Cameron Welcomes Playoff Fans to Yoe Field
The Cameron community extends a warm welcome to visiting Thorndale and Connally fans for a regional playoff game at Yoe Field home of the Cameron Yoemen. Visitors will find a modern press box and Cameron hospitality this Thanksgiving and beyond. The Herald also notes a new Clark Gable biography by Inez Cocke, with material from Jean Garceau and Reynolds, reflecting local ties to Hollywood fame.
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Cameron
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Thorndale
Connally
Texas
The
Herald
Max Reynolds
Houston
Clark Gable
Inez Cocke
Walt Disney
Story Department
Hollywood
Reynolds
Francis Marion Smith
Richard Coke
J. B
Gable
Jean Garceau
Rhett Butler
Watson Addresses City Civic Clubs
State Senate candidate Murray Watson urged cutting unnecessary state services to fund modern needs. He presented a three question test for any tax or spending measure and urged eliminating outdated services to fund education highways and welfare while noting expected tax growth. The Cameron civic clubs event drew about 80 members at First Methodist Fellowship Hall.
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Murray Watson
Bell - Milam - McLennan
Lions
Watson
John Henderson, Jr
Civic Club
First Methodist Fellowship Hall
State Senate
Texas
Russia
Khrushchev
United States
Cameron Civic Clubs
Council Hears Street Reports
The City Council heard progress reports on streets and drainage and approved 300 feet of hose for the new city fire truck. Public Works Supt. J B Earle cited graveling on Eighth Street Karnes Avenue Harding Avenue W Sixth Street Santa Fe Depot, North Houston profile work, and upcoming drainage and shoulder projects. The council also discussed a six inch waterline extension and meter policy with local merchants amid chamber input.
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Public Works
J. B. Earle
Eighth Street
Washington
Lamar
County Line Road
Karnes Avenue
16Th Street
Harding Avenue
10Th
12Th Street
W. Sixth Street
Orchard
City Limits
Santa Fe Depot
Butte
Austin
North
Houston
E. Seventh Street
Earle
W. Sixth and
Jefferson
W. Eighth St
W. Sixth St
College Avenue
Elvin Hoskins
Edwin Brockenbush
Rosebud
Hoskins
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Coleman Duncum
Cameron Chamber
I Dale vs Cadets Hearings End With Pen Bound
Two men were sent to the State Penitentiary following hearings in Milam District Court. Howard Ray Karl 19 of Holland had probation revoked after admitting burglaries of a Temple driver in grocery and Temple Store. James Rucker 27 Negro received a two year penitentiary sentence for stealing a Chevrolet pickup and burglarizing Rogers building on Feb 7 1961.
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Milam District Court
Howard Ray Karl
Holland
W. C. Wallace
Karl
Temple
Oak Club
Jack Prescott
James Rucker
State Penitentiary
Harry Rogers, Jr
Cameron
Rogers Building
Former Resident L. R. Wallace Buried Tuesday
L R Wallace 66 died at his Irving home Sunday. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 pm at Cameron First Baptist Church with Masonic graveside rites at North Elm Cemetery. Born in Milam County Yarrellton, he moved to Irving in 1957 and worked for the Irving School System. Survivors include his wife, three sons, two daughters, his mother, two sisters and 13 grandchildren.
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L. R. Wallace
Irving
First Baptist Church
Cameron
North Elm Cemetery
Wallace
Milam County
Yarrellton
Baptist Church
St. Andrews
Mrs Lottie Bigbee Dies in Cameron at 70 Years
Mrs Lottie Sylvester Bigbee a Cameron resident for 70 years died in a local hospital November 18 at 3 50 am Funeral services were held November 19 at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church with Rev A F Russell and Rev Eugene Strickland officiating Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery She was born in Walker County Texas and belonged to the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution Survivors include two sons W D Bigbee of Cameron Edwin Bigbee of Houston a daughter Mrs R A Barnett of Baytown six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Pallbearers were Dr Arthur Kruse Ray Burke O B Harden Jack Tumlinson R J Woodum and Charles Kelso Marek Burns Funeral Home arranged the service.
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Lottie Sylvester Bigbee
Cameron
First Baptist Church
A. F. Russell
Eugene Strickland
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. D Bigbee
Edwin Bigbee
Houston
R. A. Barnett
Baytown
Arthur Kruse
Ray Burke
O. B. Harden
Jack Tumlinson
R. J. Woodum
Charles Kelso
Marek Burns
Nlume
Waco Firm Wins Bid for O. J. Thomas Barsh Classrooms
Waco firm O. J. Thomas Barsh Construction Co. was the low bidder at 25 942 dollars for the classroom extension at the present building. Ten bids ranged to 33 450 dollars with Chandler Construction Co. of Hearne second and Coffield Construction Co. of Rockdale third. Work begins this week and requires 100 working days.
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Barsh Construction Co
Waco
Chandler Construction Co
Hearne
Low
Coffield Construction Co
Rockdale
City Churches Hold Thanksgiving Community Worship
Community worship at First Baptist Cameron drew congregations from multiple churches. Rev E L Strickland preached on Thanksgiving of Jesus with Rev A F Russell, Rev D T Oien, Rev Kenneth Haley, and Rev H M Bowley taking part alongside church choirs and members of the First Methodist Church.
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Sir Cameron
First Baptist Church
E. L. Strickland
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
A. F. Russell
D. T. Oien
Battetown Baptist Church
Kenneth Haley
First Christian Church
H. M. Bowley
Cameron Gospel Tabernacle
First Methodist Church
Chamber Considers Metered Parking Survey Move
Cameron Chamber directors voted to survey nearby businesses on parking meters. The effort follows a committee recommendation to remove meters permanently or test them, with action tied to survey results and a deferral by the City Council pending survey outcomes.
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Cameron Chamber Board of Directors
Chamber
Jack DuBois
Retail Trade and Development Committee
Coleman Duncum
DuBois
du Bois
Services Held For Burlington Priest Father Michael O Regan
Funeral services were held November 11 for Father Michael O Regan pastor of St Michaels Catholic Church for 19 years. He died November 8 in a local hospital. Bishop Reicher of Austin conducted the service and Monsignor Kirwam of Port Arthur gave the funeral address. Burial was in Burlington Cemetery. Father O Regan born 1896 in Ireland lived in the United States for 85 years. He was ordained in 1921 in Galveston. He also served missions at Cyclone Franklin and Rosebud and oversaw a new church at Burlington and new buildings at Franklin and Cyclone. He is survived by one sister in Canada.
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Michael O’regan
Father Michael O'Regan
St. Michaels Catholic Church
Reicher
Austin
Kirwam
Port Arthur
Burlington Cemetery
Father O'Regan
Ireland
United States
Galveston
Burlington
Father O’regan
Cyclone
Franklin
Rosebud
Canada
Fuchs Diary Details European Poultry Tour
Mr and Mrs Alton Fuchs of Ideal Hatchery recount a ten day tour to Spain Greece Belgium and Italy visiting hatcheries farms and a National Poultry Convention in Madrid They note European farming lags 15 to 20 years behind the United States and see a strong opportunity for American breeders Spaniards shown as hospitable with travel by donkey bicycle and motor bike and Greece described as less developed with eggs seen as a delicacy.
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Ideal Hatchery
Spain
Cameron Concern
Fuchs
Greece
Italy
Belgium
Europe
Alton Fuchs
France
New York
International
Madrid
Lisbon
Portugal
Ideal Hatcheries
Valladolid
Athens
Rome
Ideal
Brussels
Paris
Dallas
United States
Oxsheer Smith Reappointed To BRA Directorship
Cameron banker Oxsheer Smith was re elected to the Brazos River Authority board for a 16th year term and serves as chairman of the BRA finance committee. Gov Price Daniel confirmed the appointment by telegram. New BRA directors named include George D Hinson of Graham and Franklin Ruddy Fischer of Brenham.
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Oxsheer Smith
Cameron Banker
Brazos River Authority
Price Daniel
Smith
BRA
Group
Gov. Daniel
Board of Water Engineers
Brazos River
Services Held For Mrs Delta Luce In Cameron
Mrs Delta Luce 79 died November 20 at Newton Memorial Hospital after months of declining health. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m in the Chapel of Green Funeral Home conducted by Revs H M Bowley and P L Caperton. Burial followed. Born January 3 1882 in Alabama, she lived most of her life in Cameron and resided at 507 E Gillis at death. Survived by two daughters Pennie Wells Cameron Lola Carroll Shafter California a son I W Luce Douglas Arizona seven grandchildren twelve great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Delta Luce
Newton Memorial Hospital
Chapel of Green
H. M. Bowley
P. L. Caperton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Luce
Alabama
Cameron
E. Gillis
Pennie Wells
Lola Carroll
Shafter
Calif
I. W. Luce
Douglas
Arizona
Mrs. H. F. Lange Dies At Wheel On Road
Mrs. H. F. Lange 63 of Sharp died Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack while driving. She pulled off to the road as she became ill. Funeral services are pending at Marek Burns Funeral Home with burial in Sharp Cemetery. Born April 25, 1898 in Washington County, she had lived in Sharp 46 years and was a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband of Sharp, two sons Seafrad Wolfe Buckholts and Lawless Wolfe Heidenheimer, two daughters Mrs. Edmund Toller Heidenheimer and Mrs. E. J. Courreges Houston, one brother Jerome Dreher Rockdale, five sisters and six grandchildren.
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H. F. Lange
Sharp
Sheriff's Office
Marek - Burns Funeral Home
Sharp Cemetery
Lange
Washington County
Hope Lutheran Church
Buckholts
Seafrad Wolfe
Lawless Wolfe
Heidenheimer
Edmund Toller
E. J. Courreges
Houston
Jerome Dreher
Rockdale
Ida Tyler
Wharton
Edmund Persky Wharton
Herbert Malkey
Somervell
Eddie Kuechele
1A Showdown At Yoe Field Sets Central Texas Regional Title
Cameron's Yoe Field hosts a Thursday night regional final between Connally and Thorndale with about 3000 expected in clear weather. Thorndale arrives with a 6-3-1 record after beating Shiner, while Connally previously defeated Franklin 20-6 in a bi district playoff. Officials anticipate a hard fought clash as Cameron Chamber of Commerce facilitates the event.
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Cameron
Yoe
Texas
Connally
Franklin
Milam County
Thorndale Bulldogs
Thorndale
Rogers
Rosebud
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Shiner
LaGrange
Hearne
Georgetown
Durwood Tucker
Richard Westbrook
Kenneth Caffey
Billy Biar
James Grimm
Gus Schramm
John Gilchrist
Officials Urge Youth Interest in Cameron Moral Welfare
Cameron Ministerial Association with city and county law enforcement pressed parents to take a larger role in guiding youth. County Attorney Jack Prescott and Police Chief Elvin Hoskins met with ministers at First Christian Church on November 6 to pledge action against selling alcohol to minors and other moral issues.
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Cameron Ministerial Association
Cameron
Ministerial Association
Jack Prescott
Elvin Hoskins
First Christian Church
Salvation Army Drive Exceeds Local Fund Goal
County Judge Don G. Humble drive chairman reports the Salvation Army fund drive has surpassed its $1,500 goal with $1,573 in deposits and more reports pending. He credits Cameron residents and fund workers for the success, noting overage supports local programs and state services.
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Salvation Army
Don G. Humble
Drive
Humble
Cameron
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