John T. LaCook Dies in Temple at 58
John T. LaCook, 58, died Friday morning November 16 1951 at McCloskey Hospital Temple after a two week stay. A World War I veteran and Geological Survey employee at Austin he formerly lived in Cameron. Survived by widow Mrs J T LaCook son Thomas Jr of Cameron daughter Mrs Lawrence Lewis of Austin half brother Walter Robinson of Granbury and three sisters Mrs N C Kirk of Austin Mrs R J Ringstaff of Austin and Mrs Nora Prichett of Paris. Funeral 4:00 P M November 17 at Marek Burns Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Mark Magers officiating burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas LaCook
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
LaCook
Arkansas
Texas
Geological Survey
Austin
Cameron
J. T. LaCook
Thomas LaCook, Jr
Lawrence Lewis
Walter Robinson
Granbury
N. C. Kirk
R. J. Ringstaff
Nora Prichett
Paris
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Mark Magers
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Deadline Set for Cameron Home Decorating Contest
Cameron residents must enter by December 15 to compete in the Home Decorating Contest. Rules include originality 30 percent lighting 20 percent arrangement 30 percent color 20 percent. Judges allocate 50 percent to best arrangement and vivid colors. Call 251 for details.
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Cameron
Cameron Peope
Law Enforcers On The Job Hunters Warned About Closed Seasons
Austin reports October fines and costs totaling 8462 as law enforcement highlights fall hunting season. Major cases include illegal shooting of deer and wild turkey preceding legal prey on November 16. Fourteen prosecuted for headlighting deer. sixteen for taking deer in closed season. Also notes visitors Mr and Mrs Jack Yewell of Houston staying with Mr and Mrs Walter Senkel.
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Austin
The
Game and Fish Commission
Jack Yewell
Houston
Walter Senkel
American Cancer Society to Meet in Dallas November 21
Volunteer workers of the American Cancer Society Texas Division will hold their sixth annual statewide session in Dallas on November 21. Dr. Felix J. Underwood of Jackson Mississippi will address the luncheon at the Baker Hotel. The 10 a.m. morning session will feature reports on county unit progress and the Triangle of Leadership interrelation among lay members and medical leaders.
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American Cancer Society
Texas
Dallas
Felix J. Underwood
Jackson
Miss
National Board of Directors
The
American Society
Mississippi State Board of Health
Baker Hotel
Frank C. Smith
Houston
Joseph M. Perkins
Eastland
G. W. Brinkley
Temple
Mrs. Alice McBride 72 Dies in Calvert
Mrs. Alice McBride died at her Calvert home from a heart attack on Friday November 16 1951. A Robertson County native born July 4 1879 she lived there most of her life. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM at Peters Funeral Home Franklin with Rev Malcom Smith Church of Christ Grosebeck officiating. Burial in Franklin Cemetery. She is survived by her husband M McBride four sons Alvin Clifton Crafford and Buford all of Houston four daughters Irene Tinkler Myrtle Cole Euna Shaw and Opal Muecke all of Houston two brothers Willie and Leonard Carey of New Baden one sister Ada Williams of Waco and two grandchildren.
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Alice McBride
Calvert
McBride
Robertson County
Peters Funeral
Franklin
Malcom Smith
Church of Christ
Grosebeck
M. McBride
Alvin McBride
Houston
Clifton McBride
Mart
Crafford McBride
Buford McBride
Irene Tinkler
Myrtle Cole
Euna Shaw
Opal Mueck
Ida Belle Lewis Named Vice President of SCF Area
Hinton Pruett and Mrs. Ida Belle Lewis attended the Area Meeting of the Save the Children’s Federation at A&M College on Tuesday November 13. The eight county area heard speakers on youth organization work with Mr. Pruett among the main presenters and Mrs. Lewis elected vice president for the coming year at luncheon and business session.
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Ida Belle Lewis
SCF
Pruett
Lewis
Officers Named for the Year at Student Memorial Center
Other officers for the year were also named. The affair was held at the Student Memorial Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student Memorial Center
David and Bathsheba At Cameron Theatre On Color Screen
The Cameron Theatre will screen David and Bathsheba Twentieth Century Fox epic in color with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward. The film portrays David and Bathsheba from their first meeting to David’s marriage after Uriah’s death, depicting battles, religious imagery, and royal life in ancient Israel.
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Cameron
David and
Bathsheba
Twentieth Century-Fox
Technicolor
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
Israel
Nogales
Arizona
Israels
Uriah
David
Nathan
Tabernacle
Jerusalem
Rabbah
Local Youth Undergoes Tonsillectomy at St Edward’s
Hugh Glynn Ridout of Gatesville underwent a tonsillectomy at St Edward Hospital on Friday and is reported improving nicely. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs John Tindall of this community.
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Hugh Glynn Ridout
Hugh Ridout
Gatesville
St. Edward Hopsital
John Tindall
Cameron Garden Club Hosts Flower Arrangement Talk
Mrs B F Robinson demonstrated four flower arrangements during a Cameron Garden Club meeting at East 15th Street home. Fourteen members and one guest attended as Mrs E A Flinn presided and Mrs E B Camp led a brief session.
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E. A. Flinn
Cameron Garden Club
East 15Th St
E. B. Camp
Guy Garth
B. F. Robinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
John T. LaCook
McCloskey
Oak Hill
Germany
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Chicago
Michigan Avenue Bridge
Ornefjell
Italy
Greece
Europe
Holy Land
Turkey
India
Philadelphia
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
J. W. Miller
COX Bldg
R. E. Allen Prewitt
BLDG
Rockdale
Burial Insurance
Marek - Burns Burial Association
Cameron, Texas
Mrs. B. F. Robinson
Mney
Joe D. Bass
CITC
E. A. Camp
Pia
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Rgoe
Lone Star Gas Company
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