Murder charges filed in Milano three car wreck case
Ed gar Lloyd Jones 38 of Gause faced murder without malice charges in the Justice of the Peace court of Earl Crane for the Milano wreck on Wednesday October 5. Jones posted a $5 000 bond via his parents. Mrs Pete Williams 23 of Taylor was killed and her infant child injured with minor injuries to Jones and another rider. Walter Don Ruddick of Gause was held for observation after being thrown through Jones Ford windshield. The third car belonged to H G Huebner of Cameron and incurred minor damage. Mr Williams was en route to Houston with the Jimmy Heap orchestra when the crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Earl Crane
Edgar Lloyd Jones
Gause
Milano
Jones
Velma Jane Williams
Taylor
Williams
St. Edwards Hospital
Cameron
Walter Don Ruddick
Richards Clinic
Rockdale
Ford
H. G. Huebner
Rt. 1
Jimmy Heap
Houston
H. F. Huebner
Cameron Huebner
Sheriff Black
Edgar Jones
Walter Ruddick
City Taxes Come In At Good Rate
City Hall reports tax payments coming in at a fast clip though no early payment discount. Miss Wilma Holloway began work as assistant city secretary on Thursday the 6th and has little time to settle in while handling tax receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Holloway
Long Shared Roots Mark 75th Wedding Anniversary in Central Texas
D and Mrs. Worcester of Chriesman near Caldwell Burleson County mark 75 years together. Born Jessie Ann Todd July 29 1862 and D Worcester January 6 1861 their lives spanned Caldwell Cameron Milam and Burleson counties. They wed October 13 1880 and four or five of their nine children remain nearby to join the celebration.
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Texas
Chriesman
Caldwell
Burleson County
Worcester
Cameron
Milam
Burleson
Jessie Ann Todd
Maysfield
Milam County
Illinois
Lincoln
Maurine Neumann
Kiwanis Names New Officer Slate and Chest Drive Plans
Rev Bowley led nominations for a full new Kiwanis officer slate to be voted at the club’s next meeting. Ben Magness outlined the Community Chest drive with slogans and a push for 100 percent giving, including plans for bumper stickers and a focus on funding a community center with $1,000 allocated for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwaniang
Rev. Bowley
Ben Magness
Boy and Girl Scout Fund
Magness
Cameron City Council Notes Costs and Community Needs
City reports cricket cleanup costing about 500 dollars with washing and disinfectant runoff. Fire department seeks 500 feet more hose, bids to be obtained. Miss Leeoa Richter leaves assistant city secretary role. Wilma Holloway to fill on a 60 day trial. Council approves travel for league convention in Brownsville on Oct 26. Streets including Eighth Tenth Eleventh Milam and Lamar eyed for widening or re topping. Other items reference McKinney Hospital savings and monument vandalism recovery. Collections from meters in September near 1200. fines steady except during heavy celebrations.
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Cameron
Leeoa Richter
Wilma Holloway
Texas League of Municipalities
Brownsville
Eighth
Tenth
Eleventh
Milam
Lamar
Strait Department
McKinney Hospital
McKinney
D. W. Gillis
Horstmann
Expansion Of School Milk Program Seen
Assistant Secretary Earl L. Butz notes prospects for expanding the Special School Milk program in the new year. In Texas last year 1329 schools served 305,328 pupils with federal spending of 718,000 dollars. Nationwide 41,460 schools enrolled 8,674,328 children as participation rose after June 16 reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Congress
Department
Agricultural Marketing Services
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Half Day's Pay Paves The Way To Success In Cameron
Community Chest Drive begins in Cameron Texas on Monday October 10 with a goal of half a day’s pay and a 5640 budget. Funds support Welfare Emergency Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Milk Fund Hospitalization and a new Community center fund. Contributions aid school lunches milk and indigent hospital care while building future citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Women's Golf League Formed At Cameron Country Club
Officers were elected for a new women's golf league at Cameron Country Club. President Mrs. Anne Ruth Denson, secretary Imogene Harraway, treasurer Mrs. Ester Manning. Rules Committee includes Mrs. Evelyn Burke Mrs. Harvey JACKET and Mrs. Lucille Monroe. The league meets Tuesdays at 9 am. Nonmembers may join per upcoming rules. Mr. Rice reports 25 ladies signed in at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Country Club
Anne Ruth Denson
Imogene Harraway
Ester Manning
Evelyn Burke
Harvey Jackett
Lucille Monroe
Rice
Vaculin Highway Station Opens
A new Humble service station on Temple Highway near Cameron Machine Shop opened with tape cutting ceremonies. Owner Stanley Vaculin, in Humble service six years, promises high quality washing greasing and highway needs for locals and travelers. The opening drew former customers and offered free coffee and drinks, orchids for ladies, and balloons for men and children.
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Temple Highway
Cameron Machine Shop
Stanley Vaculin
Vaculin
Washing Powder Box Tops Help Santa Bring Dolls
The Chamber of Commerce Trade Development Committee seeks doll donations from local shoppers. Four regular boxes, two giant, or one king size box tops earn a doll worth $1.29 for an underprivileged child. drop at grocery stores or send to the Cameron chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Chamber Trade Committee
Cameron
Cameron Country Club Plans New Tournaments
Twenty five members attended a dinner at Cameron Country Club where Barlow Jackson received a plaque for his performance in a recent Club golf tourney. The group discussed future events including two and four man best ball formats and home and home matches with other clubs. Evans announced possible pro amateur meet and other ideas under consideration.
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Cameron Country Club
Barlow Jackson
Gus Evans Jr
Negro Farm Hand Fatally Injured On Gibson Farm
A 12 year old boy, Henry Alonzo Johnson of Calvert, died after falling from a moving truck on the Gibson farm near Jones Prairie on October 6. He was a cotton picker, staying with his grandmother, and was killed when he fell under the truck wheels. An inquest was held in Maysfield.
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Gibson Farm
Jones Prairie
Henry Alonzo Johnson
Calvert
C. P. Cooper, Jr
John Thweatt
Justice Court
Cameron Yeomen Hold Off Kangaroos In Preseason Clash
Cameron Yeomen battled the Kangaroos to a tough pre season game, stifling Killeen’s drive and showing strong defense led by Benny Massengale and Burk Barr. Coach Buckley praised the effort as Cameron eyes a district title bid in 1955 while Taylor and the Ducks await.
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Yoemen
Killeen
Buckley
Cameron Yeomen
Cameron
Steve Polter
Jack Redding
Roo Park
Benny Massengale
Collins
Bobby Williams
Burk Barr
Ance
Paul Hoelsher
Yeomen
Yeemen
Jackson
Yee
Taylor
Faye Angell Named Yoe High Band Sweetheart in Cameron
Faye Angell daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Angell wins the Yoe High School band sweetheart contest with 225.73 dollars in total votes. Nancy McLain, granddaughter of Gus McLain Jr., is elected band mascot by band vote. A fatal highway crash near Milano claims a 24 year old mother and injures others, involving Huebner of Cameron and Jones of Gause.
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Yoe High
Faye Angell
C. C. Angell
Route 1
Cameron
Faye
Yoe High School
Nancy McLain
Gus McLain
Nancy
First Methodist Bazaar Planned For November 2
The Humble Circle of the First Methodist Church announces a church bazaar in the Fellowship Hall on November 2 from 10 am to 7 pm. The event features original stuffed animals, Christmas decorations, kitchen items, candies, cakes, and a chicken spaghetti lunch. Committee chairs include Mrs. Leland Green Jr for cakes, Mrs. Charles Smith for sewing, and Mrs. Monroe Corbin for toys, among others.
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First Methodist Church
Bill Burns
Leland Green, Jr
Charles Smith
Monroe Corbin
Lester Williams
A. H. Baskin
E. O. Smith
H. S Thomas
Dwight Moody
Louis McKee
Roland Carr
J. H. Kahler
Lions Club Loans Wheel Chairs To Any Temporarily In Need
Lions Club offers temporary wheel chair loans to residents in need. Three chairs are kept by Jimmy Wiggs, committee chairman, with applications directed to Wiggs or George Bowman. The service, announced Thursday, remains available as long as chairs are on hand.
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Lions Club
George Bowman
Jimmy Wiggs
Wiggs
Bowman
Lions Not Always Vicious and Lions Club Card Drive
Article outlines Selective Service appointments with Lt Col Marlin D. Lewis and Lt Col R. B. Hall, noting Lewis a native of Thorndale and former teacher and chamber manager. It also promotes a Lions Club Christmas Card sale for crippled children, detailing pricing, distribution, and the charity split.
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Marlin D. Lewis
Thorndale
Selective Service
Morris S. Schwartz
Col. Lewis
Lewis B. Hershey
Eisenhower
State
Helen L. Lewis
Burnet
Llano
Mohle Drive
Austin
Col. Schwartz
Phil L. Wakefield
Taylor
Texas A&m College
Snyder
Ennis
Italy
Chamber of Commerce
State Board For Vocational Education
New Guinea
Philippines
Japan
Texas National Guard
R. B. Hall of
Leander
State Selective Service
State Education Conference to be in Austin
October meeting of the District Meeting of the Conference on Education at Temple drew 48 attendees. Milam county sent five representatives from Cameron led by Rev John Solomon, Hinton Pruett and Dorcas Smith, with groups producing recommendations for publication. The next state meeting in Austin is set for October 31 to November 1 with delegates to the national White House Conference chosen then.
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Conference On Education At
Temple
Milam County
W. W. Wilson
Milano
Hinton Pruett
H. L. Green Sr
Chrles Smith
John Solomon
Cameron
Pruett
Dorcas Smith
Austin
White House
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Pete Williams
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
Chriesman Cemetery
Robert Todd
Georgia
Caraecon
Kiwanis
Red Feather
Vaculin Highway
Country Club
Johnson
The
Gibsons
Patrick Richer
Rideau Theatre
Richter
Richer
Killeen Cameron
Miss Angell
Jon
Huebener
First Methodist
Lewis of
Lion
Samebody
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