HATCHERIES OUTLET SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Cameron's Hatcheries wins USPS favor for parcel post shipments and a new Star Route begins Wednesday October 12. Postmaster J R Hays announced the four weekly Cameron to Temple trips with carrier J E Thigpin of Waco. The service will haul chicks only at first and may expand later. The parcel post truck departs Cameron at 11 a m daily.
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Cameron
United States Postal Service
J. R. Hays
Chamber of Commerce
T&no Railroad
Temple
J. E. Thigpin
Waco
Legion Convention Set For West October 15 and 16
G Ward Moody and John Ben Shepperd will headline the Eleventh District American Legion convention to be held in West on October 15 and 16. W F Elkins Jr of Killeen chairs the event with district duties. Delegates from 29 posts are expected to attend the two day program featuring an entertainment lineup, a parade, and a joint Legion Auxiliary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ward Moody
John Ben Shepperd
American Legion
West
W. F
Bill” Elkins, Jr
Killeen
Eleventh
Elkins
Boyd-Sykora- Schiller
Shepperd
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Legion’s Americanism
Waco
Edward L. “Bearcat
Mashek
Louis J. Bezdek
American Legion and Auxiliary
Eleventh Congressional District
Temperature Dips Across Cameron with Rainfall
A weak cold front produced a 38 degree drop in Cameron with bluster and rain as it moved through Tuesday into Wednesday. By Wednesday morning a low of 58 degrees followed the high of 92 Tuesday, with Cameron recording .88 inches of rain and Dalhart at 35 degrees. The monthly total reached 2.17 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Dalhart
L. W. Smith
Community Public Service Company
Barron and Brock Attend Rodeo in Huntsville
N. E. Barron and Frank Brock Jr attended the rodeo in Huntsville Sunday, marking a local weekend sporting event.
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N. E. Barron and
Frank Brock, Jr
Huntsville
Milk Production Plan Aims to Boost Milam Farm Income
W E Schmidt of Borden Company outlined a dairy program in Milam County during the week of September 26 30. The plan seeks to diversify farming with dairying as a soil builder conservation aid and income supplement. About 250 people attended meetings in Milam County Vocational School Milano Buckholts Cameron and Jones Prairie. Routes will start next spring with production trucks delivering milk to Waco for processing into canned milk.
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W. E. Schmidt
Southern
Borden Company
Schmidt
Milam County
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
L. van Perkins
Milano
Buckholts, Cameron and
Jones Prairie
Mr. Schmidt
Waco
Texas
US Farms Report Unprecedented Yield
The Agriculture Department reports October crop summary showing a total volume at 131 percent of the 1923-32 base, second only to last year’s 187 percent, with record corn supplies for meat dairy and poultry. Farmers in the Great Plains progress in seeding winter wheat for next year, while surpluses grow in cotton corn wheat and oilseeds and actions to curb output are anticipated.
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Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Milam County Farm Bureau Plans Ten Day Membership Drive
Milam County Farm Bureau outlines a ten day membership campaign from October 21 to 27 following a Thursday night meeting with about 42 attendees. Members span Marlow Vogelsang Salem Rockdale Burlington Clark son Ben Arnold Ad Hall Yarrellton Elm Ridge Buckholts Marak Sandy Ridge Watts Switch Hoyte Milano Jones Prairie and Bryant Station. The plan includes team captains meeting October 20 and radio coverage by 15 stations with Glenn White of Weslaco announcing the kickoff from a Fort Worth station. A prize will be awarded to the top recruiting captain.
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Milam County Farm Bureau
Milam Coffee Shop
Marlow
Vogelsang
Salem
Rockdale
Burlington
Clarkson
Ben Arnold
Ad Hall
Yarrellton
Elm Ridge
Buckholts
Marak
Sandy Ridge
Watts Switch
Hoyte
Milano
Jones Prairie
Bryant Station
S. W. McClaren
Marvin Carter
Farm Bureau
Waco
W. L. Little
Glenn White
Weslaco
Fort Worth
21 year old mother charged in Hearne police chief killing
In Hearne Texas 21 year old divorced mother Mrs Lucile Wenck was charged with the fatal shotgun shooting of N L Slick Miller 38 the Hearne police chief. Miller was shot as he stepped from his car after responding to a disturbance call. Knox Tidwell with Miller escaped injury as the shooter fired through a front window. Tom Luster who employed Wenck had warned her to settle down and called police.
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Hearne
Lucile Wenck
Miller
Tom Luster
Taylor Ducks Face Yoemen In Key Friday Clash
The Yoemen host the Taylor Ducks at Yoemen stadium for a first conference game clash. Taylor, rebuilding after a downturn, aims to upset defending champion Yoemen who lead the district after a 16 to 12 win over Georgetown. Coach Paul Smith, a TCU alumnus, has built a sophomore heavy lineup.
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Yeomen
Georgetown Eagles
Taylor Ducks
Paul Smith
Smith
Cameron
Dick Young
TCU
Dutch Meyer
Rosebud
Black Panthers
Belton
Georgetown
Taylor
Belton Tigers
Governor Allen Shivers Proclaims October 2027 Farm Bureau Week
Governor Shivers signs an official proclamation declaring October 2027 as Texas Farm Bureau Federation Organization Week in Texas. Present are Frank Taylor of Waco vice-president, Walter Hammond of Tye president, and Hilliard A. Nelson of Delvale president of Travis County Farm Bureau.
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Allen Shivers
Texas Farm Bureau Federation Organization
Texas
Frank Taylor
Waco
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Walter Hammond
Tye
Hilliard A. Nelson
Delvale
Travis County Farm Bureau
Pear Preserves Of Special Kind May Be Success Here
Mrs. C. G. Muston of Cameron Route 3 plans a trial sale of several thousand jars of homemade Pear Preserves. The product uses a unique secret method, tested at Texas A&M College where it was praised as perfect. The Mustons recently built a brick home near Milano and will market under a 4 H Club label with special permit.
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C. G. Muston
Cameron
Muston
Texas A&m College
Milano
Rockdale
Route 3
Mrs. Muston
Marriage License Delays Linked to Missing Milam Bell Labs
Applicants face long delays as Milam and Bell counties are not on a laboratory approval list. Approved labs exist in Hearne Bryan and Waco. Forms are taken to doctors for blood tests, but Milam and Bell oversight causes the holdup. Senator Harris to speak at Armistice Day event in Cameron. Mrs Harris is former Gussie Hubert of Cameron.
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Milam County
Bell County
Hearne
Bryan
Waco
Milam
Bell Ap Oved
Dallas
Legion Dinner
Fred
Red) Harris
Cameron
W. A. Morrison
Legion
Harris
Senator Harris
Gussie Hubert
J. S. Hubert
Jail Penalty Added To Drunk Driving For White Man Here
Charles Clifton Samples of Corpus Christi was fined 200 dollars and jailed 20 days after pleading guilty to driving drunk. Texas Highway Patrolman Jack Higginbotham said Samples’ car veered on Highway 77 near Splawn, overturned, and he was uninjured. The crash occurred Tuesday night.
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Charles Clifton Samples
Corpus Christi
Dave
Jack Higginbotham
Texas
Samples
Splawn
Huntsville Rodeo Attendance Noted by Sheriff and Local Organizer
Sheriff Carl Black and Joe Richter attended the Huntsville Rodeo, underscoring community support and the event's prominence in local entertainment.
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Carl Black
Joe Richter
Huntsville
Cameron switches to new 1949 telephone directory
Cameron’s 1949 October telephone directory from Southwestern Bell is out with 44 pages including a classified yellow section. C L Carson reports 1438 phones in Cameron with 1240 stations and 198 extensions, and a waiting list. Population is estimated near 8000, prompting calls for full census enumeration next year.
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Cameron
Southwestern Bell Telephone
C. L. Carson
Taylor
Southwestern Bell Exchange
Carson
Government enters cotton seed market in Milam County
Milam county AAA director Alva Kk Sanders says the government will buy cotton seed at 46.50 per ton at gins and provide storage loans of 49 per ton for farm storage. Storage facilities are scarce in Buckholts Thorndale Cameron and the county seat, raising questions about future farm storage and warehousing.
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Milam County
Alva Kk. Sanders
Sanders
Commodity Credit Corporation
Community Credit Corporation
Buckholts
Thorndale
Cameron
Taylor Ducks Versus Cameron Yeo game wired for rebroadcast
Friday night game between the Taylor Ducks and the Cameron Yeo men in Cameron will be wire recorded for rebroadcast on KTAE 1260. Sportscaster Phil Ransopher and KTAE program director Bob Heller will be in Cameron to make the recording for Saturday 8:80 a.m. airing.
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Taylor Ducks
Cameron Yeomen
Cameron
KTAE
Phil Ransopher
Bob Heller
James A Swanzy Returns Home After Illness
James Albert Swanzy son of Mr and Mrs Albert Swanzy Route 1 Burlington has returned home after a illness in Newton Memorial Hospital.
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James Albert Swanzy
Albert Swanzy
Route 1
Burlington
Newton Memorial Hospital
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Hatcheries Outlet Services
Bill) Elkins
Hearne Marshal
Central Texas
Yoemen Stadium
Ducks
Taylor Boys
Pany
Taylor-Cameron
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