Milam County Institute to be Demolished in Cameron
The Milam Liberal Institute building on West 2nd Street Cameron will be taken down and repurposed. The 1891 cornerstone will be preserved and opened at ceremonies led by Dr. C. G. Swift with school officials.
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Milam County Institute
Cameron School
West 2Nd Street
Cameronites
Milam Liberal Institute
Smith
J. E. Watts
C. F. Spiller
Cameron
First Methodist Church
Brown
Yee High School
B. I. Arnold
H. F. Smith
J. S. Hefley
FE. L. Antony
J. B. McLane
T. S. Henderson
N. J. Moore
R. I. McCalla
Marshall
G. S. Mangum
C. H. Ruby
Permits Issued for Building Rise in September
Building permits totaling 19,880 were issued in September, covering four repairs one enlargement two carports or garages and four new buildings. The previous September saw four permits worth 2,630, indicating a sharp rise in activity this year.
Petition Drives to Keep Highway 36 Maintenance
Local businessmen and Chamber of Commerce officials in Cameron circulate petitions urging the Texas Highway Department to maintain a section of old State Highway 36 from its intersection with the new cut-off to Crockett Street and West 8th Street. They propose designating it Farm to Market Road 1600 to ensure state upkeep, citing the city’s lack of equipment for hard surface streets. Milam County Judge Charles C. Smith Jr. supports surveying affected businesses and workers to gauge impact.
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Texas Highway Department
Crockett Street
Cameron
West 8Th Street
State Highway Department
Milam County
Chamber of Commerce
Charles C. Smith Jr
C of C
Absentee Voting Extended To October 29 In County
County Clerk Homer Nabours announced absentee ballots for the November 2 general election arrived after a delay and will be sent to eligible voters who submit proper requests. Voting runs until three days before ballot box voting with October 29 as the final absentee return date and outlines three qualifying methods.
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Homer Nabours
Nabours
Cameron Council Orders Parking Meters for Down Town
City Attorney Roy Baskin says cases will be filed soon against owners of unpaid parking tickets issued before September 11. Meters, installed in 1950 to ease downtown congestion, have cost over $900 monthly to the street fund. The measure was approved June 6 1950 under Mayor A N Green with 125 twin meters bought from Twin Meters Sales Co of Texas.
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Roy Baskin
Baskin
Cameron
Courthouse
A. N. Green
Milton Schiller
Twin Meters Sales Company
Texas
Robert Weems
Eleven Amendments Outlined for General Election Voting Texas
Eleven proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution appear on the November ballot. The list, compiled by Vern Sanford, notes citizen impact, including higher legislature pay and allowing women to serve on juries. Key items cover old age aid funding, retirement credit intermix, state employee coverage under federal programs, and a new State Building Commission with a building fund.
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Texas
Vern Sanford
The
Texas Press Association
Senate
Funeral Services Held for Julia Smith October 14
Miss Julia Smith sister of the late Mrs. Jake Ralston died Wednesday in St Edwards Hospital. Funeral services were held October 14 at 10 a.m. from Marek Burns Funeral Chapel with Reverend Aubrey Russell officiating. She is survived by a host of nephews and nieces.
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Julia Smith
Jake Ralston
St. Edwards Hospital
Marek-Burns
Aubrey Russell
First Baptist Church
Five Men Inducted in Dallas on October 14
Five men left Cameron for the Dallas induction station on Thursday October 14 and three others were transferred to other boards. Leaving for Dallas were James W Burnett William C Petty Shelby G Smith Walter O Kelm and Lem Homer. Transfers were Luther L Pittman James D Crayton and Willie Moore. Walter O Kelm of Burlington led the group scheduled to arrive in Dallas at 1 32 p m.
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Cameron
Dallas
James W. Burnett
William C. Petty
Shelby G. Smith
Walter 0. Kelm
Lem Homer
Luther L. Pittman
James D. Crayton
Willie Moore
Walter O. Kelm
Burlington
Harris visits Cameron family in Waco homes
H. F. Harris of Cameron stayed with his daughter Mrs. Rita Maddox and his son Edgar Harris in Waco last week. Miss Mary Jane Matula is reported recovering from surgery at St. Edward Hospital and is employed with Dr. Kruse.
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H. F. Harris
Cameron
Rita Maddox
Edgar Harris
Waco
Mary Jane Matula
St. Edward Hospital
Miss Matula
Kruse
Baskin Wins Verdict with Appeal Anticipated
Judge O D Graham awarded Julian P Baskin $1031.39 plus 6 percent interest and costs against Claude Triggs after a district court suit. Triggs appeals to the Court of Civil Appeals in Austin. Baskin claimed cotton purchased from tenant C F Gilbert, who held a one fourth lien, and Gilbert resold Baskin’s crop grown on 206 acres for 3494 dollars with seed sold for 555.92 dollars, leaving Baskin unpaid. Don Mumble of Camp and Camp represented Baskin.
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O. D. Graham
Julian P. Baskin
Claude Triggs
District Court
Baskin
Triggs
Jack Prescott
Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Baskins
C. F. Gilbert
Gilbert
Don Mumble
Camp and Camp Law Offices
American Legion Days Mark October 20 to November 11 Start
Edwin Hardy Post of the American Legion announces October 20 through November 11 as American Legion Days. President Eisenhower and Texas leaders designate the period to educate citizens about the Legion program. Commander Robert Glenn notes October 20 begins the Legion’s new fiscal year and November 11 remains Armistice Day with a final observance planned.
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Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Texas
Edwin Hardy
American Legion
Robert Glenn
Glenn
Yoes Prepare for Big Duck Hunt Friday Night
Yoes of Yoes High and Cameron Yoemen meet Taylor Ducks in a key district tilt. Coach Leo Jackson praises effort as injuries and lineup changes shape the Yeomen lineup for the game. Captain Rettig and Absnaider lead a deep squad with multiple starters listed at key positions.
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Yoe
Cameron Yoemen
Taylor
Ducks
Leo Jackson
Shem
J. R. Young
Williamson County
Hearne
Yee High
Young
Jackson
Jimmy Rettig
la Vega
Rettig
Yeomen
Woodrow Lynch
Green
White
Tommy Buzan
James Ludwig
Clifford Mucha
Bobby Plowman
Bill Ford
Ford
Yoemen
Absnadier
Yoes
Buddy Thompson
Leon Beale
Joe Michalka
Clifford Angell
Albert Mondrik
Monroe Bayer
Clyde Wallace
Laddie Dohnalik
Henry Brown
Tom Collins
Steve Polzer
George Absnaider
Paul Hoelscher
Benny Massengale
Fred Petmecky
Massengale
Petmecky
Joe Lee Heitman
Dan Scarborough Funeral Rites Set For Friday
Dan M. Scarborough, 81, of Ben Arnold died Thursday at St. Edwards Hospital. He was a retired Miami County farmer and Baptist. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Greens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A F Russell officiating. Interment 3 p.m. Saturday at New Bethlehem Cemetery near Conroe. Survivors include his wife four sons five daughters two siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Dan M. Scarborough
Ben Arnold
St. Edwards Hospital
Miami County
The
Baptist Church
Chapel of Greens
A. F. Russell
First Baptist Church
Jess Scarborough
Luling
Roy Scarborough
Houston
Wesley Scarborough
Jack Scarborough
Corpus Christi
A. W. Buffington
H. A. Sims
D. W. McBride
Tyler
C. E. Allen
Edward Holecek
Chicago
Albert Scarborough
West Columbia
Beulah Hardcastle
Phoenix
Arizona
New Bethlehem
Conroe
Slaughters to Observe Golden Anniversary Saturday
Mr and Mrs J L Slaughter of 1702 North Travis Street will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary Saturday October 23 at home. Plans were cancelled when Mr Slaughter fell ill. The couple married exactly 50 years ago in Ben Arnold with a relatives only ceremony. They later lived in Ben Arnold Cameron and on South Crockett Street before moving to their current North Travis home where they have resided 29 years.
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J. L. Slaughter
North Travis Street
Mr. Slaughter
Birdie Boykin
Ben Arnold
Eron
South Crockett Street
North Travis
Slaughters
Galveston
Ideal Hatchery Dominates State Fair Poultry Judging
Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Farm of Cameron earned multiple trophies at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Its Ideal white leghorns took first, second, fourth and seventh in Breeding Chicken, with the top pen named Grand Champion Exhibit and Best Breeder trophies. Egg Production Flock Division saw Ideal eggs win first and fifth, plus the Champion Egg Production exhibit trophy.
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Ideal Hatchery and Poultry Farm
Cameron
Dallas
Ideal Eggs
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SJR
Dan Scarborough
J. L. Slaughters
Ideal Hatchery
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