Milam County Awaits 1950 Cotton Crop Insurance Program
Milam County announces a 1950 cotton crop insurance plan. President Truman signed legislation expanding counties eligible for Federal Crop Insurance. The act allows a 50 percent yearly increase through 1953, moving toward a county mutual plan where each county sets its own cost protection. Alva E. Sanders, Milam PMA secretary, says more details will follow.
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Milam County
Truman
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Alva E. Sanders
PMA
Band Mascot David Hudson Named Band Mascot of Yee High
David Hudson aged five from the House of Hudson has been elected Mascot of the Yee High School Band. Chosen by a popular poll, he leads the band on football nights and is escorted by the Band Sweetheart Miss Billie Lunsford. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C W Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
House of Hudson
Yee
Billie Lunsford
C. W. Hudson
Cotton Quota Vote Not Scheduled For November 17
The PMA plans a November 17 county election to name committeemen for the county organization. The cotton quota for 1950 will be decided in December, not November, and further details will follow.
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Production Marketing Association
Alva E. Sanders
PMA
Rockdale Victim Improves After Knife Attack
Oct. 26 Wayne Lawrence who was critically injured in a Saturday night fight near a Rockdale nightclub showed slight improvement today in a local hospital. C. N. Knight Jr. was fatally stabbed in the same incident. Bill and Crump Morrison are held pending an examining trial. trial date not yet set.
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Rockdale
Wayne Lawrence
Lawrence
C. N. Knight, Jr
Bill
Crump Morrison
Five Bales on One Acre World Record Claim
C F Peay of Maben Mississippi announced a world production record by growing five bales of cotton on one acre. He cultivated nine acres and picked 2,504 pounds of lint, equating to five 500 pound bales worth 750 dollars on a single acre. His total production was 14 bales.
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Maben
Miss
C. F. Peay
Peay
Pontotoc Ridge
Mississippi Hill
Lillian Atkinson Returns Home After Injury
Miss Lillian Atkinson, critically injured in late summer when her car rolled onto an incline and pinned her, returned home from St Edwards Hospital Saturday. Neighbors heard her cries, rescued her, and she calmly directed the rescue while beneath the vehicle.
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Lillian Atkinson
St. Edwards Hospital
Wild Goose Becomes Pet On Posival Farm Near Liberty
A wild goose paused on the Frank Posival farm on Route 3 out of Cameron while migrating geese passed overhead. Adeline Posival, 12, plans to keep the bird as a pet after finding it. Mr Posival reported the sighting in Cameron on Tuesday.
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Posival Farm
Liberty
Texas
Frank Posival
Route 3
Cameron
Adeline Posival
Mr. Posival
Hour Changes For Burlington Postal Service Announced
Walter G. Marek, postmaster at Burlington, reports new post office hours per the Post office Department. Rural Carrier on Burlington Route 1 now leaves daily at 8 50 a m, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier. Lunch closing shifts to 11 00 to 12 00 noon.Schedule changes are in effect.
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Walter G. Marek
Burlington
Postoffice Department
Cameron Mourns Cornelia Vogel Pioneer Resident 95
Mrs. Cornelia Vogel 95 longtime Cameron resident died at 204 South College Street at 7 45 p m Monday October 24. Born February 11 1854 in Walker County she moved to Cameron in 1871 living at 204 South College Avenue for 67 years. She married Benno Richard Vogel in 1881 a Cameron merchant and cotton buyer.
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Cornelia Vogel
Cameron
South College Street
South College
Vogel
Cornelia Octavia Donnelly
Walker County
Huntsville
Texas
Sam Houston
Amanda Brooks
Sam Brooks
Benno Richard Vore
Texas Pioneer Mary Garrett, 92, Dies in Cameron
Mary J. Garrett a native Texan aged 92 died at home in Cameron on October 19. She was born September 12 1857 in Washington County. Funeral services were to be held October 20 at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev. C W Sanders officiating. Interment at Walkers Creek Cemetery. Surviving are son Dan Garrett of Willard NM two daughters Mrs Walter Mullinix Cameron and Mrs Dan Lunsford this city four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Mary J. Garrett
Texas
Cameron
Dan Lunsford
Garrett
Washington County
Marek-Burns
C. W. Sanders
Hearne
First Baptist Church
Walkers Creek
Milam County
Dan Garrett
Willard
New Mexico
Walter Mullinix
This City
Twin brothers held in Saturday stabbing near Milano
Five men fought at a beer tavern and night club one mile east of Milano on Highway 79. C. N. Knight Jr. was killed, Wayne Lawrence and Bill Knight were wounded, and Elvin Morrison Crump Morris of Rockdale were charged with murder in Justice court. The dead man was a U.S. Air Force trainee home on leave. The other injured man sustained a leg cut.
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Milano
Highway 79
C. N. Knight, Jr
Wayne Lawrence
Bill Knight
Elvin Morrison
Crump Morrison
Rockdale
Justice of Peace
Crane
Ed Sexton
Precinct 4
Air Force
United States Army
Mor
Page Ten
Milam County Boy Scout District names new officials
District Executive Committee in Cameron selects W A Morrison as District Chairman and Lester Williams as vice chairman. New district committee chairs include W T Hanes, W P Hogan, L W Smith, J E White, Clyde Franklin and Louis G Rinn with several members at large named from Rockdale Cameron Milano Thorndale and other towns. Round table by W Post Nobles signals bright outlook for Boy Scout activities in Milam county and central Texas.
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Milam County
Court House
Cameron
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Heart of Texas Council
Lester Williams
Bert Nicholson
J. T. Richards
W. A. Morrison
W. L. Scurlock
James McKeown
W. T. Hanes
W. P. Hogan
L. W. Smith
J. E. White
Milano
Clyde Franklin
Louis G. Rinn
M. N. St
Beltor
Texas
Smithwick Denied Bond in Habeas Corpus Hearing
Sam Smithwick ex deputy sheriff charged with the July 29 murder of W H Mason a crusading newscaster was denied bail by District Judge Paul Martineau. Smithwick was ordered remanded to Beltor jail with trial set for Monday as venue moves to Belton. Attorney Henry Taylor indicated an appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and requested 30 days to file.
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Alice
Sam Smithwick
Paul Martineau
Smithwick
Beltor
W. H
Bill) Mason
Belton
Bell County
Henry Taylor
Temple
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Hearne Mother 21 Indicted In Death Of Police Chief
Franklin October 24 A Roberson County grand jury indicted 21 year old Hearne mother Mrs Lucille Wenck for the murder of N L Slick Miller Hearne police chief age 38 on October 7 Miller was shot while investigating a disturbance as Knox Tidwell his fellow officer escaped the blast Wenck is jailed without bond with a one year old son.
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Franklin
Wenck
Milam County Civic Music Association Launches Membership Drive
The Milam County Civic Music Association opened its second annual drive with a dinner at Cameron Country Club. Officers named are Max McClaren president, Mrs. C. G. Swift secretary, Miss Shirley Horstmann treasurer. The campaign runs to October 29 with plans to expand to four concerts per season and benefits across Civic Music programs including Waco.
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Milam County Civic Music Association
Francine Falkon
Jaques Abram
Milam County
Civic Music Association
America
Waco Civic Music Association
Cameron Country Club
W. A. Morrison
Max McClaren
C. G. Swift
Shirley Horstmann
Cameron
George W. Fowler
National Civic Music Organization
Cameron Hotel
Cameron men return from Colorado elk hunt
Three Cameron men Coy C. Arledge Fred Lazek and W T Whatley Sr returned from a Colorado elk hunt near Durango arriving home Thursday after a 995 mile drive in one Cadillac with three elk. They described crossing 22 inches of snow at timberline and traveling without stops to save meat.
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Colorado
Cameron
Whatley Grocery
W. T. Whatley
Coy C. Arledge
Fred Lazek
Hunting
Durango
Whatley
Mr. Arledge
Rockies
Tweelawauket Ranch
San Juan National Park
Arledge
Yeomen eye Belton clash after weather delay
The Cameron Yeomen prepare for a key Friday night game against Belton on November 4 after a weather pause. Coach Paul Smith reports players indoors training hard, with Cam earners like Charlie Michalka nursing a minor cut but ready. Historical series show tight battles as Belton and Cameron vie for conference glory.
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Belton Tigers
Paul Smith
Killeen
Charlie Michalka
Yeomen
Belton
Cameron
Tigers
Yoemen
Rosebud
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Drunk Driving Case
The district grand jury returned six indictments against five defendants including George Odie Mills of Liberty charged twice with driving while drunk. Mills had a prior fine for one offense and was held for grand jury action. Also indicted were John Henry Lewis for burglary and Earl Morton of Conroe on two burglary counts after an Arizona arrest following an escape from Milam.
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George Odie Mills
Liberty
Mills
Dan Tyson
John Henry Lewis
Earl Morton
Conroe
Phoenix
Arizona
Milam
Communists Given Prison Terms and Fines in New York
Ten of eleven convicted communists in New York were sentenced to five years in prison and fined 10000 dollars each early Friday. One received three years and a 10000 dollar fine. They were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the United States government by force. The judge said the issue was not political freedom.
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New York
United States
Medina
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the Herald Trophy
Slomer McLane
Herald
Texas Power & Light Co
David Hudson
Burlington Postal Service
Morrison
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