Crowd hears lessons from football at banquet
Dr. Carl Bredt of Texas University spoke at a banquet in Cameron attended by 275 VHS grid players and guests. He listed self control integrity service and industry as football lessons and noted players learn most from losses rather than perfect winning seasons. Senior James Fontaine won the Quarterback Club trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bredt
Texas University
James Fontaine
Hilliard Thomas
Cameron
Bredt
The
Southwest Football Officials Assoc
Quarterback Club honors VHS gridder at fellowship event
Dozens of school and civic officials attended the event at Yee High School where Fontaine received the first Quarterback Club trophy for football ability citizenship and scholarship. He starred on the A team as tackle and end and served as co captain with Joe Humplik. Presentations honored coaches staff and administrators as a girls quartet performed before the visitors were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Hall
Yee High School
Fontaine
Joe Humplik
S. H. Richardson
Humplik
Fostaine
Griffin Barrett
J. R. Young
Wiley Loughmiller
Clifford Swift
Coerlie Burke
Emory B. Camp
Cameron
Jim Speer
Milam County Notes and Echoes from The Herald
A Milam County news roundup notes two pioneer lawyers H. E. Graham and J. W. Garner, with bar honors for Garner and a resolution praising Graham. It also mentions a Little League officials meeting at Kathy’s Cafe and a reflection on honesty sparked by a TV quiz fiasco, plus hotel items found and returned after long omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League
Kathy
Chester Simons
Milam County
H. E. Graham
O. D. Graham
J. W. Garner
Rockdale
Sheraton Hotel
Ministerial Group Plans Community Thanksgiving Service
The Cameron Ministerial Association sponsors a Community Thanksgiving service at 7 30 p m next Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev E J Davis pastor of First Methodist Church will give the Thanksgiving message. Revs W R Grimes and D C James will present parts of the program. An offering will aid the Ministerial Association to help transient needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Ministerial Association
First Presbyterian Church
E. J. Davis
First Methodist Church
W. R. Grimes
D. C. James
Ministerial Association
Last Rites Held For M. T. Triggs Houstonite 48
Funeral services were held for Montague Thomas Triggs 48 formerly of Cameron at Marek Burns Chapel. He died November 1 in Houston after a securities career and church membership. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Cameron with pallbearers named from Lufkin Kingsville Hearne and Houston. He is survived by a son Tommy his parents and two brothers.
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Marek-Burns Chapel
Montague Thomas Triggs
Cameron
Houston
E. J. Davis
Billy Triggs
Buda, Texas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
Triggs
Tommy
George Triggs
Sharp
R. A. Triggs, Jr
Lubbock
Hilliard Thomas
Nelson Davis
W. C. Wallace
Kenneth Rogers
Lufkin
Bill Baskin
Macon Banner
Kingsville
R. B. Mayes
Hearne
W. C. Dunlap
Cameron JCs prep Yule decor for Christmas City season
Cameron Jaycees and Chamber members rev up Cameron for another Christmas City season. Crews strip old decorations and install new light strands with Texas Power and Light in the business districts. Santa Pals toy drive aims to aid underprivileged Milam area children, reaching about 300 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Don Humble
Bill Crocket
Jaycees
Chamber
Milam
John Schigut
Milano Lions to Stage Minstrel at Two Schools
The Milano Lions Club schedules a two night minstrel show titled Ole Time Camp Meeting at Milano School on Friday November 27 and Gause School on Monday November 30. Parson Nathaniel P Brown leads the Deacons in a variety program with singing jokes and instrumentals. Curtain is 7 30 p m both nights with tickets 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children.
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Milano Lions Club
Milano
Gause
Nathaniel P Brown
Ole
Milano and
Countian Named to State Group Conference
Mrs. Coy Arledge educational advisor in the county superintendent's office is named to the Governor's Conference on Children and Youth meeting December 5 in Washington D C prior to the 1960 White House Conference. County group members include Harrison McLerran Mrs Arledge and others forming committees on education health juvenile delinquency and values and ideals.
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Coy Arledge
White House
Washington, D. C
Harrison McLerran
Arledge
Dennis
Cline
Burlington
Welfare
Monroe Bannister
Milano
J. B. Ely
Gause
C. E. Hensley
J. B. Wheeler
Maysfield
Brewton
Rockdale
Herbert Nance
E. O. Smith
Wiley Loughmiller
Jack DuBois
Margaret Wheeler
F. E. Jackson
W. C. Wallace
Lyle McDermott
Burts Kennedy
E. O. Schiller
Don G. Humble
Kopecky Opens Kopeckys Jewelry Store in Cameron
Bernard Kopecky 38 of Rockdale opens Kopecky s Jewelry Store at 109 N Houston Cameron after operating a Rockdale shop since 1951. He ran a watch repair business about 15 years in Brenham and Rockdale. Married with three children Martha Ann Donna Marie and Howard Clyde the family resides in Rockdale. Born in Granger he is a Granger High School graduate and served six years in Army Combat Engineers in World War II including time in Europe.
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Bernard Kopecky
Rockdale
Kopecky
Cameron
N. Houston
Brenham
Granger
Granger High School
Army Combat Engineers
Santa Parade Has Record Turnout
Officials report a record turnout for the Santa Parade as Texas health authorities assess cranberry safety. A Texas Health letter confirms Oregon Washington cranberries are tainted and removed. Wisconsin New Jersey and Massachusetts crops are not restricted.
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Milam
State Department of Health
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Texas
L. P. Walker
Texas Department of Health
Oregon - Washington
Washington
Oregon
United States
Walter
Moseley Resigns Cameron Chamber Post After One Year
Chamber manager Richard Moseley resigns effective December 31 to take a fulltime position with American General Insurance Co. He will stay on advisory and a search committee led by Milton Schiller will seek a replacement as the Chamber expands, noting 195 members and about 10 major programs in 1959. Moseley also runs two variety stores in Bartlett and Cameron and holds multiple community roles.
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Chamber
Richard Moseley
Cameron Chamber
Moseley
American General Insurance Co
Cam
Milton Schiller
Cameron
Itp&l
Bartlett
MccCullin
First Baptist Church
St Nick to visit Cameron for annual parade on Tuesday
Santa and his pals plan a downtown Cameron parade starting at 4 p m on Tuesday December 1. Chamber Manager Richard Moseley lists about 40 entries, with more floats expected than last year. Prizes total 50 for four top floats. notification for entries due by November 24. venue features church and civic groups along with schools and local businesses.
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Santa
Cameron
Richard Moseley
St. Nick
Milam County
Moseley
The
Herald
North Pole
Chamber
Cameron Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Yee High School
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stedman Tractor Co
Laddie Club
Cameron Herald
Rosenberg Motors
Bethel Ame
Burkes - Howard Co
Schiller Motors
Pearson
Cameron CYO Attends National Catholic Youth Convention
The Cameron Catholic Youth Organization sent Rev Alfred Kallus and others including Charles Kunz Jeanette Richter Catherine Mikula and Evelyn Vybiral to the National Catholic Youth Convention in Kansas City Missouri November 12 15. About 17000 youths from 50 states attended the five day event featuring speakers and entertainers such as former President Harry S Truman Cardinal Cushing Danny Thomas and the Merry Macs.
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Alfred Kallus
Charles Kunz
Jeanette Richter
Catherine Mikula
Evelyn Vybiral
Kansas City
Cameron Catholic Youth Organization
Harry Struman
Cardinal Cushing
Danny Thomas
Merry Macs
Weather forecast for Central Texas week with cold snaps
The bulletin forecasts cold air from northern basins sweeping into Central Texas with high winds and intermittent rain. Skies vary from fog and clouds to sunshine, with highs ranging from the 40s to the mid 70s and southeast to northwest winds shifting daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackland Prairie
Brazos - San Gabriel
Llano San Saba - Lampasas
Lone Star State
Texas
Waco Reisel
Tejas Scouters To Hold Dinner In December
Tejas District Boy Scouts plan an annual recognition dinner at 7 p m December 8 in the First Methodist Fellowship Hall. Richard Williams names Don Humble as banquet chair Maxwell program chair Charlie Burke ticket chair W H Randon scout executive will deliver remarks. Training awards to unit leaders will be presented and 1960 officers will be elected. All scouters and wives invited.
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Tejas
First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Richard Williams
Williams
Don G. Humble
H. D. Maxwell
Charlie Burke
W. H. Randon
Heart of Texas Council
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Judy Sutter
Sandra Smith
Mary Alice Duncurm
Joyce Hannon
M. T. Triggs
Houstonite
R. A. Triggs, Sr
E. Seventh St
Mineola High School
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Cameron Streets
Unity
Milam Courthouse
Courthouse
Schigut
B. Kopecky
Jewlery
Richard Moseley and
McCullin Award
Schiller
Cameron Cyo
Missouri
McGregor - Fort Parker
Georgetown Temple
Tejas Scouters
W. H. Randow
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