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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
7
For sale 1954 Hudson Jetliner contact Shirley Horstmann phone 89 or O B Horstmann phone 550. Also for rent bedroom close in 101 S Jefferson phone 1391.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson will serve as state chairman of the 1956 Texas Heart Fund campaign in February. Recovering from a July heart attack, Johnson says he owes his life to medical research funded by heart fund contributions and urges Texans to invest in human lives through the fund.
Poultry infested with lice grow slower and are less productive. A 1 percent lindane in oil treats the lice effectively. Repeat treatment should be done in 10 days to two weeks.
The 1956 upland cotton allotment for Texas totals 7,410,893 acres, a reduction of 201,886 acres from the 1965 allotment. County and individual farm allotments will be announced in the near future.
Mrs W H Garner and Mrs L F Gohmert entertained at a dinner for Miss Shirley Horstmann bride elect of Calvin Spillman last Thursday November 10. Fourteen guests attended including the honoree her mother and wedding party. The table arrangements featured fall colors with gold chrysanthemum corsages and a cut work cloth centerpiece. Dinner included chicken pie asparagus salad relish date pudding and coffee.
An invitation announces the marriage of Shirley Mae Horstmann daughter of Otto Bismarck Horstmann to Calvin Curtis Spilman. The ceremony is set for eight oclock Saturday November twenty sixth 1955 at First Methodist Church Cameron, with a reception in the Fellowship Hall following.
Monroe H. Fuchs of Cameron is named president of the Poultry Science Club at Texas A and M College. Officers include Earl Geddes Lampasas vice president Claude E Larey College Station treasurer and Jimmy D Brooks College Station secretary. If small grains are harvested grazing should halt between February 15 and March 1 depending on the state area to avoid jointing and protect yields.
The Story Hour at the Public Library runs 9:30 to 10:30 on Saturday with Evelyn Love reading The Queen Bee and Carol Matula presenting Snow White. Parents bring children to enjoy the library’s reading program as part of weekend activities, praised by the Library Board. Mr and Mrs Vince Lesikar return from a Florida trip, noting fine weather and a visit to their son teaching at a Florida university.
Frank Spurek and family travel back to California after attending the funeral of his mother Mrs F F Spurek of Buckholts. Bernay Spurek and family also return to Stamford following the service.
Sealed proposals for public improvements to the CITY OF CAMERON TEXAS will be received at City Hall Cameron care of Naomi Needham City Secretary until 7 30 p m November 27 1955. Proposals received after opening time will be returned unopened. Proposals will be received on the.
Sealed bids for paving curb and gutter on E 10 Street N Lee Ave to N Lamar Ave E 7 Street and other segments are due with deposit refunds rules. Cashier s or certified checks 5 percent of largest bid required as bid bond plus 100 percent performance bond from a state licensed surety. Bidders must inspect site, follow prevailing wages, and submit bid in script and figures by a set date with plans available from J Thomas Kelley Consulting Engineer in Houston.
The family expresses appreciation for food and flowers sent during illness and death of husband and father H. C. “Clint” Burke. Special thanks to Dr. Shapiro and Newton Memorial Hospital nurses for tender care.
The Spurek family thanks friends and neighbors for help during illness and after the death of their wife and mother. They especially praise Dr Shapiro and Newton Memorial Hospital nurses for care, and appreciate financial, food, and floral offerings.
The disability freeze provision of the Social Security Act increased benefit amounts for many disabled individuals by preserving past earnings when calculating future payments. It acts to raise monthly incomes for those meeting the eligibility requirements, with benefits retained during the freeze period.
A new disability freeze lets workers totaly disabled six months or more have their Social Security records frozen. This avoids counting years without earnings when calculating benefits at age 65 or survivor benefits. About 15 000 beneficiaries have seen increases since last June, with average boosts around 11 dollars.
Safeway reports a 20 percent increase in pork sales amid a national advertising drive during a surplus period. Milton L. Selby, Safeway president, says two pork campaigns in September and October reduced surplus and extended into the current period of low prices to boost purchases and aid producers.
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