Cameron Premier Bonfire Sets Stage for Bellville Train Trip
Cameron Jaycees promote the Bellville football train with a October 9 pre game rally in Cameron at Lawless Green. YHS Principal J R Young says the student council backs a bonfire parade and pep rally starting 6 45 p m with VHS band and city units. train departs 5 30 p m Friday October 10 from Cameron for Bellville. Proceeds aid the Jaycees Santa Pals. tickets $2 50 adults $1 50 children 6 11, sales at Childress Insurance Caperton 5 10.
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Bellville
Lawless Green
YHS
J. R. Young
Counci
Cameron
Milam County
Bellville Field
Jaycees
Childress Insurance
Caperton
Bill Crockett
Jaycee
Crockett
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Quarterback Club
Yoemen
Studnt
National Newspaper Week and local garden notes
The notice celebrates National Newspaper Week and notes newspapers toil for the public good. It also records local curiosities: F M Winkler, 89, reports a flowering sweet potato, the first in 48 years, and a coral snake incident near Cameron with Mrs. Harry Davis reporting a sighting or kill.
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F. M. Winkler
Winkler
Cameron
Harry Davis
The
Herald
Bellville Brahmas Eye La Grange After 2-1 Start
Bellville with a 2-1 record faces a tough Taylor team and previews after edging Wharton 18 16 and Sealy 44 8. Quarterfinalists from 1957 supply depth with four returnees Deutrich Balke Wietstruck Matuseka and key defensive players.
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Taylor
Cameron Yeomen
Bellville
Brahmas
Wharton
Sealy
LaMarque
la Grange
Meredith York
Fred Deutrich
Byron Balke
Gene Wietstruck
Walter Matuseka
Cameron Boosting Friday Dollar Day
Milam County shoppers prepare for Cameron’s First Friday Dollar Day with savings across clothing shoes household items and more. Merchants say staying in town avoids extra driving costs and crowds are expected.
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Cameron
Milam County
Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Marak SS Cyril and Methodius Church Picnic Planned
The Rev Rafael Gerskovich says Marak SS Cyril and Methodius Church will hold its annual picnic Sunday starting at 2 p.m. with an auction of cotton and other items and supper served 4 to 8 p.m. The Vrazel Polka Band will perform at a dance that evening after a rain postponement from September 7.
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Marak SS. Cyril and Methodius Church
Rafael Gerskovich
Gerskovich
Vrazel Polka Band
Cameron Yeomen Visit Taylor Ducks for Major Test
Cameron Yoemen travel to Taylor to meet the undefeated Taylor Ducks in a key district clash at Duck Stadium. Taylor, a 32-6 winner over La Grange, features a 9.9 sprinter in back Don Smith and a 170 pound per- man defense led by Sefcik. Cameron's offense shows improvement with the same backfield and line, while Coach Speer and Murphy Webster anticipate a capacity crowd for the Taylor Cameron grid rivalry.
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Deutrich
Wietstruck
Liberty
Giddings
Brady
Jim Speer
Taylor
la Grange
Cameron
Cameron Yoemen
Taylor Ducks
Don Smith
Ducks
Yeomen
Sefcik
Raeuz
Smith
Billy Michalka
Kirk
Charles Hollas
Fikes
Josey
Speer
Murphy Webster
Duck Stadium
Hardy Jones 69 Dies Suddenly in Dallas
Hardy Jones 69 died suddenly at his Dallas home Monday night. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Suggs Funeral Home followed by local services at 4 p.m. at Little River Baptist Church with Rev. R. L. Brown officiating. Interment was in Little River Cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs. J. H. Jones and three brothers Pailey, Rex B. Jones, Monroe, plus three sisters Mrs. Robert Glenn, Mrs. P. H. Love, and Mrs. Earl Wright.
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James Harden (Hardy) Jones
Dallas
Suggs
Little River Baptist Church
R. L. Brown
Little River Cemetery
Jones
Jones Prairie
J. H. Jones
Pailey
Rosebud
Rex B. Jones
Waco
Monroe
Freeport
Robert Glenn
Giddings
P. H. Love
Greenville
Earl Wright
Robstown
Christmas TB Seal Letter Drafted For Milam County Drive
Milam County TB Association met at Rockdale City Hall to draft this year’s Christmas Seals letter. Harry Wayne Clark reported 2 new active TB cases this week and 82 total cases are receiving aid. Clark outlined the association’s role among about 3,000 TB groups uniting citizens and organizations against tuberculosis.
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Milam County TB Association
Rockdale City Hall
Harry Wayne Clark
Clark
Cleis Green
Philip Young
Frank Hyder
Leroy Wheeler
J. H. Thoman
Theda McGee and Clark
Milam County
TB Association
School Officials To Explain New Grouping System
Cameron superintendent Wiley Loughmiller and principals J. R. Young and Leon Brady will explain the new grouping system now in operation in Cameron public schools. A. E. Smith, PTA president, announced the Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Ada Henderson cafeteria and urged all parents to attend.
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Cameron
Wiley Loughmiller
J. R. Young
Leon Brady
Cameron Public Schools
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September Rain Totals Reported in Cameron Area
The Cameron area recorded 1.24 inches of rainfall midweek while the official station at the Cameron water plant logged 7.39 inches for September. Persistent rain over the past two weeks continued to slow cotton picking.
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Cameron
Cameron Water Plant
Revival led by former pastor at First Christian Church Cameron
The Rev M Maurice Grove, former pastor now serving as Executive Secretary for the Christian Churches of Mississippi, will lead revival services at the First Christian Church Cameron October 5 to 12 with Max McClaren as song leader. Rev Grove, also Army Reserve chaplain, holds BD from Brite College and BA from Texas Christian University. A church dinner closes the revival on October 12 after a baptismal service.
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M. Maurice Grove
First Christian Church
Cameron
Walter Grimes
Max McClaren
Rev. Grove
The
Christian Churches of Mississippi
Jackson
Mississippi
Grove
Texas Christian University
Brite College of the Bible
Christian Education
National Religious Education Fellowship
Grimes
North Milam United Fund sets 12850 goal for seven agencies
A CAMERON drive begins Monday as the North Milam United Fund targets a total goal of 12850 for seven agencies. Participating groups include Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Heart Fund, North Milam County Charities and a library fund with allocations guiding how funds are used.
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North Milam United Fund
Cameron
E. O. Schiller, Jr
Schiller
North Milam County
Don G. Humble
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Heart Fund
Library Fund
North Milam
North Mil
Aids
RBC
North
South Milam County
United
Rockdale
Milam County
Weather Notes Cameron Weekend Forecast and Rainfall
Forecast for Cameron and vicinity calls for warmer temperatures and clear skies over the weekend. A fast moving cold front dropped 1.07 inches of rain and cut temperatures by 20 degrees in three hours. September rainfall totaled 7.39 inches per Cameron Water Department data.
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Cameron
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Chamber of Commerce Sets New Hours
Cameron Chamber of Commerce secretary Mrs Jim Speer announced new office hours effective October 6. The chamber will be open weekdays 9 10:30 and 10 45 to noon with afternoon 1 2 30 and 3 to 5. Saturday hours are 9 to 12.
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Jim Speer
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
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