Commission Blasts DOT Highway Regulation Proposals
The Texas Highway Commission accuses the U S Department of Transportation of delaying highway progress and acting in bad faith over proposed Part 3 of Title 23 regulations. Chairman Jack Kultgen urges nationwide motorist pressure on Congress while colleagues Petry and Morris back the protest citing shifts toward mass transit funding and urban focus over highways.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
U.S. Department of Transportation
Commission
Jack Kultgen
Waco
The
DOT
Kultgen
U.S
Highway Department
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Texas
Petry
Marine Lance Corporal Fisher Serves With First Marine Division
Serviceman Lance Corporal Robert S. Fisher 21, grandson of S. S. Sheppard of Rockdale Rt. 1, serves with the First Marine Division in South Vietnam. He helps capture or destroy enemy forces and supports civic action projects with Marine air units, tanks, artillery, amphibian tractors, and engineers. Equipment and materials come from the Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fund.
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Vietnam
Robert S. Fisher
S. S. Sheppard
Rt. 1
Rockdale
Marine
South Vietnam
Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fund
Abigail Adams Said to Hang Family Wash at White House
Historical note claims Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams, hung the family wash at the White House, illustrating domestic routines of early American government life.
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Abigail Adams
President Adams
White House
Unhappy Queen of England Queen Caroline
Queen Caroline wife of George IV was known as the Unhappy Queen of England, a historical label reflecting contemporaries' view of her status and reign during the early 19th century.
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Caroline
George IV
England
Bank Report of Condition Authenticated by Officers
Ladis Marek Jr cashier and auditor states the report of condition is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief. Directors attest the report correctness and have examined it to the best of their knowledge. John H. Davis signs as director.
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I. Ladis Marek, Jr
Intrigue in The Executioners at Cameron Public Library
The Cameron Public Library adds The Executioners by Donald Seth to its collection. The book chronicles SMERSH, its brutal methods, and its role in postwar German and Czechoslovak events, drawing on intelligence sources and testimonies. The author warns readers about the hidden dangers of subversion and aims to expose the ruthless reach of the organization.
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Ronald, Seth
Cameron Public Library
Russia
West
Smersh
Donald Seth
Seth
James Bond
Jan Masaryk
SMERH
Czechoslovakia
Czechslovakia
Royal Air Force
British Security Department
Milam County Drafted 182 In One Week
Milam County residents were drafted at a rapid pace with 182 young men reported as inducted within a single week. Local officials cited swift processing and urgent needs shaping the conscription effort.
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Milam County
Community Notes From Jones Prairie and Nearby Areas
Social visits fill weekends with gatherings among the Jones Prairie and surrounding families. Trades and faculty changes at local schools reflect shifts after influenza and university actions. Also notes a 25 year ago club fire, a birthday for W S Clark, and Armistice Day dances plus the Hindenburg disaster.
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Giles L. Avriett
D. K. Hall
Avriett and Hall
Gladys Watson
Cornelia Wallace
State University
Austin
Herod
W. S. Clark
Milam County
Courthouse Marriages and Property Deeds Listed
A long list records courthouse marriages including Hardy Delman Beard Jr. and Erma Godwin and many others, alongside numerous real estate deeds and leases in Milam and surrounding counties. The county court docket notes DWI and aggravated assault convictions for two individuals, plus a historical tidbit about University of Michigan coach Fielding Yost nicknamed Hurry-up and a note about Thomas Edison.
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Hardy Delman Beard Jr
Erma Marie Godwin James Ray Solomon
Barbara Ann Stryker
Herbert Lee Mitchell
Vivian Marie Gates Alfred George Vansa
Annie Mae Sipula
Kenneth Leon Davenport
Sandra Louise Muston Lloyd Eutene Jimmerson Jr
Ira Pearl Cross
Jessie William Eaton Jr
Vickie Mene Stovall
Ronald Henderson
Alberta Stephens
NEW Cars
Hogan & Co. Inc
Ford
Gaither Motor Co
Grady Anderson
Ford Pickup
Vaughn Jensen
Diana K. Walters
Ford Tudor
Richard W. White
Galveston Parking Co
Olds
Cpe
Mitchan Motor Co
Gary W. Biskup
Garelli Motor Cycle
Doris A. Seelig
Miller
Buick Inc
Phillips & Luckey Co
Pickup
Albert
Pickup Ideal Motor Co
Deeds Bentley Fletcher
R. O. Currey
W. H. Fletcher
City of Minerva
Don M. Carr
Joe B. Durst
W. H. Scott
City of
Cameron
Melvin E. Allison
John Zajicek
J. A. DePena
Milam County
Fielding H. Yost
University of Michigan
Christmas Mail Deadlines and Packing Tips
Postal officials specify deadlines for overseas packages with several rates. Regular mail by Nov 9, air mail by Dec 11, and parcel air lift by Nov 30. Proper wrapping, moisture protection, durable containers, and labeling help ensure safe delivery along with enclosing a contents list. A fall dessert recipe, Crunch, uses oats cranberries and butter baked 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Christine Laws
Post Office
Post Office Department
New Law Extends Education Benefits To Veterans Widows
The President signs a law granting education aid to widows and wives of veterans who died from service connected causes or are totally disabled. VA official Jack Coker in Waco notes eligibility mirrors that for deceased or disabled veterans' children, with monthly payments from 130 to 60 dollars depending on training level. The bill also increases entitlement for veterans separated after January 31 1955 from one to one and a half months of education and training per month served after that date.
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Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Waco
Bake Sale Saturday at Culpepper's storefront
St Edward Hospital Auxiliary hosts a bake sale Saturday November 16 starting at 9 a.m. in front of Culpepper's store. Proceeds benefit hospital programs and patient care initiatives.
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St. Edward Hospital Auxilliary
Culpepper
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Hebert C. Petry Jr
Carrizo Springs
Garrett Morris
Ft. Worth
Perry
Citizens National Bank
OF Cameron
National Bank Region No
United States
Ladis Marek, JR
Oxsheer Smith
Niley Smith
John H. Davis
Texas’ Herald
Readers
Jones Prairie
Bill Thweatt
Lena Weise
Hope Jamison
Carlton Crook
Verne
Willie Burnett
Carlton Burnett
Beaumont
Leland Burnett
Ben Arnold
Peggy Roch
Charlotte White
Billy Thweatt
Sydney
American Legion
National Hall
Lakehurst
N.J
Paul A. Jenkins
Kirby Dan Jenkins
Jose Leal Grant
Hazel J. Wright
Billye Maude Gunnels
David Gunnels
Town of
Milano
James L. Patzke
Vaughn Thweatt
Branchville
Milam Co
Pearl M. Stephens
Dorothy Dobbs
Michael Gordon Fizel
Hyland Park Addition
Housing Services Corp
Home Security Corp
Sunrise Addition
City of Rockdale
Housing Services, Corp
Elk 59
Town of Cavilla
Q. W. Joiner
Elvin R. Giesselbrecht
J. K. Tyler League
Milan Co
Beulah Velma Chaddock
Horace E. Moore
Ray Woods
J. K. Stuart
S. C. Robertson Survey
Robert Engelke
John Ortiz
D. Monroe League
Marjorie Humber Jackson
Irene Ashford
Dassie Poole
Et Ux
Henderson
Arnold
Peoples
City of Cameron
Marguerite B. Nelson
Lee Wallace Jr
Jose
David Pevehouse
William Wiegand
Weldon Williams
Opal Lee Jones
Avis M. Eanes
Elk
Wm. Allen
Louis Hill Kennon
Nell Kennon
W. E. Dorris
James B. Crane
West End
W. F. Scroggins
Ernest Buchanan
Mary Michalk
Thorndale
Gilford Shuffield, Et Ux
Triad Oi Corp
Jose Leal Survey
Carlo Emola
Vera J. McDonald
Wm. E. Harris
Jean Dean Joyce
Buttes Gas and Oil Co
Morris Moore
Eugene McGoldrick
DWI
Willie Jean Loflin
Thomas Edison
Mateur
Olds Delta
Rocket
Chili
Lewis—Chili Shoe Store
Deite
Royale
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