suffered heavy damage while Carter's car also received heavy damage. A parked 1950 Ford belonging to Neil Curry sustained minor damage. Charges were filed by the investigating patrolman J Blansit.
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Rockdale
John Blansit
J. W. Carter
Studebaker
C. Crump
Amarillo
Villiage Inn
Blansit
Carter
Crump
Neil Curry
Final Rites Held For John Hairston At Marion Church
John W. Hairston died November 9 at his daughter’s home in Brownwood after a year of ill health. Born April 5, 1882 in Coryell County, he moved to Milam County at 18 and married Elia Garner in December 1910. He served as Milam County Treasurer from 1946 to 1948 and is survived by two daughters and three sons.
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John W. Hairston
Andrew Ritchie
Brownwood
Hairston
Milam County
Mr. Hairston
Coryell County
Texas
Thomas Milton Hairston
Milam Couny
Elia Garner
Harrison
Andrew R. Ritchie
M. M. Bright
Cameron
W. G. Hairston
Baytown
Thomas M
John Hairston
Christmas Parade Set for Thursday December 3
Santa Claus will lead a parade through Cameron on December 3 with four live reindeer from Grady Carothers of Goldwaite Texas. Area high school bands and civic groups may enter floats by visiting the Chamber of Commerce office for entry blanks with prizes for best float. Invitations will go to local bands as preparations begin at North Pole headquarters.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Old Saint Nick
Grady Carothers
Goldwaite
Texas
Robert D. Abel
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Abel
Blitzen
Dancer
Prancer
Cameron
North Pole
Byrd Wildcat Drilling Near Milam County Test
The D. H. Byrd No. 2 in Milam County drilled to 7617 feet on an 8600 foot permit. Gas cut mud appeared in tests, with varying recoveries and pressures. Nearby wells include Byrd No. 1 Lucinda Greene and Pettit Glen Rose formations. Arlington residents Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Conner and sons attended Baylor-TCU game then visited relatives in Rockdale on the return trip.
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D. H. Byrd No
M. Blakely
Wildcat
Milam County
Glen Rose
M. M. Conner
Texas Power and Light Installs New Street Lighting in Cameron
The City of Cameron adopts mercury vapor street lights supplied and installed by Texas Power and Light Company with city council approval. About 95 lamps will be installed, five times brighter than existing lighting, covering downtown and Santa Fe town and highway approaches. Completion expected before Christmas holidays.
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Cameron
Texas Power and Light Company
Texas Power & Light
Tp&l
Santa Fe
First Methodist Homecoming Day Set for Cameron
The First Methodist Church of Cameron will hold Homecoming Day on Sunday November 15. Dr W C Finch president Southwestern University Georgetown will deliver the opening sermon at 11 am. The farthest and longest-tenured attendees will receive flowers at the event followed by a noon covered dish dinner.
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The
First Methodist Church of
Cameron
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Methodist Church
Former Cameron Man Flies Iron Curtain Patrol
In a recent Saturday Evening Post issue dated Oct 24 an article titled They Fly the Iron Curtain Patrol mentions a Texas boy listed among the flyers. The piece notes he was taken in tow by the squadron commander Lt. Giles with other members referenced.
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Saturday Evening Post
Texas
Giles
State Will Ask Maximum Penalty In Spriggs Case
Milam County Health Unit announces a health survey of Cameron and Bartlett. Officials from the National Institute for Dental Research and the Texas State Department of Health plan a comparative survey to track fluoride effects, recalling 1945 and 1938 efforts. Doctors and dentists in Cameron will be contacted as plans finalize.
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Milam
Cameron
Milam Couny Health Unit
Cameron and Bartlett
N. C. Leone
National Institute For Dental Research
U. S. Public Health Service
Ed Taylor
Division of Dental Health
Texas State Department of Health
Cameron and
Bartlett
Health Unit
Tex as vs Spriggs Trial Set for November 16
Judge C D Graham sets a trial date for Morris Spriggs on murder indictment of Taso Dorsey with a special venire ordered. County attorney James W Miller seeks maximum penalty. Defendant represented by Jack Prescott.
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State of Texas
Morris Spriggs
C. D. Graham
Spriggs
Taso Dorsey
James W
Jim) Miller
Jack Prescott
Milam County Delegates Attend Texas Farm Bureau State Convention
Milam County Farm Bureau delegates John Slovak Floris Abel E B Yager Clarence Colburn Walter Hagemister Mrs S W McClarren Jr A H Jungmann Bruce Lindsey John A Smith Lenora A Bickett and William F Arthur plus alternates were chosen for the 20th annual Texas Farm Bureau Federation convention held November 9 10 11 at the Baker Hotel Mineral Wells This meeting adopts resolutions that shape the organization's policy for the year ahead.
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Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Baker Hotel
Mineral Wells
Milam County Farm Bureau
John Slovak
South Elm
Floris Abel
Sharp
E. B. Yager
Jones Prairie
Clarence Colburn
Yarrelston
Walter Hagemister
Buckholts
S. W. McClarren, Jr
Cameron
A. H. Jungmann
Bruce Lindsey
Maysfield
John A. Smith
Lenora A. Bickett
Milam County
Her Hoelscher
Elm Ridge
State Farm Bureau
Final Rites Held November 11 For Staff Sgt M Fuchs
Air Force Staff Sgt Marvin C Fuchs died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a stalled car during storms. His body arrived in Cameron and was later taken to Buckholts area parents home. A home service followed by a 3 PM service at Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Cameron led to burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was 25.
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Air Force
Marvin C. Fuchs
Cameron
Green
Buckholts
Full Gospel Tabernacle Church
H. M. Bowly
Oak Hill Ceme
Tery. Fuchs
Milam County
Washingon D. C
Set
Fuchs
White Haven
Oxford
Pennsylvania
First Frost Report From Cameron Monday Morning
The article notes the season's first frost in Cameron on Monday morning November 9 with vegetables nipped by frost at 37 degrees. Tuesday brought heavier frost with a 34 degree low. It compares last year's 80/55 high low and mentions clear skies and no rain across the state.
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Cameron
Sharp Defeats Buckholts in Six-Man Tilt 34-18
The Sharp Mustangs beat Buckholts Badgers 34-18 in a six-man game on Thursday night in Buckholts. Starting for Sharp were Johnny Caffey left end Marvin Nemec right end Glen Bean center Terry Shelton quarterback Lee Roy Kohring left halfback and Thomas Dodd right halfback. Additional Mustangs listed were Homer Talbert Garlon Lawrence Jr and Weldon Doskocil. Buckholts opened scoring early in the first.
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Sharp Mustangs
Buckholts Badgers
Buckholts
Mustangs
Johnny Caffey
Marvin Nemec
Glen Bean
Terry Shelton
Lee Roy Kohring
Thomas Dodd
Homer Talbert
Garlon Lawrence, Jr
Weldon Doskocil
Yoemen top Eagles 32 14 in Friday Homecoming clash
Cameron Yoemen rally from halftime deficit to defeat Georgetown Eagles 32 to 14 on home field in front of Homecoming Queen Barbara Aigner and escorts. Jimmy Rettigy kickoff return sparked the visitors, with Leon Beale and W K Leonard scoring as Cecil Spain connected for Georgetown. State Legislature renamed Brazos Reclamation and Conservation District to Brazos Authority to aid dam funding and bonding.
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Brazos
Football Tickets For Yoe-Tiger Game On Sale
Reserved seat tickets for the District 23 AA clash between the Cameron Yeomen and Belton Tigers are on sale at the high school office. 200 reserve tickets received. student tickets 50 cents. The game Friday at eight in Belton pits two undefeated teams as the district title race nears its end.
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Cameron Yeomen
Belton Tigers
S. M. Layfield
Belton
Tigers
Taylor
Rosebud
Georgetown
Yoemen
Schiller Motors Wins Bermuda Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Schiller of Cameron join RX lodge dealers and wives for an all expenses paid Bermuda week at Castle Harbour Tucker's Town. They earned the trip by winning a sales contest among 4,100 Dodge dealers nationwide. Nearly 200 people plus factory executives depart New York City on chartered airlines.
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Milton J. Schiller
Cameron
RX Lodge
Castle Harbour
Tucker's Town
Bermuda
New York City
Former Milam Resident Dies In Freeport Hospital
Mrs. Carroll Duncan 83 died Friday at 6 am in a Freeport hospital after a three week illness. She lived in Milam county until eight years ago. Survivors include three daughters and six sons with 28 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Greens Funeral Home chapel in Cameron with burial in Minerva Cemetery.
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Carroll Duncan
Freeport
Milam County
Mary Browser
Houston
Pearl Harris
New London
Ruby Gunnels
Velasco
Bill
John
Seth Duncan
Horace Duncan
Terral
Frank Duncan
Dexter
N. M
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National Guard
Marion Church
Byrd Wildcat
East
Texas Power & Light Company
First Methodist Church
W. C. Finch
Cameron Man
Iron Curtain
M. Fuchs
Yoemen Stomp Eagles
Invade Belt
Spain
Joe Moehring
Moehring
Yeemen
Brazos River Board
Waco
Brazos River
Lake
Schiller Motors
Freeport Hospital
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