Seniors Lead In Dad's Night Clash At Yoe Field
The Yoemen face LaVega in a Friday night finale at Yoe Field with 13 seniors set to start, including QB Bobby Ellictt and backs Warren Rinn and Hubert Marek. Coach Leo Jackson notes Dad's Night honors, returning players from flu and injuries, and a strong LaVega defense led by center Diebunko and back Korenek.
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LaVega
Yoe Field
Leo Jackson
Yeemen
Killeen
Jackson
Joe Humplik
Waco University High
Bobby Ellictt
Warren
Milam County Entry Runner-Up in Texas Farm Bureau Beauty Contest
Mary Evelyn Smith of Milam County finished as the runner-up in the Texas Farm Bureau Beauty Contest finals held Monday night at the Baker Hotel in Dallas. Joyce Gray of Chireno won the title and $500 expense money to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago. Smith, a Thorndale High School graduate and FFA sweetheart, had previously won district honors after capturing county titles in July.
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Mary Evelyn Smith
Milam County
Texas Farm Bureau
Dallas
Joyce Gray
Chireno
Miss Smith
Harry W. Clark
San Gabriel
Farm Bureau District 8
Baker Hotel
Miss Gray
Chaparone
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Texas
Texas Christian
FFA
Moisture Delays Milam Farmers as Cotton Awaits Harvest
Milam County farmers remain idle due to wet weather with about 3 000 bales of cotton still to pick and 8 700 bales checked at compresses. 1.76 inches of rain since November 12, heavy Monday rain, slows fieldwork but boosts small grain growth and pecan development while livestock remains strong.
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J. D Moore
Milam
Moore
Weather Notes in Cameron Forecasts Sunny Weekend
Temperatures ranged from a high 84 to a low 44 this week with another inch of rain. Skies clearing and forecast calls for a sunshiny weekend in Cameron and vicinity. City water department readings show varied temperatures across days, including highs near 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s.
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Cameron
City
Services Held For Homer McLane Native Countian
Funeral services were conducted for Homer McLane 60 at the First Presbyterian Church with interment in Oak Hill cemetery. McLane, born Milam County, lived in Cameron over 40 years and worked at the Post Office and McLane Wholesale before joining Graben Chevrolet in 1933. He was office manager of Farle Pearson Chevrolet Co and a long time church deacon. Surviving are his wife Myrtle and brother Henry. Active pallbearers included Emory Camp and others. honorary pallbearers were church deacons and Earle Pearson Chevrolet staff.
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John Solomon
Homer McLane
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
McLane
Milam County
Cameron
McLane Wholesale
Grabein Chevrolet
Farle Pearson Chevrolet Co
Wilders
The
Grabein
Earle Pearson Chevrolet Company
Milam County draft board honors five year service
Jeff A. Henderson and Ben Arnold received five year service certificates at a Milam County draft board meeting. The five member board formed in 1948 now includes L D Barnes Jr and James H Baugh with Leon Brady, all noted for voluntary service since 1952 to 1955. Chairman August Kunz, the sole remaining original member, may reach ten year recognition next August.
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Milam Draft Board
Jeff A. Henderson
Ben Arnold
Milam County
Draft Board
Henderson
August Kunz
L D. Barnes, Jr. Thornday
James H. Baugh
Rockdale
Leon Brady
Buckholts
Local Board 92
Barnes
Reserve Board
Brady and
Baugh
Milam
Jeff Henderson
August G. Kunz
Cameron
James Baugh
L. D. Barnes, Jr
Thorndale
City Service Set For Thanksgiving in Cameron
A community Thanksgiving Service will be held at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, at the First Baptist Church in Cameron. A combined choir from Cameron church choirs will sing. The Cameron Ministerial Association invites the public to attend the united service.
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First Baptist Church
Cameron
Cameron Ministerial Association
The
Ministerial Association
United Services
City Council Awards Bond Sale To SA Firms
A Texas city council approved selling bonds to San Antonio firms. Census reporter H C Walters announced Milam County will be divided into seven Census County Divisions for the 1960 counts Buckholts Burlington Cameron Dawlia Gause Rockdale and Thorndale. A staff of eight will conduct the Texas 1960 census in these divisions for local administration and civic use.
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U. S. Census Bureau
H.C. Walters
Washington, D. C
Milam County
Walters
the Herald
Texas
Washington
Milam
Buckholts
Burlington
Cameron
Dawila
Gause
Rockdale
Thorndale
Cameron School Board Gears Up Curriculum Reforms
The Cameron School Board approved stepped up teaching methods and an emphasis on academics. Plans include accelerated programs for brighter students and improved math and science backgrounds across all grades. They hired a new bus driver and called for campus landscaping completion along with funding football players’ Quarterback Club banquet tickets.
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Cameron
Yee
Killeen
Cameron Quarterback Club
Deaemble
You
William Voglesang
J. R. Young
David Shapiro
Dana Monroe
J. Max Howard
Fer! Curtis
Yor
Civic Clubs To Hold Joint Meet Tuesday
Three Cameron service clubs plan a joint Thanksgiving dinner meeting at the First Methodist Church. Lions host Kiwanis handle dinner arrangements while Rev. Alfred Kallus of St. Monica Catholic Church speaks on a Thanksgiving theme. Dinner placed in the church basement.
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Cameron Service Clubs
First Methodist Church
Cameron Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Alfred Kallus
St. Monica
Buckholts Faces Hutto In Bi-District Eight-Man Showdown
Buckholts Badgers clash with Hutto Hippos at Taylor Memorial Stadium at 8 p.m. for a bi district grid contest. Buckholts seeks a third straight district title bid as Hutto aims to repeat last year’s high scoring playoff win.
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Buckholts Badgers
Hutto Hippos
Taylor's Memorial Stadium
Buckholts
Hutto
Hippos
Taylor
Texas
Badgers
Louis DeWald
Flat
Jarrell
Kyle
Lamar Gresak
Laland Weide
Nathan Fritz
Glasers
Carroll
Stanley
James
John Jones
Clarence McNiel
Walter Zajicek
Thomas Tate Hutto
Ken Tinn
Kenneth Rondig
City approves sewer bond sale and lights project
Cameron City Council awards 175000 in sewer bonds to three San Antonio firms Russ & Co Dittman & Co and Rowles Winston Co at 41463 percent low bid Seven bids total action tabled for lights at Negro Athletic Field budget 1500 but bid 1980 44 leads to reconsideration Police collision damages 160 04 paid Council schedules meeting with Fort Worth firm Fort Worth consulting Joe Rady December 2
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San Antonio
Russ & Co
Dittman & Co
Rowles-Winston & Co
Negro Athletic Field
Cameron
St. Edwards’ Hospital
David Shapiro
Maynard Byers
Jack Prescott
Eual Sheffield
Sheffield
John Wilkinson
Wayne Wieser
Joe J. Rady
Fort Worth
Cameron Club Sets December Banquet Date
The Cameron Quarterback Club plans its annual football banquet for December 7 at Simon George Hall. Abe Martin, grid mentor at Texas Christian University, will address the gathering of club members players and their parents, President Calvin Martin stated.
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Cameron
Simon George Hall
Abe Martin
Texas Christian University
Calvin Mar
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Vardeman
OF Cameron
Elliott
Marek
Marak
Jedlicka
Smalley
Koranek
Hillman
Rinn
Dillon
Princess Mary
Kunz
City Council
Mitchell Chancey
Negro Park
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