Telephone Strike Ends as Bandwidth Rates Expected
The 12 day telephone strike by the Communications Workers of America ends with a one year contract costing the company 8 million dollars annually. Texas service returns to normal and rate hikes are planned to cover the added costs. The agreement raises weekly wages to 46 to 98 dollars, with top female operator pay at 58.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dallas
Texas
Communications Workers of America
C. L. Carson
Southwestern Bell
Herald
Marlow Baptist Church Marks 75th Anniversary Homecoming
Marlow Baptist Church celebrated its seventy fifth anniversary with Homecoming Day on Sunday August thirtieth. About one hundred attendees heard Rev Raymond Richardson of New Gulf speak in morning services while his family planned a Brazil mission departure in early fall. A noon dinner followed and Rev R B Baker led the afternoon service with missionary messages.Miss Shirley Horstman Max McClaren sang with Anita Dusek accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlow Baptist Church
Raymond Richardson
New Gulf
Foreign Mission Board
Brazil
Richardson
R. B. Baker
Shirley Horstman
Max McClaren
Miss Horstman
Anita Dusek
Brady Elected Hearne Mayor in Special Election
P L Brady was elected to fill the unexpired term of H L Spiller who died in office. He won 388 of 626 votes while H C Kelly and P J Haaseach had 123 votes and H D Beaumont 77. Brady, a lifelong Hearne resident, formerly operated a gun shop and recently served as county commissioner of Precinct 2. He is the second Brady to hold Hearne's mayoral office, following his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Brady
Hearne
H. L. Spiller
H. C. Kelly
P. J. Haas
H. D. Beaumont
Brady
Rains Raise Cameron Cotton Damage and Local Flooding
Cameron reports 1.75 inches of rain since Saturday with .4 on Saturday .5 on Sunday .62 Monday .17 Tuesday and .06 Wednesday raising the yearly total to 24.29 inches. County Agent J D Moore says cotton in fields will have a grade cut due to weekend rains as Gulf Coast plains floodwaters swell with Robstown and Linton seeing heavy totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
J. D. Moore
Gulf Coast Plains
Robstown
Linton
Minor Fire At Eber Flinn Home
A small closet fire at the Eber Flinn home Monday evening damaged clothes and rugs. Fire was discovered around 6 p m when a closet light left on near plastic covered pillows ignited. The flames burned clothing and rugs before firefighters arrived. no loss estimate was given.
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Eber Flinn
Engineers Overestimated Red Sea Height Versus Mediterranean
In Napoleonic era engineers claimed the Red Sea stood about 30 feet higher than the Mediterranean. Subsequent work cutting the Suez Canal showed those height assumptions were incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Immunization Clinic Moves to Wednesdays All Day
Milam County Health Unit announces its immunization clinic is now scheduled for Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., replacing the former Saturday morning sessions. Services include free vaccines for communicable diseases, with smallpox for ages over six months, diphtheria and whooping cough for ages 6 months to 11 years, and typhoid for those over 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Simecek Child Admitted For Tonsillectomy At St Edward
Janice Simecek daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Simecek was admitted August 25 to St Edward Hospital for a tonsillectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Simecek
A. A. Simecek
St. Edward Hospital
Harold Donaho and Mrs Roy Oatman Admitted for Treatment
Harold Donaho of Burlington and Mrs Roy Oatman of Rockdale were admitted to Newton Memorial Hospital on August 26 for medical treatment.
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Harold Donaho
Burlington
Roy Oatman
Rockdale
Newton Memorial Hospital
Apartment House Destroyed by Fire on Fast 18th Street
An unoccupied apartment house on Fast 18th Street, part of Miss Annie Stallworth estate, burned Tuesday morning. Cameron Volunteer Fire Department arrived near 9:50 a.m. and fought the fire for about an hour, with a later flare-up at 12:15 p.m. No rebuild planned. lot to be cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast 18Th Street
Annie Stallworth
Cameron
Lillian Atkinson
Stallworth
Football Tickets Go On Sale Monday September 7
The 1953 Yeomen reserve football tickets, valid for all home games, go on sale September 7 at 10 a.m. at Fidelity Abstract Company. Miss Nina Wilkerson oversees the sale. Tickets cost 4.50 for five home games, with mail orders now accepted via Yee High School Box 712.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeomen
Fidelity Abstract Company
Nina Wilkerson
Yee High School
Miss Elizabeth Holloway to Compete in Farm Bureau Contest
Miss Elizabeth Holloway will represent Milam County at the district Farm Bureau Queen Contest September 7, 1953, at the Roosevelt Hotel in Waco. She was chosen Milam County Queen July 16, and will compete against contestants from about ten counties with judging based on appearance, poise and personality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Holloway
Farm Bureau
Milam County Farm Bureau
District Farm Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Waco
Dennis Klein
County Farm Bureau
Miss Holloway
J. H. Holloway
Rt. 2
Cameron
Simon-George Memorial Hall
Anna Marie Hanel
Frank J. Hanel
Rt. 3
Milam County
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Farm Bureau Queen
Baker Hotel
Mineral Wells
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Texas
Betty Louise Tally
Robstown
Mary Frances Sharp
McGregor
Dr John B Bryson Named Milam County Health Unit Director
Dr John B Bryson appointed director of Milam County Health Unit confirmed by the County Commissioners Court. He succeeds temporary head Dr T E Crump and will lead preventive medicine through education sanitation and immunization with a team including a sanitarian a clinical nurse and a school nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Bryson
Milam County Health Unit
Milam County
T. E. Crump
Bryson
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
Herman Hospital
Houston
Medical Corps
University of North Carolina
Florida
Harris Family Heads to Salt Lake City Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Harris depart Sunday for Salt Lake City Utah for a ten day vacation accompanied by their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Horace Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Harris
Salt Lake City
Utah
Horace Simmons
Boy Drowns In Little River Near Branchville
Willie Torres Jr., about 14, drowned Monday afternoon in Little River near Branchville in a swift current. Rescue efforts extended to midnight and resumed Tuesday. body recovered about 12 feet deep. He was visiting Milam County for cotton picking with parents in Robstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little River
Willie Torres, Jr
Branchville
Robert Foster
Willie
Carl ©. Black
Fire Department
Milam County
Robstown
Sheriff’s Office
Nueces County
Willie Torre
Green
Milam County Nearly Half Finished With Cotton Ginned
Milam County has ginned 14 106 bales in the 1953 season, ahead of 6 987 by this time in 1952, with TEC predicting about 35 000 bales for the year. Buckholts Farmers Gin leads with 1 247 bales. rains slowed progress but county remains well ahead of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Texas Employment Commission
Rockdale
Milam
Cameron Gins
Battetown Baptist Homecoming Day Set for September 13
Battetown Baptist Church announces its annual Homecoming on Sunday September 13 with events from 10 a.m. Sunday School to a 3 p.m. program. Rev Bill Mahenery will deliver the morning message and district missionary will give the 2:30 p.m. talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battetown Baptist Church
Bill Maheyney
D. M. Price
Gloria Harber
Thweatt Family Sustains Severe Injuries In Highway Crash
Mr and Mrs Ernest Thweatt and two daughters Brenda and Joan Gail were injured in a multi car pile up between Belton and Jarrell Sunday afternoon about 5 00 pm. Mrs Thweatt was in critical condition with head eye and leg injuries Brenda 9 remained serious and Brenda was admitted to Newton Memorial Hospital from Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thweatt
Brenda
Joan Gail Kirk
Thweatt
Belton
Jarrell
Georgetown
Joan Gail
Newton Memorial Hospital
Green
Five Cameron Women Earn Master of Education Degrees
Five Milam County teachers from Cameron received Master of Education degrees in a Saturday night ceremony at the University of Houston. The event marked the close of the university summer session and Dr. W. W. Kemmerer's final appearance as president. Recipients were Martha Virginia Black Agnes Winnie Duseks Frances Mitchell Hensley Mabel Frances Jeter and Nel Mayes, all from Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
University of Houston
Martha Virginia Black
Agnes Winnie Dusek
Frances Mitchell Hensley
Mabel Frances Jeter
Nel Mayes
Cameron
W. W. Kemmerer
Kemmerer
Stanley Smith
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church
Houston
College of Education
Oberholtzer Hall
Walker's Creek Cemetery Association Meeting Notice
The Walker's Creek Cemetery Association will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday September 6 at Walker's Creek Church for their annual gathering. All members are urged to attend and bring a basket lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker's Creek Cemetery
Pet Parade Opens Lions Club Carnival Weekend
The Lions Carnival kicks off Friday and Saturday at the city park with a Pet Parade led by a fire engine. Prizes of 7, 5 and 8 dollars will be awarded for originality. Children gain three free carnival tickets and events include cakewalk bingo and a Turtle Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
George Bowman
Woodrow Lowe
Lions Carnival
Charles Brady
F. E Johnson
Lions
Fire Safety Urged To Curb Local Fire Losses
Fire Marshal John P. Eanes urges caution and cleanup to prevent fires in homes and businesses. He cites heating systems electricity matches and careless disposal as leading causes and asks citizens to correct hazards around property and reduce dry weeds and trash.
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John P. Eanes
Rogers School Set to Open September 8
Rogers School will open at 9 a m with a full day session. Superintendent J B Robertson announced the opening date on Thursday. Cafeteria tickets go on sale after September 3 and the cafeteria will operate on the first day. The Rogers faculty will meet on September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers School
Rogers
J. B. Robertson
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CIO
Marlow
New Hearne
Corpus Christi
Bay City
Mrs. Bryson
Methodist Church
Temple
Austin
Walker’s Creek Group
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