East Texas Chamber Official Visits Cameron
Charles M. Fugitt, public relations head for the East Texas Chamber of Commerce, stopped in Cameron Tuesday to meet L. G. Smith and local businessmen. He toured newspaper plants and praised the chamber for strong representation across East Texas including Milam County.
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Charles M. Fugitt
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
L. G. Smith
Mr. Fugitt
East Texas
Milam County
Weems Visit Family in Jacksonville Weekend
Mr and Mrs Owen Weems spent the weekend in Jacksonville visiting their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Lincoln Barber and their children.
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Mrs
Owen Weems
Jacksonville
Lincoln Barber
Cameron center named hub for 11 Texas counties meals
Cameron has been designated distribution center for 11 Texas counties for school lunch foods. Chas. M. Hicks will direct the operation serving about 17 500 students with 50 carloads of foods, including California pears, via Cameron warehouse leased from Texas & New Orleans. Price Cross approved the setup. Lois Bidgee and L. R. Wallace hold office and warehouse roles.
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Cameron
Texas
Chas. M. Hicks
Hicks
Price Cross
Dallas
Cross
Texas & New Orleans Railway Company
Lois Bidgee
L. R. Wallace
Bell
Brazos
Burleson
Grimes, Lee, Leon
Madison
Milam
Robertson
Washington
Williamson
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Yarrington News Briefs Show Local Visits and Travel
Local notes recount Cameron residents visiting Clarence Colburn and Bartlett visitor Willie Laws staying with the Franklin family. Camp Hood, Houston, Corpus Christi, and Plainview guests frequent area homes while a Corpus Christi trio visits Lena Russell and Pagel relatives.
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L. R. Wallace
Cameron
Clarence Colburn
Willie Laws
Bartlett
Auttis Franklin
Jim Britton
Sarah Lou
Camp Hood
Filmore McCall
Pearlie Whittington
Frank Chapman
Houston
John Foster
Rosemary Bennett
K. D. Griffin
Oyd Fikes
Corpus Christi
Addie Miller
Della Barrett
G. L. Gallatin
Patsy
C. E. Russell
Austin
Abilene
R. M. Yancy
Fletcher McDonald
Plainview
John McDonald
J. M. Bryant
A. E. Bryant
Elmer Ray Lock
Curtis Lock
Lena Russell
Ed Pagel
W. A. Wilkerson
Lomna Russell
Demp Allen
Jim Clements
Grasshopper Feeds On Gertie the Potato Dove’s Plumage
A whimsical note describes a grasshopper entering The Herald plant and eating the plumage from Gertie the potato dove in the show window. Gertie, a pinkish sweet potato in window display since 1948, loses feathers while the hopper sits atop her head. A Buckholts farmer allegedly loaned turkeys to predators, but the hoppers reportedly ate their feathers too.
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Gertie
Herald
Bizerte
Brown
Maysfield
Buckholts Family Trip Included Callahan Visit
John Schiller and sons L G and Milter and daughter Milady of Buckholts made a business trip to Callahan and also visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Matula.
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John Schiller
L. G. and
Milter
Milady
Buckholts
Callahan
Robert Matula
Pears On The Square Boost Fall Vibe In Hoyte
Hoyte grocer H B Pressley markets his pear crop as Indian summer signals with the crickets' call. Fall mood crops up as pears sell well on the Cameron square and shoppers enjoy seasonal fruit.
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H. B. Pressley
Hoyte
Pressley
Bain Family Reunion At Woodrow Lake Caldwell
Mr and Mrs Joe Shegull Dickie Bobby Scott and Elton Coward attended a Bain family reunion Sunday at Woodrow Lake near Caldwell. The readable fragments indicate a family gathering with several relatives listed as attendees.
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Joe Shegull
Dickie
Bobby Scott
Elton Coward
Bain
Woodrow Lake
Caldwell
Teachers College grants degrees to Milam County students
Two Milam county students joined a record 742 graduates from North Texas State Teachers College on August 25. Miss Marion Brewer daughter of Sam Brewer Cameron and Mrs. Mildred W Vaughn Milano received bachelor's degrees.
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Milam County
North Texas State Teachers College
Marion Brewer
Sam Brewer
Cameron
Mildred W. Vaughn
Milano
Gresham Receives Agriculture Degree at Texas A&M
Wilson Gresham of Buckholts completed the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at Texas A&M College at the end of the summer term August 27.
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Wilson Gresham
Buckholts
Texas A&m College
Miss Norma Gee Lunsford Attends Dallas Junior High
Miss Norma Gee Lunsford attends Dallas Junior High School this year while staying with her brother Marvin Lunsford and family in the city.
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Norma Gee Lunsford
Dallas
Lunsford
Marvin Lunsford
Swenson Pursues B S Degree At Sam Houston State College
Annie Belle Swenson of Milano is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science degree at Sam Houston State College at Hurtsville and will graduate on August 26.
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Annie Belle Swenson
Milano
Sam Houston State College
Hurtsville
Parma Radio Service Advertising Blurb
An old line promotes Parma Radio Service offering repairs for any radio make. It touts cost savings and calls radio repair a home industry with a focus on affordable, reliable service.
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Parma Radio Service
Gaines Transfers From Cameron To Corsicana For Active Duty
Highway Patrolman Jack Gaines, stationed in Cameron since 1948, was transferred to Corsicana on September 1 at his request and is now on active duty there.
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Jack Gaines
Cameron
Corsicana
Miss Vaughan Visits Cameron Then Joins Henderson Post
Miss Myra Jean Vaughan of El Campo spent several days in Cameron visiting her mother and relatives. She is with the Western Union and will be stationed at Henderson.
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Myra Jean Vaughan
el Campo
Cameron
Miss Vaughan
Western Union
Henderson
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