Milano Hosts Housewarming for Pierces After Fire
Milano neighbors and nearby communities gathered Tuesday to welcome M. J. Pierce and daughter Marylene back to their home days after a fire destroyed its contents. The event featured refreshments and gifts, including a television set, as they recover from the loss.
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Milano
Honor Pierces
Dan Robinson
M. J. Pierce
Marylene
Pierce
Pierces
Harold Neal
Gerald Vinton
Barkley Jeter
Alma Witte
Sommerville
Ida Dykes
Corpus Christi
Wallace Pierce
Austin
Otho Warren
Heampstead
Sharp Happenings Bobcat Pins Awarded Members At Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 123 met at the Veterans building and elected officers including Nelson Davis as chairman of committees and Henry Abel as scoutmaster. Bobcat pins were awarded to Carey Offield Tim Hawke and Kit Warley. Meetings plan Witchcraft study and guests visited from Justin Yarrrellton Rockdale Big Spring Bangs and Bangs area families attended events.
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Florence Spiegel
Veterans Building
Nelson Davis
Comittees
Boyd Offeld
Ralph Caffey
George Nash
Henry Abel
Nel
Davis
Carey Wayne Offield
Tim Hawke
Kit
Tim Warley
J. D. Pope
John Dewey Pope, Jr
Justin
C. B. Leonard
Yarreilton
Lannis Petty
Sue
J. R. Gifford
Rockdale
Norman D. Key
Kathy
Big Spring
YHS to Offer National Scholarship Qualifying Tests
Y euros High School will administer National Scholarship Qualifying Tests to 15 outstanding seniors on October 22. The test targets the top 3 percent of the senior class with about 14 percent of Cameron seniors taking part. The exams compare verbal and quantitative abilities nationwide and can lead to National Merit Scholarships at major colleges and universities.
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Yeu High School
J. R. Young
YHS
Cameron
Young
United States
U. S
Sharp Presbyterian Auxiliary Elects New Officers
The Sharp Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary elected officers Thursday afternoon with Miss Agnes Rinn as president, Mrs. Charlie Duncan as vice president, Mrs. George Gamble as secretary, and Miss Norma Rinn as treasurer.
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Sharp Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary
Agnes Rinn
Charlie Duncan
George Gamble
Norma Rinn
Heavy Rains Delay Milam County Cotton Harvest
Milam County farmers faced a wet week as 85 percent of the cotton harvest was incomplete. J D Moore, county agent, notes most upland cotton done, with some irrigated fields still out. Small grains sowing favorable, volunteer oats thriving, and corn grain sorghum harvest near finish while stalk shredding dominates. Livestock look good though stocker cattle prices are high.
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Milam County
J. D. Moore
Moore
Ted Fuchs Wins Judging Team Post At Texas Lutheran
Ted Fuchs of Cameron a freshman agriculture student has been named to the state poultry judging team at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Darwood Heldmann of Caldwell a junior business major will receive an American Farmer degree at the National FFA convention in Kansas City. The poultry judging team will travel to Chicago in November to judge at the National Invitation Poultry Judging contest during the 4H Club Congress.
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Ted Fuchs
Cameron
Texas Extension Service
Darwood Heldmann
Caldwell
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Fuchs
Chicago
Health Units Plan Immunizations in September
Health officials reported October follow ups on a September immunization drive in Cameron and surrounding schools. Diphtheria typhoid and smallpox vaccines were given at St Anthony's O J Thomas and other schools. Sept cases included measles streptococcal infections Asian flu mumps influenza gonorrhea polio and tuberculosis with TB hospitalizations and other suspects referred for checking.
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St. Anthony’s
O. J. Thomas
Cameron
Maysfield
Branchville
Burlington
Health Department
Airman Billy Glass Joins Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron TEN
Airman Apprentice Billy W. Glass, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Glass of Burlington, reported to Naval Air Station Moffett Field California on September 18 for duty with Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron TEN after a tour at Brown Field Chula Vista. He attended Yoe High School before enlisting.
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Moffett Field
Calif
FH Tnc
Billy W. Glass
USN
W. F. Glass
Burlington
Naval Air Station
California
Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron Ten
Glass
Naval Air Auxiliary Station
Brown Field
Chula Vista
Milam County Students Among 2254 Enrolled At Local College
San Marcos' Southwest Texas State Teachers College reports 13 Milam County students in the fall class of 2,254. Names listed include Lawrence Tiller Eddy Lankford Miss Nita Nabours Veal Shumate Monroe Bayer Miss Dorothy Kelly Miss Nan Hubert Mrs Mildred House Albert Lange Joe Zajicek Clyde Hargrove Wilton Robertson Buckholts and Miss Lucy Garner San Gabriel Cameron Buckholts Minerva continue to send pupils to the San Marcos campus.
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Om Miilam County
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Milam County
Lawrence Tiller
Eddy Lankford
Nita Nabours
Vea! Shumate
Monroe Bayer
Dorothy Kelly
Nan Hubert
Cameron
Mildred House
Minerva
Albert Lange
Joe Zajicek
Clyde Hargrove
Wilton Robertson
Buckholts
Lucy Garner
San Gabriel
Dairy Farmers Urged to Prep Cattle for Cold Weather
Extension dairy husbandmen A. M. Meekma and J. W. Davis advise diary herdsmen to begin checking management now to ensure readiness for upcoming colder conditions.
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A. M. Meekma
J. W. Davis
Humble Company Reflects On Oil’s Growth In America
A historical look at petroleum’s rise from early uses to mass production and modern society. The Humble Company, founded in 1917, highlights four decades of oil progress, from exploration to refining, and invites reflection on oil’s impact on transportation, homes, ships, and industry.
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United States
Humble Company
Humble
America
Cameron Navyman Sees NATO Action
Machinist's Mate First Class Bonnie L. Cole USN son of Mr and Mrs W J Cole of Route 3 Cameron aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Saratoga participated in NATO exercises in European waters in late September. Over 200 vessels with attached air support from NATO nations joined in large scale combined fleet maneuvers the first since 1953.
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U. S. Atlantic Fleet
F Htnc
Bonnie L. Cole
USN
W. J. Cole
Cameron
Saratoga
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Freshman Dorothy Dillon Enrolled at Dunbarton College
Miss Dorothy Dillon daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Dillon is enrolled in the freshman class at Dunbarton College in Washington DC. Her brother John Joe Dillon is in his senior year at the University of Texas majoring in chemistry. Shop in Cameron on Trades Day.
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Dorothy Dillon
Paul Dillon
Dunbarton College
Washington, DC
Dillons
John Joe
University of Texas
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Port Lavaca
Claude White
Nesville
Auxiliary
Citizens National
FDIC
Texas Lutheran
Seguin
Texas Lutheran College
Benno Luensmann
Agriculture Department
Billy Glass
Navy
Yoe High School
Tim
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