TVless family mood mirrors a late night column
Column by Frank Luecke recalls a household chaos night when the family missed TV shows and routines after the set failed. He narrates a gloomy mood, a dog’s alog, and the humor of living without television while reflecting on social puns and neighbor visits. Queen Kay Pernice is noted as Homecoming Queen with escort Robert Foster and superintendent Wiley Loughmiller at a Belton Cameron game rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Sis
Jane
Bootsy
25 VHS Students Draw Honor Awards
Hilliard Thomas of Citizens National Bank gave the main address at Yee High School last week honoring 1958 National Honor Society members. He installed officers Roger Terry president Charles Hollas vice president Mary Jane Vogelsang secretary and Patsy Ancerle treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilliard Thomas
Citizens National Bank
Yee High School
Thomas
Roger Terry
Charles Hollas
Mary Jane Vogelsang
Patsy Ancerle
David Barkemeyer
Verlene Cochran
Becky Foster
Helen Reid
Dorene Chollett
Catherine Mikula
Jeannette Richter
Betsy Roschetzky
Edwin Adams
Jimmy Camp
Bernay Dusek
Bobby Foster
Mark Perrin
Patsy Anderle
Carole Boyls
Bobbye Edmonds
Charlotte Gay
Mary Frances Lesikar
Jane Russell
Beverly Schiller
Mary Jane Vogel
Cameron City Council Approves Signs and Health Budget
The Cameron council authorized a 1440 payment to the Milam county health unit and approved a bid of 779.70 for 156 street signs for new additions. They tabled action on an 84,184 damage suit involving former Police Chief Maynard Byers and Patrolman John Wilkinson and discussed trial plans led by City Atty. Jack Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Byers
John Wilkinson
Cameron
Sargent-Lowe 1l, Inc
Milam Health Unit
Wayne Wieser
Jack Prescott
Eual Shuffield
Prescott
Wilkinson
Sheffield
Joe J. Rady. Co
West Cameron
Poischinsky
Perry Drills At 10 344 Feet In Milam County Wildcat
Milam County’s No 1 P H Perry wildcat operated by General Crude Oil Co was drilling at 10 344 feet late last week according to San Antonio Express oil editor Nancy Heard. The report says the well progressed through hard formations delaying operations near the end of the prior week.
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Milam County
General Crude Oil Company No. 1
P. H. Perry
San Antonio Express
Nancy Heard
Weather Notes Clear Midweek Then Mild Weekend Ahead
Weather cleared midweek signaling more clear mild conditions to Milam County over the weekend. Heavy rains measured about 1.5 inches fell Tuesday night with only 0.01 inch on October 15.
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Milam County
Queen Crowned At Homecoming In Cameron
Miss Kay Pernice daughter of Mr and Mrs John Pernice was named 1958 VHS Homecoming queen at halftime ceremonies Friday night at Yoe Field Principal J R Young presented the coronation bouquet She was escorted by Robert Foster The junior class won the float contest in the Friday parade and the senior class led ticket sales Queen Kay's court included Ann Swift Rebecca Foster and Mary Ann Jones The winning junior float featured an umbrella with district team symbols and a Cameron player
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Kay
Kay Pernice
John Pernice
Robert Foster
Wiley Loughmiller
Miss Pernice
Milam Courthouse
VHS
Ron
Yoe Field
J. R. Young
Belton-Cameron
Ytis
Cameron
Ann Swift
Rebecca Foster
Mary Ann Jones
Oklahoma Jail Break Sparks Hunt As 2 Soldiers Escape Cameron
About 180 Tejas District cubs and boy scouts with 48 leaders attended a barbecue and program at H. H. Coffield ranch. Events included archery bait casting and canoeing at 3 p.m. prizes were awarded to scouts from packs and troops in Cameron Rockdale Rosebud and Miller. A candle ceremony inducted new members and honored recruiters with embroidered badges.
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Tejas
H. H. Coffield Ranch
Coffield
Johnny Meyers
Rosebud
Bobby Moreman
Rockdale
Richard Anderson
Cameron
Kenneth McIntosh
Steve Slovacek
Tom Lough
Miller
Eugene Grubbs
J. H. Baugh
James Smith
L. E. Gary
George Duda
Mission festival at Cameron church to be led by two pastors
The Rev. L. R. Krout of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Rev. E. A. Heckmann of Waco will lead a Cameron church mission festival with services at 8:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Seventh and N. Travis Streets. Theme sermons focus on bold speech and Jesus as light. funds support new missions, minister education, and church broadcasts. The public is invited.
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L. R. Krout
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. A. Heckmann
Waco
New Cameron Church
Rev. Krout
Heckman
Seventh and
N. Travis Sts
Krout
Heckmann
Jesus Is
the Light
Theft Suspects Escaped Milam County Jail
Two Fort Sill soldiers, Daniel Neace and Donald W. Smith, AWOL from Fort Sill, escaped from Milam County Jail early Wednesday. They were last seen in Rockdale after an abandoned Cadillac was found nearby and a white tipped Ford reported missing. A statewide alert is out as authorities pursue them for auto theft in Lawton Oklahoma.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Army Artillery Center
Milam County
Rockdale
Carl Black
The
Herald
Daniel Neace
Virginia
Donald W. Smith
Oklahoma
Black
Lawton
Tracy Road
Neace
Smith
Ford
Anne Henrichsen
Sheriff's Office
Clairel Vernon Huddleston
Paul McKenzie
Circus To Present Two Shows Friday At Cameron Site
The Al G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circus plans two Friday performances at Cameron on the North U. S. 190 site under the big top. The show features 21 elephants and about 200 other animals including lions tigers monkeys bears and baby gorillas. Miller says it is the second largest circus in the United States and the largest tented circus on tour, with Cameron hosting a show after about 20 years.
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al G. Kelly and
Miller Bros. Circus
United States
U. S
Kelly and Miller Circus
Arthur W. Miller
The
Herald
Kelly and Miller
Cameron
You ll Find Sports Pages 39 Society Pages 45 Classified Page 7
The note lists sections and page numbers for a newspaper issue including Sports on page 39 Society on page 45 Classified on page 7 Editorials Church on page 10 and County News on page 14 with a stray missing word sequence.
Cameron Yoemen Meet Rosebud Panthers In 18-AA Tilt
Cameron aims for first win after a 0-0 tie with Belton as they face Rosebud in homecoming night action. Rosebud, led by halfback Leslie Sitt and quarterback McAfee, hosts a Queen at halftime with ex-students group under Lee Ray McAtee. Startings for Cameron’s line and backfield are to be announced at game time.
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Cameron Yoemen
Rosebud Panthers
Cameron
Jim Speer
Allen Dodson
Jesse Kirk
Archie Mraz
Carrol Fikes
Kirk
Charles Hollas
John Wayne Josey
Jesse Irke
Charles Hollassey
Buckholts Carnival Opens Friday Night
Buckholts school officials announce a carnival in the gymnasium starting at 7 p.m. Friday. Sponsored by the Buckholts PTA, each class runs a booth and provides entertainment. the public is invited.
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Buckholts
Parent Teachers Association
North Milam United Fund reports $3500 gifts toward drive
The North Milam United Fund says it has raised $3500 in special gifts as the countywide house-to-house drive starts north of Little River. Goals and agency appropriations are listed with totals for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Red Cross and other groups, with a $12,850 target for seven participating agencies.
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North Milam
Cameron
McDermott
Humble
Red Cross
North Milam Charities
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Heart Fund
Library Fund
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
North
Milam
Pearl Bowlers Claim Lead In Cameron Men's League
Pearl Bowlers moved into first place while Alcoa No 2 rose from fifth to second in Cameron Men's Bowling league. Gene Goldfarb for Farm and Ranch posted a 585 three game series and 224 in a game. Bowlers Boyer and Wolf also made 500 series with Boyer at 211 in one game. Farm & Ranch had the top three game team series at 822 and the high team single game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Beer
Alcoa No. 2
Cameron
Alcoa
Gene Goldfarb
Farm and Ranch
Boyer
Wolf
Farm & Ranch
Houston Man Hurt In Motorcycle Collision Near Clute
Wallace Houston, a former Cameron resident, is hospitalized in Freeport with a concussion and serious cuts after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck near his Clute home on Tuesday.
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Wallace Houston
Cameron
Freeport
Houston
Clute
Texas
Freeport Hospital
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Frank Luecke
Young
National Honor Society
Washington, D. C
Yoe High
Perry
Hunt
Ev. i. A. Frecxmann
Wacoan
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Mis
Sions
Radio
Rev
Yoeman-Panther
Cameron George Zarosky LE
Joe Humplik
Tuiney Alverez
Paul Young
Ray Tepera
James Fontaine
Johnny Tepera
Buckholts Carnival
North Milam County
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