Pecan Food Show Honors Entrants in Milam County
The Milam County Pecan Food Show in Cameron drew 114 entries with 68 senior and 45 junior participants. Senior champions and runners up were named across Candy, Cakes, Yeast Breads, Cookies, and Quick Breads categories, while junior winners included Richard Waedlin as grand champion and Kay Ann Fisfeldt as reserve.
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Milam County
Oe Dusek
Cameron Drew
W. I. Skinner
Cread Charopien
J. B. Sapp
Lenza Casey
Clyde Holliman
Birdie Coox
Edith Grubbs
Cecil Gradever
W. J. Skimmer
Frank Hanei
Clyde Helliman
Joe Brown
Beatrice Foster
Quick
Otis Charles
Cede Helliman
Wavy Charles
Mary Houston
Ruby Tee Humber
A. J. Jenkins
Pat Jenkins
Gail Agnew
FE. Lehnert
Graham Young
Minnie Pesi
Daisey Terrell
Fmil Vaculin
Eula B. Moultry
Joe Xe
Willie Schwarz
B. J
Cha
N. A. Hearn
Yvonne Beard
Boyd Ofield
Allen Dodson
Jimmy Wallace
Garlon Lawrence
Velma Young
Effie Rogers
Gloria Ferguson
Sara Hemphill
John Lott
Richard Waedlin
Kay Ann Fisfeldt
Kay Ann Biafeld
Joyce Lewis
Pexay Stephens
Karen Richardson
Margaret Gawse
Jane Andetle
Quen Solomon
Deborah Stephens
Josephine Gerza
Jennifer Kostrom
Daniel Gadison
Sherry Zarosky
Daniel Richardson
Methodist Women LT Meet For Study Americans Abroad
Circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church held study sessions on the topic Americans Abroad. The Brewer Circle met with Mrs. Sam Brewer with 13 members. program led by Mrs. John Hosson. Howard Circle with Mrs. Howard Baskin and 12 members. led by Mrs. Robert Clark. Rawls Circle hosted by Mrs. E. A. Perrin with 13 members. led by Mrs. John Wenderson Sr. Sapp Circle with Mrs. Ben Pierce had 10 members. led by Mrs. James Kahler.
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Womans Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Brewer
Sam Brewer
John Hosson
Howard Circle
Howard Baskin
Robert Clark
E. A. Perrin
Rawls
John Wenderson Sr
Sapp
Ben Pierce
James Kahler
Moran family welcomes two new grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Leo Moran of Cameron celebrate the arrival of a granddaughter on Wednesday November 15 and another on Thursday November 16 Their daughter Lanell now Mrs Ethelyne Mis ter Anderson of Walkew Mills provided Melissa Lynn a cousin Jay Rollins born weighing seven pounds with Lynn's parents Herbert and Mary J Archer of Rosebud and E W Archer of Pasadena listed as grandparents.
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Leo Moran
Cameron
Lanell
Ethelyne
John H Anderson, Jr
Walkew Mills
Melissa Lynn
Jay Rollins
Lynn
Herbert Anderson
Crawford
Paternae
Mary J. Archer
Rosebud
E. W. Archer
Pasadena
Future Homemakers Host Parents Tea at Rogers High
Rogers High School Chapter of Future Homemakers of America hosted a parent daughter tea in the cafetorium Thursday from 4 to 6 pm. Sixty six guests registered as displays by the homemaking classes and FHA were shown with a beige over green serving table centerpiece. Anton provided a music for the tea.
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Rogers
Rogers High School
The
Future Homemakers of America
FHA
Anton
Mansfield Newsnotes and Visits From Local Residents
Mansfield notes report Mrs J P Wise and family traveling to Freeport while Alfred Massencale recovers from major surgery in Galveston. Williams and Hollingsworth visit Marlin for medical care and family support. Freeman returns to Maysfield after weeks with the Mohners. Hollis Erwin and Hollingsworth family visit E S Pollingsworth. Miss Mary White from Dallas spends weekend with mother Ving White. Gilford Thweatt visits son Donald Thweatts in Belton.
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Ralph Massencale
Freeport
Alfred Massencale
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Garland Williams
Rock Gale
E. 5. Hollingsworth
Marlin
Hollingsworth
W. C Freeman
David Mohners
Maysfield
Postmaster Urges Correct Address on Military Mail
Postmaster N L Caperton urged Cameron citizens to use complete overseas military addresses to avoid delays. He cited millions of letters delayed by missing 5 digit APO or FPO numbers and outlined four essential elements: identity, unit, gateway post office, and the five digit code.
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N. L. Caperton
Cameron
Caperton
MG Otto
Gateway Post Office
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
APO
FPO
Senator Watson Named To Capitol Traffic Committee
Senator Murray Watson Jr. of Waco was named a member of the special Parking and Traffic Committee by Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith. The panel, created earlier this year, will study parking and traffic congestion in the Capitol complex and surrounding area.
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Austin
Murray Watson, Jr
Waco
Preston Smith
State Capitol
Watson
Smith
Capitol
Cameron History Club meets at Stedman home
The Cameron History Club gathered November 14 at the home of Mrs. H. H. Stedman with 15 members present. President Mrs. W. C. Wallace introduced guest speaker Wayne Mann of the Soil Conservation Service who spoke on the Changing World of Recreation and recreation potentials in Milam County.
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Cameron History Club
H. H. Stedman
W. C. Wallace
Wayne Mann
Soil Conservation Service
Mann
Milam County
Auxiliary To Meet Monday At St Edward Hospital
St Edward Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 p m Monday November 27 at the hospital. The group made tray favors for Thanksgiving meals and will prepare favors for Christmas trays in the coming month. President Mrs Bob Wells urged sustaining members and volunteers to keep the auxiliary active.
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St. Edward Hospital
Bob Wells
Stephen Girard Takes On Government Loan During War of 1812
Philadelphia banker Stephen Girard assumes the full government loan of 5 000 009 dollars amid the War of 1812, expanding his financial role and shaping early American finance.
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Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Serviceman Family May Win Free Call In Hi Mom Contest
The 11th annual Hi Mom program by the Communications Workers of America and USO offers two free overseas calls to service members. Central Texas residents in Bell, Sammamisa s, and Milam Counties may enter by postcard to CWA USC Temple before December 8 with winner announced December 9.
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United States
Communications Workers of America
USO
John Galure
CWA
Temple
Texas
Bell
Sampasas
Milam
USC
P.O
Revival at Battetown Church Led by Rev Arthur Webb
Battetown Baptist Church hosts a revival led by Rev Arthur Webb starting Friday December 1 with services at 7 p m Friday and Saturday and 11 a m and 7 p m Sunday. The article notes a Joint resolution of Congress from March 1 1845 regarding Texas subdividing into four states.
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Arthur Webb
Battetown Baptist Church
Webb
Battetown Church
Congress
Texas
Delphiian Club Thanksgiving Program at Ca Library
The Delphiian Club met at 2 pm in the Ca Library Novel for a Thanksgiving program. Rev Ben Pierce spoke on Thanksgiving using Matthew 15 36. Mrs Leland Green Sr led a brief meeting and urged donations to the International Friendship Garden project. Dessert was served to 14 members and two guests.
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Coon
Leland Green Sr
George Wilkerson
Tom Corley
Carroll Green
Ben Pierce
Pierce
Matthew
International Friendship Garden
Federation Club
Corley
Wilkerson
Walls That Divide Study Topic For Presbyterian Women
The Women of the Church at First Presbyterian Church held a general meeting Monday. Mrs Lyle McDermott presented the program Walls That Divide Men from Each Other. Mrs Hugh Smith led the business meeting and December plans.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lyle McDermott
Hugh Smith
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Horace Cavanaugh
Cirleles 1 and 4 of Cameron Grove Baptist Church hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs. Horace Cavanaugh at the home of Mrs. Charlie Viewens on Thursday November 16.
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Cirleles
Cameron Grove Baptist Church
Horace Cavanaugh
Charlie Viewens
Carl Akeley Buried on Mount Mikeno in Belgian Congo
The American explorer Carl Akeley was laid to rest on Mount Mikeno in the Belgian Congo, Africa, according to contemporary notes. The burial marks a final resting place for the famed naturalist after his explorations in Africa.
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Carl Akeley
Mount Mikeno
Belgian Congo
Africa
$1,000 Fine For Mailbox Vandal Warns
Postmaster Narvie L. Caperton warns that federal law protects mailboxes and those who damage them face up to $1,000 fine or three years in prison. He cites 25,000 damaged receptacles in the past year and 2,441 arrests for mailbox vandalism, urging youths to respect property and the law.
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Narvie L. Caperton
Caperton
Amy
Hicks
Thanks to local volunteers for fire help near Yarreilton
Mr and Mrs W C McDonald thank Cameron Volunteer Firemen Sheriff Carl Black and neighbors for assisting during a fire last week at their home near Yarreilton. They express appreciation for the emergency response. The note also mentions the first transcontinental air mail route between New York and San Francisco started in 1920.
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Cameron
Carl Black
Neigbors
Yarreilton
and Mirs
W. C. McDonald
New York City
San Francisco
Public Surface Water Claim Filing Window Expanded by TWRC
The Texas Water Rights Commission begins distributing repertiie forms under the Water Rights Adjudication Act of 1967. Public surface water users other than domestic or livestock use must file a sworn statement by September 1, 1989 to recognize their claim. The act aims to record all claims and adjudicate water rights to maximize beneficial use while excluding groundwater and domestic livestock users. During droughts, regulation by watermasters across divided divisions will monitor stream flow and usage.
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Texas Water Rights Commission
Texas
Water Rights Commission
State Board of Water
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J. P. Wise
Sen. Watson
East 22Nd St
Mrs. Stedman
Stedmean
S. A
Alice White
Kathy White
L. L
Skippy) Spruell
L. L. Spruell
Odessa
Park Place Methodist Church
Houston
Battetown
Delphian. Club
Poe Eome
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Johnny Goldfard
CHILI
Chili's
Lewis—Chili Shoe Store
Cameron, Texas
Presbyterian
Ferieus
Orlon Pile Jegret
Orlon
Penney
Kak
Turkey Shoot
Star Lite Club
Kimbrel
Texaco Service Station
Butane & Propane Service
Tappan Ranges
Central Butane CO
N. Travis
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